Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
The government granted relief payments of Rs. 5000 each to those who injured in the fire accident.
(1) No Error
(2) The government granted
(3) relief payments of Rs. 5000 each
(4) to those who injured in the fire accident.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The original sentence is discussing individuals who were injured in a past event, which is the fire accident. To express this correctly, we need to indicate the past tense, and we do that by adding "were" before "injured." This addition signifies that the injuries occurred
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Every Saturday, your mother prepares a pudding, isn't she?
Option 1: isn't she
Option 2: Every Saturday, your mother
Option 3: prepares a pudding
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer: isn't she
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
The given sentence is in simple present tense. If the statement is positive, the question tag will be negative, and if the statement is negative, the question tag will be positive. A comma has to be
Question : P takes twice as long as Q, or three times as long as R, to complete a task. If they work together, they can complete the task in two days. How long will it take Q to complete the task on his own?
Option 1: 8 days
Option 2: 6 days
Option 3: 5 days
Option 4: 7 days
Correct Answer: 6 days
Solution : Given: Q is twice as efficient as P and R is thrice as efficient as P. If P does 1 unit of work per day, then Q will do 2 units per day, and R will do 3 units per day. Now, work done
Question : Which of the following cities became the capital of Bengal in 1704?
Option 1: Howrah
Option 2: Murshidabad
Option 3: Kharagpur
Option 4: Kolkata
Correct Answer: Murshidabad
Solution : The correct answer is Murshidabad.
The Bengali Nawabs' capital was Murshidabad. The Nawabs of Murshidabad succeeded the Nawabs of Bengal. The first Nawab of Bengal was Murshid Quli Khan, and the last was Mansur Ali Khan. The Afshar, Nasiri, and Najafi dynasties were the three
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at 1, 2, and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The fire service personnel put off the fire with much difficulty.
(1) put on
(2) put out
(3) put away
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
In this sentence, the phrase put off is not appropriate in the context of extinguishing a fire. Put off means to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody. The correct phrase for extinguishing
Question : A non-SI unit called 'nit' is the unit of which of the following photometric quantities is used to measure a multitude of light intensities?
Option 1: Luminous exposure
Option 2: Luminance
Option 3: Luminosity
Option 4: Luminous emittance
Correct Answer: Luminance
Solution : The Correct Option is Luminance.
A nit is a non-SI (International System of Units) unit of measurement for luminance, which is a photometric quantity used to describe the intensity of light that is visible to the human eye. One nit is equal to one candela
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."
There is (1) / only one of his novels (2) / that are interesting. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error in the sentence is in the third part as "are" is incorrect because the subject "one" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be "There is only one of his novels that is interesting".
Question : A profit of 12% is made when a mobile phone is sold at Rs. P and there is a 4% loss when the phone is sold at Rs. Q. Then Q : P is:
Option 1: 1 : 1
Option 2: 4 : 5
Option 3: 6 : 7
Option 4: 3 : 1
Correct Answer: 6 : 7
Solution : Let the cost price of the mobile phone as $x$. Given that a profit of 12% is made when the mobile phone is sold at Rs. P. $P = x + 0.12x = 1.12x$ And there is a 4% loss when the phone
Question : OYO (On Your Own) partnered with the Jammu and Kashmir administration to launch a rural tourism initiative. What is this called?
Option 1: Weaving a Better Future
Option 2: Crown of Incredible India
Option 3: Shared Planet
Option 4: United India
Correct Answer: Crown of Incredible India
Solution : The correct answer is Crown of Incredible India.
OYO (On Your Own), a hospitality technology company, has joined hands with the Jammu and Kashmir administration to introduce a rural tourism project named 'Crown of Incredible India'. This initiative aims to revitalise the
Question : An alloy is made by mixing metal A, costing Rs. 2000/kg, and metal B, costing Rs. 400/kg, in the ratio A : B = 3 : 1. What is the cost (in Rs.) of 8 kg of this alloy?
Option 1: 1600
Option 2: 9800
Option 3: 6400
Option 4: 12800
Correct Answer: 12800
Solution : Given: Metals A and B mixed in the ratio A : B = 3 : 1 Metal A costs Rs. 2000/kg and metal B costs Rs. 400/kg. Quantity of metal A in alloy of 8 kg = $\frac{3}{4}$ × 8 = 6 Kg Quantity of
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