Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement'.
Many a person are unable of distinguish right from wrong.
Option 1: are unable to
Option 2: are capable of
Option 3: is unable to
Option 4: No improvement
Correct Answer: is unable to
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The original sentence has a grammatical error in the underlined part. The correction involves changing "are" to "is" for the subject-verb agreement and adding "to" after "
Question : The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct answer is 23 hours 56 minutes 4.9 seconds.
Earth rotates on its own axis as the sun attracts the earth and pulls towards it.
Mars also completes one rotation in almost the same time period as the Earth completes, Mars takes 24.6 hours to
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not (1) _____________ that in which I no longer believe, (2) ____________ it calls itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to (3) _______________ myself in some mode of life or art as (4) _____________ as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I (5) ____________ myself to use: silence, exile and cunning.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: behave
Option 2: allow
Option 3: caution
Option 4: effeminate
Correct Answer: allow
Solution : The right option is the second option.
In this sentence, the speaker expresses their commitment to using only specific tools or strategies for their defence.
The word allow indicates the speaker's deliberate choice or permission to use these particular defences: "silence, exile, and cunning".
Question : When there is only one buyer and one seller of a product, it is called a ____ situation.
Option 1: public monopoly
Option 2: bilateral monopoly
Option 3: franchised monopoly
Option 4: monopsony
Correct Answer: bilateral monopoly
Solution : The correct answer is Bilateral monopoly.
When there is only one supplier and one buyer in the market, there is a bilateral monopoly. The one supplier will typically behave like a monopolistic power and try to charge the sole buyer high prices. The
Question : The compound interest on Rs. 24000 at 10% per annum for $1\frac{1}{2}$ years, interest being compounded semi-annually is:
Option 1: Rs. 3783
Option 2: Rs. 3777
Option 3: Rs. 3780
Option 4: Rs. 3781
Correct Answer: Rs. 3783
Solution : Given: Principal = Rs. 24,000 Rate of Interest = 10% Time = $\frac{3}{2}$ year Formula used: CI = $P(1+\frac{R}{100})^{n} - P$ where n is the number of years. Calculation, when interest is compounded semi-annually. CI= $24000(1+\frac{\frac{10}{2}}{100})^{3} - 24000$ CI= $24000(\frac{21}{20})^{3} -24000$ CI= 27783 –
Question : The cuticle is absent in
Option 1: Leaf
Option 2: Stem
Option 3: Root
Option 4: Fruit
Correct Answer: Root
Solution : The correct option is roots.
The cuticle, a waxy, protective covering found on the outer surface of plant aerial parts such as leaves and stems, is usually missing or considerably reduced in roots. Roots, unlike above-ground plant components, are specialised for water and mineral absorption
Question : The Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival is organised every year in which Indian state?
Option 1: Jharkhand
Option 2: Chhattisgarh
Option 3: Uttar Pradesh
Option 4: Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Chhattisgarh
Solution : The correct option is Chhattisgarh.
The Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival is organized in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Sirpur, located in Chhattisgarh, is known for its rich cultural heritage and historical significance, making it a perfect location for such a festival celebrating dance
Question : The Alps mountain range is located in which continent?
Option 1: Europe
Option 2: North America
Option 3: South America
Option 4: Africa
Correct Answer: Europe
Solution : The answer is Europe.
The Alps are Europe's highest and most extensive mountain range system. They are Europe's youngest mountain range. The Alps mountain range has a height of 4809 metres, and the Mont Blanc massif is its highest peak.
Question : Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and minaret, built during the last decade of the ______ century.
Option 1: eleventh
Option 2: thirteenth
Option 3: fourteenth
Option 4: twelfth
Correct Answer: twelfth
Solution : The correct option is the twelfth.
The final ten years of the 12th century saw the construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque mosque and minaret. Iltutmish and Alauddin Khalji expanded the mosque. The most iconic feature of the complex is the Qutb Minar, a tall
Question : There is a wooden sphere of radius $6 \sqrt{3}$ cm. The surface area of the largest possible cube cut out from the sphere will be:
Option 1: $864$ cm2
Option 2: $464 \sqrt{3}$ cm2
Option 3: $462$ cm2
Option 4: $646\sqrt{3}$ cm2
Correct Answer: $864$ cm2
Solution : Given: Radius of the sphere, $r= 6\sqrt3$ Diagonal of the cube = diameter of sphere $=2×r=2×6\sqrt3=12\sqrt3$ We know that, Edge of the cube, $a= \frac{\text{Diagonal length}}{\sqrt3}=\frac{12\sqrt3}{\sqrt3} = 12$ $\therefore$ Total surface area of the cube $=6a^2=6×12^2= 864$ Hence, the correct answer is $864$
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