Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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. Human migration may be traced all the way back to the (1)________ of time, and humans have been on the move ever since. Climate change, war and displacement, economic considerations, living conditions, family and clan (2)________, and, more recently, educational possibilities are all reasons for migration. Because there are several reasons for migration, migration patterns are (3)_________. Potential migrants will not only (4)_________whether or not to migrate, but also where they will go. Individuals with (5) ________ observed and unobserved features will make diverse decisions and self-select into specific areas.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: settle
Option 2: determine
Option 3: certify
Option 4: induce
Correct Answer: determine
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Determine means to ascertain or decide. In the context of the sentence, potential migrants will not only determine whether or not to migrate, the term determine accurately captures the sense of making a decision regarding migration.
The meanings
Question : Study the given pie charts and answer the question that follows. If the ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls who passed from Institute A is 5 : 6, and 40% of the students who passed from Institute D are boys, then the ratio of the number of boys who passed from Institute A to that of boys who passed from institute D is:
Option 1: 25 : 24
Option 2: 4 : 3
Option 3: 5 : 4
Option 4: 3 : 2
Correct Answer: 5 : 4
Solution : From the pie chart, the percentage of students who passed Institute A is 22%. So, the number of students who passed Institute A = 22% of 1200 = 264 students. The ratio of boys to girls who passed from Institute A is 5
Question : The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for:
Option 1: one year
Option 2: two years
Option 3: three years
Option 4: six months
Correct Answer: two years
Solution : The correct option is two years.
The non-permanent membership was increased to ten in 1965. The United Nations General Assembly elects these ten non-permanent members for two-year periods beginning on January 1, and replacing five of them annually.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Sanjay rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe.
Option 1: A small plastic pipe was rolled through a marble by Sanjay.
Option 2: The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Sanjay.
Option 3: The marble was rolled by Sanjay in a small plastic pipe.
Option 4: The marble through a small plastic pipe was rolled by Sanjay.
Correct Answer: The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Sanjay.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
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 active sentence becomes
Question : The Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by
Option 1: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 2: Subhas Chandra Bose
Option 3: Bhagat Singh
Option 4: V. D. Savarkar
Correct Answer: V. D. Savarkar
Solution : The correct answer is V. D. Savarkar.
V. D. Savarkar, a notable Indian independence activist, did indeed describe the Mutiny of 1857 as the "First Indian War of Independence." In his book "The First War of Indian Independence," published in 1909, Savarkar portrayed
Question : A_____________________ is an agreement between the communicating parties on how communication is to proceed.
Option 1: Path
Option 2: SLA
Option 3: Bond
Option 4: Protocol
Correct Answer: Protocol
Solution : The correct answer is Protocol.
A protocol is an agreement between communicating parties on how communication should take place. It is a collection of rules that govern the exchange of data between two devices or systems. Protocols are utilized in many different areas, such as
Question : In a constituency, 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 15% of the votes cast were declared invalid. Jeeta secured 60% of the valid votes. If Jeeta secured 91,800 valid votes, what was the total number of people on the electoral roll?
Option 1: 2,16,000
Option 2: 2,25,000
Option 3: 1,80,000
Option 4: 2,00,000
Correct Answer: 2,00,000
Solution : Given: Jeeta secured 60% of the valid votes. Jeeta secured 91,800 valid votes. So, total valid votes = $\frac{91800}{60}×100=153000$ 15% of the votes cast were declared invalid. So, the total cast valid votes = (100 – 15)% of votes cast = 85% of votes cast
Question : Which country is known as 'Land of Midnight Sun' ?
Option 1: Sweden
Option 2: Norway
Option 3: Germany
Option 4: Finland
Correct Answer: Norway
Solution : The correct option is - Norway.
Norway is now known as the Land of the Midnight Sun. A natural occurrence known as the "midnight sun" occurs in locations north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle during the summer months when the
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Shakuntala Devi was born on 4th November 1929. In her childhood she________ to school.
Option 1: never gone
Option 2: went never
Option 3: had never been
Option 4: ever been
Correct Answer: had never been
Solution : The right choice is the third option.
Explanation: "Had never been" is the correct choice because it indicates that during her childhood, she never attended school. This construction uses the past perfect tense to convey that the event or action never happened
Question : The thread of a kite makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal plane. If the length of the thread is 80 m, then the vertical height of the kite will be:
Option 1: $\frac{40}{\sqrt{3}}$ metres
Option 2: $\frac{80}{\sqrt{3}}$ metres
Option 3: $80$ metres
Option 4: $40\sqrt{3}$ metres
Correct Answer: $40\sqrt{3}$ metres
Solution : AB = Length of thread = 80 metres BC = The vertical height of the kite ∠BAC = 60° In $\triangle$ABC, $\sin 60° = \frac{BC}{AB}$ ⇒ $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{BC}{80}$ $\therefore BC = 40\sqrt{3}$ metres So, the vertical height of the kite is $40\sqrt{3}$ metres. Hence, the
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