Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".
It is been seen as a "prestige battle" for the PM and a litmus test for the president of the opposition party.
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 "It is being seen" is the correct present continuous form. The sentence discusses a perception or observation that is ongoing, and the present continuous tense ("is being seen") is appropriate in this context. "Been" is not
Question : The term 'Straight drive' is related to which of the following sports?
Option 1: Hockey
Option 2: Cricket
Option 3: Football
Option 4: Badminton
Correct Answer: Cricket
Solution : The correct answer is Cricket.
The term straight drive is related to the game of cricket. It is a shot that is made by striking the ball in a straight line while using the entire bat's face. It is one of the finest shots ever
Question : In 1664, who discovered the fifth star in the Trapezium, an asterism (mini-constellation) in the constellation Orion?
Option 1: George Willis Ritchey
Option 2: Giordano Bruno
Option 3: Johannes Kepler
Option 4: Robert Hooke
Correct Answer: Robert Hooke
Solution : The correct answer is Robert Hooke.
In 1664, Robert Hooke found the fifth star in the Trapezium, an asterism in Orion's constellation. He was an English scientist and inventor best recognised for his contributions to microscopic observations, optics, and elasticity.
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).
Owing to his respiratory problems the doctor has told him to refrain from smoking.
(1) to not refrain from
(2) to refrain to
(3) to refrain not from
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
There is no improvement required in the sentence. The original sentence is grammatically correct and effectively conveys the intended meaning.
To refrain from is the appropriate way to express the doctor's advice for the person to avoid
Question : Preservation of historical articles is done in the science of
Option 1: Iconography
Option 2: Numismatic
Option 3: Museology
Option 4: Epigraphy
Correct Answer: Museology
Solution : The correct answer is Museology.
The science of preservation of historical articles is known as museology. Iconography is the study of visual images and symbols; numismatics is the study of coins and currencies; epigraphy is the study of inscriptions and epigraphs.
Question : $x,y,$ and $z$ are real numbers. If $x^3+y^3+z^3 = 13, x+y+z = 1$ and $xyz=1$, then what is the value of $xy+yz+zx$?
Option 1: –1
Option 2: 1
Option 4: –3
Correct Answer: –3
Solution : Given: $x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}=13$, $ x+y+z=1$, $xyz=1$ We know, $x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}-3xyz= (x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}-xy-yz-zx)$ $⇒x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}-3xyz= (x+y+z)((x+y+z)^{2}-3(xy+yz+zx))$ Substituting values of $x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}$, $ x+y+z$ and $xyz$, $⇒13-3(1)=(1)((1^{2}-3(xy+yz+zx))$ $⇒xy+yz+zx=\frac{10-1}{-3}$ $\therefore xy+yz+zx=-3$ Hence, the correct answer is –3.
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number from the given alternatives.
Option 1: (11, 121)
Option 2: (13, 169)
Option 3: (19, 391)
Option 4: (21, 441)
Correct Answer: (19, 391)
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: (11, 121)→(11)2 = 121 Second option: (13, 169)→(13)2 = 169 Third option: (19, 391)→(19)2 = 361 ≠ 391 Fourth option: (21, 441)→(21)2 = 441
The third option does not follow a similar pattern
Question : Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct answer is Magma.
Magma is an extremely hot liquid or semi-liquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface. Hot molten rocks generated within the ground are sometimes forced out through breaks on the earth's surface such as craters in the form of volcanic eruption.
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Question : Which of the following figures brought the resolution on local self-government for the political education of people at the local level?
Option 1: Lord Ripon
Option 2: Lord Mayo
Option 3: Lord Canning
Option 4: Lord Lytton
Correct Answer: Lord Ripon
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Ripon.
As Viceroy, Lord Ripon enacted numerous changes to improve the lot of the native Indian population. The first of these reforms was the establishment of the local self-government, which was unique to British India. He is referred to
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. "Just add a bit of cheese to your pasta, and Bob's your uncle!" Reena suggested to me over dinner last night.
Option 1: It becomes easily and quickly achievable.
Option 2: It changes the appearance.
Option 3: It ruins everything.
Option 4: It changes nothing.
Correct Answer: It becomes easily and quickly achievable.
Solution : The right option is the first option.
The idiom "bob's your uncle" means "there you go" or "there you have it." It is used to indicate that a particular solution, action, or procedure is simple or easy to accomplish,
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