Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Luckily, the machinery was not used by them.
Option 1: Luckily, they had not used the machinery.
Option 2: Luckily, they did not use the machinery.
Option 3: Luckily, they have not used the machinery.
Option 4: Luckily, I did not used the machinery.
Correct Answer: Luckily, they did not use the machinery.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Active voice is the voice where the subject performs the action. To convert a sentence from passive to active voice, we identify the subject performing the action and rephrase the sentence accordingly.
The structure of the negative sentence in the active voice in the case of simple past tense is: "Adverb + subject + did not + base form of the verb + object."
Therefore, the active sentence is: Luckily, they did not use the machinery.
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: All W is L. All L is M. Conclusions: I. No L is W. II. No M is L. III. No M is W.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: All conclusions follow
Option 4: None of the conclusions follow
Correct Answer: None of the conclusions follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No L is W – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing L lie outside the circle representing W while some lie inside. So, from this, it can be concluded that some L is W. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow. Conclusion (II): No M is L – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing M lie outside the circle representing L while some lie inside. So, from this, it can be concluded that some M is L. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow. Conclusion (III): No M is W – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing M lie outside the circle representing W while some lie inside. So, from this, it can be concluded that some M is W. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow.
So, none of the conclusions follow. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Bonafide
Option 2: Cultural
Option 3: Solusion
Option 4: Trustworthy
Correct Answer: Solusion
Solution : The correct answer is in the third option.
The correctly spelled word is solution, which means a method to solve a problem or deal with a situation. The provided spelling makes incorrect use of consonants in the word.
Question : How many numbers from 1 to 430 are divisible by 7 and 11 both?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 11
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 7
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : LCM of 7 and 11 = 77 The number divisible by 7 and 11 both should be divisible by 77. The required numbers are 77, 154, 231, 308, and 385 and the next number will be greater than 430. Hence, the correct answer is 5.
Question : Direction: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'A' can be represented by 03, 34, 86, etc., and 'N' can be represented by 12, 65, 79, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the given word.
REST
Matrix I
Matrix II
Option 1: 55, 43, 23, 69
Option 2: 98, 56, 31, 77
Option 3: 10, 02, 69, 88
Option 4: 55, 22, 99, 33
Correct Answer: 55, 22, 99, 33
Solution : Given: REST
Number representations of each letter: R → 10, 55, 98 E → 02, 22, 43, 85, 56, 68 S → 41, 23, 14, 69, 99 T → 31, 33, 76, 96
First option: 55, 43, 23, 69 T cannot be represented as 69. Hence, it's incorrect.
Second option: 98, 56, 31, 77 S cannot be represented as 31; T cannot be represented as 77. Hence, it's incorrect.
Third option: 10, 02, 69, 88 T cannot be represented as 88. Hence, it's incorrect.
Fourth option: 55, 22, 99, 33 All the letters of the word REST can be represented through this option. Hence, it's correct.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the misspelt word.
Option 1: Comparison
Option 2: Frantick
Option 3: Eminent
Option 4: Estimate
Correct Answer: Frantick
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The misspelt word is frantick, which should be spelt as frantic. The incorrect spelling contains an extra letter "k".
Question : Permanent Revenue settlement of bengal was introduced by :
Option 1: Clive.
Option 2: Hastings .
Option 3: Wellesley.
Option 4: Cornwallis .
Correct Answer: Cornwallis .
Solution : Correct Answer is Cornwallis .
In India, he envisioned the emergence of a class of hereditary landlords. The East India Company, led by Governor-General Lord Cornwallis, implemented The Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793. Essentially, the company and the zamindars had an agreement to fix the land revenue.The Zamindari System was another name for this system.
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. Our nation's ___ into another war could pull us into the crisis.
Option 1: intervention
Option 2: intention
Option 3: perfection
Option 4: invention
Correct Answer: intervention
Solution : The first option is the correct answer for the sentence because 'intervention' means 'involvement' which contextually fits in the sentence and makes the explanation of the sentence as 'our nation could face a crisis if got into another war'.
'Intention' means a plan for an action; 'perfection' means excellence or flawlessness; and 'invention' means to create something new; all of which do not fit in with the context of the sentence.
Therefore, the complete statement should be "Our nation's intervention into another war could pull us into the crisis."
Question : A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is:
Option 1: $1:4$
Option 2: $4:1$
Option 3: $1:2$
Option 4: $2:1$
Correct Answer: $1:4$
Solution : Given: A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time. We know the formula, $\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$ Let the cyclist travel at $x$ km/h and the distance to be covered takes $y$ hours. So, the cyclist covered $xy$ km. Jogger's distance travelled is $\frac{xy}{2}$ km. The time is $2y$ hours. The ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is $\frac{xy}{2\times 2y}:x$ or $1:4$ Hence, the correct answer is $1:4$
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Do your best and we'll back you____.
Option 1: on
Option 2: in
Option 3: out
Option 4: up
Correct Answer: up
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer: up.
The phrasal verb "back up" means to support someone and this is the only sentence that fits the sentence appropriately.
Therefore, the answer is "Do your best and we'll back you up."
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