Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : According to Article 51 A(a) of the Constitution of India, it shall be the duty of every Indian citizen to abide by the ___________ and respect its ideals and institutions.
Option 1: Constitution
Option 2: secularism
Option 3: socialism
Option 4: democracy
Correct Answer: Constitution
Solution : The correct answer is the Constitution.
The Indian Constitution's Fundamental Duties are covered in Part IVA. According to Article 51A(a) of the Indian Constitution, it is every Indian citizen's fundamental responsibility to uphold the Constitution and show respect for its institutions, principles, and symbols,
Question : Direction: A bar graph showing the heights of six mountain peaks is given below. Study the bar graph and answer the question. The average height of all the peaks (in metres) is:
Option 1: 7701.5
Option 2: 7600
Option 3: 7599.5
Option 4: 7610
Correct Answer: 7600
Solution : The total height of all the peaks = 8200 + 6000 + 8600 + 7500 + 8800 + 6500 = 45600 m There are 6 mountain peaks. The required average height = $\frac{\text{The sum of height of all the peaks}}{\text{The number of the mountain peaks}}$
Question : In the given figure, ABCD is a square of side 14 cm. E and F are mid-points of sides AB and DC respectively. EPF is a semi-circle whose diameter is EF. LMNO is square. What is the area (in cm2) of the shaded region?
Option 1: 108.5
Option 2: 94.5
Option 3: 70
Option 4: 120
Correct Answer: 94.5
Solution : Given that ABCD is a square of side 14 cm. The area of the semicircle = $\frac{\pi r^2}{2}$ = $\frac{\pi (7)^2}{2}$ = 77 cm2 Since the radius of the semicircle is equal to the diagonal of a smaller square. The diagonal of a square
Question : Out of the total toffees, $\frac{1}{10}$ are wasted. 35% of the rest are given to S and $\frac{1}{8}$ of the total are given to N. If the toffees with N are 10 more than the wasted toffees, how many toffees were given to S?
Option 1: 126
Option 2: 150
Option 3: 110
Option 4: 135
Correct Answer: 126
Solution : Let the number of toffees be $x$. $\frac{1}{10}$th of them are wasted. Remaining toffees $ = \frac{9}{10}x$ Number of toffees given to S = $\frac{35}{100} \times\frac{9}{10}x = \frac{63}{200}x$ Number of toffees given to N = $\frac{1}{8}x$ According to the question, $\frac{1}{8}x = 10 + \frac{1}{10}x$
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
We need the energy to move and we (1)__________ on oil for it. Without it, our jobs, our free time and our mobility (2)___________ all be very different. Every day we (3)____________ 70 million barrels of oil. Every year we consume 2,200 million tonnes of coal and 2,500 billion cubic metres of gas. It's a long story! Total (4)____________ in 1924, and for many years it was a French state oil company. In 1999, Total joined Petrofina, the Belgian oil and gas company, and in 2000, Total (5)__________ with its main French competitor, Elf Aquitaine, and the name became Total Fina Elf. Now it's called Total again, and it's France's biggest company.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2
Option 1: can
Option 2: shall
Option 3: could
Option 4: will
Correct Answer: shall
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Shall is often used to express a future possibility or prediction. It indicates that something is expected to happen in the future, and it fits well in the context of the sentence to suggest that if we don't
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The threat of the pandemic is not just a cry in the wilderness.
Option 1: mourning for the loss
Option 2: spreading rumours
Option 3: an unheeded warning
Option 4: tears of sorrow
Correct Answer: an unheeded warning
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The idiom "a cry in the wilderness" is used metaphorically to convey a warning or plea that is disregarded or not taken seriously. In the given sentence, "The threat of the pandemic is not
Question : Name the Pakistan Prime Minister who signed the Simla Agreement in 1972
Option 1: Ayub Khan
Option 2: Yahya Khan
Option 3: Z.A. Bhutto
Option 4: Benazir Bhutto
Correct Answer: Z.A. Bhutto
Solution : The Correct Answer is Z.A. Bhutto
The Simla Agreement, which was signed in 1971, put an end to the India-Pakistan War. President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi signed the agreement in the Indian city of Simla (also spelled "Shimla"). It served
Question : Which one of the following is not an instrument of credit control in India?
Option 1: Rationing of credit
Option 2: Direct action
Option 3: Open market operations
Option 4: Variable cost reserve ratios
Correct Answer: Variable cost reserve ratios
Solution : The correct option is Variable cost reserve ratios.
The objective of the variable reserve ratio (Cash Reserve Ratio), which is a quantitative technique, is to manage just the volume of credit, not the volume and purpose of the credit for which
Question : Where the Central Food Technology and Research Institute (CFTRI ) is located ?
Option 1: Chennai
Option 2: Mysore
Option 3: Hyderbad
Option 4: Bangalore
Correct Answer: Mysore
Solution : The Correct Answer is Mysore
The Central Food Technological Research Institute is a food research facility and institute with its main office in Mysore, India. It was founded in 1950 with the help of its visionary founders and a network of passionate and inspiring scientists.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Marvel Comics created Superman.
Option 1: Superman was created by Marvel Comics.
Option 2: Superman was created.
Option 3: Superman is created by Marvel Comics.
Option 4: Marvel Comics is creating Superman.
Correct Answer: Superman was created by Marvel Comics.
Solution : The first option is correct.
The passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive voice.
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