Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: If 3 @ 3 * 3 = 3 and 48 @ 4 * 3 = 36, then 91 @ 13 * 2 = ?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 14
Solution : Given: 3 @ 3 * 3 = 3, 48 @ 4 * 3 = 36
The pattern in the equation 3 @ 3 * 3 = 3 is 3 ÷ 3 × 3 = 1 × 3 = 3 The pattern in the equation 48
Question : BD and CE are the two medians of the triangle ABC. If EO is 7 cm, then the length of CE is:
Option 1: 28 cm
Option 2: 14 cm
Option 3: 21 cm
Option 4: 35 cm
Correct Answer: 21 cm
Solution : BD and CE intersect at O. It divides CE in CO : EO in a 2 : 1 ratio. Total 2 + 1 = 3 units Given EO = 7 cm So, CE = 7 × 3 = 21 cm Hence, the correct answer
Question : Name a single letter, which can be deleted from the body of the following words to form entirely new words?
HOST POST COST LOST STOP
Option 1: O
Option 2: P
Option 3: T
Option 4: S
Correct Answer: S
Solution : Given: HOST POST COST LOST STOP
Here,
If we remove the letter S from each of the words, we get:
HOST becomes HOT POST becomes POT COST becomes COT LOST becomes LOT STOP becomes TOP
These are entirely new words.
Certainly, here are the meanings
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. My request should be considered.
Option 1: Please have consider my request.
Option 2: Please do consider mine request.
Option 3: Consider my request.
Option 4: Please consider my request.
Correct Answer: Please consider my request.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: Active voice in a sentence occurs when the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed by the verb. In the case of imperative sentences, the subject is usually implied.
The structure of the
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".
I enjoyed during (1) / my tenure (2) / in Shimla. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
A reflexive pronoun is used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "I enjoyed myself during my tenure in Shimla."
It has been said that history is the essence of innumerable biography.
(1) No Error
(2) of innumerable biography.
(3) that history is the essence
(4) It has been said
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : There is an error in the second option.
The word biography should be changed to its plural form, which is biographies, to match the plural form of innumerable.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "It has been said that history is the essence of innumerable
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (26, 120, 34) (14, 110, 41)
Option 1: (36, 106, 17)
Option 2: (72, 240, 16)
Option 3: (44, 114, 24)
Option 4: (15, 450, 8)
Correct Answer: (36, 106, 17)
Solution : Given: (26, 120, 34); (14, 110, 41)
Here, (26, 120, 34)→(26 + 34) × 2 = 60 × 2 = 120 (14, 110, 41)→(14 + 41) × 2 = 55 × 2 = 110
Now, let's check the given options – First option:
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. Aryan told me that I knew where to find him.
Option 1: Aryan said to me, “You know where to find me.”
Option 2: Aryan said to me, “You knowing where to find me.”
Option 3: Aryan said to me, “You are known where to find me.”
Option 4: Aryan says to me, “You know where to find me.”
Correct Answer: Aryan said to me, “You know where to find me.”
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
To convert the given reported speech to direct speech, we need to maintain the original meaning while adjusting the pronouns and verb tense.
The steps of conversion are as
Question : The value of $1 \frac{3}{4}+1 \frac{5}{7} \div 2 \frac{3}{7} \times 2 \frac{3}{7}=$?
Option 1: $1 \frac{11}{28}$
Option 2: $2 \frac{13}{28}$
Option 3: $3 \frac{13}{28}$
Option 4: $4 \frac{23}{28}$
Correct Answer: $3 \frac{13}{28}$
Solution : Given: $1 \frac{3}{4}+1 \frac{5}{7} \div 2 \frac{3}{7} \times 2 \frac{3}{7}$ = $ \frac{7}{4}+ \frac{12}{7} \div \frac{17}{7} \times \frac{17}{7}$ = $ \frac{7}{4}+ \frac{12}{7} \times \frac{7}{17} \times \frac{17}{7}$ = $ \frac{7}{4}+ \frac{12}{7}=\frac{97}{28}=3\frac{13}{28}$ Hence, the correct answer is $3\frac{13}{28}$.
Question : The 73rd Amendment deals with which of the following?
Option 1: The Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Option 2: Urban local government bodies
Option 3: Panchayati Raj System
Option 4: Anti-defection
Correct Answer: Panchayati Raj System
Solution : The correct answer is the Panchayati Raj System.
According to the 73rd Amendment, the Gram Sabha will serve as the cornerstone of the Panchayati Raj System, carrying out the duties and authorities assigned to it by the State Legislatures. A three-tiered Panchayati Raj
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