Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : From which year did Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, instituted the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar?
Option 1: 2001
Option 2: 2005
Option 3: 2004
Option 4: 2006
Correct Answer: 2006
Solution : The correct option is 2006.
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar was established by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2006 to honour and support young talents in music, dance, and drama. It recognises artists under 40 for their outstanding contributions, encouraging, and promoting the
Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The Maasais live in (1)_____ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)____of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)_____ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)____ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)_____ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: little
Option 2: significant
Option 3: least
Option 4: few
Correct Answer: few
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
The term few indicates a small number, which fits the context of describing the number of families living in the camp. It suggests that only a limited number of families stay in the "Manyatta" for a
Question : Which country voted to leave the European Union (EU)?
Option 1: Greece
Option 2: Spain
Option 3: United Kingdom
Option 4: Germany
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
Solution : The correct answer is the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom held a referendum on June 23, 2016, in which voters were asked whether the country should remain a member of the European Union (EU) or leave the EU. This outcome led to the
Question : A shopkeeper allowed a 25% discount on the marked price of an article and he suffered a loss of 15%. What will be the profit percentage if the article is sold at a marked price?
Option 1: 11.76
Option 2: 12.12
Option 3: 13.33
Option 4: 14.28
Correct Answer: 13.33
Solution : Given: A shopkeeper allowed a 25% discount on the Marked Price of an article and he suffered a loss of 15%. Let the Marked Price be 100 units. After a 25% discount, the selling price = (100 – 25) = 75 units Since, he suffered
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
From all accounts (she is the best and honest student of the class).
(1) she is the best and most honest student of the class.
(2) the best and honest student of the class is she.
(3) she is honest and best student of the class.
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Here, we are referring to the two qualities of the same person, so the article "the" will precede the first adjective only as both adjectives are in the superlative form.
So, the correct sentence would be: "From
Question : Who of the following enjoy constitutional position?
(A)Finanance Commission
(B)National Development Council
(C)Election commission
(D) Planning Commission
Option 1: A,C
Option 2: A ,B
Option 3: B ,D
Option 4: B ,C
Correct Answer: A,C
Solution : The Correct Answer is- A,C
The Finance Commission, a constitutional body, is in charge of allocating particular revenue resources between the Union Government and the State Governments. There is a legal entity known as the Election Commission of India (ECI). To coordinate and supervise elections
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary. B. India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar, and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and cultures. C. The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English. D. Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay, respectively.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: ADCB
Option 3: DBCA
Option 4: DCAB
Correct Answer: DBCA
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The logical flow of information in the order DBCA starts with the historical context of English in India, mentioning the East India Company's establishment of settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai in the early 1600s. This
Question : A dealer buys an article listed at INR 3,000 and gets successive discounts of 15% and 15%. He spends INR 250 on transportation and sells it at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price of the article.
Option 1: INR 3,300
Option 2: INR 2,901
Option 3: INR 3,250
Option 4: INR 3,200
Correct Answer: INR 2,901
Solution : Given, Marked price = INR 3000 Discounts = 15% and 15% The cost of transportation = INR 250 Required profit = 20% SP = $\frac{100 - \text{Discount %}}{100}$ × MP Where SP is the selling price and MP is the marked price So, the
Question : The total number of medals won by India in Paralympics 2020 was:
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 19
Correct Answer: 19
Solution : The correct option is 19.
India won a total of 19 medals in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. This historic achievement included five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals, showcasing the remarkable talent and perseverance of Indian para-athletes on the global stage.
Question : Which suffix is used when the -CHO group is attached to a carbon atom of a ring or ring system or a heteroatom?
Option 1: Amide
Option 2: Halide
Option 3: Nitrile
Option 4: Carbaldehyde
Correct Answer: Carbaldehyde
Solution : The correct answer is Carbaldehyde.
Carbaldehyde is an aldehyde that has joined forces with another material, usually a ring structure. Start with the common parent chain name for the aldehyde's common name, then add the suffix -aldehyde. Greek letter symbols are used to indicate substitute
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