Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Study the table and answer the question. The number of five types of cycles manufactured by a company over the years is given below:
What was the percentage drop in production of the A-type cycle from 1997 to 1999?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 25
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Production of the A type of the cycle in 1997 = 200 Production of the A type of the cycle in 1999 = 180 Drop in production of the A type of the cycle from 1997 to 1999 = 200 – 180 = 20 Percentage
Question : During which of the following periods of Indian History did the Kshatriyas have distinct identity ?
Option 1: Age of the Buddha
Option 2: Maurya period
Option 3: Post-Maurya age
Option 4: Gupta period
Correct Answer: Age of the Buddha
Solution : The Correct Answer is Age of the Buddha
At the time of the Buddha, the Kshatriyas, also known as the warrior class, had a distinct identity as the "khattiyas" of Buddhist literature (1500 BCE-500 BCE) and the later epic period (500 BCE-500
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. To free from restraint
Option 1: Subjugate
Option 2: Emancipate
Option 3: Validate
Option 4: Escalate
Correct Answer: Emancipate
Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.
Emancipate is a verb that means to set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; to liberate. It conveys the idea of freeing someone or something from constraints or limitations.
Therefore, emancipate serves as an appropriate one-word
Question : The fundamental duty of a parent or guardian is to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of 6 and _________.
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 16
Correct Answer: 14
Solution : The correct option is 14.
According to the Indian Constitution, the fundamental duty of a parent or guardian is to provide opportunities for education to their child or ward between the ages of 6 and 14 years. Article 45 of the Directive Principles of
Question : The height of a cylinder is 45 cm. If the circumference of its base is 132 cm, then what is the curved surface of this cylinder? (use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)
Option 1: 6360 cm2
Option 2: 6270 cm2
Option 3: 5720 cm2
Option 4: 5940 cm2
Correct Answer: 5940 cm2
Solution : Given: The height of a cylinder is 45 cm. The circumference of the base of the cylinder = $2\pi r$ The curved surface of the cylinder = $2\pi rh$ Where $r$ and $h$ are the radius and height. The circumference of its base
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. WITNESS : SSENTIW :: SILENCE : ECNELIS :: PROTECT : ?
Option 1: PROCETT
Option 2: TCETORP
Option 3: CETPROT
Option 4: RPOTCET
Correct Answer: TCETORP
Solution : Given: WITNESS : SSENTIW :: SILENCE : ECNELIS :: PROTECT : ?
Reverse the order of the letters of the word WITNESS, and SILENCE to get the required codes –
Thus, WITNESS is related to SSENTIW.
Thus, SILENCE is related to ECNELIS. Similarly, follow the
Question : Directions: Which of the following interchanges of signs would make the given equation correct? 110 ÷ 20 + 5 × 13 – 9 = 153
Option 1: × and +
Option 2: ÷ and +
Option 3: – and ×
Option 4: + and –
Correct Answer: ÷ and +
Solution : Given: 110 ÷ 20 + 5 × 13 – 9
Replace the given symbols in the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation. First option: + and × = 110 ÷ 20 × 5 + 13 – 9
Question : Two blends of a commodity, costing Rs. 35 and Rs. 40 per kg, respectively, are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 by weight. If one-fifth of the mixture is sold at Rs. 46 per kg and the remaining, at the rate of Rs. 55 per kg, the profit percentage is:
Option 1: 50
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 40
Option 4: 20
Correct Answer: 40
Solution : Given: Two blends of a commodity costing Rs. 35 and Rs. 40 per kg are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 by weight. Let the first blend be 2 kg and the second blend be 3 kg. Total cost price = $(35×2)+(40×3)$ = $70+120$
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words. A government by the nobles
Option 1: Monarchy
Option 2: Democracy
Option 3: Oligarchy
Option 4: Aristocracy
Correct Answer: Aristocracy
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Aristocracy is a term that refers to a system of government or a state where power is held by a privileged class of individuals, often based on hereditary nobility or wealth. Therefore, when the government is run
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. My energy waned to see my college team performing poorly in the match.
Option 1: Declined
Option 2: Dimmed
Option 3: Abated
Option 4: Grew
Correct Answer: Grew
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The verb wane means to decrease in vigour or become smaller.
Here, are the meanings of the options:
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