Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : What was the prime target of the first five-year plan of India?
Option 1: Development of agriculture
Option 2: Development of industries
Option 3: Development of ports
Option 4: Development of infrastructure
Correct Answer: Development of agriculture
Solution : The correct option is the Development of agriculture.
The primary target of the first five-year plan of India, which was implemented from 1951 to 1956, was to achieve rapid industrialisation, and economic development, with a focus on improving agricultural production and reducing poverty.
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: 3 : 30
Option 2: 5 : 128
Option 3: 8 : 515
Option 4: 9 : 731
Correct Answer: 9 : 731
Solution : Let's check the options —
First option: 3 : 30; 33 + 3 = 30. This is equal to the second number in the pair.
Second option: 5 : 128; 53 + 3 = 125. This is equal to the second
Question : If $(\cos q+\sin q)=\frac{31}{25}$, then what will be the value of $\cos^2 q$?
Option 1: $\frac{522}{625}$
Option 2: $\frac{512}{625}$
Option 3: $\frac{513}{625}$
Option 4: $\frac{576}{625}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{576}{625}$
Solution : \(\cos q + \sin q = \frac{31}{25}\) ____(i) Squaring both sides, we get, $⇒(\cos q + \sin q)^2 = \left(\frac{31}{25}\right)^2$ $⇒\cos^2 q + \sin^2 q + 2\cos q \sin q = \left(\frac{31}{25}\right)^2$ $⇒1 + 2\cos q \sin q = \left(\frac{31}{25}\right)^2$ $⇒2\cos q \sin q =
Question : Direction: Select the missing number from the given responses.
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : Given:
In the first column, 5 x 6 x 8 = 240
In the second column, 5 x 8 x 12 = 480
In the third column, 15 x 6 x ? =
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term. 16 : 96 :: ? : 161 :: 18 : 120
Option 1: 22
Option 2: 21
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 24
Correct Answer: 21
Solution : Given: 16 : 96 :: ? : 161 :: 18 : 120
16 : 96→{16 × (16 + 2)} ÷ 3 = {16 × 18} ÷ 3 = 288 ÷ 3 = 96 18 : 120→{18 × (18 + 2)} ÷ 3 = {18 ×
Question : When was the Secretary of State for India made responsible for the Government of British India by bringing about changes in the Home Government?
Option 1: 1858
Option 2: 1833
Option 3: 1857
Option 4: 1813
Correct Answer: 1858
Solution : The correct answer is 1858.
The Secretary of State for India was made responsible for the government of British India by bringing about changes in the home government through the Government of India Act of 1858. This act transferred the governance of India from the
Question : Which of the following States as per census ,has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively?
Option 1: Kerala and Haryana
Option 2: Himachal and Punjab
Option 3: Meghalaya and Bihar
Option 4: Tamil Nadu and Utter Pradesh
Correct Answer: Kerala and Haryana
Solution : The correct answer is Kerala and Haryana.
Sex ratio is a demographic metric which show number of females per 1000 males. According to 2011 census, highest sex ratio is of Kerala with 1084 females per thousand males and lowest is of Haryana with
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1)_______that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2)_____for a novelist. He had said "an unhappy childhood." Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3)______if this whole (4)___________ was unfolding more like a novel and would be (5)__________on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you had a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that's how novels worked.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Option 1: nature
Option 2: training
Option 3: medication
Option 4: maintenance
Correct Answer: training
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
In this context, training refers to the preparation or development of the skills and knowledge necessary for a novelist. It implies the process of learning and acquiring the expertise needed for the profession of writing novels.
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The negligence of the plant manager caused the mishap at LG Polymers.
Option 1: The mishap at LG Polymers has been caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Option 2: The negligence of the plant manager was caused by the mishap at LG Polymers.
Option 3: The mishap at LG Polymers was causing the negligence of the plant manager.
Option 4: The mishap at LG Polymers was caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Correct Answer: The mishap at LG Polymers was caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
I meant nothing (1) / less than (2) / to compel you to come. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence. The phrase "to compel you to come" should be replaced with compelling as than should be followed by the gerund in this case,
So, the correct sentence is: "I meant nothing less than compelling you
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