Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : An airplane goes 14 km due east and then 48 km due north. How far is it from its initial position?
Option 1: 14 km
Option 2: 48 km
Option 3: 50 km
Option 4: 28 km
Correct Answer: 50 km
Solution : By Pythagoras theorem, $(AC)^2 = (AB)^2+(BC)^2$ ⇒ $(AC)^2=(14)^2 + (48)^2$ ⇒ $(AC)^2 = 196+ 2304$ ⇒ $AC = \sqrt{2500}$ ⇒ $AC = 50\ \mathrm{km}$ Hence, the correct answer is 50 km.
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Water gives itself away for our agriculture and other uses. B. Trees give flowers, fruits and wood. C. Giving soothes an individual with the vibration of joy. D. Unconditional giving is a natural principle and evident everywhere in nature which gives us solid, liquids and minerals.
Option 1: ACDB
Option 2: CDAB
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: BDCA
Correct Answer: CDAB
Solution : The correct answer is the second option: CDAB.
To arrange the sentences in a meaningful and coherent paragraph, consider the logical flow of events. Here's the correct order:
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence. This game will not be played by you.
Option 1: You will not play this game.
Option 2: You will not be playing this game.
Option 3: You could not play this game.
Option 4: You had not play this game.
Correct Answer: You will not play this game.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
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Question : How many types of writs can be issued under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India?
Option 1: Four
Option 2: Six
Option 3: Five
Option 4: Seven
Correct Answer: Five
Solution : The correct answer is Five.
Five types of writs can be issued under Articles 32 and 226:
Habeas Corpus
Mandamus
Prohibition
Certiorari
Quo Warranto
Question : A, B and C can all together do a piece of work in 10 days, in which B takes 3 times as long as A and C together to do the work. In how many days can B alone do the work?
Option 1: 50 days
Option 2: 40 days
Option 3: 10 days
Option 4: 15 days
Correct Answer: 40 days
Solution : Let's suppose, A and C together can complete the work in $n$ days. So, B takes = $3n$ days According to the question, $\frac{3n\times n}{3n + n} = 10$ ⇒ $\frac{3n}{4} = 10$ ⇒ $3n = 40$ $\therefore$ B alone can complete a work
Question : First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen has been
Option 1: Rajiv Gandhi
Option 2: Inder Kumar Gujaral
Option 3: Man Mohan Singh
Option 4: Non of the above
Correct Answer: Man Mohan Singh
Solution : The correct answer is Man Mohan Singh.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen, where he advocated for a peaceful conclusion to the conflict. Following it, current Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to this location.
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) is/are followed in all the number pairs, except one. Find that odd number pair.
Option 1: (24, 195)
Option 2: (26, 211)
Option 3: (25, 200)
Option 4: (36, 291)
Correct Answer: (25, 200)
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: (24, 195)→195 is not divisible by 24 Second option: (26, 211)→211 is not divisible by 26 Third option: (25, 200)→200 ÷ 25 = 8 Fourth option: (36, 291)→291 is not divisible by 36
So, only the third
Question : Direction: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.
AYRRJC : CATTLE :: NCPDCAR : ?
Option 1: SUBJECT
Option 2: NEGLECT
Option 3: PERFECT
Option 4: OPERATE
Correct Answer: PERFECT
Solution : Given:
Here, by adding 2 to each alphabet to obtain the alphabet of the second word.
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Question : Hindustani vocalist Pandit M Venkatesh Kumar was awarded which of the following awards in 2022?
Option 1: Tagore Puraskar
Option 2: Kalidas Samman
Option 3: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Option 4: Sangeeta Kalanidhi
Correct Answer: Kalidas Samman
Solution : Correct answer is Kalidas Samman
Pandit M Venkatesh Kumar is a famous Hindustani vocalist and in 2022 he was awarded the Kalidas Samman by the Madhya Pradesh government. He is famous for his devotional songs composed by Swami Haridas Kalidas Samman was first awarded
Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. The doctor exclaimed with relief that he didn’t need to go out in the rain.
Option 1: The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”
Option 2: The doctor said with relief, “He didn’t needed to go out in the rain.”
Option 3: The doctor exclaimed, “Oh, I don’t have to go out in the rain!”
Option 4: The doctor said relieved, “I needn’t to go out in the rain.”
Correct Answer: The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The direct form of a sentence typically involves the direct quoting of someone's words or thoughts without any alteration.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
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