Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The Prime Minister has said, "The government will extend help to the unorganised sector."
Option 1: The Prime Minister has said that the government will extend help to the unorganised sector.
Option 2: The Prime Minister said that the government has extended help to the unorganised sector.
Option 3: The Prime Minister said that the government would extend help to the unorganised sector.
Option 4: The Prime Minister has said that the government extended help to the unorganised sector.
Correct Answer: The Prime Minister has said that the government will extend help to the unorganised sector.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
When the indirect speech is in an assertive form, we follow the steps given below:
Question : King Kharvela was the greatest ruler of the Chedi Dynasty of
Option 1: Cholamandalam
Option 2: Kalinga
Option 3: Kannauj
Option 4: Purushpur
Correct Answer: Kalinga
Solution : The Correct Answer is Kalinga
Kharvela, the third and most powerful emperor of the Chedi dynasty, ruled over Kalinga (present-day Odisha). The main source of information about him is the well-known Hanthigumpha inscription by Kharavela. During his reign, the Chedi dynasty, which had been suppressed
Question : Direction: If STYLE is written as PQVIB, how can SMELL be written in that code?
Option 1: PJBII
Option 2: PVBII
Option 3: PVHII
Option 4: PJHII
Correct Answer: PJBII
Solution : Given:
STYLE is written as PQVIB
S – 3 = P ; T – 3 = Q ; Y – 3 = V ; L – 3 = I ; E – 3 = B
Similarly, SMELL will be coded as:
S – 3 =
Question : Identify the animal that is not a non-chordate.
Option 1: Reptiles
Option 2: Arthropods
Option 3: Porifera
Option 4: Arachnids
Correct Answer: Reptiles
Solution : The correct answer is Reptiles.
Non-chordates are animals without backbones. Reptiles are chordates. Chordates are animals belonging to the phylum Chordata, which is characterized by the presence of a notochord. Reptiles fall within the subphylum Vertebrata, which includes animals with a vertebral column
Question : If the sum of two positive numbers is 65 and the square root of their product is 26, then the sum of their reciprocals is:
Option 1: $\frac{7}{52}$
Option 2: $\frac{5}{52}$
Option 3: $\frac{1}{52}$
Option 4: $\frac{3}{52}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{5}{52}$
Solution : Let the two numbers be $a$ and $b$. According to the question, ⇒ $a + b$ = 65 and $\sqrt{ab}$ = 26 So, $ab$ = 26 × 26 = 676 Now, the sum of reciprocals = $\frac{1}{a}$ + $\frac{1}{b}$ = $\frac{b+a}{ab}$ = $\frac{65}{676}$= $\frac{5}{52}$ Hence,
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I prayed that his mother might recover soon.
Option 1: I said, "May your mother recover soon!"
Option 2: I said, "Might his mother soon recover."
Option 3: I said, "Oh God! Your mother may recover soon."
Option 4: I say, "Your mother may recover soon."
Correct Answer: I said, "May your mother recover soon!"
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Narration Conversion:
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order. A. Mummy struggled to pull them apart and finally succeeded. B. She tried to get them to make up but they did not listen. C. It was a fierce fight, of course. D. The two children scratched and hit each other.
Option 1: CDAB
Option 2: DBAC
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: ACBD
Correct Answer: CDAB
The logical flow of sentences is as follows:
Question : If $x$ can finish a job in 4 hours and $y$ can finish the same job in 8 hours independently, then they together will finish the job in:
Option 1: 140 minutes
Option 2: 160 minutes
Option 3: 120 minutes
Option 4: 150 minutes
Correct Answer: 160 minutes
Solution : Assume that $x$ efficiency is $e_x$ and $y$ efficiency is $e_y$. Let's assume that the work is 1 unit. Given that $x$ can finish a job in 4 hours. $⇒e_x = \frac{\text{work}}{\text{time}} = \frac{1}{4}$ Given that $y$ can finish the same job in 8
Question : Directions: Which two numbers and two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct? 7 × 14 ÷ 6 + 12 + 6 = 30
Option 1: 7 and 6, × and ÷
Option 2: 7 and 14, × and ÷
Option 3: 7 and 6, ÷ and +
Option 4: 6 and 14, × and +
Correct Answer: 7 and 14, × and ÷
Solution : Given: 7 × 14 ÷ 6 + 12 + 6 = 30
Let's check the options – First option: 7 and 6, × and ÷ Since there are two 6s in the equation, it is not clear which 6 needs
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The police were on high alert on account of the _____ convict who had killed many people.
Option 1: run after
Option 2: walk away
Option 3: eloped
Option 4: runaway
Correct Answer: runaway
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Runaway is the most suitable choice, suggesting a dangerous individual who has escaped.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
Topic Tagged to the Question are not relevant to Question
Question drives traffic to external sites for promotional or commercial purposes
The Question is not relevant to User
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