Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Comprehension:
In the given passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of developing eating (1) _________ that are time-bound, coupled (2) ________ a strict food plan. But the (3) ________ meaning of diet is the food (4) _________ which a person follows daily. It (5) ________ creating a food plan that(6) _________ around your lifestyle, your work, (7) _________ quality of your sleep, your (8)__________ level, the kind of (9) _______ you do, your palate and your (10) ___________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4
Option 1: routine
Option 2: activity
Option 3: procedure
Option 4: sequence
Correct Answer: routine
Solution : The first option is correct.
Let's look at the meaning of the given words:
Question : Two people, A and B, are at a distance of 260 km from each other at 9:00 a.m. A immediately starts moving towards B at a speed of 25 km/hr and at 11:00 a.m., B starts moving towards A at a speed of 10 km/hr. At what time (in p.m.) will they meet each other?
Option 1: 5:00
Option 2: 6:00
Option 3: 6:30
Option 4: 7:00
Correct Answer: 5:00
Solution : Given: A's speed = 25 km/hr B' speed = 10 km/hr Distance traveled by A from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or in 2 hours = 25 × 2 = 50 km Remaining distance = (260 – 50) = 210 km When two persons move
Question : Match column A with column B.
Option 1: i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a
Option 2: i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
Option 3: i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Option 4: i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d
Correct Answer: i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Solution : The correct answer is i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a.
i. Kwashiorkor: It is a type of malnutrition brought on by a diet low in protein.
ii. weak bones and muscles; it is a disorder brought on by insufficient calcium in the blood.
Question : A part of a journey is covered in 37.5 minutes at 90 km/h and the remaining part in 14 minutes at 80 km/h. The total distance (in km) of the journey is:
Option 1: $76 \frac{5}{12}$
Option 2: $62 \frac{11}{12}$
Option 3: $78 \frac{5}{12}$
Option 4: $74 \frac{11}{12}$
Correct Answer: $74 \frac{11}{12}$
Solution : Given: A part of a journey is covered in 37.5 minutes at 90 km/h and the remaining part in 14 minutes at 80 km/h. We know, Distance = Speed × Time So, first part he covered = $\frac{90}{60}×37.5=\frac{225}{4}$ km And, last part he covered
Question : Burning of coal is an example of_________.
Option 1: decomposition reaction
Option 2: double displacement reaction
Option 3: combination reaction
Option 4: displacement reaction
Correct Answer: combination reaction
Solution : The correct option is a combination reaction.
The burning of coal is a process known as combustion. It involves the chemical reaction between carbon in coal and oxygen in the air, producing heat energy, carbon dioxide, and other byproducts. This reaction is exothermic,
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'. I've got a lot of homeworks this weekend.
Option 1: a lot of homework
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: a lots of homework
Option 4: much homework
Correct Answer: a lot of homework
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The reason for the answer is that homework is an uncountable noun, so it should be used in the singular form "homework", not "homeworks". "A lot of" is a correct
Question : A person invested a total of Rs. 7,900 in three different schemes of simple interest at 3%, 5%, and 8% per annum. At the end of one year, he had the same interest in all three schemes. What is the money (in rupees) invested at 3%?
Option 1: 2900
Option 2: 3500
Option 3: 4000
Option 4: 5600
Correct Answer: 4000
Solution : Sum = Rs. 7,900 Term, n = 1 year Let $x$ be the amount invested at 3%, $y$ be the amount invested at 5%, and $z$ be the amount invested at 8%. $\frac{x×1×3}{100}$ = $\frac{y×1×5}{100}$ = $\frac{z×1×8}{100}$ $⇒3x$ = $5y$ = $8z$ So, $x:y:z=40:24:15$ Divide
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.
Which of the following statements contradicts the writer’s view?
Option 1: Blind children should enter the mainstream from the beginning.
Option 2: The blind dream in colour despite their disability.
Option 3: As a united community, the disabled can demand better facilities.
Option 4: The actors of Blind Opera imitate others easily.
Correct Answer: The actors of Blind Opera imitate others easily.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In the third paragraph of the comprehension, it is stated that they respond instinctively; they cannot copy anyone else because they cannot see. Their body language tells the story, and
Question : Directions: Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All red is pink. All white is pink. All pink is orange. Conclusions: I. All white is orange. II. All orange is red. III. Some oranges are white.
Option 1: Only conclusions I and III follow
Option 2: Only conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: All conclusions follow
Option 4: Only conclusions II and III follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusions I and III follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: All white is orange – From the above diagram, it is evident that the circle representing white is completely overlapped
Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the first option is correct.
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