Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Cataract : Eye :: Pneumonia : ?
Option 1: Brain
Option 2: Ear
Option 3: Lungs
Option 4: Nerves and limbs
Correct Answer: Lungs
Solution : Given: Cataract : Eye :: Pneumonia : ?
Like, Cataract is related to the eye. Similarly, Pneumonia is a disease related to the lungs.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Name the oldest Indian civilisation.
Option 1: Indus Valley civilisation
Option 2: Mesopotamian civilisation
Option 3: Egyptian civilisation
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: Indus Valley civilisation
Solution : The correct option is the Indus Valley civilisation.
The Indus Valley civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the Indian subcontinent's northeastern area. It thrived in the Indus River basins, one of the world's oldest continually inhabited regions. It is one of
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Coarse
Option 1: Devoted
Option 2: Buttery
Option 3: Refined
Option 4: Gruntled
Correct Answer: Refined
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Coarse refers to something rough or lacking in refinement.
Refined, on the other hand, means polished, elegant, or showing excellent taste, which is the opposite of being coarse.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 8, 27, 125, 343, ?
Option 1: 1000
Option 2: 729
Option 3: 1331
Option 4: 1728
Correct Answer: 1331
Solution : Given: 8, 27, 125, 343, ?
Let's apply the pattern – (2)3 = 8→(2 is a prime number) (3)3 = 27→(3 is a prime number) (5)3 = 125→(5 is a prime number) (7)3 = 343→(7 is a prime number) (11)3
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word from the following sentence. Ambitious He aspires to be a future diplomat but he will have to improve his decision-making skills.
Option 1: aspires
Option 2: improve
Option 3: decision
Option 4: skills
Correct Answer: aspires
Solution : The right choice is the first option.
The most appropriate synonym for ambitious in the sentence provided is aspires. Aspires in this context refers to his ambition or strong desire to become a future diplomat.
Explanation of other options:
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
A. or brave man to make B. money the chief object of his thoughts C. for a well-educated, intellectual D. it is physically impossible
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: DCAB
Option 3: CDAB
Option 4: CABD
Correct Answer: DCAB
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence is DCAB, as it correctly follows the flow of information while keeping in check the rules of grammar.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: It is physically impossible for a
Question : What is the number of players on each side in Rugby Football?
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 16
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 11
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : The correct answer is 15.
15 players on each side in Rugby Football, eight players in the tight scrum and seven players scattered all over the field called backs. When wearing jerseys, the numbers on the player's backs will determine where they are on
Question : $ABC$ is a right-angled triangle, right-angled at B and $\angle A=60°$ and $AB=20$ cm, then the ratio of sides $BC$ and $CA$ is:
Option 1: $\sqrt{3}:1$
Option 2:
$1:\sqrt{3}$
Option 3:
$\sqrt{3}:\sqrt{2}$
Option 4:
$\sqrt{3}:2$
Correct Answer:
Solution : Given: $ABC$ is a right-angled triangle, right-angled at $B$. $\angle A=60°$ and $AB=20$ cm So, $\angle C=180°-90°-60°= 30°$ ⇒ $\frac{BC}{CA}=\cos C$ ⇒ $\frac{BC}{CA}=\cos 30°$ ⇒ $\frac{BC}{CA}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ ⇒ $BC:CA=\sqrt{3}:2$ Hence, the correct answer is $\sqrt{3}:2$.
Question : Directions: What will come in the place of ? in the following equation, if + and – are interchanged and × and ÷ are interchanged? 27 ÷ 3 – 84 + 65 × 5 = ?
Option 1: 152
Option 2: 154
Option 3: 122
Option 4: 124
Correct Answer: 152
Solution : Given: 27 ÷ 3 – 84 + 65 × 5 = ?
After interchanging + with –, and × with ÷, the equation will be as follows – = 27 × 3 + 84 – 65 ÷ 5 = 27 × 3 + 84 –
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
It will be done by me.
Option 1: I will do it.
Option 2: I do it.
Option 3: I did it.
Option 4: I have done it.
Correct Answer: I will do it.
Solution : The first 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 structure of the active voice sentence in the
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