Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee and Anoushka Shankar are associated with which of the following musical instruments?
Option 1: Been
Option 2: Santoor
Option 3: Sitar
Option 4: Sarod
Correct Answer: Sitar
Solution : The correct option is Sitar.
Sitar maestros like Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee, and Anoushka Shankar are renowned for their expertise with the sitar, a plucked string instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. This instrument is integral to classical Indian music and has found favour
Question : Direction: In the following question, one statement is given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statement.
Statements
Sick people need medicine.
Conclusions
I. Healthy people do not need medicine.
II. People keep medicine in their homes.
Option 1: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : Given:
Statement
Now, let's consider the conclusions:
This conclusion logically follows from the given statement. The statement implies that sick people need medicine, which can be interpreted to mean that healthy
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".
He was such a (1) / wonderful person (2) / into so many ways. (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 as the preposition 'into' should be replaced with the preposition 'in'.
'Into' is used for transferring a thing inside the other thing whereas 'in' is used to denote location or position within something.
Question : Find the angular elevation of the Sun when the shadow of a 15 metres long pole is $\frac{15}{\sqrt{3}}$ metres.
Option 1: $45^\circ$
Option 2: $60^\circ$
Option 3: $30^\circ$
Option 4: $90^\circ$
Correct Answer: $60^\circ$
Solution : Let $\theta$ be the angular elevation of the Sun. Here, $\tan\theta = \frac{AB}{BC} = (15×\frac{\sqrt{3}}{15}) = \sqrt{3}$ metres ⇒ $\tan\theta = \sqrt{3}=\tan60^\circ$ ⇒ $\theta = 60^\circ$ $\therefore$ The angular elevation of the Sun is $60^\circ$. Hence, the correct answer is $60^\circ$.
Question : Which of the following is an example of a Cartel?
Option 1: OPEC
Option 2: IMF
Option 3: WTO
Option 4: UNO
Correct Answer: OPEC
Solution : The correct option is OPEC.
On September 14, 1960, in Baghdad, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed. It is an organisation that promotes cooperation among prominent nations that produce petroleum to influence the global oil market as a whole and
Question : Simplify: $2.5 \times[144 \div 198 \times\{121 \times 81 \div(11 \times 9)\}]$
Option 1: 180
Option 2: 175
Option 3: 185
Option 4: 190
Correct Answer: 180
Solution : Given: $2.5 \times[144 \div 198 \times\{121 \times 81 \div(11 \times 9)\}]$ $=2.5 \times[144 \div 198 \times\{121 \times 81 \div99\}]$ $=2.5 \times[144 \div 198 \times 99]$ $=2.5 \times72$ $=180$ Hence, the correct answer is 180.
Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".
The company hopes to eventually provide Singapore with the second-biggest electric car-sharing service in the world, second to Paris only.
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The phrase second only to Paris correctly indicates that Paris is the only city ahead of Singapore in terms of the electric car-sharing service. The positioning of only in this option effectively conveys the intended meaning.
So, the
Question : The difference between the length of two parallel sides of a trapezium is 12 cm. The perpendicular distance between these two parallel sides is 60 cm. If the area of the trapezium is 1380 cm2, then find the length of each of the parallel sides (in cm).
Option 1: 27, 15
Option 2: 31, 19
Option 3: 29, 17
Option 4: 24, 12
Correct Answer: 29, 17
Solution : Let the smaller parallel side be x cm. So the longer parallel side can be written as (x + 12) cm. The perpendicular distance between these two parallel sides is 60 cm. The area of the trapezium = 1380 cm2 ⇒ $\frac{1}{2}$ ×
Question : Directions: Consider the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions or assumptions be drawn from the given statements. Statements: I. Life means stress and strain. II. Stress and strain have an adverse effect on life. Conclusions: I. Life is not worth living. II. One should avoid stress and strain in life.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Life is not worth living. According to the statement, life is full of stress and strain, and it hurts life but it does not mean that life is not worth living. Therefore, this conclusion does
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Hence, the first option is correct.
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