Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : $\triangle BAC\sim \triangle PQR$. The area of $\triangle BAC$ and $\triangle PQR$ is 25 cm2 and 36 cm2 respectively. If BA = 4 cm, then what is the length of PQ?
Option 1: 5.8 cm
Option 2: 4.2 cm
Option 3: 4.8 cm
Option 4: 5 cm
Correct Answer: 4.8 cm
Solution : Given: $\triangle BAC\sim \triangle PQR$. The area of $\triangle BAC$ and $\triangle PQR$ is 25 cm2 and 36 cm2 respectively. BA = 4 cm A similar triangle's area is proportional to the squares of the respective sides. Let PQ be $x$ cm.
Question : When did the Drafting Committee publish the first draft of the Indian Constitution?
Option 1: June 1948
Option 2: May 1948
Option 3: January 1948
Option 4: February 1948
Correct Answer: February 1948
Solution : The correct option is February 1948.
The Drafting Committee was tasked with creating the new Indian Constitution. The initial draft of the Constitution was released by the drafting committee in February 1948. The inhabitants of India then examined it for around eight months.
Question : Which algorithm is used to decide the path to transfer the packets from source to destination?
Option 1: Routing
Option 2: Pathing
Option 3: Selecting
Option 4: Directing
Correct Answer: Routing
Solution : The correct answer is Routing.
A routing algorithm is the method that determines the best way to transfer packets from source to destination. Routers employ routing algorithms to find the optimum path for packets to take to their destination.
Question : Who was the first Odissi dancer from Odisha to receive Padma Vibhushan?
Option 1: Sonal Mansingh
Option 2: Sanjukta Panigrahi
Option 3: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Option 4: Madhvi Mudgal
Correct Answer: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Solution : The correct option is Kelucharan Mohapatra.
Kelucharan Mohapatra, a renowned Indian classical dancer, master, and exponent of Odissi dance, lived from January 8, 1926, to April 7, 2004. He is credited with bringing back and making famous this ancient dance style in the
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The snow-storm might have delayed Mira.
Option 1: Mira might have been delayed by the snow-storm.
Option 2: Mira may be delayed by the snow-storm.
Option 3: Mira might be delayed by the snow-storm.
Option 4: Mira may have been delayed by the snow-storm.
Correct Answer: Mira might have been delayed by the snow-storm.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in
Question : In which battle was Siraj ud-Daulah defeated by Lord Clive?
Option 1: Battle of Plassey
Option 2: Battle of Buxar
Option 3: Battle of Panipat
Option 4: Battle of Haldighati
Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey
Solution : The correct option is the Battle of Plassey.
The British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj Ud-Daulah, and his French allies at the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757. The conflict aided in Bengal's capture
Question : Which of the following river basins is present in Odisha?
Option 1: Narmada
Option 2: Mahanadi
Option 3: Krishna
Option 4: Kaveri
Correct Answer: Mahanadi
Solution : The correct option is Mahanadi.
The Mahanadi River basin is present in the state of Odisha, India. The Mahanadi is one of the major rivers in the region, and its basin covers a significant part of Odisha and parts of Chhattisgarh.
Question : For what sum will the simple interest at $R$% per annum for 2 years be $R$?
Option 1: Rs. $\frac{100}{2R}$
Option 2: Rs. $50$
Option 3: Rs. $\frac{100}{R}$
Option 4: Rs.$\frac{200}{R}$
Correct Answer: Rs. $50$
Solution : Given: Simple interest = $R$ Rate = $R$ % Time = 2 years Simple interest =$\frac{\text{Principal×Rate×Time}}{100}$ ⇒ Principal = $\frac{R×100}{2×R}$ ⇒ Principal = Rs.$50$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs.$50$.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. MAGNET : AMNGTE :: FAMILY : AFIMYL :: BLOCKS : ?
Option 1: LCBOSK
Option 2: OLBSKC
Option 3: LBCOSK
Option 4: LBOCSK
Correct Answer: LBCOSK
Solution : Given: MAGNET : AMNGTE :: FAMILY : AFIMYL :: BLOCKS : ?
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Question : Directions: In the following question, you have to identify the correct response from the given premises stated according to the following symbols. If + means divided by, – means multiplied by, × means minus, ÷ means plus, which of the following will be the value of the expression, 16 ÷ 8 – 4 + 2 × 4 = ?
Option 1: 16
Option 2: 28
Option 3: 32
Option 4: 44
Correct Answer: 28
Solution : Given: + means divided by, – means multiplied by, × means minus, ÷ means plus. 16 ÷ 8 – 4 + 2 × 4 = ?
After interchanging the symbols according to the question, the equation becomes – = 16 + 8 × 4 ÷
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