Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Who could have made such a silly mistake?
Option 1: By whom could such a silly mistake be made?
Option 2: By whom could such a silly mistake have been made?
Option 3: By whom can such a silly mistake have been made?
Option 4: By whom can such a silly mistake be made?
Correct Answer: By whom could such a silly mistake have been made?
Solution : The second option is correct.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject in
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error."
The boy (1) / which money (2) / was lost felt sorry. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
The relative pronoun "which" should be replaced with "whose" as it is used to ask for or show possession.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The boy whose money was lost felt sorry."
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 shopman was very interested in selling this creamy box to her as he would gain a big margin. B. The man on the counter showed her 'an exquisite little enamel box' with a very fine glaze as if baked in cream. C. As the box was too expensive, priced twenty-eight guineas, she asked the shopkeeper to keep it for her. D. She went inside a little antique shop in Curzon Street. This was the usual shop where the shopkeeper was ridiculously fond of serving her.
Option 1: DCBA
Option 2: ADBC
Option 3: BDAC
Option 4: DBAC
Correct Answer: DBAC
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option: DBAC.
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative. More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception at the East Room, a venue which has ________ some of the landmark events related to the India-U.S. relationship.
Option 1: witnessed
Option 2: surpassed
Option 3: rebuffed
Option 4: grounded
Correct Answer: witnessed
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The most appropriate word to convey this sense is witnessed, as it means to see or experience an event, and, in this context, it implies that the East Room has been the setting for such events.
The meanings
Question : Simplify the following expression. 2 + (30 – 26)2 ÷ 8{3 – 2} × 0.5
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 0
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given: 2 + (30 – 26)2 ÷ 8{3 – 2} × 0.5 = 2 + 42 ÷ 81 × 0.5 = 2 + 16 ÷ 8 × 0.5 = 2 + 2 × 0.5 = 2 + 1 = 3 Hence,
Question : Directions: If 6 * 9 – 4 = 58 and 3 * 9 – 7 = 34, then in the expression, A * 4 – 9 = 91, what is the value of A?
Option 1: 6.5
Option 2: 17.5
Option 3: 20.5
Option 4: 30.5
Correct Answer: 20.5
Solution : Given: 6 * 9 – 4 = 58 and 3 * 9 – 7 = 34
Like, 6 * 9 – 4 = 58→(6 × 9) + 4 = 54 + 4 = 58 3 * 9 – 7 = 34→(9 × 3) + 7
Question : Direction: In the following question, which of the following interchange of signs would make the given equation correct?
10 + 10 ÷ 10 – 10 × 10 = 10
Option 1: + and –
Option 2: + and ÷
Option 3: + and ×
Option 4: ÷ and ×
Correct Answer: + and ×
Solution : Given: 10 + 10 ÷ 10 – 10 × 10 = 10
Let's check the options –
First option: + and – On replacing → 10 – 10 ÷ 10 + 10 × 10 = 10 = 10 – 10 ÷ 10 +
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. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither. B. I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches. C. The tree had grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house. D. Last summer, I spent many days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree.
Option 2: ABCD
Option 3: CDBA
Option 4: BDAC
Correct Answer: DCBA
Solution : The correct choice is the first option, i.e., DCBA.
The first sentence should be (D), since it gives context about the tree's location and environment. Sentence (C) also supports sentence (D) with an event that occurred last summer, so it should
Question : A rectangular park, 60 metres long and 40 metres wide, has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park, and the rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. metres, then the width of the road is:
Option 1: 3 metres
Option 2: 5 metres
Option 3: 6 metres
Option 4: 2 metres
Correct Answer: 3 metres
Solution : Given: A rectangular park, 60 meters long and 40 metres wide. Area of the park = (60 × 40) = 2400 sq. metres Area of the lawn = 2109 sq. metres So, the area of the crossroads = (2400 – 2109) = 291 sq.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term. 5 : 150 :: 6 : ? :: 8 : 576
Option 1: 252
Option 2: 255
Option 3: 225
Option 4: 222
Correct Answer: 252
Solution : Given: 5 : 150 :: 6 : ? :: 8 : 576
Add the square and cube of the first number to get the second number – Like, 5 : 150→53 + 52 = 125 + 25 = 150 And, 8 : 576→8
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
Topic Tagged to the Question are not relevant to Question
Question drives traffic to external sites for promotional or commercial purposes
The Question is not relevant to User
And never miss an important update
