Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which state recorded the lowest literacy rate in the 2011 census?
Option 1: Bihar
Option 2: Maharashtra
Option 3: Arunachal Pradesh
Option 4: Kerala
Correct Answer: Bihar
Solution : The correct answer is Bihar.
According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Bihar is 61.8%, which is the lowest in the states and union territories. The male literacy rate in Bihar is 71.20%, and the female literacy rate is 51.50%. The literacy rate
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A speech by an actor at the end of a play.
Option 1: Prologue
Option 2: Monologue
Option 3: Epilogue
Option 4: Duologue
Correct Answer: Epilogue
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In the context of a play, an epilogue is a speech that occurs at the end of the play, making it the most suitable one-word substitute for a speech by an actor at the end of a play.
Question : Arrange these letters of each group to make a meaningful word and then find the odd one out.
Option 1: VEENS
Option 2: VIDEID
Option 3: ORFU
Option 4: GHIET
Correct Answer: VIDEID
Solution : Given: ORFU VIDEID GHIET VEENS
Here,
If we rearrange all the letters, then,
ORFU - FOUR
VIDEID - DIVIDE
GHIET - EIGHT
VEENS - SEVEN
All are numbers except DIVIDE.
Hence, second option is correct.
Question : Directions: The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in all the number pairs, EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.
Option 1: (87, 522)
Option 2: (84, 672)
Option 3: (92, 552)
Option 4: (64, 384)
Correct Answer: (84, 672)
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: (87, 522); 87 × 6 = 522 Second option: (84, 672); 84 × 6 = 504 ≠ 672 Third option: (92, 552); 92 × 6 = 552 Fourth option: (64, 384); 64 × 6 = 384
So,
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Eye-wash
Option 1: An operation
Option 2: A consideration
Option 3: A deception
Option 4: An inspiration
Correct Answer: A deception
Eye-wash is an idiom used to describe actions or statements that are meant to deceive or create a false impression. It is often associated with superficial or insincere behaviour meant to appear impressive or important without any
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.
Option 1: 11
Option 2: 17
Option 3: 19
Option 4: 21
Correct Answer: 21
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 11→The factors of 11 are 1 and 13. So, 11 is a prime number. Second option: 17→The factors of 17 are 1 and 17. So, 17 is a prime number. Third option: 19→The factors of
Question : The following bar graph shows the amounts (in INR lakhs) invested by a company in purchasing raw materials and the values (in INR lakhs) of finished goods sold by the company, from 2012 to 2017. The difference between the average amount invested in purchasing raw materials from 2012 to 2017 and the average value of sales of finished goods during the same period from 2012 to 2017 is:
Option 1: INR 86 lakhs
Option 2: INR 90 lakhs
Option 3: INR 80 lakhs
Option 4: INR 85 lakhs
Correct Answer: INR 80 lakhs
Solution : Use the formula, $\text{Average}=\frac{\text{Sum of all the values}}{\text{The total values}}$. The average amount invested in purchasing raw materials from 2012 to 2017 $=\frac{140+250+350+325+525+450}{6}$. $=\frac{2040}{6}=$ INR 340 lakhs The average value of sales of finished goods during the same period from 2012 to 2017
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptians lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.
Option 1: more
Option 2: most
Option 3: much
Option 4: many
Correct Answer: more
Solution : The right option is the first option.
Explanation: "More" is used to indicate a large or significant amount, and in this context, it conveys that we know a significant amount about the wealthy people of Egypt.
The correct sentence is: "We know infinitely more about
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
You go up a dark, rickety stairwell of a building on a crowded street in Calcutta. You enter a small room. The centre of the room is empty but the corners are stacked with bedrolls, utensils and water bottles. Musical instruments, drums, cymbals and gongs are piled in a corner. Today, the room is filled with the laughter of men and women in colourful attire. Among the happy chorus of congratulations and laughter, the bride Chumki Pal and the groom Sandeep can be seen smiling. They are both blind, as are most of the people surrounding them. Pal is wearing a bright turquoise blue sari. “I know it’s blue because people have told me but I can’t imagine how it looks. But believe me, when I dream, I dream only in colours,” she says. Their romance blossomed when they met as members of Blind Opera, the only one of its kind in the country as well as in Asia.
The 36 spirited members of Blind Opera demonstrate that physical disability is not an obstacle. They enact plays by Rabindranath Tagore, considered challenging even by veteran theatre groups. Blind Opera was launched in 1996 by four theatre aficionados, who took it as a challenge to get together the talents of these visually impaired people. The challenge to present the cast on stage is immense since space management is a problem. To solve this, the directors use ropes to separate the stage and the wings. When the actors step on the rope they know that it is the entrance to the stage. The members cannot see, but they can smell, hear and touch – three elements inherent to any theatre. At Blind Opera, they “believe that the blind can see. That is, they see in their own way, if not in our way, with the help of these abilities.”
For the visually impaired, theatre is the medium for the expression of their creative urges. They respond instinctively; they cannot copy anyone else because they cannot see. Their body language tells the story and hence it is very spontaneous. The members have earned kudos from Calcutta audiences. For the members of the troupe, discovering the language of the body is in a way also a journey of the persona. Coming from diverse backgrounds but bound together by the same disability, they have found an outlet for their creativity through the plays. They do not feel isolated anymore because they can relate to their fellow performers. There is also a greater purpose behind it: to use theatre to build a community and mainstream the huge number of disabled living in isolation. Together they can be a force to demand better facilities in public life. Blind children should enter the mainstream from the beginning. The big dream of the group is to establish a drama school following the ideal of Tagore’s Shantiniketan, offering a platform for creative expression to all those who are economically and socially forced to stay in the periphery. Like Chumki Pal, they all dream in colour.
Question:
The members of Blind Opera demonstrate that:
Option 1: blindness is a great hindrance
Option 2: their talent cannot be tapped
Option 3: the visually challenged lack expression
Option 4: physical disability is not an obstacle
Correct Answer: physical disability is not an obstacle
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The passage in the second paragraph clearly states that the 36 spirited members of Blind Opera demonstrate that physical disability is not an obstacle.
Question : $5^{71}+5^{72}+5^{73}+5^{74}+5^{75}$ is divisible by which of the following numbers?
Option 1: 71
Option 2: 69
Option 3: 89
Option 4: 73
Correct Answer: 71
Solution : $5^{71}+5^{72}+5^{73}+5^{74}+5^{75}$ $=5^{71}(1+5+5^{2}+5^{3}+5^{4})$ $=5^{71}(1+5+25+125+625)$ $=5^{71}\times 781$ $=5^{71}\times 11\times 71$ (781 is divisible by 11) It is clearly, that $5^{71}+5^{72}+5^{73}+5^{74}+5^{75}$ is divisible by 71. Hence, the correct answer is 71.
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