Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Devaluation makes import:
Option 1: competitive
Option 2: inelastic
Option 3: cheaper
Option 4: dearer
Correct Answer: dearer
Solution : The correct answer is dearer.
Devaluating one's currency makes exports cheaper by manufacturing goods for the same amount of money but selling at higher prices because exchange rates are not changed. Conversely, it can be related to imports which become dearer if currency is
Question : The author of the book "Zest for Life" is :
Option 1: Emile Zola
Option 2: H.G. Walls
Option 3: Virginia Wolf
Option 4: Mark Twain
Correct Answer: Emile Zola
Solution : The correct answer is Emile Zola.
‘Zest for Life’ is a famous book by Emile Zola. It was originally published in 1884 as ‘La Joie de vivre.’
It was translated into English by Ernest A. Vizetelly as How Jolly Life Is! in 1888 (reissued
Question : The single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 15% and 12% on an article is:
Option 1: 3%
Option 2: 25.2%
Option 3: 74.8%
Option 4: 27%
Correct Answer: 25.2%
Solution : Given: Two successive discounts of 12% and 15% We know, Net discount = $(D_1+D_2-\frac{D_1D_2}{100})$%, Where $D_1$ and $D_2$ are successive discounts respectively ⇒ Net discount = $[15 + 12 - \frac{15\times12}{100}]$% = $[27 - \frac{18}{10}]$% = $(27 - 1.8)$% = $25.20$% Hence, the correct answer
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Many companies displaced paying income tax last year.
Option 1: hedged to paying
Option 2: circumvent to paying
Option 3: hedged in paying
Option 4: evaded paying
Correct Answer: evaded paying
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
In the context of income tax, the word evaded is commonly used to describe the act of avoiding or escaping the obligation to pay taxes. It accurately conveys the idea that many companies found a way to
Question : Direction: Ram cycled 10 km towards south from his home, turned right and cycled 6 km, then turned right and cycled 10 km and finally turned left and cycled 15 km. How many kilometres will he have cycled to get straight home?
Option 1: 16 km
Option 2: 20 km
Option 3: 10 km
Option 4: 21 km
Correct Answer: 21 km
Solution : As per the given information, the movement of Ram will look as follows –
The distance that he has to travel to get back home = AE = ED + DA = 15 + 6 = 21 km.
Hence, the fourth option is
Question : Article 323 of the Indian Constitution deals with_____.
Option 1: Expenses of Public Services Commissions
Option 2: Reports of Public Services Commissions
Option 3: Functions of Public Services Commissions
Option 4: Power to extend functions of Public Services Commissions
Correct Answer: Reports of Public Services Commissions
Solution : The correct answer is Reports of Public Services Commissions.
Article 323 of the Indian Constitution, which is found in Part XIV of the Constitution and is titled Services Under the Union and the States, deals with the reports of Public
Question : Select the most appropriate one word substitution for the given words.
An extreme fear of darkness
Option 1: Hydrophobia
Option 2: Acrophobia
Option 3: Nyctophobia
Option 4: Hemophobia
Correct Answer: Nyctophobia
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Nyctophobia specifically refers to an extreme fear of darkness or the night. It comes from "nycto-", which is related to night, and "-phobia", which indicates a fear or aversion.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : The tops of two poles of height 60 metres and 35 metres are connected by a rope. If the rope makes an angle with the horizontal whose tangent is $\frac{5}{9}$ metres, then what is the distance (in metres) between the two poles?
Option 1: 63
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 25
Option 4: 45
Correct Answer: 45
Solution : In the figure, two poles AB and PQ of height 60 m & 35 m are connected by rope BQ. Rope BQ is making angle θ with the horizontal whose tangent is $\frac{5}{9}$metre; $\therefore$ BO = 60 – 35 = 25 metres Now, tan θ
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. R_ _ODRMN_ _ _MN_DR_NO_
Option 1: MNODROMD
Option 2: MNODRODM
Option 3: NMODROMD
Option 4: MNDOROMD
Correct Answer: MNODROMD
Solution : Given: R_ _ODRMN_ _ _MN_DR_NO_
To fill the series we have to divide the series – R_ _OD / RMN_ _ / _MN_D / R_NO_
Let's check each option – First option: MNODROMD; RMNOD / RMNOD / RMNOD
Question : FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 will be organised by ______.
Option 1: England
Option 2: Brazil
Option 3: US
Option 4: India
Correct Answer: India
Solution : The correct option is India.
Odisha, Goa, and Maharashtra hosted the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 from October 11 to October 30. This was the first FIFA competition organised by the state of Odisha and the first FIFA women's competition to take
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