Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A dealer marks his goods at 15% above the cost price and allows a discount of 5% for cash payment. His profit percentage is:
Option 1: 9.25%
Option 2: 7.25%
Option 3: 11.25%
Option 4: 10.25%
Correct Answer: 9.25%
Solution : Let Rs. 100 be the cost price. Marked price = 115% of cost price = Rs. 115 Discount = 5% of marked price = $\frac{5}{100}×115$ = Rs. 5.75 Selling price = 115 – 5.75 = 109.25 So, the profit = 109.25 – 100 = 9.25
Question : The average of six numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the average becomes 15, what is the number removed?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 35
Option 3: 112
Option 4: 45
Correct Answer: 45
Solution : Given: The average of 6 numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the new average is 15. By using the formula, The sum of observations = average of observations × total number of observations ⇒ Sum of 6 numbers = 20 × 6 =
Question : Who runs the Government at the national level under the parliamentary system?
Option 1: The President and Council of Ministers
Option 2: The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Option 3: The Prime Minister
Option 4: The President
Correct Answer: The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Solution : The correct option is The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
In a parliamentary system of government, the executive branch is typically headed by the Prime Minister, the head of government. The Prime Minister is the leader of
Question : A basket contains 350 eggs. If 12% of the eggs are rotten, how many eggs are good enough to be sold?
Option 1: 408
Option 2: 310
Option 3: 308
Option 4: 410
Correct Answer: 308
Solution : Given: A basket contains 350 eggs. 12% of the eggs are rotten. So, the number of rotten eggs $=350 × \frac{12}{100} = 42$ Therefore, the number of eggs good enough to be sold = (350 – 42) = 308 Hence, the correct answer is 308.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, TECHNOLOGY is written as NHCETOLOGY, and GENERATION is written as RENEGATION. How will APOCALYPSE be written in that language?
Option 1: AOCPALYPSE
Option 2: ACPOALYPSE
Option 3: ACOAPLYPSE
Option 4: ACOPALYPSE
Correct Answer: ACOPALYPSE
Solution : Given: TECHNOLOGY is written as NHCETOLOGY, and GENERATION is written as RENEGATION.
TECHNOLOGY is written as NHCETOLOGY – Divide the letters of TECHNOLOGY in two halves→TECHN / OLOGY Now, reverse the letters of the first part→NHCET The second part will remain as it is. Now,
Question : A wholesaler sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 5% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 10%. If the customer pays INR 4,158, what does it cost (in INR) to the wholesaler?
Option 1: 3,500
Option 2: 3,400
Option 3: 3,300
Option 4: 3,600
Correct Answer: 3,600
Solution : Profit of wholesaler (Profit1) = 5% of cost price of the wholesaler So, the selling price of the wholesaler = cost price of the wholesaler + 5% of cost price of the wholesaler = 105% of cost price of the wholesaler Profit of
Question : Heat from the sun reaches the Earth by:
Option 1: reflection
Option 2: conduction
Option 3: radiation
Option 4: convection
Correct Answer: radiation
Solution : The correct answer is radiation.
Heat energy from the sun reaches Earth in the form of electromagnetic radiation. It travels across the vacuum to Earth since it doesn't need a material medium to do so. The only energy source on Earth is the heat from
Question : Direction: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'D' can be represented by 04,12, etc., and 'I' can be represented by 65, 79, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word.
BANK
Option 1: 42, 69, 14, 98
Option 2: 00, 55, 33, 57
Option 3: 21, 67, 30, 86
Option 4: 42, 78, 43, 58
Correct Answer: 42, 69, 14, 98
Solution : Given:
'BANK' Number representations of each letter: B → 00, 21, 42, 13, 34 A → 55, 96, 87, 78, 69 N → 30, 01, 22, 43, 14 K → 75, 66, 57, 98, 89
Option first: 42, 69, 14, 98 All
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number from the given alternatives.
Option 1: 169
Option 2: 421
Option 3: 529
Option 4: 289
Correct Answer: 421
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 169; 169 = (13)2 Second option: 421; It is not a square of any number. Third option: 529; 529 = (23)2 Fourth option: 289; 289 = (17)2
The second option does not follow a similar
Question : Alluvial soils are rich soil for crop cultivation but are poor in
Option 1: Humus
Option 2: Nitrogen and humus
Option 3: Organic material
Option 4: Inorganic material
Correct Answer: Nitrogen and humus
Solution : The answer is Nitrogen and humus.
While alluvial soils are typically rich and useful for agricultural growth, they are low in nitrogen and humus concentrations. Nitrogen and humus are essential components of soil fertility for plant development.
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