Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly, more or less parallel to the coastline of India is:
Option 1: Aravalli
Option 2: Satpura
Option 3: Eastern Ghats
Option 4: Western Ghats
Correct Answer: Western Ghats
Solution : The correct answer is the Western Ghats.
The Western Ghats are a continuous chain of mountains along the Arabian Sea coastline. It is also known as the Sahyadri Mountain Range and traverses across the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
Question : Radar is used to
Option 1: locate submerged submarines
Option 2: receive signal from radio receivers.
Option 3: detect and locate distant objects.
Option 4: locate geostationary satellites.
Correct Answer: detect and locate distant objects.
Solution : The correct answer is detect and locate distant objects.
Radar was discovered by Hoyt Taylor and Leo C. Young. It works by transmitting radio waves and distance of the object is calculated by time taken by the radio waves which are
Question : Which of the following state has lowest literacy rate?
Option 1: Kerala
Option 2: Rajasthan
Option 3: Bihar
Option 4: Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Bihar
Solution : The correct answer is Bihar.
Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India as per census 2011,. Literacy rate in Bihar is 61.80%, where female literacy is 53.33% and male literacy is 73.39%. Among States Kerala has highest literacy levels, with the literacy rate of
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
The show flopped miserably to the utter disappointment of everybody.
Option 1: by the utterly
Option 2: for the utter
Option 3: No improvement required
Option 4: at an utter
Correct Answer: No improvement required
Solution : The correct choice is the third option: "No improvement required."
Explanation: The sentence, is grammatically correct and effectively conveys the idea that the show's failure caused disappointment.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Do you know the old adage 'the show must go on’?
Option 1: Misconstruction
Option 2: Rebuke
Option 3: Dare
Option 4: Addiction
Correct Answer: Misconstruction
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Misconstruction means "the action of misconstruing words or actions or misinterpretation", whereas adage means a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Rebuke: It means to express sharp
Question : Identify the pair of synonyms from the underlined words in the given sentence. It was a fairly foul day, as omens could be seen in abundance from the threshold of his border town ever since the dawn struck.
Option 1: fairly, abundance
Option 2: foul, omens
Option 3: day, border
Option 4: threshold, dawn
Correct Answer: threshold, dawn
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The meanings of all the underlined words would be:
Question : Two equal circles intersect so that their centres and the points at which they intersect form a square of side 1 cm. The area (in cm2) of the portion that is common to the circle is:
Option 1: $\frac{\pi }{4}$
Option 2: $\frac{\pi }{2}-1$
Option 3: $\frac{\pi }{5}$
Option 4: $(\sqrt{2}-1)$
Correct Answer: $\frac{\pi }{2}-1$
Solution :
Given: The side of the square = 1 cm The area of the square = $\operatorname{(side)^2}$ $A_{\text{square}}= 1$ cm2 The radius of each circle = 1 cm The angle of the sector = $\frac{\pi}{2}$ The area of the sector = $\frac{\theta}{360^{\circ}}×\pi r^2$ $
Question : British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year
Option 1: 1857
Option 2: 1858
Option 3: 1859
Option 4: 1860
Correct Answer: 1858
Solution : The correct option is 1858.
In 1858, the East India Company ceded control of India to the British Crown. This incident is frequently referred to as the start of the British Raj, which was a period of direct British authority over the Indian subcontinent from
Question : What is the value of $\frac{3 \sin 58^{\circ}}{\cos 32^{\circ}}+\frac{3 \sin 42^{\circ}}{\cos 48^{\circ}}$?
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Given: The trigonometric expression is $\frac{3 \sin 58^{\circ}}{\cos 32^{\circ}}+\frac{3 \sin 42^{\circ}}{\cos 48^{\circ}}$. We know that $\sin(90^{\circ}–\theta)=\cos \theta$ ⇒ $\frac{3 \sin 58^{\circ}}{\cos 32^{\circ}}+\frac{3 \sin 42^{\circ}}{\cos 48^{\circ}}=\frac{3 \sin (90^{\circ}–32^{\circ})}{\cos 32^{\circ}}+\frac{3 \sin (90^{\circ}–48^{\circ})}{\cos 48^{\circ}}$ $=\frac{3 \cos 32^{\circ}}{\cos 32^{\circ}}+\frac{3 \cos 48^{\circ}}{\cos 48^{\circ}}=3+3=6$ Hence, the correct answer is 6.
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figure series, in every alternate box, the geometrical figures/ numbers/ letters shift their position following the below patterns – 1. From Box 1 to Box 2 – Top left ⇔ Top right; Bottom left→Centre of the box→Bottom right→Bottom left
2. From Box
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