Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Kyoto Protocol is associated with
Option 1: Species conservation
Option 2: Climate change
Option 3: Wetland conservation
Option 4: Medicinal plants
Correct Answer: Climate change
Solution : The correct option is Climate change.
The Kyoto Protocol is an international convention that aims to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was passed in 1997 and went into effect in 2005. The convention establishes binding objectives for developed nations to
Question : The world's largest combustion research centre has been inaugurated at which Indian institute?
Option 1: IIT Guwahati
Option 2: IIT Bombay
Option 3: IIT Delhi
Option 4: IIT Madras
Correct Answer: IIT Madras
Solution : The correct answer is IIT Madras.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has opened the world's largest combustion research centre. Dr. V. K. Saraswat, Member of NITI Aayog, inaugurated the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) on October 13, 2017.
Question : Directions: From the given words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. LATCHING
Option 1: THING
Option 2: CHAIN
Option 3: CHEAT
Option 4: CLING
Correct Answer: CHEAT
Solution : Given: LATCHING
Let's compare the given options – First option: THING; All the letters of THING are present in the word LATCHING. Second option: CHAIN; All the letters of CHAIN are present in the word LATCHING. Third option: CHEAT; E is not present in the
Question : The vector of disease sleeping sickness is
Option 1: sand-fly
Option 2: house-fly
Option 3: fruit-fly
Option 4: tse-tse fly
Correct Answer: tse-tse fly
Solution : The correct option is - tse-tse fly.
Trypanosomiasis, also referred to as sleeping sickness, is a parasitic disease that affects both humans and animals. It is brought on by the Trypanosoma brucei protozoa and is spread by the tsetse fly. The trypanosome parasites are
Question : Which of the following states is not a part of the Tapi Basin?
Option 1: Rajasthan
Option 2: Maharashtra
Option 3: Madhya Pradesh
Option 4: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
Solution : The correct option is Rajasthan.
The Tapi Basin is a geographical region in India that encompasses parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. It is characterized by the Tapi River and its tributaries, which flow through these states. However, Rajasthan is not part of this
Question : In which state is the Gorumara National Park located?
Option 1: Assam
Option 2: West Bengal
Option 3: Uttarakhand
Option 4: Bihar
Correct Answer: West Bengal
Solution : The correct option is West Bengal.
Gorumara National Park is situated in the northern part of West Bengal, in the Jalpaiguri district. It is part of the Terai region of the eastern Himalayas. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including
Question : In how many years will a sum of Rs. 3000 yield an interest of Rs.1080 at 12% per annum simple interest?
Option 1: $4$ years
Option 2: $3$ years
Option 3: $5$ years
Option 4: $2\frac{1}{2}$ years
Correct Answer: $3$ years
Solution : Given: Principal = Rs. 3000 Simple interest = Rs.1080 Rate = 12% Simple interest =$\frac{\text{Principal×Rate×Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $1080 = \frac{3000 × 12 × \text{Time}}{100}$ ⇒ Time = $\frac{1080 × 100}{3000 × 12}$ ⇒ Time = $3$ years Hence, the correct answer is $3$ years.
Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The Maasais live in (1)_____ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)____of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)_____ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)____ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)_____ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: on
Option 2: by
Option 3: with
Option 4: at
Correct Answer: on
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
The preposition on is commonly used when describing the surface of an area or the ground.
In this context, it suggests that the grasses and other plants are located on the surface of the rolling grassland, making on
Question : In a school, there were 1554 students, and the ratio of boys to girls was 4 : 3. After a few days, 30 girls joined the school but a few boys left. As a result, the ratio of boys and girls became 7 : 6. The number of boys who left the school is:
Option 1: 76
Option 2: 74
Option 3: 84
Option 4: 86
Correct Answer: 76
Solution : Total students = 1554 The ratio of the boys and girls = 4 : 3 According to the given information, The number of boys = $\frac{4}{4+3}×1554$ = 888 and, the number of girls = $\frac{3}{4+3}×1554$ = 666 After a few days, 30 girls joined and
Question : Directions: From the given option figures, select the one in which the question figure is embedded.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all possible angles where the question figure can fit itself in all the given option figures. The question figure is embedded only in the second option figure.
Hence, the second option is
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