Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Direction: There are three intersecting circles representing English-knowing persons, sportsmen, and persons who are working as policemen. Different regions obtained in the figure are marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
If you select persons, who do not know English and are not policemen, which of the region is to be selected?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given:
Here, English-knowing persons are → 1, 2, 6, 7
And, Policemen are → 4, 5, 6, 7
So, the persons who do not know English and are not policemen are only Sportsmen i.e. → 3
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Who appoints the Finance Commission?
Option 1: Finance Minister
Option 2: Prime Minister
Option 3: Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Option 4: President
Correct Answer: President
Solution : The correct answer is President.
The Finance Commission in India is appointed by the President of India. The President appoints the members of the Finance Commission based on the provisions in Article 280 of the Indian Constitution. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body
Question : Which article of the Indian Constitution has a provision for National Emergency?
Option 1: Article 350
Option 2: Article 352
Option 3: Article 312
Option 4: Article 280
Correct Answer: Article 352
Solution : The correct option is Article 352
Article 352 of the Indian Constitution defines three forms of national emergencies: those caused by war, those caused by armed rebellion, and those caused by the failure of constitutional machinery in states. The President must approve the
Question : The moment of inertia of a body does not depend upon its
Option 1: axis of rotation
Option 2: angular velocity
Option 3: form of mass
Option 4: distribution of mass
Correct Answer: angular velocity
Solution : The correct answer is angular velocity.
Inertia is a property of the body in which it resists any change in its state of motion. Moment of inertia is a physical property of matter in which it resists any change in its rotational motion. It
Question : Find the wrong number in the following number series: 3, 7, 16, 35, 70, 153.
Option 1: 70
Option 2: 16
Option 3: 153
Option 4: 35
Correct Answer: 70
Solution : Given series: 3, 7, 16, 35, 70, 153 Logic: 3, 3 × 2 + 1 = 7, 7 × 2 + 2 = 16, 16 × 2 + 3 = 35, 35 × 2 + 4 ≠ 70 Here, the fifth term breaks the rule,
Question : Where was the FIH Women’s Indoor Hockey World Cup 2015 held?
Option 1: Vienna, Austria
Option 2: Poznan, Poland
Option 3: Leipzig, Germany
Option 4: Berlin, Germany
Correct Answer: Leipzig, Germany
Solution : The Correct Option is Leipzig, Germany
The fourth iteration of the Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was held in 2015. It took place in Leipzig, Germany, on February 4–8, 2015.
Question : Padmaja Reddy, who was conferred the Padma Shri in 2022, is renowned for which of the following dance forms?
Option 1: Kuchipudi
Option 2: Odissi
Option 3: Bharatanatyam
Option 4: Kathak
Correct Answer: Kuchipudi
Solution : The correct option is Kuchipudi.
Gaddam Padmaja Reddy received the Padma Shri 2022 award for her efforts in the dance style by our former president Ram Nath Kovind. She belongs to the Pamarru village of Hyderabad. She started dancing at an early age of 5
Question : In $\triangle P Q R$, $\angle Q=90^{\circ}$, $PQ=8$ cm and $\angle P R Q=45^{\circ}$ Find the length of $QR$.
Option 1: 6 cm
Option 2: 3 cm
Option 3: 5 cm
Option 4: 8 cm
Correct Answer: 8 cm
Solution : Putting all the given values, we get, $\angle PQR +\angle PRQ + \angle RPQ = 180°$ $90° + 45°+\angle RPQ = 180°$ $\therefore \angle RPQ= 45°$ ⇒ PQR is an isosceles triangle. $\therefore$ PQ = QR = 8 cm Hence, the correct answer is
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.
His _______ tastes and habits explain why he is always in debt.
Option 1: thrifty
Option 2: extravagant
Option 3: moderate
Option 4: judicious
Correct Answer: extravagant
Solution : The correct word to fill in the blank is the second option.
"Extravagant" means the lack of restraint in spending money or using resources, often on things that are not necessary. If someone has extravagant tastes and habits, it means they spend a lot
Question : The table given below shows the cost price and selling price of 5 different articles.
What is the ratio of the cost price of A1 to the selling price of A4?
Option 1: 1 : 2
Option 2: 1 : 3
Option 3: 7 : 5
Option 4: 7 : 11
Correct Answer: 7 : 11
Solution : Cost Price of A1 = 350 Selling Price of A4 = 550 ⇒ Required ratio = 350 : 550 = 7 : 11 Hence, the correct answer is 7 : 11.
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