Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which one of the following is the highest cloud ?
Option 1: Cirrus
Option 2: Stratocumulus
Option 3: Nimbosratus
Option 4: Cumulus
Correct Answer: Cirrus
Solution : The correct option is Cirrus.
The "Cirrus" cloud is the highest cloud in the Earth's atmosphere. Cirrus clouds are most common above 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) and can stretch far higher into the atmosphere. These wispy and thin clouds are mostly made up of ice
Question : Which of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is incorrect?
Option 1: K. Vaidyanathan – Sitar
Option 2: Pandit Ram Narayan – Sarangi
Option 3: Ustad Vilayat Khan – Sitar
Option 4: Bismillah Khan – Shehnai
Correct Answer: K. Vaidyanathan – Sitar
Solution : The correct answer is K. Vaidyanathan – Sitar.
K. Vaidyanathan was not a Sitar player. He was an Indian classical music violinist and music composer. He was born in Tamil Nadu on March 2, 1935. He was awarded the Padma Shri
Question : If $\triangle \mathrm{ABC} \cong \triangle \mathrm{PQR}, \mathrm{BC}=6 \mathrm{~cm}$, and $\angle \mathrm{A}=75^{\circ}$, then which one of the following is true?
Option 1: $\mathrm{QR}=6$ cm, $\angle \mathrm{R}=75^{\circ}$
Option 2: $\mathrm{QR}=6$ cm, $\angle \mathrm{Q}=75^{\circ}$
Option 3: $\mathrm{QR}=6$ cm, $\angle \mathrm{P}=75^{\circ}$
Option 4: $\mathrm{PR}=6$ cm, $\angle \mathrm{P}=75^{\circ}$
Correct Answer: $\mathrm{QR}=6$ cm, $\angle \mathrm{P}=75^{\circ}$
Solution : Given, $\triangle \mathrm{ABC} \cong \triangle \mathrm{PQR}$ And, $\mathrm{BC}=6 \mathrm{~cm}$, and $\angle \mathrm{A}=75^{\circ}$ Since $\triangle \mathrm{ABC} \cong \triangle \mathrm{PQR}$, $BC = QR = 6$ cm (corresponding sides of congruent triangles) And, $\angle \mathrm{A}=\angle \mathrm{P}=75^{\circ}$ (corresponding angles of congruent triangles) Hence, the correct answer
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments.Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Binay said that / he is coming / from / his village, Jaygarh.
Option 1: from
Option 2: he is coming
Option 3: his village, Jaygarh
Option 4: Binay said that
Correct Answer: he is coming
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
The error is in the verb-tense agreement. In reported speech, the present tense changes into the past tense. So, in the correct sentence, "is" is to be changed to "was" to maintain the proper sequence of
Question : A clock was sold for Rs. 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was:
Option 1: Rs. 72
Option 2: Rs. 80
Option 3: Rs. 90
Option 4: Rs. 100
Correct Answer: Rs. 80
Solution : Here, SP is the selling price and CP is the cost price. Given: SP of the clock = Rs. 144 Let CP = Profit % = $x$ According to the question, Profit % = $\frac{\text{SP – CP}}{\text{CP}}$ × 100 $⇒x = \frac{144-x}{x} × 100$
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. DJLQ : WQOJ :: DMSW : ?
Option 1: WNHD
Option 2: WNDH
Option 3: WHND
Option 4: WWCC
Correct Answer: WNHD
Solution : Given: DJLQ : WQOJ :: DMSW : ?
Opposite letter pairs of each letter of DJLQ –
Thus, DJLQ is coded as WQOJ. Similarly, follow the same pattern for DMSW –
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 took my mother some grapes when she was in hospital.
(1) I took for my mother some grapes.
(2) I brought my mother some grapes
(3) I took some grapes for my mother
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct improvement for the sentence is: I took some grapes for my mother.
Explanation: It reorders the sentence to make it more clear and idiomatic. When expressing that you brought something for someone, it's common to place the recipient ("my mother" in this case)
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Kind, generous, and forgiving.
Option 1: Magnificent
Option 2: Grandiloquent
Option 3: Portentous
Option 4: Magnanimous
Correct Answer: Magnanimous
Solution : The one-word substitute for the given group of words is the fourth option.
Magnanimous is a word that encompasses the qualities of being kind, generous, and forgiving, especially in a noble and generous manner.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : If $A=\frac{\sqrt{0.0004} \times \sqrt[3]{0.000008}}{\sqrt[4]{16000} \times \sqrt[3]{125000} \times \sqrt[4]{810}}$ and $B=\frac{\sqrt[3]{0.729} \times \sqrt[4]{0.0016}}{\sqrt{0.16}}$, then what is $A \times B$?
Option 1: $6 \times 10^{–7}$
Option 2: $\frac{7}{4} \times 10^{–8}$
Option 3: $5 \times 10^{–8}$
Option 4: $\frac{7}{3} \times 10^{–7}$
Correct Answer: $6 \times 10^{–7}$
Solution : Given: The values of $A=\frac{\sqrt{0.0004} \times \sqrt[3]{0.000008}}{\sqrt[4]{16000} \times \sqrt[3]{125000} \times \sqrt[4]{810}}$ and $B=\frac{\sqrt[3]{0.729} \times \sqrt[4]{0.0016}}{\sqrt{0.16}}$. $A=\frac{\sqrt{0.0004} \times \sqrt[3]{0.000008}}{\sqrt[4]{16000} \times \sqrt[3]{125000} \times \sqrt[4]{810}}=\frac{\sqrt{(0.02)^2}\times\sqrt[3]{(0.02)^3}}{\sqrt[4]{2^4\times10^3}\times\sqrt[3]{(50)^3}\times{\sqrt[4]{3^4\times10}}}$ $=\frac{{0.02} \times {0.02}}{(2\times50\times3)\times{\sqrt[4]{(10)^3}}\times{\sqrt[4]{10}}}=\frac{{0.02} \times {0.02}}{300\times{{\sqrt[4]{(10)^3\times10}}}}$ ⇒ $A=\frac{{0.02} \times {0.02}}{300\times10}=\frac{0.0004}{3000}$ $B=\frac{\sqrt[3]{0.729} \times \sqrt[4]{0.0016}}{\sqrt{0.16}}=\frac{\sqrt[3]{(0.9)^3} \times \sqrt[4]{(0.2)^4}}{\sqrt{(0.4)^2}}$ ⇒ $B= \frac{0.9\times 0.2}{0.4}=\frac{0.9}{0.2}$ The value of
Question : Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a measure of land revenue administration?
Option 1: Lord Lytton
Option 2: Lord Curzon
Option 3: Lord Cornwallis
Option 4: Lord Wellesley
Correct Answer: Lord Cornwallis
Solution : The correct option is Lord Cornwallis.
In 1793, Lord Cornwallis, the Governor-General of India, proposed the Zamindari Settlement. This system was a significant reform in the land revenue administration of British India. The British East India Company acknowledged zamindars, or landowners, as the rightful
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