Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments.Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Binay said that / he is coming / from / his village, Jaygarh.
Option 1: from
Option 2: he is coming
Option 3: his village, Jaygarh
Option 4: Binay said that
Correct Answer: he is coming
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
The error is in the verb-tense agreement. In reported speech, the present tense changes into the past tense. So, in the correct sentence, "is" is to be changed to "was" to maintain the proper sequence of
Question : A clock was sold for Rs. 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was:
Option 1: Rs. 72
Option 2: Rs. 80
Option 3: Rs. 90
Option 4: Rs. 100
Correct Answer: Rs. 80
Solution : Here, SP is the selling price and CP is the cost price. Given: SP of the clock = Rs. 144 Let CP = Profit % = $x$ According to the question, Profit % = $\frac{\text{SP – CP}}{\text{CP}}$ × 100 $⇒x = \frac{144-x}{x} × 100$
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. DJLQ : WQOJ :: DMSW : ?
Option 1: WNHD
Option 2: WNDH
Option 3: WHND
Option 4: WWCC
Correct Answer: WNHD
Solution : Given: DJLQ : WQOJ :: DMSW : ?
Opposite letter pairs of each letter of DJLQ –
Thus, DJLQ is coded as WQOJ. Similarly, follow the same pattern for DMSW –
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 took my mother some grapes when she was in hospital.
(1) I took for my mother some grapes.
(2) I brought my mother some grapes
(3) I took some grapes for my mother
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct improvement for the sentence is: I took some grapes for my mother.
Explanation: It reorders the sentence to make it more clear and idiomatic. When expressing that you brought something for someone, it's common to place the recipient ("my mother" in this case)
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Kind, generous, and forgiving.
Option 1: Magnificent
Option 2: Grandiloquent
Option 3: Portentous
Option 4: Magnanimous
Correct Answer: Magnanimous
Solution : The one-word substitute for the given group of words is the fourth option.
Magnanimous is a word that encompasses the qualities of being kind, generous, and forgiving, especially in a noble and generous manner.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : If $A=\frac{\sqrt{0.0004} \times \sqrt[3]{0.000008}}{\sqrt[4]{16000} \times \sqrt[3]{125000} \times \sqrt[4]{810}}$ and $B=\frac{\sqrt[3]{0.729} \times \sqrt[4]{0.0016}}{\sqrt{0.16}}$, then what is $A \times B$?
Option 1: $6 \times 10^{–7}$
Option 2: $\frac{7}{4} \times 10^{–8}$
Option 3: $5 \times 10^{–8}$
Option 4: $\frac{7}{3} \times 10^{–7}$
Correct Answer: $6 \times 10^{–7}$
Solution : Given: The values of $A=\frac{\sqrt{0.0004} \times \sqrt[3]{0.000008}}{\sqrt[4]{16000} \times \sqrt[3]{125000} \times \sqrt[4]{810}}$ and $B=\frac{\sqrt[3]{0.729} \times \sqrt[4]{0.0016}}{\sqrt{0.16}}$. $A=\frac{\sqrt{0.0004} \times \sqrt[3]{0.000008}}{\sqrt[4]{16000} \times \sqrt[3]{125000} \times \sqrt[4]{810}}=\frac{\sqrt{(0.02)^2}\times\sqrt[3]{(0.02)^3}}{\sqrt[4]{2^4\times10^3}\times\sqrt[3]{(50)^3}\times{\sqrt[4]{3^4\times10}}}$ $=\frac{{0.02} \times {0.02}}{(2\times50\times3)\times{\sqrt[4]{(10)^3}}\times{\sqrt[4]{10}}}=\frac{{0.02} \times {0.02}}{300\times{{\sqrt[4]{(10)^3\times10}}}}$ ⇒ $A=\frac{{0.02} \times {0.02}}{300\times10}=\frac{0.0004}{3000}$ $B=\frac{\sqrt[3]{0.729} \times \sqrt[4]{0.0016}}{\sqrt{0.16}}=\frac{\sqrt[3]{(0.9)^3} \times \sqrt[4]{(0.2)^4}}{\sqrt{(0.4)^2}}$ ⇒ $B= \frac{0.9\times 0.2}{0.4}=\frac{0.9}{0.2}$ The value of
Question : Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a measure of land revenue administration?
Option 1: Lord Lytton
Option 2: Lord Curzon
Option 3: Lord Cornwallis
Option 4: Lord Wellesley
Correct Answer: Lord Cornwallis
Solution : The correct option is Lord Cornwallis.
In 1793, Lord Cornwallis, the Governor-General of India, proposed the Zamindari Settlement. This system was a significant reform in the land revenue administration of British India. The British East India Company acknowledged zamindars, or landowners, as the rightful
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.
Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be (1)_____of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)_____ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3)_____we imagine ourselves capable (4)_____Yet, ambition, (5)_____money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: in
Option 2: with
Option 3: without
Option 4: within
Correct Answer: within
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
"Within" in this context means the inner drive or motivation that comes from within oneself. It's what gives us the willpower to reach higher goals.
Question : An exterior angle of a triangle is 115° and one of the interior opposite angles is 45°. The other two angles are:
Option 1: 65° and 70°
Option 2: 60° and 75°
Option 3: 45° and 90°
Option 4: 50° and 85°
Correct Answer: 65° and 70°
Solution : Given: $\angle$ACD = 115°, $\angle$BAC = 45° We know, $\angle$ABC + $\angle$CAB = $\angle$ACD ⇒ $\angle$ABC = 115° - 45° $\therefore$ $\angle$ABC = 70° $\angle$ACB + $\angle$BAC + $\angle$ABC = 180° ⇒ $\angle$ACB + 45° + 70° = 180° $\therefore$ $\angle$ACB = 180°
Question : The tens digit of a two-digit number is larger than the unit digit by 7. If we subtract 63 from the number, the new number obtained is a number formed by the interchange of the digits. Find the number.
Option 1: 81
Option 2: 18
Option 3: 62
Option 4: 26
Correct Answer: 81
Solution : Let the number be $(10x + y)$. According to the question, $x > y$ ⇒ $x - y = 7$ Now, ⇒ $(10x + y) - 63 =10y + x$ Options 1, 2, 3 i.e. (18, 62, 26) is lesser than 63, so we will
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