Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. NMQR, NQYD, NUGP, NYOB, ?
Option 1: NQRC
Option 2: NMWN
Option 3: NCWN
Option 4: NWRQ
Correct Answer: NCWN
Solution : Given: NMQR, NQYD, NUGP, NYOB, ?
In the given series, the first letter (N) is constant. Add 4, 8, and 12 to the place value of the first, second, third, and fourth letters. NMQR→N; M + 4 = Q; Q + 8 = Y; R
Question : A dishonest shopkeeper sells mangoes at INR 30 per kg, bought at INR 20 per kg, and he is giving 800 g instead of 1 kg. The shopkeeper's actual profit percentage is:
Option 1: 75%
Option 2: 37.5%
Option 3: 50%
Option 4: 87.5%
Correct Answer: 87.5%
Solution : Given: The cost price is INR 20 per kg. The selling price is INR 30 per kg. So, the profit percentage if he sold 1 kg $=\frac{10}{20}\times 100 = 50$% Now, the gain as a result of the incorrect weight: $=\frac{\text{Error}}{\text{True weight – Error}}\times 100$
Question : Who is the Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation ?
Option 1: B.L. Joshi, Lt. Governor of Delhi
Option 2: Sam Pitroda
Option 3: Chairman of the Indian Railway Board
Option 4: Shri Sreedharan
Correct Answer: Shri Sreedharan
Solution : The correct option is - Shri Sreedharan
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is an Indian engineer and politician best known for overseeing the Delhi Metro and the Konkan Railway. In charge of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from 1995 to 2012, he served as managing director.
Question : India attained 'Dominion Status' on
Option 1: 15th January, 1947
Option 2: 15th August, 1947
Option 3: 15th August, 1950
Option 4: 15th October, 1947
Correct Answer: 15th August, 1947
Solution : The correct option is - 15th August, 1947
India attained Dominion Status on August 15, 1947. This status marked India's transition from being a colony under British rule to a self-governing, independent nation within the British Commonwealth. The Indian Independence Act of 1947,
Question : Who among the following gave the famous 'Do or Die' slogan during the Quit India Movement?
Option 1: Abul Kalam Azad
Option 2: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 3: Subhas Chandra Bose
Option 4: Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : The correct option is Mahatma Gandhi.
During the Quit India Movement in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi encouraged people with the powerful slogan "Do or Die". This movement was an important step in India's fight for independence from British rule. Gandhi urged Indians to use non-violent
Question : Trichloromethane is better known as:
Option 1: chloroform
Option 2: butanes
Option 3: LPG
Option 4: laughing gas
Correct Answer: chloroform
Solution : The correct option is chloroform.
Chloroform is the most popular term for trichloromethane, which is also known as formyl trichloride and methane trichloride. A member of the class of volatile organic compounds (VOC), trichloromethane is a chlorinated organic chemical. It is an odourless, colourless
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, MADRAS is written as 112 and JAMMU is written as 82. How will PUNJAB be written in that language?
Option 1: 109
Option 2: 104
Option 3: 112
Option 4: 115
Correct Answer: 104
Solution : Given: MADRAS is written as 112 and JAMMU is written as 82.
Add the reverse position values of the letters of the word MADRAS then add the total number of letters in the word to obtain the required code – M→14; A→26; D→23; R→9; A→26;
Question : An airplane goes 14 km due east and then 48 km due north. How far is it from its initial position?
Option 1: 14 km
Option 2: 48 km
Option 3: 50 km
Option 4: 28 km
Correct Answer: 50 km
Solution : By Pythagoras theorem, $(AC)^2 = (AB)^2+(BC)^2$ ⇒ $(AC)^2=(14)^2 + (48)^2$ ⇒ $(AC)^2 = 196+ 2304$ ⇒ $AC = \sqrt{2500}$ ⇒ $AC = 50\ \mathrm{km}$ Hence, the correct answer is 50 km.
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Water gives itself away for our agriculture and other uses. B. Trees give flowers, fruits and wood. C. Giving soothes an individual with the vibration of joy. D. Unconditional giving is a natural principle and evident everywhere in nature which gives us solid, liquids and minerals.
Option 1: ACDB
Option 2: CDAB
Option 3: CBDA
Option 4: BDCA
Correct Answer: CDAB
Solution : The correct answer is the second option: CDAB.
To arrange the sentences in a meaningful and coherent paragraph, consider the logical flow of events. Here's the correct order:
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence. This game will not be played by you.
Option 1: You will not play this game.
Option 2: You will not be playing this game.
Option 3: You could not play this game.
Option 4: You had not play this game.
Correct Answer: You will not play this game.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
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