Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which Indian musician served as the artistic director of the World Music Department at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory in the Netherlands?
Option 1: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Option 2: Pravin Godkhindi
Option 3: Ronu Majumdar
Option 4: Nityanand Haldipur
Correct Answer: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Solution : The correct option is Hariprasad Chaurasia.
An internationally acclaimed flautist of India, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is an eminent artist in his gurukulas in Mumbai and Bhubaneswar as well as in the Rotterdam Music Conservatory in the Netherlands' World Music Department, where he serves
Question : Directions: Which of the following cubes in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Properties of a dice – 1. Opposite faces of a dice cannot appear or hide together. 2. Sides of the opposite faces of a dice cannot touch each other. Rules to find out the opposite faces of a dice when two or more positions of the
Question : Directions: The following figure shows the number of students (in thousands) admitted and passed out per year in a college during the years 2000-2004. Follow the figure and answer the question. The ratio of the number of students admitted in the year 2002 to the average of the number of students passed out in the years 2003 and 2004:
Option 1: $7:8$
Option 2: $8:9$
Option 3: $9:8$
Option 4: $8:7$
Correct Answer: $8:9$
Solution : As per the given graph: The number of students admitted in the year 2002 = 8 thousand The total number of students who passed out in the years 2003 and 2004 = (9 + 9) = 18 thousand Number of given years = 2 The
Question :
Open Market Operations refer to:
borrowings by scheduled banks from Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
lending by commercial banks to industry
Option 3: purchase and sale of government securities by RBI
Option 4: deposits mobilisation
Correct Answer: purchase and sale of government securities by RBI
Solution : The correct answer is the purchase and sale of government securities by RBI.
A central bank's open market activities are the purchases and sales of government securities. This is a mechanism used by central banks to manipulate
Question : Of the following , the town which does not come within the National Capital Region?
Option 1: Panipat
Option 2: Rohtak
Option 3: Khujra
Option 4: Mathura
Correct Answer: Mathura
Solution : The correct option is Mathura.
"Mathura" is the district that is not part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). Panipat, Rohtak, and Khurja are all part of the National Capital Region (NCR), which comprises Delhi and its adjacent territories in neighbouring states. Mathura is
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who betrays his own country.
Option 1: Mascot
Option 2: Traitor
Option 3: Icon
Option 4: Paragon
Correct Answer: Traitor
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
A traitor is someone who betrays their own country or group by acting against it or aiding its enemies. It directly and specifically refers to a person who commits betrayal in the context of one's own nation or
Question : BCG immunization is for
Option 1: Measles
Option 2: Tuberculosis
Option 3: Diptheria
Option 4: Leprosy
Correct Answer: Tuberculosis
Solution : The correct option is Tuberculosis.
The BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine is primarily used to prevent tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The BCG vaccination comprises a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis, a bacterium related to M. tuberculosis. It does not give total
Question : The speeds of a boat along and against the current are 14 km/hr and 8 km/hr, respectively. The speed of the current is:
Option 1: 11 km/hr
Option 2: 6 km/hr
Option 3: 5.5 km/hr
Option 4: 3 km/hr
Correct Answer: 3 km/hr
Solution : Given: Downstream speed = 14 km/hr Upstream speed = 8 km/hr Speed of current = $\frac{\text{Downstream speed}-\text{Upstream speed}}{2}$ = $\frac{14–8}{2}$ = $\frac{6}{2}$ = 3 km/hr Hence, the correct answer is 3 km/hr.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
Credit, when used responsibly, can achieve a great number (1) / of positive things in our lives, such as (2) / financing and paying of our dream hybrid or college tuition fees. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
It should be "paying for our dream" in place of "paying of our dream". The preposition "for" is appropriate in this context to indicate the purpose or recipient of the financing and paying.
Therefore, the
Question : Which of the following is used as a non-stick coating for cooking utensils?
Option 1: Perspex
Option 2: Styrofoam
Option 3: Polystyrene
Option 4: Teflon
Correct Answer: Teflon
Solution : The correct option is Teflon.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a non-stick coating often used on kitchenware. Teflon is a well-known brand of PTFE coating. PTFE is great for cookware, such as pans and pots, because it has good non-stick characteristics, is resistant to high temperatures and
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