Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. XPF : DLV :: VAN : FAN :: ERY : ?
Option 1: VIC
Option 2: WJC
Option 3: VJC
Option 4: WIC
Correct Answer: WJC
Solution : Given: XPF : DLV :: VAN : FAN :: ERY : ?
Here, add 1 to the place value of the opposite letter of the letters of the given letter cluster. Like, XPF : DLV; X→C + 1 = D; P→K + 1 = L;
Question : Which of the following is not correctly paired ?
Option 1: Sania Mirza - Tennis
Option 2: Sania Nehwal - Badminton
Option 3: Jhoolan Goswami - Cricket
Option 4: Jeev Milka Singh - Chess
Correct Answer: Jeev Milka Singh - Chess
Solution : The correct option is - Jeev Milka Singh - Chess.
Indian track and field athlete Milkha Singh, commonly referred to as "The Flying Sikh," first became interested in the sport while serving in the Indian Army.
He is the only athlete
Question : At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives a 45% discount. If a customer paid INR 330 during the sale, then what is the marked price of that shirt?
Option 1: INR 550
Option 2: INR 600
Option 3: INR 500
Option 4: INR 650
Correct Answer: INR 600
Solution : Selling price = INR 330 Discount = 45% of the marked price Selling price = marked price – discount ⇒ 330 = marked price – 45% of marked price ⇒ 330 = 55% of marked price $\therefore$ Marked price = $\frac{330}{0.55}$ =INR 600 Hence,
Question : Which of the following states has the highest literacy rate?
Option 1: Goa
Option 2: Karnataka
Option 3: Mizoram
Option 4: Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: Mizoram
Solution : The correct answer is Mizoram.
Mizoram has a literacy rate of 91.58%. Among other states Goa has a literacy rate of 87.4%, Himachal Pradesh of 86.6% and Karnataka of 77.2%.
In India highest literacy rate is of Kerala with 94% literacy and Bihar has the
Question : Who attainded the congress of Oppressed Nationalists at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress ?
Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru.
Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi .
Option 3: Dr. Ansari .
Option 4: Motilal Nehru .
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
Solution : The correct option is Jawaharlal Nehru.
The Congress of Oppressed Nationalities in Brussels in 1927 aimed to bring together representatives from various colonized and oppressed nations to discuss their common struggles against imperialism. One of the notable attendees at this congress was Jawaharlal Nehru,
Question : The region of the Ganga Brahmaputra basin lies in ______.
Option 1: 0°N to 10°N latitude
Option 2: 30°N to 50°N latitude
Option 3: 5°N to 10°N latitude
Option 4: 10°N to 30°N latitude
Correct Answer: 10°N to 30°N latitude
Solution : The correct option is 10°N to 30°N latitude.
The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin lies between 10°N and 30°N latitudes. This region is one of the largest river basins and includes portions of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
Question : Directions: After arranging the given words according to dictionary order, which word will come in the third position? 1. Aquarium 2. Aquatic 3. Aquarial 4. Aquatint 5. Aquavit
Option 1: Aquatic
Option 2: Aquatint
Option 3: Aquarial
Option 4: Aquarium
Correct Answer: Aquatic
Solution : Given: 1. Aquarium 2. Aquatic 3. Aquarial 4. Aquatint 5. Aquavit
Step 1: The first four letters of each word are the same – a, q, u, a; so move on to the next letter. Step 2: The fifth letter of
Question : Direction: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.
KMNP : ACDF :: PRSU : ?
Option 1: STVW
Option 2: TVWY
Option 3: VXYZ
Option 4: LNPR
Correct Answer: TVWY
Solution : Given:
Here, the logic is that the second alphabet of each letter adds 2 letters ahead of the first letter, the third letter adds 1 ahead of the second letter and the fourth letter adds 2 ahead of
Question : who were The ‘Ajivikas’?
Option 1:
Sect contemporary to the Buddha
Option 2: Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
Option 3: Sect founded by Charvaka
Option 4: Sect founded by Shankaracharya
Correct Answer:
Solution : Correct Answer is Sect contemporary to the Buddha
The Ajivikas is a prehistoric Indian ascetic religion that believed in freedom, fatalism, and karma. This sect was particularly influential during the reign of the Mauryan king Bindusara. King Bindusara and his wife
Question : The square root of $\frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{2}$ is:
Option 1: $\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\sqrt{3}+1)$
Option 2: $\pm \frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}-2)$
Option 3: $\text{none}$
Option 4: $\pm \frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)$
Correct Answer: $\pm \frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)$
Solution : Given: $\frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{2}$ $= \frac{1}{4}({4+2\sqrt{3}})$ $= \frac{1}{4}[1^2+(\sqrt{3})^2+2×1×\sqrt{3}]$ $= \frac{1}{4}(1+\sqrt{3})^2$ So, the square root of $\frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{2}$ $= \sqrt{\frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{2}}$ $= \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}(1+\sqrt{3})^2}$ $= \pm \frac{1}{2}(1+\sqrt{3})$ Hence, the correct answer is $\pm \frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)$ .
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