Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : "Buddha" means:
Option 1: the enlightened one
Option 2: the religious preacher
Option 3: the genius
Option 4: the powerful
Correct Answer: the enlightened one
Solution : The correct answer is the enlightened one.
The word "Buddha" means the enlightened one. He was the prince of the Shakya kingdom but became an ascetic. He is the founder of Buddhism.
Question : Which of the following is not one of the scenarios of National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) launched by the Government of India in 2021?
Option 1: Manage Learn
Option 2: Learn
Option 3: Develop Learn
Option 4: Help Learn
Correct Answer: Develop Learn
Solution : The correct answer is Develop Learn.
To improve India's digital educational architecture, the Prime Minister introduced the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) on July 29, 2021. NDEAR is a design manual for the nation's educational ecosystem that outlines several guiding principles, specifications, rules,
Question : Which sodium compound is the most popular additive to various items such as sauces, salad dressings and beverages for its preservative action?
Option 1: Sodium bicarbonate
Option 2: Sodium fluoride
Option 3: Sodium hypochlorite
Option 4: Sodium benzoate
Correct Answer: Sodium benzoate
Solution : The correct option is Sodium benzoate.
Sodium benzoate is a widely used preservative in the food and beverage industry. It is often added to items such as sauces, salad dressings, and beverages to prevent the growth of bacteria, moulds, and yeasts, thereby extending
Question : A passenger train running at the speed of 80 km/h leaves the railway station six hours after a goods train leaves and overtakes it in four hours. What is the speed of the goods train?
Option 1: 32 km/h
Option 2: 50 km/h
Option 3: 45 km/h
Option 4: 64 km/h
Correct Answer: 32 km/h
Solution : The passenger train covers the distance in 4 hours = 80 × 4 = 320 km The goods train travels this distance in = (6 + 4) = 10 hours We know that, $\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$ So, the speed of the goods train = $\frac{320}{10}=32$ km/h
Question : Directions: The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number pairs except one. Find that odd number pair.
Option 1: 9 : 1458
Option 2: 3 : 54
Option 3: 5 : 685
Option 4: 5 : 250
Correct Answer: 5 : 685
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 9 : 1458; (9)3 × 2 = 729 × 2 = 1458 Second option: 3 : 54; (3)3 × 2 = 27 × 2 = 54 Third option: 5 : 685; (5)3 ×
Question : Let $x$ be the smallest number which, when added to 2000, makes the resulting number divisible by 12, 16, 18, and 21. The sum of the digits of $x$ is:
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 7
Solution : LCM of (12, 16, 18, 21) = 1008 (less than 2000) The next number which is divisible by 12, 16, 18, and 21= (2 × 1008) = 2016 Also, 2016 is 16 more than 2000. So, (1 + 6) = 7 Hence, the correct answer
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He says to Gayatri, “You are writing an apology to the warden.”
Option 1: He told Gayatri that she is writing an apology to the warden.
Option 2: He tells Gayatri that she is writing an apology to the warden.
Option 3: He says to Gayatri that she was writing an apology to the warden.
Option 4: He tells Gayatri that she was writing an apology to the warden.
Correct Answer: He tells Gayatri that she is writing an apology to the warden.
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
Explanation: When transforming a direct speech sentence to indirect speech, we need to consider the changes in pronouns and tenses. In this case, the reporting verb
Question : The bar chart given below shows the number of boys and girls in 5 schools. If the number of boys in school S6 is 30% more than the number of girls in school S1, then the number of girls in schools S3 and S4 is what percentage of the number of boys in schools S6 and S1?(correct to two decimal places)
Option 1: 110.92%
Option 2: 140.48%
Option 3: 124.62%
Option 4: 118.92%
Correct Answer: 118.92%
Solution : Let the number of girls in schools S3 and S4 be $y$% of the number of boys in schools S6 and S1. According to the question, Boys(S6) = 500 + 0.3(500) = 650 Girls(S3 + S4) = $y$ × Boys(S6 + S1) ⇒ 1800 +
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.) (15, 20, 4) (30, 30, 3)
Option 1: (44, 187, 44)
Option 2: (30, 190, 15)
Option 3: (35, 120, 19)
Option 4: (60, 400, 20)
Correct Answer: (60, 400, 20)
Solution : Given: (15, 20, 4); (30, 30, 3)
In the given sets, multiply the first and third numbers and then divide the resultant by 3 to get the second number. (15, 20, 4)→15 × 4 = 60; 60 ÷ 3 = 20 (30, 30,
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/consonants/vowels in the word.) Cotton : Cloth :: Sugarcane : ?
Option 1: Salt
Option 2: Coffee
Option 3: Sugar
Option 4: Chocolate
Correct Answer: Sugar
Solution : Given: Cotton : Cloth :: Sugarcane : ?
Like, Cotton is used to make clothes. Similarly, Sugarcane is used to make sugar.
Hence, the third option is correct.
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