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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Direction: In each of the following question, select the missing number from the given responses.

3 4 13
8 8 56
5 3 ?

 

Option 1: 4

Option 2: 6

Option 3: 8

Option 4: 2

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Correct Answer: 4


Solution : Given: 

3 4 13
8 8 56
5 3 ?

In the first row, (4)² = 16 → 16 – 3 = 13

In the second row, (8)² = 64 → 64 – 8 = 56

In the third row, (3)² = 9 → 9

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Question : Bee keeping is known as:

Option 1: Sericulture

Option 2: Apiculture

Option 3: Aquaculture

Option 4: Agriculture

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Correct Answer: Apiculture


Solution : The correct option is Apiculture.

Apiculture is the scientific term for beekeeping. It is the maintaining of honey bees for their honey, wax, and other goods. Apiculture has been practised for ages, and there are several beekeeping methods. They aid in the pollination of flowers,

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Question : The 'Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by

Option 1: Lord Linlithgow

Option 2: Lord Mountbatten

Option 3: Lord Pethick-Lawrence 

Option 4: Sir Mountford

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Lord Pethick-Lawrence 


Solution : The correct answer is Sir Pethick-Lawrence.

Cabinet Mission came to India in 1946 and it was led by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the secretary of state for India. It was sent to India by then-British Prime Minister Clement Atlee. Other than Sir Pethick-Lawrence, other members were

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Question : Directions: In the question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

Man is essentially a ____ animal and tends to associate with others.

Option 1: sentimental

Option 2: gregarious

Option 3: selfish

Option 4: perverse

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Correct Answer: gregarious


Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.

It means sociable or inclined to associate with others. It accurately describes the essential nature of humans, who tend to be social beings.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

Sentimental: This word describes a

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Question : Who discovered electromagnetic nature of light?

 

Option 1: Snell

Option 2: Newton

Option 3: Maxwell

Option 4: Young

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Maxwell


Solution : The correct answer is Maxwell.

Mr. James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish physicist and mathematician, was the first to establish that light had an electromagnetic character. Maxwell devised a set of equations known as Maxwell's equations that describe the behaviour and interactions of electric and magnetic

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Question : Direction: A group of alphabets is given with each being assigned a number. These have to be unscrambled into a meaningful word and the correct order of letter may be indicated from the given responses.

YMLOSBCI

Option 1: 47685321

Option 2: 51264387

Option 3: 21645387

Option 4: 56241387

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Correct Answer: 51264387


Solution : Assign the numbers consecutively to each letter individually of the given letter cluster as shown below –

Y M L O S B C I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Now, unscramble the given letter cluster into a meaningful word –

YMLOSBCI

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Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four.

________ you live long!

Option 1: Might

Option 2: May

Option 3: Shall

 

Option 4: Should

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Correct Answer: May


Solution : To complete the sentence correctly, we need a word that is typically used to convey wishes for a long and healthy life. The word "may" is suitable here. When used in this context, it expresses a wish or blessing, such as "May you live

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Question : The given pie chart represents the survey report on the favourite games of a group of young people.


If a total of 4980 persons were surveyed, how many of them said football is their favourite game?

Option 1: 1324

Option 2: 1200

Option 3: 1430

Option 4: 1494

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1494


Solution : According to the question,
Football is the favourite of 30% of total people surveyed = 30% of 4980
= 0.3 × 4980
= 1494
1494 said football is their favourite game.
Hence, the correct answer is 1494.

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Question : The Tongario volcano erupted on November 21, 2012 is in

Option 1: Australia

Option 2: Indonesia

Option 3: Papua New Guinea

Option 4: New Zealand

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: New Zealand


Solution : The correct option is - New Zealand.

In the Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand, there is a complex volcano called Mount Tongariro. It is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North

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