Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The structure of the human psyche, as postulated by Sigmund Freud, (1)_____ of the ego, the superego, and the id. The ego forms the part of our conscious mind which we work with and are most (2)______of. The superego forms our conscience in the form of the unconscious and works on the (3)______ of social and cultural influences. The id represents our subconscious, which contains all (4)_______ thoughts, desires, and dreams. Dreams work as a free pathway into the subconscious, which is an inaccessible zone in general. It can also contain (5)______ scenes or images that apparently have no relation to anything related to the person. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: parallel
Option 2: constricted
Option 3: concurrent
Option 4: bizarre
Correct Answer: bizarre
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Bizarre describes scenes or images in dreams that are strange, unusual, or out of the ordinary. In the context of the passage, it implies that the scenes or images in dreams may be unrelated to the person's
Question : If $A =(\frac{1}{0.4})+(\frac{1}{0.04})+(\frac{1}{0.004})+....$ upto 8 terms, then what is the value of $A$?
Option 1: 27272727.5
Option 2: 25252525.5
Option 3: 27777777.5
Option 4: 25555555.5
Correct Answer: 27777777.5
Solution : Given: $ A =(\frac{1}{0.4})+(\frac{1}{0.04})+(\frac{1}{0.004})+....$ upto 8 terms. This expression can be written as: $⇒ A =(\frac{10}{4})+(\frac{100}{4})+(\frac{1000}{4})+(\frac{10000}{4})+(\frac{100000}{4})+(\frac{1000000}{4})(\frac{10000000}{4})+(\frac{100000000}{4})$ Using the formula, $S_n = \frac{a(r^n-1)}{r-1}$, where $a$ = first term, $r$ = common ratio, $n$ = number of terms $10 + 100 + 1000+ .............+ 100000000 = \frac{10(10^8-1)}{10-1}=111111110$
Question : Kosala Mahajanapada (6th century BCE) is a part of modern-day
Option 1: Maharashtra
Option 2: Haryana
Option 3: Madhya Pradesh
Option 4: Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Solution : The correct option is Uttar Pradesh.
Kosala Mahajanapada, an ancient Indian kingdom flourishing in the 6th century BCE, was one among the sixteen pivotal political and cultural centres of ancient India known as Mahajanapadas. Situated in the northern expanse of the Indian subcontinent,
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Everything we know about non-avian dinosaurs is ________ (1) fossils, which include bones, teeth, footprints, tracks, eggs, and skin impressions. For centuries, people throughout the world have ________ (2) amazing fossilised bones and footprints. Early finds inspired_______ (3) and fairy tales, and people ________ (4) that these bones belonged to________ (5) or huge monsters.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: aimed
Option 2: opposed
Option 3: arranged
Option 4: imagined
Correct Answer: imagined
"People imagined that these bones belonged to" is the latter part of the sentence. Here, "people" is the subject, "imagined" is the verb, and "that these bones belonged to" is the subordinate clause that elaborates on what
Question : A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 15 days. With the help of C, they finish the work in 5 days. C can alone do the work in:
Option 1: 5 days
Option 2: 6 days
Option 3: 10 days
Option 4: 12 days
Correct Answer: 12 days
Solution : Given: A alone can do the work in 20 days. B alone can do the work in 15 days. A, B, and C together finish the work in 5 days. Let C alone finish the work in $x$ days. As per given conditions, ⇒
Question : Which scientist suggested that the magnet must also exert an equal and opposite force on the current-carrying conductor?
Option 1: Michael Faraday
Option 2: André-Marie Ampère
Option 3: Joseph Henry
Option 4: William Gilbert
Correct Answer: André-Marie Ampère
Solution : The correct answer is André-Marie Ampère.
André-Marie Ampère, a French scientist, proposed that a magnet should exert an equal and opposite force on a current-carrying conductor. A wire carrying current has its magnetic field. A current-carrying wire like a regular bar magnet, attracts a
Question : Two friends, P and Q, start running around a circular track from the same point. They run in the same direction. P runs at 6 m/sec and Q runs at b m/sec. If they cross each other at exactly two points on the circular track and b is a natural number less than 6, how many values can b take?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : If the ratio of their speeds is $V_1:V_2$, the distinct meeting points will be $V_1-V_2$, with both are running in the same direction. Try different values of $b$ from 1 to 5 and check which satisfies $V_1-V_2 = 2$ $\frac{V_1}{V_2}=\frac{6}{b}$; number of points is 2
Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our beautiful ecosystem is being systematically (1)____ by industrial pollution channelled into rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, nuclear wastes from atomic plants muted into the world’s oceans, and (2)____ gases such as carbon dioxide mixed with the ozonosphere. Besides, tropical rainforests and green pastures are disappearing (3)_____ the pressure of a proliferating population. Dams are being (4)_____ over the rivers like the Narmada to change nature’s well-balanced surface equations between flora and fauna, and sloping mountainous terrain is being converted into mini oceans to supply electricity to the ever-starving industrial stomach of our age. Elephants, tigers, the wild rhinos of South Africa and many other forest creatures have become (5)_____ species.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: in
Option 2: to
Option 3: on
Option 4: under
Correct Answer: under
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Explanation: The preposition under is used to indicate a condition or pressure, making it suitable in the context of disappearing tropical rainforests and green pastures. The phrase under pressure suggests that these ecosystems are adversely affected or disappearing due to
Question : A village canal can be cleaned by 24 villagers in 12 days. The number of days in which 36 villagers can clean the canal is:
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 72
Option 4: 16
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Let the work be $x$ and the same for both cases. By using the formula: $\frac{M_1×T_1}{W_1}=\frac{M_2×T_2}{W_2}$ Where $M_1$ and $M_2$ are men, $D_1$ and $D_2$ are days and $W_1$ and $W_2$ are work done. According to the question, $\frac{24×12}{x}=\frac{36×T_2}{x}$ ⇒ $T_2=\frac{24×12}{36}$ ⇒ $T_2=8$ days Hence,
Question : A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, while A alone can do the same work in 30 days. B alone can do it in:
Option 1: 18 days
Option 2: 20 days
Option 3: 15 days
Option 4: 22 days
Correct Answer: 20 days
Solution : Given: Time taken by A and B together to complete the work = 12 days ⇒ Part of work done by A and B in a day = $\frac{1}{12}$ Time taken by A alone to complete the work = 30 days ⇒ Part of
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