Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative. This year, orange prices are forecast to grow, despite an expected increase in global___________.
Option 1: production
Option 2: organisation
Option 3: abduction
Option 4: assumption
Correct Answer: production
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
Explanation: Production refers to the act or process of manufacturing or creating goods or items. In the context of the sentence, the forecast is for orange prices to grow despite an expected increase in global production. This indicates
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something which is worth believing.
Option 1: Spurious
Option 2: Expedient
Option 3: Credible
Option 4: Impending
Correct Answer: Credible
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The term credible is grammatically correct and fits well in the context of representing something that is worthy of belief or trust. It indicates reliability and trustworthiness, making it a suitable one-word substitute for the given group
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.
A new chapter may been put forth in which India gained independence only in the last year and not in 1947.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The phrase may been put forth should be replaced with may be put forth, as put forth means to present. When expressing possibility or speculation, the modal verb may should be used. Thus, it is followed by
Question :
Which angiosperm is vesselless?
Option 1:
Hydrilla
Option 2:
Trochodendron
Option 3: Maize
Option 4: Wheat
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct answer is Trochodendron.
Trochodendron is an angiosperm with no vessels. It is a flowering plant genus with just one extant species, Trochodendron aralioides. It is a tiny tree or shrub found in Japan and Taiwan. Despite the lack of vessels, Trochodendron can carry
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.
Option 1: BDF
Option 2: GIK
Option 3: LMO
Option 4: OQS
Correct Answer: LMO
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: BDF; B + 2 = D; D + 2 = F Second option: GIK; G + 2 = I; I + 2 = K Third option: LMO; L + 1 = M; M + 2 = O Fourth
Question : Direction: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'U' can be represented by 03,14, 32, etc., and 'O' can be represented by 56, 67, 75, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word given in the question.
'PURE'
Option 1: 69, 14, 04, 98
Option 2: 34, 76, 31, 79
Option 3: 04, 32, 87, 59
Option 4: 69, 99, 31, 01
Correct Answer: 34, 76, 31, 79
Solution : Given: PURE
Number representations of each letter: P → 04, 34, 95, 86, 57, 78, 69 U → 20, 41, 32, 03, 14, 76, 99 R → 10, 31, 02, 23, 44, 97 E → 00, 21, 42, 13, 98, 79
First
Question : The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
Option 1: Allahabad Pillar inscription
Option 2: Eran inscription of Bhanugupta
Option 3: Aihole inscription of Pulakeshin II
Option 4: Bhitari Pillar inscription of Skandagupta
Correct Answer: Eran inscription of Bhanugupta
Solution : The correct answer is the Eran inscription of Bhanugupta.
The Eran Pillar Inscription of Bhanugupta, Madhya Pradesh, contains the earliest epigraphic proof of Sati. The inscription attests to the use of the Sati system in Gupta-era India, it describes the prohibitions against
Question : Which of the following functions of the government budget is associated with the distribution of income?
I. Allocation function
II. Redistribution function
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Neither I nor II
Option 3: Both I and II
Option 4: Only II
Correct Answer: Only II
Solution : The correct option is Only II.
The function of the government budget associated with the distribution of income is the redistribution function. This function involves the use of various fiscal policies, such as progressive taxation and social welfare programmes, to redistribute income and
Option 1: ECBY
Option 2: RTUX
Option 3: GEDA
Option 4: WUTQ
Correct Answer: RTUX
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: ECBY; E – 2 = C; C – 1 = B; B – 3 = Y Second option: RTUX; R + 2 = T; T + 1 = U; U + 3 = X Third option: GEDA; G
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. BEAR : DFCS :: FEEL : HFGM :: MANY : ?
Option 1: OBPY
Option 2: OCPZ
Option 3: OBPZ
Option 4: OBQZ
Correct Answer: OBPZ
Solution : Given: BEAR : DFCS :: FEEL : HFGM :: MANY : ?
Add 2 and 1 alternately to the place value of the letters of BEAR, and FEEL to get the required codes – BEAR→B + 2 = D; E + 1 = F; A
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