Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Ramya laughed at me.
Option 1: I am laughed at by Ramya.
Option 2: I were laugh at by Ramya.
Option 3: I was laughed at by Ramya.
Option 4: I shall laugh at by Ramya.
Correct Answer: I was laughed at by Ramya.
Solution : The correct choice is the third 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 active sentence becomes the subject in the
Question : Who discovered the sea-route to India?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Columbus
Option 3: Magellan
Option 4: Henry the Navigator
Correct Answer: Vasco da Gama
Solution : The correct option is Vasco Da Gama.
The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama is credited with discovering the sea route to India. He arrived in Calicut (modern-day Kozhikode) on the southwest coast of India in 1498 after sailing from Europe around the southernmost
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per their order in a dictionary. 1. Yashmak 2. Yacht 3. Yawl 4. Yawn
Option 1: 2, 4, 3, 1
Option 2: 2, 1, 4, 3
Option 3: 2, 3, 4, 1
Option 4: 2, 1, 3, 4
Correct Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
Solution : Given: 1. Yashmak 2. Yacht 3. Yawl 4. Yawn
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter Y, then move on to the next letter. Step 2: The second letter of
Question : $\cot ^2 \theta-\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta$ equals to:
Option 1: 0
Option 2: $\tan\theta$
Option 3: 1
Option 4: –1
Correct Answer: –1
Solution : We know, $\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta = 1+\cot ^2 \theta$ ⇒ $\cot ^2 \theta-\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta = -1$ Hence, the correct answer is $-1$.
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P. so they design the advertisement of products in such a way Q. the main target consumers of food companies R. that consumers are stimulated to buy them repeatedly S. are children and youth of the country
Option 1: QRSP
Option 2: RPQS
Option 3: PRQS
Option 4: QSPR
Correct Answer: QSPR
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option. Explanation: The logical flow of information in the sentence would be as follows: Q. The main target consumers of food companies S. are children and youth of the country, P. so they design the advertisement of products
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Fixation
Option 1: Formulation
Option 2: Indifference
Option 3: Inclination
Option 4: Reformation
Correct Answer: Indifference
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
The most appropriate antonym of the word fixation is indifference as fixation refers to a state of being obsessed or excessively focused on a particular thing, idea, or person whereas indifference signifies a lack of interest, concern, or
Question : Directions: In the following question, four number pairs are given. In each pair, the number on the left side of (–) is related to the number on the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three pairs are similar based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives. (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.)
Option 1: 1286 – 2578
Option 2: 3294 – 6589
Option 3: 1324 – 2649
Option 4: 3184 – 6369
Correct Answer: 1286 – 2578
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 1286 – 2578; (1286 × 2) + 1 = 2572 + 1 = 2573 ≠ 2578 Second option: 3294 – 6589; (3294 × 2) + 1 = 6588 + 1 = 6589 Third option: 1324 –
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Let the door be shut.
Option 1: You are requested to shut the door.
Option 2: The door should be shut.
Option 3: Let you shut the door.
Option 4: Shut the door.
Correct Answer: Shut the door.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The active voice, in a sentence, denotes that the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of the action.
The sentence structure in active voice follows the pattern of
Question : Sheorinarayan fair is held in which of the following states?
Option 1: West Bengal
Option 2: Jharkhand
Option 3: Chhattisgarh
Option 4: Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Chhattisgarh
Solution : The correct option is Chhattisgarh.
The Sheorinarayan Fair is held in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is a religious fair that takes place in Sheorinarayan town, dedicated to Lord Sheorinarayan, a form of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism.
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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