Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Two different positions of the same dice have different colours - White, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Black - written on them. Identify the colour on the face opposite the face showing Blue.
Option 1: White
Option 2: Black
Option 3: Green
Option 4: Yellow
Correct Answer: Black
Solution : According to the dice rule, if two or three positions of the same dice are given with two common faces but in different orientations, then out of those two common faces the faces that are not common are opposite to each other. In the given
Question : Refer to the following data table and answer the question.
What was the increase in the height of the child from the 10th birthday to the 13th birthday?
Option 1: 30 cm
Option 2: 25 cm
Option 3: 20 cm
Option 4: 35 cm
Correct Answer: 25 cm
Solution : According to the given chart: Height at 10th birthday = 145 cm Height at 13th birthday = 170 cm The increase in the height of the child from the 10th birthday to the 13th birthday = Height at 13th birthday – Height
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The flowers were being plucked by the children in the garden.
Option 1: The children were plucking the flowers in the garden.
Option 2: The children are plucking the flowers in the garden.
Option 3: The children had been plucking the flowers in the garden.
Option 4: The children was plucking the flowers in the garden.
Correct Answer: The children were plucking the flowers in the garden.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
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.
Question : A worker completes $\frac{3}{5}$th of a task in 12 days. In how many days will he complete $\frac{3}{4}$th of the task?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 20
Option 3: 16
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Given: A worker completes $\frac{3}{5}$th of a task in 12 days. So, he completes the whole task in = $\frac{12}{\frac{3}{5}}$ = 20 days To complete $\frac{3}{4}$th of the task, he will take $20\times \frac{3}{4}$ = 15 days Hence, the correct answer is 15 days.
Question : Direction: Identify the region that represents students studying biology and Computers, not Mathematics.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 7
Solution : Given:
Here, biology students represent the region are → 2, 4, 5, 7
And, Mathematics students represent the region are → 1, 4, 5, 6
Computer students represent the region are → 3, 5, 6, 7
Both biology and computer students represent the region are
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given set. (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.) (13, 64, 5) (10, 1, 9)
Option 1: (15, 144, 9)
Option 2: (16, 256, 9)
Option 3: (15, 306, 9)
Option 4: (16, 49, 9)
Correct Answer: (16, 49, 9)
Solution : Given: (13, 64, 5); (10, 1, 9)
In the given sets, subtract the third number from the first number and then find the square of the resultant number to get the second number. (13, 64, 5)→13 – 5 = 8; 82 =
Question : Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
Option 1: Elephant
Option 2: Whale
Option 3: Dinosaur
Option 4: Rhinocerous
Correct Answer: Whale
Solution : The correct answer is Whale.
Blue whales are the biggest mammals that have ever existed on Earth. With lengths of up to 100 feet and weights of up to 200 tonnes, these majestic marine creatures command the waters.
Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/numbers of consonants/vowels in the word) Race : Track
Option 1: Athletics : Stadium
Option 2: Cart : Wheel
Option 3: Wrestling : Court
Option 4: Exercise : Course
Correct Answer: Athletics : Stadium
Solution : Given: Race : Track
Like, the race track is built for the racing of athletes, or vehicles.
Let's check the options – First option: Athletics : Stadium; Athletics event occurs in the stadium. Second option: Cart : Wheel; Cart is a vehicle and
Question : Which of the following is a unit of distance?
Option 1: Newton
Option 2: Watt
Option 3: Light-year
Option 4: Joule
Correct Answer: Light-year
Solution : The correct answer is Light-year.
The unit of distance is one light-year. It represents the total distance that light can cover in a year. The speed of light is approximately 300,000 kilometres per second. Thus, it can cover roughly 10 trillion kilometres in a year.
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. I went on (1) _____ trying to 'find out how to'; but I wrote two or three novels without feeling that I had made (2) _____ progress. It was not until I wrote 'Ethan Frome' that I suddenly felt the artisan's full (3) _____ of his implements. When 'Ethan Frome' first appeared, I was (4) _____ criticised by the reviewers for what was considered the clumsy structure of the tale. I had pondered long on this structure, had felt its peculiar difficulties and possible awkwardness, but could think of no (5) _____ which would serve as well in the given case, and though I am far from thinking 'Ethan Frome' is my best novel, and am bored and even exasperated when I am told that it is, I am still sure that its structure is not its weak point.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.
Option 1: selectively
Option 2: severely
Option 3: intelligibly
Option 4: legibly
Correct Answer: severely
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Severely means strictly or harshly, which fits into the context. The sentence conveys that the narrator was harshly criticised by the reviewers.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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