Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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 3: 3
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.
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He asked me to sing a song.
Option 1: I was being asked to sing a song.
Option 2: I had been asked to sing a song.
Option 3: I am asked to sing a song.
Option 4: I was asked to sing a song.
Correct Answer: I was asked to sing a song.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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 the
Question : The Planning Commission of India has divided India into how many Agro-climatic Zones?
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 25
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 20
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : The correct option is 15.
The Planning Commission of India, which has now been replaced by the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), had divided India into 15 agro-climatic zones. This classification was done to facilitate agricultural planning and development due to the
Question : A trader sold an article at a profit of 20%. Had he bought that article at 60% less price and sold it at INR 90, he would have gained 50%. What is the value (in INR) of the cost price?
Option 1: 150
Option 2: 200
Option 3: 250
Option 4: 300
Correct Answer: 150
Solution : When the price is 60% less than the original cost price, So, the new cost price = 40% of the original cost price In this case, profit = 50% of new cost price = 50% of 40% of original cost price = 20% of the
Question : If the curved surface area of a cylinder is $126\pi$ cm2 and its height is 14 cm, what is the volume of the cylinder?
Option 1: $283 \frac{1}{2} \pi\ \mathrm{cm}^3$
Option 2: $137\frac{1}{2} \pi\ \mathrm{cm}^3$
Option 3: $128\frac{1}{2} \pi\ \mathrm{cm}^3$
Option 4: $125\frac{1}{2} \pi\ \mathrm{cm}^3$
Correct Answer: $283 \frac{1}{2} \pi\ \mathrm{cm}^3$
Solution : Let the radius of the cylinder be $r\ \text{cm}$. Height, $h$ = 14 cm Curved surface area of a cylinder $ = 126\pi\ \text{cm}^2$ ⇒ $2\pi r h=126\pi$ ⇒ $2\pi r×14=126\pi$ ⇒ $r=\frac{126}{28}=\frac{63}{14}$ The volume of a cylinder = $\pi r^2h=\pi (\frac{63}{14})^2×14=\pi×\frac{63×9}{2}=283
Question : Bronze is an alloy of
Option 1: Copper and Tin
Option 2: Copper and Zinc
Option 3: Copper and Iron
Option 4: Iron and Nickel
Correct Answer: Copper and Tin
Solution : The correct option is Copper and Tin.
Bronze is an alloy made largely of copper and tin. Other elements, such as aluminium, silicon and phosphorus, can also be found in trace amounts. Copper and tin proportions in bronze can vary, resulting in
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The perils of smoking tobacco can never be ignored.
Option 1: Delights
Option 2: Benefits
Option 3: Hazards
Option 4: Humiliation
Correct Answer: Hazards
Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.
Perils denote something very dangerous.
Hazards denote a danger or risk.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Delights: It means something that gives somebody great pleasure.
Benefits denote an advantage or useful effect
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