Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following industries is known as the 'Sunrise Industry'?
Option 1: Iron and steel
Option 2: Cotton textile
Option 3: Information technology
Option 4: Tea and coffee
Correct Answer: Information technology
Solution : The correct answer is Information technology.
Sunrise industries are those industrial sectors that have high growth potential. High rates of growth, a large number of start-ups, and substantial venture capital funding are what define them. The information technology sector is booming in India
Question : What is the value of $\frac{1+x}{1-x^{4}}\div \frac{x^{2}}{1+x^{2}}\times x(1-x)\; ?$
Option 1: $\frac{1}{x}$
Option 2: $x^2-1$
Option 3: $x+1$
Option 4: $x$
Correct Answer: $\frac{1}{x}$
Solution : $\frac{1+x}{1-x^{4}}\div \frac{x^{2}}{1+x^{2}}\times x(1-x)\;$ = $\frac{1+x}{(1+x)(1-x)(1+x^{2})}\div \frac{x^{2}}{1+x^{2}}\times x(1-x)\;$ = $\frac{1}{(1-x)(1+x^{2})}×\frac{1+x^{2}}{x^2}\times x(1-x)\;$ = $\frac{1}{(1-x)x^{2}}\times x(1-x)\;$ = $\frac{1}{x}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{1}{x}$.
Question : Directions: From her house, Rimi went 20 km to the north. Then she turned west and covered 15 km. Then she turned south and covered 10 km. Finally turning to the east, she covered 15 km. In which direction is she from her house?
Option 1: East
Option 2: West
Option 3: North
Option 4: South
Correct Answer: North
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions – Here, A is the starting point and E is the endpoint in the figure given below. So, Rimi is in the north direction from her house. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132? 660, 754, 924, 1452, 1526, 1980, 2045, and 2170
Option 1: 3
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : We can write 132 = 11$\times$12 So, if any number is divisible by 11 and 12, it can also be divisible by 132. 660 is divisible by 11 and 12, so 660 is divisible by 132 754 is not divisible by 11 and 12, so
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Pain : Agony :: Anger: ?
Option 1: Calm
Option 2: Rage
Option 3: Sad
Option 4: Peace
Correct Answer: Rage
Solution : Given: Pain : Agony :: Anger: ?
Like, Pain and Agony are synonyms which means intense pain of mind or body. Similarly, Anger and Rage are synonyms which means a strong feeling that a person has when something wrong happens.
So, Rage is the correct
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We yet / have time / to catch / the bus.
Option 1: have time
Option 2: to catch
Option 3: the bus
Option 4: We yet
Correct Answer: We yet
Solution : The segment that contains a grammatical error is in the fourth option.
Explanation: The word "still" should replace "yet" as "still" refers to an action that has begun in the past and is continuing in the present whereas the word "yet" refers to
Question : Direction: 15/20 + 4/5 × 2/3 × 8/5 = ?
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 1.60
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 1.60
Solution : Given: 15/20 + 4/5 × 2/3 × 8/5 = ?
BODMAS: B → Brackets; O → Of; D → Division; M → Multiplication; A → Addition; S → Subtraction
On solving: = 15/20 + 4/5 × 2/3 × 8/5 = 15/20 + 64/75 = (225
Question : Net Investment plus Depreciation gives an estimate of which of the following?
Option 1: Gross Domestic Product
Option 2: Personal income
Option 3: Gross investment
Option 4: Private investment
Correct Answer: Gross investment
Solution : The correct option is a Gross investment.
Net investment plus depreciation provides an estimate of gross investment. In other words, gross investment is equal to the sum of net investment and depreciation, reflecting the total expenditure on acquiring new capital assets and replacing
Question : Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A secret plan, made to do something (usually wrong)
Option 1: Strategy
Option 2: Planning
Option 3: Conditioning
Option 4: Conspiracy
Correct Answer: Conspiracy
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
It accurately captures the meaning of a secret plan made to do something, especially something considered wrong or illegal. A conspiracy involves a group of people plotting or planning in secret to achieve a particular purpose, often involving
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