Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question :
Which one of the following is an egg- laying animal?
Option 1:
Sloth
Option 2:
Duck – billed platypus
Option 3: Kangaroo
Option 4: Bandicoot
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is duck-billed platypus
The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a unique mammal native to Australia. It is one of only five extant species of monotremes, which are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. The other four monotreme
Question : A, B, and C together invest INR 53,000 in a business. A invests INR 5,000 more than B and B invests INR 6,000 more than C. Out of a total profit of INR 31,800, find the share of A.
Option 1: INR 12,800
Option 2: INR 12,500
Option 3: INR 13,500
Option 4: INR 13,800
Correct Answer: INR 13,800
Solution : Given: A, B, and C together invest INR 53,000 in a business. A invests INR 5,000 more than B and B invests INR 6,000 more than C. The investment ratio and the profit ratio are directly proportionate in the absence of time. Let the
Question : The seat of intelligence is situated in the
Option 1: cerebrum
Option 2: cerebrum
Option 3: medulla
Option 4: thalamus
Correct Answer: cerebrum
Solution : The correct answer is cerebrum.
The cerebrum is the brain's most developed and biggest region of the brain. It is in charge of remembering, thinking, reasoning, reading, writing, and speaking, as well as calculating and composing music. It also serves as the seat of intelligence,
Question : Taking cognisance of the pandemic situation in 2021, the Ministry of AYUSH, decided the message of the International Day of Yoga 2021 celebration will be:
Option 1: Yoga at Home
Option 2: Be with Yoga, Be at Home!
Option 3: Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family!
Option 4: Home Yoga and Yoga Home
Correct Answer: Be with Yoga, Be at Home!
Solution : The correct option is Be with Yoga, Be at Home!
In light of the current pandemic crisis, the Ministry of Ayush (Government of India) emphasises the theme of "Yoga for Well-Being" in the 2021 International Day of Yoga message. The
Question : Who among the following is Telangana’s first Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner?
Option 1: Padmaja Reddy
Option 2: Yamini Reddy
Option 3: Deepa Sashindran
Option 4: Shantala Shivalingappa
Correct Answer: Padmaja Reddy
Solution : The correct option is Padmaja Reddy.
Padmaja Reddy is Telangana's first Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner. She is a Kuchipudi dancer who has received numerous awards and accolades for her contributions to the art form, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003
Question : Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
Option 1: Nilgiri hills
Option 2: Cardamom hills
Option 3: Palani hills
Option 4: Anaimalai hills
Correct Answer: Nilgiri hills
Solution : The correct answer is Nilgiri Hills.
The range of Nilgiri Hills is where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet. It crosses the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu and is a component of the Western Ghats. It is a section of the Nilgiri
Question : Working for 10 hours per day, 6 men can build a wall in a certain number of days. By working for how many hours/per day can 12 men build the wall on the same day?
Option 1: 7 hours 30 minutes
Option 2: 5 hours
Option 3: 20 hours
Option 4: 10 hours
Correct Answer: 5 hours
Solution : Total time needed to complete the work = 6 × 10 = 60 hours Time needed by 12 men to complete the work = $\frac{60}{12}$ = 5 hours Hence, the correct answer is 5 hours.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The company's board of directors will announce the financial results at the annual meeting tomorrow.
Option 1: The financial results will have been announced by the company's board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.
Option 2: The financial results are being announced by the company's board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.
Option 3: The company's board of directors announced the financial results at the annual meeting tomorrow.
Option 4: The financial results will be announced by the company's board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.
Correct Answer: The financial results will be announced by the company's board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 3:
Option 4:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of the question figure with all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the second option figure.
Hence, the second option is
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No Error' as your answer. The present-century threats to our environment, / which include interfering species, ailments, pollution and / a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril.
Option 1: which include interfering species, ailments, pollution, and
Option 2: The present-century threats to our environment
Option 3: a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril
Option 4: No Error
Correct Answer: a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril
Solution : The error lies in the third segment.
The sentence is talking about the current scenario and hence should be in the present tense, maintaining the subject-verb agreement.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "The present-century threats to
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