Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The angles of elevation of an aeroplane flying vertically above the ground, as observed from the two consecutive stones,1 km apart, are 45° and 60°. The height of the aeroplane above the ground in km is:
Option 1: $(\sqrt{3}+1)$
Option 2: $(\sqrt{3}+3)$
Option 3: $\frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)$
Option 4: $\frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}+3)$
Correct Answer: $\frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}+3)$
Solution : Let A be the position of the aeroplane and B and C be the two milestones. So, BC = 1 km $\angle \text{ABD} =$ 45° and $\angle \text{ACD} =$ 60° Let AD = $h$ km and CD = $x$ km Now, $\tan 45° = \frac{h}{x+1}$
Question : First successful heart transplantation was done by
Option 1: D.S. Paintal
Option 2: C.N. Barnard
Option 3: D. Shetty
Option 4: P.K. Sen
Correct Answer: C.N. Barnard
Solution : The correct option is C.N. Barnard
Dr. Christiaan Barnard conducted the first successful human heart transplant on December 3, 1967, at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Louis Washkansky, a 53-year-old grocer with end-stage cardiac disease, was the patient. Denise Darvall, a
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the one which is different from other three alternatives.
Option 1: FEDC
Option 2: STUV
Option 3: LKJI
Option 4: RQPO
Correct Answer: STUV
Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: FEDC; FEDC is in the reverse alphabetical order.
Second option: STUV; STUV is not in the reverse alphabetical order.
Third option: LKJI; LKJI is in the reverse alphabetical order.
Fourth option: RQPO; RQPO is in the reverse alphabetical
Question : Direction: If the following words are arranged in reverse dictionary order, which word comes second?
Option 1: Explosion
Option 2: Express
Option 3: Exploit
Option 4: Expulse
Correct Answer: Express
Solution : Given:
Explosion
Express
Exploit
Expulse
Here, the correct order in the dictionary is given below →
Exploit, Explosion, Express, Expulse
After, reversing the order →
Expulse, Express, Explosion, Exploit
So, after reversing the order the word Express comes second.
Hence, the second option
Question : A shopkeeper purchases six small cold drink bottles for INR 100. For how much should he sell one such bottle to get a profit of 20%?
Option 1: INR 22
Option 2: INR 20
Option 3: INR 21
Option 4: INR 23
Correct Answer: INR 20
Solution : Total cost price = INR 100 Profit= 20% Hence, required total selling price = $100\times \frac{120}{100}$= 120 $\therefore$ Price of each cold drink bottle = $\frac{120}6$ = INR 20 Hence, the correct answer is INR 20.
Question : Which of the following dance forms is mentioned in the ancient text of Vyavaharamala?
Option 1: Sattriya
Option 2: Mohiniyattam
Option 3: Manipuri
Option 4: Odissi
Correct Answer: Mohiniyattam
Solution : The correct answer is Mohiniyattam.
The dance form Mohiniyattam can be found in the text Vyavaharamala, written in 1709. It was written in 1709 by Mazhamagalam Narayanan Namboodiri. It is an Indian classical dance form associated with Kerala.
Question : A father can do a job as fast as his two sons working together. If one son does the job in 3 hours and the other in 6 hours, the number of hours taken by the father to do the job alone is:
Option 1: 1 hour
Option 2: 2 hours
Option 3: 3 hours
Option 4: 4 hours
Correct Answer: 2 hours
Solution : Given: A father can do a job as fast as his two sons working together and one son does the job in 3 hours and the other in 6 hours. One son does the job in 3 hours and the other in 6 hours.
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 99 * 33 * 66 * 22 * 44 * 50
Option 1: ÷, +, ×, +, =
Option 2: +, −, ÷, −, =
Option 3: ÷, +, ÷, +, =
Option 4: ÷, −, +, ×, =
Correct Answer: ÷, +, ÷, +, =
Solution : Given: 99 * 33 * 66 * 22 * 44 * 50
Let's check the given options – First Option: ÷, +, ×, +, = ⇒ 99 ÷ 33 + 66 × 22 + 44 = 50 Solving the L.H.S. of
Question : Identify the function of plasmid DNA.
Option 1: None of the given options are correct.
Option 2: To form blood cells.
Option 3: To confer certain unique phenotypic characters to bacteria.
Option 4: To help in the formation of RNA.
Correct Answer: To confer certain unique phenotypic characters to bacteria.
Solution : The correct option is to confer certain unique phenotypic characteristics to bacteria.
Plasmid DNA functions to confer unique phenotypic traits to bacteria. It carries non-essential genetic information, such as antibiotic resistance genes or the ability to metabolise
Question :
Direction: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Insects : Entomology :: Snakes : ?
Option 1: Agrology
Option 2: Ophiology
Option 3: Mycology
Option 4: Cetology
Correct Answer: Ophiology
Entomology is a field of study related to insects.
Now, let's apply the same logic to the second part of the analogy:
Ophiology is a field of study related to snakes, just as entomology is
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