Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following categories did Ram Sahay Panday receive the Padma Shri 2022 in?
Option 1: Carnatic Music
Option 2: Distinguished service in the field of art
Option 3: Instrumentalist
Option 4: Singing
Correct Answer: Distinguished service in the field of art
Solution : The correct option is Distinguished service in the field of art.
Ram Sahay Panday is a Rai dancer from Madhya Pradesh. Padma Shree, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, was given to him for the
Question : Arrange the following Development Financial Institutions (DFI) in the correct chronological order, according to the year they were set up.
(i) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
(ii) Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
(iii) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
Option 1: (i)-(iii)-(ii)
Option 2: (iii)-(i)-(ii)
Option 3: (ii)-(i)-(iii)
Option 4: (i)-(ii)-(iii)
Correct Answer: (iii)-(i)-(ii)
Solution : The correct answer is (iii)-(i)-(ii).
The correct chronological order of the Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) in India, according to the year they were set up, is as follows:
Question : If the surface area of a cube is 5046 cm2, then the volume of the cube is:
Option 1: 26189 cm3
Option 2: 25145 cm3
Option 3: 22812 cm3
Option 4: 24389 cm3
Correct Answer: 24389 cm3
Solution : Given: The surface area of a cube is 5046 cm2. The surface area of a cube is given by $6a^2$, where $a$ is the length of a side. $a = \sqrt{\frac{5046}{6}} = 29$ cm The volume $(V)$ of a cube is
Question : If the nine-digit number 3422213AB is divisible by 99, then what is the value of 2A + B?
Option 1: 11
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 13
Correct Answer: 11
Solution : To determine if the nine-digit number 3422213AB is divisible by 99, we can use the divisibility rule for 99. According to the rule, a number is divisible by 99 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9 and the difference between the sum
Question :
Entomology is the study of:
Option 1:
Birds
Option 2:
Insects
Option 3: Fossils
Option 4: Fungi
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is Insects.
The scientific study of insects and their interactions with the environment, other species, and people is known as entomology. It is a subfield of zoology that focuses on the biology, taxonomy, physiology, behaviour, ecology, and evolution of insects, which are
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
People ask me why I decide to start a new magazine.
(1) will decide
(2) am deciding
(3) have decided
(4) No improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
In the original sentence, the verb "decide" is in the present tense, which is not suitable in this context. To correct it, we should use the present perfect tense to show that the decision was made in
Question : A Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community that falls in the Tamil Solar Month is called?
Option 1: Karaga
Option 2: Bihu
Option 3: Onam
Option 4: Thaipusam
Correct Answer: Thaipusam
Solution : The correct answer is Thaipusam.
The Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community that falls in the Tamil Solar Month is called Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a significant religious festival observed by Tamil Hindus, particularly in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The professor said, “I want you to pursue your dreams."
Option 1: The professor said that I want you to pursue your dreams.
Option 2: The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.
Option 3: The professor says that he wants me to pursue my dreams.
Option 4: The professor told me that I wanted you to pursue your dreams.
Correct Answer: The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
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".
Having run (here and there) in rage, he stood defeated, his cries suppressed into sobs.
(1) to and fro
(2) helter-skelter
(3) far and wide
(4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
Helter-skelter means in a disorderly and chaotic manner. This fits well in the context because it conveys the idea of running in a frenzied or disorganised way, which matches the description of the person running in
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. It is due to this lethargy that the plan fell___
Option 1: off
Option 2: out
Option 3: through
Option 4: away
Correct Answer: through
Solution : The third option is the correct answer: through.
Fall off: To decrease in quantity, quality, or importance. Fall out: To have a disagreement or dispute, leading to a broken relationship or friendship. Fall through: To fail to happen or be completed as
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