Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
What are you being disturbed by?
Option 1: What has disturbed you?
Option 2: Why are you disturbed?
Option 3: What is disturbing you?
Option 4: Who has disturbed you?
Correct Answer: What is disturbing you?
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Active voice is a sentence construction where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. It typically follows a subject-verb-object order, conveying a clearer and more direct message. In active voice, the subject is
Question : Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?
Option 1: The President of India
Option 2: The Prime Minister of India
Option 3: The Home Minister of India
Option 4: The Finance Minister of India
Correct Answer: The President of India
Solution : The correct answer is The President of India.
Gazetted officials in India refer to individuals who hold positions of authority in the government and are listed in the government gazette. The President appoints and removes the gazetted officials of the Union Government
Question : Identify the animal that does not have bilateral symmetry.
Option 1: Annelida
Option 2: Molluscs
Option 3: Arthropoda
Option 4: Cnidarian
Correct Answer: Cnidarian
Solution : The correct option is Cnidarian.
Cnidarians, such as jellyfish and corals, are examples of animals that do not have bilateral symmetry. Instead, they typically exhibit radial symmetry, meaning their body parts are arranged in a circular or radial pattern around a central point rather than
Question : Red data book contains data of which of the following?
Option 1: All plant species
Option 2: All animal species
Option 3: All endangered species
Option 4: All extinct species
Correct Answer: All endangered species
Solution : The correct option is All endangered species.
A Red Data Book lists species that are endangered or severely endangered worldwide or in a particular area. It is a comprehensive list of all the species that could become extinct if their current rate of
Question : When positive numbers a,b, and c are divided by 13, the remainder are 9, 7, and 10, respectively. What will be the remainder when (a + 2b + 5c) is divided by 13?
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Let the quotient be 1. a = 13 × 1 + 9 = 22 b = 13 × 1 + 7 = 20 c = 13 × 1 + 10 = 23 Now, putting the values, we get: a + 2b + 5c = 22
Question : The biological process in which both aerobes and anaerobes degrade organic matter is:
Option 1: Manuring
Option 2: Composting
Option 3: Digesting
Option 4: Nitrifying
Correct Answer: Composting
Solution : The correct answer is Composting.
Composting is a process which converts dead plant and animal materials into nutrient rich product which increases fertility of soil. It is done by aerobic and anaerobic microbes like bacteria, fungi and insects. Vermi composting is done through earthworms. It
Question : The sum of money that will yield Rs. 60 as simple interest at a rate of 6% per annum in 5 years is:
Option 1: Rs. 200
Option 2: Rs. 225
Option 3: Rs. 175
Option 4: Rs. 300
Correct Answer: Rs. 200
Solution : Given: Simple interest = Rs. 60 Rate = 6% Time = 5 years Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal×Rate×Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $60=\frac{\text{Principal}×6×5}{100}$ ⇒ Principal = Rs. 200 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 200.
Question : Study the given pie charts and answer the question that follows. The number of students who passed the examination from institute C is what percentage of the total number of students who appeared from institutes D and E?
Option 1: 56.25%
Option 2: 54.25%
Option 3: 52.1%
Option 4: 58.3%
Correct Answer: 56.25%
Solution : Total Number of Students passed = 900 The number of students who passed the examination from institute C = 30$^\circ$ = $(\frac{30}{100}\times 900)$ = 270 Total Number of Students appeared = 1200 The number of students who appeared from institutes D = 105$^\circ$ = $(\frac{105}{360}\times
Question : Exobiology is a science that deals with:
Option 1: extinct forms
Option 2: life in other planets
Option 3: life in the outer space
Option 4: life in marine habitat
Correct Answer: life in the outer space
Solution : The correct answer is life in the outer space.
Exobiology is also known as space biology or astrobiology which is a branch of science which deals with the life outside the earth and the effects of extra-terrestrial environments on living organisms.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom. It was a Catch 22 situation for the manager.
Option 1: Worthy successor to the throne
Option 2: A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible
Option 3: Hailed as the ultimate champion
Option 4: A positive outcome in a tough situation
Correct Answer: A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible
Solution : The second option is correct.
The highlighted idiom Catch-22 refers to a paradoxical situation in which one is trapped by contradictory rules, circumstances, or conditions that make it impossible to solve a problem or
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