Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?
Option 1: Lord Canning
Option 2: Lord Rippon
Option 3: Lord William Bentinck
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: Lord William Bentinck
Solution : Correct Answer is Lord William Bentinck
Lord Bentinck passed the law banning Sati throughout the Company’s jurisdiction in British India.The act was made illegal and punishable by the courts. Sati Regulation XVII AD 1829 of the Bengal Code. Sati was the practice
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world's foremost sports competition. B. Olympic Games is an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. C. Before the 1970s, the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s, many events were opened to professional athletes. D. Currently, the Games are open to all, even the top professional athletes in basketball and football (soccer).
Option 1: ABDC
Option 2: BCDA
Option 3: CADB
Option 4: BDCA
Correct Answer: BCDA
Solution : The correct choice is the second option: BCDA.
The paragraph provides an overview of the Olympic Games, from their historical origins in ancient Greece to their revival in the late 19th century (B). It then highlights a significant change in the rules: before
Question : If $\alpha +\beta =90^\circ$ and $\alpha :\beta =2:1,$ then the ratio of $\cos \alpha$ to $\cos \beta$ is:
Option 1: $1:\sqrt{3}$
Option 2: $1:3$
Option 3: $1:\sqrt{2}$
Option 4: $1:2$
Correct Answer: $1:\sqrt{3}$
Solution : Given: $\alpha +\beta =90^\circ$ and $\alpha :\beta =2:1,$ Hence, $\frac{\alpha}{\beta} = \frac{2}{1}$ $\alpha = 2\beta$ Now, putting the values of $\alpha$, we get $\alpha +\beta =90^\circ$ ⇒ $2\beta+\beta =90^\circ$ ⇒ $3\beta =90^\circ$ ⇒ $\beta =30^\circ$ Putting the values of $\beta$, we get $\alpha +\beta =90^\circ$
Question : Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India in which year?
Option 1: 1767
Option 2: 1757
Option 3: 1773
Option 4: 1783
Correct Answer: 1773
Solution : The correct option is 1773.
Warren Hastings assumed the role of the first Governor General of India in 1773. Appointed by the British East India Company, he played a pivotal role in shaping British rule in India.
Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The fisherman asked his contractor if those salmons were to go on that morning’s fish train.
Option 1: The fisherman said to his contractor, “Are those salmons going on that morning’s fish train?”
Option 2: The fisherman said to his contractor, “Are these salmons to go on this morning’s fish train?”
Option 3: The fisherman said to his contractor, “Were these salmons to go on that morning’s fish train?”
Option 4: The fisherman said to his contractor, “Is those salmons to go on this morning’s fish train?”
Correct Answer: The fisherman said to his contractor, “Are these salmons to go on this morning’s fish train?”
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
Question : In what ratio should sugar at Rs. 30 per kg be mixed with sugar at Rs. 45 per kg so that, on selling the mixture at Rs. 42 per kg, there is a profit of 20%?
Option 1: 2 : 1
Option 2: 2 : 3
Option 3: 5 : 2
Option 4: 3 : 7
Correct Answer: 2 : 1
Solution : Let the cost price (CP) of sugar A be Rs. 30 and sugar B be Rs. 45. Let the CP of the mixture be Rs. $x$. Now, $\frac{120x}{100}$ = 42 $\therefore x$ = 35 Using the concept of alligation we have, Required ratio
Question : The Mana Ooru - Mana Badi programme was formally launched by the__________ government in March 2022 to introduce English medium in government schools.
Option 1: Odisha
Option 2: West Bengal
Option 3: Andhra Pradesh
Option 4: Telangana
Correct Answer: Telangana
Solution : The correct option is Telangana.
On March 8, 2022, the Telangana government introduced the Mana Ooru Mana Badi Scheme to improve school facilities throughout the state. The "Mana Ooru - Mana Badi" programme sought to provide all-around development and sufficient infrastructure in schools throughout
Question : Under the PL 480 scheme, India used to import wheat from which country?
Option 1: USSR
Option 2: U. S. A
Option 3: France
Option 4: U. K
Correct Answer: U. S. A
Solution : The correct option is the U.S.A.
Under the PL 480 scheme, the Public Law 480 or Food for Peace program, India imported wheat primarily from the United States. This program was initiated in the 1950s and allowed the U.S. government to provide surplus
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Anne said to Mary, “I have received a job offer from a company.”
Option 1: Anne told Mary that I had received a job offer from a company.
Option 2: Anne told Mary that I have received a job offer from a company.
Option 3: Anne told Mary that she had received a job offer from a company.
Option 4: Anne told Mary that she has received a job offer from a company.
Correct Answer: Anne told Mary that she had received a job offer from a company.
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the given blanks, will complete the letter series. LK_JIL_C J_L_EJILKG_I
Option 1: AKIKJ
Option 2: KAIJK
Option 3: KIJKA
Option 4: AIJKK
Correct Answer: AKIKJ
Solution : Given: LK_JIL_C J_L_EJILKG_I
To fill the series, we have to divide the series – LK_JI / L_C J_ / L_EJI / LKG_I Let's check each option – First option: AKIKJ; LKAJI / LKCJI / LKEJI / LKGJ
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