Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A sells an article to B making a profit of $\frac{1}{5}$th of his outlay. B sells it to C, gaining 20%. If C sells it for Rs. 600 and incurs a loss of $\frac{1}{6}$th of his outlay, the cost price of the article for A is:
Option 1: Rs. 600
Option 2: Rs. 500
Option 3: Rs. 720
Option 4: Rs. 800
Correct Answer: Rs. 500
Solution : Let the cost price of the article for A, B, and C as $x$, $y$, and $z$, respectively. Given that A sells an article to B making a profit of $\frac{1}{5}$th of his outlay. ⇒ $y = x + \frac{1}{5}x = \frac{6}{5}x$ B sells
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who mediates in a deal or complex situation.
Option 1: Equaliser
Option 2: Solicitor
Option 3: Pacifier
Option 4: Negotiator
Correct Answer: Negotiator
Solution : The correct choice will be the fourth option.
A mediator, or negotiator, is a person who helps negotiate between two feuding parties. When a married couple is considering getting divorced, they sometimes hire a mediator to help them come to an agreement and possibly even
Question : The first session of the All India Depressed Classes Congress was held at __________ in 1930.
Option 1: Nagpur
Option 2: Surat
Option 3: Delhi
Option 4: Kanpur
Correct Answer: Nagpur
Solution : The correct answer is Nagpur.
The first session of the All India Depressed Classes Congress took place in Nagpur on December 8–9, 1930. This Congress aimed to address the social and political rights of the depressed classes in India, seeking to uplift and empower
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. He likes people to flatter him.
Option 1: He likes to be flattered by people.
Option 2: He likes to have been flattered by people.
Option 3: He likes people to be flattered by him.
Option 4: He liked to be flattered by people.
Correct Answer: He likes to be flattered by people.
Solution : The first option is correct.
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 passive voice.
Question : Directions: If A × B means that A is the father of B, A + B means that A is the mother of B, and A ÷ B means that A is the brother of B, then which of the following expressions shows that Q is the son of P?
Option 1: Q + P × R
Option 2: P + Q × R
Option 3: R × Q + P
Option 4: P + Q + R
Correct Answer: P + Q × R
Solution : Given: A × B means that A is the father of B, A + B means that A is the mother of B, and A ÷ B means that A is the brother of B.
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Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Riya ran as fastly as a cheetah and saved the child from falling.
Option 1: faster
Option 2: fasting
Option 3: fast
Option 4: fastest
Correct Answer: fast
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
The grammatical hint is to look for the correct form of the adverb to express the degree of speed. The word "fastly" is not grammatically correct; the correct adverbial form is fast. Adverbs of manner,
Question : Microcredit or microfinance is a novel approach to bank with the poor. In this approach, bank credit is extended to the poor through_______.
Option 1: co-operative credit societies
Option 2: The Reserve Bank of India
Option 3: self-help groups
Option 4: Anganwadis
Correct Answer: self-help groups
Solution : The correct answer is self-help groups.
Microfinance is a program of credit offered to the underprivileged via Self-Help Groups (SHGs). To help the impoverished in rural, semi-urban, and metropolitan areas increase their income levels and improve their standard of living, microcredit entails offering them
Question : Which of the following is the most abundant metal on Earth's crust?
Option 1: Magnesium
Option 2: Iron
Option 3: Copper
Option 4: Aluminium
Correct Answer: Aluminium
Solution : The correct answer is Aluminium
The Earth's crust is made up of oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. The most abundant chemical elements in the crust are oxygen (46.6%), silicon (27.7%), aluminum (8.1%), iron (5.0), and so on. So the most abundant
Question : According to census 2011, the Density of the population is ______ persons per square km.
Option 1: 362
Option 2: 412
Option 3: 382
Option 4: 392
Correct Answer: 382
Solution : The correct option is 382.
The population density of the country was 382 people per square kilometre. The total population is about 1210.19 million. The male population is 623.7 million, and the female population is 586.46 million, which makes up 51.54% and 48.46%, respectively,
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
There are rows of chairs on either side of the_______.
Option 1: ail
Option 2: isle
Option 3: I'II
Option 4: aisle
Correct Answer: aisle
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
It is a noun referring to a passage between rows of seats in a building, such as a church or theatre. This is the correct term for the context of rows of chairs.
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