Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which type of foreign investment is considered unsafe?
Option 1: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Option 2: Portfolio Investment
Option 3: NRI deposits
Option 4: External commercial borrowing
Correct Answer: Portfolio Investment
Solution : The correct option is Portfolio Investment.
A portfolio investment is an investment made in a collection of assets rather than a single asset to earn returns. Examples of these assets include debt, stock, mutual funds, bitcoins, and derivatives.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Irrevocable
Option 1: Unmediated
Option 2: Congruent
Option 3: Irreversible
Option 4: Irresponsive
Correct Answer: Irreversible
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Irrevocable refers to something that cannot be changed, reversed, or undone. It indicates a decision, action, or situation that is final and permanent.
Irreversible means not being able to be reversed or changed back.
The meanings of
Question : Sachin Tendulkar has a certain average for 11 innings. In the 12th inning, he scores 120 runs, thereby increasing his average by 5 runs. His new average is:
Option 1: 60
Option 2: 62
Option 3: 65
Option 4: 66
Correct Answer: 65
Solution : Runs scored in the 12th innings = 120 runs Let the average in the first 11 innings be $x$. Total runs in 11 innings = $11 × x$ = $11x$ New average = $x + 5$ New average = $\frac{\text{Total runs in 11 innings
Question : The minimum support price for food grains was introduced in the year
Option 1: 1944
Option 2: 1964
Option 3: 1974
Option 4: 1954
Correct Answer: 1974
Solution : The correct option is 1974
At the beginning of the sowing season for some crops, the Government of India announces the minimum support prices based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). However, by the middle of 1973–1974, the government
Question : The ratio of the present ages of R and S is 11 : 17. 11 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 11 : 20. What is R's present age (in years)?
Option 1: 51
Option 2: 33
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 33
Solution : Let the present age of R be $11x$, and S be $17x$. According to the given condition, $\frac{11x-11}{17x-11} = \frac{11}{20}$ ⇒ $220x - 220 = 187x-121$ ⇒ $33x = 99$ $\therefore x = 3$ Thus, the present age of R = 11 × 3 =
Question : The President of which country attended the first Republic Day celebrations of India as its chief guest?
Option 1: Bhutan
Option 2: Indonesia
Option 3: China
Option 4: Japan
Correct Answer: Indonesia
Solution : The correct option is Indonesia.
President Sukarno of Indonesia was the first foreign head of state to attend the Republic Day celebrations in India as the chief guest in 1950. The visit aimed to strengthen diplomatic relations between India and Indonesia. Both nations shared common
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 6 : 22 :: 17 : 66 :: 4 : ?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 18
Correct Answer: 14
Solution : Given: 6 : 22 :: 17 : 66 :: 4 : ?
Like, (6 × 4) – 2 = 24 – 2 = 22 And, (17 × 4) – 2 = 68 – 2 = 66 Similarly, (4 × 4) – 2 = 16 –
Question : Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from :
Option 1: Dandi
Option 2: Kheda
Option 3: Sabarmati
Option 4: Champaran
Correct Answer: Champaran
Solution : The correct answer is Champaran.
Gandhi ji returned from South Africa in January 1915. After that Champaran Satyagraha in 1916 was the first major event in India led by Gandhiji. He was invited there by Rajkumar Shukla and Sant Raut. In Champaran Satyagrah he raised
Question : Who is called the Father of Computer?
Option 1: Charles Babbage
Option 2: Stephen Hawking
Option 3: W. G. Grace
Option 4: Jone Lennon
Correct Answer: Charles Babbage
Solution : The correct answer is Charles Babbage.
Charles Babbage was a English mathematician,inventor and philosopher born in 1791. He is known as Father of Computer because he discovered the concept of digital programmable computer. He discovered the first digital computer in 1822. It was the
Question : Which has become a legal right under 44th Amendment?
Option 1: Right to Educational
Option 2: Right to Property
Option 3: Right to Judicial Remedies
Option 4: Right to Work
Correct Answer: Right to Property
Solution : Correct Answer is Right to Property
The right to property was recognized as a basic right under Article 31. However, with rising litigation to the Supreme Court and challenges to the government's social program of land reforms. Finally, in 1978, the government passed
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