Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : When was the Secretary of State for India made responsible for the Government of British India by bringing about changes in the Home Government?
Option 1: 1858
Option 2: 1833
Option 3: 1857
Option 4: 1813
Correct Answer: 1858
Solution : The correct answer is 1858.
The Secretary of State for India was made responsible for the government of British India by bringing about changes in the home government through the Government of India Act of 1858. This act transferred the governance of India from the
Question : Which of the following States as per census ,has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively?
Option 1: Kerala and Haryana
Option 2: Himachal and Punjab
Option 3: Meghalaya and Bihar
Option 4: Tamil Nadu and Utter Pradesh
Correct Answer: Kerala and Haryana
Solution : The correct answer is Kerala and Haryana.
Sex ratio is a demographic metric which show number of females per 1000 males. According to 2011 census, highest sex ratio is of Kerala with 1084 females per thousand males and lowest is of Haryana with
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.
Redwing had read (1)_______that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2)_____for a novelist. He had said "an unhappy childhood." Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3)______if this whole (4)___________ was unfolding more like a novel and would be (5)__________on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you had a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that's how novels worked.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Option 1: nature
Option 2: training
Option 3: medication
Option 4: maintenance
Correct Answer: training
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
In this context, training refers to the preparation or development of the skills and knowledge necessary for a novelist. It implies the process of learning and acquiring the expertise needed for the profession of writing novels.
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The negligence of the plant manager caused the mishap at LG Polymers.
Option 1: The mishap at LG Polymers has been caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Option 2: The negligence of the plant manager was caused by the mishap at LG Polymers.
Option 3: The mishap at LG Polymers was causing the negligence of the plant manager.
Option 4: The mishap at LG Polymers was caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
Correct Answer: The mishap at LG Polymers was caused by the negligence of the plant manager.
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 object in the
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
I meant nothing (1) / less than (2) / to compel you to come. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence. The phrase "to compel you to come" should be replaced with compelling as than should be followed by the gerund in this case,
So, the correct sentence is: "I meant nothing less than compelling you
Question : The Ghatampur thermal power plant, approved by Cabinet, is to be set up in__________.
Option 1: Rajasthan
Option 2: Uttar Pradesh
Option 3: Karnataka
Option 4: Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.
The Ghatampur thermal power station of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) is a joint venture between NLC and the Uttar Pradesh government. It will be built in Ghatampur district in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and run on coal. The
Question : Find the greatest number which will exactly divide 200 and 320.
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 20
Option 3: 16
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 40
Solution : The greatest number which will exactly divide 200 and 320 is HCF of (200, 320). HCF of (40 × 5, 40 × 8) is 40. Hence, the correct answer is 40.
Question : A and B can complete a piece of work in 13 and 17 days respectively. A begins to do the work, and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in:
Option 1: $17 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Option 2: $17 \frac{17}{19}$ days
Option 3: $14 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Option 4: $11 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Correct Answer: $14 \frac{11}{17}$ days
Solution : Time taken by A to complete the work = 13 days Part of work done by A alone in a day = $\frac{1}{13}$ Time taken by B to complete the work = 17 days Part of work done by B alone in a
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying, etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.) (34, 12, 10) (56, 17, 22)
Option 1: (56, 19, 8)
Option 2: (46, 19, 8)
Option 3: (46, 19, 18)
Option 4: (46, 49, 8)
Correct Answer: (46, 19, 8)
Solution : Given: (34, 12, 10); (56, 17, 22)
Here, (34, 12, 10)→(12 × 2) + 10 = 24 + 10 = 34 (56, 17, 22)→(17 × 2) + 22 = 34 + 22 = 56
Let's check the options – First option: (56, 19,
Question : A number is decreased by 20% to get another number. The number so obtained is increased by 200% to get a third number. The difference between the third number and the original number is what percentage more or less than the difference between the second and the third number?
Option 1: 15.7% more
Option 2: 15.7% less
Option 3: 12.5% more
Option 4: 12.5% less
Correct Answer: 12.5% less
Solution : Let the first number be 100 After a 20% decrease, the second number = 100 – 20 = 80 After a 200% increase in the second number, the third number = 80 + $\frac{200}{100}\times 80$ = 240 Difference between the third number and the
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