Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The ‘Do or Die’ slogan is given by which of the following freedom fighters?
Option 1: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 2: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option 3: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 4: Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi coined the "Do or Die" slogan during the Quit India Movement in 1942. The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement or Bharat Chhodo Andolan, was a significant event in the Indian independence movement
Question : If $\Delta$ PQR and $\Delta$ LMN are similar and 3PQ = LM and MN = 9, then QR is equal to:
Option 1: 9 cm
Option 2: 6 cm
Option 3: 12 cm
Option 4: 3 cm
Correct Answer: 3 cm
Solution : The corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in equal proportion. $\Delta$ PQR $\sim\Delta$ LMN $⇒\frac{\mathrm{PQ}}{\mathrm{LM}} = \frac{\mathrm{QR}}{\mathrm{MN}} = \frac{\mathrm{PR}}{\mathrm{LN}}$ $⇒\frac{\mathrm{PQ}}{\mathrm{LM}} = \frac{QR}{\mathrm{MN}}\\$ $⇒\frac{1}{3} = \frac{\mathrm{QR}}{9\;\mathrm{cm}}\\$ $⇒\mathrm{QR} = 3\;\mathrm{cm}$ Hence, the correct answer is 3 cm.
Question : Directions: In the following question, you must identify the correct response from the given premises according to the following symbols. In a certain code language, + represents ×, – represents +, × represents ÷, and ÷ represents –. What is the answer to the following question? 50 + 5 – 700 × 28 = ?
Option 1: 94
Option 2: 100
Option 3: 90
Option 4: 275
Correct Answer: 275
Solution : Given: 50 + 5 – 700 × 28 = ?
After replacing the symbols as per the instruction, the equation becomes – = 50 × 5 + 700 ÷ 28 = 50 × 5 + 25 = 250 + 25 = 275
275 is the
Question : The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is:
Option 1: Skeletal
Option 2: Nerves
Option 3: Connective
Option 4: Germinal
Correct Answer: Nerves
Solution : The correct option is - Nerves
The tissue in humans where no cell division occurs after birth is nervous tissue, which is a component of the nervous system. Unlike many other tissues in the body (such as skin or blood cells), nervous tissue has limited
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.
My father has been advised to ______ his smoking.
Option 1: cut down
Option 2: cut off
Option 3: cut into
Option 4: cut in
Correct Answer: cut down
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
"Cut down" is to reduce in size, amount, or quantity.
"Cut off" is to remove or disconnect something from its source or surroundings.
"Cut into" is to make an incision or groove in a surface, often used
Question : Simplify the given expression. (a – 2b)(b – 3a) + (a + b)(a – 3b) – (b – 3a)(4a – 5b)
Option 1: 8a2 – 10ab
Option 2: 8a2 + 10ab
Option 3: 10a2 – 14ab
Option 4: 10a2 – 4ab
Correct Answer: 10a2 – 14ab
Solution : Given: (a – 2b)(b – 3a) + (a + b)(a – 3b) – (b – 3a)(4a – 5b) = (a – 2b)(–3a + b) + (a + b)(a – 3b) – (b – 3a)(4a – 5b) = –3a2 + 6ab +
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. clam up
Option 1: To be upset
Option 2: To be frustrated
Option 3: To become silent
Option 4: To lose temper
Correct Answer: To become silent
Solution : The third option is correct.
Question : The colour of the ocean appears to be blue because the sunlight falling on it is:
Option 1: reflected
Option 2: refracted
Option 3: diffracted
Option 4: scattered
Correct Answer: scattered
Solution : The correct answer is scattered.
Blue light, having a shorter wavelength, is scattered less by water molecules, which tend to absorb light with longer wavelengths. In contrast, red light, with its longer wavelength, is absorbed more readily by water.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. I went on (1) _____ trying to 'find out how to'; but I wrote two or three novels without feeling that I had made (2) _____ progress. It was not until I wrote 'Ethan Frome' that I suddenly felt the artisan's full (3) _____ of his implements. When 'Ethan Frome' first appeared, I was (4) _____ criticised by the reviewers for what was considered the clumsy structure of the tale. I had pondered long on this structure, had felt its peculiar difficulties, and possible awkwardness, but could think of no (5) _____ which would serve as well in the given case: and though I am far from thinking 'Ethan Frome' is my best novel, and am bored and even exasperated when I am told that it is, I am still sure that its structure is not its weak point.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.
Option 1: steadily
Option 2: playfully
Option 3: ambiguously
Option 4: plausibly
Correct Answer: steadily
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
Steadily: In the context of reading something, "steadily" would mean reading in a continuous and consistent manner without interruptions or fluctuations in your reading pace. This fits the blank appropriately.
Question : Directions: Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given conclusions can be drawn from the given statements. Statements: All elephants are men. All men are socks. Conclusions: I. Some socks are elephants. II. All elephants are socks.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some socks are elephants – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing socks
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