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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Which one country is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations?

Option 1: France

Option 2: Germany

Option 3: Russia

Option 4: United States of America

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Germany


Solution : The correct option is - Germany.

The United Nations Security Council is made up of 15 members, with China, France, Russian, the United Kingdom, and the United States serving as its five permanent members. The General Assembly also elects ten non-permanent members for two-year terms.

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Question : Direction: The bar shows the number of accidents in a city during the first six months of a year. Examine the bar chart and answer the following question.

Compared to January, what is the percentage decrease in accidents in February?

Option 1: 25%

Option 2: 24%

Option 3: 30%

Option 4: 27%

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 24%


Solution : Based on the given graph, accidents in February = 19
There were 25 accidents in January.
Reduction in number of accidents = 25 – 19 = 6
Required percentage = $\frac{\text{Number of accidents reduced}}{\text{Number of accidents that occurred in January}}\times 100=\frac{6}{25}\times 100 =24$%
Hence, the

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Question : 15 men and 25 women can complete a piece of work in 9.6 days. If 16 women can complete the same work in 27 days, find the number of days in which 16 men can complete the same work.

Option 1: 22.50

Option 2: 20.25

Option 3: 19.20

Option 4: 21.60

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20.25


Solution : Given: 15 men and 25 women can complete a piece of work in 9.6 days.
16 women can complete the same work in 27 days.
Assuming the efficiency of a man is $M$ and that of a woman is $W$.
According to the question,

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Question : Abraham can complete a work in 9 days, while Andrew can complete the same work in 6 days. In how many days can they complete the work if they work together?

Option 1: $2$

Option 2: $3 \frac{3}{5}$

Option 3: $2 \frac{3}{5}$

Option 4: $3$

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $3 \frac{3}{5}$


Solution : Time taken by Abraham to complete work = 9 days
Time taken by Andrew to complete the same work = 6 days
Efficiency of Abraham = $\frac{1}9$
Efficiency of Andrew = $\frac{1}6$
$\therefore$ Efficiency if both worked together = $\frac{1}9+\frac{1}6
=\frac{5}{18}$
So, the total

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Question : In two blends of mixed tea, the ratios of Darjeeling to Assam tea are 4 : 7 and 2 : 5. The ratio in which these two blends should be mixed to get the ratio of Darjeeling to Assam tea in the new mixture to 6 : 13 is:

Option 1: 22 : 35

Option 2: 26 : 35

Option 3: 35 : 78

Option 4: 13 : 22

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 22 : 35


Solution :
The ratios of Darjeeling tea to Assam tea in the two blends are 4 : 7 and 2 : 5.
Darjeeling tea in mixture 1 = $\frac{4}{11}$
Darjeeling tea in mixture 2 = $\frac{2}{7}$
The ratio of Darjeeling tea to Assam tea in

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Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the underlined word.

No one was prepared for the environmental calamity that hit the town in the middle of the night.

Option 1: Damage

Option 2: Catastrophe

Option 3: Degradation

Option 4: Stress

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Catastrophe


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation: The term catastrophe is grammatically correct and fits well in the context of an unexpected and severe environmental event. It conveys a sense of disaster or tragedy, which aligns with the meaning of "environmental calamity".

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Question : Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India ?

Option 1: Mumbai

Option 2: Kolkata

Option 3: kochi

Option 4: Tuticorin

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mumbai


Solution : The correct answer is Mumbai.

Mumbai port is located on Western Coast of India in the state of Maharashtra. It is the biggest and busiest port of India in terms of shipping traffic. Mumbai Port is also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port or Nhava Sheva

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Question : El Nino develops in which of these oceans?

Option 1: Arctic Ocean

Option 2: Indian Ocean

Option 3: Atlantic Ocean

Option 4: Pacific Ocean

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean


Solution : The correct option is the Pacific Ocean.

El Nino develops in the tropical Pacific Ocean. It is a climate phenomenon characterised by the periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, which can have far-reaching effects on

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Question : Direction: In the given figure, the triangle represents graduates, the rectangle represents married persons, and the circle represents women. What is the number of those women who are graduates but not married?

Option 1: 21

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 32

Option 4: 37

Team Careers360 9th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 14


Solution : All those who are not married will lie in region outside the rectangle. So, women who are graduates but not married is represented by the region common between the circle and triangle but not rectangle.

Women who are graduates but not married is shown by

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