Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the set of classes and the relationship among which is best illustrated by the Venn diagram given below.
Option 1: Shoes, Watches, Goggles
Option 2: Spectacles, Pens, Diaries
Option 3: Reptiles, Snakes, Lizards
Option 4: Daughter, Son, Brother
Correct Answer: Reptiles, Snakes, Lizards
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: Shoes, Watches, Goggles; These elements come under the category of accessories and do not have a common relation between them therefore, this is incorrect. Second option: Spectacles, Pens, Diaries; Here, pens and diaries are stationery items
Question : Name the gas used in preparation of bleaching powder
Option 1: oxygen
Option 2: hydrogen
Option 3: nirtogen
Option 4: chlorine
Correct Answer: chlorine
Solution : The correct option is chlorine.
Chlorine gas (Cl2) is utilised in the production of bleaching powder. The active component of bleaching powder is calcium hypochlorite, which is produced by bubbling chlorine gas through a slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) solution. Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 → Ca(ClO)2 +
Question : Which of the following numbers is a divisor of $\left(49^{15}-1\right)$?
Option 1: 46
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 50
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : $\left(49^{15}-1\right)$ = $\left((7^2)^{15}-1\right)$ = $\left(7^{30}-1\right)$ We know that $a^n-b^n$ is divisible by $a+b$, when $a$ and $b$ are prime numbers, for any positive real number $n$. So, $\left(7^{30}-1\right)$ is divisible by (7 + 1) = 8 Hence, the correct answer is 8.
Question : If $2x-\frac{2}{x}=1(x \neq 0)$, then the the value of $(x^3-\frac{1}{x^3})$ is:
Option 1: $\frac{13}{4}$
Option 2: $\frac{13}{8}$
Option 3: $\frac {17}{4}$
Option 4: $\frac{17}{8}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{13}{8}$
Solution : Given: $2x-\frac{2}{x}=1$ Dividing both sides by 2, we get, ⇒ $x-\frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{2}$ Cubing both sides, we get, ⇒ $(x-\frac{1}{x})^3=(\frac{1}{2})^3$ ⇒ $x^3-\frac{1}{x^3}-3×x×\frac{1}{x}(x-\frac{1}{x})=\frac{1}{8}$ ⇒ $x^3-\frac{1}{x^3}-3×\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{8}$ ⇒ $x^3-\frac{1}{x^3}=\frac{1}{8}+\frac{3}{2}$ $\therefore x^3-\frac{1}{x^3}=\frac{13}{8}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{13}{8}$.
Question : The sum of two positive numbers is 240 and their HCF is 15. Find the number of pairs of numbers satisfying the given condition.
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 2
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given: The sum of two positive numbers is 240 and their HCF is 15. Let $x$ and $y$ be two coprime then the numbers are $15x$ and $15y$. According to the question, $15x+15y=240$ ⇒ $x+y=16$ The number of pairs of numbers satisfying the given condition
Question : What is the fourth proportional to 189, 273, and 153?
Option 1: 117
Option 2: 299
Option 3: 221
Option 4: 187
Correct Answer: 221
Solution : Let the fourth proportional be $a$. According to the question, ⇒ $189:273=153:a$ ⇒ $a=\frac{273×153}{189}$ ⇒ $a=221$ Hence, the correct answer is 221.
Question : What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun ?
Option 1: Aphelion
Option 2: Antipode
Option 3: Perihelion
Option 4: Aldiate
Correct Answer: Aphelion
Solution : The correct answer is Aphelion.
When earth is closest to the sun this point is known as Perihelion and when earth is farthest from the sun it is known as Aphelion. Aphelion point is reached every year in the month of July.
When planet is
Question : Guru Purnima, a festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists in India, falls in which month of the Hindu calendar?
Option 1: Kartika
Option 2: Vaisakha
Option 3: Sravana
Option 4: Ashadha
Correct Answer: Ashadha
Solution : The correct option is Ashadha.
Guru Purnima is a spiritual tradition celebrated to honour and express gratitude towards teachers or gurus. Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists in India observe it. The festival typically falls on the full moon day (Purnima) in the month of Ashadha
Question : During which of the following period Ostriches were found in India?
Option 1: Mesolithic
Option 2: Chalcolithic
Option 3: Neolithic
Option 4: Palaeolithic
Correct Answer: Palaeolithic
Solution : The correct answer is Palaeolithic.
During the Palaeolithic Era, ostriches were discovered in India. Large quantities of ostrich egg shells discovered in Patne, Maharashtra, show that ostriches existed in India throughout the Palaeolithic period. Some pieces were carved with designs, and beads were fashioned
Question : X can do a piece of work in $p$ days and Y can do the same work in $q$ days. Then the number of days in which X and Y can together do that work is:
Option 1: $\frac{p+q}{2}$
Option 2: $\frac{1}{p}$ + $\frac{1}{q}$
Option 3: $\frac{pq}{p+q}$
Option 4: $pq$
Correct Answer: $\frac{pq}{p+q}$
Solution : Given: X can do a piece of work in $p$ days and Y can do the same work in $q$ days. X can do a piece of work in $p$ days ⇒ X in 1 day can do $\frac{1}{p}$ part of the work and Y
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