Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 3, 6, 18, 72, ?, 2160
Option 1: 144
Option 2: 216
Option 3: 288
Option 4: 360
Correct Answer: 360
Solution : Given: 3, 6, 18, 72, ?, 2160
Multiply each previous term by a consecutive natural number starting from 2. 3 × 2 = 6; 6 × 3 = 18; 18 × 4 = 72; 72 × 5 = 360; 360 × 6 = 2160
So,
Question : Directions: By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equations will be correct? ÷ and +
Option 1: 8 + 4 × 5 ÷ 2 – 6 = 7
Option 2: 16 + 8 × 2 ÷ 6 – 4 = 8
Option 3: 18 + 2 × 6 ÷ 3 – 7 = 50
Option 4: 11 + 8 × 16 ÷ 4 – 7 = 20
Correct Answer: 18 + 2 × 6 ÷ 3 – 7 = 50
Solution : Given: ÷ and +
Interchange the given signs in the options one by one with the original signs in the given equation. First option: 8 + 4 × 5 ÷ 2 – 6 = 7
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".
Just as (1) / I was entering the room (2) / the family was going for a party. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The preposition "to" should be used instead of "for" because "to" is used for a location or destination.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Just as I was entering the room the family was going to a party.
Question : Ferns, horsetails and lycophytes belong to which of the following groups?
Option 1: Bryophyta
Option 2: Pteridophytes
Option 3: Algae
Option 4: Fungi
Correct Answer: Pteridophytes
Solution : The correct option is Pteridophytes.
Pteridophytes include ferns, horsetails (which are sometimes mistaken for ferns), and lycophytes, which include clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts. But ferns (and horsetails) are more closely related to seed plants than to lycophytes. Hence, they do not constitute a monophyletic
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).
I was greatly shocked by the most ruthless murder.
(1) gruesome
(2) shocking
(3) loathsome
(4) No improvement
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
Gruesome means extremely disturbing or unpleasant in a particularly violent way, which fits the context of a murder. It is the correct choice because it provides a more appropriate adjective to describe the nature of
Question : Iron Age is so named because during this time iron ___ was mostly replaced in implements and weapons, beginning in the Middle East and South-eastern Europe.
Option 1: wood
Option 2: brass
Option 3: bronze
Option 4: stone
Correct Answer: bronze
Solution : The correct option is bronze.
The Middle East and Southeast Europe were the starting points of the Iron Age when iron mostly supplanted bronze in tools and weapons. Iron took over as the most common material for tools and weapons due to its greater strength
Question : The external diameter of an iron pipe is 20 cm and its length is 12 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm, find the surface area of the pipe (take $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$ ) correct to two places of decimal.
Option 1: 1,662.67 cm2
Option 2: 1,552.57 cm2
Option 3: 1,442.48 cm2
Option 4: 1,772.76 cm2
Correct Answer: 1,552.57 cm2
Solution : The external radius of the iron pipe, R = $\frac{20}{2}$ = 10 cm Internal radius of the iron pipe, r = 10 – 1 = 9 cm Height, h = 12 cm According to the concept, Total surface area = $2\pi Rh +
Question : Stagflation refers to a situation which is characterised by
Option 1: Stagnant employment and deflation
Option 2: deflation and rising unemployment
Option 3: inflation and rising employment
Option 4: inflation and rising unemployment
Correct Answer: inflation and rising unemployment
Solution : The correct option is inflation and rising unemployment.
Stagflation is a term used to describe an economic scenario that combines high unemployment, slow economic growth, and high inflation. Despite the lack of economic expansion, unemployment is still very high. This can be
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, BRIGHT is written as TTKIJB, and ROAST is written as TQCUR. How will AROUND be written in that language?
Option 1: DTQWPA
Option 2: RTQWPF
Option 3: TTQWRD
Option 4: CTQWPF
Correct Answer: DTQWPA
Solution : Given: BRIGHT is written as TTKIJB, and ROAST is written as TQCUR.
Interchange the place of the first and last letter and add 2 to the place value of the remaining middle letters to obtain the required code – Thus, BRIGHT is coded as TTKIJB.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The saving of certain wild animals from extinction (1)__________ many years been a problem for zoologists and other specialists, but more recently, the problem has become so (2)_________ and has received so much publicity that most people are now (3)__________ about it. This may at first seem strange because one of the most gratifying developments of the last few years has been the passing of strict laws to protect wild animals and the (4)__________ decline in the hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it then that some rare wild animals are still (5)__________ with extinction, and even some of the less rare ones are rapidly declining in number? Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 5.
Option 1: danger
Option 2: frighten
Option 3: bullied
Option 4: threatened
Correct Answer: threatened
Solution : The most appropriate option is the fourth option.
Threatened in this context refers to the status of wild animals facing the risk of extinction. It means they are in danger of disappearing if protective measures are not taken. The passage discusses concern about the decline
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