Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Women, Mothers, Singers
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : We know all mothers are women. So, the circle for mothers will lie inside the circle of women. Those who are singers can be male or female, and some can also be mothers. So, the circle for singers will overlap the circles of women and mothers.
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part 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 country faced a rainfall deficit of eight percent after the four-month-long southwest monsoon.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
During is used to indicate that something happened throughout a period of time. The sentence correctly conveys that the rainfall deficit occurred while the southwest monsoon was ongoing.
So, the correct sentence should be: The country faced a
Question : Directions: If POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, then FAMOUS will be coded as?
Option 1: GBNPUT
Option 2: GNBPTV
Option 3: GBNPVS
Option 4: GBNPVT
Correct Answer: GBNPVT
Solution : Given: POPULAR is written as QPQVMBS.
Like, POPULAR is written as QPQVMBS – P + 1 = Q; O + 1 = P; P + 1 = Q; U + 1 = V; L + 1 = M; A + 1 = B; R +
Question : If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is $30^\circ$ and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is $60^\circ$. Then the height of the cloud above the lake is:
Option 1: 100 m
Option 2: 200 m
Option 3: 300 m
Option 4: 400 m
Correct Answer: 400 m
Solution : Given: The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is $30^\circ$ and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is $60^\circ$. Let the dotted line represent the lake, point C be the position of
Question : If $x \%$ of $280=15 \%$ of $240+20 \%$ of $310$, then the value of $x$ is:
Option 1: 38
Option 2: 35
Option 3: 30
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 35
Solution : $x \%$ of $280=15 \%$ of $240+20 \%$ of $310$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{100} \times 280=\frac{15}{100} \times 240 + \frac{20}{100}\times 310$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{100} \times 280=36+62$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{100} \times 280=98$ ⇒ $x=\frac{98\times100}{280}$ ⇒ $x=35$. Hence, the correct answer is 35.
Question : Directions: In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
You cannot lose what you ________ had.
Option 1: once
Option 2: always
Option 3: never
Option 4: have
Correct Answer: never
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The sentence conveys that one should not be angry, anxious, or upset about the loss of something if it was only ever a wish, idea, or hypothetical concept to begin with.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
There are many inner voices that speak (1) / to us inside your head, and believe that (2) / they should not be trusted. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
It should be "our head" instead of "your head" the correct possessive pronoun to match the noun. Since the sentence refers to the inner voices speaking to "us" (which includes the speaker), it is more appropriate to
Question : What is the name of a memory buffer used to accommodate a speed differential?
Option 1: Cache
Option 2: Stack Pointer
Option 3: Accumulator
Option 4: Disc
Correct Answer: Cache
Solution : The correct answer is Cache.
A cache is a compact, high-speed memory unit positioned between the central processing unit (CPU) and the main memory. Its primary purpose is to store frequently accessed data and instructions, enabling the CPU to retrieve them
Question : Study the pie chart and answer the options:
The total number of students specializing in A and B exceeds the total number of students specializing in C and D by x, which lies between:
Option 1: 60 and 65
Option 2: 55 and 60
Option 3: 50 and 55
Option 4: 65 and 70
Correct Answer: 60 and 65
Solution : Total number of students specializing in A and B = $(61.2^\circ + 75.6^\circ) = 136.8^\circ$ Total number of students specializing in C and D = $(72^\circ + 54^\circ) = 126^\circ$ Difference of A and B and C and D = $(136.8^\circ – 126^\circ)
Question : First man to go into space was
Option 1: Roald Amundsen
Option 2: Reynald Mayor
Option 3: Robert Peary
Option 4: Yuri Gagarin
Correct Answer: Yuri Gagarin
Solution : The correct option is Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, made history as the first person to travel into space on board the first successful crewed spacecraft. On April 12, 1961, Gagarin, on Vostok 1, completed a single orbit of
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