Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. The game is now in full swing.
Option 1: very passive
Option 2: very uninteresting
Option 3: playing on the swings
Option 4: very active
Correct Answer: very active
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
Explanation: In full swing typically means something is happening energetically, at a fast pace, or with full participation, which aligns with the context of an active and engaging game.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To rise like a phoenix
Option 1: To be modest
Option 2: To set on fire
Option 3: To emerge with a new life
Option 4: To behave like a royal
Correct Answer: To emerge with a new life
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Rise like a phoenix is an idiom that means to emerge stronger and more powerful after a crisis, which is correctly stated in the third option, to emerge with a new life.
Question : Direction: In the following question, a series is given with two terms missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
M, E, N, I, P, O, ?, ?
Option 1: QI
Option 2: PA
Option 3: QU
Option 4: QO
Correct Answer: QU
Solution : Given:
The letters in odd places (M, N, P) are consonants and the letters in even places (E, I, O) are vowels.
The next consonant after P is Q.
The next vowel after O is U.
Therefore, Q, U are the missing terms and the series is as follows –
M, E, N, I, P, O, Q, U
Hence, third option is correct.
Question : If $2=x+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{5+\frac{1}{2}}}$, then the value of $x$ is equal to:
Option 1: $\frac{14}{13}$
Option 2: 1
Option 3: $\frac{13}{15}$
Option 4: $\frac{15}{13}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{15}{13}$
Solution : Given: The expression is $2=x+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{5+\frac{1}{2}}}$. ⇒ $2=x+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{\frac{10+1}{2}}}$ ⇒ $2=x+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{\frac{11}{2}}}$ ⇒ $2=x+\frac{1}{1+\frac{2}{11}}$ ⇒ $2=x+\frac{1}{\frac{11+2}{11}}$ ⇒ $2=x+\frac{1}{\frac{13}{11}}$ ⇒ $2=x+\frac{11}{13}$ ⇒ $x=2–\frac{11}{13}$ ⇒ $x=\frac{26–11}{13}=\frac{15}{13}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{15}{13}$.
Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : In the given figure – 1. The arrow located in the top left corner is rotating in the anticlockwise direction. 2. In the middle of the box, prime numbers are written, starting from 2→2, 3, 5, 7 3. V located at the bottom left corner of the box is also rotating in the anticlockwise direction. 4. The vowels mentioned in the given boxes→a, e, i, o, shift from one corner to another; a→top right corner, e→bottom right corner, i→bottom left corner, o→top left corner So, following the above pattern, in the next figure, the arrow on the top left corner will be facing downwards, the next prime number 11 will be in the center, V at the bottom left corner will be facing upwards, and the vowel u will be at the top right corner.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Direction: How many dots will be there on the face opposite to the face with 2 dots?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Taking dice positions 1 and 2 with five dots as the common face,
Moving clockwise from the common face with five dots,
Pair of opposite faces –
So, the opposite to the face containing two dots is the face containing six dots.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Which one of the following forms the base of vegetable fibres?
Option 1: Cellulose
Option 2: Proteins
Option 3: Fats
Option 4: Oils
Correct Answer: Cellulose
Solution : The answer is Cellulose.
The primary constituent of vegetable fibres is cellulose, a complex carbohydrate that serves as the primary structural component of plant cell walls. Cellulose is the most prevalent carbohydrate, forming a strong and rigid framework that provides structural integrity to plants.
Question : The difference between the areas of two concentric circles is 264 cm2. What is the difference between the square of their radius? (use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)
Option 1: 70
Option 2: 140
Option 3: 84
Option 4: 64
Correct Answer: 84
Solution : Given: The difference between the areas of two concentric circles is 264 cm2. The area of the circle $=\pi R^2$ where $R$ is the radius. According to the question, $\pi R^2–\pi r^2=264$ ⇒ $\frac{22}{7}\times(R^2–r^2)=264$ ⇒ $(R^2–r^2)=\frac{264\times 7}{22}$ ⇒ $R^2–r^2=\frac{1848}{22}=84$ Hence, the correct answer is 84.
Question : The Kunbi dance is performed by the tribal community of _____.
Option 1: Sikkim
Option 2: Tamil Nadu
Option 3: Uttar Pradesh
Option 4: Goa
Correct Answer: Goa
Solution : The correct option is Goa.
Kunbi dance is a folk dance performed by the tribal community of Goa. The Kunbi dance is often performed during cultural events, festivals, and celebrations within the community. The dancers wear colourful costumes.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The librarian said, “Let no student be issued a book till next week.”
Option 1: The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.
Option 2: The librarian said that no student is to be issued a book till next week.
Option 3: The librarian said that no student will be issued a book till the following week.
Option 4: The librarian said that let no student be issued a book till next week.
Correct Answer: The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In reported speech, it's essential to make appropriate changes to verb tense, pronouns, and other elements to convey the original speaker's message accurately.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
So, the correct sentence would be: The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.
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