Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which Constitutional Amendment added Fundamental Duties to the Constitution?
Option 1: Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
Option 2: Forty-seventh Amendment Act, 1984
Option 3: Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978
Option 4: Fifty-second Amendment Act, 1985
Correct Answer: Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
Solution : The Correct option is the Forty-second Amendment Act of 1976.
The Forty-second Amendment Act of 1976 amended the Indian Constitution to include the Fundamental Duties. This modification, which became effective on November 3, 1976, included a new Part IVA that contains
Question : Schools and hostels under the Ministry of Education's Samagra Shiksha scheme will be renamed after:
Option 1: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Option 2: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Option 3: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Option 4: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Answer: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Solution : The correct answer is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
The Samagra Shiksha Scheme is an integrated scheme for school education, and it ensures quality education for all by focusing on teachers and technology. Also, residential facilities are provided under the scheme for
Question : A man rows to a place 48 km distance and comes back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream at the same time as 3 km against the stream. The speed of the stream is:
Option 1: 1.5 km/h
Option 2: 3.5 km/h
Option 3: 1.8 km/h
Option 4: 1 km/h
Correct Answer: 1 km/h
Solution : Suppose he moves 4 km downstream in $x$ hours. ⇒ Speed downstream =$\frac{4}{x}$ km/hr And, speed upstream =$\frac{3}{x}$ km/hr According to the question, $\frac{48}{\frac{4}{x}}+\frac{48}{\frac{3}{x}}=14$ ⇒ $\frac{48x}{4}+\frac{48x}{3}=14$ ⇒ $\frac{144x+192x}{12}=14$ ⇒ $336x=168$ ⇒ $x=\frac{168}{336}=\frac{1}{2}$ ⇒ Speed downstream = 8 km/hr And, speed upstream = 6 km/hr.
Question : If $x$ = ${\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+1}}$, then the value of $(x^{2}+2x–1)$ is:
Option 1: $\sqrt[2]{2}$
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 0
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : Given: $x= {\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+1}}$ Rationalising the denominator, we get, ⇒ $x ={\frac{{\sqrt{2}-1}}{(\sqrt{2}+1)×{(\sqrt{2}-1)}}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}-1}{2-1} = {\sqrt{2}-1}$ Putting this value in the expression $(x^{2}+2x-1)$, we get, $=[(\sqrt{2}-1)^{2}+2(\sqrt{2}-1)-1]$ $=2-2\sqrt{2}+1+2\sqrt{2}-2-1 $ $= 0$ Hence, the correct answer is 0.
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 12 * 4 * 15 * 3 * 16 * 24
Option 1: +, –, ÷, ×, =
Option 2: –, +, ÷, ×, =
Option 3: ÷, –, +, ×, =
Option 4: ÷, +, ÷, +, =
Correct Answer: ÷, +, ÷, +, =
Solution : Given: 12 * 4 * 15 * 3 * 16 * 24
Replace * with the mathematical signs and solve the equations one by one using BODMAS. Let's check the given options – First option: +, –, ÷, ×, = ⇒
Question : What is the value of $\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}} \div \frac{\sqrt{14}+\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{14}–\sqrt{10}}+\frac{\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{5}}$?
Option 1: $\sqrt{2}+2$
Option 2: $2 \sqrt{2}+2$
Option 3: $\sqrt{2}+1$
Option 4: $2 \sqrt{2}+1$
Correct Answer: $\sqrt{2}+1$
Solution : Given: The expression is $\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}} \div \frac{\sqrt{14}+\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{14}–\sqrt{10}}+\frac{\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{5}}$. Take $\sqrt2$ common in the term $\frac{\sqrt{14}+\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{14}–\sqrt{10}}$, we get, $\frac{\sqrt{14}+\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{14}–\sqrt{10}}=\frac{\sqrt2}{\sqrt2}\times\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}}=\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}}$ The expression can be written as $\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}} \div\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}} +\frac{\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{5}}$ = $\frac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}} \times\frac{\sqrt{7}–\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{5}} +\frac{\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{5}}$ = $1+\sqrt2$ = ${\sqrt{2}}+1$ Hence, the correct answer is ${\sqrt{2}}+1$.
Question : Who coined the word 'Geography'?
Option 1: Ptolemy
Option 2: Eratosthenese
Option 3: Hacatus
Option 4: Herodatus
Correct Answer: Eratosthenese
Solution : The correct answer is Erastothenese.
Erastothenese was a Greek astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first to used the word geography which meant Earth writing in Greek. He is also known as father of geography. He invented the system of latitudes and longitudes and
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 382, 322, 272, 232, 202, ?
Option 1: 168
Option 2: 150
Option 3: 182
Option 4: 132
Correct Answer: 182
Solution : Given: 382, 322, 272, 232, 202, ?
Subtract the multiples of 10 (in decreasing order), starting from 60 from the previous number to obtain the following number of the series. 382 – 60 = 322; 322 – 50 = 272; 272 – 40 = 232;
Question : Aryabhata and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
Option 1: Kumaragupta I
Option 2: Chandragupta II
Option 3: Samudragupta
Option 4: Skandagupta
Correct Answer: Chandragupta II
Solution : The correct answer is Chandragupta II.
Chandragupta II, who was famously called Chandragupta Vikramaditya, served as a Gupta emperor. His royal assembly boasted the esteemed presence of both Aryabhata and Kalidasa. Among the nine pearls of Chandragupta's court was the celebrated Sanskrit writer Kalidasa.
Question : Who among the following is known as a pioneering dance educationist and a prominent Mohiniyattam exponent?
Option 1: Madhavi Mudgal
Option 2: Shagun Butani
Option 3: Mohanrao Kallianpurkar
Option 4: Dr. Kanak Rele
Correct Answer: Dr. Kanak Rele
Solution : The correct answer is Dr. Kanak Rele.
Kanak Rele was a prominent Indian dancer, choreographer, and academic renowned for her expertise in Mohiniyattam. She gained recognition not only for her contributions as a performer but also for her role as an advisor on
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