Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of the question figure with all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the third option figure.
Hence, the third option is
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.
He spent money on his holiday as if he were a millionaire.
Option 1: even if he was
Option 2: as if he is
Option 3: even if he were
Option 4: No improvement required
Correct Answer: No improvement required
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The sentence is grammatically correct and effectively conveys the intended meaning. The use of the subjunctive mood in the phrase as if he were a millionaire is appropriate, indicating a hypothetical or unreal situation. The construction
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 other shook their heads and made vague noises of approval.
(1) hung
(2) turned around
(3) No Improvement
(4) nodded
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The correct improvement for the sentence is: nodded.
Explanation: In the context of the sentence, the phrase "shook their heads" is used to describe a gesture of disapproval or disagreement. Therefore, to convey the intended meaning of approval, the correct word is "nodded." When people
Question : Directions: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. A_MPSAC_PSACO_SACPP_
Option 1: SMPA
Option 2: SCAN
Option 3: CMAS
Option 4: CNPS
Correct Answer: CNPS
Solution : Given: A_MPSAC_PSACO_SACPP_
To fill the series we have to divide the series – A_MPS / AC_PS / ACO_S / ACPP_
Let's check each option – First option: SMPA; ASMPS / ACMPS / ACOPS / ACPPA (No repeated
Question : Animals living in the tree trunks are known as:
Option 1: Arboreal
Option 2: Volant
Option 3: Amphibious
Option 4: Aquatic
Correct Answer: Arboreal
Solution : The correct option is Arboreal.
Animals that live in tree trunks are commonly referred to as "arboreal animals" or "tree-dwelling animals." These animals have evolved to a tree-based lifestyle, using tree trunks, branches, and canopy foliage as their home and frequently demonstrating specialised behaviours and
Question : Which is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India?
Option 1: The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited
Option 2: Rourkela Steel Plant
Option 3: The Salem Steel Plant
Option 4: Indian Iron and Steel Company
Correct Answer: Rourkela Steel Plant
Solution : The correct option is Rourkela Steel Plant.
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) is India's first public-sector integrated steel plant. In the 1960s, it was built with German assistance and had a capacity of one million metric tonnes. The Steel Authority of India operates it.
Question : Directions: If ♦ means subtraction, – means division, Ø means addition, and % means multiplication, then find the value of 13 Ø 3 ♦ 6 % 9 – 4 Ø 14 = ?
Option 1: 16.5
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 16.5
Solution : Given: 13 Ø 3 ♦ 6 % 9 – 4 Ø 14 = ?
After replacing the symbols with mathematical signs, the equation becomes – = 13 + 3 – 6 × 9 ÷ 4 + 14 = 13 + 3 – 6 × 2.25
Question : Directions: The bar graph given below represents the total population and male population (in thousands of units) of a city from 2013 to 2016.
In 2016, the male population is how much percent more than the female population.
Option 1: 25%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 23%
Option 4: 28%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : As per the given graph: The male population in the year 2016 = 40 thousand The female population in the year 2016 = 72 – 40 = 32 thousand The difference between the male population and the female population in the year 2016 = 40
Question : Which article of the Indian Constitution is related to the special provisions concerning the State of Sikkim?
Option 1: Article 371C
Option 2: Article 371
Option 3: Article 371F
Option 4: Article 371A
Correct Answer: Article 371F
Solution : The correct answer is Article 371F.
The laws governing the constitution of the union of states that make up India as a whole are collected in Part XXI of the Indian Constitution. Articles on transitional, special, and temporary provisions make up this section
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, time has come is coded as et im ak; come with money is coded as nd ak co and money has power is coded as fu et nd. (All the codes are two-letter codes only.) How will with power be coded in that language?
Option 1: et mp
Option 2: td fu
Option 3: co fu
Option 4: co mp
Correct Answer: co fu
Solution : Given: 1. time has come ⇒ et im ak 2. come with money ⇒ nd ak co 3. money has power ⇒ fu et nd
By comparing all the three coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, come and ak
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