Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. One winter evening, the tiger was very hungry as he could find nothing to hunt. B. On the mountain lived a ferocious tiger whose roar would make every villager tremble. C. So, he decided to creep down into the village to get something to eat. D. There was a small, quiet village at the base of a mountain.
Option 1: DACB
Option 2: BCDA
Option 3: ACBD
Option 4: DBAC
Correct Answer: DBAC
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Sentence D introduces the setting, describing a small, quiet village at the base of a mountain. Sentence B provides additional information about the central character, a ferocious tiger living on the mountain, known for its intimidating roar. Sentence
Question : Directions: Read the following pie chart carefully to answer the question. Distribution of sales of Hindi and English newspapers in five localities (A, B, C, D, and E).
English newspaper:
Hindi newspaper: What is the ratio of the average number of English papers from the localities B, C, and E to the number of Hindi papers from the localities A and D?
Option 1: 10 : 19
Option 2: 19 : 10
Option 3: 4 : 9
Option 4: 9 : 11
Correct Answer: 4 : 9
Solution : The average of English papers from the localities B, C, and E = $\frac{2000+1800+200}{3} = \frac{4000}{3}$ The average of Hindi papers from the localities A and D = $\frac{3500+2500}{2} = \frac{6000}{2} = 3000$ The ratio of the average number of English papers from
Question : The pH of a neutral solution is ______.
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 0
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 7
Solution : The correct answer is 7.
The acidity, or alkalinity, of a solution is determined by its pH value. It measures the amount of hydrogen ions (H⁺) present in the mixture. The pH scale has a range of 0 to 14, with 7 being the
Question :
Cactus is referred to as:
Option 1:
Hydrophyte
Option 2:
Mesophyte
Option 3: Xerophyte
Option 4: Epiphyte
Correct Answer: Xerophyte
Solution : The correct answer Xerophyte
Cactus is a xerophyte because it thrives in dry and hot settings, with leaves that have spines and the presence of suken stomata. Xerophytes are plants that have evolved to exist in a low-water environment, such as a desert or an
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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".
The doctor advised Mr. Murugan that (1) / because of his severe cramps, (2) / he should lay in the bed for a few days. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
Lay is not the correct verb to be used in this sentence, as it means to put something down. Lie should be used in place of lay as it means to be in a horizontal
Question : If $\sec \ A + \tan \ A = 3$, then $\cos \ A$ is equal to:
Option 1: $\frac{4}{3}$
Option 2: $\frac{3}{5}$
Option 3: $\frac{3}{4}$
Option 4: $\frac{5}{3}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{3}{5}$
Solution : Given: $\sec\ A + \tan \ A = 3$ ---(1) We know, $\sec^2A-\tan^2A =1$ ⇒ $(\sec\ A - \tan \ A)(\sec \ A + \tan\ A) = 1$ ⇒ $(\sec\ A - \tan\ A) = \frac{1}{3}$ ---(2) On adding the equations 1 and 2, we
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
You go up a dark, rickety stairwell of a building on a crowded street in Calcutta. You enter a small room. The centre of the room is empty but the corners are stacked with bedrolls, utensils and water bottles. Musical instruments, drums, cymbals and gongs are piled in a corner. Today, the room is filled with the laughter of men and women in colourful attire. Among the happy chorus of congratulations and laughter, the bride Chumki Pal and the groom Sandeep can be seen smiling. They are both blind, as are most of the people surrounding them. Pal is wearing a bright turquoise blue sari. “I know it’s blue because people have told me but I can’t imagine how it looks. But believe me, when I dream, I dream only in colours,” she says. Their romance blossomed when they met as members of Blind Opera, the only one of its kind in the country as well as in Asia.
The 36 spirited members of Blind Opera demonstrate that physical disability is not an obstacle. They enact plays by Rabindranath Tagore, considered challenging even by veteran theatre groups. Blind Opera was launched in 1996 by four theatre aficionados, who took it as a challenge to get together the talents of these visually impaired people. The challenge to present the cast on stage is immense since space management is a problem. To solve this, the directors use ropes to separate the stage and the wings. When the actors step on the rope they know that it is the entrance to the stage. The members cannot see, but they can smell, hear and touch – three elements inherent to any theatre. At Blind Opera, they “believe that the blind can see. That is, they see in their own way, if not in our way, with the help of these abilities.”
For the visually impaired, theatre is the medium for the expression of their creative urges. They respond instinctively; they cannot copy anyone else because they cannot see. Their body language tells the story and hence it is very spontaneous. The members have earned kudos from Calcutta audiences. For the members of the troupe, discovering the language of the body is in a way also a journey of the persona. Coming from diverse backgrounds but bound together by the same disability, they have found an outlet for their creativity through the plays. They do not feel isolated anymore because they can relate to their fellow performers. There is also a greater purpose behind it: to use theatre to build a community and mainstream the huge number of disabled living in isolation. Together they can be a force to demand better facilities in public life. Blind children should enter the mainstream from the beginning. The big dream of the group is to establish a drama school following the ideal of Tagore’s Shantiniketan, offering a platform for creative expression to all those who are economically and socially forced to stay in the periphery. Like Chumki Pal, they all dream in colour.
Question:
What is the binding factor for the members of Blind Opera?
Option 1: Their diverse backgrounds
Option 2: Their talent for acting
Option 3: Visual impairment
Option 4: Their love for plays of Tagore
Correct Answer: Visual impairment
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The last paragraph of the given passage describes the advantages of this group as well as the contribution they are making towards the betterment of the lives of those who are disabled. A line from this
Question : To do a certain work, the ratio of the efficiencies of A and B is 7 : 5. Working together, they can complete the same work in $17 \frac{1}{2}$ days. A alone will complete 60% of the same work in:
Option 1: 18 days
Option 2: 15 days
Option 3: 16 days
Option 4: 21 days
Correct Answer: 18 days
Solution : Let the efficiency of A be $E_A$ and the efficiency of B as $E_B$. Given that the ratio of the efficiencies of A and B is 7 : 5, for some constant $x$. $E_A = 7x$ $E_B = 5x$ The total amount of work
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The colossal building stood amidst the ruins, bearing signs of Victorian architecture.
Option 1: Enormous
Option 2: Extraordinary
Option 3: Quaint
Option 4: Tiny
Correct Answer: Tiny
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The underlined word colossal in the given sentence implies a massive or enormous size, describing the building amidst the ruins. The antonym tiny is suitable because it signifies the opposite end of the size spectrum, denoting something very
Question : Techniques of making silk were first invented in China around _____ years ago.
Option 1: 7000
Option 2: 3000
Option 3: 9000
Option 4: 5000
Correct Answer: 7000
Solution : The correct option is 7000.
The techniques for making silk were indeed first invented in China. The techniques for making silk involve the cultivation of silkworms, primarily Bombyx mori species. The process includes feeding the silkworms mulberry leaves, harvesting their silk-producing cocoons, and then
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