Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?
Option 1: They are in Maharashtra
Option 2: They are decorated with Buddhist Art
Option 3: They depict the techniques used in ancient India
Option 4: They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna
Correct Answer: They depict the techniques used in ancient India
Solution : The correct answer is They depict the techniques used in ancient India.
Ajanta Caves are located in the Sahyadri Range on the banks of the Waghora River in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. They are 29 rock-cut caves, mostly dedicated to
Question : In the following figure, the circles with centres B and D have radii of 4 cm and $x$ cm, respectively. AC is a tangent to both circles. Find the value of $x$.
Option 1: 6 cm
Option 2: 3 cm
Option 3: 7 cm
Option 4: 5 cm
Correct Answer: 6 cm
Solution : Here, $\angle$DAC = $\angle$ACB = 90° (Tangnet is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact) $\angle$AED = $\angle$BEC (Vertically opposite angles are equal) By AA similarity criteria, $\triangle$ AED $\sim\triangle$ CEB $\frac{AE}{EC} = \frac{AD}{BC}$ ⇒ $\frac{6}{9}=\frac{4}{x}$ $\therefore x=\frac{4\times9}{6} = 2\times 3 =
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. I would attach as many as four of them to a crosspiece, rotatably arranged on a thin spindle, and transmit the motion of the same to a large disc and so derive considerable 'power'.
B. In my next attempt I seem to have acted under the first instinctive impulse which later dominated me - to harness the energies of nature to the service of man.
C. These creatures were remarkably efficient, for once they were started they had no sense to stop and continued whirling for hours and hours and the hotter it was the harder they worked.
D. I did this through the medium of May bugs or June bugs as they are called in America - which were a veritable pest in that country and sometimes broke the branches of trees by the sheer weight of their bodies.
Option 1: BACD
Option 2: ABCD
Option 3: BDAC
Option 4: DACB
Correct Answer: BDAC
Solution : The third option is the correct answer: BDAC.
The paragraph states that in his early experiments, the author was driven by the instinct to harness the forces of nature for the benefit of humanity. To achieve this, he utilised May bugs (also known as June
Question : The Champaran Satyagraha took place in _____.
Option 1: 1914
Option 2: 1923
Option 3: 1917
Option 4: 1920
Correct Answer: 1917
Solution : The correct answer is 1917.
Champaran Satyagraha was a type of non-violent demonstration that Mahatma Gandhi first started. On April 19, 1917, he launched it from the Bihar district of Champaran. In this Satyagraha, he was also assisted by Rajendra Kumar, J. B. Kripalani,
Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? EIMC, DKOD, CMQE, ?, AQUG
Option 1: CPSF
Option 2: COSF
Option 3: BPSF
Option 4: BOSF
Correct Answer: BOSF
Solution : Given: EIMC, DKOD, CMQE, ?, AQUG
Subtract 1 from the place value of the first letter, and add 2, 2, and 1 to the place values of the second, third, and fourth letters respectively of the previous terms to get the next term in the
Question : Directions: If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, what will be the value of the following expression? 5 ÷ 5 + 5 – 10 × 10 = ?
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : Given: 5 ÷ 5 + 5 – 10 × 10 = ?
On interchanging the signs given in the equation, the equation becomes – = 5 + 5 – 5 × 10 ÷ 10 = 5 + 5 – 5 × 1 = 5 +
Question :
Multan was named by the Arabs as
Option 1: City of beauty
Option 2: City of Wealth
Option 3: City of gold
Option 4: Pink city
Correct Answer: City of gold
Solution : The correct answer is City of gold.
Multan was renowned as the House of Gold in mediaeval times, according to the author of 'Jawahar-al-Bahoor' (famous Arabic History). Multan was characterised as "the city of gold" by Ibn Khurdaba in his work "The Book
Question : A lady sold an article for INR 960 at some profit. Had she sold it for INR 800, then there would have been a loss equal to $\frac{1}{3}$rd of the initial profit. What was the profit percentage of the article?
Option 1: $\frac{150}{7} \%$
Option 2: $\frac{50}{7} \%$
Option 3: $\frac{10}{7} \%$
Option 4: $\frac{100}{7} \%$
Correct Answer: $\frac{100}{7} \%$
Solution : Let the cost price of the article be $x$. According to the question, ⇒ $(x - 800) = \frac{1}{3}\times (960 - x)$ ⇒ $3(x - 800) = 960 - x$ ⇒ $3x - 2400 = 960 - x$ ⇒ $3x + x = 960
Question : What is the correct statement related to Avogadro?
Option 1: Avogadro discovered electrons
Option 2: Avogadro made a distinction between electrons and neutrons.
Option 3: Avogadro discovered a difference between animal and plant cells.
Option 4: Avogadro made a distinction between atoms and molecules.
Correct Answer: Avogadro made a distinction between atoms and molecules.
Solution : The correct option is Avogadro made a distinction between atoms and molecules.
Avogadro distinguished molecules from atoms for the first time in 1811. He also proposed Avogadro's Law: equal amounts of gas at the same pressure and
Question : 625 + 626 + 627 + 628 is divisible by:
Option 1: 256
Option 2: 254
Option 3: 255
Option 4: 259
Correct Answer: 259
Solution : 625 + 626 + 627 + 628 = 625(1 + 6 + 62 + 63) = 625(7 + 36 + 216) = 625(259) It is divisible by 259. Hence, the correct answer
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