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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : In electro-refining, the pure metal is deposited on

Option 1: vessel

Option 2: electrolyte

Option 3: cathode

Option 4: anode

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Correct Answer: cathode


Solution : The correct answer is the cathode.

The anode is the impure metal to be refined in electrolytic refining, whereas the cathode is a thin strip of high-purity metal. The solution uses metal salt as the electrolyte. When an electric current passes through the electrolyte, pure

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Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Vivacity

Option 1: Sap

Option 2: Vim

Option 3: Lush

Option 4: Apathy

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Correct Answer: Apathy


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

The word vivacity refers to the quality of being attractively lively and animated. The antonym apathy means a lack of interest, concern, or indifference.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Sap: It implies the liquid that carries

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Question : Name a unit designed for wet and dry bulb thermometers to protect temperature sensors from being affected by direct or reflected sunlight.

Option 1: Stevenson screen

Option 2: Skywarn screen

Option 3: Clarinet screen

Option 4: Cardinal screen

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Correct Answer: Stevenson screen


Solution : The correct option is the Stevenson screen.

The unit designed to protect temperature sensors from direct or reflected sunlight in wet and dry bulb thermometers is called a "Stevenson screen" or "instrument shelter." It is a double-layered box that shields the temperature sensors

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Question : The five key indicators of global climate change of our planet are:

Option 1: Antarctic Sea ice, Oxygen, Rainfall, Drought, and sea level

Option 2: Sea - level, Rising temperature, Rainfall, Nitrogen, and Arctic sea ice

Option 3: Arctic sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global temperature, Sea level, and Land ice

Option 4: None of these

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Correct Answer: Arctic sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global temperature, Sea level, and Land ice


Solution : The correct answer is Arctic sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global temperature, Sea level and Land ice.

All of these variables are changing at an unprecedented rate, and the evidence clearly shows that these changes

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Question : Direction: Study the following bar graph and answer the question:


The percentage increase in the production of fertilizers in 2002 compared to that in 1995 is:

Option 1: 220%

Option 2: 180%

Option 3: 240%

Option 4: 200%

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 220%


Solution : Production in 2002 = 80 (in 10000 tonnes)
Production in 1995 = 25 (in 10000 tonnes)
Required percentage = $\frac{(80−25)}{25} \times 100$ = 220%
Hence, the correct answer is 220%.

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Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

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Question : Directions: Select the term from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series based on the English alphabetical order.
BRG, DOI, FLK, HIM, ?

Option 1: IEM

Option 2: JFO

Option 3: JGN

Option 4: IGN

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Correct Answer: JFO


Solution : Given:
BRG, DOI, FLK, HIM, ?

Add 2 to the first and third letters and subtract 3 from the second letter of the previous term to get the next term –

BRG→B + 2 = D; R – 3 = O; G + 2 =

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Question : Indian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1934 by CV Raman, is situated in_________.

Option 1: Mumbai

Option 2: Hyderabad

Option 3: Bangalore

Option 4: New Delhi

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Correct Answer: Bangalore


Solution : The correct option is Bangalore.

The Indian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1934 by Sir C. V. Raman, is situated in Bangalore, Karnataka. The Indian Academy of Sciences, commonly known as the IAS, is a prestigious scientific organisation in India. The primary objectives of

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Question : In 1809, Lord ___________ signed the Amritsar Treaty with Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Option 1: Lord Dalhousie

Option 2: Charles T. Metcalfe

Option 3: Michael John Hastings

Option 4: William Bentinck

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Correct Answer: Charles T. Metcalfe


Solution : The correct answer is Charles T. Metcalfe.

The Treaty of Amritsar was signed on April 25, 1809, between the British East India Company's representative, Charles T. Metcalfe, and the Sikh kingdom leader in Punjab, Ranjit Singh. The treaty resolved Indo-Sikh relations for

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