Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A can do a certain task in 1.5 times the number of days in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together can do the task in 30 days, and C alone can do it in 120 days, how many days will B take to do this task alone?
Option 1: 75
Option 2: 45
Option 3: 60
Option 4: 50
Correct Answer: 60
Solution : Work done by (A + B) in 1 day $=\frac{1}{30}$ Work done by C in 1 day $=\frac{1}{120}$ Work done by (A + B + C) in 1 day $=\frac{1}{30} + \frac{1}{120} = \frac{4 + 1}{120} = \frac{5}{120} = \frac{1}{24}$ The ratio of the time
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. (12, 7, 32); (17, 13, 33); (14, 8, ?) (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.)
Option 1: 38
Option 2: 35
Option 3: 43
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 38
Solution : Given: (12, 7, 32); (17, 13, 33); (14, 8, ?)
Here, (12, 7, 32)→(5 × 12) – (4 × 7) = 60 – 28 = 32 (17, 13, 33)→(5 × 17) – (4 × 13) = 85 – 52 = 33 Similarly, follow the same
Question : Asiad is regulated by _________.
Option 1: International Olympic Council
Option 2: Commonwealth Games Federation
Option 3: Indian Olympic Council
Option 4: Olympic Council of Asia
Correct Answer: Olympic Council of Asia
Solution : The correct answer is Olympic Council of Asia.
The Asian games are also known as Asiad. It is regulated and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia. The inaugural Asian Games were held in 1951 in India as the host
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
The government granted relief payments of Rs. 5000 each to those who injured in the fire accident.
(1) No Error
(2) The government granted
(3) relief payments of Rs. 5000 each
(4) to those who injured in the fire accident.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The original sentence is discussing individuals who were injured in a past event, which is the fire accident. To express this correctly, we need to indicate the past tense, and we do that by adding "were" before "injured." This addition signifies that the injuries occurred
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Every Saturday, your mother prepares a pudding, isn't she?
Option 1: isn't she
Option 2: Every Saturday, your mother
Option 3: prepares a pudding
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer: isn't she
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
The given sentence is in simple present tense. If the statement is positive, the question tag will be negative, and if the statement is negative, the question tag will be positive. A comma has to be
Question : P takes twice as long as Q, or three times as long as R, to complete a task. If they work together, they can complete the task in two days. How long will it take Q to complete the task on his own?
Option 1: 8 days
Option 2: 6 days
Option 3: 5 days
Option 4: 7 days
Correct Answer: 6 days
Solution : Given: Q is twice as efficient as P and R is thrice as efficient as P. If P does 1 unit of work per day, then Q will do 2 units per day, and R will do 3 units per day. Now, work done
Question : Which of the following cities became the capital of Bengal in 1704?
Option 1: Howrah
Option 2: Murshidabad
Option 3: Kharagpur
Option 4: Kolkata
Correct Answer: Murshidabad
Solution : The correct answer is Murshidabad.
The Bengali Nawabs' capital was Murshidabad. The Nawabs of Murshidabad succeeded the Nawabs of Bengal. The first Nawab of Bengal was Murshid Quli Khan, and the last was Mansur Ali Khan. The Afshar, Nasiri, and Najafi dynasties were the three
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at 1, 2, and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The fire service personnel put off the fire with much difficulty.
(1) put on
(2) put out
(3) put away
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
In this sentence, the phrase put off is not appropriate in the context of extinguishing a fire. Put off means to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody. The correct phrase for extinguishing
Question : A non-SI unit called 'nit' is the unit of which of the following photometric quantities is used to measure a multitude of light intensities?
Option 1: Luminous exposure
Option 2: Luminance
Option 3: Luminosity
Option 4: Luminous emittance
Correct Answer: Luminance
Solution : The Correct Option is Luminance.
A nit is a non-SI (International System of Units) unit of measurement for luminance, which is a photometric quantity used to describe the intensity of light that is visible to the human eye. One nit is equal to one candela
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have 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."
There is (1) / only one of his novels (2) / that are interesting. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error in the sentence is in the third part as "are" is incorrect because the subject "one" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be "There is only one of his novels that is interesting".
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