Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which among the following metals is used for galvanisation?
Option 1: Zinc
Option 2: Copper
Option 3: Iron
Option 4: Silver
Correct Answer: Zinc
Solution : The correct option is Zinc.
Zinc is the most widely used metal in galvanisation. Galvanisation means coating iron or steel with a protective zinc coating to prevent corrosion. The zinc coating functions as a sacrificial anode, preferentially corroding to protect the underlying metal from
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The lecture by the French professor seemed Latin and Greek to the young students.
Option 1: Interesting
Option 2: Lucid
Option 3: Unbiased
Option 4: Incomprehensible
Correct Answer: Incomprehensible
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom Latin and Greek means something that is incomprehensible or difficult to understand.
It suggests that the lecture was extremely complex or unfamiliar to the young students, much like a language they are not familiar with, such
Question : Which of the following is an ore of Aluminium?
Option 1: Galena
Option 2: Cryolite
Option 3: Cinnabar
Option 4: Epsom Salt
Correct Answer: Cryolite
Solution : The correct option is Cryolite.
Cryolite is a mineral that was once used in the aluminium extraction process but is no longer widely used. It has the chemical formula Na3AlF6, which indicates that it comprises sodium, aluminium, and fluoride ions.
Question : P and Q are 27 km away. Two trains with speeds of 24 km/h and 18 km/h, respectively, start simultaneously from P and Q and travel in the same direction. They meet at a point R, beyond Q. Distance QR is:
Option 1: 126 km
Option 2: 81 km
Option 3: 48 km
Option 4: 36 km
Correct Answer: 81 km
Solution : Given: P and Q are 27 km away. Two trains start simultaneously from P and Q and travel in the same direction at 24 km/h and 18 km/h, respectively. Formula: The relative speed is the difference in speeds of the two trains. Time =
Question : If $\frac{3–5x}{2x}+\frac{3–5y}{2y}+\frac{3–5z}{2z}=0$, the value of $\frac{2}{x}+\frac{2}{y}+\frac{2}{z}$ is:
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Given: $\frac{3–5x}{2x}+\frac{3–5y}{2y}+\frac{3–5z}{2z}=0$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{2x}–\frac{5x}{2x}+\frac{3}{2y}–\frac{5y}{2y}+\frac{3}{2z}–\frac{5z}{2z}=0$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{2x}+\frac{3}{2y}+\frac{3}{2z}–\frac{5x}{2x}–\frac{5y}{2y}–\frac{5z}{2z}=0$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{2}(\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z})–\frac{5}{2}–\frac{5}{2}–\frac{5}{2}=0$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{2}(\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z})=\frac{5}{2}+\frac{5}{2}+\frac{5}{2}$ ⇒ $(\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z})=\frac{15}{2}×\frac{2}{3}$ ⇒ $2(\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z})=\frac{15}{2}×\frac{2}{3}×2$ ⇒ $\frac{2}{x}+\frac{2}{y}+\frac{2}{z}=10$ Hence, the correct answer is 10.
Question : Direction: Find out the wrong number in the given sequence.
102, 101, 98, 93, 86, 74, 66, 53
Option 1: 101
Option 2: 66
Option 3: 74
Option 4: 93
Correct Answer: 74
Solution : Given:
Let's find the difference between the numbers →
102 – 101 = 1
101 – 98 = 3
98 – 93 = 5
93 – 86 = 7
86 – 74 = 12
74 – 66
Question : Who presided over the first Session of the Indian National Congress?
Option 1: Allan Octavian Hume
Option 2: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
Option 3: Surendra Nath Banerjee
Option 4: Badruddin Tyabji
Correct Answer: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
Solution : The correct answer is Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.
He presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) in Bombay from December 28 to December 31, 1885. Each Indian province sent 72 representatives to the INC First Session. The INC's first session
Question : If $9x^2+16y^2=60$ and $3x+4y=6$, then the value of $xy$ is:
Option 1: –1
Option 2: 1
Option 3: –2
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: –1
Solution : Given: $9x^2+16y^2=60$ and $3x+4y=6$ $3x+4y=6$ Squaring both sides of the above expression, we get, ⇒ $(3x+4y)^2=6^2$ ⇒ $9x^2+16y^2+24xy=36$ Substitute the value of $9x^2+16y^2=60$ in the above expression, we get, $60+24xy=36$ ⇒ $24xy=36-60$ ⇒ $24xy=–24$ ⇒ $xy=–1$ Hence, the correct answer is –1.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. They are playing songs so _____ that the entire neighbourhood is disturbed.
Option 1: lord
Option 2: loved
Option 3: laud
Option 4: loud
Correct Answer: loud
Loud is an adverb used informally that means 'producing or capable of producing much noise.' It provides accurate meaning to the sentence, as the songs are too loud.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Lord:
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Each member of the literary club submitted various literary works for the magazine.
Option 1: Various literary works had been submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Option 2: Various literary works are submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Option 3: Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Option 4: Various literary works were being submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Correct Answer: Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
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
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