Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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
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
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
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.
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."
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. Expert designers standardise basic designs, leaving scope for the satisfaction of individual taste. B. However, uniformity does not imply a lack of taste. C. Mechanical production of goods leads to uniformity of design. are now accessible. D. In fact, popular taste has improved because standardised goods of better design are now accessible.
Option 1: ADBC
Option 2: CBDA
Option 3: CDAB
Option 4: ACDB
Correct Answer: CBDA
Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.
C. Mechanical production of goods leads to uniformity of design. B. However, uniformity does not imply a lack of taste. D. In fact, popular taste has improved because standardised goods of better design are now accessible. A.
Question : In a 1 km linear race, P beats Q by 120 metres or 30 sec. What is the time taken by P to cover the race?
Option 1: 220 sec
Option 2: 250 sec
Option 3: 235 sec
Option 4: 240 sec
Correct Answer: 220 sec
Solution : P beats Q by 120 metres or 30 sec, which means Q covers 120 m in 30 sec. Speed of Q = $\frac{120}{30}=4$ m/s Time taken to cover 1000 m = $\frac{1000}{4} = 250$ sec P beats Q by 30 seconds, which means P
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