Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : A, B, P, and Q are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O. If angle AQB is 60°, then which of the following can be the value of angle APB?
Option 1: 160°
Option 2: 30°
Option 3: 90°
Option 4: 60°
Correct Answer: 60°
Solution : $\angle AQB = 60°$ made by chord AB on the circumference of the circle. Also, the $\angle APB$ is made by the same chord AB on the circumference of the circle. Angles made by the same chord on the circumference at the same side of
Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
There were no buses yesterday because of the strike, and so I ______walk to college.
Option 1: should
Option 2: have to
Option 3: had to
Option 4: will have to
Correct Answer: had to
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
"Had to" is the simple past tense and past particle of "have to" and is the correct choice in this context, as it helps convey the intended meaning that the subject (I) had to walk as
Question : The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called.
Option 1: Epilimnion
Option 2: Mesolimnion
Option 3: Metalimnion
Option 4: Hypolimnion
Correct Answer: Hypolimnion
Solution : The correct option is Hypolimnion.
The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is often known as the Hypolimnion. It is the warmest, and most well-mixed layer. Below the Epilimnion is a transitional layer called the Metalimnion or Thermocline. The lowermost layer, beneath
Question : Directions: The following chart represents Demand and Production for 5 companies A, B, C, D, and E. Based on the graph answer the questions.
The ratio of the number of companies having more demand than production to those having more production than demand is:
Option 1: 4 : 1
Option 2: 2 : 2
Option 3: 3 : 2
Option 4: 2 : 3
Correct Answer: 3 : 2
Solution : As per the graph, The number of companies having more demand than production = 3 companies The number of companies having more production than demand = 2 companies The required ratio = The number of companies having more demand than production : The
Question : The Constitution of India was framed by
Option 1: Planning Commission
Option 2: Constituent Assembly
Option 3: President
Option 4: Working Committee
Correct Answer: Constituent Assembly
Solution : The correct answer is Constituent Assembly.
The Indian Constitution, the longest of any sovereign nation in the world, provides a comprehensive framework to guide and govern the country, keeping in view her social, cultural, and religious diversity. Writing a constitution for an independent
Question : A square of side 3 cm is cut off from each corner of a rectangular sheet of length 24 cm and breadth 18 cm, and the remaining sheet is folded to form an open rectangular box. The surface area of the box is:
Option 1: 468 cm2
Option 2: 396 cm2
Option 3: 612 cm2
Option 4: 423 cm2
Correct Answer: 396 cm2
Solution : Length of rectangular sheet = 24 cm Breadth of rectangular sheet = 18 cm Side of cut-out square = 3 cm Length of the box $(l)$ = [24 – (3 + 3)] = 18 cm Breadth of the box $(b)$ = [18 –
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The injury was so severe that he could not play again.
Option 1: implacable
Option 2: tolerant
Option 3: furious
Option 4: pungent
Correct Answer: tolerant
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The meaning of severe, according to the given paragraph, is an extremely bad, serious, or unacceptable situation.
Tolerant means able to endure, which makes it the correct antonym.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
Option 1: Hydaspes
Option 2: Jhelum
Option 3: Panipat
Option 4: Tarain
Correct Answer: Hydaspes
Solution : The correct answer is Hydaspes.
The battle of Hydaspes between Alexander the Great and King Porus (Paurava) took place on the banks of the Hydaspes River (Jhelum River) in Punjab, near Bhera, what is now Pakistan. The battle was Alexander's fourth and final campaign in
Question : Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Sinister
Option 1: Propitious
Option 2: Ominous
Option 3: Baleful
Option 4: Foreboding
Correct Answer: Propitious
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The word sinister suggests something threatening or evil, like an ominous presence or a feeling of impending harm. On the other hand, the antonym, propitious conveys a sense of favourability and positive conditions.
The meanings of the other
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The cat ate all the pastries.
Option 1: All the pastries is eaten by the cat.
Option 2: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Option 3: All the pastries had been eaten by the cat.
Option 4: All the pastries are eaten by the cat.
Correct Answer: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Explanation:
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject
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