Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the River Hooghly in ________.
Option 1: West Bengal
Option 2: Bihar
Option 3: Goa
Option 4: Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: West Bengal
Solution : The correct option is West Bengal.
Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the River Hooghly in West Bengal, India. The festival takes place at Sagar Island, also known as Ganga Sagar, where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
I was shocked (1) / to see how much my grandmother had aged (2) / since the last time we visited her. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The sentence is grammatically correct and effectively conveys the idea that the speaker was shocked to see how much their grandmother had aged since the last visit.
Question : Direction: Joan's age is 42, and Kelvin's age is 26. How many years ago was Kelvin's age half of Joan's age?
Option 1: 6 years
Option 2: 4 years
Option 3: 10 years
Option 4: 8 years
Correct Answer: 10 years
Solution : Given:
Joan's present age = 42 years
and, Kelvin's present age = 26 years
Before years let the age was X years.
According to the question →
Kelvin's age = 1 / 2 Joan's age
⇒ 26 - X = 1 / 2 (
Question : A store offers a variety of discounts that range between 20% and 25% inclusive. If a book is discounted to a price of Rs. 270, its greatest possible original price was:
Option 1: Rs. 345.5
Option 2: Rs. 324
Option 3: Rs. 360
Option 4: Rs. 337.5
Correct Answer: Rs. 360
Solution : The greatest possible buying price will be when the discount is maximum. Here, we are taking maximum discount = 25% If the price is Rs. $y$, then $\frac{75}{100}\text{of y}=270$ ∴ $y =360$ So, its greatest possible original price was Rs. 360. Hence, the correct
Question : When single gene controls the expression of more than one character, it is said to be
Option 1: Heterotrophic
Option 2: Autotrophic
Option 3: Allotropic
Option 4: Pleiotropic
Correct Answer: Pleiotropic
Solution : The correct option is Pleiotropic.
Pleiotropy occurs when a single gene regulates the expression of more than one character or attribute. Pleiotropy is a genetic phenomena in which a single gene has many impacts on an organism's phenotype (observable features or qualities). In other words,
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (10, 5, 65); (9, 8, 89)
Option 1: (12, 5, 89)
Option 2: (11, 10, 128)
Option 3: (4, 5, 29)
Option 4: (8, 7, 98)
Correct Answer: (4, 5, 29)
Solution : Given: (10, 5, 65); (9, 8, 89)
Here, (10, 5, 65)→(10 × 5) + (10 + 5) = 50 + 15 = 65 (9, 8, 89)→(9 × 8) + (9 + 8) = 72 + 17 = 89
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Question : Which of the following dance forms is performed in Carnatic music?
Option 1: Kathak
Option 2: Kuchipudi
Option 3: Odissi
Option 4: Sattriya
Correct Answer: Kuchipudi
Solution : The correct answer is Kuchipudi.
Performances of Kuchipudi dance are set to traditional Carnatic music. This performance is an impersonation of seductive features, charming attitudes, and transient feelings. Telugu and Sanskrit verses are typically employed in Kuchipudi lyrics.
Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. CONSTRUCTION
Option 1: CRUST
Option 2: STUNT
Option 3: TRUCK
Option 4: COTTON
Correct Answer: TRUCK
Solution : Given: CONSTRUCTION
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word CONSTRUCTION – First option: CRUST; All the letters of CRUST are present in the word CONSTRUCTION. Second option: STUNT; All the letters of STUNT are present in the word CONSTRUCTION. Third option: TRUCK;
Question : P can finish a work in 18 days. When he had worked for 5 days, Q joined him. If both of them together completed the remaining work in $\frac{13}{5}$ days, then in how many days can Q alone finish $66 \frac{2}{3}\%$ of the same work?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 2
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Let the total work be 18 units. So, the efficiency of P = $\frac{18}{18}$ = 1 Now, work done by P in 5 days = (1 × 5) = 5 units The remaining work = (18 – 5) = 13 units So, 13 units of
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Seeing may be believing, but understanding are definitely knowing.
(1) understanding could be knowing
(2) understanding to know
(3) understanding to know
(4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
There is a subject-verb agreement error in the sentence. The subject understanding should be followed by a verb in the singular form, not the plural form are. Here, "understanding could be knowing" is the correct alternative because
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