Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : If $a=101$, then the value of $a(a^2-3a+3)$ is:
Option 1: 1000000
Option 2: 1010101
Option 3: 1000001
Option 4: 999999
Correct Answer: 1000001
Solution : Given: $a=101$ Substitute the value of $a=101$ in the equation below, we get, $a(a^2-3a+3)$ $=101(101^2-3×101+3)$ $=101(10201-303+3)$ $=101×9901$ $=1000001$ Hence, the correct answer is 1000001.
Question : Which one of the following universities is a Central University ?
Option 1: Kolkata
Option 2: Dibrugarh
Option 3: Pondicherry
Option 4: Kurukshetra
Correct Answer: Pondicherry
Solution : The correct option is Pondicherry.
The Central University of Pondicherry, often known as Pondicherry University, is a central university in Puducherry, India, which is a Union Territory. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 and offers a wide range of academic programmes.
Question : The angle of elevation of the top of a building at a distance of 70 m from its foot on a horizontal plane is found to be 60°. Find the height of the building.
Option 1: $70 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}$
Option 2: $60 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}$
Option 3: $50 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}$
Option 4: $70 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~m}$
Correct Answer: $70 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}$
Solution : Height = AC We know, $\tan \theta=\frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Base}}$ ⇒ $\tan60° =\frac{AC}{70}$ ⇒ $\sqrt3=\frac{AC}{70}$ ⇒ $AC=70\sqrt3\text{ m}$ Hence, the correct answer is $70\sqrt3\text{ m}$.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. I object to the false claims made against me.
Option 1: assent
Option 2: ease
Option 3: restore
Option 4: ascertain
Correct Answer: assent
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
Assent means to agree or express approval.
Ease means to make something less difficult or more manageable; the opposite of difficulty or hardship.
Restore means to bring back or return something to its original state; the opposite
Question : Which of the following folk dance forms does not belong to the State of Gujarat?
Option 1: Garba
Option 2: Dandiya Raas
Option 3: Bidesiya
Option 4: Vinchhudo
Correct Answer: Bidesiya
Solution : The correct option is Bidesiya.
This originated in the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. The Bidesiya dance form is deeply connected to the Bidesiya folk music genre, which expresses the emotions and experiences of migrants who have left their homes
Question : The base of a prism is a right-angle triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm. Volume of this prism is 648 cm3. What will be the height of the prism?
Option 1: 14 cm
Option 2: 12 cm
Option 3: 9 cm
Option 4: 16 cm
Correct Answer: 12 cm
Solution : Given: The base of a prism is a right-angle triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm. The volume of this prism is 648 cm3. Base area = $\frac{1}{2}$ × Perpendicular × Base = $\frac{1}{2}$ × 9 × 12
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion, I am inclined to agree with him.
Option 1: tended
Option 2: conflicted
Option 3: refused
Option 4: conspired
Correct Answer: tended
Inclined, in this context, means having a tendency or a leaning towards a particular opinion or action. It implies a preference or a slight leaning towards agreeing with Arthur's ideas on this occasion. Hence, tended is the
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Here / come / the bus / for Lucknow.
Option 1: for Lucknow
Option 2: the bus
Option 3: come
Option 4: here
Correct Answer: come
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In this sentence, "come" should be replaced with "comes" to match the subject-verb agreement. "The bus" is a singular noun, and the correct verb form is "comes" to match
Question : The short-run marginal cost curve is __ shaped.
Option 1: U
Option 2: V
Option 3: X
Option 4: W
Correct Answer: U
Solution : The correct answer is U.
In the short term, the law of variable proportions has the marginal cost curve to be U-shaped. The Marginal cost (MC) curve, by law, first slopes downward until it reaches its lowest point, at which point it begins to
Question : Direction: From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
CUMBERSOME
Option 1: MERCY
Option 2: MOUSE
Option 3: SOBER
Option 4: ROME
Correct Answer: MERCY
Solution : Given: CUMBERSOME
Option first: MERCY
All the letters of MERCY are not present in the word CUMBERSOME as Y is not present in the given question word.
Option second: MOUSE
All the letters of MOUSE are present in the word CUMBERSOME.
Option third:
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