Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in $\triangle$PQR, such that it touches the sides PQ, QR and RP, at points D, E, and F, respectively. If the lengths of the sides PQ = 18 cm, QR = 13 cm, and RP = 15 cm, find the length of PD.
Option 1: 10 cm
Option 2: 8 cm
Option 3: 15 cm
Option 4: 12 cm
Correct Answer: 10 cm
Solution : Given: PQ = 18 cm, QR = 13 cm, and RP = 15 cm We know that two tangents to a circle from the same external point are equal. So, PF = PD Let the length of PD be $x$. DQ = $18-x$ =
Question : Name an alkylbenzene widely used as a chemical intermediate in the production of phenol.
Option 1: Cumene
Option 2: Furan
Option 3: Styrene
Option 4: Toluene
Correct Answer: Cumene
Solution : The correct option is Cumene.
Cumene is a common alkylbenzene used as a chemical intermediary in phenol synthesis. It is also known as isopropylbenzene. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon that consists of a benzene ring substituted with an isopropyl group. It is a significant
Question : A dishonest trader says to customers that he sells his goods at a cost price, but he uses a false weight and gains 12.5% as profit. How many grams does he use to weight 1 kg?
Option 1: 900 g
Option 2: 880.5 g
Option 3: 850 g
Option 4: 888.8 g
Correct Answer: 888.8 g
Solution : According to the formula, $12.5\% = [\frac{\text{Error}}{\text{1000 – Error}}] × 100$ ⇒ $\frac{1}{8} = [\frac{\text{Error}}{\text{1000 – Error}}]$ ⇒ $8\text{Error} = \text{(1000 – Error)}$ ⇒ $\text{8Error + Error} = 1000$ ⇒ $9\text{Error} = 1000$ ⇒ $\text{Error} = \frac{1000}{9}$ So, the trader gives $1000 - \frac{1000}{9}=\frac{8000}{9}=888.8$
Question : If $x = \sqrt[3]{5} + 2$, then the value of $x^3-6x^2+12x-13$ is:
Option 1: $–1$
Option 2: $1$
Option 3: $2$
Option 4: $0$
Correct Answer: $0$
Solution : $x = \sqrt[3]{3} + 2$ ⇒ $x - 2 = \sqrt[3]{5}$ By cubing on both the sides, $⇒x^3-6x^2+3x (-2)^2-2^3=5$ [since $(a - b)^3 = a^3 - 3a^2b + 3ab^2 - b^3$] $⇒x^3-6x^2+12x-8-5=0$ $⇒x^3-6x^2+12x-8-5=0$ $⇒x^3-6x^3+12x-13=0$ Hence, the correct answer is $0$.
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications
Option 1: Document
Option 2: Affidavit
Option 3: Testimonial
Option 4: Manuscript
Correct Answer: Testimonial
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: A testimony is a formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications. While all the options relate to written statements or documents, a testimonial specifically refers to a formal statement that attests to someone's character or
Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The Maasais live in (1)_____ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)____of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)_____ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)____ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)_____ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Option 1: inhibitions
Option 2: experiences
Option 3: antiques
Option 4: belongings
Correct Answer: belongings
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In the context of people moving from one place to another, the term belongings refers to the things that they own or possess, which they take with them. It makes sense in the context of the Maasais moving
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The working of the stomach was (1) _____ by a strange accident. In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was (2) _____ hit by a shotgun. The bullet had seriously (3) _____ the chest wall and made a hole in (4)_____ stomach. He was brought to an American army (5) _____ William Beaumont. The doctor saved the patient but he (6) ______ not close the hole properly. Beaumont took it as a (7) ______ opportunity to see the inside of the stomach (8) ______ the hole. He made some wonderful observations. Beaumont (9) ______ that the stomach was churning food. Its wall secreted a fluid (10) ______ could digest the food. He also observed that the end of the stomach opens into the intestine only after the digestion of the food inside the stomach is completed.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 7.
Option 1: strong
Option 2: fast
Option 3: countless
Option 4: great
Correct Answer: great
Explanation:
The word great in this context conveys that Beaumont viewed the opportunity to observe the inside of the stomach as significant, valuable, or highly favourable. It emphasises the importance or magnitude of the chance he had
Question : Directions: Select the odd group of numbers. (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. 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: 18 - 329
Option 2: 16 – 263
Option 3: 14 – 201
Option 4: 12 – 149
Correct Answer: 16 – 263
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 18 – 329; 182 + 5 = 324 + 5 = 329 Second option: 16 – 263; 162 + 5 = 256 + 5= 261 ≠ 263 Third option: 14 – 201; 142
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
The table's legs (1) / have been (2) / elaborately carved. (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 apostrophe is not used to show possession in the case of non-living articles. Hence, the table's legs should be replaced with the legs of the table.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The legs
Question : What is the chemical name of saltpetre?
Option 1: Potassium nitrate
Option 2: Potassium manganite
Option 3: Lead nitrate
Option 4: Lead sulphate
Correct Answer: Potassium nitrate
Solution : The correct option is Potassium nitrate.
Its chemical formula is KNO3. Saltpetre is a naturally occurring mineral historically used for various purposes, including as a component of gunpowder, fertiliser, and food preservation.
Physical Properties:
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