Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Napoleon's army ______ to the Russian soldiers without any fight.
Option 1: evaded
Option 2: decimated
Option 3: capitulated
Option 4: cordoned
Correct Answer: capitulated
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
"Capitulated" means to surrender or yield under certain terms or conditions.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
"Evaded" means to avoid or escape, typically from a difficult or dangerous situation.
"Decimated" means to drastically reduce
Question : The proposed Rowlatt Act of 1919 allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for________.
Option 1: two years
Option 2: six months
Option 3: two months
Option 4: one year
Correct Answer: two years
Solution : The correct option is two years.
The Rowlatt Act of 1919 conferred extensive powers upon the British colonial government in India to suppress political activities perceived as seditious. This legislation granted authorities the ability to detain individuals deemed politically suspect without providing them
Question : In an office, 40% of the staff is female. 70% of the female and 50% of the male staff are married. The percentage of unmarried staff in the office is:
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 60
Option 3: 54
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 42
Solution : Given: In an office, 40% of the staff is female. 70% of the female and 50% of the male staff are married. Let the total number of staff members be 100%. 40% are female and so, male staff = (100 – 40)% = 60% 70%
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Lucy presented a lucid account of her achievements before the committee.
Option 1: orderly
Option 2: ambiguous
Option 3: intelligible
Option 4: transparent
Correct Answer: ambiguous
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Lucid means clear and easily understandable.
Ambiguous means unclear or having more than one interpretation, contrasting with the clarity of a "lucid" account.
Orderly: It refers to being
Question : Who said, " The State exists because crime exists in society, otherwise there would be no need of a State" ?
Option 1: Herbert Spencer
Option 2: J.S. Mill
Option 3: John Locke
Option 4: Tocqueville
Correct Answer: Herbert Spencer
Solution : The correct option is Herbert Spencer
According to Herbert Spencer's "Social Statics" (1851), the state is the progeny of evil and carries all the characteristics of its ancestors. It exists as a result of crime. Herbert Spencer, a British philosopher and sociologist, was a
Question : Which of the following writers had called Akbar's Din-i Ilahi, a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
Option 1: Badayuni
Option 2: Vincent Smith
Option 3: Barni
Option 4: W. Haig
Correct Answer: Vincent Smith
Solution : The correct answer is Vincent Smith.
Akbar founded the Din-i Ilahi religion in 1582. Birbal was reportedly the only Hindu supporter of that initiative, but it failed because the people were not interested in this. Author Vincent Smith referred to the Din-i Ilahi
Question : A man bought a watch at a 10% discount. If he had bought it at a 20% discount, he would have gotten the watch for Rs. 125 less. The marked price of the watch is:
Option 1: Rs. 2,500
Option 2: Rs. 1,250
Option 3: Rs. 3,750
Option 4: Rs. 1,000
Correct Answer: Rs. 1,250
Solution : Given: A man bought a watch at a 10% discount. If he had bought it at a 20% discount, he would have gotten the watch for Rs. 125 less. Here (20 – 10) = 10% is equivalent to Rs. 125 So 100% is equivalent
Question : If $\left (x+\frac{1}{x} \right)=5$, what is the value of $\left (x^{5}+\frac{1}{x^{5}} \right)$?
Option 1: 1875
Option 2: 2525
Option 3: 2530
Option 4: 3120
Correct Answer: 2525
Solution : Given: $\left (x+\frac{1}{x} \right)=5$ Squaring both sides, we get, $⇒\left (x+\frac{1}{x} \right )^{2}=5^{2}$ $⇒x^{2}+\frac{1}{x^{2}}+2=25$ $⇒x^{2}+\frac{1}{x^{2}}=23$ Also, $\left ( x+\frac{1}{x} \right )^{3}=5^{3}$ $⇒x^{3}+\frac{1}{x^{3}}+3(x)(\frac{1}{x})(x+\frac{1}{x})=125$ $⇒x^{3}+\frac{1}{x^{3}}+3(1)(5)=125$ $⇒x^{3}+\frac{1}{x^{3}}=110$ Now, $(x^{3}+\frac{1}{x^{3}})( x^2+\frac{1}{x^2})=x^{5}+\frac{1}{x^{5}}+x+\frac{1}{x}$ $⇒110\times 23=x^{5}+\frac{1}{x^{5}}+5$ $\therefore x^{5}+\frac{1}{x^{5}} = 2525$ Hence, the correct answer is 2525.
Question : In how much time will a sum of Rs. 10200 amount to Rs. 19125 at the rate of 12.5% per annum at simple interest?
Option 1: 6 years
Option 2: 5 years
Option 3: 8 years
Option 4: 7 years
Correct Answer: 7 years
Solution : Given, Principal Amount, $P$ = Rs. 10200 The amount received after interest = Rs. 19125 Rate of interest, $R$ = 12.5% Let the time taken for the amount to become Rs. 19125 be $T$ years Simple interest here = Rs. (19125 – 10200) =
Question : Having started from the same point simultaneously, two runners P and Q are running around a circular track of length 500 m in opposite directions with speeds of 6 m/s and 10 m/s, respectively. If they exchange their speeds after meeting for the first time, who will reach the starting point first?
Option 1: Q
Option 2: P
Option 3: Both P and Q will reach at the same time
Option 4: No one of the P and Q
Correct Answer: Both P and Q will reach at the same time
Solution : Two runners P and Q run in a circular track of length with speeds 6 m/s and 10 m/s. The time they meet for the first time $=\frac{\text{Length of Circular Track}}{\text{Relative Speed}}$ $= \frac{500}{10 + 6}
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