Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statements: All peacocks are pigeons. Some pigeons are pink. Some pinks are birds. Conclusions: (I) Some pinks are peacocks. (II) Some birds are pigeons. (III) Some peacocks are birds.
Option 1: None of the conclusion follow
Option 2: Either conclusion I or conclusion III follows
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Only conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: None of the conclusion follow
Solution : According to the statements, the following Venn diagram can be drawn –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some pinks are peacocks – From, the above diagram it is evident that there is no direct relation between peacocks and pinks.
Question : Directions: Three of the following letter clusters are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which letter cluster does not belong to that group?
Option 1: ANHS
Option 2: JEQJ
Option 3: JPRT
Option 4: PYWD
Correct Answer: JPRT
Solution : Let's check the given options – First option: ANHS→A + 7 = H; N + 5 = S Second option: JEQJ→J + 7 = Q; E + 5 = J Third option: JPRT→J + 7 = Q ≠ R; P + 5 = U ≠
Question : Direction: N is more intelligent than M. M is not as intelligent as Y. X is more intelligent than Y but not as good as N. Who is the most intelligent of all?
Option 1: M
Option 2: Y
Option 3: N
Option 4: X
Correct Answer: N
Solution : Given:
N is more intelligent than M → N > M
M is not as intelligent as Y → Y > M
X is more intelligent than Y but not as good as N → N > X > Y
So, from the above →
Question : Menu and Daya travel from point A to B, a distance of 105 km, at speeds of 10 km/hr and 25 km/hr, respectively. Daya reaches point B first and returns immediately and meets Menu at point C. Find the distance from point A to point C.
Option 1: 35 km
Option 2: 60 km
Option 3: 45 km
Option 4: 62 km
Correct Answer: 60 km
Solution : The distance of A and B = 105 km Let's assume that they meet at point C, and CB = $x$ Then AC = $(105 - x)$ Speed of Daya = 25 km/hr Speed of Menu = 10 km/hr Distance covered by Daya =
Question : Who discovered X-rays?
Option 1: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Option 2: Albert Einstein
Option 3: Samuel Cohen
Option 4: Edward Taylor
Correct Answer: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Solution : The correct option is Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
X-rays are used to detect any bone fractures and deformities and to examine the bone health of the body. In Wurzburg, Bavaria, physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays in 1895. After seven weeks of diligent
Question : The science dealing with the study of soil is called.
Option 1: Pedology
Option 2: Pedagogy
Option 3: Ecology
Option 4: Pomology
Correct Answer: Pedology
Solution : The correct option is Pedology.
The science of pedology examines all facets of soils, including their physical and chemical properties, the role of organisms in the production and character of soils, the description and mapping of soil units, and the origin and development of
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary. 1. Stilt 2. Stifle 3. Stink 4. Stingy
Option 1: 3, 4, 2, 1
Option 2: 1, 3, 4, 2
Option 3: 2, 1, 4, 3
Option 4: 2, 3, 4, 1
Correct Answer: 2, 1, 4, 3
Solution : Given: 1. Stilt 2. Stifle 3. Stink 4. Stingy
Step 1: Compare the first, second, and third letter of each word. Since all the words have the same letters S, t, or i, so, move on to the next
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 256 * 4 * 9 * 3 * 14 = 51
Option 1: ×, +, –, ÷
Option 2: ÷, ×, –, +
Option 3: ×, ÷, +, –
Option 4: ÷, –, ×, +
Correct Answer: ÷, –, ×, +
Solution : Given: 256 * 4 * 9 * 3 * 14 = 51
Let's check each option – First option: ×, +, –, ÷ 256 × 4 + 9 – 3 ÷ 14 = 51 L.H.S. = 256 × 4 + 9 –
Question : Amir Khusrau was a musician and
Option 1: Sufi saint
Option 2: Persian and Hindi writer and scholar
Option 3: Historian
Option 4: All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Solution : Correct Answer is All of the above
An Indian poet, scholar, musician, named Amir Khusrau. He primarily composed poetry in Persian, but he also wrote in Hindavi. He is revered as the "father of qawwali," an enduringly popular Sufi devotional singing genre
Question : Rukmini Devi Arundale was a famous dancer of which Indian classical dance form?
Option 1: Bharatanatyam
Option 2: Kathak
Option 3: Mohiniyattam
Option 4: Kathakali
Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam
Solution : The correct answer is Bharatanatyam.
A well-known Bharatnatyam dancer was Rukmini Devi Arundale. She established the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras and spearheaded the renaissance of this traditional Indian dance style. She started taking formal dance lessons at 30 from Pandanallur Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, the renowned
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