Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
Option 1: understand
Option 2: agitate
Option 3: question
Option 4: dissipate
Correct Answer: agitate
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
Agitate means to disturb or excite emotionally; it is the opposite of being calm. The word calm means to be peaceful, composed, or free from disturbance.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Understand: It relates
Question : ______ is the fundamental structural unit of living organisms.
Option 1: Organ system
Option 2: Tissue
Option 3: Organ
Option 4: Cell
Correct Answer: Cell
Solution : The correct answer is Cell.
The smallest structural element of a living thing is called a cell. That means that the 10 trillion cells in our body make possible all we can achieve. They serve an even greater purpose than just being so many.
Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 81 + 3 ÷ 9 * 5 − 12 = 60
Option 1: ÷ and +
Option 2: + and ×
Option 3: ÷ and −
Option 4: + and −
Correct Answer: ÷ and +
Solution : Given: 81 + 3 ÷ 9 * 5 − 12 = 60
Replace the given signs in the options one by one with the original signs in the given equation. First option: ÷ and + = 81 ÷ 3 + 9 × 5
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 10 : 45 :: 6 : 25 :: 9 : ?
Option 1: 38
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 42
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 40
Solution : Given: 10 : 45 :: 6 : 25 :: 9 : ?
Like, 10 : 45→(10 × 5) – 5 = 50 – 5 = 45 6 : 25→(6 × 5) – 5 = 30 – 5 = 25 Similarly, follow the same pattern for
Question : Process of gaining electrons is known as -----------------.
Option 1: oxidation
Option 2: reduction
Option 3: radiation
Option 4: both oxidation and reduction
Correct Answer: reduction
Solution : The correct option is reduction.
In a chemical reaction, when a substance gains electrons, it undergoes reduction. This process results in a decrease in the oxidation state or oxidation number of the element or compound involved. Reduction is one of the two half-reactions that
Question : Pandit Kishan Maharaj of Benares Gharana was a ______player.
Option 1: santoor
Option 2: flute
Option 3: sarangi
Option 4: tabla
Correct Answer: tabla
Solution : The correct answer is tabla.
Indian tabla player Pandit Kishan Maharaj was a member of the Benares Gharana of Hindustani classical music. His father, Hari Maharaj, who passed away when Kishanji was very young and came from a family of trained musicians of the
Question : What is the name of the flagship program that was launched in 2005 to address the lack of infrastructure in urban India?
Option 1: National Urban Livelihoods Mission
Option 2: Integrated Development of Small & Medium Towns
Option 3: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
Option 4: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
Solution : The correct option is Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
The flagship program that was launched in 2005 to address the lack of infrastructure in urban India is indeed called the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM). This program
Question : In India, the 1st census was held in the year ______.
Option 1: 1872
Option 2: 1860
Option 3: 1900
Option 4: 1920
Correct Answer: 1872
Solution : The correct answer is 1872.
The census has been carried out every 10 years. The first census was carried out in 1872. It was first started by British Viceroy Lord Mayo, while the first comprehensive census was conducted in 1881.
Since 1949, it has
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Astute
Option 2: Absolute
Option 3: Abrupt
Option 4: Abendance
Correct Answer: Abendance
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The correct spelling is abundance. It means a large quantity or plenty of something.
Question : Directions: In this question, two statements I and II have been given. These statements may be independent causes or effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both statements and select the correct answer. I. Since the past three years, State M has reported a sharp and substantial decline in the state’s agricultural produce. II. In the last five years, there has been an increase in the overall average rainfall by 6% in State M bringing respite to the farmers.
Option 1: I is the cause and II is its possible effect
Option 2: Both I and II are independent causes
Option 3: II is the cause and I is its possible effect
Option 4: Both I and II are effects of independent causes
Correct Answer: Both I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution : Given: I. Since the past three years, State M has reported a sharp and substantial decline in the state’s agricultural produce. II. In the last five years, there has been an increase in the overall average Rainfall
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