Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A long wooden seat with a back for people to sit on in a church
Option 1: Aisle
Option 2: Pulpit
Option 3: Pew
Option 4: Altar
Correct Answer: Pew
Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.
The word pew directly refers to a long bench with a back, typically found in churches, where people sit during religious services.
Therefore, pew serves as an appropriate one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fair-weather friends
Option 1: A person who is friends with you during the night
Option 2: A person who is friends with you every day
Option 3: A person whose friendship cannot be relied on in times
Option 4: A person who is friends with you in difficult times
Correct Answer: A person whose friendship cannot be relied on in times
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The idiom, fair-weather friends is a noun phrase. In this context, "fair weather" refers to favourable or good times. Therefore, a "fair-weather friend" is someone who is supportive
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Vacant : Empty :: Dearth : ?
Option 1: Descent
Option 2: Scarcity
Option 3: Squander
Option 4: Abundant
Correct Answer: Scarcity
Solution : Given: Vacant : Empty :: Dearth : ?
The synonym of empty is vacant. Similarly, the synonym of scarcity is dearth.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Women, Mothers, Singers
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : We know all mothers are women. So, the circle for mothers will lie inside the circle of women. Those who are singers can be male or female, and some can also be mothers. So, the circle for singers will overlap the circles of women and mothers.
Question : 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).
The country faced a rainfall deficit of eight percent after the four-month-long southwest monsoon.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
During is used to indicate that something happened throughout a period of time. The sentence correctly conveys that the rainfall deficit occurred while the southwest monsoon was ongoing.
So, the correct sentence should be: The country faced a
Question : Directions: If POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, then FAMOUS will be coded as?
Option 1: GBNPUT
Option 2: GNBPTV
Option 3: GBNPVS
Option 4: GBNPVT
Correct Answer: GBNPVT
Solution : Given: POPULAR is written as QPQVMBS.
Like, POPULAR is written as QPQVMBS – P + 1 = Q; O + 1 = P; P + 1 = Q; U + 1 = V; L + 1 = M; A + 1 = B; R +
Question : If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is $30^\circ$ and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is $60^\circ$. Then the height of the cloud above the lake is:
Option 1: 100 m
Option 2: 200 m
Option 3: 300 m
Option 4: 400 m
Correct Answer: 400 m
Solution : Given: The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is $30^\circ$ and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is $60^\circ$. Let the dotted line represent the lake, point C be the position of
Question : If $x \%$ of $280=15 \%$ of $240+20 \%$ of $310$, then the value of $x$ is:
Option 1: 38
Option 2: 35
Option 3: 30
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 35
Solution : $x \%$ of $280=15 \%$ of $240+20 \%$ of $310$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{100} \times 280=\frac{15}{100} \times 240 + \frac{20}{100}\times 310$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{100} \times 280=36+62$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{100} \times 280=98$ ⇒ $x=\frac{98\times100}{280}$ ⇒ $x=35$. Hence, the correct answer is 35.
Question : Directions: In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
You cannot lose what you ________ had.
Option 1: once
Option 2: always
Option 3: never
Option 4: have
Correct Answer: never
The sentence conveys that one should not be angry, anxious, or upset about the loss of something if it was only ever a wish, idea, or hypothetical concept to begin with.
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".
There are many inner voices that speak (1) / to us inside your head, and believe that (2) / they should not be trusted. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
It should be "our head" instead of "your head" the correct possessive pronoun to match the noun. Since the sentence refers to the inner voices speaking to "us" (which includes the speaker), it is more appropriate to
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