Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Whose birthday is celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence?
Option 1: Rajendra Prasad
Option 2: Subhash Chandra Bose
Option 3: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 4: Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : The answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
The International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated on October 2 each year to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. He had developed the Satyagraha ideology of nonviolent resistance, which he used as a potent instrument for social and political
Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four. Keith has ___ with a failure in English examination thrice.
Option 1: caught
Option 2: gone
Option 3: got
Option 4: met
Correct Answer: met
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer for the sentence because 'met' is correctly used with the noun 'failure' and contextually fits in the sentence. "Caught with failure", "gone with failure" and "got with failure" do not convey the proper meaning. Hence, it makes the
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.) (76, 4, 19) (98, 2, 49)
Option 1: (84, 12, 4)
Option 2: (72, 4, 18)
Option 3: (99, 3, 66)
Option 4: (88, 2, 22)
Correct Answer: (72, 4, 18)
Solution : Given: (76, 4, 19); (98, 2, 49)
Here, the pattern followed is as follows – ⇒ (76, 4, 19)→76 ÷ 19 = 4 ⇒ (98, 2, 49)→98 ÷ 49 = 2
Let's check the options –
First option: (84, 12, 4)→84 ÷ 4
Question : Match the columns.
Option 1: i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Option 2: i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d
Option 3: i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
Option 4: i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Correct Answer: i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Solution : The correct options are i-d, ii-c, iii-b, and iv-a.
The correct matching is
Question : Directions: In the following question, you have to identify the correct response from the given premises stated according to the following symbols. If + means minus, – means multiplication, ÷ means plus, and × means division, then, what is the value of – 15 – 3 + 10 × 5 ÷ 5 = ?
Option 1: 52
Option 2: 48
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 48
Solution : Given: + means minus, – means multiplication, ÷ means plus, and × means division. 15 – 3 + 10 × 5 ÷ 5 = ?
On replacing the symbols according to the instructions given, the equation becomes – = 15 × 3 – 10 ÷
Question : If $\cos\theta+\sin\theta=\sqrt{2}\cos\theta$, then $\cos\theta-\sin\theta$ is:
Option 1: $\sqrt{2}\tan\theta$
Option 2: $-\sqrt{2}\cos\theta$
Option 3: $-\sqrt{2}\sin\theta$
Option 4: $\sqrt{2}\sin\theta$
Correct Answer: $\sqrt{2}\sin\theta$
Solution : Given: $\cos\theta+\sin\theta=\sqrt{2}\cos\theta$ Squaring on both sides, we get, $\cos^{2}\theta+\sin^{2}\theta+2\cos\theta\sin\theta=2\cos^{2}\theta$ $⇒\cos^{2}\theta-\sin^{2}\theta=2\cos\theta\sin\theta$ $⇒(\cos\theta+\sin\theta)(\cos\theta-\sin\theta)=2\cos\theta\sin\theta$ $⇒\sqrt{2}\cos\theta(\cos\theta-\sin\theta)=2\cos\theta\sin\theta$ $\therefore \cos\theta-\sin\theta=\sqrt{2}\sin\theta$ Hence, the correct answer is $\sqrt{2}\sin\theta$.
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
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