Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Match List-I and List-II regarding the medal tally in the National Games 2022.
Option 1: a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
Option 2: a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
Option 3: a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
Option 4: a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii
Correct Answer: a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
Solution : The correct answer is a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv.
The Services team has secured the highest number of total medals, including gold, silver, and bronze, indicating their overall dominance in the National Games 2022.
Maharashtra has won the highest number of gold medals
Question : Which force is responsible for the motion of the moon around the Earth?
Option 1: Van der Waals
Option 2: Centrifugal
Option 3: Frictional
Option 4: Centripetal
Correct Answer: Centripetal
Solution : The correct answer is Centripetal.
The centripetal gravitational force is responsible for the moon's orbit around the Earth. The centripetal force needed to maintain planets in orbit around the sun is provided by gravitational pull, and it is also responsible for satellites orbiting the Earth.
Question : The gas used for filling weather balloons is
Option 1: Helium
Option 2: Hydrogen
Option 3: Air
Option 4: Nitrogen
Correct Answer: Helium
Solution : The correct option is Helium.
Helium is a common gas used to fill weather balloons. Because helium is lighter than air, it provides the buoyancy required to lift the weather balloon into the atmosphere. The gas provides the buoyancy required to transport equipment and sensors
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. PMRF, PDZV, PUHL, PLPB, ?
Option 1: PCMH
Option 2: PHTD
Option 3: PCXR
Option 4: PQRS
Correct Answer: PCXR
Solution : Given: PMRF, PDZV, PUHL, PLPB, ?
Add 0 and 8 to the first and the third letter, and subtract 9 and 10 from the second and the fourth letter. PMRF→P + 0 = P; M – 9 = D; R + 8 = Z; F
Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Mother told Avika that those flowers were not to be thrown that day.
Option 1: Mother said to Avika, “Don’t throw those flowers today.”
Option 2: Mother said to Avika, “These flowers were not to be thrown that day.”
Option 3: Mother said to Avika, “Those flowers were not to be thrown that day.”
Option 4: Mother said to Avika, “These flowers are not to be thrown today.”
Correct Answer: Mother said to Avika, “These flowers are not to be thrown today.”
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
Question : A book entitled ,'The Stories of Malgudi Days' was written by
Option 1: K.R. Narayanan
Option 2: R.K. Narayan
Option 3: P.M. Bajpai
Option 4: Abdul Kalam
Correct Answer: R.K. Narayan
Solution : The correct answer is R.K. Narayan.
R. K. Narayan authored the book "The Stories of Malgudi Days." It is a collection of short stories set in the imaginary South Indian town of Malgudi. The stories initially appeared in 1943 and have been translated into
Question : A company employed 700 men and 300 women and the average wage was Rs.450 per day. If a man got Rs.50 more than a woman, then the daily wage of the woman is:
Option 1: Rs. 350
Option 2: Rs. 375
Option 3: Rs. 415
Option 4: Rs. 435
Correct Answer: Rs. 415
Solution : Number of men = 700 Number of women = 300 The average wage of men and women combined = Rs. 450 Let the average wage of women be Rs. $x$. Average wage of men = Rs. ($x+50$) We know the sum of wages =
Question : Dekhni is a folk dance associated with which Indian state?
Option 1: Madhya Pradesh
Option 2: Bihar
Option 3: Goa
Option 4: West Bengal
Correct Answer: Goa
Solution : The correct option is Goa.
Dekhni is a traditional dance form that originated in the Indian state of Goa. It is performed by women during Hindu festivals and celebrations. This dance is performed with Goan music, which typically includes the use of instruments like
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Colonialism had a great impact on the lives of the Aboriginal Australians who were eventually (1) _____ by the whites with all power and privilege. The colonisers turned their land into rubbish pits and (2) _____ sites for their own betterment. The Aborigines were often (3) _____ as sub-humans with low status and dirty habits. The whites not only displaced the tribes of their homeland but also (4) _____ the beauty and balance of the natural world. An increase in deforestation and destruction of traditional land led (5) _____ like emu, eagle, and kangaroo, among many others to dwindle over time.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: destroyed
Option 2: climbed
Option 3: utilised
Option 4: fed
Correct Answer: destroyed
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Destroyed means to ruin or damage something completely and is the correct choice according to the context of the sentence, which says that the whites damaged or ruined the beauty of their homeland.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The sailor tells great tales of adventure that you should take with a grain of salt.
Option 1: Great admiration.
Option 2: Great patriotism.
Option 3: Not take too seriously.
Option 4: Be afraid to refrain from.
Correct Answer: Not take too seriously.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The idiom "take with a grain of salt" is a figurative expression that means to view something with scepticism or not to believe it entirely. In this context, it suggests that the
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