Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Tax on inheritance is called
Option 1: Excise duty
Option 2: Estate duty
Option 3: Gift tax
Option 4: Sales tax
Correct Answer: Estate duty
Solution : The correct option is Estate duty.
One term used to describe an inheritance tax is "estate tax." The government imposes an estate tax on assets granted to beneficiaries upon the death of the original owner, including money, real estate, and investments. The inherited assets
Question : Synapse gap is present between which of the following?
Option 1: Two neurons
Option 2: Brain and spinal cord
Option 3: Two kidneys
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: Two neurons
Solution : The correct option is Two neurons
The term "synaptic gap" or "synaptic cleft" refers to the small space or gap that exists between one neuron's synaptic terminal and the dendrites or cell body of another neuron. It is a necessary component of the
Question : If a sum of Rs. 1,170 was distributed among A, B, and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4, by mistake, in place of $\frac{1}{2}:\frac{1}{3}:\frac{1}{4}$, who was benefited most and by how much?
Option 1: B, Rs. 220
Option 2: C, Rs. 250
Option 3: B, Rs.270
Option 4: A, Rs. 280
Correct Answer: C, Rs. 250
Solution : The amount each person received when the sum was mistakenly distributed in the ratio = 2 : 3 : 4 The total parts in the ratio = 2 + 3 + 4 = 9 The amount each person should have received if the
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 3, 6, 18, 72, ?, 2160
Option 1: 144
Option 2: 216
Option 3: 288
Option 4: 360
Correct Answer: 360
Solution : Given: 3, 6, 18, 72, ?, 2160
Multiply each previous term by a consecutive natural number starting from 2. 3 × 2 = 6; 6 × 3 = 18; 18 × 4 = 72; 72 × 5 = 360; 360 × 6 = 2160
So,
Question : Directions: By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equations will be correct? ÷ and +
Option 1: 8 + 4 × 5 ÷ 2 – 6 = 7
Option 2: 16 + 8 × 2 ÷ 6 – 4 = 8
Option 3: 18 + 2 × 6 ÷ 3 – 7 = 50
Option 4: 11 + 8 × 16 ÷ 4 – 7 = 20
Correct Answer: 18 + 2 × 6 ÷ 3 – 7 = 50
Solution : Given: ÷ and +
Interchange the given signs in the options one by one with the original signs in the given equation. First option: 8 + 4 × 5 ÷ 2 – 6 = 7
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is "No Error".
Just as (1) / I was entering the room (2) / the family was going for a party. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The preposition "to" should be used instead of "for" because "to" is used for a location or destination.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Just as I was entering the room the family was going to a party.
Question : Ferns, horsetails and lycophytes belong to which of the following groups?
Option 1: Bryophyta
Option 2: Pteridophytes
Option 3: Algae
Option 4: Fungi
Correct Answer: Pteridophytes
Solution : The correct option is Pteridophytes.
Pteridophytes include ferns, horsetails (which are sometimes mistaken for ferns), and lycophytes, which include clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts. But ferns (and horsetails) are more closely related to seed plants than to lycophytes. Hence, they do not constitute a monophyletic
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
I was greatly shocked by the most ruthless murder.
(1) gruesome
(2) shocking
(3) loathsome
(4) No improvement
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
Gruesome means extremely disturbing or unpleasant in a particularly violent way, which fits the context of a murder. It is the correct choice because it provides a more appropriate adjective to describe the nature of
Question : Iron Age is so named because during this time iron ___ was mostly replaced in implements and weapons, beginning in the Middle East and South-eastern Europe.
Option 1: wood
Option 2: brass
Option 3: bronze
Option 4: stone
Correct Answer: bronze
Solution : The correct option is bronze.
The Middle East and Southeast Europe were the starting points of the Iron Age when iron mostly supplanted bronze in tools and weapons. Iron took over as the most common material for tools and weapons due to its greater strength
Question : The external diameter of an iron pipe is 20 cm and its length is 12 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm, find the surface area of the pipe (take $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$ ) correct to two places of decimal.
Option 1: 1,662.67 cm2
Option 2: 1,552.57 cm2
Option 3: 1,442.48 cm2
Option 4: 1,772.76 cm2
Correct Answer: 1,552.57 cm2
Solution : The external radius of the iron pipe, R = $\frac{20}{2}$ = 10 cm Internal radius of the iron pipe, r = 10 – 1 = 9 cm Height, h = 12 cm According to the concept, Total surface area = $2\pi Rh +
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