Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Comprehension:
In the given passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of developing eating (1) _________ that are time-bound, coupled (2) ________ a strict food plan. But the (3) ________ meaning of diet is the food (4) _________ which a person follows daily. It (5) ________ creating a food plan that(6) _________ around your lifestyle, your work, (7) _________ quality of your sleep, your (8)__________ level, the kind of (9) _______ you do, your palate and your (10) ___________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.7
Option 1: only
Option 2: the
Option 3: a
Option 4: one
Correct Answer: the
Solution : The second option is correct.
Hence, the article (the) will be used as
Question : Preparation of butter, ghee by a household for their own use is a part of :
Option 1: own-account production
Option 2: household capital formation
Option 3: industrial production
Option 4: consumption
Correct Answer: consumption
Solution : Correct Answer is consumption
Commodities, also known as primary products or primary goods, are goods that are sold for use or consumption in the same condition in which they were found in the natural world. Examples of commodities include crude oil (petroleum), coal (coal), copper
Question : If a wholesaler sells a tin of coffee at INR 528, he bears a loss of 12%. Now if he decides to sell it at INR 636, what will be the profit (in %)?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : If the selling price = INR 528, then loss = 12% of cost price Selling price = Cost price – Loss ⇒ INR 528 = cost price – 12% of cost price ⇒ INR 528 = 88% of cost price ⇒ The cost price =
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".
Just outside of my house are a playground for school boys and girls.
(1) Just outside my house
(2) are a playground
(3) No Error
(4) for school boys and girls
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The phrase "a playground" is singular, so the verb "are" is incorrect. The correct verb should be "is" to match the singular subject, making the sentence grammatically correct.
Therefore, the corrected sentence is, "Just outside my house is a playground for school boys and girls,"
Question : Which of the following is not among the main classes of algae?
Option 1: Chlorophyceae
Option 2: Rhodophyceae
Option 3: Phaeophyceae
Option 4: Gymnosperms
Correct Answer: Gymnosperms
Solution : The correct option is Gymnosperms.
Algae are photosynthetic creatures that include green (Chlorophyceae), brown (Phaeophyceae), and red (Rhodophyceae) algae, as well as diatoms, dinoflagellates, cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), and others that are ecologically and industrially important. Gymnosperms are a prominent division of the Plant kingdom
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
6 : 42 :: 7 : ?
Option 1: 40
Option 2: 56
Option 3: 48
Option 4: 52
Correct Answer: 56
Solution : Here , in the first pair
6 : 42 ⇒ 6 x 7 = 42
Applying this same logic , we will get –
7 x 8 = 56
Therefore, the analogy become –
6 : 42 :: 7 : 56
Hence, option second is
Question : A circle touches all four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD. If AB = 18 cm, BC = 21 cm, and AD = 15 cm, then length CD is:
Option 1: 16 cm
Option 2: 14 cm
Option 3: 12 cm
Option 4: 18 cm
Correct Answer: 18 cm
Solution : Given: A circle touches all four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD. AB=18 cm, BC=21 cm and AD=15 cm. We know that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point are equal. Using this we get, AB + CD = AD + BC So,
Question : Which was the first country to incorporate Fundamental Duties in its Constitution?
Option 1: Albania
Option 2: USSR
Option 3: India
Option 4: Poland
Correct Answer: USSR
Solution : The correct answer is the USSR.
The USSR was the first country to include Fundamental Duties in its Constitution in 1936. The Soviet Constitution of 1936 identified 11 Fundamental Duties of Citizens, including the need to protect the nation, labour, and obey the country's
Question : ____________ is a type of computing that performs computation, storage and even applications as a service across a network.
Option 1: Cloud Computing
Option 2: Distributed Computing
Option 3: Parallel Computing
Option 4: Virtual Computing
Correct Answer: Cloud Computing
Solution : The correct answer is Cloud Computing.
Cloud computing is a computer model in which processing, storage and applications are delivered as services across a network, most often the Internet. It enables users to access and use these resources on demand, removing the requirement for
Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing 2.
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 4
Option 4: 1
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : Taking dice positions 2 and 3 with 2 as the common face,
Moving clockwise from the common face with 2,
Pairs of opposite faces –
So, the opposite face to the face containing 2 is 1. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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