Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Percentage of lead in lead pencil is
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 31-66
Option 3: 40
Option 4: 80
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : The correct option is 0.
Lead pencils, is a misnomer as it do not contain lead. The "lead" in a pencil is actually a combination of graphite and clay, with no actual lead present. As a result, the proportion of lead in a lead pencil
Question : Directions: Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements. Statements: All Javascript is binary. All binary is Minecraft. All Roblox is Minecraft. Conclusions: I. Some Javascript is Roblox. II. Some JavaScript is Minecraft. III. All JavaScript is Minecraft.
Option 1: Only conclusions I and III follow
Option 2: Only conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: All conclusions follow
Option 4: Only conclusions II and III follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusions II and III follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some Javascript is Roblox – From the diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between Javascript and
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : When m12 – 1 is divided by (m + 1), the remainder is:
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 0
Option 4: –1
Solution : (m12 – 1) will be divisible by (m + 1). As we can write (m12 – 1) = (m2$\times$6 – 12$\times$6) will be divisible by (m + 1) because there will be a factor of (m + 1). So, the
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Currency : Yen :: Nationality : ?
Option 1: Person
Option 2: Nation
Option 3: Indian
Option 4: Patriotism
Correct Answer: Indian
Solution : Given: Currency : Yen :: Nationality : ?
Like, the yen is the currency. Similarly, Indian is the nationality.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Direction: In the following questions, identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes given below.
Duck, Penguin, Bird
Solution : Both ducks and penguins are birds. But, ducks and penguins are not related to each other in any way.
So, All ducks are birds; All penguins are birds; No ducks are penguins.
Based on the above statements, the Venn diagram will be
Hence, first option is
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given options that will complete the series. Nature, Ensure, Tense, Spent, Spurn,?
Option 1: Pushup
Option 2: Thrash
Option 3: Upturn
Option 4: Asset
Correct Answer: Upturn
Solution : Given: Nature, Ensure, Tense, Spent, Spurn,?
In the given series, note the position of the letter N in each given word. Nature (1st place), Ensure (2nd place), Tense (3rd place), Spent (4th place), Spurn (5th place). Therefore,
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that will complete the letter series when placed from left to right in the following blanks. CL_VEC_ _WECLO_ _C_O_E
Option 1: OLPXELY
Option 2: OLOYELZ
Option 3: OLOXFMY
Option 4: OLOXELY
Correct Answer: OLOXELY
Solution : Given: CL_VEC_ _WECLO_ _C_O_E
To complete the series, divide the series into equal parts as shown below – CL_VE/C_ _WE/CLO_ _/C_O_E Let's check each option — First option: OLPXELY; CLOVE / CLPWE / CLOXE / CLOYE
Question : A goods train 350 m long passes through a tunnel of length 1250 m in 80 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Option 1: 64 km/hr
Option 2: 56 km/hr
Option 3: 78 km/hr
Option 4: 72 km/hr
Correct Answer: 72 km/hr
Solution : Total distance = 1250 + 350 = 1600 m Total time = 80 seconds Speed = $\frac{1600}{80}$ = 20 m/s = 20 × $\frac{18}{5}$ = 4 × 18 = 72 km/hr Hence, the correct answer is 72 km/hr.
Question : Who discovered the first antibiotic?
Option 1: W Fleming
Option 2: C Waksman
Option 3: Louis Pasteur
Option 4: A Fleming
Correct Answer: A Fleming
Solution : The correct option is - A Fleming.
The world's first widely successful antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered by Scottish doctor and microbiologist Alexander Fleming. Together with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain, he shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this discovery.
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