Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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.
Redwing had read (1)_______that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2)_____for a novelist. He had said "an unhappy childhood." Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3)______if this whole (4)___________ was unfolding more like a novel and would be (5)__________on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you had a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that's how novels worked.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Option 1: nature
Option 2: training
Option 3: medication
Option 4: maintenance
Correct Answer: training
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
In this context, training refers to the preparation or development of the skills and knowledge necessary for a novelist. It implies the process of learning and acquiring the expertise needed for the profession of writing novels.
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The negligence of the plant manager caused the mishap at LG Polymers.
Option 1: The mishap at LG Polymers has been caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Option 2: The negligence of the plant manager was caused by the mishap at LG Polymers.
Option 3: The mishap at LG Polymers was causing the negligence of the plant manager.
Option 4: The mishap at LG Polymers was caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Correct Answer: The mishap at LG Polymers was caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
I meant nothing (1) / less than (2) / to compel you to come. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence. The phrase "to compel you to come" should be replaced with compelling as than should be followed by the gerund in this case,
So, the correct sentence is: "I meant nothing less than compelling you
Question : The Ghatampur thermal power plant, approved by Cabinet, is to be set up in__________.
Option 1: Rajasthan
Option 2: Uttar Pradesh
Option 3: Karnataka
Option 4: Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.
The Ghatampur thermal power station of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) is a joint venture between NLC and the Uttar Pradesh government. It will be built in Ghatampur district in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and run on coal. The
Question : Find the greatest number which will exactly divide 200 and 320.
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 20
Option 3: 16
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 40
Solution : The greatest number which will exactly divide 200 and 320 is HCF of (200, 320). HCF of (40 × 5, 40 × 8) is 40. Hence, the correct answer is 40.
Question : A and B can complete a piece of work in 13 and 17 days respectively. A begins to do the work, and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in:
Option 1: $17 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Option 2: $17 \frac{17}{19}$ days
Option 3: $14 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Option 4: $11 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Correct Answer: $14 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Solution : Time taken by A to complete the work = 13 days Part of work done by A alone in a day = $\frac{1}{13}$ Time taken by B to complete the work = 17 days Part of work done by B alone in a
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying, etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.) (34, 12, 10) (56, 17, 22)
Option 1: (56, 19, 8)
Option 2: (46, 19, 8)
Option 3: (46, 19, 18)
Option 4: (46, 49, 8)
Correct Answer: (46, 19, 8)
Solution : Given: (34, 12, 10); (56, 17, 22)
Here, (34, 12, 10)→(12 × 2) + 10 = 24 + 10 = 34 (56, 17, 22)→(17 × 2) + 22 = 34 + 22 = 56
Let's check the options – First option: (56, 19,
Question : A number is decreased by 20% to get another number. The number so obtained is increased by 200% to get a third number. The difference between the third number and the original number is what percentage more or less than the difference between the second and the third number?
Option 1: 15.7% more
Option 2: 15.7% less
Option 3: 12.5% more
Option 4: 12.5% less
Correct Answer: 12.5% less
Solution : Let the first number be 100 After a 20% decrease, the second number = 100 – 20 = 80 After a 200% increase in the second number, the third number = 80 + $\frac{200}{100}\times 80$ = 240 Difference between the third number and the
Question : Consider the following statements about unemployment in India:
a) Seasonal unemployment is mainly found in urban areas.
b) Educated unemployed people are mainly found in rural areas of India.
c) Higher cropping intensity is desirable for reducing unemployment in the rural economy. Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Option 1: Only c
Option 2: Only b and c
Option 3: Only a and b
Option 4: Ony a
Correct Answer: Only c
Solution : The correct option is only c.
Higher cropping intensity is desirable for reducing unemployment in the rural economy. This suggests a positive relationship between cropping intensity and reducing rural unemployment. Higher cropping intensity means more crops are grown on the same land in a
Question : Directions: Rahul walks 30 metres towards the south. Then turning to his right and starts walking straight till he completes another 30 metres. Then again, turning to his left he walks for 20 metres. He then turns to his left and walks for 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?
Option 1: 50 metres
Option 2: 30 metres
Option 3: 10 metres
Option 4: 60 metres
Correct Answer: 50 metres
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
In the above figure, O is the starting point and D is the finishing point. So, OD is the total distance covered by Rahul. OD = OA + AD And, AD =
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