Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : During Quit India Movement, 'Parrallel Government' was constituted at :
Option 1: Varanasi
Option 2: Allahabad
Option 3: Lucknow
Option 4: Ballia
Correct Answer: Ballia
Solution : The Correct Answer is Ballia
The Quit India Movement is renowned for its local parallel government experiences. The 8th of August 1942 saw the beginning of the Quit India movement, which resulted in a number of notable events in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh
Question : Directions: A boy and a girl are playing in a park. The only daughter of the maternal grandfather of the girl is the sister of the boy's father. How is the boy related to the girl?
Option 1: Father
Option 2: Grandfather
Option 3: Son
Option 4: Cousin
Correct Answer: Cousin
Solution : As per the given instructions, the family tree will be drawn as shown below –
From the above family tree, the boy is the cousin of that girl. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence.
Shelley has been contemplating for a few days but still has not decided to quit the job.
Option 1: biting the dust
Option 2: chewing the cud
Option 3: cooling one’s heels
Option 4: getting into hot waters
Correct Answer: chewing the cud
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The idiom chewing the cud means to carefully consider or think about something, often at length. It's used when someone is deep in thought or contemplation, which is what the original sentence conveys.
The meanings
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
My mother insists on setting (up) something every day for charity.
(1) on
(2) in
(3) aside
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
It conveys the idea that something is being set apart or allocated for charity. The original choice, "on" does not convey the same meaning.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : When did the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan die?
Option 1: 1219
Option 2: 1210
Option 3: 1235
Option 4: 1227
Correct Answer: 1227
Solution : The correct answer is 1227.
Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who built an empire from eastern China to the Aral Sea, died in August 1227 during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia. Born as Temujin in 1162, he became Genghis Khan in
Question : How many anions surround a sodium ion in a crystal lattice of sodium chloride?
Option 1: Six
Option 2: Eight
Option 3: Seven
Option 4: Nine
Correct Answer: Six
Solution : The correct option is 6.
Every sodium (Na) ion in a sodium chloride (NaCl) crystal lattice has six surrounding chloride (Cl) ions, and every chloride ion has six surrounding sodium ions. This arrangement is a result of the ionic bonding between sodium and chloride
Question : Direction: Study the bar diagram carefully and answer the question. The bar diagram shows the trends of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India from all over the world (in INR crores). The year that exhibited the second–highest growth percentage in FDI in India over the period shown is:
Option 1: 1993
Option 2: 1994
Option 3: 1997
Option 4: 1996
Correct Answer: 1994
Solution : From 1992 to 1993, India's FDI growth percentage = $\frac{10.15 – 5.7}{5.7}×100$ = 78.07% From 1993 to 1994, India's FDI growth percentage = $\frac{20.16 – 10.15}{10.15}×100$ = 98.62% From 1994 to 1995, India's FDI growth percentage = $\frac{10.22 – 20.16}{20.16}×100$ = –49.30% From 1995 to
Question : By product obtained by soap industry is
Option 1: Caustic soda
Option 2: Glycerol
Option 3: Naphathalene
Option 4: Caustic potash
Correct Answer: Glycerol
Solution : The correct answer is glycerol.
Soaps are formed by the process called saponification in which fats or vegetable oil reacts with a strong base like NaOH or KOH, and produces soap and glycerol. Glycerol is a byproduct of soap industry. Soaps are sodium or potassium
Question : Select the most appropriate option for the given group of words.
The original natives of a country.
Option 1: Savages
Option 2: Aborigines
Option 3: Tribal
Option 4: Cannibals
Correct Answer: Aborigines
When referring to the original inhabitants of a country, it is essential to use a term that is culturally respectful and does not carry derogatory connotations. Aborigines is a term commonly used to describe the original or earliest
Question : Who is the first law officer of the country?
Option 1: Chief Justice of India
Option 2: Attorney General
Option 3: Law Minister
Option 4: Solicitor General
Correct Answer: Attorney General
Solution : The correct option is Attorney General
India's first legal officer is the Attorney General. As the government's principal legal counsel, the Attorney General represents the government before the Supreme Court of India. Article 76 of the Constitution deals with the appointment of the
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