Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. You wash / the dishes / and / I dry the same.
Option 1: and
Option 2: You wash
Option 3: l dry the same
Option 4: the dishes
Correct Answer: l dry the same
Solution : The segment that contains a grammatical error is the third option.
The original sentence is a bit awkwardly structured. A clear and more concise way to use the pronoun "them" as the object of the verb "dry". Thus, the phrase "I dry
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word). Milk : Litre :: Sugar : ?
Option 1: Hectare
Option 2: Kilometer
Option 3: Metre
Option 4: Kilogram
Correct Answer: Kilogram
Solution : Given: Milk : Litre :: Sugar : ?
Like, milk is measured in litres. Similarly, sugar is measured in kilograms.
Therefore, the kilogram is the correct answer. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, you have to identify the correct response from the given premises stated according to the following symbols. If 25 + 5 ÷ 2 = 40, and 35 + 5 ÷ 2 = 60, then 45 + 5 ÷ 2 = ?
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 70
Option 3: 60
Option 4: 80
Correct Answer: 80
Solution : Given: 25 + 5 ÷ 2 = 40, and 35 + 5 ÷ 2 = 60
Like, 25 + 5 ÷ 2 = 40→(25 – 5) × 2 = 20 × 2 = 40 And, 35 + 5 ÷ 2 = 60→(35 – 5) ×
Question : Direction: In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
INCONVENIENCE
Option 1: CONVINCE
Option 2: CONVENE
Option 3: CONSCIENCE
Option 4: CONCEIVE
Correct Answer: CONSCIENCE
Solution : Given: INCONVENIENCE
Option first: CONVINCE
All the letters of CONVINCE are present in the word INCONVENIENCE.
Option second: CONVENE
All the letters of CONVENE are present in the word INCONVENIENCE.
Option third: CONSCIENCE
All the letters of CONSCIENCE are not present in the word INCONVENIENCE
Question : Ashok spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by
Option 1: Teaching the Triratnas
Option 2: Sending the Dharma Mahamatras
Option 3: Waging wars
Option 4: Becoming a Buddhist Monk
Correct Answer: Sending the Dharma Mahamatras
Solution : The Correct Answer is Sending the Dharma Mahamatras
By dispatching monks to neighboring lands to spread the teachings of the Buddha, Ashoka encouraged the spread of Buddhism. Beginning with India, Buddhism began to spread globally as a result of a wave of
Question : The rate at which a sum becomes four times itself in 12 years, at simple interest, will be:
Option 1: 20%
Option 2: 25%
Option 3: 35%
Option 4: 30%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : Let the sum be $P$. Simple interest $=4P - P = 3P$ Time = 12 years We know, Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ Rate = $\frac{3P \times 100}{P \times 12}$ $\therefore$ Rate = 25% Hence, the correct answer is 25%.
Question : Lord Cornwallis is known for ______.
Option 1: permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
Option 2: attacking the caste system
Option 3: land revenue settlement of the United States
Option 4: Ryotwari settlement of Madras
Correct Answer: permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
Solution : The correct option is the permanent revenue settlement of Bengal.
In 1793, Lord Cornwallis is credited with putting into effect the Permanent Settlement of Bengal. A fixed land revenue system was to be established in several regions of Bengal, Bihar
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, APRIL is coded as CSTLN, and MARCH is coded as ODTFJ. How will JUNE be coded in that language?
Option 1: KWPH
Option 2: KXPH
Option 3: LXPH
Option 4: LWPI
Correct Answer: LXPH
Solution : Given: APRIL is coded as CSTLN, and MARCH is coded as ODTFJ.
Add 2 and 3 alternatively to the place values of the letters of APRIL and MARCH to obtain the required code — A + 2 = C; P + 3 = S; R
Question : Direction: From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
ENVIRONMENT
Option 1: MOVEMENT
Option 2: ENTER
Option 3: EMINENT
Option 4: ENTRANCE
Correct Answer: ENTRANCE
Solution : Given: ENVIRONMENT
Option first: MOVEMENT
All the letters of MOVEMENT are present in the word ENVIRONMENT.
Option second: ENTER
All the letters of ENTER are present in the word ENVIRONMENT.
Option third: EMINENT
All the letters of EMINENT are present in the word ENVIRONMENT.
Option
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".
Many a man want to be rich quickly.
(1) rich quickly.
(2) want to be
(3) Many a man
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The subject "Many a man" is singular, so it should be paired with the singular verb "wants" rather than the plural "want." The corrected sentence maintains subject-verb agreement.
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