Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Consider the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions or assumptions be drawn from the given statements. Statements: I. Odisha is still an underdeveloped state. II. Problems like poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy have not been solved. Conclusions: I. The administration of Odisha is not sensitive enough. II. It is the will of God.
Option 1: Only I follows
Option 2: Only II follows
Option 3: Both I and II follow
Option 4: Neither I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Solution : Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: The administration of Odisha is not sensitive enough. According to the given statement, Odisha is an underdeveloped state and it has problems like poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy but for all these, we cannot blame
Question : Which of the following is effective against tuberculosis ?
Option 1: Penicillin
Option 2: Chloromycetin
Option 3: Terramycin
Option 4: Streptomycin
Correct Answer: Streptomycin
Solution : The correct option is Stretomycin.
Streptomycin is an antibiotic that has historically proved successful against tuberculosis (TB). Streptomycin was one of the earliest antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis, and it played an important part in the disease's initial treatment. However, TB bacteria have gained resistance
Question : A general of an army wants to form a square from 36562 armies. After an arrangement, he found some armies left. How many armies were left?
Option 1: 81
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 97
Option 4: 65
Correct Answer: 81
Solution : Given: A general of an army wants to form a square from 36,562 armies. To form a square from 36562 armies, we need to find the largest perfect square less than or equal to 36562. The largest perfect square less than 36,562 is 191. So,
Question : The table given below shows the budget allocation for education in five states in a year.
What is the total budget allocation for education in all the states?
Option 1: 1620
Option 2: 1705
Option 3: 1280
Option 4: 1510
Correct Answer: 1510
Solution : The total budget allocation for education in all states = 225 + 75 + 250 + 425 + 535 = 1510 Hence, the correct answer is 1510.
Question : Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different disciplines?
Option 1: Russell Hulse
Option 2: David Lee
Option 3: Madam Curie
Option 4: Paul Boyer
Correct Answer: Madam Curie
Solution : The correct option is - Madam Curie.
In 1903, Marie Curie and her husband shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on spontaneous radiation, which had been discovered by Becquerel, who received the other half of the Prize. For her
Question : The red colour of human blood is due to_____________.
Option 1: Myoglobin
Option 2: Haemoglobin
Option 3: Immunoglobulin
Option 4: Haptoglobin
Correct Answer: Haemoglobin
Solution : The correct option is Haemoglobin
The red colour of human blood is caused by a molecule known as haemoglobin. The protein haemoglobin is present in red blood cells and delivers oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body's tissues and organs. Haemoglobin
Question : The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is
Option 1: Graphite
Option 2: Lead
Option 3: Carbon
Option 4: MIca
Correct Answer: Graphite
Solution : The correct option is - Graphite
The material used in the manufacture of a lead pencil is a mixture of graphite and clay.The core of a pencil is made by grinding a mixture of graphite and clay into a fine powder. The proportions of graphite
Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Road : Concrete
Option 1: Water : Glass
Option 2: Jewellery : Bangle
Option 3: Doctor : Medicine
Option 4: Wall : Brick
Correct Answer: Wall : Brick
Solution : Given: Road : Concrete (This depicts the relation between the things and materials used to construct the things.)
Let's check each option – First option: Water : Glass; Glass is not used to construct water. Second option: Jewellery : Bangle; A Bangle is
Question : Who gave the slogan "Back to the Vedas (Vedo ki aur lauto)"?
Option 1: Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Option 2: Dayananda Saraswati
Option 3: Swami Vivekananda
Option 4: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Answer: Dayananda Saraswati
Solution : The answer is Dayanand Saraswati.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati was born in Gujarat. He was a social reformer, and he formed an organisation called Arya Samaj. Bombay served as the headquarters of this organisation, but later it was shifted to Lahore. He considered the
Question : Directions: Consider the given statement(s) to be true and decide which of the given conclusions can be drawn from the given statements. Statements: All books are trees. All trees are lions. Conclusions: I. All books are lions. II. All lions are books. III. All trees are books. IV. Some lions are books.
Option 1: Only conclusions I and III follow
Option 2: Only conclusions I and IV follow
Option 3: None of the conclusions follows
Option 4: All conclusions follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusions I and IV follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All books are lions – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circle representing books completely lies inside
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