Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Each vowel in the word CAPSULE is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical series. In the newly formed word, how many alphabets are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabet which is 3rd from the left and 3rd from the right?
Option 1: Three
Option 2: Four
Option 3: One
Option 4: Two
Correct Answer: Two
Solution : Given: Each vowel in the word CAPSULE is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical series.
In the newly formed word, Q is 3rd from left and T is 3rd from right.
There are two letters between Q (which is 3rd from the left) and T (which is 3rd from the right) in the English alphabetical series. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, TELEVISION is written as UDMDWKQKMP and PUNISHMENT is written as QTOHTJKGLV. How will HELICOPTER be written in that language?
Option 1: IDMHDQCVNT
Option 2: IDMHQDVNCT
Option 3: IDMHDQNVCT
Option 4: IDMHDQVCNT
Correct Answer: IDMHDQNVCT
Solution : Given: TELEVISION is coded as UDMDWKQKMP PUNISHMENT is coded as QTOHTJKGLV
Add and subtract 1 alternatively from the place values of the first 5 letters, and add and subtract 2 alternatively from the place values of the remaining letters. Like, TELEVISION ⇒ T + 1 = U; E – 1 = D; L + 1 = M; E – 1 = D; V + 1 = W; I + 2 = K; S – 2 = Q; I + 2 = K; O – 2 = M; N + 2 = P Thus, TELEVISION is coded as UDMDWKQKMP. And, PUNISHMENT ⇒ P + 1 = Q; U – 1 = T; N + 1 = O; I – 1 = H; S + 1 = T; H + 2 = J; M – 2 = K; E + 2 = G; N – 2 = L; T + 2 = V Thus, PUNISHMENT is coded as QTOHTJKGLV. Similarly, HELICOPTER ⇒ H + 1 = I; E – 1 = D; L + 1 = M; I – 1 = H; C + 1 = D; O + 2 = Q; P – 2 = N; T + 2 = V; E – 2 = C; R + 2 = T
So, HELICOPTER is coded as IDMHDQNVCT. Hence, the third option is correct.
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 : According to the given figures – 1. A figure at the centre rotates 90° in the anti-clockwise direction. 2. The letters are placed diagonally – In Box 1, the letters M and N are placed diagonally in the southwest and northeast directions. In Box 2, the letters are rotated in a clockwise direction and M and N are changed to N and O. After rotating clockwise the letters N and O are placed diagonally in the southeast and northwest directions. In Box 3, the letters are rotated in a clockwise direction and N and O are changed to O and P. After rotating clockwise the letters O and P are placed diagonally in the northeast and southwest directions. In Box 4, the letters are rotated in a clockwise direction and O and P are changed to P and Q. After rotating clockwise the letters P and Q are placed diagonally in the northwest and southeast directions.
So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Therefore, the figure in the first option is the required figure. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four. It is mainly due to Peter's lethargy that the plan fell__.
Option 1: off
Option 2: through
Option 3: in
Option 4: out
Correct Answer: through
Solution : 'Fall off' means' to get detached', 'fall in' means 'to take a place in line or formation' and 'fall out' means 'to argue'.
Therefore, the first, third and fourth options do not fit in contextually and the second option is a correct fit for the sentence because the phrase 'fall through' means 'failed/uncompleted' which contextually fits in the sentence.'
Hence, the complete statement should be "It is mainly due to Peter's lethargy that the plan fell through."
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, CROW is coded as 6970 and ORCA is coded as 7569. What is the code for W in the given code language?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 0
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : Given: 1. CROW ⇒ 6970 2. ORCA ⇒ 7569
By comparing the coded words, we find that – In words 1 and 2, the common letters are C, R, and O, and the common codes are 6, 9, and 7. The remaining letters and code in word 1 are W and 0 and in word 2 are A and 5. Finally, W→0; A→5; C/R/O→6/9/7
So, the code for W is 0 in the code language. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : The longest sea beach in India is
Option 1: Chapora beach
Option 2: Diu beach
Option 3: Aksa beach
Option 4: Marina beach
Correct Answer: Marina beach
Solution : The correct answer is Marina Beach.
