Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given 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.) (12, 8, 20) (7, 3, 15)
Option 1: (9, 4, 19)
Option 2: (10, 5, 45)
Option 3: (8, 5, 12)
Option 4: (11, 7, 17)
Correct Answer: (9, 4, 19)
Solution : Given: (12, 8, 20); (7, 3, 15)
The pattern is as follows – (12, 8, 20)→{(12 – 8) × 3} + 8 = {4 × 3} + 8 = 12 + 8 = 20 (7, 3, 15)→{(7 – 3) × 3} + 3
Question : How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct answer is cools down the temperature of earth.
The "cool phase" of El Nino Southern Oscillation, La Nina, is a trend that depicts the anomalous cooling of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. La Nina occurrences occur when sea surface temperatures in the east-central Equatorial
Question : Simplify the following expression. $(4 x + 1)^2 - (4 x + 3)(4 x - 1)$
Option 1: $(4 x + 1)$
Option 2: $4$
Option 3: $(4x- 3)$
Option 4: $4x$
Correct Answer: $4$
Solution : $(4x + 1)^2 - (4x + 3)(4x - 1)$ $=16x^{2} + 1 + 8x-(16x^{2} -4x + 12x - 3)$ $=16x^{2} + 1 + 8x - 16x^{2} + 4x - 12x + 3$ $=4$ Hence, the correct answer is 4.
Question : The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in:
Option 1: Geneva
Option 2: Paris
Option 3: Vienna
Option 4: Washington
Correct Answer: Vienna
Solution : The correct option is Vienna.
The Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is located in Vienna, Austria. The agency enforces safeguards to ensure that nuclear materials are utilized exclusively for peaceful applications, preventing their diversion for military or weaponized purposes. This entails conducting
Question : Who was the first to accurately describe the rings of Saturn as a disc around the planet in 1655?
Option 1: Hideki Yukawa
Option 2: Galileo Galilei
Option 3: Christiaan Huygens
Option 4: Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Correct Answer: Christiaan Huygens
Solution : The correct answer is Christiaan Huygens.
The first person to correctly characterise Saturn's rings as a disc encircling the planet was the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1655. Huygens finds Titan, the first moon of Saturn, seven months before the ring plane crosses that
Question : The birthday of Prophet Muhammad is also celebrated by the name of _____________.
Option 1: Eid al-Fitr
Option 2: Ramadan
Option 3: Eid-ul-Adha
Option 4: Mawlid al-Nabi
Correct Answer: Mawlid al-Nabi
Solution : The correct option is Mawlid al-Nabi.
The birthday of Prophet Muhammad is also celebrated by the name of Mawlid al-Nabi, or simply Mawlid. It is an important religious and cultural celebration in Islam that marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
Question : Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. If she had begun earlier, she might have suceeded in finishing the extremely intricate project before the deadline.
Option 1: deadline
Option 2: intricate
Option 3: suceeded
Option 4: earlier
Correct Answer: suceeded
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The incorrectly spelled word in the given sentence is suceeded. The correct spelling is succeeded, which means to have achieved the desired result or outcome; to have attained success.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
She came home to meet I and mine family.
Option 1: myself and mine
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: me and mine
Option 4: me and my
Correct Answer: me and my
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
I and mine should be replaced with me and my to make the sentence grammatically accurate. Me is the correct object pronoun to be used, as it is being used as the object of the
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Belief
Option 1: Faith
Option 2: Promise
Option 3: System
Option 4: Religion
Correct Answer: Faith
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
Belief refers to a conviction or acceptance that something is true or exists. Faith means confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept, often associated with religious beliefs or strong convictions.
The meanings of other options are
Question : Which of the following is called the "ecological hot spot of India" ?
Option 1: Western Ghats
Option 2: Eastern Ghats
Option 3: Western Himalayas
Option 4: Eastern Himalayas
Correct Answer: Western Ghats
Solution : The correct answer is Western Ghats.
Ecological hotspots are the regions of high biodiversity. As per the Conservation International, biodiversity hotspots are the region having at least 1500 endemic vascular plants and it must be threatened but it should be having 30% of its
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