Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: The pie chart given below shows the number of students admitted to different faculties of a college. Study the chart and answer the question.
How many students are more in commerce than in law if science has 1000 students?
Option 1: 200
Option 2: 2000
Option 3: 500
Option 4: 20
Correct Answer: 200
Solution : As per the given graph, The given number of science students = 1,000 The angle subtended by the science students = 100° ⇒ The total number of students = $\frac{360°}{100°}$ × 1000 = 3,600 The angle subtended by the commerce students = 65° ⇒ The
Question : The industry having the largest investment in the Indian economy is:
Option 1: tea
Option 2: cement
Option 3: steel
Option 4: jute
Correct Answer: steel
Solution : The correct option is steel.
The biggest investment in the Indian economy is made in the iron and steel sector. Major government investments in the sector have been made via foreign direct investments.
Question : Select the grammatically correct sentence.
Option 1: The rider who met with a accident was not wearing a helmet, the police said.
Option 2: The rider who met with an accident was not wearing an helmet, the police said.
Option 3: A rider who met with the accident was not wearing the helmet, an police said.
Option 4: The rider who met with the accident was not wearing a helmet, the police said.
Correct Answer: The rider who met with the accident was not wearing a helmet, the police said.
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
Explanation: An accident is incorrect in this case, even though accident starts with a vowel sound and an is used before the words
Question : The following line graph displays the ratio of exports to imports (in terms of money in INR crores) of company A from 2010 to 2015. Study the graph carefully and answer the question based on the given line graph. In how many years, the export of company A was more than the company's imports?
Option 1: Four
Option 2: Two
Option 3: Six
Option 4: Three
Correct Answer: Four
Solution : Ratios = 0.9, 1.2, 0.7, 2.4, 2.5, 2.4 When the ratio is greater than 1, the export of company A will be more than the company's import. Hence, the correct answer is Four.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Like a cakewalk.
Option 1: Smooth surface.
Option 2: Pleasant experience.
Option 3: Easy task.
Option 4: Active
Correct Answer: Easy task.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The idiom, like a cakewalk is an expression used to describe a task or activity that is very easy and requires little effort. It implies that completing the task is as easy as walking through a park
Question : In a factory, Ajay and Vijay work on the same machine to cut diamonds but on an alternate-hour basis. Ajay works for the first hour and then Vijay works for the second hour and so on. Ajay can complete the work in 6 hours, while Vijay completes it in 16 hours if they work individually. In how much time can they complete the work if they are using the machine on an alternate basis?
Option 1: 8 hr 30 min
Option 2: 8 hr
Option 3: 9 hr
Option 4: 9 hr 30 min
Correct Answer: 8 hr 30 min
Solution : Time taken by Ajay to complete the work = 6 hours ⇒ Part of work done by Ajay in an hour = $\frac{1}{6}$ Time taken by Vijay to complete the work = 16 hours ⇒ Part of work done by Vijay in
Question : Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of
Option 1: Industrialisation
Option 2: economic independance
Option 3: Economic growth
Option 4: Moral purity
Correct Answer: economic independance
Solution : Correct Answer is economic independance
Khadi, originally known as Khaddar, is a type of handspun & hand woven cotton cloth. It was one of the iconic symbols of India’s freedom struggle, and was considered by Mahatma Gandhi to symbolize India’s unity of humanity, economic
Question : The ______ were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
Option 1: Rajputs
Option 2: Khaljis
Option 3: Mughals
Option 4: Tughlaqs
Correct Answer: Mughals
Solution : The correct answer is the Mughals.
The Mughals' ancestors came from two distinguished royal families. Genghis Khan, who united the Mongol tribes in China and Central Asia to form the Mongol Empire, was a relative on the maternal side. On the paternal side, they
Question : Identify a dark-coloured amorphous substance that is highly resistant to microbial action and undergoes decomposition at an extremely slow rate.
Option 1: Chitin
Option 2: Humus
Option 3: Carotenoids
Option 4: Colloids
Correct Answer: Humus
Solution : The correct answer is Humus.
The dark-coloured amorphous substance that is highly resistant to microbial action and undergoes decomposition at an extremely slow rate is most likely humus. Humus is a component of soil and is formed from the decomposition of organic matter, such
Question :
Which enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom except Protozoa?
Option 1:
Insulin
Option 2:
Pepsin
Option 3: Renin
Option 4: Amylase
Correct Answer: Amylase
Solution : The correct option is Amylase.
Protozoa digestion is carried out by many enzymes such as peptidase, proteinase, lipase, and so on; however, protozoa lack amylase, which is essential for fat and starch digestion. Because amylase is absent, protozoa such as amoeba are unable to
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