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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Nobody in the conference seemed to believe the cock and bull story about such a major movie star.

Option 1: Factual story.

Option 2: Wildly exaggerated or falsified story.

Option 3: Interesting story.

Option 4: Secretive story.

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Wildly exaggerated or falsified story.


Solution : The correct option is the second option.

Explanation:
Cock and bull story refers to a highly improbable, unbelievable, or fabricated tale that lacks credibility. In the context of the sentence, it suggests that the story about the major movie star was

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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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 don't have (1) / any money to (2) / spend for luxuries. (3) / No error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (3)


Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.

Explanation: The preposition ''for'' should be replaced with ''on'' to make the sentence grammatically accurate and convey the intended meaning that the speaker doesn't have any money available for spending on luxury items.

Therefore,

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Question : If $a-b=2$ and $ab=15$, then what is the value of $a^3-b^3$?

Option 1: 152

Option 2: 112

Option 3: 108

Option 4: 98

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 98


Solution : Given:
$a-b=2, ab=15$
We know, $(a-b)^3=a^3-b^3-3ab(a-b)$
⇒ $2^3=a^3-b^3-3×15(2)$
⇒ $a^3-b^3=8+90$
$\therefore a^3-b^3=98$
Hence, the correct answer is 98.

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Question : Directions: If L + M means that L is the father of M, L × B means that L is the mother of M, and L – M means that L is the brother of M, then which of the following expressions shows that A is the paternal uncle of B?

Option 1: A – C + B

Option 2: A – B + C

Option 3: A + B – C

Option 4: A – B × C

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: A – C + B


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: A – C + B
According to the given expression, the family tree will be as follows –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

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Question : "yosemite" is a

Option 1: River

Option 2: Peak

Option 3: Waterfall

Option 4: Dam

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Waterfall


Solution : The correct option is - 

With a total plunge of 2,425 feet from the top of the higher fall to the base of the lower fall, Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park. It is located  in the Sierra Nevada of California.

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Question : Directions: In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word that can be formed using the letters of the given word.
CAPITULATE

Option 1: CAPABLE

Option 2: LUPIN

Option 3: PITTY

Option 4: TALE

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: TALE


Solution : Given:
CAPITULATE

Now let's compare all the option words –
First option: CAPABLE; The letter B of the word CAPABLE is not present in the word CAPITULATE.
Second option: LUPIN; The letter N of the word LUPIN is not present in the word CAPITULATE.
Third

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