Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion are called:
Option 1: Shelter belts
Option 2: Contour ploughing
Option 3: Strip cropping
Option 4: Afforestation
Correct Answer: Afforestation
Solution : The correct answer is Afforestation.
Afforestation is the process of planting of trees and it has various benefits like prevents soil erosion, climate stabilization, better air quality, improve watershed, preservation of wildlife, reversing global warming etc. It also increases the rainfall and improves soil quality.
Question : $-7 p-[3 q-\{8 p-(4 q-10 p)\}]=?$
Option 1: $7p-11q$
Option 2: $11p-7q$
Option 3: $9p-12q$
Option 4: $12p-9q$
Correct Answer: $11p-7q$
Solution : $-7 p-[3 q-\{8 p-(4 q-10 p)\}]$ $= -7p -[3q-(8p-4q+10p)]$ $= -7p -[3q-(18p-4q)]$ $= -7p - [3q-18p+4q]$ $= -7p -7q+18p$ $= 11p-7q$ Hence, the correct answer is $11p-7q$.
Question : Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
Option 1: Minto I.
Option 2: William Bentinck .
Option 3: Hastings
Option 4: Auckland .
Correct Answer: William Bentinck .
Solution : The correct option is - William Bentinck.
The Governor General who entertained Maharaja Ranjit Singh with great honor at Ropar was Lord William Bentinck. This event took place in the early 1830s during Lord William Bentinck's tenure as the Governor General of India.
Question : The word India came from the Indus, called ______ in Sanskrit.
Option 1: Bhanu
Option 2: Adya
Option 3: Sarvatra
Option 4: Sindhu
Correct Answer: Sindhu
Solution : The correct option is Sindhu.
The Indus River was called "Sindhu" in Sanskrit, leading to the origin of the word "India." The term "Sindhu" evolved into "Hindu" in Persian, and the Greeks referred to the land beyond the Indus as "Indoi," thus the word
Question : Direction: A boy starts from home in the early morning and walks straight for 8 km, facing the sun. Then he takes a right turn and walks for 3 kilometers. Then he turns right again and walks for 2 km, and then turns left and walks for 1 km. then he turns right and travels for 1 km and then turns right and travels for 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting point?
Option 1: 4 km
Option 2: 5 km
Option 3: 6 km
Option 4: 2 km
Correct Answer: 5 km
Solution : As per the given information, the movement of a boy will look as follows -
In the Given Figure, A is the starting point and H is the finishing point. So, AH is the distance from the starting point.
Here, AB = 8 km,
Question : Below are a few statements given about afforestation.
A. Afforestation could prevent flooding.
B. Afforestation can balance our ecosystem.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Option 1: Both A and B are incorrect
Option 2: Only B
Option 3: Both A and B
Option 4: Only A
Correct Answer: Both A and B
Solution : The correct answer is Both A and B.
There are two ways that an increase in forest cover can mitigate floods. It aids in lessening both soil erosion and unexpected flooding. Water trickles down the roots of trees, slowing it down
Question : Directions: Rahul attended a competition, wherein his mother's paternal grandfather's only son's only granddaughter was fighting against the clock. How is the person in the competition related to Rahul?
Option 1: Sister
Option 2: Maternal grandmother
Option 3: Mother
Option 4: Daughter
Correct Answer: Sister
Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the above family tree, that person is the sister of Rahul. Hence, the first
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The students met the college authority whom allowed them to sit for the exams.
(1) who allowed them to sit at the exams
(2) which allowed them to sit in exams
(3) which allowed them to sit for the exams
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct answer is the third option, "which allowed them to sit for the exams".
It maintains the intended meaning that the college authority, i.e., the officials forming an organisation having power and control, permitted the students to take the exams and would be
Question : Identify the correct statement about Newlands' law of octaves.
Option 1: He started with the element having the highest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended with thorium which was the 56th element
Option 2: He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended with sodium
Option 3: He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended with aluminium
Option 4: He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended with thorium which was the 56th element
Correct Answer: He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended with thorium which was the 56th element
Solution : The correct option is He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended with thorium, which was the 56th element.
Newlands' law
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.
Option 1: EHJ
Option 2: JML
Option 3: PSR
Option 4: VYX
Correct Answer: EHJ
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: EHJ; E + 3 = H; H + 2 = J Second option: JML; J + 3 = M; M – 1 = L Third option: PSR; P + 3 = S; S – 1 = R Fourth
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