Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A manufacturer fixes his selling price at 33% over the cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 12% and the manufacturer raises his selling price by 10%, his percentage profit is:
Option 1: $28\frac{3}{8}\%$
Option 2: $30\frac{5}{8}\%$
Option 3:
$36\frac{5}{9}\%$
Option 4:
$35\%$
Correct Answer: $30\frac{5}{8}\%$
Solution : Let the cost of production as $C$ and the selling price as $S$. Given that the manufacturer fixes his selling price at 33% over the cost of production, $S = C + 0.33C = 1.33C$ The cost of production goes up by 12%, the new
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Computers and mobile phones have become a necessary and important part of our lives.
Option 1: a requisite
Option 2: an essential
Option 3: a required
Option 4: a needed
Correct Answer: an essential
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word important is used to describe the significance of computers and mobile phones in our lives. The synonym, essential aligns well with the meaning, emphasising that computers and mobile phones are indispensable or crucial components
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: No tyre is white. All grey is white. Conclusions: I. No white is a tyre. II. No tyre is grey. III. Some white are not grey.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: None of the conclusions follow
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No white is tyre – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is a negative relation between tyre
Question : Directions: Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? CM, EP, GO, IS, KQ, MV, OS, ?
Option 1: PY
Option 2: QY
Option 3: QZ
Option 4: QX
Correct Answer: QY
Solution : Given: CM, EP, GO, IS, KQ, MV, OS, ?
Add 2 to the place value of the first letter of the previous term to obtain the first letter of the next term. C + 2 = E; E + 2 = G; G + 2
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.
The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of developing eating (1) _________ that are time-bound, coupled (2) ________ a strict food plan. But the (3) ________ meaning of diet is the food (4) _________ which a person follows daily. It (5) ________ creating a food plan that(6) _________ around your lifestyle, your work, (7) _________ quality of your sleep, your (8)__________ level, the kind of (9) _______ you do, your palate and your (10) ___________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5
Option 1: associates
Option 2: involves
Option 3: desires
Option 4: proves
Correct Answer: involves
Solution : The second option is correct
As per the context of the sentence, dieting includes making a food plan according to one's lifestyle.
Hence, we find that the verb involves is the correct choice here.
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All pencils are pens. II. Some pens are rubber. Conclusions: I. All rubber is pencil. II. Some pens are not pencils. III. Some rubbers are not pens.
Option 1: Neither conclusion follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 4: All conclusion follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Conclusion I: All rubber is pencil – From the Venn diagram, it can be seen that there is no direct relation between rubber and pencil. So, no relation can be
Question : Direction: In this question, 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 the 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. G can be represented by 04,40, etc. and K can be represented by 56, 68, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word LIFE.
Option 1: 56, 58, 03, 02
Option 2: 57, 65, 03, 02
Option 3: 66, 67, 03, 02
Option 4: 57, 68, 10, 02
Correct Answer: 57, 65, 03, 02
Solution : Given – LIFE
Option first: 56, 58, 03, 02
KIFE
Option second: 57, 65, 03, 02
LIFE.
The second set represents the word LIFE.
Option third: 66, 67, 03, 02
NHFE
Option fourth: 57, 68, 10, 02
LKFE
Hence, second option is
Question : If A had worked alone, it would have taken him 63 hours to complete the task. What is B's share if A and B work together on a task, finishing it in 36 hours, and they get paid Rs. 5,950 for it?
Option 1: Rs. 3,400
Option 2: Rs. 3,600
Option 3: Rs. 2,550
Option 4: Rs. 2,750
Correct Answer: Rs. 2,550
Solution : A can do the work in 63 hours. A and B can do the work in 36 hours. So, B can do the work alone in = $\frac{1}{\text{1 day work of A and B – 1 day work of A}}=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{36}-\frac{1}{63}}=\frac{756}{9}=$ 84 hours Now, the
Question : Eleven friends spent Rs. 18 each on a tour and the twelfth friend spent Rs. 11 less than the average expenditure of all twelve of them. What is the total money spent by the twelve friends?
Option 1: Rs. 204
Option 2: Rs. 215
Option 3: Rs. 212
Option 4: Rs. 208
Correct Answer: Rs. 204
Solution : Given: Eleven friends spent Rs. 18 each on a tour and the twelfth friend spent Rs. 11 less than the average expenditure of all twelve of them. Let the average expenditure of all twelve of them = $x$ According to the question, $12x =
Question : Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?
Option 1: Election Commission
Option 2: Finance Commission
Option 3: Public Service Commission
Option 4: Planning Commission
Correct Answer: Planning Commission
Solution : The correct option is the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission is not a constitutional body, whereas the Election Commission (Article 324), Finance Commission (Article 280), and Public Service Commission (Articles 315–323) are.
The Planning Commission is a non-constitutional authority in charge of developing and
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