Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the following question. The entire fund the school gets from different sources equals Rs. 10 lakh. What amount (in Rs.) of the fund is acquired by the school from internal sources?
Option 1: 1,45,000
Option 2: 1,50,000
Option 3: 1,32,000
Option 4: 1,60,000
Correct Answer: 1,50,000
Solution : As per the given chart: The funds acquired by the school from internal sources = 15% of Rs. 10 lakh The funds acquired by the school from internal sources = 0.15 × 10,00,000 = Rs. 1,50,000 Hence, the correct answer is 1,50,000.
Question : Who was the founder of the Satavahana Empire?
Option 1: Kanha
Option 2: Simuka
Option 3: Hala
Option 4: Gautamiputra Satakarni
Correct Answer: Simuka
Solution : The correct answer is Simuka.
King Simuka Satavahana was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty. Satavahana dynasty ruled in Deccan from the 1st century BC to the 3rd century BC. Gautamiputra Satakarni was a famous king of the Satavahana dynasty. Their capital was Pratishthan, Amravati,
Question :
Lichen is an association between which of the two?
Option 1:
Algae and Fungi
Option 2:
Algae and tree
Option 3: Fungus and tree
Option 4: Bacteria and legume plant
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is Algae and Fungi.
Lichens represent a distinctive symbiotic bond between fungi and algae. As part of this collaboration, the fungi offer protection and take up nutrients, and the algae use sunlight to create chemicals that are high in energy.
Question : AB and CD are two chords in a circle with centre O and AD is a diameter. AB and CD produced meet a point P outside the circle. If $\angle A P D=25^{\circ}$ and $\angle D A P=39^{\circ}$, then the measure of $\angle C B D$ is:
Option 1: 29°
Option 2: 26°
Option 3: 27°
Option 4: 32°
Correct Answer: 26°
Solution : Given: AB and CD are two chords in a circle with centre O and AD is a diameter AB and CD produced meet at a point P outside the circle $\angle$ APD = 25$^\circ$ $\angle$ DAP = 39$^\circ$ Concept used: Exterior angle theorem - An
Question : Match the columns.
Option 1: a-i, b-iii, c-ii, d-iv
Option 2: a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
Option 3: a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
Option 4: a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
Correct Answer: a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
Solution : The correct answer is a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i.
Question : Comprehension: In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Over the past year, Dr. Hemmings has been conducting research on the big cat phenomenon and has already 1. ________the remains of some wild animals that may have been eaten by 2. ________far larger than any of the country's known carnivores. The project has 3. __________an analysis of twenty skeletal animal remains 4. __________from across Gloucestershire and other nearby counties. The bones were selected because the 5. ____________of their deaths led people to believe that these animals may have been killed by a big cat.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4
Option 1: redeemed
Option 2: revoked
Option 3: reclaimed
Option 4: recovered
Correct Answer: recovered
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
We can say that the implied meaning of the sentence is that the lost skeletal remains of twenty animals found in Gloucestershire and other nearby counties have been analysed for the project. According to the above-mentioned points, the
Question : Directions: A # B means A is the brother of B; A @ B means A is the daughter of B; A & B means A is the husband of B; A % B means A is the wife of B. If S % D # F @ G & H @ J, then how is F related to J?
Option 1: Daughter
Option 2: Daughter’s daughter
Option 3: Sister’s daughter
Option 4: Son’s wife
Correct Answer: Daughter’s daughter
Solution : Given: A # B ⇒ A is the brother of B A @ B ⇒ A is the daughter of B A & B ⇒ A is the husband of B A % B ⇒ A is the wife of B
As per the
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at 1, 2, and 3, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative in case no improvement is needed your answer is 4.
The train rolls along the track.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: While "rolls" is a valid verb to describe the movement of a train, "rumbles" is a more descriptive and evocative verb in this context. Rumbles suggest a low, continuous sound often associated with the movement of
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Honesty is more superior than riches.
(1) far superior than
(2) superior to
(3) more superior to
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option.
This option is the correct choice because superior to is the appropriate phrase to use when comparing two things, as adjectives ending in "ior" take the preposition to.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Honesty
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Take something at face value.
Option 1: Accept something as it looks without thinking about whether it might, in fact, not be quite what it appears.
Option 2: According to the appearance of something.
Option 3: Not laugh or change your expression even though you want to laugh.
Option 4: Show that you do not like something by making an unpleasant expression.
Correct Answer: Accept something as it looks without thinking about whether it might, in fact, not be quite what it appears.
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
Explanation: This idiom suggests accepting information or a situation exactly as it appears without deeper analysis or questioning its validity.
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