Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".
As soon after the player arrived in decorated cars, the ceremony began with traditional African drummers and dancers blowing conch shells.
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 an error of conjunction. In this sentence, As soon after the player arrived should be replaced with soon after the players arrived. This alternative provides the correct past tense form (arrived) and maintains the clarity
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence. You might be promoted this year.
Option 1: They should have promoted you this year.
Option 2: They will promote you this year.
Option 3: They might promote you this year.
Option 4: You may promote them this year.
Correct Answer: They might promote you this year.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
The structure of
Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? CLPM, FNQN, ?, LRSP, OTTQ
Option 1: IPRO
Option 2: JPRO
Option 3: IPSO
Option 4: IQRO
Correct Answer: IPRO
Solution : Given: CLPM, FNQN, ?, LRSP, OTTQ
Add 3 to the positional value of the first letter, 2 to the positional value of the second letter, and 1 to the positional values of both the third and the fourth letters of each cluster to get the
Question : The length of the diagonal of a rectangle with sides 4 m and 3 m would be:
Option 1: 12 m
Option 2: 7 m
Option 3: 5 m
Option 4: 14 m
Correct Answer: 5 m
Solution : Given: The sides of the rectangle are 4 m and 3 m. $\text{Diagonal} = \sqrt{\text{Length}^2+\text{Breadth}^2}$ $=\sqrt{4^2+3^2}$ $=\sqrt{16+9}$ $=\sqrt{25}$ $=5$ m Hence the correct answer is 5 m.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. She asked if she could help him with his packing.
Option 1: She said, “Could I help him with your packing?”
Option 2: She said, “Can I help you with your packing?”
Option 3: She said, “Should you help me with my packing?”
Option 4: She said, “May I help you with your packing?”
Correct Answer: She said, “Can I help you with your packing?”
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
In direct speech, we express someone's words exactly as they were spoken, within quotation marks.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
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.
Music can improve mood, decrease pain and anxiety, and facilitate opportunities for emotional expression. Research (1)______ that music can benefit our physical and mental health in numerous ways. Music can (2)______ the brain’s production of the hormone dopamine. This increased dopamine production helps (3)________ feelings of anxiety and depression. Music is processed directly by the amygdala, which is the part of the brain (4)________ in mood and emotions. By reducing stress levels and providing a strong competing stimulus to the pain (5) ________ that enter the brain, music therapy can assist in pain management.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 4.
Option 1: involved
Option 2: concerned
Option 3: obsessed
Option 4: accompanied
Correct Answer: involved
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The phrase "processed directly by the amygdala" suggests that the amygdala is actively engaged in the processing of music. The word that best conveys this sense of active participation or engagement is involved. Therefore, the correct choice
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have 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."
Christina's friends (1) / preferred her remedies (2) / over the doctor's. (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.
Here, "to" will replace "over" because "to" denotes comparison and, in this case, indicates the preference for Christina's remedies when compared to the doctor's remedies.
Therefore, the correct sentence is "Christina's friends preferred her remedies
Question : From the top of a 20 metres high building, the angle of elevation from the top of a tower is 60° and the angle of depression of its foot is at 45°, then the height of the tower is: $(\sqrt{3} = 1.732)$
Option 1: 45.46 metres
Option 2: 45.64 metres
Option 3: 54.64 metres
Option 4: 54.46 metres
Correct Answer: 54.64 metres
Solution : In $\triangle BDE$, $\tan 45°=\frac{BD}{DE}$ ⇒ $1=\frac{20}{DE}$ ⇒ $DE=20$ metres ⇒ $DE=BC=20$ metres In $\triangle ABC$, $\tan 60°=\frac{AC}{BC}$ ⇒ $\sqrt{3}=\frac{AC}{20}$ ⇒ $AC=20\sqrt{3}=20\times1.732=34.64$ metres So, the height of the tower is (34.64 + 20) = 54.64 metres Hence, the correct answer is 54.64 metres.
Question : Direction: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which can not be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.
DECOMPOSITION
Option 1: ECONOMIST
Option 2: POSITION
Option 3: DOCTOR
Option 4: COMPOSE
Correct Answer: DOCTOR
Solution : Given:
First option: ECONOMIST;
All the letters of the above word are present in the given word DECOMPOSITION.
Second option: POSITION;
Third option: DOCTOR;
Letter R of the above word
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have 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".
I had not completed my English homework (1) / so I thought I was done with when the (2) / teacher asked me to hand it in. (3) / No Error(4)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence as the phrase I was done with means 'have finished it' ,which is in contrast with the first part of the sentence and should be replaced by I would do it as the work was
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