Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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.
Question:
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
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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.
India's Mining Regions
• Lohardaga: Known for bauxite deposits, an important aluminium ore.
• Bhilwara: known for mica deposits used in the electronics industry.
• Jharia: major coal fields contributing significantly to India's production.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Some of our latest canon (1) / that have come out of the production (2) / line have a very long range. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
"Canon" should be replaced with "canons" with the helping verb "have" because canons are plural and will follow the helping verb "have" as per the subject-verb agreement.
Therefore, the correct statement would be: "Some of our latest
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
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
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