Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ESCAPE is written as 49, and PRISON is written as 91. How will FREEDOM be written in that language?
Option 1: 66
Option 2: 59
Option 3: 64
Option 4: 55
Correct Answer: 66
Solution : Given: ESCAPE is written as 49, and PRISON is written as 91.
Place values of the letters of ESCAPE are→E = 5; S = 19; C = 3; A = 1; P = 16; E = 5 Now, add the place values→5 + 19 +
Question : Which of the following is known as ammonia?
Option 1: NH3
Option 2: PH3
Option 3: NO3
Option 4: NO2
Correct Answer: NH3
Solution : The correct answer is NH3.
Ammonia, sometimes referred to as NH3, is a colourless gas made up of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms that have a characteristic odour. It is created spontaneously by the human body and by microscopic bacterial molecules,
Question : Identify an example of organisms that are free-swimming and bottom-dwelling forms.
Option 1: Phytoplankton
Option 2: Zooplankton
Option 3: Fungi
Option 4: Jellyfishes
Correct Answer: Zooplankton
Solution : The correct option is Zooplankton.
Zooplankton is a diverse group of organisms that includes free-swimming and bottom-dwelling forms.
Some zooplankton, like copepods, move freely in the water, while others, such as certain larval stages or benthic species, can be found near the bottom of
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, DOVE is coded as 1122214 and CROW is coded as 823311. How will MYNA be coded in that language?
Option 1: 1121512
Option 2: 1132512
Option 3: 1132412
Option 4: 1132522
Correct Answer: 1132512
Solution : Given: DOVE is coded as 1122214 and CROW is coded as 823311.
Write the opposite letters of the DOVE and shuffle their position as shown and then subtract 1 from the positional value of the letters, to obtain the required code –
So, DOVE is
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at AB as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in reflection. According to the information provided, if the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB), the right of the reflected image will appear as the left, and
Question : In a triangle ABC, AB = 6$\sqrt{3}$ cm, AC = 12 cm and BC = 6 cm. Then the measure of $\angle B$ is equal to:
Option 1: 90°
Option 2: 45°
Option 3: 70°
Option 4: 60°
Correct Answer: 90°
Solution : In $\triangle$ABC (6$\sqrt{3}$)2 + (6)2 = 36 × 3 + 36 = 144 = 122 ⇒ $\triangle$ABC is a right-angled triangle with AC = 12 cm (longest side) as hypotenuse. The angle opposite to AC i.e. $\angle$B is 90°. Hence, the correct
Question : Alfalfa is the name of a kind of:
Option 1: Forest
Option 2: Crop
Option 3: Grass
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: Crop
Solution : The correct option is - Crop.
Medicago sativa, commonly known as lucerne or Alfalfa, is a perennial flowering plant that belongs to the Fabaceae genus of legumes. It is grown as a significant forage crop in many countries all over the world. It serves as
Question : ______ has become the first city in the country to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road.
Option 1: Surat
Option 2: Chennai
Option 3: Kanpur
Option 4: Shimla
Correct Answer: Surat
Solution : The correct option is Surat.
Surat, Gujarat, has become the first city in the country to have a road made of processed steel slag (industrial waste). ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Central Road Research Institute
Question : If two successive discounts of 50% and 10% are offered, what is the net discount (in %)?
Option 1: 50
Option 2: 55
Option 3: 60
Option 4: 65
Correct Answer: 55
Solution : Single equivalent discount = $(a+b-\frac{a×b}{100}$)%, where $a$% and $b$% are successive discounts. First discount = 50% Second discount = 10% So, single discount = $50 + 10 - \frac{50×10}{100}= 55$% Hence, the correct answer is 55.
Question : The difference between two numbers is 9 and the difference between their squares is 207. The numbers are:
Option 1: 17 and 8
Option 2: 16 and 7
Option 3: 15 and 6
Option 4: 15 and 7
Correct Answer: 16 and 7
Solution : Given: The difference between the two numbers is 9. The difference between their squares is 207. Let the numbers be $x$ and $y$. Difference between the numbers $(x-y)=9$ ----------------------(1) Difference between their squares $(x^{2}-y^{2})=207$ $⇒(x-y)(x+y)=207$ ---------------------------(2) Substituting the value of $(x-y)$ in equation
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