Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Ustad Akbar Ali Khan is remembered for his contribution to which of the following musical instruments?
Option 1: Tabla
Option 2: Santoor
Option 3: Sitar
Option 4: Sarod
Correct Answer: Sarod
Solution : The correct option is Sarod.
Ustad Akbar Ali Khan is remembered for contributing to the sarod, a traditional stringed musical instrument in Hindustani classical music. He was a renowned maestro of the Sarod and made significant contributions to the development and popularisation of this
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom or phrase. Neck of the woods
Option 1: Neighbourhood
Option 2: Barren land
Option 3: Valley
Option 4: Highways
Correct Answer: Neighbourhood
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The idiom "neck of the woods" refers to a particular neighbourhood or locality. It is often used informally to describe a specific area or region where someone lives or is located. The term conveys a sense of a
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All triangles are squares. Some squares are circles. Some triangles are pyramids. Conclusions: (I) Some circles are pyramids. (II) All pyramids are triangles.
Option 1: Only conclusion (I) is true
Option 2: Both conclusions (I) and (II) are true
Option 3: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) is true
Option 4: Only conclusion (II) is true
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) is true
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some circles are pyramids – From the diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between pyramids
Question : Directions: In a certain code language FLASH is coded as HNCUJ and ENDOW is coded as GPFQY. What will be the code for DEBIT in the given code language?
Option 1: EHDLW
Option 2: FHCLV
Option 3: GHELW
Option 4: FGDKV
Correct Answer: FGDKV
Solution : Given: FLASH ⇒ HNCUJ, ENDOW ⇒ GPFQY
Add 2 to the positional value of each letter of the word to obtain the required code. FLASH→F + 2 = H; L + 2 = N; A + 2 = C; S + 2 = U; H
Question : Select the option with the correct spelling that can replace the underlined word in the given sentence.
The old building was damolished to make way for a new building.
Option 1: demolished
Option 2: demoleished
Option 3: demonlished
Option 4: demolaished
Correct Answer: demolished
The sentence contains the incorrect spelling "damolished" whereas the correct spelling is demolished.
Demolished refers to the action of destroying or tearing down a building, structure, or object.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The old building
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 563 : 635 :: 894 : ?
Option 1: 849
Option 2: 489
Option 3: 498
Option 4: 948
Correct Answer: 948
Solution : Given: 563 : 635 :: 894 : ?
Here, the digits of the first number have been rearranged such that the first digit is replaced by the second digit, the second digit by the third digit, and the third digit by the first. First option:
Question : English as the official language of India for higher education was incorporated in the resolution formulation by ______.
Option 1: Lord Hastings
Option 2: Lord Wellesley
Option 3: Lord Macaulay
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: Lord Macaulay
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Macaulay.
English as the official language of India for higher education was incorporated in the resolution formulation by Lord Macaulay. Lord Macaulay's "Minute on Education" in 1835 played a significant role in promoting the use of English as the
Question : In an election between two candidates, one got 60% of the total valid votes, 90% of the votes were valid. If the total number of votes was 12000, then what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?
Option 1: 8840
Option 2: 4320
Option 3: 10800
Option 4: 6200
Correct Answer: 4320
Solution : Valid votes = 90% of 12000 = 10800 Votes other candidate gets = (100 – 60 = 40)% of valid votes = $\frac{40}{100}$ × 10800 = 4320 Hence, the correct answer is 4320.
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number from the given alternatives:
Option 1: 11
Option 2: 13
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 13
Solution : Here, in each column subtract the third number from the sum of the first and the second number to obtain the fourth number.
In column one: 36 + 72 – 56 = 52 In column two: 86 + 59 – 45 = 100 Similarly in
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