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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : A line of length 1.5 metres was mistakenly measured as 1.55 metres. What is the percentage error in the measurement?

Option 1: $0.05$%

Option 2: $3\frac{7}{31}$%

Option 3: $3\frac{1}{3}$%

Option 4: $0.5$%

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $3\frac{1}{3}$%


Solution : Given: A line of length 1.5 metres was measured as 1.55 metres by mistake.
Wrong Number = 1.55 metres
Actual Number = 1.5 metres
Error percentage = $\frac{\text{Wrong number – Actual number}}{\text{Actual number}}$ × 100
= $\frac{1.55-1.5}{1.5}$ × 100
= $\frac{0.05}{1.5}$ × 100
= $\frac{5}{1.5}$%

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Question : Directions: In this question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

Lata Mangeshkar was ___ with a natural talent for music.

Option 1: Given

Option 2: found

Option 3: endowed

Option 4: entrusted

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: endowed


Solution : The correct word to fill in the blank is the third option.

This means to be naturally gifted or possessed of a particular quality or talent. In the context of the sentence, it conveys the idea that Lata Mangeshkar had an inherent, natural talent for

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Question : Which state is famous for celebrating the Majuli festival?

Option 1: Manipur

Option 2: Assam

Option 3: Sikkim

Option 4: Meghalaya

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Assam


Solution : The correct answer is Assam.

Majuli festival is held in the country's northeastern state of Assam. The event takes place on the banks of the River Luit, which has the world's largest river island. Every year on November 21, this celebration begins and ends on

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Question : Directions: The weights of the 4 boxes are 90, 40, 80, and 50 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes, and in a combination a box can be used only once?

Option 1: 200

Option 2: 260

Option 3: 180

Option 4: 170

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 200


Solution : Given:
The weights of 4 boxes are 90, 40, 80, and 50 kilograms.

The total weight of all possible combinations of boxes is as follows –
90 + 40 = 130; 90 + 80 = 170; 90 + 50 = 140; 40 + 80 =

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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Neha exclaimed that it was a very pleasant surprise.

Option 1: Neha said, “Is it a very pleasant surprise?”

Option 2: Neha said, “How a pleasant surprise!”

Option 3: Neha said, “It is a very pleasant surprise.”

Option 4: Neha said, “What a pleasant surprise!”

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Neha said, “What a pleasant surprise!”


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Direct speech involves quoting the exact words spoken by a person without any changes.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "exclaimed" is changed to "said" because we are moving
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Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * and balance the given equation.
76 * 34 * 23 * 12 * 6 * 21

Option 1: +, –, +, ÷, =

Option 2: –, –, +, +, =

Option 3: ×, –, +, ÷, =

Option 4: –, –, +, ÷, =

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: –, –, +, ÷, =


Solution : Given: 
76 * 34 * 23 * 12 * 6 * 21

On replacing * with the mathematical signs, we get –
First option: +, –, +, ÷, =
⇒ 76 + 34 – 23 + 12 ÷ 6 = 21

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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Scarcely had I / started reading / the paper / then the doorbell rang.

Option 1: Scarcely had I

Option 2: started reading

Option 3: then the doorbell rang

Option 4: the paper

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: then the doorbell rang


Solution : The error lies in the third option.

The reason for the error is that then is not the appropriate conjunction to connect the two actions in this context.

When is the correct choice to indicate the immediate sequence of events, as scarcely

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Question : Rs.11,500 has to be divided between X, Y, and Z such that X gets $\frac{4}{5}$th of what Y gets and Y gets $\frac{2}{3}$rd of what Z gets. How much more does Z get over X (in Rs.)?

Option 1: 7200

Option 2: 1800

Option 3: 1170

Option 4: 2450

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2450


Solution : Given: Rs.11,500 has to be divided between X, Y, and Z such X gets $\frac{4}{5}$th of what Y gets and Y gets $\frac{2}{3}$rd of what Z gets.
Let Z get Rs. $p$.
From the question, Y will get $\frac{2p}{3}$ and X will obtain $\frac{2p}{3}×\frac{4}{5}=\frac{8p}{15}$
Also,

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster.
ACCUSED : UCCASDE :: FACTORY : TCAFOYR :: DYNAMIC : ?

Option 1: YNMICAD

Option 2: DNYMACI

Option 3: ANYDMCI

Option 4: DANYMIC

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: ANYDMCI


Solution : Given:
ACCUSED : UCCASDE :: FACTORY : TCAFOYR :: DYNAMIC : ?

Here, the letters of the given words are being shuffled following a certain pattern as shown below –
ACCUSED : UCCASDE→

FACTORY : TCAFOYR→

Similarly, follow the same pattern for DYNAMIC→

So, ANYDMCI

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Question : The monthly income of a person was INR 12,000 and his monthly expenditure was INR 8,000. Next year, his income increased by 10% and his expenditure by 8%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 14%

Option 3: 12%

Option 4: 15%

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 14%


Solution : Given: Monthly Income = INR 12000
Monthly Expenditure = INR 8000
Increase in income = 10%
Increase in expenditure = 8%
Solution: Savings before increase = 12000 – 8000 = INR 4000
Increase in income = 12000 + $\frac{10}{100}$ × 12000 = INR 13200
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