Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : For determination of the age of which among the following is carbon dating method used ?
Option 1: Fossils
Option 2: Rocks
Option 3: Trees
Option 4: 1 & 2
Correct Answer: 1 & 2
Solution : The correct answer is 1 & 2.
Carbon dating method is used to determine the age or rocks and fossil fuels. It measures the age of the material using organic content present in it. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon which is
Question : Which Social Media platform plea against summons to the Delhi Assembly was rejected by the Supreme Court in July 2021?
Option 1: Twitter
Option 2: Snapchat
Option 3: Instagram
Option 4: Facebook
Correct Answer: Facebook
Solution : The correct answer is Facebook.
The Supreme Court denied Facebook's request to be summoned before the Delhi Assembly in July 2021. The Delhi Assembly has asked Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan to testify before its Committee on Peace and Harmony over the social media
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
When the war breaks out, all the war mongering social media activists become yellow bellies.
Option 1: Zealots
Option 2: Cowards
Option 3: Sceptics
Option 4: Upset stomachs
Correct Answer: Cowards
Solution : The most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom is the second option.
Explanation: The idiom "yellow bellies" is used to describe individuals who are cowardly or lacking courage. In the context of the sentence, when the war breaks out, those who were previously war-mongering social
Question : "Taxes on lands and buildings" is listed in the______list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
Option 1: Union
Option 2: State
Option 3: Global
Option 4: Concurrent
Correct Answer: State
Solution : The correct option is State
The State List of the Seventh Schedule to the Indian Constitution lists taxes that apply to both land and buildings. It indicates that state governments are authorised to pass legislation and tax properties and buildings inside their borders. The State
Question : Which scientist thought of the concept of the steady state of the universe?
Option 1: Harold Jeffreys
Option 2: Edwin Hubble
Option 3: Fred Hoyle
Option 4: Pierre-Simon Marquis de Laplace
Correct Answer: Fred Hoyle
Solution : The correct answer is Fred Hoyle.
The steady-state theory is a theoretical framework for cosmology that depicts the universe as expanding continuously while maintaining a constant average density. British scientists Sir Hermann Bondi, Thomas Gold, and Sir Fred Hoyle first proposed the theory in
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in reflection. According to the given figure, when the mirror is placed on the line MN, the left side and the right side get interchanged, i.e., the left side becomes the right and the
Question : In an office, typing work can be finished by Monika in 6 hours, Anita in 8 hours, and Manju in 5 hours if they work alone. How much time (in hours) will they take if they work together?
Option 1: $3 \frac{3}{59}$
Option 2: $2 \frac{2}{59}$
Option 3: $2 \frac{2}{5}$
Option 4: $2 \frac{2}{57}$
Correct Answer: $2 \frac{2}{59}$
Solution : Work done by Monika in 1 hour = $\frac{1}{6}$ Work done by Anita in 1 hour = $\frac{1}{8}$ Work done by Manju in 1 hour = $\frac{1}{5}$ Work done together in one hour = $\frac{1}{6}$+$\frac{1}{8}$+$\frac{1}{5}$ = $\frac{20+15+24}{120}$ = $\frac{59}{120}$ The typing can be complete
Question : Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
Option 1: Sabarmati Ashram
Option 2: Sevagram Ashram
Option 3: Visva-Bharati
Option 4: Phoenix Ashram
Correct Answer: Visva-Bharati
Solution : The correct answer is Visva-Bharati.
It is situated in West Bengal, India's Shantiniketan. When it was established in 1921, it was given the name Visva-Bharati Society until the Visva-Bharati Society was officially registered as an organisation in May 1922. Rabindranath Tagore established Visva-Bharati University
Question : Directions: The following bar diagram shows the percentage of Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims in a state during the years from 2004 to 2007. Examine the bar diagram and answer the following question:
Hindu
Sikhs
Muslims
The ratio between the Hindu and Sikh population in 2004 was:
Option 1: 3 : 5
Option 2: 1 : 2
Option 3: 2 : 3
Option 4: 3 : 4
Correct Answer: 2 : 3
Solution : $\text{We have,}$
$\text{The Hindu population in 2004 = 30% , And Sikh population in 2004 = 45%}$
$\text{Required ratio = The Hindu population in 2004 : Sikh population in 2004}$
$\text{Required ratio =30:45=2:3}$
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error."
Many people die (1) / with cholera (2) / every year. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
If an illness or disease is the cause of one's death, usually the verb "die" is followed by the preposition "of".
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Many people die of cholera every year."
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