Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : According to the Malthusian theory of population-
Option 1: Population increases in geometric ratio and food supply increases in arithmetic ratio.
Option 2: Population increases in arithmetic ratio and food supply increases in geometric ratio.
Option 3: Population increases in a harmonic mean and food supply increases in a geometric ratio.
Option 4: Population increases in a harmonic ratio and food supply increases in an arithmetic ratio.
Correct Answer: Population increases in geometric ratio and food supply increases in arithmetic ratio.
Solution : The correct option is Population increases in geometric ratio and food supply increases in an arithmetic ratio.
The Malthusian theory of population, proposed by Thomas Malthus in the late 18th century, argued that
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Get up on the wrong side of the bed.
Option 1: Someone who is having a horrible day
Option 2: Destroy or ruin a plan
Option 3: Someone who is having a good day
Option 4: Go to bed or go to sleep
Correct Answer: Someone who is having a horrible day
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
"Get up on the wrong side of the bed" is an idiom that is used when someone is in a bad mood throughout the day.
Question : Which of the following books is not written by Jawaharlal Nehru?
Option 1: Discovery of India
Option 2: My Experiments with Truth
Option 3: An Autobiography
Option 4: Glimpses of World History
Correct Answer: My Experiments with Truth
Solution : Correct Answer is My Experiments with Truth
The fascinating autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the book highlights five stages of his life childhood, his adolescent trials with drinking, smoking, thieving, and eating meat.From his boyhood till 1921, Mahatma Gandhi wrote the book
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Don't take the wind out of my____________ and tell me I'm going nowhere with my life.
Option 1: boat
Option 2: wings
Option 3: sails
Option 4: sales
Correct Answer: sails
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
This helps to complete the idiom "don't take the winds out of my sails", which means to cause someone to lose confidence or energy. This helps to convey the intended meaning of the sentence, which doesn't make the
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 80, 73, 64, 53, 40, ?
Option 1: 19
Option 2: 25
Option 3: 33
Option 4: 23
Correct Answer: 25
Solution : Given: 80, 73, 64, 53, 40, ?
In the above-given series, subtract consecutive odd numbers, starting from 7 to the previous number to get the next number. 80 – 7 = 73; 73 – 9 = 64; 64 – 11 = 53; 53 – 13
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase.
Ravish is ready to throw caution to the wind.
Option 1: Fight with wind
Option 2: Act foolishly
Option 3: Spend lavishly
Option 4: Take risks
Correct Answer: Take risks
Solution : The most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom is the fourth option.
"Throw caution to the wind" means taking risks or acting boldly without being overly cautious. It often suggests a willingness to take chances despite potential negative consequences.
Therefore, the correct
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Her hopes for building her own house were beaten when she lost her jewellery box.
Option 1: house were defeated when
Option 2: house were frustrated when
Option 3: house were relieved when
Option 4: house were dashed when
Correct Answer: house were dashed when
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The term dashed is commonly used in the context of hopes or plans being ruined or destroyed.
This sentence effectively conveys the idea that her hopes for building her own house were shattered when she
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is "No Error".
Due to inflation (1) / the cost of living (2) / escalated in the last one year. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
The correct tense of the verb that should be used here is present perfect tense, as the past is showing the effect on the present.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Due to inflation the cost of living
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).
Drinking tea is an English habit.
(1) No Improvement
(2) tradition
(3) convention
(4) custom
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The sentence is already correct and does not need any improvement because it is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning that drinking tea is a common practice among the English. Therefore, the correct answer is:
No Improvement
Question : Directions: Looking at the family picture, Smriti said, "She is my father's father-in-law's wife's son's only sister." How is the person in the photo related to Smriti's father?
Option 1: Mother
Option 2: Sister-in-law
Option 3: Wife
Option 4: Daughter
Correct Answer: Wife
Solution : According to the given information, the family tree is as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the above, it can be said that the person is the wife of Smriti's father.
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