Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
Option 1: Strait
Option 2: Peninsula
Option 3: Cape
Option 4: Isthmus
Correct Answer: Isthmus
Solution : The correct answer is Isthumus.
An Isthmus is a narrow stretch of land which connects two larger landmasses, which are otherwise separated by a large water body. For example- isthmus of Panama. It connects two continents i.e. the North America and the South America and
Question : Which neighbouring country of India is not among the founding members of SAARC?
Option 1: Nepal
Option 2: Bangladesh
Option 3: Afghanistan
Option 4: Bhutan
Correct Answer: Afghanistan
Solution : The correct option is Afghanistan.
The Heads of State or Government of India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan formally adopted the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation's Charter on December 8, 1985, establishing it as an organisation.
Question : Direction: In the following question, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
Statements
I. Some keys are locks, and some locks are numbers.
II. All numbers are letters, all letters are words.
Conclusions
I. Some words are numbers.
II. Some locks are letters.
Option 1:
Conclusion I follows
Option 2:
Conclusion II follows
Option 3:
Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: None of the conclusion follows
Correct Answer:
Solution : Given:
Let's use a Venn diagram to evaluate each conclusion:
I. Some words are numbers. This conclusion logically follows from
Question : Iron and manganese present as pollutants in water can not be removed by ____.
Option 1: oxidation followed by settling and filtration
Option 2: chlorination
Option 3: ion exchange process
Option 4: lime soda process or manganese zeolite process
Correct Answer: chlorination
Solution : The correct option is chlorination.
Iron and manganese are prevalent contaminants in water sources, and chlorination alone is usually ineffective in removing them. Chlorination is generally used to disinfect water by killing bacteria and diseases. While it can oxidise some dissolved metals, such as
Question : Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ?
Option 1: M.A. Jinnah
Option 2: Lord Mountbatten
Option 3: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 4: V.P. Menon
Correct Answer: Lord Mountbatten
Solution : Correct Answer is Lord Mountbatten
A Partition Committee was also set up before the Partition Council. Its members included Vallabhbhai Patel , Dr Rajendra prasad and Abdur Rab Nishtar .On 3 June 1947, Lord Mountbatten declared the Partition Plan. He declared that the British
Question : What is the role of Pneumatophores?
Option 1: Protect plants from animals
Option 2: Get oxygen from respiration
Option 3: Supports plant in standing upright
Option 4: Helps plant for pollination
Correct Answer: Get oxygen from respiration
Solution : The correct option is to Get oxygen from respiration.
Pneumatophores are specialised aerial roots that sprout in certain plants, especially those that grow in marshy or wet conditions. Because oxygen availability is limited in wet soils, pneumatophores facilitate gas exchange between
Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Flinching 2. Flintlock 3. Flinpites 4. Flintlocks 5. Flinchers
Option 1: 1, 5, 2, 4, 3
Option 2: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Option 3: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
Option 4: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
Solution : Given: 1. Flinching 2. Flintlock 3. Flinpites 4. Flintlocks 5. Flinchers
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter F, move to the next letter. Step 2: The second, third,
Question : A shopkeeper marks his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 22%, he gains 20%. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 650, its marked price is:
Option 1: Rs. 900
Option 2: Rs. 1,000
Option 3: Rs. 850
Option 4: Rs. 950
Correct Answer: Rs. 1,000
Solution : Given: The cost price is Rs. 650. $SP = \frac{100-\text{Discount%}}{100}×MP = \frac{100+ \text{Profit%}}{100}×CP$, where $MP$ = marked price, $CP$ = cost price, and $SP$ = selling price. ⇒ $\frac{MP}{CP} = \frac{100 + 20}{100 -22}$ ⇒ $\frac{MP}{CP} = \frac{120}{78}$ ⇒ $\frac{MP}{650} = \frac{120}{78}$ ⇒ $MP
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
They have disposed all the old books.
Option 1: disposed of
Option 2: disposed out
Option 3: disposed on
Option 4: disposed by
Correct Answer: disposed of
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Dispose of means to get rid of or throw away something. It conveys the idea that they have gotten rid of or discarded all the old books.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: They have disposed of
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. After examining these three approaches carefully I crossed the bridge and examined the Kedarnath pilgrim road for half a mile. B. There were three approaches to the bridge; one from the north, one from the south and between these two a well-beaten footpath from the Rudraprayag bazaar. C. Satisfied that the leopard had not crossed the river, I determined to put in operation my plan for closing the two bridges at night and thus confining the leopard to my side of the river. D. Next, I examined the footpath on which three nights previously my goat had been killed.
Option 1: DABC
Option 2: CDAB
Option 3: ABCD
Option 4: BADC
Correct Answer: BADC
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The paragraph starts with sentence B, which introduces the setting and describes the different paths leading to the bridge, followed by sentence A, which follows the introduction of the approaches and describes the action taken by
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