Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A policeman spotted a thief 40 metres ahead of him. The moment they both saw each other they started running in the same direction on the same track. The thief was running at 10 m/sec and the policeman was chasing him at the speed of 12 m/sec. How much distance (in metres) the policeman needed to cover to catch the thief?
Option 1: 180
Option 2: 240
Option 3: 200
Option 4: 225
Correct Answer: 240
Solution : The relative speed of the police to the thief = 12 – 10 = 2 m/sec Now, the total time taken to catch the thief = $\frac{40}{2}$ = 20 sec So, distance traveled by the police = 20 × 12 = 240 m Hence, the
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. EFFICIENCY
Option 1: Disability
Option 2: Fluency
Option 3: Tendency
Option 4: Capability
Correct Answer: Capability
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Efficiency refers to the ability to achieve a goal or perform tasks effectively with minimal waste of time and effort. Among the given options:
Question : Direction: Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary:
1. Recollect
2. Remember
3. Report
4. Repeat
5. Repeal
Option 1: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
Option 2: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
Option 3: 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
Option 4: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
Solution : Here, we have to arrange the given words according to the English dictionary order.
By comparing the letters of the given words as per the English dictionary, the words can be arranged as follows:
2. Rem
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Dimolish
Option 2: Conduct
Option 3: Biopic
Option 4: Handful
Correct Answer: Dimolish
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The correct spelling of the word should be demolish not "dimolish" which means to completely destroy or ruin something.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : A train of length 100 metres crosses another train of length 150 metres, running on a parallel track in the opposite direction, in 9 seconds. If the speed of a train having a length of 150 metres is 40 km/h, then what is the speed (in km/h) of the other train?
Option 1: 30
Option 2: 48
Option 3: 50
Option 4: 60
Correct Answer: 60
Solution : Given: Length of 1st train = 100 m Length of 2nd train = 150 m Speed of 2nd train = 40 km/h Formula used: Time taken to cross the train = $\frac{\text{Sum of length of trains}}{\text{Their relative speed}}$ Calculation: The relative speed = $\frac{100+150}{9} =
Question : Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu?
Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 2: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 3: Rajendra Prasad
Option 4: Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
The title "Nightingale of India" was bestowed upon Sarojini Naidu by Mahatma Gandhi. This title reflects her poetic prowess and her contributions to Indian literature, and the national independence movement. Sarojini Naidu was a prominent poet, politician, and
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Chanhudaro was a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares) as compared to Mohenjodaro (125 hectares), almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making. The variety of materials used to make beads is remarkable: stones like carnelian (of a beautiful red colour), jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite; metals like copper, bronze and gold; and shell, faience and terracotta or burnt clay. Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stone with gold caps. The shapes were numerous - disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, and segmented. Some were decorated by incising or painting, and some had designs etched onto them.
Techniques for making beads differed according to the material. Steatite, a very soft stone, was easily worked. Some beads were moulded out of a paste made with steatite powder. This permitted making a variety of shapes, unlike the geometrical forms made out of harder stones. How the steatite micro bead was made remains a puzzle for archaeologists studying ancient technology. Archaeologists' experiments have revealed that the red colour of carnelian was obtained by firing the yellowish raw material and beads at various stages of production. Nodules were chipped into rough shapes, and then finely flaked into the final form. Grinding, polishing and finally drilling completed the process. Specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro, Lothal and more recently at Dholavira. Nageshwar and Balakot, both settlements are near the coast. These were specialised centres for making shell objects including bangles, ladles and inlay - which were taken to other settlements. Similarly, it is likely that finished products (such as beads) from Chanhudaro and Lothal were taken to the large urban centres such as Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
Question: Shell objects were mostly made at Nageshwar and Balakot because:
Option 1: the women loved to wear bangles made of shells
Option 2: shells were readily available in these coastal areas
Option 3: specialised drills were found here
Option 4: shells were transported here from Lothal
Correct Answer: shells were readily available in these coastal areas
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Shell objects were mostly made at Nageshwar and Balakot because shells were readily available in these coastal areas. The passage mentions that Nageshwar and Balakot, being settlements near the coast,
Question : The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation:
Option 1: Waste land
Option 2: Pasture land
Option 3: Fallow land
Option 4: Cultivable waste land
Correct Answer: Cultivable waste land
Solution : The correct answer is cultivable wasteland.
The land which has not been cultivated for the last 5 agricultural years but has the potential to produce crops if cultivated is known as cultivable wasteland.
Fallow Land is the piece of land which has not
Question : The intervention of the government whether to expand demand or reduce it constitutes the ___________.
Option 1: speculative function
Option 2: redistribution function
Option 3: stabilisation function
Option 4: transaction function
Correct Answer: stabilisation function
Solution : The correct answer is the stabilisation function.
One of the aims that governments attempt to attain by manipulation of fiscal and monetary policy is economic stabilisation (e.g., full employment, inflation management and an equitable balance of payments). Restriction conditions may be required in
Question : The technology used in the electronic printer is called
Option 1: Micro array
Option 2: Micro millimetric
Option 3: Micro yechnology
Option 4: Micro encapsulation
Correct Answer: Micro encapsulation
Solution : The Correct Answer is- Micro encapsulation
The term "printed electronics" describes a method for creating various electronic products, including electronic circuits, displays, sensors, and RFID, using printing technology. One of the many technologies used in electronic printing is micro encapsulation. It is frequently used
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