Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. No F is N. II. All N is L. Conclusions: I. All F is L. II. All N is F. III. Some L is N.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion III follows
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: All conclusions follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion III follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All F is L – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between F and L.
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. HGUOR : HTOOMS :: ? : REDNET
Option 1: TOUGH
Option 2: THOUG
Option 3: HUGOT
Option 4: HGUOT
Correct Answer: HGUOT
Solution : Given: HGUOR : HTOOMS :: ? : REDNET
Reverse the letters of the first and second term and both are antonyms of each other – Like, HGUOR→ROUGH, and HTOOMS→SMOOTH ROUGH and SMOOTH are the antonyms of each other. Similarly, follow the same pattern for REDNET
Question : Which of the following cities is the capital of the desert country Mali?
Option 1: Damascus
Option 2: Bamako
Option 3: Adra
Option 4: Ankara
Correct Answer: Bamako
Solution : The correct answer is Bamako.
Mali is a West African country, and it shares its border with Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritius, and Cote d'Ivoire. Its capital city is Bamako. Mali is rich in gold deposits.
Question : Dhupgarh peak is the highest point of which of the following states of India?
Option 1: Chhattisgarh
Option 2: Jharkhand
Option 3: Uttar Pradesh
Option 4: Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Solution : The correct option is Madhya Pradesh.
Dhupgarh is located in the Satpura Range of central India, within the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Its height is approximately 1,350m above sea level.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The work will be finished by the mason within a short time.
Option 1: The mason will be finishing the work within a short time.
Option 2: The mason would have finish the work within a short time.
Option 3: The mason would finish the work within a short time.
Option 4: The mason will finish the work within a short time.
Correct Answer: The mason will finish the work within a short time.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Active voice is the voice where the subject performs the action. When converting a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice, the subject performs the action rather
Question : Directions: How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 9
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 8 triangles. They are ABC, ADE, EFG, EGH, EHI, IHC, EHC, and EGC.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: 30 is related to 41 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 56 is related to 67. To which of the following is 12 related following the same logic?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 25
Option 3: 23
Option 4: 22
Correct Answer: 23
Solution : Given: 30 is related to 41 –
Add 11 to the given number to obtain the required code – 30 + 11 = 41 Thus, 30 is coded as 41. And, 56 is related to 67. 56 + 11 = 67 Thus, 56 is coded
Question : If the two interior opposite angles of an exterior angle of a triangle are 35° and 65°, then the measurement of the exterior angle is:
Option 1: 135°
Option 2: 125°
Option 3: 100°
Option 4: 90°
Correct Answer: 100°
Solution : Two interior opposite angles of a triangle are 35° and 65°. Exterior angle = sum of two interior opposite angles = 35° + 65° = 100° Hence, the correct answer is 100°.
Question : In which year did Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow formulate his famous aphorism 'Omnis cellula e cellula', which became a part of the foundation of cell theory?
Option 1: 1855
Option 2: 1869
Option 3: 1840
Option 4: 1835
Correct Answer: 1855
Solution : The correct option is 1855.
Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow formulated his famous aphorism "Omnis cellula e cellula" in 1855. The phrase translates to "Every cell originates from another existing cell" and became a fundamental principle of cell theory, contributing to our understanding of the
Question : Directions: Q is the sister of R. P is the father of Q. S is the son of T. R is the brother of S. How is T related to P?
Option 1: Daughter-in-law
Option 2: Daughter
Option 3: Niece
Option 4: Wife
Correct Answer: Wife
Solution : Given: Q is the sister of R. P is the father of Q. S is the son of T. R is the brother of S.
The family tree is –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the
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