Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question :
In the figure, PT is a tangent. If TP = 12 cm, PB = $x$ + 7 cm, and PA = $x$ cm, then find the value of $x$.
Option 1: 9
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : TP = 12 cm PB = $x$ + 7 cm PA = $x$ cm TP$^{2}$ = PA $\times$ PB ⇒ $12^{2} = x \times (x + 7)$ ⇒ $144 = x^{2} + 7x$ ⇒ $ x^{2} + 7x-144=0$ ⇒ $(x-9)(x+16) = 0$ ⇒ $x =
Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing 3.
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 6
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : Taking dice positions 1 and 3 with 2 as the common face,
Moving clockwise from the common face with 2,
So, pairs of opposite faces are –
So, the face opposite to the one containing 3 is 2. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : What is the unit digit of the sum of the first 111 whole numbers?
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 0
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : Given: The unit digit of the sum of the first 111 whole numbers. The sum of first 111 whole numbers = 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 +.........+ 109 + 110 Using formula of sum of A.P. = $\frac{n}{2}[a+l]$ Where $a$ is the first
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).
What does agonise me most is not this criticism, but the trivial reason behind it.
(1) most agonised me
(2) most agonising me
(3) agonises me most
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
The third option, "agonises me most", is correct because it places the verb "agonises" in its appropriate position in the sentence. The word order in this option is grammatically sound and idiomatic, effectively expressing that the
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. Symptoms like nervousness, increased heart rate and feeling weak are some of the starting signs of anxiety. B. Whereas anxiety attacks, sweating, trembling and having a feeling of impending danger might suggest advanced anxiety levels. C. Most people don't even realise they have anxiety or take corrective measures until it amplifies and gets out of control. D. Anxiety is a sad reality of today's time that has plagued a number of us in a variety of different ways.
Option 1: CDAB
Option 2: DCAB
Option 3: DACB
Option 4: CDBA
Correct Answer: DCAB
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The introduction of anxiety as a common problem in the modern era in sentence (D) sets the scene. The following sentence (C) emphasises how many people do not take action or are unaware of
Question : Which of the following is not an example of factor payment?
Option 1: Interest
Option 2: Wages
Option 3: Rent
Option 4: Pension
Correct Answer: Pension
Solution : The correct option is Pension.
Factor payments are payments made to the factors of production, which are the resources used in the production of goods and services. Interest, wages, and rents are all kinds of factor payments. Factor payments are an essential concept in
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in 'The Republic' (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music, and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are not distributed genetically and thus can be found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.
Aristotle considered human nature, habit, and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.
Question: Children who are imparted the highest education would be responsible for:
Option 1: developing talent and skills
Option 2: inculcating good habits
Option 3: guarding the city
Option 4: teaching the illiterate
Correct Answer: guarding the city
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
In Plato's philosophy, particularly outlined in The Republic, children who receive the highest education are expected to be responsible for guarding the city.
Explanation: Plato proposes a system in The Republic where education is
Question : Ashoka sent a mission to spread the principle of Dhamma, led by his son, Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra, to________.
Option 1: Kalinga
Option 2: Ceylon
Option 3: Cambodia
Option 4: Thailand
Correct Answer: Ceylon
Solution : The correct option is Ceylon.
Ashoka dispatched his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra on a journey to promote the Dhamma concept throughout different regions. The mission was to bring together different social groups and sects and advance the concepts of world brotherhood and peaceful
Question : In India, the residuary powers to legislate any matter that is not mentioned in the three federal lists lies with the _____________.
Option 1: supreme court
Option 2: union legislature
Option 3: state legislature
Option 4: respective ministry
Correct Answer: union legislature
Solution : The correct option is the union legislature.
The residuary powers—that is, the power to legislate on matters not explicitly mentioned in the three lists (Union List, State List, and Concurrent List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution—lie with the Parliament of India
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: I. All stars are moons. II. Some moons are suns. III. All suns are satellites. Conclusions: I. Some satellites are moons. II. Some satellites are stars. III. Some moons are stars.
Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: All conclusions follow
Option 3: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 4: Both conclusions II and III follow
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and III follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some satellites are moons – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing satellites and moons overlap
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