Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
My teacher (forbade me to use) mobile phone in the class.
(1) forbade me not to use
(2) forbid me not to use
(3) forbade me using
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The verb "forbid" is followed by the infinitive "to use" to indicate that the teacher prohibited the action of using a mobile phone in the class. The original sentence is grammatically correct and needs no improvement.
Question : What is the value of $5 \sqrt{3} \cos 60^{\circ} \tan 30^{\circ}-3 \cos 0^{\circ}+3 \cos ^2 45^{\circ}+2 \sin ^2 60^{\circ}$?
Option 1: $2\sqrt{3}$
Option 2: $2.5$
Option 3: $3.5$
Option 4: $3\sqrt{2}$
Correct Answer: $2.5$
Solution : $5 \sqrt{3} \cos 60^{\circ} \tan 30^{\circ}-3 \cos 0^{\circ}+3 \cos ^2 45^{\circ}+2 \sin ^2 60^{\circ}$ $= 5 \sqrt{3} \times \frac{1}{2} \times\frac{1}{\sqrt3}-3 \times1+3 \times \frac{1}{(\sqrt2)^2}+2(\frac{\sqrt3}{2})^2$ $= \frac{5}{2} -3+\frac{3}{2} + \frac{3}{2}$ $= \frac{5-6+3+3}{2}$ $= \frac{5}{2}$ $= 2.5$ Hence, the correct answer is $2.5$.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, NUMERICAL is written as ICALRNUME, and SCATTERED is written as EREDTSCAT. How will EXPLOSION be written in that language?
Option 1: SIONOXEPL
Option 2: SIONOEXPL
Option 3: SIONOXELP
Option 4: SIONOEXLP
Correct Answer: SIONOEXPL
Solution : Given: NUMERICAL is written as ICALRNUME and SCATTERED is written as EREDTSCAT.
The last four letters become the first four letters and the first four letters become the last four letters and the middle letter is a constant of NUMERICAL, to obtain the required code
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Seldom had he been so joyous in other's happiness.
Option 1: Hardly
Option 2: Rarely
Option 3: Frequently
Option 4: Occasionally
Correct Answer: Frequently
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Frequently means happening often or regularly, which contrasts with the infrequent nature of seldom.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Hardly means barely or scarcely; often used to indicate that something happens only to
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on line AB, which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in reflection. According to the information provided, if the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB), the right of the reflected image will appear as the left,
Question : Applied to a bill for INR 50,000, the difference between a discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 36% and 4% is:
Option 1: INR 875
Option 2: INR 1,440
Option 3: INR 1,250
Option 4: INR 720
Correct Answer: INR 720
Solution : The bill is INR 50,000. After a 40% flat discount, the new bill is for $\frac{50000×60}{100}=30000$ After successive discounts of 36% and 4%, the new bill is for $\frac{50000×64×96} {100×100}=30720$ The difference is (30720 – 30000) = INR 720 Hence, the correct answer is
Question : In 1893, which Swiss chemist was the first to understand the molecular structures of inorganic substances – chemical compounds that do not contain carbon?
Option 1: Alfred Werner
Option 2: William Ramsay
Option 3: George de Hevesy
Option 4: John Dalton
Correct Answer: Alfred Werner
Solution : The correct option is Alfred Werner.
The first person to comprehend the molecular structures of inorganic substances, especially coordination compounds, was the Swiss chemist Alfred Werner in 1893. His groundbreaking work in coordination chemistry led to his proposal of the coordination theory, earning
Question : If A : B = $\frac{1}{2}:\frac{1}{3}$, B : C = $\frac{1}{5}:\frac{1}{3}$ ,then (A + B) : (B + C) is equal to:
Option 1: 5 : 8
Option 2: 9 : 10
Option 3: 15 : 16
Option 4: 6 : 15
Correct Answer: 15 : 16
Solution : Given: A : B = $\frac{1}{2}:\frac{1}{3}$ ⇒ A : B = 3 : 2 B : C = $\frac{1}{5}:\frac{1}{3}$ ⇒ B : C = 3 : 5 A : B = 3 : 2 is multiplied by 3 and B : C =
Question : A boat can go 5 km upstream and $7 \frac{1}{2}$ km downstream in 45 minutes. It can also go 5 km downstream and 2.5 km upstream in 25 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will it take to go 6 km upstream?
Option 1: 30
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 32
Correct Answer: 36
Solution : Given, A boat can go 5 km upstream and 7$\frac{1}2{}$ downstream in 45 minutes. It can go 5 km downstream and 2.5 km upstream in 25 minutes. We know, Time = $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}$ Let the speed of the boat upstream be U and the speed of
Question : Who is the first Aborigine to win a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games ?
Option 1: Maria Mutola
Option 2: Cathy Freeman
Option 3: Lorraine Graham
Option 4: Katherine Merry
Correct Answer: Cathy Freeman
Solution : Correct Answer is Cathy Freeman
Former Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman excelled in the 400-meter race. At the Summer Olympics of 2000, where she lit the Olympic Flame, she won the gold medal for the women's 400 meter race. At the age of 16, in
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