Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Kathak dancer Sitara Devi was awarded which of the following awards?
Option 1: Padma Vibhushan
Option 2: Padma Bhushan
Option 3: Sangam Kala
Option 4: Padma Shri
Correct Answer: Padma Shri
Solution : The correct answer is Padma Shri.
Kathak dancer Sitara Devi was awarded the prestigious "Padma Shri" in 1973. The Padma Shri is one of the highest civilian awards in India and is conferred by the Government of India in recognition of outstanding contributions
Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Between the fifth and eighth of May, the tiny hatchlings began to come out from the sand. B. In late March, the turtles settled on the Gahirmatha beach to lay eggs in the sand. C. And now they are making their journey towards the sea. D. Thousands of baby Olive Ridley turtles have hatched on a beach in eastern India.
Option 1: BDCA
Option 2: DACB
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: DBAC
Correct Answer: DBAC
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The logical flow of information is as follows:
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.
Option 1: CA
Option 2: FD
Option 3: KI
Option 4: TQ
Correct Answer: TQ
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: CA; C – 2 = A Second option: FD; F – 2 = D Third option: KI; K – 2 = I Fourth option: TQ; T – 3 = Q
So, the difference between the place values of
Question : The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was:
Option 1: Kautilya
Option 2: Seleucus I Nicator
Option 3: Megasthenes
Option 4: Justin
Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct option is Megasthenes.
Megasthenes was the Greek diplomat sent to Chandragupta Maurya's court. He was a scholar and diplomat sent to the Mauryan Empire in the 4th century BCE by Seleucus I Nicator, emperor of the Seleucid Empire. Megasthenes spent several years
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The sage of science, Einstein, was sitting in a depressive and pensive mood one evening. His eyes were brimming with tears. The pain was evident on his face. He peeped out of the window of his room. The sun had set a few minutes back. The sky was filled with a reddish glow. At this sunset, he felt that it was humanity that had sunk into devilish darkness and the reddish glow in the sky was the blood of humanity spilling all over the sky from earth. With tired steps, he walked back to his chair and settled down. It was the 9th of August 1945. Three days back, he had felt the same agony as if someone had torn him apart. He was deeply hurt and depressed when he heard on the radio that America had dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city, of Hiroshima. Today, within three days another bomb was dropped on another city, Nagasaki and lakhs of people had been killed.
He had heard that the blast released so much energy that it had paled all past destructions in comparison and death had played out a pitiable dance of destruction. The flames that broke out of the bomb were burning, melting, and exploding buildings. Scared of the heat of the bomb, people had jumped into lakes and rivers, but the water was boiling and the people too were burnt and killed. The animals in the water were already boiled to death. Animals, trees, herbs, and fragrant flowering plants were all turned into ashes. The atomic energy destruction had just not stopped there. It had entered the atmosphere there and had spread radiation that would affect people for generations to come and would also bring about destructive irreversible biological change in animals and plants.
As the news of the atomic attack reached Einstein, and he became aware of the glaring horror of the abuse of atomic energy, his distress and restlessness knew no bounds. He could not control himself and picked up his violin to turn his mind on to other things. While playing the violin, he tried to dissolve his distress in its sad notes, but couldn’t. He was burning on the embers of destruction; his heart was filled with an ocean of agony and tears just continued streaming uncontrollably out of his eyes. Night had fallen. His daughter came up and asked him to eat something as he had not taken anything for the last four days. His voice was restrained and he said, “I don’t feel like eating.”
He could not sleep that night. Lying down, he was thinking about how he had drawn the attention of the then-American President Roosevelt towards the destructive powers of an atomic bomb. He had thought that this would be used to scare Hitler and put an end to the barbarism that Hitler was up to. However, Roosevelt kept him in the dark and made false promises. Eventually, he abused Einstein’s equation of E = mc2 which resulted in destructive experiments. His actions had made science and scientists as murderers. Einstein kept on thinking for a long time. Eventually, he slipped into sleep. When he woke up at dawn, there was a new dawn in him too. The atomic threat had transformed his heart.
Question:
Why did Einstein refuse to eat?
Option 1: As he felt happy
Option 2: As he felt worried
Option 3: As he felt guilty
Option 4: As he felt sick
Correct Answer: As he felt guilty
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
In the passage, the text mentions that Einstein was sitting in a depressive and pensive mood, his eyes brimming with tears, and the pain evident on his face. It goes on to describe his
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: If E = 5, PEN = 35, then how will PAGE be coded as?
Option 1: 27
Option 2: 28
Option 3: 29
Option 4: 30
Correct Answer: 29
Solution : Given: E = 5 and PEN = 35
Add the place value of the letters to get the required code – Like, the place value of the letter E; E→5 Thus, E is coded as 5. Place value of letters of PEN; P→16; E→5; N→14
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
BLOATED
Option 1: Swollen
Option 2: Deflated
Option 3: Turgid
Option 4: Arrogant
Correct Answer: Deflated
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Bloated means to be swollen or inflated, often with fluid, air, or excessive matter.
Deflated means a reduction in size or volume, typically due to the release of air or pressure. Thus, it is the correct antonym.
Question : In a $\triangle$ABC, DE||BC, D and E lie on AB and AC, respectively. If AB = 7 cm and BD = 3 cm, then find BC : DE.
Option 1: 2 : 3
Option 2: 3 : 2
Option 3: 3.5 : 2
Option 4: 7 : 2
Correct Answer: 3.5 : 2
Solution : Given: AB = 7 cm BD = 3 cm ∴ AD = 7 – 3 = 4 cm DE || BC ∴ $\angle$ADE = $\angle$ABC $\angle$AED = $\angle$ACB ∴ By AA - similarity theorem, ∆ ADE $\sim$ ∆ ABC $\frac{AB}{AD}=\frac{BC}{DE}$ ⇒ $\frac{7}{4}=\frac{BC}{DE}$ ∴
Question : Which of the following is the newest geological era ?
Option 1: Permian
Option 2: Triassic
Option 3: Cretaceous
Option 4: Jurassic
Correct Answer: Cretaceous
Solution : The correct answer is Cretaceous.
Geological time scale is a methodology used in geography, in which the development of Earth into its present form is divided into periods according to major events and processes. The correct order of geological periods are- Permian - Triassic -
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