Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Who has taken charge as India's new Foreign Secretary in May 2022?
Option 1: Rajeev Kumar
Option 2: Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Option 3: T. V. Somanathan
Option 4: Rakesh Mishra
Correct Answer: Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Solution : The correct answer is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
Since May 2022, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, an Indian diplomat of the IFS cadre, has been India's 34th and current Foreign Secretary, replacing Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Question : Directions: If 6 # 30 = 5, 8 # 24 = 3, 7 # 28 = 4 then, what is the value of 8 # 40 = ?
Option 1: 47
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 24
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : Given: 6 # 30 = 5, 8 # 24 = 3, 7 # 28 = 4, 8 # 40 = ?
The interpretation of # is the second number divided by the first number. So, replace # with ÷. Like, 6 # 30 = 5
Question : The shadow of a tower when the angle of elevation of the sun is 45°, is found to be 10 metres longer than when it was 60°. The height of the tower is:
Option 1: $5\sqrt{3}-1$ metres
Option 2: $5(3+\sqrt{3})$ metres
Option 3: $10(\sqrt{3}-1)$ metres
Option 4: $10(\sqrt{3}+1)$ metres
Correct Answer: $5(3+\sqrt{3})$ metres
Solution : Here, AB is the tower. BD is the shadow when $\angle$ADB = 45°, CB is the shadow when $\angle$ACB = 60°. By the given condition, CD = 10 m. In $\triangle$ADB, tan45° = $\frac{AB}{BD}$ ⇒$\frac{AB}{BC+CD} =1$ ⇒ AB = BC + 10 --(1) In
Question : Direction: In the following question, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
Statements
1. All trees are leaves.
2. Some fruits are leaves.
Conclusions
I. Some fruits are trees.
II. Some leaves are trees.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : Let's evaluate the conclusions based on the given statements:
Venn diagram
Now, let's consider each conclusion:
Question : Which branch of the government is responsible for implementing laws and policies?
Option 1: Judiciary
Option 2: Legislature
Option 3: Executive
Option 4: NITI Aayog
Correct Answer: Executive
Solution : The correct answer is Executive.
In India, the branch of government responsible for implementing laws and policies is the executive branch. The President heads the executive branch at the national level and includes the Prime Minister, the Council of Ministers, and various administrative and
Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Storm 2. Strap 3. Strangle 4. Stamped 5. Satire
Option 1: 5, 1, 4, 3, 2
Option 2: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Option 3: 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
Option 4: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2
Correct Answer: 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Storm 2. Strap 3. Strangle 4. Stamped 5. Satire
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter S, move to the next letter. Step 2: The second letter
Question : Which of the following study of fossils?
Option 1: Ethology
Option 2: Aetiology
Option 3: Anthropology
Option 4: Palaeontology
Correct Answer: Palaeontology
Solution : The correct option is Palaeontology.
Palaeontology encompasses the study of fossils to categorize species and investigate how they interacted with one another and their environments. As far back as the fifth century BC, paleontological observations were recorded. A subfield of zoology called ethology focuses
Question : Which Indian music director was awarded Japan's Fukuoka Prize for his outstanding contribution in creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion music?
Option 1: Vishal Bharadwaj
Option 2: Pritam Chakraborty
Option 3: A. R. Rahman
Option 4: M. M. Keeravani
Correct Answer: A. R. Rahman
Solution : The correct answer is A. R. Rahman.
The Fukuoka medal from Japan was awarded to music composer A.R. Rahman in 2016, adding yet another excellent feather to his cap. The renowned prize was given to the Oscar-winning musician in recognition of his
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The pink locusts are attacking the crops in several districts of Rajasthan.
Option 1: The crops in several districts of Rajasthan have been attacked by the pink locusts.
Option 2: The pink locusts in several districts of Rajasthan are being attacked by the crops.
Option 3: The crops in several districts of Rajasthan are being attacked by the pink locusts.
Option 4: Several districts of Rajasthan are being attacked in the crops by the pink locusts.
Correct Answer: The crops in several districts of Rajasthan are being attacked by the pink locusts.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure X is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the fourth option figure.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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