Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Peroxyacetyl nitrate is a
Option 1: Acidic dye
Option 2: Plant hormone
Option 3: Vitamin
Option 4: Secondary pollutant
Correct Answer: Secondary pollutant
Solution : The correct option is secondary pollutant.
Chemically, peroxyacetyl nitrate has the formula C2H3NO5 It is a major contributor to smog and a secondary pollutant. Through a sequence of chemical processes involving volatile organic chemicals, nitrogen oxides, and sunlight, peroxyacetyl
Question : If $a+b+c = 0$, then the value of $\small \frac{1}{(a+b)(b+c)}+\frac{1}{(b+c)(c+a)}+\frac{1}{(c+a)(a+b)}$ is:
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : Given: $a+b+c = 0$ Solution: $\frac{1}{(a+b)(b+c)}+\frac{1}{(b+c)(c+a)}+\frac{1}{(c+a)(a+b)}$ Taking the LCM, we get = $\frac{(c+a)+(a+b)+(b+c)}{(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)}$ = $\frac{2(a+b+c)}{(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)}$ Substituting the value of $(a+b+c)$ in the equation: = $\frac{2\times 0}{(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)}$ = 0 Hence, the correct answer is 0.
Question : Directions: Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All machines are factories. Some factories are shops. Some shops are houses. Conclusions: I. Some houses are factories. II. Some machines are houses. III. Some factories are machines.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: All conclusions follow
Option 4: Only conclusion III follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion III follows
Solution : According to the given statements, the following Venn diagram can be drawn – Let's check each conclusion – Conclusion I: Some houses are factories – As per the above Venn diagram, it is clear that there is no direct relation between houses
Question : Who among the following was the author of 'Indica', an account of India under the reign of the Maurya dynasty?
Option 1: Strabo
Option 2: Pliny
Option 3: Diodorus Siculus
Option 4: Megasthenes
Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct option is Megasthenes.
The author of Indica, an account of India under the reign of the Maurya dynasty, was Megasthenes. The original text of 'Indica' has been lost, but fragments of it survive in the works of later Greek and Latin authors. These
Question : Find the sum of the measures of all the interior angles of a polygon having twelve sides.
Option 1: 1800°
Option 2: 2520°
Option 3: 2880°
Option 4: 3240°
Correct Answer: 1800°
Solution : Given: Sides of the polygon, $n$ = 12 A polygon with $n$ sides has an interior angle sum = $(n -2)×180°$ = $(12 - 2)×180°$ = $10×180°$ = $1800°$ Hence, the correct answer is 1800°.
Question : Waksman got the Nobel Prize for the Discovery of:
Option 1: Streptomycin
Option 2: Choloromycetin
Option 3: Neomycin
Option 4: Penicillin
Correct Answer: Streptomycin
Solution : The correct option is - Streptomycin
For his successful studies of the soil microbes," which helped discover streptomycin, Waksman won the Nobel Prize in 1952. Waksman's discovery of streptomycin led to him being referred to as "one of the greatest benefactors to mankind" during the
Question : Direction: A man travels 4 kilometres due north, then travels 6 kilometres due east, and further travels 4 kilometres due north. How far is he from the starting point?
Option 1: 8 km
Option 2: 10 km
Option 3: 6 km
Option 4: 14 km
Correct Answer: 10 km
Solution : As per the given information, the movement of the man looks as follows –
The direct distance between his starting point and the endpoint is AD as shown below –
Produce DC to O and join AO to form a right-angled triangle at O,
Question : In an election, a candidate secures 40% of the votes but is defeated by the only other candidate by a majority of 298 votes. Find the total number of votes recorded.
Option 1: 1580
Option 2: 1490
Option 3: 1470
Option 4: 1530
Correct Answer: 1490
Solution : If one candidate received R% of total votes, the other candidates received (100 – R)% of total votes. Let the total number of votes recorded be $x$. 60% of the votes went to the winning candidate. According to the question, (60 – 40)% of $x$
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
He enjoys to go on tours with his children.
(1) to go for tours
(2) going for tours
(3) going on tours
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The use of the infinitive verb form to go on tours is not appropriate after the verb enjoys. The verb form should be a gerund (the -ing form of the verb) to convey that he finds enjoyment in
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
A terrible disaster was witnessed by our country.
Option 1: Our country had witnessed a terrible disaster.
Option 2: Our country is witnessing a terrible disaster.
Option 3: Our country witnessed a terrible disaster.
Option 4: Our country witnesses a terrible disaster.
Correct Answer: Our country witnessed a terrible disaster.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
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