Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The third proportional to $\left(x^2-y^2\right)$ and $(x-y)$ is:
Option 1: $(x -y)$
Option 2: $\frac{x-y}{x+y}$
Option 3: $\frac{x+y}{x-y}$
Option 4: $(x + y)$
Correct Answer: $\frac{x-y}{x+y}$
Solution : We know, The third proportional = $\frac{\text{(Second proportional)}^2}{\text{(First proportional)}}$ $= \frac{(x-y)^2}{x^2-y^2}$ $= \frac{(x-y)^2}{(x+y)(x-y)}$ $= \frac{(x-y)}{(x+y)}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{(x–y)}{(x+y)}$.
Question : A man gains 15% by selling a calculator for a certain price. If he sells it at triple the price, then what will be the profit percentage?
Option 1: 125
Option 2: 175
Option 3: 225
Option 4: 245
Correct Answer: 245
Solution : Profit = 15% of cost price Selling price = Cost price + Profit = cost price + 15% of cost price = 115% of cost price When selling price = 3 × original selling price, So, new selling price = 3 × (115% of cost
Question : Every citizen must uphold and protect the ________, unity and integrity of India.
Option 1: autonomy
Option 2: authority
Option 3: sovereignty
Option 4: privacy
Correct Answer: sovereignty
Solution : The correct answer is sovereignty.
"Every citizen must uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India." This statement emphasizes the responsibility of citizens to preserve the nation's sovereignty, maintaining its unity and safeguarding its integrity. It reflects a fundamental principle of civic
Question : Direction: If BROAD means 19812, CLOCK means?
Option 1: 68262
Option 2: 68622
Option 3: 26826
Option 4: 37836
Correct Answer: 26826
Solution : Given:
BROAD means 19812.
First, assign one number to two alphabets of the alphabetical series.
A, B → 1; C, D → 2; E, F → 3; G,H → 4; I, J → 5; K, L → 6; M, N → 7; O, P →
Question : Which of the following options is not correct about plant cells?
Option 1: The cell wall of a plant cell is made up of cellulose.
Option 2: The plant cells cannot divide by mitosis.
Option 3: A plant cell usually contains a large vacuole.
Option 4: Generally, all plant cells contain chloroplast.
Correct Answer: The plant cells cannot divide by mitosis.
Solution : The correct answer is That plant cells cannot divide by mitosis.
Plant cells undergo mitosis. Mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells. It is essential for the growth, development, and repair
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
He won't receive any better choice than this from anywhere.
Option 1: Any better choice won't be received by him than this from anywhere.
Option 2: Any better choice wouldn't have received by him than this from anywhere.
Option 3: Any better choice shouldn't be received by him than this from anywhere.
Option 4: Any better choice won't have been be received by him than this from anywhere.
Correct Answer: Any better choice won't be received by him than this from anywhere.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence
Question : The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
Option 1: Alla-ud-din Khilji
Option 2: Muhammad- bin - Tughlak
Option 3: Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
Option 4: Muhammad-bin-Quasim
Correct Answer: Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
Solution : The correct option is - Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
The Muslim adventurer who is associated with the destruction of Nalanda University was Bakhtiyar Khilji. He was a general under Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1193 CE, Bakhtiyar Khilji led an expedition into the Indian
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Wedding invitations will be sent by them.
Option 1: They will be sent wedding invitations.
Option 2: He will sent wedding invitations.
Option 3: They will send wedding invitations.
Option 4: He will be send wedding invitations.
Correct Answer: They will send wedding invitations.
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
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.
The structure of the
Question : Directions: Which of the following interchanges of signs would make the given equation correct? 162 ÷ 3 + 5 × 6 – 2 = 274
Option 1: + and –
Option 2: ÷ and ×
Option 3: – and ÷
Option 4: + and ×
Correct Answer: + and ×
Solution : Given: 162 ÷ 3 + 5 × 6 – 2 = 274
Replace the given symbols in the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation. First option: + and – = 162 ÷ 3 – 5 × 6
Question : Directions: The age of Dr. Pandey is four times the age of his son. After 10 years, the age of Dr. Pandey will be twice the age of his son. What is the present age of Dr. Pandey's son?
Option 1: 4 years
Option 2: 5 years
Option 3: 6 years
Option 4: 8 years
Correct Answer: 5 years
Solution : Let Dr. Pandey's present age be A, and Dr. Pandey's son's present age be B.
As per the given information, Dr. Pandey's age is four times the age of his son ⇒ A = 4 × B = 4B
After 10 years, Dr. Pandey's
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