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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Uma told Susan to give up drinking.

Option 1: Susan was told to give up smoking by Uma.

Option 2: Susan is told to give up smoking by Uma.

Option 3: Susan has been told to give up smoking by Uma.

Option 4: Susan had been told to give up smoking by Uma.

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Susan was told to give up smoking by Uma.


Solution : The right option is the first option.

Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the

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Question : What is the correct order of radiations in descending order of frequencies?

Option 1: Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves > X-rays

Option 2: Radio waves > X-rays > Microwaves > Infrared

Option 3: X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves

Option 4: Infrared > Microwaves > X-rays > Radio waves

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Correct Answer: X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves


Solution : The answer is X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves.

The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation organised by frequency or wavelength. The wave's frequency determines the type of electromagnetic radiation

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Question : The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portuguese leader

Option 1: Francisco de Almeida

Option 2: Afonso de Albuquerque

Option 3: Francis Caron

Option 4: Francis Martin

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Correct Answer: Francisco de Almeida


Solution : The correct answer is Francisco de Almeida.

Francisco de Almeida was the first governor of Portuguese possessions in India, appointed in 1505 CE. He put into practice the "Blue Water Policy". He wanted the navy to be strong. According to him, handling

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Question : Metamorphic rocks originate from-

Option 1: igneous rocks

Option 2: sedimentary rocks

Option 3: both igneous and sedimentary rocks

Option 4: None of these.

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Correct Answer: both igneous and sedimentary rocks


Solution : The correct answer is both igneous and sedimentary rocks.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by the metamorphosis of the igneous or sedimentary rocks. In this process rocks are subjected to high temperature and pressure conditions inside the earth which leads to reorganisation

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Question : Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct order.
The nanostructures on the
P. with added, or "doped," iron and phosphor
Q. surface made of nickel selenide
R. offer the high performance and stability
S. that are needed for industrial-scale electrolysis

Option 1: QPRS

Option 2: QRSP

Option 3: RPQS

Option 4: SPQR

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Correct Answer: QPRS


Solution : The correct choice is the first option: QPRS.

The sentence discusses nanostructures on a surface made of nickel selenide that has been modified by adding or "doping" it with iron and phosphor.

The correct order emphasises how the surface modification contributes to the required qualities

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Question : Mukesh has twice as much money as Soham. Soham has 50% more money than Pankaj. If the average money with them is Rs. 110, then Mukesh has

Option 1: Rs. 155

Option 2: Rs. 160

Option 3: Rs. 180

Option 4: Rs. 175

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Correct Answer: Rs. 180


Solution : The average money of three persons = Rs. 110
The sum of money of three persons = 110 × 3 = Rs. 330
Let the share of Pankaj be Rs. $2x$.
Share of Sohan $=2x×\frac{150}{100} = 2x×\frac{3}{2} = 3x$
Share of Mukesh $=3x×2 =

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Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
ZWT, VSP, ROL, ?

Option 1: QNL

Option 2: MPK

Option 3: NKH

Option 4: PLI

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Correct Answer: NKH


Solution : Given:
ZWT, VSP, ROL, ?

In the given series, subtract 4 from the place value of each letter of the previous term to get the next term.
ZWT→Z – 4 = V; W – 4 = S; T – 4 = P
VSP→V – 4

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Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Option 1: Allimony

Option 2: Structural

Option 3: Hallucinate

Option 4: Halloween

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Allimony


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The incorrectly spelt word is "allimony". The correct spelling is alimony, which is financial support paid by one spouse to another after a divorce or separation, typically to assist with living expenses.

The other options are spelt

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Question : Abha and Anuj working together completed a job in $\frac{40}{9}$ days. If Abha had worked twice as efficiently as she actually did and Anuj had worked $\frac{1}{3}$ of his actual efficiency, then the work would have been completed in $\frac{60}{17}$ days. Find the time Abha would take to complete the work alone.

Option 1: 10 days

Option 2: 8 days

Option 3: 12 days

Option 4: 6 days

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Correct Answer: 8 days


Solution : Let the total work be 1 unit.
Let the efficiency of Abha be $x$ work/day.
Let the efficiency of Anuj be $y$ work/day.
Two workers A and B working together completed a job in $\frac{40}{9}$ days.
So, $\frac{1}{x+y}=\frac{40}{9}$
$⇒9=40x+40y$ ------(1)
If Abha worked twice

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