Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 14 : 54 :: 21 : 82 :: 5 : ?
Option 1: 24
Option 2: 19
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 18
Correct Answer: 18
Solution : Given: 14 : 54 :: 21 : 82 :: 5 : ?
Like, (14 × 4) – 2 = 56 – 2 = 54 (21 × 4) – 2 = 84 – 2 = 82 Similarly, (5 × 4) – 2 = 20 – 2
Question : Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath is the original name of which of the following Indian classical singers?
Option 1: Pandit Omkarnath Thakur
Option 2: Pandit Kumar Gandharva
Option 3: Pandit Jasraj
Option 4: Pandit Dinkar Kaikini
Correct Answer: Pandit Kumar Gandharva
Solution : The correct option is Pandit Kumar Gandharva.
Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath is the original name of the renowned Indian classical singer Pandit Kumar Gandharva. He was a prominent figure in the Hindustani classical music tradition and was known for his innovative approach to music.
Question : Directions: If in a code language 3456 = ROPE and 15526 = APPLE, then 54613 = ?
Option 1: RPPEO
Option 2: ROPEA
Option 3: POEAR
Option 4: PAREO
Correct Answer: POEAR
Solution : Given: 3456→ROPE, and 15526→APPLE
From the given numbers and their coded letters, each digit of the number is assigned an individual letter code – Like, 3456→ROPE – 3→R, 4→O, 5→P, 6→E Thus, 3456 = ROPE. And, 15526→APPLE – 1→A, 5→P, 5→P, 2→L, 6→E Thus, 15526
Question : Guru Nileshwar Mukherjee is the exponent of which of the following Indian classical dance forms?
Option 1: Sattriya
Option 2: Manipuri
Option 3: Odissi
Option 4: Kathak
Correct Answer: Manipuri
Solution : The correct answer is Manipuri.
Guru Nileshwar Mukherjee is a well-known Manipuri dancer and choreographer. He has coached many of today's top Manipuri dancers and created several dance shows. He is also the recipient of India's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
You must aware of friends who speak against you.
Option 1: caution of
Option 2: beware of
Option 3: scarce of
Option 4: careful of
Correct Answer: beware of
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
Explanation:
The modal verb "must" should be followed by "be" before an adjective. Thus, "beware", which is the combination of "be aware" is the appropriate form that should be used after the modal verb to make
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
She suggested that we should distribute food among the needy.
Option 1: She ordered, "Distribute food among the needy."
Option 2: She said, "Let them distribute food among the needy."
Option 3: She said, "Let us distribute food among the needy."
Option 4: She said, "We could distribute food among the needy."
Correct Answer: She said, "Let us distribute food among the needy."
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
Question : The central bank may________ to discourage credit in the economy.
Option 1: decrease CRR
Option 2: buy securities in an open market
Option 3: reduce SLR
Option 4: increase bank rate
Correct Answer: increase bank rate
Solution : The correct option is to increase the bank rate.
Bank rates influence the lending rates of commercial banks. Higher bank rates will translate to higher lending rates by the banks. To curb liquidity, the central bank can resort to raising the bank
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Does Sneha not lick the butter?
Option 1: Is the butter being licked by Sneha?
Option 2: Is the butter not licked by Sneha?
Option 3: Sneha does not lick the butter?
Option 4: Was Sneha not licking the butter?
Correct Answer: Is the butter not licked by Sneha?
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the
Question : The average marks of 72 students are shown as 69. It includes a wrong entry of 45 marks instead of 54 marks. The correct average is:
Option 1: 68.875 marks
Option 2: 69.125 marks
Option 3: 68.625 marks
Option 4: 69.375 marks
Correct Answer: 69.125 marks
Solution : Given : The average marks of 72 students are shown as 69. Total marks of the student: 72 × 69 = 4968 Wrong entry of 45 marks instead of 54. Difference made by the wrong entry of 45 marks instead of 54 marks: 54
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement'.
He turned a deaf ear on the advices of his parents.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: to the advice
Option 3: at the advices
Option 4: on the advice
Correct Answer: to the advice
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Advice is an uncountable noun, and it does not have a plural form. Uncountable nouns don't take an "s" to indicate plurality. Additionally, when indicating the source or origin of the advice, the preposition to is
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