Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : DE is a chord and KDE is a secant of a circle. If KD = 9 cm, DE = 7 cm and KH is a tangent to the circle at point H, find KH.
Option 1: 12 cm
Option 2: 25 cm
Option 3: 16 cm
Option 4: 144 cm
Correct Answer: 12 cm
Solution : Suppose a tangent segment and a secant segment are drawn to a circle from an exterior point. In that case, the square of the measure of the tangent segment is equal to the product of the measures of the secant segment and its external
Question : The chemical formula of Gypsum is _________.
Option 1: CaSO4.12H2O
Option 2: MgSO4.12H2O
Option 3: MgSO4.2H2O
Option 4: CaSO4.2H2O
Correct Answer: CaSO4.2H2O
Solution : The correct answer is CaSO4.2H2O.
The chemical formula of Gypsum is CaSO4·2H2O.
Here's a breakdown of the components:
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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. Bloomberg Businessweek is not more popular than some other business magazines in the US.
Option 1: No substitution required
Option 2: the most popular than
Option 3: as more popular than
Option 4: so popular than
Correct Answer: No substitution required
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The given sentence is already grammatically correct, and the meaning is clear. The comparative form not more popular than correctly conveys the idea that Bloomberg Businessweek is less popular than some other business magazines in
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
I said to Mohan, “He has a green book.”
Option 1: I told Mohan that he had had a green book.
Option 2: I told Mohan that he have a green book.
Option 3: I told Mohan that he had a green book.
Option 4: I told Mohan that he has a green book.
Correct Answer: I told Mohan that he had a green book.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In transforming direct speech to indirect speech, it is crucial to select the right reporting verb and make necessary adjustments in tense and pronoun references.
Narration Conversion:
Question : What is the ASA congruence rule of triangles, where A and S represent the angle and side of the triangle respectively?
Option 1: Two triangles are said to be congruent if all three sides of both triangles are equal.
Option 2: Two triangles are said to be congruent if 2 angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to 2 angles and the included side of the other triangle.
Option 3: Two triangles are said to be congruent if 2 sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to 2 sides and the included angle of the other triangle.
Option 4: Two triangles are said to be congruent if any pair of 2 angles and any 1 pair of sides of both triangles are equal.
Correct Answer: Two triangles are said to be congruent if 2 angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to 2 angles and the included side of the other triangle.
Solution : ASA congruence rule: Two triangles are said to be congruent if 2 angles and the included
Question : The business in Stock Markets and other securities markets is regulated by:
Option 1: Securities and Exchange Board of India
Option 2: Sole Trade and Exchange Bank of India
Option 3: State and exchange Bank of India
Option 4: Stock and Exchange Bank of India
Correct Answer: Securities and Exchange Board of India
Solution : The correct option is Securities and Exchange Board of India.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) oversees the trading on stock exchanges and other securities markets. The regulatory body for the Indian securities market is called SEBI. It
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Abandon
Option 1: leave
Option 2: start
Option 3: adopt
Option 4: allow
Correct Answer: leave
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
"Abandon" means to desert, forsake, or give up completely. "Leave" has a similar meaning, indicating the action of going away from a place, often implying abandonment or departure.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : The value of $4 \div 12$ of $[3 \div 4$ of $\{(4-2) \times 6 \div 2\}]-2 \times 6 \div 8+3$ is:
Option 1: $4 \frac{1}{6}$
Option 2: $3 \frac{1}{3}$
Option 3: $2 \frac{1}{3}$
Option 4: $7 \frac{1}{6}$
Correct Answer: $4 \frac{1}{6}$
Solution : Given: $4 \div 12$ of $[3 \div 4$ of $\{(4-2) \times 6 \div 2\}]-2 \times 6 \div 8+3$ = $4 ÷ (12 × [3 ÷ 24]) – 2 × \frac{6}{8} + 3$ = $4 ÷ \frac{3}{2}−2×\frac{6}{8}+3$ = $\frac{8}{3} - \frac{3}{2} +3$ = $\frac{16-9+18}{6}$ =
Question : Which of the following is the only rack railway in India that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005?
Option 1: Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Option 2: Kangra Valley Railway
Option 3: Matheran Hill Railway
Option 4: Kalka-Shimla Railway
Correct Answer: Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Solution : The correct option is the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is the only rack railway in India that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The NMR is located in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu and runs from
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative in case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
They have not spoken to each other since they quarrelled.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Ever since is a phrase used to indicate that an action or situation started at some point in the past and has continued up to the present. In this context, it effectively conveys that they haven't spoken to
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