Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A man drives his car for 24 km at a speed of 48 km/hr and for the next 1.5 hours, he drives at a speed of 80 km/hr. Find his average speed (in km/hr) for the entire journey.
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 72
Option 3: 68
Option 4: 75
Correct Answer: 72
Solution : Average speed = $\frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}}$ Time taken to travel the distance of 24 km with a speed of 48 km/hr $ = \frac{24}{48}= \frac{1}{2}= 0.5$ hr The man drives for the next 1.5 hours he drives at a speed of 80 km/hr ∴ Distance
Question : Directions: The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in all the number pairs, EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.
Option 1: (15, 240)
Option 2: (13, 180)
Option 3: (11, 132)
Option 4: (16, 272)
Correct Answer: (13, 180)
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: (15, 240); 152 + 15 = 225 + 15 = 240 Second option: (13, 180); 132 + 13 = 169 + 13 = 182 ≠ 180 Third option: (11, 132); 112 + 11 =
Question : Which is the first Indian state to go wholly organic?
Option 1: Meghalaya
Option 2: Sikkim
Option 3: Manipur
Option 4: Assam
Correct Answer: Sikkim
Solution : The correct answer is Sikkim.
Organic farming is an agricultural practice in which no synthetic or chemical fertilizers are used, in this agricultural system only nature based products are used. In January 2016 Sikkim became the first fully organic state in India. Some agricultural practices
Question : Arrange in chronological order :
1. Cabinet Mission
2. Cripps Mission
3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
4. Minto-Marley Reforms
Option 1: 3, 2, 4, 1
Option 2: 1, 2, 3, 4
Option 3: 4, 3, 2, 1
Option 4: 2, 3, 4, 1
Correct Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
Solution : Correct option is 4, 3, 2, 1
Morley-Minto reforms were introduced in 1909, these reforms introduced the separate electorates for the Muslims.
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in 1919, And after these Reforms rowlatt Act was introduced.
Cripps Mission was introduced in March
Question : The table given below shows the number of boys and girls in a school in 6 years.
What is the ratio of the number of boys in years A and C together to the number of girls in years E and F together?
Option 1: 7 : 2
Option 2: 7 : 3
Option 3: 5 : 3
Option 4: 5 : 2
Correct Answer: 5 : 3
Solution : Number of boys in year A = 80 Number of boys in year C = 120 $\therefore$ Number of boys in years A and C together = 80 + 120 = 200 Number of girls in year E = 40 Number of girls
Question : Directions: Study the following histogram of data related to literate people of different age groups and answer the questions given below.
The total number of literate people in the age group of 15 to 45 is:
Option 1: 2800
Option 2: 3700
Option 3: 4050
Option 4: 2350
Correct Answer: 3700
Solution : The number of literate people in the age group of 15-20 = 900 The number of literate people in the age group of 20-25 = 800 The number of literate people in the age group of 25-30 = 650 The number of literate people in
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period
Option 1: Vestige
Option 2: Dinosaur
Option 3: Ruin
Option 4: Relic
Correct Answer: Relic
Solution : The correct one-word substitute is the fourth option.
Explanation: It is an object or item that has survived from an earlier period and is often considered to be of historical, cultural, or religious significance. It is a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Question : 'Samvidhan Divas' is celebrated on ________.
Option 1: 18th November
Option 2: 26th January
Option 3: 26th November
Option 4: 15th August
Correct Answer: 26th November
Solution : The correct option is 26th November.
'Samvidhan Divas', also known as Constitution Day or National Law Day, is celebrated in India on November 26 every year. This day commemorates the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949. It came
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Loyal
Option 1: Ardent
Option 2: Fickle
Option 3: Stupid
Option 4: Tragic
Correct Answer: Fickle
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The word loyal describes someone who is faithful and committed. The antonym fickle represents the opposite, indicating a person who is inconsistent, indecisive, or likely to change allegiances frequently.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : "The General Equilibrium Analysis" was developed by:
Option 1: Alfred Marshall
Option 2: David Ricardo
Option 3: Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras
Option 4: Adam Smith
Correct Answer: Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras
Solution : The correct answer is Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras.
Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras, a French economist, invented the general equilibrium analysis. He is regarded as a forefather of general equilibrium theory. In his late-nineteenth-century work 'Elements of Pure Economics', Léon Walras proposed the notion of
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