Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : ABC is an isosceles triangle having $\angle$ C = 90$^\circ$, if D is any point on AB, then AD2 + BD2 is equal to:
Option 1: CD2
Option 2: 2CD2
Option 3: 3CD2
Option 4: 4CD2
Correct Answer: 2CD2
Solution : Given that ABC is an isosceles triangle with $\angle$ C = 90$^\circ$. Construct a circle of radius $r$ circumscribing triangle ABC with AB as diameter as $\angle$C will be an angle in a semicircle. Since D can be any point, take it as the
Question : The value of $\sec x - \cos x = $?
Option 1: $\tan x \sin x$
Option 2: $\sec x \tan x$
Option 3: $\tan x \cos x$
Option 4: $\sec x \cos x$
Correct Answer: $\tan x \sin x$
Solution : $\sec x - \cos x$ $ = \frac{1}{\cos x} - \cos x $ $ = \frac{1- \cos ^{2}x}{\cos x}$ $ = \frac{\sin^{2}x}{\cos x}$ $ = \frac{\sin x }{\cos x}\times \sin x$ $ = \tan x \sin x$ Hence, the correct answer is
Question : In a right-angled triangle, the product of two sides is equal to half of the square of the third side, i.e. the hypotenuse. One of the acute angles must be:
Option 1: 60°
Option 2: 30°
Option 3: 45°
Option 4: 15°
Correct Answer: 45°
Solution : According to the question, Given : $ab = \frac{c^{2}}{2}$...............................(i) In $\triangle$ABC, Using Pythagoras theorem AC2 = AB2 + BC2 ⇒ $c^{2} = a^{2}+b^{2}$ .................................. (ii) Put the value of $c^{2}$ in equation (i) $2ab = a^{2} + b^{2}$ ⇒ $a^{2} + b^{2}
Question : Who sent the Greek ambassador Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Option 1: Seleucus I Nicator
Option 2: Claudius Ptolemy
Option 3: Dionysus
Option 4: Alexander
Correct Answer: Seleucus I Nicator
Solution : The correct option is Seleucus I Nicator.
Megasthenes is the Greek diplomat in the empire of Seleucus I Nicator. He was known for his visit to India. He wrote a book, Indica. In his book, he wrote about India. He is popularly known
Question : If $\sec \theta-2 \cos \theta=\frac{7}{2}$, where $\theta$ is a positive acute angle, then the value of $\sec \theta$ is:
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given, $\sec \theta-2 \cos \theta=\frac{7}{2}$ We know, $\cos\theta = \frac{1}{\sec\theta}$ ⇒ $\sec \theta-\frac{2}{\sec \theta}=\frac{7}{2}$ ⇒ $(\sec^2\theta - 2)2=7\sec\theta$ ⇒ $2\sec^2\theta - 7\sec\theta -4 = 0$ Solving it as a quadratic equation, using middle-term splitting, ⇒ $2\sec^2\theta - 8\sec\theta + \sec\theta - 4 = 0$ ⇒
Question : Directions: The following bar diagram shows the total number of males and females in five different organisations. Study it carefully to answer the question.
What is the difference between the total number of females and the total number of males from all organisations together?
Option 1: 2005
Option 2: 2050
Option 3: 2500
Option 4: 2055
Correct Answer: 2500
Solution : As per the given graph, The total number of males = 3500 + 4500 + 4750 + 2250 + 3250 = 18250 The total number of females = 3000 + 3500 + 4000 + 1500 + 3750 = 15750 The required difference = The total
Question : 'The World Outside My Window' is written by which author?
Option 1: Emily Bronte
Option 2: Ruskin Bond
Option 3: Jane Austen
Option 4: Henry Fielding
Correct Answer: Ruskin Bond
Solution : The correct option is Ruskin Bond.
Ruskin Bond is the author of numerous novels, articles, and short stories, most of which are aimed towards children. When he was seventeen years old, he penned his first novel. He received the Padma Shri award in 1999,
Question : Directions: Which of the given figures when placed in the 5th position would continue the series that is established by the first four figures?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Given:
In the above-given figure series, each element shifts one position in an anticlockwise direction. So, following the pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. Leena said that his relatives were landing the next day.
Option 1: Leena said, "My relatives land tomorrow."
Option 2: Leena said, "His relatives are landing today."
Option 3: Leena said, "His relatives were landing tomorrow."
Option 4: Leena said, "My relatives are landing tomorrow."
Correct Answer: Leena said, "My relatives are landing tomorrow."
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The direct form of reported speech involves directly quoting what was said without any changes to the tense or pronouns.
When transforming this into direct speech:
Question : In $\triangle$ABC, $\angle$BAC = 90º and AD is perpendicular to BC. If AD = 6 cm and BD = 4 cm, then the length of BC is:
Option 1: 10 cm
Option 2: 12 cm
Option 3: 13 cm
Option 4: 15 cm
Correct Answer: 13 cm
Solution :
As we know the altitude to the hypotenuse divides the triangle into two triangles that are similar to the original triangle and each other. ⇒ AD2 = BD × DC ⇒ 62 = 4 × DC ⇒ DC = 9 cm ⇒
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