Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Pesticide : Plant :: ? : ?
Option 1: Medicine : Cure
Option 2: Injection : Fever
Option 3: Vaccination : Baby
Option 4: Sinarest : Cold
Correct Answer: Vaccination : Baby
Solution : Given: Pesticide : Plants :: ? : ? (The first term is used to protect the second term)
Let's check each option – First option: Medicine : Cure; Medicine is a substance used to cure an illness. Second option: Injection : Fever; Injection
Question : Directions: If 13 * 45 = 29, 24 * 58 = 41, 74 * 32 = 53, what should 97 * 47 be?
Option 1: 73
Option 2: 72
Option 3: 63
Option 4: 64
Correct Answer: 72
Solution : Given: 13 * 45 = 29 24 * 58 = 41 74 * 32 = 53
(13 * 45) = 29→(13 + 45) ÷ 2 = 58 ÷ 2 = 29 (24 * 58) = 41→(24 + 58) ÷ 2 = 82 ÷ 2 =
Question : Directions: From the given alternatives, select the word that can be formed using the letters of the given word. COMMUNICATION
Option 1: AMMUNITION
Option 2: MONITOR
Option 3: COUNTRY
Option 4: UNIFICATION
Correct Answer: AMMUNITION
Solution : Given: COMMUNICATION
Let's compare all the option words with the word COMMUNICATION – First option: AMMUNITION; All the letters of AMMUNITION are present in the word COMMUNICATION. Second option: MONITOR; R is not present in the word COMMUNICATION. Therefore, all the letters of MONITOR are
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Santiniketan embodies Rabindranath Tagore's vision of a place of learning that is unfettered by religious and regional barriers. Established in 1863 with the aim of helping education go beyond the confines of the classroom, Santiniketan grew into the Visva Bharati University in 1921, attracting some of the most creative minds in the country.
He developed a curriculum that was a unique blend of art, human values, and cultural interchange. Even today, in every step, in every brick, and in every tree at Santiniketan, one can still feel his presence, his passion, his dedication, and his pride in the institution.
In 1862, Maharishi Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath, was taking a boat ride through Birbhum, the westernmost corner of Bengal, when he came across a landscape that struck him as the perfect place for meditation. He bought the large tract of land built a small house and planted some saplings around it. Debendranath Tagore decided to call the place Santiniketan, or the 'abode of peace', because of the serenity it brought to his soul. In 1863, he turned it into a spiritual center where people from all religions, castes, and creeds came and participated in meditation.
In the years that followed, Debendranath's son Rabindranath went on to become one of the most formidable literary forces India has ever produced. He wrote in all literary genres but he was first and foremost a poet. As one of the earliest educators to think in terms of the global village, he envisioned an education that was deeply rooted in one's immediate surroundings but connected to the cultures of the wider world.
Located in the heart of nature, the school aimed to combine education with a sense of obligation towards the larger civic community. Blending the best of Western and traditional Eastern systems of education, the curriculum revolved organically around nature with classes being held in the open air. Tagore wanted his students to feel free despite being in the formal learning environment of a school because he himself had dropped out of school when he found himself unable to think and felt claustrophobic within the four walls of a classroom. Nature walks and excursions were a part of the curriculum, special attention was paid to natural phenomena and students were encouraged to follow the life cycles of insects, birds, and plants.
The rural paradise of Santiniketan, Tagore's erstwhile home, has become a thriving center of art, education, and internationalism over the years.
Question: Why did Rabindranath drop out of school?
Option 1: He found the curriculum too tough.
Option 2: He wanted a formal learning environment.
Option 3: He felt stifled within the classroom.
Option 4: He was not interested in studies.
Correct Answer: He felt stifled within the classroom.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore left school because he experienced a sense of mental restriction and physical discomfort in the conventional classroom environment.
Therefore, Rabindranath dropped out of school because he felt stifled
Question : Raju spends 10% and 20% of his income on transport and food respectively. He spends 30% of the remaining income on clothing. He saves the rest of his income. If his saving is INR 26,460, then what will be the total expenditure on food and clothing together?
Option 1: INR 26,420
Option 2: INR 24,480
Option 3: INR 22,140
Option 4: INR 23,440
Correct Answer: INR 22,140
Solution : Given: Raju spends 10% and 20% of his income on transport and food respectively. He spends 30% of the remaining income on clothing. Let Raju's income be INR $x$. The transportation costs = 10% of $x$ = $0.10x$ The food costs = 20% of
Question : Quartz is made of which of the following?
Option 1: Calcium sulphite
Option 2: Calcium silicate
Option 3: Sodium sulphate
Option 4: Sodium silicate
Correct Answer: Sodium silicate
Solution : The correct answer is Sodium silicate.
Sodium silicate is a crystalline compound composed of Sodium, Silicon, and Oxygen atoms. It finds use in a variety of industrial and commercial manufacturing applications, such as detergents, adhesives, etc., as a binder in foundry casting.
Question : The production of ABC Ltd is as follows.
For which product did the company record the highest growth?
Option 1: F
Option 2: E
Option 3: D
Option 4: B
Correct Answer: E
Solution : Total growth for product A = 150 – 120 = 30 Growth percentage = $\frac{30}{120}\times 100 = 25$% Total growth for product B = 200 – 160 = 40 Growth percentage = $\frac{40}{160}\times 100 = 25$% Total growth for product C = 300 – 250
Question : Find the simplified value of the given expression. $4 \frac{4}{5} ÷ \frac{3}{5} \text { of } 5+\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{10}-\frac{1}{5}$
Option 1: $1 \frac{4}{5}$
Option 2: $5$
Option 3: $1 \frac{16}{25}$
Option 4: $6$
Correct Answer: $1 \frac{16}{25}$
Solution : Given: $4 \frac{4}{5} ÷ \frac{3}{5} \text { of } 5+\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{10}-\frac{1}{5}$ $= \frac{24}{5} ÷3+\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{10}-\frac{1}{5}$ $= \frac{24}{5}×\frac{1}{3}+\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{10}-\frac{1}{5}$ $=\frac{8}{5}+\frac{6}{25}-\frac{1}{5}$ $=\frac{40+6-5}{25}$ $= \frac{41}{25}$ $= 1\frac{16}{25}$ Hence, the correct answer is $1\frac{16}{25}$.
Question : Backward-bending supply curve belongs to which market?
Option 1: Capital
Option 2: Labour
Option 3: Money
Option 4: Inventories
Correct Answer: Labour
Solution : The correct option is Labour.
The backwards-bending supply curve is associated with the labour market, depicting the relationship between wage rate and labour supplied. Initially, higher wages lead to an increased labour supply. This aligns with the law of supply.
Question : Who had assumed the title of Balban?
Option 1: Kabir Khan
Option 2: Farid Khan
Option 3: Ulugh Khan
Option 4: Ayaz Khan
Correct Answer: Ulugh Khan
Solution : The correct answer is Ulugh Khan.
Ulugh Khan, who eventually earned the title Sultan Balban, began as a Turkistan-purchased slave. He was the commander of the army and essentially controlled the true power behind the throne during the reign of his predecessor, Sultan Nasiruddin
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