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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Who discovered the sea-route to India?

Option 1: Vasco da Gama

Option 2: Columbus

Option 3: Magellan

Option 4: Henry the Navigator

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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

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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

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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

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Question : $\cot ^2 \theta-\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta$ equals to:

Option 1: 0

Option 2: $\tan\theta$

Option 3: 1

Option 4: –1

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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 $-1$.

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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

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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

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fixation

Option 1: Formulation

Option 2: Indifference

Option 3: Inclination

Option 4: Reformation

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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Question : Which country is the largest producer of Timber ?

Option 1: United States

Option 2: Brazil

Option 3: Nigeria

Option 4: Sweden

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Correct Answer: United States


Solution : The correct answer is USA.

USA is the largest producer of timber in the world. USA is rich in coniferous forest, deciduous forests as well as tropical forests. Coniferous forests in America are easily accessible making it the largest producer of timber wood in

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