Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: The average temperature of the town in the first six days of a month was 41° C and the sum of the temperatures of the first five days of the same month was 201° C. What was the temperature on the sixth day of the month?
Option 1: 40° C
Option 2: 45° C
Option 3: 46° C
Option 4: 50° C
Correct Answer: 45° C
Solution : Average temperature of the first six days of the month = 41° C The sum of the temperatures of 6 days = Average temperature × Number of days = 41 × 6 = 246° C But, the sum of the temperatures of the first
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
My cousin cannot understand why his teacher says that the Earth move round the Sun.
(1) teacher says
(2) cannot understand
(3) No Error
(4) move round the
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option of the question.
The verb move should be replaced with moves to maintain the subject-verb agreement. The Earth is a singular subject, and it should be followed by a singular form of the verb that moves as per
Question : A dealer offers a 45% discount on a packet. She offers a further discount of 25% on the reduced price on cash payment. What does a customer have to pay for the packet of INR 2,800, in cash, to avail of both discounts?
Option 1: INR 1,480
Option 2: INR 1,350
Option 3: INR 1,155
Option 4: INR 1,230
Correct Answer: INR 1,155
Solution : Cost price = INR 2,800 First discount = 45% Second discount = 25% Reduced price after second discount = 2800 × $\frac{100-45}{100}$×$\frac{100-25}{100}$ = 2800 × $\frac{55}{100}$×$\frac{75}{100}$ = INR 1155 Hence, the correct answer is INR 1,155.
Question : Directions: Select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. EGIK : FILO :: FHJL : ?
Option 1: JGMP
Option 2: JGPM
Option 3: GJMP
Option 4: GMJP
Correct Answer: GJMP
Solution : Given: EGIK : FILO :: FHJL : ?
Like, EGIK : FILO – E + 1 = F; G + 2 = I; I + 3 = L; K + 4 = O Similarly for, FHJL : (?) – F + 1 = G; H
Question : The following pie chart shows the population of 7 villages.
What is the difference between the population of villages E and D, if the total population of all the villages together is 50000?
Option 1: 500
Option 2: 400
Option 3: 300
Option 4: 600
Correct Answer: 500
Solution : Total population of village = 50,000 The population of E = $\frac{18}{100}\times 50000=9000$ The population of D = $\frac{17}{100}\times 50000=8500$ Difference = 9000 – 8500 = 500 Hence, the correct answer is 500.
Question : The largest 5-digit number that is exactly divisible by 88 is:
Option 1: 99968
Option 2: 99689
Option 3: 68999
Option 4: 66698
Correct Answer: 99968
Solution : Largest 5-digit number = 99999 Now, 99999 = 88 × 1136 + 31 ⇒ 99999 – 31 = 88 × 1136 ⇒ 99968 = 88 × 1136 So, 99968 is the largest 5-digit number divisible by 88. Hence, the correct answer is 99968.
Question : Directions: In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. RECIPROCATE
Option 1: PROCEED
Option 2: RACE
Option 3: REPEAT
Option 4: TEAR
Correct Answer: PROCEED
Solution : Given: RECIPROCATE
Let's check the options – First option: PROCEED; The letter D in the word PROCEED is not present in the word RECIPROCATE. Second option: RACE; All the letters of RACE are present in the word RECIPROCATE. Third option: REPEAT; All the letters of
Question : What will be the cost price of the goods if a shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price of Rs. 100 and gains 8% (rounded off to the nearest integer)?
Option 1: Rs. 83
Option 2: Rs. 86
Option 3: Rs. 87
Option 4: Rs. 81
Correct Answer: Rs. 83
Solution : Marked price = Rs. 100 Discount = 10% of marked price = Rs. 10 ⇒ Selling price = 100 – 10 = Rs. 90 Also, profit = 8% of cost price So, the selling price – cost price = 8% of the cost price
Question : Direction: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'L' can be represented by 12,24, etc and 'R' can be represented by 55, 67, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'SENT'
Option 1: 10, 20, 58, 77
Option 2: 22, 32, 65, 78
Option 3: 34, 44, 67, 87
Option 4: 41, 13, 87, 68
Correct Answer: 22, 32, 65, 78
Solution : Here, from the matrices (Matrix 1 and matrix 2) we get the numbers that represents the letters of the word 'SENT' —
S — 03, 10, 22, 34, 41
E — 01, 13, 20, 32, 44
N — 58,
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement'.
Only one of these books belong to the school library.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: these books belongs
Option 3: this book belong
Option 4: these book belongs
Correct Answer: these books belongs
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The phrase one of the followed by a plural noun requires a singular verb. Although the phrase will contain a plural noun, it should receive a singular verb to agree with the noun phrase. Thus, the
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