Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Where is the Brihadeeswara temple, built during the Chola period, located?
Option 1: Mysore
Option 2: Mahabalipuram
Option 3: Thanjavur
Option 4: Kanyakumari
Correct Answer: Thanjavur
Solution : The correct answer is Thanjavur.
Hindus worship Lord Shiva at the Brihadeeswara Temple, which is situated in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Rajaraja I built it during the first millennium AD. One of the best examples of Dravidian-style architecture exists here. The temple has been recognised as
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. (6, 8, 11); (2, 1, 2); (6, 7, ?) (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 13
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Given: (6, 8, 11); (2, 1, 2); (6, 7, ?)
Like, (6, 8, 11)→(6 ÷ 2) + 8 = 3 + 8 = 11 And, (2, 1, 2)→(2 ÷ 2) + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2 Similarly, for (6, 7, ?)→(6 ÷ 2)
Question : With which country, India has the longest international boundary ?
Option 1: Nepal
Option 2: Pakistan
Option 3: China
Option 4: Bangladesh
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Solution : The correct answer is Bangladesh.
India shares its longest International boundary with Bangladesh and it is the fifth longest border in the world. It is of length 4096 km. In terms of length of international border with India- Bangladesh is followed by China, Pakistan, Nepal
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. Helping parents become savvier at picking care options and tossing retention bonuses to caregivers are others. B. These fixes, importantly, can make child care more affordable for parents and offer life rafts to centres for haemorrhaging workers. C. The most proposed government solution for child care involves building on top of this flawed system is offering more vouchers to purchase private child care. D. But they do little to address the structural needs: improved quality for kids, better wages and working conditions for workers, and more choices in the low-income neighbourhoods.
Option 1: CDBA
Option 2: CBDA
Option 3: CABD
Option 4: BADC
Correct Answer: CABD
Solution : The correct choice is the third option: CABD.
Explanation:
Sentence C introduces a proposed government solution for child care, discussing the flaws in the system. Sentence A follows logically, introducing additional fixes like helping parents make better care choices and providing retention bonuses to
Question : Find the sum of 3 + 32 + 33 + ... + 38.
Option 1: 6561
Option 2: 6560
Option 3: 9840
Option 4: 3280
Correct Answer: 9840
Solution : The given sequence represents GP of constant ratio $r$ = 3, The sum of a Geometric progression (GP) of $n$ terms with first term $a$ and common ratio equal to $r$ = $\frac{a\times{(r^{n}-1)}}{r-1}$ According to the question $n = 8, a = 3$ $\therefore$ Sum
Question : Jaundice is a symptom of disease of
Option 1: Kidney
Option 2: Liver
Option 3: Pancreas
Option 4: Thyroid
Correct Answer: Liver
Solution : The correct option is Liver.
Jaundice is a symptom that is frequently related with liver illness. It is a disorder in which the skin, whites of the eyes, and occasionally the mucous membranes within the mouth and nose appear yellow which is caused by an
Question : IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) Technique was first devised by
Option 1: Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards
Option 2: Dr. Henry Dixon
Option 3: Robertson
Option 4: Dr. Martin Cooper
Correct Answer: Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards
Solution : The correct answer is Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards
The invention of IVF is attributed to Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe. When a woman's fallopian tubes were blocked in 1978, Dr. Steptoe treated her. Robert Edwards, a physiologist at Cambridge
Question : Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Option 1: Two triangles are congruent if the size and shape of the triangles may or may not be equal.
Option 2: SAS and SSS are both conditions of congruency of triangles.
Option 3: If two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to two angles and the included side of the other triangle, the triangles are congruent.
Option 4: If two triangles are congruent, one of them can be superimposed on the other triangle.
Correct Answer: Two triangles are congruent if the size and shape of the triangles may or may not be equal.
Solution : Two triangles are congruent if they have the same shape and size. In other words, the corresponding angles and sides of the two triangles are equal. Congruent triangles
Question : Direction: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
3, 8, 18, 35, ?, 98
Option 1: 60
Option 2: 61
Option 3: 62
Option 4: 63
Correct Answer: 61
Solution : Given: 3, 8, 18, 35, ?, 98
Here, the pattern is:
So, the series becomes → 3, 8, 18, 35, 61, 98
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : The ratio of the cost price and selling price of an article is 25 : 26. The percent of the profit will be:
Option 1: 26%
Option 2:
25%
Option 3:
1%
Option 4:
4%
Correct Answer:
Solution : Given that the cost price (CP) and selling price (SP) of an article are in the ratio 25 : 26, Let, $ \text{CP} = 25x $ $ \text{SP} = 26x $ $ \text{Profit percentage} = \frac{\text{Selling price} - \text{Cost price}}{\text{Cost price}} \times 100 $ Substituting
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