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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary.
1. Breakdown
2. Brevity
3. Breathe
4. Breeding
5. Breeze
6. Breakfast

Option 1: 1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 2

Option 2: 1, 6, 3, 4, 5, 2

Option 3: 1, 3, 6, 5, 4, 2

Option 4: 1, 6, 3, 5, 4, 2

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Correct Answer: 1, 6, 3, 4, 5, 2


Solution : Given:
1. Breakdown   2. Brevity   3. Breathe   4. Breeding   5. Breeze   6. Breakfast

Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter B, move on to the next letter.
Step

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The police will regard it as an accident ______ any evidence to the contrary is found.

Option 1: still

Option 2: whenever

Option 3: otherwise

Option 4: unless

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: unless


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

  • Let us explore the given options:
    • The adverb "still" means even now (or then) as formerly.
    • The adverb "whenever" means at whatever time or on whatever occasion.
    • The conjunction "unless" means except if (used to
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Question : Directions: Select a suitable figure from the answer figures that would replace the question mark (?).

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : Given:

Moving from Figure 1 to Figure 2, the lines with the symbol are rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise.


Moving from Figure 2 to Figure 3, the lines with the symbol are rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise.

Moving from Figure 3 to Figure 4, the lines with the

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Question : The selling price of 28 items is equal to the cost price of 17 items. What is the percentage of profit or loss?

Option 1: $39 \frac{2}{7} \%$ loss

Option 2: $39 \frac{2}{7} \%$ profit

Option 3: $33 \frac{2}{7} \%$ profit

Option 4: $33 \frac{2}{7} \%$ loss

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $39 \frac{2}{7} \%$ loss


Solution : Let the cost price of each item be Re. 1
⇒ cost price of 28 items = Rs. 28
Also, Selling price of 28 items = Rs. 17
⇒ Loss = 28 - 17 = Rs. 11
⇒ Loss % = $\frac{11}{28}

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Question : The value of $\cos^2 32^{\circ}-\sin^2 58^{\circ}$ is:

Option 1: $\frac{1}{2}$

Option 2: $-1$

Option 3: $1$

Option 4: $0$

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $0$


Solution : $\cos^2 32^{\circ}-\sin^2 58^{\circ}$
$= \cos^2 32^{\circ} - \sin^2 (90^{\circ}-32^{\circ})$
$= \cos^2 32^{\circ} - \cos^2 32^{\circ} = 0$
Hence, the correct answer is $0$.

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Question : By which natural number should 5000 be divided so that it becomes a perfect square?

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 8

Option 4: 7

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2


Solution : Find factors of 5000,
5000 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 10 × 10
Here, the factor of 2 doesn't come in a pair.
Therefore, 5000, when divided by 2, will yield a perfect square.
Hence, the correct answer is 2.

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Question : A line of length 1.5 metres was mistakenly measured as 1.55 metres. What is the percentage error in the measurement?

Option 1: $0.05$%

Option 2: $3\frac{7}{31}$%

Option 3: $3\frac{1}{3}$%

Option 4: $0.5$%

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Correct Answer: $3\frac{1}{3}$%


Solution : Given: A line of length 1.5 metres was measured as 1.55 metres by mistake.
Wrong Number = 1.55 metres
Actual Number = 1.5 metres
Error percentage = $\frac{\text{Wrong number – Actual number}}{\text{Actual number}}$ × 100
= $\frac{1.55-1.5}{1.5}$ × 100
= $\frac{0.05}{1.5}$ × 100
= $\frac{5}{1.5}$%

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Question : Directions: In this question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

Lata Mangeshkar was ___ with a natural talent for music.

Option 1: Given

Option 2: found

Option 3: endowed

Option 4: entrusted

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Correct Answer: endowed


Solution : The correct word to fill in the blank is the third option.

This means to be naturally gifted or possessed of a particular quality or talent. In the context of the sentence, it conveys the idea that Lata Mangeshkar had an inherent, natural talent for

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Question : Which state is famous for celebrating the Majuli festival?

Option 1: Manipur

Option 2: Assam

Option 3: Sikkim

Option 4: Meghalaya

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Assam


Solution : The correct answer is Assam.

Majuli festival is held in the country's northeastern state of Assam. The event takes place on the banks of the River Luit, which has the world's largest river island. Every year on November 21, this celebration begins and ends on

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Question : Directions: The weights of the 4 boxes are 90, 40, 80, and 50 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes, and in a combination a box can be used only once?

Option 1: 200

Option 2: 260

Option 3: 180

Option 4: 170

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 200


Solution : Given:
The weights of 4 boxes are 90, 40, 80, and 50 kilograms.

The total weight of all possible combinations of boxes is as follows –
90 + 40 = 130; 90 + 80 = 170; 90 + 50 = 140; 40 + 80 =

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