Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which state
Option 1: Rajasthan
Option 2: Uttar Pradesh
Option 3: Andhra Pradesh
Option 4: Karnataka
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.
Kovvada nuclear power plant proposed to be set up in Ratnastalam, Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. It is an ambitious 60,000 crore project and displant to generate about 6,600 megawatt energy. It would be the developed with the technical
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Money does not come from trees, as my grandmother used to say; But seeing it (1)_______ from machines would shock her! Slip a card into a machine, press a couple of buttons and find new and fresh notes carrying out of a space this is a standard undertaking today. Today, ATMs, or automated teller machines, can be found in most towns and cities. You are able to withdraw cash at any time, day or night, because they typically (2)_________ around the clock. In 1968, Don Wetzel, along with Tom Barnes and George Chastain, developed the first modern and successful ATM in the United States. Although the ATM concept was first (3)__________ in 1968, a functional prototype was constructed in 1969, and Docutel was granted a patent in 1973. A 'data terminal' is all an ATM is. A point where data can be entered or retrieved via a link to the 'Boss-in-Charge', a large computer known as a host processor, is referred to as a 'data terminal'. Many of these terminals are connected to this host processor, which is spread out (4)________ the city or country. Usually, the host processor belongs to the bank. If it is a dial-up device, it connects to the various terminals via a modem and telephone line. Alternately, the host processor may establish a 'leased line connection' with all ATMs. This indicates that a modem is not required to dial into a single telephone line that is solely dedicated to the host processor. This line can only be used by you. It is always accessible to the boss-in-charge for his or her exclusive use. These exclusive lines are expensive, but they are useful in areas where daily transactions are extremely high. The host processor connects to the ATMs via either a dial-up or leased line connection, (5)__________ on the bank and the number of customers it serves. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Option 1: conduct
Option 2: employ
Option 3: operate
Option 4: control
Correct Answer: operate
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Operate means to control the functioning of a machine, which makes it the appropriate choice for the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Strident 2. Student 3. Shirking 4. Stuffy 5. Spider 6. Spawn
Option 1: 3, 6, 5, 1, 2, 4
Option 2: 3, 5, 6, 1, 2, 4
Option 3: 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2
Option 4: 3, 5, 6, 1, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 3, 6, 5, 1, 2, 4
Solution : Given: 1. Strident 2. Student 3. Shirking 4. Stuffy 5. Spider 6. Spawn
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter S, then move on to the next letter.
Question : If the cost price is 72% of the selling price, then what is the percentage of profit? (Correct to 2 decimal places)
Option 1: 38.89%
Option 2: 35.75%
Option 3: 32.25%
Option 4: 28.75%
Correct Answer: 38.89%
Solution : Let the selling price (SP) be $x$ Cost price = $\frac{72}{100}\times x$ Now, the profit percentage = $\frac{\text{Selling price – Cost price}}{\text{Cost price}}×100$ = $\frac{x-\frac{72}{100}x}{\frac{72}{100}x}\times 100$ = $\frac{\frac{28}{100}x}{\frac{72}{100}x}\times 100$ = $38.89\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 38.89%
Question :
The term “Rh factor” refers to
Option 1:
Rhesus factor
Option 2:
Rheumatoid factor
Option 3:
Renal factor
Option 4: Rhombic factor
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is - Rhesus factor
The term Rh factor, also known as the Rhesus factor, refers to a protein that can be present on the surface of red blood cells. This protein is an inherited trait and is one of the key
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Listen attention to what I say.
(1) attentively
(2) attend
(3) attentive
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
The first option is the correct choice as it provides the appropriate adverb attentively to describe how the listener should listen. Attentively means paying attention to and focusing on something, which fits the context of
Question : The cost of 32 pens and 12 pencils is INR 790. What is the total cost (in INR) of 8 pens and 3 pencils together?
Option 1: 200.5
Option 2: 197.5
Option 3: 180.5
Option 4: 220.5
Correct Answer: 197.5
Solution : Given: The cost of 32 pens and 12 pencils = INR 790 So, cost of 8 pens and 3 pencils = $\frac{790}{4}$ = 197.5 Hence, the correct answer is 197.5.
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Strategy 2. Strength 3. Stranger 4. Stretch 5. Struggle 6. Strange
Option 1: 3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5
Option 2: 6, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
Option 3: 6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
Option 4: 6, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
Correct Answer: 6, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
Solution : Given: 1. Strategy 2. Strength 3. Stranger 4. Stretch 5. Struggle 6. Strange
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter S, we move on to the next letter.
Question : Insensitive cultivation refers to:
Option 1: production with insensitive use of labour
Option 2: production with intensive use of fertiliser
Option 3: raising production by intensive use of existing land
Option 4: raising production by large-scale use of imported inputs
Correct Answer: raising production by intensive use of existing land
Solution : The correct option is raising production by intensive use of existing land.
Insensitive farming, also known as unsustainable or intense cultivation, is the practice of boosting agricultural output through excessive, and unsustainable land usage, which frequently destroys the
Question : In a 7-digit number 89476*2, what is the smallest possible value of * such that the number is divisible by 8?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : For a number to be divisible by 8, the last 3 digits should be divisible by 8. In the given number 89476*2, the last 3 digits are 6*2. Since we have to find the smallest number with the given condition, we start substituting * with
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