Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : In an election, there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 40% of the votes and was defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. The total number of votes polled is:
Option 1: 745
Option 2: 1460
Option 3: 1490
Option 4: 1500
Correct Answer: 1490
Solution : Given: One of the candidates secured 40% of the votes and was defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. Votes secured by the losing candidate = 40% Votes secured by the winning candidate = (100 – 40) = 60% According to the question, (60
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at PQ as shown below.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line PQ). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : A point D is taken from the side BC of a right-angled triangle ABC, where AB is hypotenuse. Then:
Option 1: AB2 + CD2 = BC2 + AD2
Option 2: CD2 + BD2 = 2AD2
Option 3: AB2 + AC2 = 2AD2
Option 4: AB2 = AD2 + BD2
Correct Answer: AB2 + CD2 = BC2 + AD2
Solution : According to the question, Using Pythagoras theorem, In $\triangle$ABC AB2 = AC2 + BC2 ...........................................(i) In $\triangle$ACD AD2 = AC2 + CD2 AC2 = AD2 – CD
Question : The percentage change in a number when it is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10% is:
Option 1: 0.1% increase
Option 2: 1% decrease
Option 3: 0.1% decrease
Option 4: No changes
Correct Answer: 1% decrease
Solution : For successive percentage change use the following formula, Net percentage change = ($x+y+\frac{xy}{100}$)%, where $x$ and $y$ are percentage increases or decreases, if increases take positive and if decreases take negative. So, net percentage change = $- 10 + 10 + \frac{(-10) × (10)}{100}$
Question : ____________ port, situated at the head of the Gulf of Kutch, has been developed as a major port to cater to the needs of western and north-western parts of the country and also to reduce the pressure at Mumbai port.
Option 1: Ahmedabad
Option 2: Kandla
Option 3: Kochi
Option 4: Kolkata
Correct Answer: Kandla
Solution : The correct option is Kandla.
Located at the head of the Gulf of Kutch, Kandla Port has grown to become a major port to service the country's western and northwest regions and relieve pressure on Mumbai Port.
Question : Rs. 782 is divided into three parts in the ratio $\frac{1}{2}:\frac{2}{3}:\frac{3}{4}$. The first part is:
Option 1: Rs. 182
Option 2: Rs. 204
Option 3: Rs. 190
Option 4: Rs. 196
Correct Answer: Rs. 204
Solution : Given ratio = $\frac{1}{2} : \frac{2}{3} : \frac{3}{4}$ LCM of 2, 3 and 4 = 12 Now, multiplying all ratios by 12, we get, $(\frac{1}{2} × 12) : (\frac{2}{3} × 12) : (\frac{3}{4} × 12)$ $=6 : 8 : 9$ The sum of the
Question : Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are
Option 1: oxidised in air
Option 2: soluble in hyposolution
Option 3: reduced in light
Option 4: totally colourless
Correct Answer: reduced in light
Solution : The correct option is reduced in light.
Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are light-sensitive compounds. When exposed to light, silver halide crystals undergo a chemical reaction that forms a latent image. This latent image can be developed to create
Question : What will be the remainder when 2654081 + 9 is divided by 266?
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 9
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : We have, 2654081 + 9 or (266 - 1)4081 + 9 is divided by 266. Dividing 265 by 266 leaves a remainder of – 1. Since 4081 is an odd number. So, remainder when 2654081 is divided by 266 = (–1)4081
Question : Anil and Tirath drove between two points, A and B, 192 km apart. Anil started the journey from point A at 8:20 am, drove at a speed of 64 km/hr, reached point B, and immediately returned to A at the same speed. Tirath started the journey from point A at 9:50 am, drove at a speed of 96 km/hr, reached point B, and immediately returned to A at the same speed. At what time did Anil and Tirath first meet each other?
Option 1: 11:38 am
Option 2: 11:28 am
Option 3: 11:43 am
Option 4: 11:33 am
Correct Answer: 11:38 am
Solution : Given: The distance between Point A and B is 192 km. Anil's speed is 64 km/hr. So, it will take $\frac{192}{64} = 3$ hours for Anil to reach point B. He started at 8:20 am. So, he will reach point B at 8:20 +
Question : Select the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence. The news of his arrest spread rapidly in every _____________ of the city.
Option 1: rack and ruin
Option 2: ins and outs
Option 3: nook and corner
Option 4: life and soul
Correct Answer: nook and corner
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: This idiom means that the news spread everywhere in the city, reaching even the smallest or most remote places. It refers to every small or hidden place, leaving no part of the city untouched by
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