Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which hill station's name means 'place of the thunderbolt' ?
Option 1: Gangtok
Option 2: Shillong
Option 3: Oottacamand
Option 4: Darjeeling
Correct Answer: Darjeeling
Solution : Correct answer is Darjeeling
The name Darjeeling came from dorje & ling [Tibetan words], dorje meaning thunderbolt and ling means a place or land, and this makes 'the land of the thunderbolt'. Darjeeling is a city in West Bengal.
Arunachal Pradesh is known
Question : Who was the first Indian woman winnerof 'Miss Universe' award?
Option 1: Reeta Feria
Option 2: Aishwarya Rai
Option 3: Lara Datta
Option 4: Sushmita Sen
Correct Answer: Sushmita Sen
Solution : The correct option is Sushmita Sen
In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown and became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown.
Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975) is an Indian actress,
Question : If $a=26$ and $b=22$, then the value of $\frac{a^3-b^3}{a^2-b^2}-\frac{3 a b}{a+b}$ is_______.
Option 1: $\frac{5}{3}$
Option 2: $\frac{13}{11}$
Option 3: $\frac{1}{3}$
Option 4: $\frac{11}{13}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$
Solution : Given, $a=26$ and $b=22$ Now, $\frac{a^3-b^3}{a^2-b^2}-\frac{3ab}{a+b}$ = $\frac{(a-b)(a^2+b^2-ab)}{(a-b)(a+b)}-\frac{3ab}{a+b}$ = $\frac{a^2+b^2-2ab}{a+b}$ = $\frac{(a-b)^2}{a+b}$ = $\frac{(26-22)^2}{(26+22)}$ = $\frac{4^2}{48}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{1}{3}$.
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. GIST : FEHGRQSR :: DUCK : CBTSBAJI :: LOPE : ?
Option 1: KJNMONDC
Option 2: KONDCJNM
Option 3: KMONDCJN
Option 4: KMONDCNM
Correct Answer: KJNMONDC
Solution : Given: GIST : FEHGRQSR :: DUCK : CBTSBAJI :: LOPE : ?
GIST→Each letter has two codes→FE/ HG/ RQ/ SR G – 1 = F, G – 2 = E; I – 1 = H, I – 2 = G; S – 1 = R,
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
An eight years old girl has made this beautiful painting.
Option 1: girl has
Option 2: made this
Option 3: An eight years old
Option 4: beautiful painting
Correct Answer: An eight years old
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
When using as an adjective, it is correct to use year-old. Thus, to make the sentence grammatically accurate, eight years old should be replaced with eight-year-old because it functions as an adjective in
Question :
Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
My opinion of the play is that it will win the National Award.
(1) opinion to
(2) opinion about
(3) opinion on
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
"Opinion about" is the correct phrase to express one's thoughts or views about something. It is a suitable choice in this context.
The other options are not used to express one's thoughts or views about something.
Therefore, the
Question : Directions: In a certain code, the word COMPAQ is written as DQNRBS and SONY is written as TQOA. In the same code, how is MOTOROLA written?
Option 1: NPUPSPMB
Option 2: INUNSNMB
Option 3: NQUQSQMC
Option 4: OPUPUPIB
Correct Answer: NQUQSQMC
Solution : Given: COMPAQ is written as DQNRBS and SONY is written as TQOA.
Add 1 and 2 alternately to the place value of each letter of COMPAQ to obtain the required code – C + 1 = D; O + 2 = Q; M + 1
Question : Wall Street collapse led to ______.
Option 1: World War II
Option 2: Recession
Option 3: U.S. Attack on Iraq
Option 4: Great Depression
Correct Answer: Great Depression
Solution : The correct answer is the Great Depression.
The Great Depression began in 1929 after the Wall Street crashed and the 20th century's worst economic downturn occurred. It began in the US in 1929 and quickly spread to other countries. A protracted period of extreme
Question : In AIBA Boxing Junior Boys and Girls Competitions, the bouts must consist of each round _____of minutes.
Option 1: 5 min
Option 2: 3 min
Option 3: 1 min
Option 4: 2 min
Correct Answer: 2 min
Solution : The correct option is 2 min.
In AIBA Boxing Junior Boys and Girls Competitions, each round of bouts must consist of 2 minutes. AIBA oversees amateur boxing competitions worldwide, including events like the Olympic Games. AIBA sets the rules and regulations for amateur
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The professor told me that I could not rescue myself from that bait.
Option 1: The professor says to me, “You cannot rescue yourself from this bait.”
Option 2: The professor said to me, “You have not rescued yourself from this bait.”
Option 3: The professor said to me, “You will have not rescued yourself from this bait.”
Option 4: The professor said to me, “You cannot rescue yourself from this bait.”
Correct Answer: The professor said to me, “You cannot rescue yourself from this bait.”
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The original sentence is a reported speech, where the professor is conveying information to the speaker. Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
Topic Tagged to the Question are not relevant to Question
Question drives traffic to external sites for promotional or commercial purposes
The Question is not relevant to User
And never miss an important update
