Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The present age of Rahim is five times the present age of his daughter, Savita. Seven years from now, Rahim will be three times as old as Savita. What is the present age (in years) of Rahim?
Option 1: 45 years
Option 2: 35 years
Option 3: 40 years
Option 4: 30 years
Correct Answer: 35 years
Solution : Let the present age of Rahim be x years and her daughter be y years. Given: x = 5y According to the question, x + 7 = 3(y + 7) ⇒ x + 7 = 3y + 21 Putting the value of x, we
Question : The following graph shows the results of students in a school. In which years is the difference in number of students who passed to those who failed maximum?
Option 1: 1991 - 92
Option 2: 1993 - 94
Option 3: 1992 - 93
Option 4: 1994 - 95
Correct Answer: 1993 - 94
Solution : The difference in the number of students who passed to those who failed in 1991 - 92 = 150 - 100 = 50 The difference in the number of students who passed to those who failed in 1992 - 93 = 200 -
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer. Do not ____ your own personal views upon the reader.
Option 1: expose
Option 2: interpose
Option 3: express
Option 4: impose
Correct Answer: impose
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer: impose.
Expose: To reveal or make something visible or known, often something hidden or concealed.
Interpose: To place or insert something between two things or people; to intervene in a conversation or situation.
Express: To
Question :
Which one of the following is not a qualitative control of credit by the Central bank of a country?
Option 1:
Rationing of credit
Option 2:
Regulation of consumer credit
Option 3: Variation of margin requirements
Option 4: Regulation of margin requirements
Correct Answer: Variation of margin requirements
Solution : The correct option is Variation of margin requirements.
Margin requirement adjustments are a quantitative control used by central banks. They involve specifying the amount an investor must deposit to buy securities on margin.This affects credit availability in financial markets. Qualitative controls focusses
Question : Select the wrongly spelt word.
Option 1: Plantain
Option 2: Platinum
Option 3: Playaue
Option 4: Plaque
Correct Answer: Playaue
Solution : The third option is correct.
Therefore, the correct answer would be plataue.
Question : A racing car going at an average speed of 108 km/hr takes 15 minutes to complete a lap on a racing track. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to complete the lap in 12 minutes?
Option 1: 24
Option 2: 21
Option 3: 27
Option 4: 30
Correct Answer: 27
Solution : Given: A racing car going at an average speed of 108 km/hr takes 15 minutes to complete a lap on a racing track. So, the distance travelled by the racing car in 15 minutes = speed × time = $108×\frac{15}{60}=27$ km To complete the lap
Question : Who among the following performed a ritual called "Hiranya-Garbha"?
Option 1: Dantidurga
Option 2: Govinda I
Option 3: Dhruva Dharavarsha
Option 4: Krishna I
Correct Answer: Dantidurga
Solution : The correct answer is Dantidurga.
A Rashtrakuta chief named Dantidurga deposed his Chalukyan overlord in the middle of the ninth century. He enlisted the aid of Brahmanas to undertake a ceremony known as Hiranya-Garbha. Therefore, even though the sacrificer was not a Kshatriya by
Question : Vetti tax that is mentioned in the inscriptions of the Chola dynasty was taken in_____ form.
Option 1: crops
Option 2: land revenue
Option 3: cash
Option 4: forced labour
Correct Answer: forced labour
Solution : The correct answer is forced labour.
The Vetti tax, elucidated in the inscriptions of the Chola dynasty, was extracted in the form of mandatory or compulsory labour. This imposition required individuals from the general population to contribute their services, often in the form
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
A new song is being composed by her.
Option 1: She has composed a new song.
Option 2: She has been composing a new song.
Option 3: She is composing a new song.
Option 4: She composed a new song.
Correct Answer: She is composing a new song.
Solution : The correct choice 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
Question : The Hindu Mahasabha was founded as a response to Muslim fundamentalism in which year?
Option 1: 1917
Option 2: 1915
Option 3: 1925
Option 4: 1910
Correct Answer: 1915
Solution : The correct option is 1915.
The Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1915. It was established as a response to various political and social issues of the time. The organisation aimed to promote the interests and rights of Hindus and to work towards what they saw
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