Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. The last exam of the year was history, which had always been my worst subject. B. So, I decided to write the dates and names of the important events on the inside of my arm. C. This happened when I was about 14 years old. D. I was useless at remembering dates and people's names
Option 1: ACBD
Option 2: DBCA
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: CADB
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Question : ______ is the centre for the Indian Institution of Soil Science.
Option 1: Porbandar
Option 2: Bhopal
Option 3: Visakhapatnam
Option 4: Bhubaneswar
Correct Answer: Bhopal
Solution : The correct option is Bhopal.
The Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS) is in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It functions as the premier hub for soil science research and education in the country. IISS researches soil properties, fertility, and sustainable agricultural practices, contributing to India's
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the one which is different from other three alternatives.
Option 1: I
Option 2: E
Option 3: B
Option 4: O
Correct Answer: B
Solution : Given:
First option: I ; Vowel
Second option: E ; Vowel
Third option: B ; Consonant
Fourth option: O ; Vowel
Here, only B is consonant.
Hence, third option is correct.
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. He ________ the low pay.
Option 1: moan at
Option 2: complain about
Option 3: grumbled at
Option 4: ran after
Correct Answer: grumbled at
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
It means to complain about somebody/something in a bad-tempered way. This option fits the context well, expressing dissatisfaction in a somewhat irritable manner.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Moan at: It means to
Question : In Microsoft Excel, the _________ function is used to count the number of cells that contain numbers within the list of arguments.
Option 1: COUNTIF
Option 2: COUNT
Option 3: SUBCOUNT
Option 4: COUNTSUM
Correct Answer: COUNT
Solution : Correct answer is - COUNT
The COUNT function counts the number of cells that contain numbers and counts numbers within the list of arguments. Use the COUNT function to get the number of entries in a number field that is in a range or array
Question : Find the mean proportional between 27 and 300.
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 45
Option 3: 135
Option 4: 180
Correct Answer: 90
Solution : Mean proportional of 27 and 300 = $\sqrt{27×300}$ = 90 Hence, the correct answer is 90.
Question : Direction: In each of the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_ _ aba _ _ ba _ ab
Option 1: abbab
Option 2: baabb
Option 3: abbbb
Option 4: bbaba
Correct Answer: abbab
We have to check the order of the letters in the given series.
To fill the series we have to divide the series, _ _ a / ba _ / _ ba / _ ab.
So,
Question : Who speaks of Cabinet system as "the steering wheel of the ship of state" ?
Option 1: Lowell
Option 2: Muir
Option 3: Marriot
Option 4: Bagehot
Correct Answer: Muir
Solution : The correct option is Muir
The cabinet is referred to by Ramsay Muir as "the steering wheel of the ship of state."British historian and Liberal Party politician John Ramsay Bryce Muir played a key role in the growth of the liberal political philosophy.In the 1920s
Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
New Delhi: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth.
The world's population, estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030 and 10.4 billion in 2100 as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day.
India's population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade. The government had deferred the 2021 census due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The world's population was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1 per cent in 2020, UN estimates showed.
In 2021, the average fertility of the world's population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050.
Referring to an earlier World Health Organisation report estimating about 14.9 million deaths relating to the COVID-19 pandemic between January 2020 and December 2021, the UN report said global life expectancy at birth fell to 71 years in 2021 from 72.8 years in 2019, mostly due to the pandemic.
The United Nations said more than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to contribute more than half of the increase anticipated through 2050.
However, the population of 61 countries is projected to decrease by 1% or more between 2022 and 2050, driven by a fall in fertility.
Question: According to the UN report, the fertility rate in 1950 stood at how many average births per woman?
Option 1: 2.3 births per woman
Option 2: 2.1 births per woman
Option 3: 3 births per woman
Option 4: 5 births per woman
Correct Answer: 5 births per woman
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The first sentence of the fifth paragraph says that "In 2021, the average fertility of the world's population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950".
Question : Which of the following became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia?
Option 1: Belgium
Option 2: Netherlands
Option 3: Denmark
Option 4: Canada
Correct Answer: Netherlands
Solution : The correct answer is the Netherlands.
The Netherlands became the first country to legalise euthanasia on April 10, 2001. It legalised active euthanasia and assisted suicide for anyone who wants to end unbearable suffering with no possibility of improvement. In the Netherlands, active euthanasia,
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