Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’. He was considered a genius by his school headmaster.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: was to be considered
Option 3: was been considered
Option 4: was considering
Correct Answer: No improvement
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The original sentence "He was considered a genius by his school headmaster" is grammatically correct. It uses the past tense "was considered" to convey the action of being regarded as a genius in the passive
Question : Directions: The graph shows the result of 10th class students of school for 4 years. Study the graph and answer the question:
III class
II class
I class
The ratio of students who scored second class to the total students who appeared in the year 2000 is:
Option 1: 3 : 16
Option 2: 4 : 17
Option 3: 5 : 16
Option 4: 11 : 16
Correct Answer: 5 : 16
Solution : $\text{Given:}$
$\text{No. of required student =50}$
$\text{Total No. of students in class= 20+50+90 =160}$
$\text{Required ratio = Number of students who scored second class in the 2000 : Total students appeared in the 2000 }$
$\text{Required ratio = 50:160 = 5:16}$
Question : The minimum period taken up to which the weather variations are considered to predict the climate of a place is _______ years.
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 25
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 30
Correct Answer: 30
Solution : The correct answer is 30.
30 years is the least amount of time that weather variations are taken into account when predicting a place's climate. The troposphere layer of the atmosphere is where weather primarily occurs and is the lowest level of the atmosphere. The
Question :
Conversion of starch to sugar is essential for:
Option 1:
Stomatal opening
Option 2:
Stomatal closing
Option 3: Stomatal formation
Option 4: Stomatal growth
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct answer is Stomatal opening.
Guard cells, which are specialised cells that govern the opening of the stomata, convert starch to sugar. The guard cells becomes turgid and the stomata open when they are loaded with sugar. During photosynthesis, this enables for the
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.
Option 1: 36
Option 2: 64
Option 3: 54
Option 4: 108
Correct Answer: 64
Solution : Let's check the options — First option: 36 ⇒ 36 ÷ 3 = 12 Second option: 64 ⇒ 64 is not divisible by 3 Third option: 54 ⇒ 54 ÷ 3 = 18 Fourth option: 108 ⇒108 ÷ 3 = 36
So, the second option
Question : Palk Strait separates India with which country?
Option 1: Pakistan
Option 2: Bangladesh
Option 3: Indonesia
Option 4: Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: Sri Lanka
Solution : The correct option is Sri Lanka.
The Palk Strait separates Sri Lanka's Northern Province, particularly the Jaffna District, from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It connects Palk Bay in the southwest to the Bay of Bengal in the northeast. This strait is
Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
Anxiety and other such emotions are known to be unhealthy to the body.
(1) dangerous
(2) detrimental
(3) damaging
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
It is the most appropriate choice, as it directly conveys the idea that something is harmful or hurts health. It means tending to cause harm or have a damaging effect.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. CONSULTATION
Option 1: CONSTANT
Option 2: NATION
Option 3: SALUTE
Option 4: STATION
Correct Answer: SALUTE
Solution : Given: CONSULTATION
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word CONSULTATION – First option: CONSTANT; All the letters of CONSTANT are present in the word CONSULTATION. Second option: NATION; All the letters of NATION are present in the word CONSULTATION.
Question : Select the wrongly spelt word.
Option 1: delicious
Option 2: virtious
Option 3: religious
Option 4: precious
Correct Answer: virtious
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The wrongly spelled word is virtious. The correct spelling is virtuous, which refers to having high moral qualities and being characterised by virtue or moral excellence.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : A person lent a certain sum of money at the annual rate of 7% on simple interest and the interest received in 11 years is Rs. 920 less than the sum lent. What is the sum lent?
Option 1: Rs. 41200
Option 2: Rs. 4000
Option 3: Rs. 52000
Option 4: Rs. 2400
Correct Answer: Rs. 4000
Solution : Given, Rate = 7% and Time = 11 years Let the amount lent be $P$. Interest earned = $P - 920$ We know, Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $P - 920 = \frac{P×7×11}{100}$ ⇒ $100P - 92000 = 77P$ ⇒
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