Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No Improvement’. I will have travelled all over Europe last year.
Option 1: travelled
Option 2: No Improvement
Option 3: were travelling
Option 4: have travelled
Correct Answer: travelled
Solution : The first option is correct.
Question : How much simple interest will Rs. 4000 earn in 18 months at 12% per annum?
Option 1: Rs. 216
Option 2: Rs. 360
Option 3: Rs. 720
Option 4: Rs.960
Correct Answer: Rs. 720
Solution : Given: Principal = Rs. 4000 Time = 18 months = $1\frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}$ years Rate = 12% Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal×Rate×Time}}{100}=\frac{4000×\frac{3}{2}×12}{100}=720$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 720.
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 25 * 4 * 6 * 2 * 17
Option 1: –, +, ×, =
Option 2: +, –, =, +
Option 3: +, –, ÷, =
Option 4: +, –, ×, =
Correct Answer: +, –, ×, =
Solution : Given: 25 * 4 * 6 * 2 * 17
Let's check the options – First option: –, +, ×, = ⇒ 25 – 4 + 6 × 2 = 17 Solving the L.H.S. of the equation – = 25 – 4
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Were you sent a summons by the court?
Option 1: Has the court sent you a summons?
Option 2: Did the court send you a summons?
Option 3: Will the court send you a summons?
Option 4: Is the court sending you summons?
Correct Answer: Did the court send you a summons?
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The active voice, in a sentence, denotes that the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of the action. In other words, the subject performs
Question : Refer to the data table and answer the following question.
How many students have scored marks 20 or more but less than 40?
Option 1: 31
Option 2: 56
Option 3: 44
Option 4: 100
Correct Answer: 31
Solution : The number of students with a score of at least 40 = 25 The number of students with a 20 or higher score = 56 The number of students who received a score of 20 or higher but below 40 = 56 – 25 =
Question : Direction: The bar graph shows the number of employees working under the six different Departments (A, B, C, D, E, F) of a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following question. If the average salary of these employees is INR 8,000, then how much was the company's expense (INR Lakh) towards salaries?
Option 1: 4.86
Option 2: 5.12
Option 3: 3.24
Option 4: 5.88
Correct Answer: 5.12
Solution : The total number of employees = 25 + 6 + 10 + 5 + 15 + 3 = 64 The average salary of employees = INR 8,000 The amount that the company pays for salary = 64 × 8000 = INR 5,12,000 = INR 5.12
Question : Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Union Public Service Commission? A. The Parliament has the power to make regulations as to the conditions of service of the Chairman, members, and staff of the commission. B. The Government of India Act of 1935 envisaged a Public Service Commission for the Federation and a Provincial Public Service Commission for each province or group of provinces. C. The Federal Public Service Commission came to be known as the Union Public Service Commission by Clause 1 of Article 378 of the Constitution in 1950.
Option 1: A and B only
Option 2: A, B and C
Option 3: B and C only
Option 4: A and C only
Correct Answer: B and C only
Solution : The correct options are B and C only.
The Government of India Act 1935 established a Public Service Commission for the Federation of India, which was responsible for recruiting officers for the All India Services and other central government posts. The Act
Question : Which Kushana ruler was famous in history as a great patron of Buddhism and organised the fourth Buddhist Council?
Option 1: Vasudeva
Option 2: Vima Kadphises
Option 3: Kanishka
Option 4: Huvishka
Correct Answer: Kanishka
Solution : The correct option is Kanishka.
Kanishka, the Kushan ruler, was a great patron of Buddhism and the organiser of the Fourth Buddhist Council. During his reign, in the first century CE, Kashmir hosted the Fourth Buddhist Council. The propagation and preservation of Buddhist teachings were
Question : Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?
Option 1: Brahmi
Option 2: Devanagari
Option 3: Gurmukhi
Option 4: Sanskrit
Correct Answer: Brahmi
Solution : The correct answer is Brahmi.
There are three types of Ashokan inscriptions: major rock edicts, minor rock edicts, and pillar edicts. There were different scripts (Brahmi and Kharosthi) and different languages (Prakriti, Greek, and Aramaic). Brahmi was the most widely used script. According to some
Question : Which of the following statement is correct?
Option 1: Water is a cyclic resource
Option 2: Water has only one state
Option 3: Water is a non-renewable resource
Option 4: Water is a biotic resource
Correct Answer: Water is a cyclic resource
Solution : The correct answer is Water is a cyclic resource.
Water is a cyclic resource. This statement reflects the fact that water undergoes a natural cycle known as the water cycle or hydrological cycle. In this cycle, water moves between the
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