Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 37 : 100 :: 24 : ? :: 29 : 76
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 61
Option 3: 75
Option 4: 70
Correct Answer: 61
Solution : Given: 37 : 100 :: 24 : ? :: 29 : 76
Multiply the L.H.S. of an analogy by 3 and subtract 11 from the resultant to get the R.H.S. Like, 37 : 100→37 × 3 = 111; 111 – 11 = 100 And, 29
Question : According to Gandhiji, which of the following are the major means of satyagraha ?
(a) Non-cooperation
(b) Strike
(c) Demonstration
(d) Civil disobedience
Option 1: a and b are correct
Option 2: a and d are correct
Option 3: b and d are correct
Option 4: c and d are correct
Correct Answer: a and d are correct
Solution : The correct option is a and d are correct.
According to Mahatma Gandhi, the major means of satyagraha are: Non-cooperation and Civil disobedience. Gandhi believed in using nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience as powerful tools for social and political change. These
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence
The Indian independence movement sought to establish the conceptions of freedom and social welfare as the goals of an independent Indian state, resulting in Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
Option 1: procedures of free mind
Option 2: concepts of liberty
Option 3: symbols of victory
Option 4: methods to sympathise
Correct Answer: concepts of liberty
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The sentence talks about what the Indian independence movement aimed to establish. Conceptions should be replaced with concepts, as conception means an idea of what something or someone is like whereas concept means a principle
Question : Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network ?
Option 1: Kolkata
Option 2: Mumbai
Option 3: New Delhi
Option 4: Chandigarh
Correct Answer: Chandigarh
Solution : The correct answer is Chandigarh.
Golden Quadrilateral Project was launched in 2001. It is a six/four lane superhighway project connecting the four corners of India and the major cities of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. It is being implemented by National Highway Authority of India
Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? MDSA, KERC, ?, GGPG, EHOI
Option 1: IFQE
Option 2: IFQG
Option 3: IEQF
Option 4: IQFE
Correct Answer: IFQE
Solution : Given: MDSA, KERC, ?, GGPG, EHOI
Subtract 2 and 1 from the place value of the first and the third letters respectively, and add 1 and 2 to the place value of the second and third letters respectively of the previous term to get the
Question : Directions: Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All oranges are apples. Some oranges are bananas. All bananas are fruits. Conclusions: I. Some fruits are apples. II. Some apples are bananas. III. Some oranges are fruits.
Option 1: Only conclusions I and III follow
Option 2: Only conclusions II and III follow
Option 3: All conclusions follow
Option 4: Only conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: All conclusions follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some fruits are apples – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing fruits and apples overlap and have a
Question : As per the Census data, what was the density of population in India in 2011?
Option 1: 822 persons/sq. km
Option 2: 382 persons/sq. km
Option 3: 328 persons/sq. km
Option 4: 282 persons/sq. km
Correct Answer: 382 persons/sq. km
Solution : The correct answer is 382 persons/sq. km
Persons/sq. km is a measure of population density. According to census data from 2011, it is 382 people/sq. km instead of 325 as it was in 2001. Between 1991 and 2011, population density rose in all
Question : Directions: Which two numbers from amongst the given options should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 248 ÷ 4 + 184 ÷ (4 × 6 – 2 × 8) = 77
Option 1: 8 and 4
Option 2: 184 and 77
Option 3: 184 and 248
Option 4: 4 and 6
Correct Answer: 184 and 248
Solution : Given: 248 ÷ 4 + 184 ÷ (4 × 6 – 2 × 8) = 77
Let's check the options – First option: 8 and 4 ⇒ 248 ÷ 4 + 184 ÷ (4 × 6 – 2 × 8) = 77 Since
Question : Directions: Select the missing number from the given responses.
Option 1: 9
Option 2: 13
Option 3: 17
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : Given:
In each column multiply the first two numbers to obtain the third number. Column 1: 23 × 6 = 138 Column 2: (?) × 13 = 117 ⇒ (?) = 117 ÷ 13 ⇒ (?)
Question : The discoverer of penicillin was
Option 1: Lord Lister
Option 2: Alexander Fleming
Option 3: Karl Landsteiner
Option 4: Walter Reed
Correct Answer: Alexander Fleming
Solution : The correct option is Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, is credited with discovering penicillin. When Fleming realised that the Penicillium mould prevented the development of bacteria in a petri dish in 1928, He realised it had antibiotic capabilities. This discovery resulted
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