Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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. India is one of the largest producers of tea in the world. The industry is (1)________ recognised as technically very well (2) ________. The Indian tea industry is a (3) ________one traditionally. Tea has been used in India for (4) ________ purposes as well as for (5) ________. Question Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: sick
Option 2: immune
Option 3: medicinal
Option 4: immunology
Correct Answer: medicinal
Solution : The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is the fourth option.
Explanation: The context of the passage suggests that tea has been used in India for various purposes. Considering the traditional and historical uses of tea in India, the term that best fits
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. You can always dependent on me.
Option 1: depend over me
Option 2: depend for me
Option 3: depend at me
Option 4: depend on me
Correct Answer: depend on me
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The verb depend means to rely on someone. The preposition on is used because we are talking about what a person needs from another.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "You can always depend on me."
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He said to him, "Is your name not Ahmed?"
Option 1: He enquired is your name not Ahmed.
Option 2: He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed.
Option 3: He said whether his name was not Ahmed.
Option 4: He said is your name not Ahmed.
Correct Answer: He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In reported speech, the tense of the reporting verb often changes according to the sequence of tenses. When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the verb tenses in
Question : The percentage distribution of employees in different categories in a company is shown by the following pie chart. What is the central angle corresponding to the employees of Group-B?
Option 1: 130°
Option 2: 120°
Option 3: 126°
Option 4: 136°
Correct Answer: 126°
Solution : Central angle corresponding to the employees of Group-B = $\frac{35}{100}$ × 360° = 126° Hence, the correct answer is 126°.
Question : Simplify the following expression. $(3x+5)^2+(3x-5)^2$
Option 1: $500x$
Option 2: $450x$
Option 3: $9x^2+50$
Option 4: $2\left(9 x^2+25\right)$
Correct Answer: $2\left(9 x^2+25\right)$
Solution : Given: $(3x+5)^2+(3x-5)^2$ Expanding this expression by using algebraic identities, we have, $=[(3x)^2+(5)^2+2×3x×5]+[(3x)^2+(5)^2–2×3x×5]$ $= [9x^2+25+30x+[9x^2+25–30x]$ $= 18x^2+50$ $= 2(9x^2+25)$ Hence, the correct answer is $2(9x^2+25)$.
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ABC, BEH, CHM, ?, ENW
Option 1: DKS
Option 2: DJP
Option 3: DLS
Option 4: DKR
Correct Answer: DKR
Solution : Given: ABC, BEH, CHM, ?, ENW
In the given series, add 1, 3, and 5 to the place value of the first, second and third letters of the previous term to obtain the next term. ABC→A + 1 = B; B + 3 = E;
Question : The range that acts as a watershed between India and Turkistan is
Option 1: Zaskar
Option 2: Kailash
Option 3: Karakoram
Option 4: Ladakh
Correct Answer: Karakoram
Solution : The correct answer is Karakoram.
The Karakoram Range forms the border between India-Afghanistan and India-China. It also acts as a watershed between India and Turkistan. Turkistan is a central Asian region encompassing the areas of Kazakhstan.
Question : National Dairy Research Institute is located at:
Option 1: Karnal
Option 2: Anand
Option 3: Lucknow
Option 4: Palampur
Correct Answer: Karnal
Solution : The correct option is Karnal.
The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is India's top institute for dairy research, based in Karnal, Haryana, and has been recognised as a Deemed University since 1989.
NDRI was established in 1923 as the Imperial Institute of Animal Husbandry
Question : Select the correct spelling of the underlined word.
They denied having any associasion with the terrorists.
Option 1: asociation
Option 2: asocciation
Option 3: assosiation
Option 4: association
Correct Answer: association
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The word association means a connection between people or organisations and is the correct spelling of the word given in the sentence.
Question : INR 2,500, when invested for 8 years at a given rate of simple interest per year, amounted to INR 3,725 on maturity. What was the rate of simple interest that was paid per annum?
Option 1: 6%
Option 2: 6.125%
Option 3: 6.25%
Option 4: 5.875%
Correct Answer: 6.125%
Solution : Principal amount, $P$ = Rs. 2500 Final amount with interest = Rs. 3725 Time duration of investment, $T$ = 8 years Let the rate of interest be $R$%. We know that, Simple Interest = $\frac{P\times R\times T}{100}$ According to the simple interest formula, $\frac{2500\times R\times
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