Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The mountain range that divides North and South India is
Option 1: Himalayas
Option 2: Western Ghats
Option 3: Vindhyas
Option 4: Satpura
Correct Answer: Vindhyas
Solution : The correct answer is Vindhyas.
In west-central India, the Vindhya Range is a complex, discontinuous network of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands, and plateau escarpments. It divides India geographically into northern and southern parts. It spans Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
Question : A trader allows a trade discount of 20% and a cash discount of $6\frac{1}{4}$% on the marked price of the goods and gets a net gain of 20% of the cost. By how much above the cost should the goods be marked for sale?
Option 1: 40%
Option 2: 50%
Option 3: 60%
Option 4: 70%
Correct Answer: 60%
Solution : Given: A trader allows a tread discount of 20% and a cash discount of $6\frac{1}{4}=\frac{25}{4}$% on the marked price of the goods and gets a net gain of 20% of the cost. Substitute the given values in the formula, net discount = $x+y-\frac{xy}{100}$% $=20+\frac{25}{4}-\frac{20\times25}{100\times4}$ =
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).
The air-conditioner has made ceiling fans a little redundant in today’s world.
(1) Superfluous
(2) Obsolete
(3) Extinct
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Obsolete means no longer in use or outdated. This word accurately conveys that ceiling fans have become outdated or unnecessary due to the air conditioner. It's the most suitable choice for the sentence.
The meanings of the
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The audience is applauding the wonderful performance.
Option 1: The wonderful performance was being applauded by the audience.
Option 2: The wonderful performance is being applauded by the audience.
Option 3: The wonderful audience is being applauded by the performance.
Option 4: The wonderful performance is applauded by the audience.
Correct Answer: The wonderful performance is being applauded by the audience.
Solution : The second option is the correct answer
.Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person that performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject
Question : Direction: Study the bar diagram carefully and answer the question. The bar diagram shows the trends of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India from all over the world (in INR crores). The sum of FDI of 1992 and 1993 is:
Option 1: INR 15.58 crores
Option 2: INR 15.85 crores
Option 3: INR 15.22 crores
Option 4: INR 15.65 crores
Correct Answer: INR 15.85 crores
Solution : The sum of FDI of 1992 and 1993 = 5.7 + 10.15 = INR 15.85 crores Hence, the correct answer is INR 15.85 crores.
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. A great fire (1)______ in London in 1666, which (2)____ the city and made around 1,00,000 people homeless. This fire is said to have begun in a pudding lane. It (3)____ through the crowded streets and wooden houses. However, after the fire, London was (4)___ with wider streets and improved water supplies. New buildings were (5)___ using bricks instead of wood. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
Option 1: glided
Option 2: carried
Option 3: swept
Option 4: pulled
Correct Answer: swept
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: "A great fire swept through the crowded streets and wooden houses." Swept, in this context, means that the fire moved rapidly and forcefully through the crowded streets and wooden houses, engulfing or spreading throughout the area.
Question : A cone and a cylinder with equal radii have equal volumes. The ratio of their heights is:
Option 1: 2 : 3
Option 2: 3 : 4
Option 3: 1 : 2
Option 4: 3 : 1
Correct Answer: 3 : 1
Solution : Let radius of cylinder = radius of cone = $r$ Volume of cylinder = $\pi r^2 h_1$ Volume of cone = $\frac{\pi r^2 h_2}3$ When the radius and volume are the same, ${(\pi r^2 h_1)}={(\frac{\pi r^2h_2}3)}$ ⇒ $\frac{h_2}{h_1}$ = 3 : 1 Hence,
Question : Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of
Option 1: silica dust
Option 2: iron dust
Option 3: zinc dust
Option 4: coal dust
Correct Answer: iron dust
Solution : The correct option is iron dust.
Siderosis is a disease induced by inhaling iron or iron oxide particles, frequently caused by occupational exposure to iron dust or fumes. It primarily affects the lungs, causing inflammation, scarring and other respiratory complications. Workers in mining,
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
(One of the major drawback of cleanliness drives is) less action and more talks.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The appropriate answer is the first option as 'drawback' should be replaced with 'drawbacks' since the plural noun comes after the phrase 'one of the'.
The second option is grammatically incorrect as a singular subject should not be accompanied by plural helping verbs. Moreover, it
Question : An eudiometer measures
Option 1: atmospheric pressure
Option 2: time
Option 3: volume of gases
Option 4: vapour pressure
Correct Answer: volume of gases
Solution : The correct option is the volume of gases.
The volume of a gas mixture changes after a physical or chemical change, and a eudiometer is a laboratory instrument that monitors this change. It typically comes in two sizes, 50 mL and 100
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