Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Jyoti refused to be _________ by her long illness.
Option 1: dispersed
Option 2: dispensed
Option 3: dispatched
Option 4: dispirited
Correct Answer: dispirited
Solution : The correct answer is in option four.
The correct sentence is: "Jyoti refused to be dispirited by her long illness."
Dispirited means lacking courage or enthusiasm. In this context, it means that Jyoti refused to let her illness bring her down. She remained positive and
Question : A alone can do a work in 14 days. B alone can do the same work in 28 days. C alone can do the same work in 56 days. They started the work together and completed the work such that B was not working in the last 2 days and A did not work in the last 3 days. In how many days (total) was the work completed?
Option 1: $\frac{82}{7}$ days
Option 2: $\frac{79}{7}$ days
Option 3: $\frac{65}{7}$ days
Option 4: $\frac{72}{7}$ days
Correct Answer: $\frac{72}{7}$ days
Solution : Given: A alone can do a work in 14 days. B alone can do the same work in 28 days. C alone can do the same work in 56 days. Use the formula, Total work = efficiency × time.
Question : The following table shows the marks distribution among the students in a class.
How many students scored marks between 20 and 30?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The number of students who scored less than 20 = 5 The number of students who scored less than 30 = 6 So, the number of students scored marks between 20 and 30 = 6 – 5 = 1 Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : Ramlal marks up his goods by 40% and gives a discount of 10%. What is his net profit percentage?
Option 1: 24%
Option 2: 26%
Option 3: 28%
Option 4: 32%
Correct Answer: 26%
Solution : Let the cost price be Rs. 100. Ramlal marks up his goods by 40%. So, marked price = (100 + 40) = Rs. 140 Now, he gives a discount of 10% on the marked price. So, selling price $=\frac{90 × 140}{100} = 126$ Thus, the
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement'.
Can you advice to me on this matter?
Option 1: advise me
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: advise to me
Option 4: advising me
Correct Answer: advise me
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
The verb advise is used as a transitive verb, and when it follows a modal verb like can, it should be directly followed by the object pronoun, which in this case is me.
Therefore, the
Question : The value of $\cot41°.\cot42°.\cot43°.\cot44°.\cot45°.\cot46°.\cot47°.\cot48°.\cot49°$ is:
Option 1: $1$
Option 2: $0$
Option 3: $\frac{\sqrt3}{2}$
Option 4: $\frac{1}{\sqrt2}$
Correct Answer: $1$
Solution : Given: $\cot41°.\cot42°.\cot43°.\cot44°.\cot45°.\cot46°.\cot47°.\cot48°.\cot49°$$=\cot41°.\cot42°.\cot43°.\cot44°.\cot45°.\tan(90°-46°).\tan(90°-47°).\tan(90°-48°).\tan(90°-49°)$$=\cot41°\cot42°.\cot43°.\cot44°.\cot45°.\tan(44°).\tan(43°).\tan(42°).\tan(41°)$$=\cot41°.\tan41°.\cot42°.\tan42°.\cot43°.\tan43°.\cot44°.\tan44°.\cot45°$$= 1 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 1=1$ Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : Who has authored the book ' Straight from the Heart'?
Option 1: Amrita Pritam
Option 2: Raj Mohan Gandhi
Option 3: Kapil Dev
Option 4: R.K. Karanjia
Correct Answer: Kapil Dev
Solution : The Correct Answer is Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev wrote his autobiography, Straight From Heart. The entire book discusses various events in Kapil Dev's life. Former cricketer Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj is an Indian. He was a powerful middle-order hitter and one of the best
Question : Movement of hairs in Drosera is referred to as
Option 1: Heliotropism
Option 2: Thigmotropism
Option 3: Photonastic
Option 4: Seismonastic
Correct Answer: Thigmotropism
Solution : The correct option is Thigmotropism.
The movement of hairs in plants such as Drosera (commonly known as sundews) in reaction to human touch or contact is known as "thigmotropism." Thigmotropism is a form of tropism, which is the growth response of a plant to a
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
He has hardly some near friends.
Option 1: few close
Option 2: many near
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: any close
Correct Answer: any close
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Some near should be replaced with any close to make the sentence grammatically accurate. Hardly any is the correct idiomatic usage, which means very little or a few. This helps convey the intended meaning that he
Question : If the length of the diagonal of a cube is $7 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}$, then the surface area of the cube is_____.
Option 1: 216 cm2
Option 2: 256 cm2
Option 3: 284 cm2
Option 4: 294 cm2
Correct Answer: 294 cm2
Solution : We know that the diagonal of a cube = a$\sqrt3$ According to the question, a$\sqrt3$ = 7$\sqrt{3}$ ⇒ a = 7 Now, the Surface area of the cube = 6a2 = 6(7)2 = 294 cm2 Hence, the correct answer is
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