Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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
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".
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
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. In 1944, he was honoured by King George VI with a Knighthood and became Sir Alexander Fleming. B. On receiving this great honour, Fleming said in his usual modest way, "Wherever I go, people thank me for saving their lives. I didn't do anything; I just found a remedy that was there." C. Fleming became famous overnight and was regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists of his time. D. The next year, he and his fellow bacteriologists, whose combined efforts had led to the great discovery, were honoured with a joint Nobel Prize.
Option 1: DBCA
Option 2: ADBC
Option 3: CADB
Option 4: BCDA
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
To arrange the sentences in a meaningful and coherent paragraph, consider the logical flow of events. Here's the correct order:
C. Fleming became famous overnight and was regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists of his time.
Question : The transfer of minerals from topsoil to subsoil through soil water is called?
Option 1: Percolation
Option 2: Conduction
Option 3: Leaching
Option 4: Transpiration
Correct Answer: Leaching
Solution : The answer is Leaching.
The movement of minerals from the topsoil to the subsurface via soil water is called leaching. Water moves soluble minerals and nutrients downhill from the surface layers of soil to deeper layers, altering nutrient balance and soil fertility.
Question : Directions: All 32 students in a class are standing in a row facing north. Akash is 12th from the right end while Priya is 18th from the left end. How many people are standing between Akash and Priya?
Option 1: Two
Option 2: Four
Option 3: Three
Option 4: Five
Correct Answer: Two
Solution : Given: There are a total of 32 students in the class; Akash is 12th from the right end while Priya is 18th from the left end.
⇒ If Aakash is 12th from the right end, this means that 11 students are standing after Aakash. Thus,
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. I went on (1) _____ trying to 'find out how to'; but I wrote two or three novels without feeling that I had made (2) _____ progress. It was not until I wrote 'Ethan Frome' that I suddenly felt the artisan's full (3) _____ of his implements. When 'Ethan Frome' first appeared, I was (4) _____ criticised by the reviewers for what was considered the clumsy structure of the tale. I had pondered long on this structure, had felt its peculiar difficulties and possible awkwardness, but could think of no (5) _____ which would serve as well in the given case, and though I am far from thinking 'Ethan Frome' is my best novel, and am bored and even exasperated when I am told that it is, I am still sure that its structure is not its weak point.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
Option 1: dissent
Option 2: stability
Option 3: rigidity
Option 4: control
Correct Answer: control
The sentence conveys the meaning that the author, at some point in his writing career, experienced a profound sense of mastery over his writing tools and skills, much like an artisan has full control over his tools and
Question : Match the columns.
Option 1: A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
Option 2: A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
Option 3: A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Option 4: A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
Correct Answer: A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
Solution : The answer is A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III.
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• Bhilwara: known for mica deposits used in the electronics industry.
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