Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : ___________ announced the bifurcation of the British Indian Empire into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan.
Option 1: Lord Ripon
Option 2: Lord Dalhousie
Option 3: Lord Louis Mountbatten
Option 4: Lord Curzon
Correct Answer: Lord Louis Mountbatten
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Louis Mountbatten.
The announcement to bifurcate the British Indian Empire into a secular India and an Islamic Pakistan was made by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India. This announcement and the subsequent partition of India took
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.) (182, 170, 97) (156, 128, 92)
Option 1: (156, 194, 79)
Option 2: (121, 102, 61)
Option 3: (98, 74, 54)
Option 4: (138, 130, 73)
Correct Answer: (138, 130, 73)
Solution : Given: (182, 170, 97); (156, 128, 92)
Subtract the third number from the first number and multiply the resultant by 2 to obtain the second number. (182, 170, 97)→182 – 97 = 85; 85 × 2 = 170 (156, 128, 92)→156 – 92
Question : In a constituency, 85% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 10% of the votes cast were declared invalid. If there were 3,00,000 people on the electoral roll and Dharam secured 1,37,700 valid votes, what percentage of the total number of valid votes did Dharam secure?
Option 1: 50.5%
Option 2: 70.2%
Option 3: 45.9%
Option 4: 60.0%
Correct Answer: 60.0%
Solution : Given: Total number of people on the electoral roll = 3,00,000 Number of valid votes secured by Dharam = 1,37,700 Total number of people who cast their votes = 85% of 3,00,000 = 2,55,000 Number of invalid votes = 10% of 2,55,000 = 25,500 So,
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Yesterday, I met a man (1) / who was blind (2) / with the right eye. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct answer is the third option because 'with' should be replaced with 'in' to convey the intended meaning that the speaker met a blind man the day before who had vision impairment in his right eye.
Therefore, the correct statement should be "Yesterday, I
Question : Direction: In the following question, a series is given with one or more alphabet missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given options.
BFK, KOT, UYD, ?
Option 1: BFJ
Option 2: ADG
Option 3: FJO
Option 4: PSX
Correct Answer: FJO
Solution : Given: BFK, KOT, UYD, ?
First part → BFK → B + 4 = F; F + 5 = K
Second part → KOT → K + 4 = O; O + 5 = T K (third letter of the first part) + 0 =
Question : Directions: If GOAT is coded as HPBU, then how will FROG be coded?
Option 1: GSPH
Option 2: PHSG
Option 3: GSHP
Option 4: PSHG
Correct Answer: GSPH
Solution : Given: GOAT is written as HPBU.
Add one to the place values of the letters of the given words to get the code. GOAT is written as HPBU – G + 1 = H; O + 1 = P; A + 1 = B; T
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Absorbed
Option 1: Preoccupied
Option 2: Soaked
Option 3: Restored
Option 4: Replaced
Correct Answer: Preoccupied
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Absorbed means to take in and hold something (a liquid or other substance).
Soaked means saturated with liquid, which is synonymous with absorbed when talking about taking in liquid or other substance.
The meanings of the other options
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.
Option 1: JGD
Option 2: NLI
Option 3: XUR
Option 4: QNK
Correct Answer: NLI
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: JGD; J – 3 = G; G – 3 = D Second option: NLI; N – 2 = L; L – 3 = I Third option: XUR; X – 3 = U; U – 3 = R Fourth
Question : The mass number of titanium is:
Option 1: 44.56
Option 2: 49.82
Option 3: 41.33
Option 4: 47.78
Correct Answer: 47.78
Solution : The correct answer is 47.78.
Titanium is a metal, and its atomic number is 22. The mass of titanium is 47.8, which means it has 22 protons and 26 neutrons. Also, there are other isotopes of titanium available. Titanium is a metal with a
Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. IMPRACTICABLE
Option 1: CAPABLE
Option 2: PARTICLE
Option 3: PRACTICAL
Option 4: PEACE
Correct Answer: PEACE
Solution : Given: IMPRACTICABLE
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word IMPRACTICABLE – First option: CAPABLE; All the letters of CAPABLE are present in the word IMPRACTICABLE. Second option: PARTICLE; All the letters of PARTICLE are present in the word IMPRACTICABLE. Third option: PRACTICAL;
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