Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Direction: A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
DCB, HGF, ?, PON
Option 1: LKJ
Option 2: QRO
Option 3: SUM
Option 4: XZY
Correct Answer: LKJ
Solution : Given: DCB, HGF, ?, PON
First part → BCD → Reverse the letters → DCB
Second part → D (first letter of the first part) + 2 = F FGH → Reverse the letters → HGF
Third part → H (first letter of the second
Question : A and B start running at the same time and from the same point around a circle. If A can complete one round in 40 seconds and B in 50 seconds, how many seconds will it take to reach the starting point simultaneously?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 200
Option 3: 90
Option 4: 2000
Correct Answer: 200
Solution : Given: A and B start running at the same time and from the same point around a circle. If A can complete one round in 40 seconds and B in 50 seconds. Here, the LCM of 40 and 50 is = 4 × 5 ×
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Kiran had a short __________ as a writer.
Option 1: caress
Option 2: career
Option 3: carer
Option 4: carrier
Correct Answer: career
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
It means an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life, which, when added to the sentence, makes it meaningful.
The complete sentence is: "Kiran had a short career as a writer."
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Calendar : Date :: Index : ?
Option 1: Name of the author
Option 2: Glossary
Option 3: Contents
Option 4: Summary
Correct Answer: Contents
Solution : Given: Calendar : Date :: Index : ?
In the calendar we find dates. Similarly, in the index we find contents.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part 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 Louvre, a museum known to everyone in the world, is in Paris.
(1) a world-renowned museum
(2) a world-famous museum
(3) a globally known museum
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option.
The word world-famous means it is known by many people from most parts of the world. It is the correct choice, as it provides a clear and concise statement that the museum is known to many
Question : The average age of Kishore, his wife, and their child 6 years ago was 38 years and that of his wife and their child 8 years ago was 32 years. Find the present age of Kishore.
Option 1: 48 years
Option 2: 52 years
Option 3: 55 years
Option 4: 50 years
Correct Answer: 52 years
Solution : Given: The average age of Kishore, his wife, and their child 6 years ago was 38 years and that of his wife and their child 8 years ago was 32 years. The total age of the 3 individuals 6 years prior is 38 ×
Question : Who holds the authority of transferring judges from one High Court to another High Court?
Option 1: The senior most judge of Supreme Court
Option 2: The chief justice of India
Option 3: The President of India
Option 4: The law minister of India
Correct Answer: The President of India
Solution : The correct answer is the President of India.
The responsibility for relocating judges from one high court to another within India is vested in the President of India. This authority is executed by the stipulations outlined in Article 222 of the Indian
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The village beggars, no longer ill at ease in the gathering of gliterring dignitaries, sat in their assigned rows and joked with vegetarian Brahmin apprentices.
Option 1: assigned
Option 2: apprentices
Option 3: beggars
Option 4: gliterring
Correct Answer: gliterring
Solution : The incorrectly spelt word is the fourth option.
It is correctly spelt as glittering, which means someone who is impressively successful in his field. In the context of the sentence, glittering is used with dignitaries, which highlights the impressive and elaborate careers those dignitaries have.
Question : In a trapezium ABCD, AB and DC are parallel sides and $\angle ADC=90^\circ$. If AB = 15 cm, CD = 40 cm and diagonal AC = 41 cm, then the area of the trapezium ABCD is:
Option 1: 245 cm2
Option 2: 240 cm2
Option 3: 247.5 cm2
Option 4: 250 cm2
Correct Answer: 247.5 cm2
Solution : In trapezium ABCD, $\angle ADC = 90^\circ$, AB = 15 cm, DC = 40 cm and AC = 41 cm. In $\Delta ADC$, AC2 = AD2 + DC2 ⇒ 412 = AD2 + 402 ⇒ 1681= AD
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The sewage water smells foul.
Option 1: Foul is smelt by the sewage water.
Option 2: The sewage water is foul when it is smelt.
Option 3: The sewage water has a foul smell.
Option 4: Passive construction is not possible.
Correct Answer: Passive construction is not possible.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive
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