Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. She is the athlete who ran as fast as a bullet in the m race at the World Under-20 Championship in 2018. B. Kandhulimari village in Dhing has suddenly come into the spotlight of fame. C. She won a gold medal for the country and the hearts of all Indians. D. This is the home of Hima Das, nicknamed 'the Dhing Express'.
Option 1: DBCA
Option 2: BDAC
Option 3: DABC
Option 4: BCAD
Correct Answer: BDAC
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The paragraph starts with sentence B, which introduces the village, indicating that it has suddenly gained attention, followed by sentence D, which provides additional information about the significance of the village that is, it is the
Question : The cultivation of __________ was introduced in the Baba Budan Hills in India.
Option 1: silk
Option 2: tea
Option 3: coffee
Option 4: cardamom
Correct Answer: coffee
Solution : The correct option is coffee.
The cultivation of coffee was introduced in the Baba Budan Hills in India. Baba Budan was a Sufi saint who is credited with bringing coffee beans to India. According to legend, he smuggled seven coffee beans from the Yemeni
Question : The "one Straw Revolution " was written by:
Option 1: Richael Carlson
Option 2: M.S. Swaminathan
Option 3: Norman Borlaug
Option 4: Masanobu Fukuoka
Correct Answer: Masanobu Fukuoka
Solution : The Correct Answer is Masanobu Fukuoka
Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer and philosopher, is the author of The One-Straw Revolution, a seminal work that questions traditional agricultural methods. Instead of imposing human interference on the land, he emphasizes the value of observing and imitating
Question : Directions: The following bar diagram shows the total number of males and females in five different organisations. Study it carefully to answer the question.
What is the ratio of the average number of females from organisations A, B, and C to the average number of males from organisations C, D, and E?
Option 1: 42 : 41
Option 2: 41 : 42
Option 3: 40 : 41
Option 4: 41 : 40
Correct Answer: 42 : 41
Solution : As per the given graph, The total number of organisations = 3 The total number of females from organisations A, B, and C = 3000 + 3500 + 4000 = 10500 ⇒ The average number of females from organisations A, B, and C
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All K are H. II. No S is K. Conclusion: I. No K is S. II. All H are K.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No K is S – According to the given statements and Venn diagram no S is K, therefore no K is S
Question : The radius of a hemisphere is 5.6 cm. What will be its volume?
Option 1: 367.95 cm3
Option 2: 195.95 cm3
Option 3: 380 cm3
Option 4: 265.65 cm3
Correct Answer: 367.95 cm3
Solution : Given: The radius of a hemisphere = 5.6 cm So, the volume of the hemisphere = $ \frac{2}{3}\pi r^3$ = $ \frac{2}{3}×\frac{22}{7}× 5.6^3$ = 367.95 cm3 Hence, the correct answer is 367.95 cm3.
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 321 * 3 * 236 * 5 * 248 * 4 * 20 = 384
Option 1: +, –, ×, +, ÷, ×
Option 2: –, +, ×, –, ÷, +
Option 3: ÷, +, –, ×, +, –
Option 4: ×, +, –, ÷, +, –
Correct Answer: +, –, ×, +, ÷, ×
Solution : Given: 321 * 3 * 236 * 5 * 248 * 4 * 20 = 384
Let's check the given options – First option: +, –, ×, +, ÷, × ⇒ 321 + 3 – 236 × 5 + 248
Question : Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?
Option 1: Debendranath Tagore
Option 2: Keshub Chandra Sen
Option 3: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 4: Dayananda Saraswati
Correct Answer: Keshub Chandra Sen
Solution : The correct answer is Keshub Chandra Sen.
In 1856, Keshub Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj. Keshub Chandra Sen was appointed the Asiatic Society's secretary in 1854. In 1855, Keshub Chandra Sen founded the British India Society. To put the ideas he gained
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Intentional
Option 1: Cordial
Option 2: Unplanned
Option 3: Amiable
Option 4: Inanimate
Correct Answer: Unplanned
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the second option.
Explanation: Unplanned is the antonym that best represents something not intentionally done whereas intentional means something done with purpose or by design.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Cordial: It means warm, friendly, and
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: All N is K. All K is P. Conclusions: I. Some P is not K. II. No P is N.
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some P is not K – It is a possibility that the circle representing P is completely overlapped by the circle that represents
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