Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as the numbers of the given set. (22, 9, 198) (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: (19, 7, 133)
Option 2: (26, 5, 130)
Option 3: (28, 7, 196)
Option 4: (17, 9, 157)
Correct Answer: (17, 9, 157)
Solution : Given: (22, 9, 198)
Here, the pattern followed is as follows – (22, 9, 198)→22 × 9 = 198 Let's check the options – First option: (19, 7, 133)→19 × 7 = 133 Second option: (26, 5, 130)→26 × 5 = 130 Third
Question : Fill in the blank with the correct collocation.
Motorists committing this infraction are ________ fined.
Option 1: wholly
Option 2: hardly
Option 3: slowly
Option 4: heavily
Correct Answer: heavily
Solution : The correct choice will be the fourth option.
Heavily is used in a manner suggestive of carrying a great weight, ponderously, or lumberingly.
Therefore, the correct sentence will be: Motorists committing this infraction are heavily fined.
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
My brother (would gladly given) you his car if you had asked him.
(1) would gladly give
(2) would have gladly given
(3) would gladly gave
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice to improve the sentence is the second option.
It uses the past conditional tense "would have given", which is appropriate in the context of the second part of the sentence as per the third conditional. It correctly conveys the idea that the
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.
Writing down instructions, steps and remembering them can make you look really efficient and ________.
Option 1: diligent
Option 2: dormant
Option 3: operable
Option 4: sluggish
Correct Answer: diligent
Solution : The first option is correct.
The word diligent means showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
In the context of the sentence provided, being diligent implies that by writing down instructions, following steps, and remembering them, a person appears to be thorough, attentive,
Question : An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at $33 \frac{1}{3}$% of this price, there is a loss of $33 \frac{1}{3}$%. What is the percentage profit if the article is sold at 80% of its original selling price?
Option 1: 60%
Option 2: 50%
Option 3: 70%
Option 4: 40%
Correct Answer: 60%
Solution : Let $x$ be the original selling price. New selling price $= 33\frac{1}{3}$% of $x = \frac{x}{3}$ Let $y$ be the cost price. Loss $= 33\frac{1}{3}$% of $y = \frac{y}{3}$ ⇒ $y-\frac{x}{3} = \frac{y}{3}$ ⇒ $\frac{2y}{3} = \frac{x}{3}$ ⇒ Cost price $= y=\frac{x}{2}$ Now, selling price
Question : Direction: Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
a_bba_bba_bb
Option 1: aab
Option 2: abb
Option 3: bbb
Option 4: bba
Correct Answer: bbb
Solution : Given:
Let's check the given options –
First option: aab
The series becomes aabbaabbabbb
There is no pattern in the above series.
Second option: abb
The series becomes aabbabbbabbb
There is no
Question : Rs. 5000 is divided into two parts such that if one part is invested at 4% and the other at 5%, then the whole annual interest from both sums is 223. How much was invested at 4%?
Option 1: Rs. 2600
Option 2: Rs. 2700
Option 3: Rs. 2400
Option 4: Rs. 2300
Correct Answer: Rs. 2700
Solution : Let the part of the money invested at 4% as \(x\) and the part invested at 5% as $(5000 - x)$. The total annual interest from both investments is Rs. 223. $⇒0.04x + 0.05(5000 - x) = 223$ $⇒0.04x + 250 - 0.05x =
Question : One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is
Option 1: Australia
Option 2: Russia
Option 3: Canada
Option 4: Armenia
Correct Answer: Russia
Solution : The correct answer is Russia.
Russia is the largest producer and exporter in the world. It is composed of thin, small microfibrils of silicate, which are resistant to heat and corrosion. Humans should avoid asbestos because long-term exposure to the material can lead to
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. EACH : AEHC :: GAME : AGEM :: IDOL : ?
Option 1: OLDI
Option 2: DILO
Option 3: IDLO
Option 4: DIOL
Correct Answer: DILO
Solution : Given: EACH : AEHC :: GAME : AGEM :: IDOL : ?
In each pair, the position of the first and second letters of the first letter cluster is reversed, and the position of the third and fourth letters is reversed as well. Like, for
Question : In the given figure, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon whose side is 6 cm. APF, QAB, DCR, and DES are equilateral triangles. What is the area (in cm2) of the shaded region?
Option 1: $24\sqrt{3}$
Option 2: $18\sqrt{3}$
Option 3: $72\sqrt{3}$
Option 4: $36\sqrt{3}$
Correct Answer: $72\sqrt{3}$
Solution : Given that ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with a side length of 6 cm, and APF, QAB, DCR, and DES are equilateral triangles. The area of an equilateral triangle = $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} s^2 $ where $s$ is the side length of the triangle. On substituting $s$
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