Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary. 1. Preach 2. Praise 3. Precinct 4. Precept 5. Precede
Option 1: 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
Option 2: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
Option 3: 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
Option 4: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
Correct Answer: 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
Solution : Given: 1. Preach 2. Praise 3. Precinct 4. Precept 5. Precede
Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words have the same letters P and r, move on to the next letter. Step
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
At the end of 2020, there were 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, of which more than a quarter are refugees.
"By the end of 2020, the number of people forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, and events seriously disturbing public order, had grown to 82.4 million, the highest number on record according to available data," according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Out of these 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, more than a quarter are refugees.
Just five countries produce 68% of all refugees displaced abroad: the Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Myanmar.
The top five host countries, where these displaced people are currently located are Turkey, Colombia, Germany, Pakistan, and Uganda.
With 3.7 million displaced people now within its borders, Turkey hosts twice as many refugees as Colombia, the next highest host country, with 1.7 million people. The situation in Turkey illustrates the effects of proximity, as 92% of its refugees have come from neighbouring Syria, where war and armed conflict have now been raging for more than 10 years. It demonstrates that huge numbers of displaced people stay close to their point of origin.
There are more than 48 million internally displaced people - people who have had to flee their homes in search of safety elsewhere within their home nation.
The highest increases in the number of internally displaced people happened in Africa and were provoked by a combination of armed conflict and humanitarian disasters. The civil war in Ethiopia, Africa's second most-populated country, has sparked a wave of displacement in a region that was already facing what the UNHCR calls "a full-scale humanitarian crisis."
All in all, more than a million Ethiopian people had to leave their homes behind last year, the UNHCR says.
Question: The passage is mainly about
Option 1: internally displaced people.
Option 2: displaced persons around the world.
Option 3: refugees in host countries.
Option 4: people devastated by conflicts and civil war.
Correct Answer: displaced persons around the world.
Solution : The right choice is the second option.
Explanation: Based on the passage, the situation in Ethiopia is highlighted as a significant example of internal displacement due to armed conflict and humanitarian crises. The civil war in Ethiopia has led
Question : In a class of 50 students, 22 girls scored an average of 35 marks in the test. What are the average marks of the boys if the class average is 42 marks?
Option 1: 50
Option 2: 52.5
Option 3: 47.5
Option 4: 55
Correct Answer: 47.5
Solution : Let the average marks of boys be a. According to the question, $\frac{(22×35)+(28×a)}{50}=42$ ⇒ $28a=2100–770$ ⇒ $a=\frac{1330}{28}=47.5$ Hence, the correct answer is 47.5.
Question : The lava plateaus are rich in which kind of soil?
Option 1: Laterite soil
Option 2: Alluvial soil
Option 3: Red soil
Option 4: Black soil
Correct Answer: Black soil
Solution : The correct answer is Black soil.
A significant portion of the productive black soil on lava plateaus is made up of carbonates of magnesium and calcium. The dark soil of plateau regions is ideal for growing crops, including maize, cotton, ragi, and chilli.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To meet one's Waterloo
Option 1: To make a foolish choice
Option 2: To experience defeat
Option 3: To meet a friend
Option 4: To win a match
Correct Answer: To experience defeat
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
Explanation: The idiom "to meet one's Waterloo" is derived from the historical event of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Therefore, the figurative meaning of the idiom is to face a significant and final
Question : If $x=y=333$ and $z=334$, the value of $x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz$ is:
Option 1: $0$
Option 2: $667$
Option 3: $1000$
Option 4: $2334$
Correct Answer: $1000$
Solution : Given: $x=y=333$ and $z=334$ $x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz$ = $\frac{1}{2}(x+y+z)[(x-y)^2+(y-z)^2+(z-x)^2]$ = $\frac{1}{2}×(333+333+334)(0+1+1)$ = $1000$ Hence, the correct answer is $1000$.
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".
They had often heard (1) / about the ship (2) / they have to travel on. (3) / No Error.(4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
Explanation: The verb tense in third part should be consistent with the past tense established in the first part of the sentence ("They had often heard"). Therefore, it should be "they had to travel on"
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Appropriate
Option 1: Transparent
Option 2: Improper
Option 3: Salient
Option 4: Disturbing
Correct Answer: Improper
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Appropriate means suitable or proper in a given context. The opposite of appropriate is something that is not suitable or not proper, which is represented by the word improper. Therefore, improper is the antonym in this context.
The
Question : The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by
Option 1: Lord Curzon
Option 2: Lord Wellesley
Option 3: Duke of Cannaught
Option 4: Duke of Wellingdon
Correct Answer: Duke of Cannaught
Solution : The Correct Answer is Duke of Connaught
His Royal Highness (HRH) Duke of Connaught presided over the inauguration ceremony in the Red Fort's Diwan-i-am on behalf of His Majesty the King Emperor. Parliament convened in the Houses of Parliament. Today, this space serves
Question : Aman and Kapil start from Delhi and Gwalior, respectively, towards each other at the same time. They meet at Mathura and then take 196 minutes and 225 minutes, respectively, to reach Gwalior and Delhi. If the speed of Aman is 30 km/h, what is the speed (in km/h) of Kapil?
Option 1: $28$
Option 2: $30$
Option 3: $\frac{225}{7}$
Option 4: $\frac{392}{15}$
Correct Answer: $28$
Solution : Given: Aman and Kapil start from Delhi and Gwalior, respectively, towards each other at the same time. Time taken by Aman to reach Gwalior after reaching Mathura = 196 mins Time taken by Kapil to reach Delhi after reaching Mathura = 225 mins Formula Used:
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