Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
May you achieve success in all your endeavours.
Option 1: May success will be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Option 2: Success might be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Option 3: May success be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Option 4: Success has been achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Correct Answer: May success be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: In a passive voice construction, the subject of the sentence receives the action, and the focus is on the action rather than the doer. The verb "achieve" becomes
Question : If $4x^2-12x+k$ is a perfect square, then the value of $k$ is:
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : Given: $4x^2-12x+k$ is a perfect square. $4x^2-12x+k=(2x)^2-2×2x×3+k$ Since this a perfect, So, $(2x)^2-2×2x×3+k=(2x)^2-2×2x×3+3^2=(2x–3)^2$ Value of $k$ is 32 = 9 Hence, the correct answer is 9.
Question : Which among the following rocks may contain fossils of plants, animals and other microorganisms that once lived on them?
Option 1: Metamorphic rocks
Option 2: Intrusive igneous rocks
Option 3: Sedimentary rocks
Option 4: Extrusive igneous rocks
Correct Answer: Sedimentary rocks
Solution : The correct option is Sedimentary rocks.
The type of rock that may contain fossils of plants, animals, and other microorganisms that once lived on or in them is called sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of sediments, which
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
When the train pulled in / at the station, it take / Joseph some time / to get off.
Option 1: When the train pulled in
Option 2: at the station, it take
Option 3: Joseph some time
Option 4: to get off.
Correct Answer: at the station, it take
Solution : The segment that contains a grammatical error is the second option.
Explanation: The error lies in the tense consistency as per zero conditional. The correct form should be "it took" instead of "it take". In this context, took is the correct
Question : The side of an equilateral triangle is 12 cm. What is the radius of the circle circumscribing this equilateral triangle?
Option 1: $6 \sqrt{3}\ \text{cm}$
Option 2: $4\sqrt{3}\ \text{cm}$
Option 3: $9 \sqrt{3}\ \text{cm}$
Option 4: $5\sqrt{3}\ \text{cm}$
Correct Answer: $4\sqrt{3}\ \text{cm}$
Solution : Given: Side of the equilateral triangle = 12 cm We know that, The radius of a circle circumscribing in an equilateral triangle = $\frac{\text{side}}{\sqrt3}$ = $\frac{12}{\sqrt3}$ = $4\sqrt3\ \text{cm}$ Hence, the correct answer is $4\sqrt3\ \text{cm}$.
Question : Directions: From the given options, which answer figure can be formed by folding the figure given in the question?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : In a 3D view of dice, 1. Each face out of the three faces in the 3D view should be from all the pairs. 2. Two opposite faces cannot appear adjacently in the 3D view of a folded cube figure. So, the opposite pairs of faces
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Scrape the barrel
Option 1: Trying to find something
Option 2: Hiding something
Option 3: Using all the ways to achieve the desired result
Option 4: To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
Correct Answer: To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom, scrape the barrel is used when you've exhausted all other options and have to resort to your last and often less favourable choice or resource. It's not
Question : Identify the option that arranges the following neighbouring countries of India according to their Human Development Index (HDI) ranks in 2021-22 in decreasing order. a) Sri Lanka b) Maldives c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh
Option 1: b-a-d-c
Option 2: a-b-c-d
Option 3: b-a-c-d
Option 4: a-b-d-c
Correct Answer: a-b-c-d
Solution : The correct option is a-b-c-d.
In 2021–22, neighbouring countries of India are arranged according to their Human Development Index (HDI) ranking:
a) Sri Lanka holds the highest HDI rank (73) with a value of 0.782, reflecting high development status.
b) The Maldives ranked second
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Pacify
Option 1: Placate
Option 2: Assuage
Option 3: Aggravate
Option 4: Quell
Correct Answer: Aggravate
Solution : The right option is the third option.
Pacify means to calm or soothe, while aggravate means to worsen or intensify a situation, making it the antonym in this context.
The meanings of other words are:
Question : Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for four years or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is the earliest in November 2021?
Option 1: Justice Vikram Nath
Option 2: Justice B.V. Nagarathna
Option 3: Justice Ashok Bhushan
Option 4: Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka
Correct Answer: Justice Ashok Bhushan
Solution : The correct option is Justice Ashok Bhushan.
Justice Ashok Bhushan, a former Supreme Court judge, was appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on November 8, 2021. His tenure is set for four years or until
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