Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The purpose of choke in fliorescent lamp is:
Option 1: to increase the current flow
Option 2: to decrease the current flow
Option 3: to decrease the resistance
Option 4: to decrease the voltage momentarily
Correct Answer: to decrease the current flow
Solution : The Correct Answer is- to decrease the current flow
The choke's main purpose is to restrict current flow to the ideal level for the tube. When an inductor or choke is used in fluorescent lamps, it acts as an impedance, reducing
Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".
The B109 funds are intended to offset the loss of wages due to TB, and they help with both travelling and nutrition.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
This alternative provides the correct parallel structure for the sentence.
Both are paired with two nouns, travel and nutrition, maintaining parallelism in the list.
So, the correct sentence is: The B109 funds are intended to offset
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. The blowout of an Oil India Limited (OIL) gas well in Assam’s Tinsukia district last week is causing extensive damage to biodiversity and wildlife in the region, including the endangered hoolock gibbons and Gangetic dolphins. Baghjan, where the gas well blowout occurred on 27 May, is close to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, the Maguri-Motapung wetlands, and the forest villages of Barekuri which are habitat to the hoolock gibbon. Uncontrollable gas flow is continuing from the gas well. “What we are seeing is complete horror. Condensed oil is leaking continuously. The Maguri-Motapung wetlands (an important bird and biodiversity area) are very badly affected. There is a thick layer of crude oil on the water. Fish are dying and some cattle that graze in the adjacent wetlands are also dead,” said Mridupaban Phukon, a student and wildlife activist. “We have been informed by people in Barekuri villages that condensed oil coating leaves have started affecting the hoolock gibbon habitat. If not contained immediately the wetlands and national park will be devastated,” he said. Around 650 families have been evacuated from the affected areas and continue to be camped in three relief camps. “I visited the area on Sunday but it was barricaded. I could see the damage everywhere. Deadfish were floating and the vegetation was brown now. One Gangetic dolphin died soon after the leak. Usually, the Maguri jheel is rich with birdlife, but I could hardly spot any birds that day. I appeal for immediate help,” said Nabamita Ray, a doctor and wildlife enthusiast. Oil India’s crisis management team (CMT) members have started pumping water through the casing valve. Water is pumped continuously through the valve into the wellhead. Oil India has also contacted global experts to control the blowout. The water pumps are being installed in the nearby river (source of water) and pipeline-laying work is in progress. A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed. Dibru-Saikhowa has recorded over 40 mammals, 500 species of birds, 104 fish species, 105 butterfly species and 680 types of plants. It harbours tigers, elephants, wild buffalos, leopards, hoolock gibbons, capped langurs, slow lorises, and Gangetic dolphins, besides critically endangered bird species such as the Bengal florican, white-winged duck, greater adjutant stork, white-rumped vulture, slender-billed vulture, and the very rare and endemic black-breasted parrotbill. All these are facing threats from the uncontrolled flow of oil. Question: The main focus of this report is on:
Option 1: the scene created by the gas well blowout
Option 2: the damage to biodiversity and wildlife that the blowout has caused
Option 3: what a gas well blowout is and how it occurs
Option 4: the measures being employed by the gas company to control the blow out
Correct Answer: the damage to biodiversity and wildlife that the blowout has caused
Solution : The right choice is the second option.
Explanation: According to the passage, the main focus of this report is on the environmental impact and damage caused by the blowout of an Oil India
Question : Which of the following was known as an organisation of merchants in the inscriptions of the Pallavas?
Option 1: Nagaram
Option 2: Sangathana
Option 3: Ur
Option 4: Sabha
Correct Answer: Nagaram
Solution : The correct answer is Nagaram.
"Nagaram" was the name of the merchant association. Rich landowners and merchants usually held authority over these gatherings. In South India, these types of village assemblies endured for generations.
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 10, 18, 28, 40, ?
Option 1: 58
Option 2: 46
Option 3: 52
Option 4: 54
Correct Answer: 54
Solution : Given: 10, 18, 28, 40, ?
Add even consecutive numbers to the previous terms to obtain the missing term. 10 + 8 = 18; 18 + 10 = 28; 28 + 12 = 40; 40 + 14 = 54
So, 54 is the missing number
Question : Insert the missing number 3, 18, 12, 72, 66, 396, ?.
Option 1: 300
Option 2: 380
Option 3: 350
Option 4: 390
Correct Answer: 390
Solution : Given: 3, 18, 12, 72, 66, 396, ? The pattern is: 3 × 6 = 18 18 – 6 = 12 12 × 6 = 72 72 – 6 = 66 66 × 6 = 396 396 – 6 = 390 Hence, the correct answer
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Gullible
Option 1: Credulous
Option 2: Pliant
Option 3: Cynical
Option 4: Simple
Correct Answer: Cynical
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the third option.
The word gullible means easily fooled or deceived, often because one is too trusting or naive. Cynical is the most appropriate antonym because it reflects a sceptical and distrustful attitude, which is opposite to the trusting and
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. Harry said to me, “Don’t wear this expensive watch to school.”
Option 1: Harry told me to not wear this expensive watch to school.
Option 2: Harry told me that don’t wear that expensive watch to school.
Option 3: Harry told me that not to wear that expensive watch to school.
Option 4: Harry told me not to wear that expensive watch to school.
Correct Answer: Harry told me not to wear that expensive watch to school.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, RAT is coded as 27 and ZEBRA is coded as 125. How will RABBIT be coded in that language?
Option 1: 236
Option 2: 224
Option 3: 212
Option 4: 216
Correct Answer: 216
Solution : Given: The code for RAT is 27 and the code for ZEBRA is 125.
Write the cube of the number of RAT to get the required code – RAT has 3 letters; (3)3 = 27 Thus, RAT is coded as 27. And in, ZEBRA
Question :
Directions: Some statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III, and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements: All the teachers are actors. Some actors are women. Conclusions: I. All the teachers are women. II. Some women are teachers. III. Some women are actors. IV. All the actors are teachers.
Option 1: Only Conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only Conclusions II and IV follow
Option 3: Only Conclusion III follows
Option 4: None of the Conclusions follows
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion III follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: All teachers are women – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between teachers and women. So, no definite
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