Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following reforming societies believed Vedas to be the fountain of all the knowledge?
Option 1: Theosophical Society
Option 2: Prarthana Samaj
Option 3: Arya Samaj
Option 4: Brahmo Samaj
Correct Answer: Arya Samaj
Solution : The correct answer is Arya Samaj.
The Vedas are considered to be the fountain of all knowledge. The Vedas are the ultimate source from which all religious knowledge can be traced. The Vedas are the oldest texts of Hinduism. The Vedas are the
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
At the end of 2020, there were 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, of which more than a quarter are refugees.
"By the end of 2020, the number of people forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, and events seriously disturbing public order, had grown to 82.4 million, the highest number on record according to available data," according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Out of these 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, more than a quarter are refugees.
Just five countries produce 68% of all refugees displaced abroad: the Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Myanmar.
The top five host countries, where these displaced people are currently located are Turkey, Colombia, Germany, Pakistan, and Uganda.
With 3.7 million displaced people now within its borders, Turkey hosts twice as many refugees as Colombia, the next highest host country, with 1.7 million people. The situation in Turkey illustrates the effects of proximity, as 92% of its refugees have come from neighbouring Syria, where war and armed conflict have now been raging for more than 10 years. It demonstrates that huge numbers of displaced people stay close to their point of origin.
There are more than 48 million internally displaced people - people who have had to flee their homes in search of safety elsewhere within their home nation.
The highest increases in the number of internally displaced people happened in Africa and were provoked by a combination of armed conflict and humanitarian disasters. The civil war in Ethiopia, Africa's second most-populated country, has sparked a wave of displacement in a region that was already facing what the UNHCR calls "a full-scale humanitarian crisis."
All in all, more than a million Ethiopian people had to leave their homes behind last year, the UNHCR says.
Question: Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
Option 1: More than a million Ethiopian people were displaced last year due to civil war.
Option 2: There are 82.4 million displaced persons in the world.
Option 3: Turkey is presently hosting 3.7 million displaced people within its borders.
Option 4: 1.7 million people from Syria have been displaced till now due to war and armed conflict.
Correct Answer: 1.7 million people from Syria have been displaced till now due to war and armed conflict.
Solution : The right choice is the fourth option.
According to the information in the passage, Turkey hosts twice as many refugees as Colombia, making it more than 1.7 million people.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Announced
Option 1: Estrange
Option 2: Declared
Option 3: Secret
Option 4: Hid
Correct Answer: Declared
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Declared is the synonym that closely matches the meaning of announced, as both words involve making information or statements known to others, often in a formal or official manner.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : Direction: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'K' can be represented by 00, 24, etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word.
'SHIP'
Option 1: 31, 56, 43, 10
Option 2: 89, 12, 40, 99
Option 3: 04, 21, 76, 44
Option 4: 89, 56, 34, 11
Correct Answer: 31, 56, 43, 10
Solution : Given: SHIP
Number representations of each letter: S → 04, 89, 31 H → 12, 56, 77 I → 43, 76, 88 P → 10, 44, 99
First option: 31, 56, 43, 10 All the letters of the word SHIP can
Question : Find the average of the following sets of numbers. 693, 456, 876, 532, 934, 691, 596, 398, 682
Option 1: 550.50
Option 2: 750.80
Option 3: 650.89
Option 4: 725.90
Correct Answer: 650.89
Solution : Average $=\frac{693+456+876+532+934+691+596+398+682}{9} = 650.89$ Hence, the correct answer is 650.89.
Question : Directions: Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged to make the following equation correct? 784 ÷ 6 × 9 – 30 + 14 = 528
Option 1: 14 and 6, + and –
Option 2: 784 and 30, + and x
Option 3: 784 and 6, × and –
Option 4: 9 and 6, + and ÷
Correct Answer: 14 and 6, + and –
Solution : Given: 784 ÷ 6 × 9 – 30 + 14 = 528
Let's check the options – First option: 14 and 6, + and – On interchanging the numbers and signs, the equation becomes – 784 ÷ 14 × 9
Question : Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India ?
Option 1: Lord Curzon
Option 2: Lord Minto
Option 3: Lord Hardinge
Option 4: Lord Waveli
Correct Answer: Lord Hardinge
Solution : The Correct Answer is Lord Hardinge
Delhi's status as the nation's financial and political hub during the earlier eras of Indian rule was one of the factors in its designation as the country's capital. Prior to its relocation, Lord Hardinge served as Viceroy of
Question : The Sharda Act is related to
Option 1: upliftment of scheduled tribes
Option 2: upliftment of minorities
Option 3: child marriage
Option 4: empowerment of women
Correct Answer: child marriage
Solution : The correct answer is child marriage.
The Orthodox could not be reconciled as they had been about the Age of Consent Act because the Sharda Act set the minimum age for marriage at fourteen, by which time the majority of girls would have
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
(Herself saw the thief).
(1) Herself she saw the thief
(2) She herself saw the thief
(3) Herself she see the thief
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
The emphatic pronoun herself should be placed correctly in the sentence to emphasise the fact that the thief was seen by her. So, herself should be placed after the subject to make the sentence concise and meaningful.
Therefore,
Question : Anil bought two articles A and B at a total cost of INR 10,000. He sold Article A at a 15% profit and Article B at a 10% loss. In the whole deal, he made no profit or loss. Find the selling price of the article A.
Option 1: INR 4,500
Option 2: INR 5,400
Option 3: INR 4,600
Option 4: INR 4,200
Correct Answer: INR 4,600
Solution : Given: Anil bought two articles A and B at a total cost of INR 10,000. He sold Article A at a 15% profit and Article B at a 10% loss. Use the formulas, Profit percentage = $\frac{SP–CP}{CP}\times 100$, Loss percentage = $\frac{CP–SP}{CP}\times 100$, where
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