Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Who among the following devised a policy that came to be known as the doctrine of lapse?
Option 1: Lord Ellenborough
Option 2: Lord William Bentinck
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Canning
Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.
The doctrine of lapse policy was introduced by Lord Dalhousie, and it was first applied in 1848 in the Satara. The doctrine of lapse was a policy of annexation that was widely followed by Lord Dalhousie when he
Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite to the face showing 5.
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : According to the dice rule, if two or three positions of the same dice are given with two common faces but in different orientations, then out of those two common faces the faces that are not common are opposite to each other. In Figures 1
Question : Select the correct sequence of the musical instruments according to the given sequence of their associated personalities: Ustad Allah Rakha, Totaram Sharma, T. H. Vinayakram.
Option 1: Tabla, Ghatam, Pakhawaj
Option 2: Ghatam, Pakhawaj, Tabla
Option 3: Tabla, Pakhawaj, Ghatam
Option 4: Pakhawaj, Tabla, Ghatam
Correct Answer: Tabla, Pakhawaj, Ghatam
Solution : The correct option is Tabla, Pakhawaj, Ghatam.
Tabla consists of two hand-played drums: the smaller drum, called the "Dayan," is typically made of wood and played with the dominant hand, while the larger drum, the "bayan," Some eminent personalities related to the instrument
Question : Which of the following statements is correct regarding cell membranes? I. The membrane is selectively permeable to some molecules present on either side of it. II. Water may also move across this membrane from lower to higher concentration.
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Only I
Option 3: Neither I nor II
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Only I
Solution : The correct answer is Only I.
The selective permeability of cell membranes is a key property. Cell membranes are made up of a lipid bilayer with proteins embedded in them. This structure enables them to regulate the flow of chemicals and ions into and
Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing 2.
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : According to the dice rule, if two or more positions of the same dice are given with two common faces but in different orientations then out of those two common faces the faces that are not common are opposite to each other.
Considering the above
Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires in the bitter cold and clamoured for food and water on Thursday, three days after the temblor hit Turkey and Syria and killed more than 19,300 on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Emergency crews used pickaxes, shovels, and jackhammers to dig through twisted metal and concrete and occasionally pulled out survivors.
In the Turkish city of Antakya, dozens scrambled for aid in front of a truck distributing children's coats and other supplies. Many of those who lost their homes found shelter in tents, stadiums, and other temporary accommodations, but others slept outdoors.
In Antakya, over 100 bodies were awaiting identification in a makeshift morgue outside a hospital.
Authorities called off search-and-rescue operations in the cities of Kilis and Sanliurfa, where destruction was not as severe as in other impacted regions.
The U.N. is authorised to deliver aid through only one border crossing, and road damage has prevented that thus far. U.N. officials pleaded for humanitarian concerns to take precedence over wartime politics.
The scale of loss and suffering remained massive. Turkish authorities said on Thursday that the death toll had risen to more than 16,100 in the country, with more than 64,000 injured.
In Syria, which includes government-held and rebel-held areas, more than 3,100 people have been reported dead and more than 5,000 injured.
Rescue teams urged quiet in the hope of hearing stifled pleas for help, and the Syrian paramedic group known as the White Helmets noted that every second could mean saving a life. But more and more often, the teams pulled out dead bodies.
It was not clear how many people were still unaccounted for in both countries.
Turkey's disaster-management agency said more than 110,000 rescue personnel were now taking part in the effort, and more than 5,500 vehicles, including tractors, cranes, bulldozers, and excavators, had been shipped.
The Foreign Ministry said 95 countries have offered help. More than half of that number have sent a total of nearly 6,500 rescuers. Another 2,400 more are still expected to arrive.
International aid for Syria was far more sparse.
Efforts there have been hampered by the civil war and the isolation of the rebel-held region along the border that is surrounded by Russia-backed government forces.
How many foreign rescue workers are engaged in the rescue work?
Option 1: 2400 rescue workers
Option 2: 110,000 rescue workers
Option 3: 5000 rescue workers
Option 4: 6500 rescue workers
Correct Answer: 6500 rescue workers
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
According to the third last line of the passage, more than half of the 95 countries have sent nearly 6,500 rescuers.
Question : As per physicists and their major contributions/discoveries, which of the following pairs is incorrect?
Option 1: John Bardeen - Theory of superconductivity
Option 2: Louis Victor de Broglie - Wave nature of matter
Option 3: Victor Francis Hess - Cosmic radiation
Option 4: Paul Dirac - Liquid helium
Correct Answer: Paul Dirac - Liquid helium
Solution : The correct answer is Paul Dirac - Liquid Helium.
Paul Dirac is not known for his work on liquid helium. He is a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics, particularly in the development of quantum field theory, the
Question : Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is
Option 1: USA
Option 2: Canada
Option 3: Australia
Option 4: Brazil
Correct Answer: Brazil
Solution : The correct option is Brazil.
Excluding the East European countries and Russia, Brazil has one of the largest areas under forest cover in the world, particularly the vast Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest is a significant ecological and biodiversity hotspot, and it plays a crucial
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Jane had told me that she hadn't done her homework.
(1) told
(2) tells
(3) was telling
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
It is because ''had told'' should be replaced with ''told'' to convey the intended meaning that Jane informed the speaker that she hadn't completed her homework. Moreover, when two actions happened in the past, the simple past tense
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Grow
Option 1: Shrink
Option 2: Crimp
Option 3: Plant
Option 4: Alter
Correct Answer: Shrink
Solution : The most appropriate antonym of the "grow" is the first option.
Grow means to increase in size, while shrink means to decrease in size. This is opposite in meaning and the appropriate antonym for "grow".
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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