Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The movement began in reaction to the ugliness of the industrial age. B. This idea was amplified by JW von Goethe, JL Tieck and others in Germany. C. Aestheticism was a European arts movement which centred on the doctrine that art exists for the sake of its beauty alone. D. Its philosophical foundations were laid in the 18th century by Immanuel Kant.
Option 1: BADC
Option 2: CADB
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: ADBC
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
First, we introduce the subject in the sentence (C), which is the Aestheticism movement. Then we give some supporting information in sentence (A) that the movement began in reaction to the industrial age. Then we talk about the
Question : Simplify: $\frac{533 bxaz}{41ab}$
Option 1: $17xzb$
Option 2: $19xz$
Option 3: $13xz$
Option 4: $31ab$
Correct Answer: $13xz$
Solution : Given: $\frac{533 bxaz}{4lab}$ $=\frac{533}{41}×\frac{(ab)xz}{ab}$ $=13xz$ Hence, the correct answer is $13xz$.
Question : Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion.
There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
Option 1: There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
Option 2: There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
Option 3: There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
Option 4: There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
Correct Answer: There are three cupholders placed on the cupboards of the secretariat table.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
As we know, a preposition like "on" is used when something is placed on the surface of a cupboard, and "in" is used when something is
Question : The natural disaster in which carbon - di - oxide suddenly erupts from a deep lake water is known as ___________.
Option 1: Lacaustrine
Option 2: Fluvial
Option 3: Glacial
Option 4: Liminic
Correct Answer: Liminic
Solution : The correct answer is Limnic.
Deep lakes and glaciers have carbon di oxide burnt under them. If the stored carbon dioxide suddenly erupts this phenomenon is known as Limnic. It is a very rare phenomenon in which the carbon dioxide stored in the sea depths
Question : The force (in pound-force) needed to keep a car from skidding on a curve varies directly with the weight of the car (in pounds) and the square of its speed (in miles per hour [mph]) and inversely with the radius (in feet) of the curve. Suppose 6125 pound-force is required to keep a 2750 pound car, travelling at a speed of 35 mph, from skidding on a curve of radius 550 feet. How much pound-force is then required to keep a 3600-pound car, travelling at a speed of 50 mph, from skidding on a curve of radius 750 feet?
Option 1: 11960
Option 2: 12150
Option 3: 12240
Option 4: 12000
Correct Answer: 12000
Solution : The force ($F$) needed to keep a car from skidding on a curve varies jointly as the weight of the car ($w$) and the square of the car's speed ($s$) and inversely as the radius of the curve ($r$). $F = k[\frac{ws^2}{r}]$ Given: Force of
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who compiles a dictionary.
Option 1: Plagiarist
Option 2: Iconoclast
Option 3: Bibliophile
Option 4: Lexicographer
Correct Answer: Lexicographer
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Lexicographer: A person who compiles, edits, or studies dictionaries and lexicons, specialising in the definition, etymology, and usage of words and their meanings.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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 fourth option is correct.
Question : In females, the uterus is ____.
Option 1: Single
Option 2: Double
Option 3: Triple
Option 4: Four
Correct Answer: Single
Solution : The correct option is single.
The uterus is a single muscular organ in the female reproductive system that houses and feeds a developing foetus throughout pregnancy as well as contracts to evacuate the foetus during birthing.
Question : Direction: Find the number that is common for all of the clues given below:
(a) Virgo
(b) Volleyball
(c) A highest scoring shot of a particular sport
(d) Extra sensory perceptions
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Given:
(a) The sixth position belongs to the virgo zodiac sign.
(b)The volleyball game has six players on each side.
(c) In a game of cricket, a six is the maximum score a ball may receive.
(d) The term sixth sense refers to extrasensory perception.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. One may accomplish many things with a little effort.
Option 1: Qualify
Option 2: Retain
Option 3: Execute
Option 4: Miss
Correct Answer: Miss
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
Explanation: Accomplish means to achieve or complete a task successfully, so "miss" is its opposite, meaning to fail to achieve or attain a goal.
Qualify means to meet the necessary requirements or conditions. Retain means to keep
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