Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : If $\tan A = n\tan B$ and $\sin A=m \sin B$, then the value of $\cos^{2}A$ is:
Option 1: $\frac{m^{2}-1}{n^{2}+1}$
Option 2: $\frac{m^{2}+1}{n^{2}-1}$
Option 3: $\frac{m^{2}+1}{n^{2}+1}$
Option 4: $\frac{m^{2}-1}{n^{2}-1}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{m^{2}-1}{n^{2}-1}$
Solution : $\sin A = m\sin B$--------------(i) $\tan A = n\tan B$ $\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$ = $n\frac{\sin B}{\cos B}$------------------(ii) Substituting $\sin B$ from equation (i), ⇒ $\cos B$ = $\frac{n}{m}$$\cos A$----------(iii) Squaring both sides of equation (i), ⇒ $\sin^{2} A$ = $m^{2}\sin^{2}B$ ⇒ 1–$\cos^{2} A$ = $m^{2}(1–\cos^{2}
Question : The price of a shirt after a 15% discount is Rs. 119. What was the marked price of the shirt before the discount?
Option 1: Rs. 129
Option 2: Rs. 150
Option 3: Rs. 140
Option 4: Rs. 160
Correct Answer: Rs. 140
Solution : Let the marked price of the shirt be Rs. $x$. Price after 15% discount $= x - 0.15x = 0.85x$ So, $0.85x = 119$ $\therefore x = 140$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 140.
Question : Gelena is a mineral of
Option 1: Iron
Option 2: Gold
Option 3: Lead
Option 4: Calcium
Correct Answer: Lead
Solution : The correct option is - Lead.
Gelena, commonly known as galena, is a mineral composed primarily of lead sulfide (PbS). It is one of the most important ores of lead and is widely distributed throughout the world.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We _______ off old clothes and bought new ones for Diwali.
Option 1: cost
Option 2: coast
Option 3: caste
Option 4: cast
Correct Answer: cast
Solution : The correct option to fill in the blank is the fourth option.
The word cast in this context means getting rid of or disposing of old clothes. Cast off is the correct phrasal verb to use when indicating the act of discarding something.
Therefore, the
Question : If the length of each of two equal sides of an isosceles triangle is 10 cm and the adjacent angle is $45^{\circ}$, then the area of the triangle is:
Option 1: $20\sqrt{2}$ sq. cm
Option 2: $12\sqrt{2}$ sq. cm
Option 3: $25\sqrt{2}$ sq. cm
Option 4: $15\sqrt{2}$ sq. cm
Correct Answer: $25\sqrt{2}$ sq. cm
Solution : $AD = AB \sin 45^\circ$ $= 10\times\frac{1}{\sqrt2}$ $= 5\sqrt2$ cm $\therefore$ Area of $\triangle ABC = \frac{1}{2}\times BC \times AD$ $=\frac{1}{2}\times 10 \times 5\sqrt2$ $= 25\sqrt2$ sq. cm Hence, the correct answer is $25\sqrt2$ sq. cm.
Question : A Sphygmomanometer measures the blood pressure in the
Option 1: Veins
Option 2: Arteries
Option 3: Eyes
Option 4: Synovial
Correct Answer: Arteries
Solution : The correct option is Arteries.
A sphygmomanometer is a medical instrument used to determine blood pressure. Blood pressure refers to the force applied by the blood on the walls of arteries while flowing through them. This device comprises an inflatable cuff that is put
Question : S and T are points on the sides PQ and PR, respectively, of $\triangle$PQR such that PS × PR = PQ × PT. If $\angle$Q = 96° and $\angle$PST = $\angle$PRQ + 34°, then $\angle$QPR = ?
Option 1: 24°
Option 2: 25°
Option 3: 22°
Option 4: 26°
Correct Answer: 22°
Solution : According to the question, PS × PR = PQ × PT ⇒ $\frac{PQ}{PS}$ = $\frac{PR}{PT}$ ⇒ ST || QR $\angle$ Q = $\angle$ PST = 96° (corresponding angles between two parallel lines) Since $\angle$ PST = $\angle$ PRQ + 34° ⇒ 96° = $\angle$ PRQ
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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Option 1: being disappeared
Option 2: disappear
Option 3: have disappeared
Option 4: having disappeared
Correct Answer: disappear
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the second option.
Explanation: The word disappear is used in the simple present tense to describe the action of the ship gradually becoming hidden from view, which is the intended meaning in this context.
The other options do not
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The working of the stomach was (1) _____ by a strange accident. In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was (2) _____ hit by a shotgun. The bullet had seriously (3) _____ the chest wall and made a hole in (4)_____ stomach. He was brought to an American army (5) _____ William Beaumont. The doctor saved the patient but he (6) ______ not close the hole properly. Beaumont took it as a (7) ______ opportunity to see the inside of the stomach (8) ______ the hole. He made some wonderful observations. Beaumont (9) ______ that the stomach was churning food. Its wall secreted a fluid (10) ______ could digest the food. He also observed that the end of the stomach opens into the intestine only after the digestion of the food inside the stomach is completed.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
Option 1: discover
Option 2: discovered
Option 3: discovering
Option 4: to be discovered
Correct Answer: discovered
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence structure requires a past-tense verb to indicate that the action (the discovery of the stomach's workings) has already occurred. Discovered fits grammatically and contextually, completing the sentence meaningfully.
Question : Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE? I. The total number of positive factors of 72 is 12. II. The sum of the first 20 odd numbers is 400. III. The largest two-digit prime number is 97.
Option 1: Only I and II
Option 2: Only II and III
Option 3: Only I and III
Option 4: All are true.
Correct Answer: All are true.
Solution : Let's verify each of the statements one by one. Statement 1: 1. Factors of 72 is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, i.e., total = 12. Statement 2: 2. Sum of 20 odd numbers $S = \frac{n}{2}[2a+(n–1)d]$
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