Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Animals in which the cells are arranged in three embryonic layers are called_____.
Option 1: Diploblastic
Option 2: Ectoderm
Option 3: Triploblastic
Option 4: Endoderm
Correct Answer: Triploblastic
Solution : The correct option is Triploblastic
Animals with three embryonic layers of cells are known as triploblastic organisms. The ectoderm (outer layer), mesoderm (middle layer) and endoderm (inner layer) are the three layers. Depending on the number of cell layers, there are two types of
Question : Which of the following has the lowest value? 12% of 625 15% of 555 10% of 720 9% of 845
Option 1: 9% of 845
Option 2: 12% of 625
Option 3: 10% of 720
Option 4: 15% of 555
Correct Answer: 10% of 720
Solution : $12$% of $625$ = $\frac{12}{100}\times 625$ = $75$ $15$% of $555$ = $\frac{15}{100}\times 555$ = $83.25$ $10$% of $720$ = $\frac{10}{100}\times 720$ = $72$ $9$% of $845$ = $\frac{9}{100}\times 845$ = $76.05$ Here $72$ is the least. Hence, the correct answer is 10%
Question : In 1600, the East India Company acquired a charter from which ruler?
Option 1: King George-I
Option 2: Queen Elizabeth I
Option 3: Queen victoria
Option 4: King James-I
Correct Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
Solution : The correct option is Queen Elizabeth I.
In 1600, the East India Company acquired a charter from Queen Elizabeth I of England, which granted the company a monopoly on English trade with the East Indies.
India's monopoly came into the hands of the
Question : Study the given bar graph carefully and answer the following question. What is the ratio of the number of companies with more demand than production to the number of companies with more production than demand?
Option 1: 3 : 2
Option 2: 4 : 3
Option 3: 3 : 5
Option 4: 2 : 3
Correct Answer: 3 : 2
Solution : Company P has Demand > Production. Company Q has Demand > Production. Company R has Demand > Production. Company S has Production > Demand. Company T has Production > Demand. So, the ratio of the number of companies with more demand than production
Question : Charles Correa is a renowned Indian
Option 1: Freedom fighter .
Option 2: Painter .
Option 3: Architect , urban Planner .
Option 4: Award winning doctor .
Correct Answer: Architect , urban Planner .
Solution : The correct option is - Architect , urban Planner.
The development of contemporary architecture in post-Independent India is credited to Indian architect and urban planner Charles Mark Correa. He was praised for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban underprivileged
Question : Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Option 1: Vitamin-A : Scurvy
Option 2: Vitamin-B : Rickets
Option 3: Vitamin-C : Nightblindness
Option 4: Vitamin-E : Reproduction
Correct Answer: Vitamin-E : Reproduction
Solution : The correct answer is Vitamin-E : Reproduction.
Vitamin E is also known as Tocopherol and its deficiency causes impaired reflexes, issue in control and co-ordination, weak muscles and problems in reproduction. Other diseases caused by deficiency of Vitamins are-
Question : Who among the following was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018?
Option 1: Neeraj Chopra
Option 2: Saina Nehwal
Option 3: Bajrang Punia
Option 4: P. T. Usha
Correct Answer: Neeraj Chopra
Solution : The correct option is Neeraj Chopra.
The flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018 was Neeraj Chopra. He is a renowned javelin thrower and won the gold medal in that event at the 2020
Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figure series – 1. All the symbols of the box move around the corners in the clockwise direction. 2. The circle at the centre of the box gets converted into a triangle and vice versa.
So, following the above pattern, the required
Question : B would have taken 10 hours more than what A would have taken to complete a task if each of them worked alone. Working together, they can complete the task in 12 hours. How many hours would B take to do 50% of the task?
Option 1: 30
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Let the time required for A to complete the task alone as $x$ hours and for B as $y$ hours. B would have taken 10 hours more than A to complete the task. $y = x + 10$ ..................(i) Working together, A and B can
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Our guests arrived; they are sitting in the garden.
Option 1: shall arrive
Option 2: have arrived
Option 3: are arriving
Option 4: might arrive
Correct Answer: have arrived
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The original sentence suggests a chronological order of events, with the guests arriving first and then sitting in the garden and thus, the previous action has relevance to the following action. Therefore, have arrived is more appropriate
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