Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The national poverty line for 2011-12 was estimated at per capita per month for urban areas of India.
Option 1: 3,000
Option 2: 1,000
Option 3: 2,000
Option 4: 1,500
Correct Answer: 1,000
Solution : The correct option is 1,000.
The national poverty line for urban areas of India in 2011-12 was estimated at INR 1,000 per capita per month. This national poverty line is estimated by the Planning Commission. It was conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given sets. (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). (6, 4, 8); (17, 6, 28)
Option 1: (8, 3, 12)
Option 2: (12, 9, 11)
Option 3: (11, 4, 19)
Option 4: (13, 5, 21)
Correct Answer: (13, 5, 21)
Solution : Given: (6, 4, 8); (17, 6, 28)
Add the difference of the first and second numbers to the first number to get the third number – ⇒(6, 4, 8)→6 + (6 – 4) = 6 + 2 = 8 ⇒(17, 6, 28)→17 +
Question : Sexual reproduction in algae that takes place through the fusion of two dissimilar-sized gametes is called?
Option 1: Zoospores
Option 2: Anisogamous
Option 3: Isogamous
Option 4: Oogamous
Correct Answer: Anisogamous
Solution : The correct option is Anisogamous.
Anisogamous is a reproductive strategy in which two different-sized gametes fuse during fertilisation, typically referred to as "male" (small, motile sperm) and "female" (big, nonmotile egg). Asexual reproduction mechanisms used by algae include binary fission, budding, and fragmentation, as
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The teacher said to the students, “Jupiter is the largest planet.”
Option 1: The teacher says to the students that Jupiter was the largest planet.
Option 2: The teacher told the students that Jupiter is the largest planet.
Option 3: The teacher told to the students that Jupiter was the largest planet.
Option 4: The teacher said students Jupiter is the largest planet.
Correct Answer: The teacher told the students that Jupiter is the largest planet.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
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Question : In covering a certain distance, the speeds of A and B are in the ratio of 3:4. A takes 30 minutes longer than B to reach the destination. The time taken by A to reach the destination is:
Option 1: 1 hour
Option 2: 1$\frac{1}{2}$ hours
Option 3: 2 hours
Option 4: $2\frac{1}{2}$ hours
Correct Answer: 2 hours
Solution : Speed is inversely proportional to time. So, $s_1:s_2 = t_2: t_1$ $s_1:s_2$ = 3: 4 $t_1: t_2 =$ 4: 3 Let $t_1= 4k$ and $t_2 = 3k$ ATQ, $4k-3k = 30$ minutes $k =30$ Time taken by A to reach the destination = $4k
Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. The driver asked a passerby if he could tell him the way to the market.
Option 1: The driver said to a passerby, "Tell me the way to the market, will you"
Option 2: The driver said to a passerby, "Please, will you tell me the way to the market?"
Option 3: The driver said to a passerby, "Can you tell me the way to the market?"
Option 4: The driver said to a passerby, "Could he tell him the way to the market?"
Correct Answer: The driver said to a passerby, "Can you tell me the way to the market?"
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed
Question : Direction: In the following question, find the odd number from the given alternatives.
Option 1: 37
Option 2: 120
Option 3: 145
Option 4: 50
Correct Answer: 120
Solution : Let's check the options —
First option: 37; 37 – 1 = 36. 36 = 62. 36 is a perfect square.
Second option: 120; 120 – 1 = 119. 119 is not a perfect square. This option is different from the other options.
Question : What is an endoscope ?
Option 1: It is an optical instrument used to see inside the alimentary canal
Option 2: It is a device which is fitted on the chest of the patient to regularise the irregular heart beats
Option 3: It is an instrument used for examining ear disorders
Option 4: It is an instrument for recording electrical signals produced by human muscles
Correct Answer: It is an optical instrument used to see inside the alimentary canal
Solution : The correct option is it is an optical instrument used to see inside the alimentary canal.
An endoscope is a type of optical tool used to see into the alimentary canal (also known as
Question : Who was the founder of Harijan Sevak Sangh founded in 1932?
Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 3: Jyotiba Phule
Option 4: B.R.Ambedkar
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : The correct option is Mahatma Gandhi.
Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded in 1932 by Mahatma Gandhi. The organisation was established to work for the betterment and upliftment of the "Harijans," a term Gandhi used to refer to the Dalits or oppressed communities in India.
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number from the given responses.
Option 1: 432
Option 2: 501
Option 3: 512
Option 4: 332
Correct Answer: 512
Solution : The numbers given in each figure are the cubes of the consecutive natural numbers.
In the first figure→(1)3 = 1; (2)3 = 8; (3)3 = 27 In the second figure→(4)3 = 64; (5)3 = 125; (6)3 = 216 In
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