Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face having 3.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : Taking dice positions 1 and 3 with 1 as common face,
Moving clockwise from the common face with 1,
Pairs of opposite faces –
So, the opposite face to the face containing 3 is 1. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Direction: If INDUS is coded as 03865 and TENNIS is coded as 243305, then what will be the code for STUDENT?
Option 1: 5628342
Option 2: 5648324
Option 3: 5268432
Option 4: 5642832
Correct Answer: 5268432
Solution : Given:
INDUS is coded as 03865 and TENNIS is coded as 243305
The code of letters in the given word INDUS is I → 0; N → 3; D → 8; U → 6; S → 5
The code of letters in the given word
Question : The Women's Reservation Bill seeks how much reservation for women in the State assemblies and Lok Sabha?
Option 1: 30%
Option 2: 25%
Option 3: 33%
Option 4: 36%
Correct Answer: 33%
Solution : Correct answer is 33%
Women reservation bill seeks to reserve 33% of the total number of seats in state legislative assemblies and Parliament for women.
Women reservation bill was tried several times by various governments, but failed to pass the bill.
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The panel picked the candidates randomly for the interview.
Option 1: Casually
Option 2: Unwillingly
Option 3: Systematically
Option 4: Incidentally
Correct Answer: Systematically
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word randomly in the original sentence means that the candidates were chosen without any particular order or system, simply by chance.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. KLMN : IJKL :: TUVW : ?
Option 1: RSUT
Option 2: VWXY
Option 3: STUV
Option 4: RSTU
Correct Answer: RSTU
Solution : Given: KLMN : IJKL :: TUVW : ?
Subtract 2 from each letter of KLMN to get the required code – K – 2 = I; L – 2 = J; M – 2 = K; N – 2 = L Thus, KLMN is coded
Question : When 335 is added to 5A7, the result is 8B2. 8B2 is divisible by 3. What is the largest possible value of A?
Option 1: 8
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given: 8B2 is divisible by 3. By trial-and-error method, Let the maximum value of B = 8. ⇒ 8 + 8 + 2 = 18 18 is divisible by 3. So, (1 + 3 + A) = 8 ⇒ (4 + A) = 8 ⇒
Question : The border line which separates India and Pakistan is known as ______.
Option 1: Lahore line
Option 2: McMahon line
Option 3: Radcliffe line
Option 4: Delhi line
Correct Answer: Radcliffe line
Solution : The correct option is the Radcliffe line.
The border line that separates India and Pakistan is the Radcliffe Line. It is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe, the chairman of the Border Commission responsible for demarcating the boundaries between the two newly independent countries
Question : Directions: If MOMENTUM is coded as EMOMNTUM, then MAGNETIC will be coded as?
Option 1: NGMAEITC
Option 2: NGAMECTI
Option 3: NGAMETIC
Option 4: NGMAETIC
Correct Answer: NGAMETIC
Solution : Given: MOMENTUM is coded as EMOMNTUM.
MOMENTUM is coded as EMOMNTUM – Divide the letters of the word into two halves→MOME / NTUM Reverse the letters of the first part→EMOM; write the second part as it is. Now, join them, the code will be EMOMNTUM.
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
The science concerned with the properties of sound
Option 1: Pedagogy
Option 2: Acoustics
Option 3: Geology
Option 4: Acrobatics
Correct Answer: Acoustics
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Acoustics is the branch of physics that deals with the different properties of sound. It deals with studying sound, its production, transmission, and effects. It involves analysing how sound is generated, transmitted, and received, as well as
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