Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following is not a renewable resourse ?
Option 1: Thorium
Option 2: Geothermal heat
Option 3: Tidal power
Option 4: Radiant energy
Correct Answer: Thorium
Solution : The correct answer is Thorium.
Energy resources are divided into two types- Renewable and Non-Renewable. Renewable energy resources are the one which are not limited by their availability like solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy, radiant energy etc. While Non-renewable energy is limited
Question : 15 men take 20 days to complete a job, working 8 hours a day. The number of hours a day that 20 men should take to complete the job in 12 days.
Option 1: 5 hours
Option 2: 10 hours
Option 3: 15 hours
Option 4: 18 hours
Correct Answer: 10 hours
Solution : Given that 15 men can complete a job in 20 days, working 8 hours a day. $⇒15 \times 20 \times 8 \times r = 1$ Where $r$ is the rate of work. The number of hours a day that 20 men should take to
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Quarantine and self-isolation need not be monotonous and stifling. They can be the gateway to work, be it in the arts or the sciences, that define the history of the world. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, John Milton and Lord Byron used much time to add to their formidable body of work in science and literature. It was not called lockdown in their time, but they spent long spells in isolation when medicine was not as developed as it is now. The University of Cambridge, where all four were studied, delved into its archives to collate their activities during such periods of isolation centuries ago. Isaac Newton (Trinity College): Considered Trinity’s most accomplished alumni, he exemplified productivity during a pandemic. Like many in Cambridge during the Great Plague of 1655-56, he retreated to the countryside to escape the disease-ridden city and spent two extended periods at his family home in rural Lincolnshire. Newton thrived in isolation, and later described it as one of the most productive times in his life, finding the space to reflect on and develop his theories on optics, calculus, and the law of motion and gravity. It was during this time that he conducted his famous prism experiment. “He bored a hole through his window shutters to produce a single, thin beam of light to pass through two prisms, proving for the first time that prisms did not create colours, but merely separated colours that were already there,” the university’s researcher, Alisha Matthewson-Grand, wrote. “Indeed, Newton was so intellectually transformed by his period of isolation that later commentators have referred to his time away from Cambridge as his annus mirabilis, or his year of wonders.” Charles Darwin (Christ’s College): Darwin’s experience with isolation was not the result of a pandemic but his own chronic ill health. He suffered from a myriad of unexplained symptoms, including vertigo, vomiting, cramps, fatigue, anxiety and visual disturbances. He noted in his autobiography of 1876 that “few persons can have lived a more retired life than we [Darwin and his wife Emma] have done. Besides short visits to the houses of relations, and occasionally to the seaside or elsewhere, we have gone nowhere.” Darwin believed that periods of isolation and ill health helped his career. At home, he was free from the demands placed on other scientists (teaching, administrative work), and thus able to devote himself entirely to research; he wrote: “Ill-health, though it has annihilated several years of my life, has saved me from the distractions of society and amusement.” Lord Byron (Trinity College): In 1811, Lord Byron was forced to quarantine in Malta after returning from a cholera-ravaged Greece. He was furious at the prospect of spending 40 days in lockdown, a measure he considered to be draconian and unnecessary. While confined, he wrote ‘Farewell to Malta’, a satirical poem attacking the island for (among other things) “Its smoky towns and cloudy sky” and its “cursed street of stairs”. He references his quarantine explicitly in the first verse “Adieu, thou damned’st quarantine / That gave me fever, and the spleen!’. John Milton (Christ’s College): The author of ‘Paradise Lost’ spent some time away from Cambridge as a first-year undergraduate in 1626, when the town was hit by bubonic plague. He was home in London when he wrote Elegia Prima, his first Latin elegy. The work is an early example of his aptitude for verse composition, as well as his impressive flair for comedy. Question: Where did Milton spend his time of isolation?
Option 1: In Lincolnshire
Option 2: In London
Option 3: In Malta
Option 4: At Cambridge
Correct Answer: In London
Solution : The second option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
The weather (1)/ of the new place (2)/ did not suit Ravi. (3)/ No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence. The term "weather" should be replaced with "climate".
"Weather" and "climate" both relate to atmospheric conditions but refer to different aspects.
Weather: Weather describes the short-term atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a specific
Question : One cup has juice and water in the ratio 5 : 2, while another cup of the same capacity has them in the ratio 7 : 4, respectively. If the contents of both the cups (when full) are poured into a vessel, then what will be the final ratio of water to juice in the vessel?
Option 1: 52 : 25
Option 2: 25 : 52
Option 3: 26 : 25
Option 4: 25 : 26
Correct Answer: 25 : 52
Solution : The ratio of one cup of juice and water = 5 : 2 The ratio of another cup of the same capacity has them = 7 : 4 The juice in the one cup = $\frac{5}{7}$ The water in the one cup =
Question : Why does one get cramps after sudden physical activity?
Option 1: The build-up of hydrochloric acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
Option 2: The pepsin enzyme releases chemicals that lead to cramps.
Option 3: The oxygen molecules break down.
Option 4: The build up of lactic acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
Correct Answer: The build up of lactic acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
Solution : The correct option is The build-up of lactic acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
Cramps after sudden physical activity are often attributed to the rapid accumulation of lactic
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 18, 20, 22, 27, 32, 39, ?
Option 1: 47
Option 2: 42
Option 3: 46
Option 4: 45
Correct Answer: 46
Solution : Given: 18, 20, 22, 27, 32, 39,?
Add 2, 5, and 7 to the numbers in the series to get the next term respectively. 18 + 2 = 20; 20 + 2 = 22; 22 + 5 = 27; 27 + 5 = 32; 32
Question : What is 'Reformation'?
Option 1: Rise of absolute monarchy
Option 2: Revival of classical learning
Option 3: The revolt against authority of pope
Option 4: Change in attitude of man
Correct Answer: The revolt against authority of pope
Solution : The correct option is The revolt against authority of pope.
The Protestant Reformation, a significant theological and cultural movement that took place in the 16th century, is referred to when discussing the rebellion against the power of the pope. With
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the question figure, In every alternative box, the letters shuffle their position as shown. Moving from box 1 to box 2, the following pattern is followed –
Moving from box 2 to box 3, the following pattern is followed –
Similarly, moving from box
Question : Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank.
____________ knowledge in this field is really profound.
Option 1: There
Option 2: Their
Option 3: Dare
Option 4: They‘re
Correct Answer: Their
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence discusses knowledge possessed by a group or individuals. "Their" is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership by a group or individuals. "There" refers to a place and is not appropriate in this context. "Dare" is a
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