Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’. I am not use to drink coffee.
Option 1: not used to drinking
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: not used to drink
Option 4: not use to drank
Correct Answer: not used to drinking
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The original sentence contains an error in the use of the phrase "used to." When expressing familiarity or habit, the correct form is "used to", followed by the gerund form of the verb
Question : Which of the following is not a connective tissue?
Option 1: Bone
Option 2: Cartilage
Option 3: Blood
Option 4: Skeletal Muscle
Correct Answer: Skeletal Muscle
Solution : The correct option is skeletal Muscles.
Skeletal Muscle tissue, commonly known as striated muscle tissue, is the main component of skeletal muscle. Connective tissue performs a variety of roles, including mechanical support, shape maintenance, organ protection, energy storage and immune response participation. Bone,
Question : Directions: A question is given, followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and select the appropriate answer. Question: A, B, C, and D are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who sits to the immediate right of A? Statements: (I) C sits to the immediate left of A; only one person sits between C and D. (II) Only one person sits between A and B; C sits to the immediate right of B.
Option 1: Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not
Option 2: Data in either statement I alone or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
Option 3: Data in statements I and II together is sufficient to answer the question
Option 4: Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not
Correct Answer: Data in either statement I alone or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
Solution : Given: (I) C sits to the immediate left of A; only one person sits between C and D. (II) Only one person sits between A and B; C sits to
Question : Which of the following cells are found in the liver of mammals?
Option 1: Purkinje cells
Option 2: Microglial cells
Option 3: Kupffer cells
Option 4: Sensory cells
Correct Answer: Kupffer cells
Solution : The correct answer is Kupffer cells.
Kupffer cells are indeed found in the livers of mammals. These specialised macrophages are located in the sinusoids of the liver and play a crucial role in filtering and phagocytosing foreign particles, such as bacteria and cellular debris,
Question : Directions: The graph shows the result of 10th class students of school for 4 years. Study the graph and answer the question:
III class
II class
I class
The year in which the maximum number of students appeared for the 10th grade exam is:
Option 1: 2001
Option 2: 2002
Option 3: 2003
Option 4: 2000
Correct Answer: 2001
Solution : $\text{Given:}$
$\text{Number of students in Year 2000 = 20 + 50 + 90= 160}$ $\text{Number of students in Year 2001 = 30 + 60 + 110 = 200}$ $\text{Number of students in Year 2002 = 15 + 60 + 120 = 195}$ $\text{Number of students
Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. EXAMINATION
Option 1: NATION
Option 2: EXAM
Option 3: MENTION
Option 4: AMBITION
Correct Answer: AMBITION
Solution : Given: EXAMINATION
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word EXAMINATION – First option: NATION; All the letters of NATION are present in the word EXAMINATION. Second option: EXAM; All the letters of EXAM are present in the word EXAMINATION. Third option: MENTION;
Question : What was the Wood's Despatch about?
Option 1: Industry
Option 2: Army
Option 3: Education
Option 4: Agriculture
Correct Answer: Education
Solution : The correct answer is Education.
In 1854, Charles Wood sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India. This despatch, known as Wood's despatch, is considered the Magna Carta of English Education in India. Wood's despatch discussed the importance of providing early education
Question : P and Q together can do a job in 6 days. Q and R can finish the same job in $\frac{60}{7}$ days. P started the work and worked for 3 days. Q and R continued for 6 days. Then the difference in days in which R and P can complete the job is:
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 12
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : (P + Q)'s 1 day work = $\frac{1}{6}$ (Q + R)'s 1 day work = $\frac{7}{60}$ Let P alone take $x$ days to finish the work. According to the question, ⇒ $\frac{3}{x}+\frac{6 \times 7}{60}=1$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{x}=1-\frac{7}{10}$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{x}=\frac{3}{10}$ ⇒ $x=10$ days Q's 1 day work
Question : Direction: 5/9 × 27/25 + 3/5 = ?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 1.2
Correct Answer: 1.2
Solution : Given: 5/9 × 27/25 + 3/5
BODMAS: B → Brackets; O → Of; D → Division; M → Multiplication; A → Addition; S → Subtraction
On solving: = 5/9 × 27/25 + 3/5 = 3/5 + 3/5 = 6/5 = 1.2
Therefore, 5/9 × 27/25
Question : Select the appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.
The police have not yet been able to solve the case; it seems to be ____________.
Option 1: in a nutshell
Option 2: turning over a new leaf
Option 3: a hard nut to crack
Option 4: in a pink
Correct Answer: a hard nut to crack
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
It means a difficult problem or an opponent that is hard to beat, which is appropriate in the context of the sentence. The police are having a difficult time cracking the case.
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