Marina Beach is a famous urban beach located in Chennai, India. It stretches for approximately 13 kilometres along the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, making it one of the longest natural urban beaches in the world.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. The efforts of the doctors came to a futile end with the death of the patient.
Option 1: Fruitless
Option 2: Enriching
Option 3: Startling
Option 4: Terrifying
Correct Answer: Fruitless
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Fruitless and futile both convey the idea of being unsuccessful or producing no result. In this context, the efforts of the doctors led to a futile end, meaning that despite their hard work, it was unsuccessful in saving the patient's life. Fruitless aligns perfectly with this meaning, as it denotes an effort that doesn't yield any desirable outcome.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is fruitless.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
You go up a dark, rickety stairwell of a building on a crowded street in Calcutta. You enter a small room. The centre of the room is empty but the corners are stacked with bedrolls, utensils and water bottles. Musical instruments, drums, cymbals and gongs are piled in a corner. Today, the room is filled with the laughter of men and women in colourful attire. Among the happy chorus of congratulations and laughter, the bride Chumki Pal and the groom Sandeep can be seen smiling. They are both blind, as are most of the people surrounding them. Pal is wearing a bright turquoise blue sari. “I know it’s blue because people have told me but I can’t imagine how it looks. But believe me, when I dream, I dream only in colours,” she says. Their romance blossomed when they met as members of Blind Opera, the only one of its kind in the country as well as in Asia.
The 36 spirited members of Blind Opera demonstrate that physical disability is not an obstacle. They enact plays by Rabindranath Tagore, considered challenging even by veteran theatre groups. Blind Opera was launched in 1996 by four theatre aficionados, who took it as a challenge to get together the talents of these visually impaired people. The challenge to present the cast on stage is immense since space management is a problem. To solve this, the directors use ropes to separate the stage and the wings. When the actors step on the rope they know that it is the entrance to the stage. The members cannot see, but they can smell, hear and touch – three elements inherent to any theatre. At Blind Opera, they “believe that the blind can see. That is, they see in their own way, if not in our way, with the help of these abilities.”
For the visually impaired, theatre is the medium for the expression of their creative urges. They respond instinctively; they cannot copy anyone else because they cannot see. Their body language tells the story and hence it is very spontaneous. The members have earned kudos from Calcutta audiences. For the members of the troupe, discovering the language of the body is in a way also a journey of the persona. Coming from diverse backgrounds but bound together by the same disability, they have found an outlet for their creativity through the plays. They do not feel isolated anymore because they can relate to their fellow performers. There is also a greater purpose behind it: to use theatre to build a community and mainstream the huge number of disabled living in isolation. Together they can be a force to demand better facilities in public life. Blind children should enter the mainstream from the beginning. The big dream of the group is to establish a drama school following the ideal of Tagore’s Shantiniketan, offering a platform for creative expression to all those who are economically and socially forced to stay in the periphery. Like Chumki Pal, they all dream in colour.
Question:
What is the biggest problem in presenting the troupe on stage?
Option 1: Space management
Option 2: Time management
Option 3: Communication
Option 4: Spontaneity
Correct Answer: Space management
In the second paragraph of the comprehension, it is stated that the challenge of presenting the cast on stage is immense since space management is a problem.
Therefore, the correct answer is space management.
Question : Select the sentence with the appropriate use of preposition.
Option 1: Are you interested along with modern art?
Option 2: Are you interested into modern art?
Option 3: Are you interested with modern art?
Option 4: Are you interested in modern art?
Correct Answer: Are you interested in modern art?
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The verb "interested" is commonly followed by the preposition "in" when expressing interest in a particular subject or topic. In this case, the correct preposition to use with "interested" is "in". Therefore, the correct sentence is, "Are you interested in modern art?"
Question : What is the maximum strength prescribed for State Legislative Assemblies?
Option 1: 350
Option 2: 600
Option 3: 500
Option 4: 750
Correct Answer: 500
Solution : The correct answer is 500.
The Legislative Assembly has a maximum strength of 500 members and a minimum strength of 60. Its strength ranges from 60 to 500 depending on the size of the state's population. This is specified in Article 170 of the Indian Constitution.
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