Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
Option 1: Babur
Option 2: Ibrahim Lodi
Option 3: Sher Shah Suri
Option 4: Akbar
Correct Answer: Babur
Solution : The correct option is Babur.
The first known substantial employment of artillery in warfare in India was by Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. Babur's use of artillery proved crucial to his victory over Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi during the First Battle of
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Warden
Option 2: Poliseman
Option 3: Engineer
Option 4: Doctor
Correct Answer: Poliseman
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The correct spelling of the profession is policeman. The incorrect spelling is in the second option, as it contains an "s" instead of "c" The correct spelling adheres to the standard English spelling of the job title.
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Quarantine and self-isolation need not be monotonous and stifling. They can be the gateway to work, be it in the arts or the sciences, that define the history of the world. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, John Milton and Lord Byron used much time to add to their formidable body of work in science and literature. It was not called lockdown in their time, but they spent long spells in isolation when medicine was not as developed as it is now. The University of Cambridge, where all four were studied, delved into its archives to collate their activities during such periods of isolation centuries ago. Isaac Newton (Trinity College): Considered Trinity’s most accomplished alumni, he exemplified productivity during a pandemic. Like many in Cambridge during the Great Plague of 1655-56, he retreated to the countryside to escape the disease-ridden city and spent two extended periods at his family home in rural Lincolnshire. Newton thrived in isolation, and later described it as one of the most productive times in his life, finding the space to reflect on and develop his theories on optics, calculus, and the law of motion and gravity. It was during this time that he conducted his famous prism experiment. “He bored a hole through his window shutters to produce a single, thin beam of light to pass through two prisms, proving for the first time that prisms did not create colours, but merely separated colours that were already there,” the university’s researcher, Alisha Matthewson-Grand, wrote. “Indeed, Newton was so intellectually transformed by his period of isolation that later commentators have referred to his time away from Cambridge as his annus mirabilis, or his year of wonders.” Charles Darwin (Christ’s College): Darwin’s experience with isolation was not the result of a pandemic but his own chronic ill health. He suffered from a myriad of unexplained symptoms, including vertigo, vomiting, cramps, fatigue, anxiety and visual disturbances. He noted in his autobiography of 1876 that “few persons can have lived a more retired life than we [Darwin and his wife Emma] have done. Besides short visits to the houses of relations, and occasionally to the seaside or elsewhere, we have gone nowhere.” Darwin believed that periods of isolation and ill health helped his career. At home, he was free from the demands placed on other scientists (teaching, administrative work), and thus able to devote himself entirely to research; he wrote: “Ill-health, though it has annihilated several years of my life, has saved me from the distractions of society and amusement.” Lord Byron (Trinity College): In 1811, Lord Byron was forced to quarantine in Malta after returning from a cholera-ravaged Greece. He was furious at the prospect of spending 40 days in lockdown, a measure he considered to be draconian and unnecessary. While confined, he wrote ‘Farewell to Malta’, a satirical poem attacking the island for (among other things) “Its smoky towns and cloudy sky” and its “cursed street of stairs”. He references his quarantine explicitly in the first verse “Adieu, thou damnedest quarantine / That gave me fever, and the spleen!’. John Milton (Christ’s College): The author of ‘Paradise Lost’ spent some time away from Cambridge as a first-year undergraduate in 1626, when the town was hit by bubonic plague. He was home in London when he wrote Elegia Prima, his first Latin elegy. The work is an early example of his aptitude for verse composition, as well as his impressive flair for comedy. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
Option 1: Darwin suffered from a number of problems like vomiting, fatigue, cramps, anxiety, etc.
Option 2: Newton’s period of isolation was his year of wonder as he was intellectually transformed during this time.
Option 3: Milton was furious at the prospect of spending 40 days in lockdown, a measure he considered absolutely unnecessary.
Option 4: Newton and Byron were the alumni of Trinity College, of Cambridge University.
Correct Answer: Milton was furious at the prospect of spending 40 days in lockdown, a measure he considered absolutely unnecessary.
Solution : The third option is correct.
When we read the given passage, we get to know many facts about many renowned people. Such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Lord
Question : If $\frac{a}{1-2a}+\frac{b}{1-2b}+\frac{c}{1-2c}=\frac{1}{2}$, then the value of $\frac{1}{1-2a}+\frac{1}{1-2b}+\frac{1}{1-2c}$ is:
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given: $\frac{a}{1-2a}+\frac{b}{1-2b}+\frac{c}{1-2c}=\frac{1}{2}$ Multiplying by 2 on both sides ⇒ $\frac{2a}{1-2a}+\frac{2b}{1-2b}+\frac{2c}{1-2c}=1$ Adding 3 on both sides ⇒ $1+\frac{2a}{1-2a}+1+\frac{2b}{1-2b}+1+\frac{2c}{1-2c}=1+3$ ⇒ $\frac{1}{1-2a}+\frac{1}{1-2b}+\frac{1}{1-2c}=4$ Hence, the correct answer is 4.
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figure series, in every alternate box, the geometrical figures/ numbers/ letters shift their position following the below patterns – 1. From Box 1 to Box 2 – Top left ⇔ Top right; Bottom left→Centre of the box→Bottom right→Bottom left. 2. From Box
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Remorse
Option 1: Empathy
Option 2: Regret
Option 3: Sorrow
Option 4: Satisfaction
Correct Answer: Satisfaction
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Remorse refers to a deep and painful regret or guilt for a wrongdoing.
On the other hand, satisfaction implies contentment or fulfilment, often suggesting a lack of regret or guilt.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No Improvement'.
I take pride to serve my country.
Option 1: to be serving
Option 2: No Improvement
Option 3: to have served
Option 4: in serving
Correct Answer: in serving
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Certain
Option 1: Approval
Option 2: Definite
Option 3: Doubtful
Option 4: Caution
Correct Answer: Definite
The word certain is used to express a high degree of confidence, assurance, or clarity about something. It implies that there is no doubt or uncertainty. Similarly, the word definite conveys the same idea of clarity and certainty.
Question : Directions: Select one of the option figures that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
Solution : The embedded figure will have the same orientation as the given figure. Only the first option figure is embedded in the given figure.
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. TMT, ZOB, FQJ, LSR, ?
Option 1: RYO
Option 2: RZO
Option 3: RUZ
Option 4: RZQ
Correct Answer: RUZ
Solution : Given: TMT, ZOB, FQJ, LSR, ?
In the given series, add 6, 2, and 8 to the place value of the first, second, and third letters of the previous term to get the next term. TMT→T + 6 = Z; M + 2 = O;
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