Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A person bought pens at 25 for a rupee and sold them at 15 for a rupee. What is his profit percentage?
Option 1: $16\frac{2}{3}$%
Option 2: $33\frac{1}{3}$%
Option 3: $66\frac{2}{3}$%
Option 4: $40$%
Correct Answer: $66\frac{2}{3}$%
Solution : The cost price of 25 pens = INR 1 ⇒ The cost price of 1 pen = INR $\frac{1}{25}$ Also, the selling price of 15 pens = INR 1 ⇒ The selling price of 1 pen = INR $\frac{1}{15}$ Profit = Selling price – Cost
Question : Ragini is a popular form of folk song belonging to the state of
Option 1: Kashmir
Option 2: Kerala
Option 3: Haryana
Option 4: Manipur
Correct Answer: Haryana
Solution : The correct option is - Haryana.
Multiple artists come together to sing and dance in the popular Haryanvi folk genre known as ragini. The songs are sung in the regional dialect, making for a vivacious performance that is full of color and rhythm, tone,
Question : The Shailendra kings who founded their empire in Southeast Asia in the 8th Century AD were the followers of ___________.
Option 1: Buddhism
Option 2: Shaivism
Option 3: Jainism
Option 4: Hinduism
Correct Answer: Buddhism
Solution : The correct answer is Buddhism.
The Shailendra kings, who founded their empire in Southeast Asia in the 8th century AD, were followers of Mahayana Buddhism. They ruled over the powerful Srivijaya Empire, which was centred on the island of Sumatra in present-day Indonesia and had
Question : A shopkeeper sells his goods at an 18% discount and still earns a 30% profit. If he sells his goods at a 12% discount on the marked price, then what will be his profit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places)?
Option 1: 42.62%
Option 2: 35.45%
Option 3: 40.35%
Option 4: 39.51%
Correct Answer: 39.51%
Solution : Profit gained by shopkeeper = 30% Discount% given on the table = 18% Let the cost price of the table be $a$. Selling price = $\frac{100 + \text { Profit %}}{100}×$ cost price Since he gains a profit of 30%, the Selling Price = $\frac{130}{100}a
Question : The government of India Act 1935 was based on
Option 1: Simon Commission
Option 2: Lord Curzon Commission
Option 3: Dimitrov Thesis
Option 4: Lord Clive's report
Correct Answer: Simon Commission
Solution : The correct option is Simon Commission.
The Simon Commission, which was established in 1927 to assess and suggest improvements for British India's government, was the inspiration for the Government of India Act 1935. The Act sought to establish limited self-government and provincial autonomy in
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement'.
You will be in trouble if you don't obey to my orders.
Option 1: obey with my
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: obeying my
Option 4: obey my
Correct Answer: obey my
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The verb obey is a transitive verb, and it is directly followed by an object, which in this case is me.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: You will be in trouble if you don't obey my
Question : 'Plaster of Paris' is made by partial dehydration of
Option 1: epsom salt
Option 2: gypsum salt
Option 3: blue vittriol
Option 4: green vitriol
Correct Answer: gypsum salt
Solution : The correct answer is gypsum salt.
Plaster of paris is formed by the partial dehydration of gypsum. Gypsum has a chemical formulae CaSO4. 2H2O which on partial dehydration gives CaSO4. 1/2 H2O. It is a white
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term. 11 : 31 :: ? : 25 :: 14 : 40
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 9
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : Given: 11 : 31 :: ? : 25 :: 14 : 40
Multiply the given number by 3 and then subtract 2 from the resultant number to obtain the missing number – Like, 11 : 31→(11 × 3) – 2 = 33 – 2 =
Question : A seismograph is used to measure:
Option 1: rain precipitation
Option 2: underground water level
Option 3: earthquakes
Option 4: underground mineral content
Correct Answer: earthquakes
Solution : The correct option is earthquakes.
A seismograph is used to measure ground motion caused by seismic waves generated by earthquakes or other sources of seismic activity. The primary purpose of a seismograph is to detect and record the magnitude, direction, and duration of ground motion
Question : Ram and Hari can cut 12 kg of nuts in 2 days. After five days, Hari left the job. Ram took 8 more days to cut the rest of the nuts. If a total of 58 kg of nuts were cut, the time taken by Hari to cut 10 kg of nuts is:
Option 1: 1 day
Option 2: 2 days
Option 3: 3 days
Option 4: 4 days
Correct Answer: 4 days
Solution : Ram and Hari can cut 12 kg of nuts in 2 days. The combined rate of cutting nuts = $\frac{12}{2} $ = 6 kg/day They worked together for 5 days ⇒ Total nuts cut = (5 × 6) = 30 kg. After that, Hari
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