Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Who was the Nawab of Bengal during "Battle of Plassey" ?
Option 1: Mir Jafar
Option 2: Mir Qasim
Option 3: Siraj-ud-daula
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: None of these
Solution : Correct Answer is None of these
The province of Bengal was one of the wealthiest provinces in India. In 1756 AD, Sirajuddin Daulah assumed the title of Nawab of Bengal and took over the European's factory in Kolkata. In this battle, Siraj-ud Daulah
Question : Comprehension: In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers 1.________ two centuries ago. The Twins Days Festival is a three-day 2.________ consisting of talent shows and look-alike 3.__________ that has become one of the world's 4.___________ gatherings of twins. There have been 5.____________festivals in Nigeria, a country where 1 in 22 births to the Yoruba people 6.____________ twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher 7. ___________than anywhere else in the world. This has been 8.___________ to the eating of yams, but the theory is 9.__________ Biomedical researchers attend these events, regarding them as a 10.____________ opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 6.
Option 1: presents
Option 2: prepares
Option 3: provides
Option 4: produces
Correct Answer: produces
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
We can say that the implied meaning of the sentence is that the Yoruba people give birth to one twin every 22 births. According to the above-mentioned points, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank is
Question : In $\triangle ABC$, D and E are the midpoints of sides BC and AC, respectively. AD and BE intersect at G at the right angle. If AD = 18 cm and BE=12 cm, then the length of DC (in cm ) is:
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Given: D is the midpoint of BC E is the midpoint of AC AD and BE intersect at G at right angles. AD = 18 cm and BE = 12 cm Concept used: The centroid of a triangle divides the median in the ratio of
Question : Kathak dancer Sitara Devi was awarded which of the following awards?
Option 1: Padma Vibhushan
Option 2: Padma Bhushan
Option 3: Sangam Kala
Option 4: Padma Shri
Correct Answer: Padma Shri
Solution : The correct answer is Padma Shri.
Kathak dancer Sitara Devi was awarded the prestigious "Padma Shri" in 1973. The Padma Shri is one of the highest civilian awards in India and is conferred by the Government of India in recognition of outstanding contributions
Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Between the fifth and eighth of May, the tiny hatchlings began to come out from the sand. B. In late March, the turtles settled on the Gahirmatha beach to lay eggs in the sand. C. And now they are making their journey towards the sea. D. Thousands of baby Olive Ridley turtles have hatched on a beach in eastern India.
Option 1: BDCA
Option 2: DACB
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: DBAC
Correct Answer: DBAC
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The logical flow of information is as follows:
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.
Option 1: CA
Option 2: FD
Option 3: KI
Option 4: TQ
Correct Answer: TQ
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: CA; C – 2 = A Second option: FD; F – 2 = D Third option: KI; K – 2 = I Fourth option: TQ; T – 3 = Q
So, the difference between the place values of
Question : The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was:
Option 1: Kautilya
Option 2: Seleucus I Nicator
Option 3: Megasthenes
Option 4: Justin
Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct option is Megasthenes.
Megasthenes was the Greek diplomat sent to Chandragupta Maurya's court. He was a scholar and diplomat sent to the Mauryan Empire in the 4th century BCE by Seleucus I Nicator, emperor of the Seleucid Empire. Megasthenes spent several years
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The sage of science, Einstein, was sitting in a depressive and pensive mood one evening. His eyes were brimming with tears. The pain was evident on his face. He peeped out of the window of his room. The sun had set a few minutes back. The sky was filled with a reddish glow. At this sunset, he felt that it was humanity that had sunk into devilish darkness and the reddish glow in the sky was the blood of humanity spilling all over the sky from earth. With tired steps, he walked back to his chair and settled down. It was the 9th of August 1945. Three days back, he had felt the same agony as if someone had torn him apart. He was deeply hurt and depressed when he heard on the radio that America had dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city, of Hiroshima. Today, within three days another bomb was dropped on another city, Nagasaki and lakhs of people had been killed.
He had heard that the blast released so much energy that it had paled all past destructions in comparison and death had played out a pitiable dance of destruction. The flames that broke out of the bomb were burning, melting, and exploding buildings. Scared of the heat of the bomb, people had jumped into lakes and rivers, but the water was boiling and the people too were burnt and killed. The animals in the water were already boiled to death. Animals, trees, herbs, and fragrant flowering plants were all turned into ashes. The atomic energy destruction had just not stopped there. It had entered the atmosphere there and had spread radiation that would affect people for generations to come and would also bring about destructive irreversible biological change in animals and plants.
As the news of the atomic attack reached Einstein, and he became aware of the glaring horror of the abuse of atomic energy, his distress and restlessness knew no bounds. He could not control himself and picked up his violin to turn his mind on to other things. While playing the violin, he tried to dissolve his distress in its sad notes, but couldn’t. He was burning on the embers of destruction; his heart was filled with an ocean of agony and tears just continued streaming uncontrollably out of his eyes. Night had fallen. His daughter came up and asked him to eat something as he had not taken anything for the last four days. His voice was restrained and he said, “I don’t feel like eating.”
He could not sleep that night. Lying down, he was thinking about how he had drawn the attention of the then-American President Roosevelt towards the destructive powers of an atomic bomb. He had thought that this would be used to scare Hitler and put an end to the barbarism that Hitler was up to. However, Roosevelt kept him in the dark and made false promises. Eventually, he abused Einstein’s equation of E = mc2 which resulted in destructive experiments. His actions had made science and scientists as murderers. Einstein kept on thinking for a long time. Eventually, he slipped into sleep. When he woke up at dawn, there was a new dawn in him too. The atomic threat had transformed his heart.
Question:
Why did Einstein refuse to eat?
Option 1: As he felt happy
Option 2: As he felt worried
Option 3: As he felt guilty
Option 4: As he felt sick
Correct Answer: As he felt guilty
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
In the passage, the text mentions that Einstein was sitting in a depressive and pensive mood, his eyes brimming with tears, and the pain evident on his face. It goes on to describe his
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: If E = 5, PEN = 35, then how will PAGE be coded as?
Option 1: 27
Option 2: 28
Option 3: 29
Option 4: 30
Correct Answer: 29
Solution : Given: E = 5 and PEN = 35
Add the place value of the letters to get the required code – Like, the place value of the letter E; E→5 Thus, E is coded as 5. Place value of letters of PEN; P→16; E→5; N→14
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