Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : ____ is defined as the output per unit of variable input.
Option 1: Marginal product
Option 2: Production function
Option 3: Total product
Option 4: Average product
Correct Answer: Average product
Solution : The correct answer is Average product.
It denotes the average amount of production generated by each additional unit of a variable input, such as labour or capital, while other inputs remain constant. For instance, if a business generates 100 units of output from
Question : The science of Dactylography is commonly known as
Option 1: Carbon dating
Option 2: Water printing
Option 3: Finger printing
Option 4: Electro cardiogram
Correct Answer: Finger printing
Solution : The Correct Answer is Finger printing
The study of fingerprints as a means of identification is known as dactylography. The first systematic application of fingerprints for identification is credited to Sir William Herschel, a British officer serving in India in the 1850s. Apart from
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
We will consider your application favourably for the vacancy.
Option 1: Your application will be considered favourably forthe vacancy.
Option 2: Your application has been considered favourably for the vacancy.
Option 3: Your application is being considered favourably for the vacancy.
Option 4: Your vacancy will be considered favourably for the application.
Correct Answer: Your application will be considered favourably forthe vacancy.
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject in
Question : As per Article 172(2), _____________ of a state shall not be subject to dissolution.
Option 1: Legislative Assembly
Option 2: Legislative Council
Option 3: House of People
Option 4: Council of States
Correct Answer: Legislative Council
Solution : The correct option is the Legislative Council.
Article 172(2) of the Constitution of India states that the Legislative Council of a State shall not be subject to dissolution, unlike the Legislative Assembly, which can be dissolved. Article 172(2) is a critical provision that
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).
His powerful desire brought about his downfall.
(1) His intense desire
(2) His desire for power
(3) His fatal desire
(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, "his desire for power".
It specifies that his desire was for power, which fits the context of the sentence and conveys the intended meaning effectively.
The other options change the meaning of the sentence, and hence, they
Question : The ratio of the area of a square and that of a circle, when the length of a side of the square is equal to that of the diameter of the circle, is: ( $\pi =\frac{22}{7}$ )
Option 1: 14 : 11
Option 2: 28 : 11
Option 3: 7 : 22
Option 4: 22 : 7
Correct Answer: 14 : 11
Solution : Let the side of the square (which is also the diameter of the circle) = $d$ The area of the square ($A_{\text{square}}$) = $d^2$ The area of the circle ($A_{\text{circle}}$) = $\pi r^2$, where $r$ is the radius of the circle. Since the
Question : India’s first Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) was launched in _______.
Option 1: Uttar Pradesh
Option 2: Punjab
Option 3: Odisha
Option 4: Haryana
Correct Answer: Odisha
Solution : The correct answer is Odisha.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of Odisha introduced the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in association with the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT). A useful collection of tools called OVEP is designed to introduce
Question : If $6A=11B=7C$, then find $A:B:C$.
Option 1: $66:42:77$
Option 2: $77:42:66$
Option 3: $43:77:66$
Option 4: $7:11:6$
Correct Answer: $77:42:66$
Solution : Given: $6A=11B=7C$ Let $6A=11B=7C=k$ $⇒A=\frac{k}{6},B=\frac{k}{11},C=\frac{k}{7}$ Ratio of $A:B:C=\frac{k}{6}:\frac{k}{11}:\frac{k}{7}$ $⇒A:B:C=\frac{1}{6}:\frac{1}{11}:\frac{1}{7}$ LCM of $(6, 11, 7) = 462$ Multiplying with it, we get: $⇒A:B:C=\frac{462}{6}:\frac{462}{11}:\frac{462}{7}$ $\therefore A:B:C = 77:42:66$ Hence, the correct answer is $77:42:66$.
Question : Which of the following dance forms is associated with Himachal Pradesh?
Option 1: Rauf
Option 2: Dhaman
Option 3: Phagua
Option 4: Koli
Correct Answer: Dhaman
Solution : The correct option is Dhaman.
India's Himachal Pradesh is known for its ancient dancing style, Dhaman. The Gaddi community, located in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, performs this folk dance.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Tibet is our_______ country. Its people are called 'Tibetans'.
Option 1: neighbour
Option 2: neighbouring
Option 3: neighbour's
Option 4: neighbourhood
Correct Answer: neighbouring
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Neighbouring means "adjacent" or "bordering" and in this context, it is used to describe the relationship between Tibet and its neighbouring regions.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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