Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which among the following alloys is made up of copper and zinc?
Option 1: Monel Metal
Option 2: Magnalium
Option 3: Rolled Gold
Option 4: Dutch Metal
Correct Answer: Dutch Metal
Solution : The correct option is Dutch Metal.
Dutch Metal, also known as Dutch gold or composition gold, is an alloy primarily composed of copper (around 85%) and zinc (around 15%). It is a brass alloy that has a gold-like appearance and is often used
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Washington Irving's writing career started at / the tender age of nineteen when he joined / his brother Peter's newspaper The Morning Chronical / as journalist.
Option 1: his brother Peter's newspaper The Morning Chronical
Option 2: Washington Irving's writing career started at
Option 3: as journalist
Option 4: the tender age of nineteen when he joined
Correct Answer: as journalist
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The correct phrase should be "as a journalist", which requires the article "a" before the word "journalist" to denote a singular, specific role.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Washington Irving's writing career started at the
Question : Kinked demand curve is a feature of
Option 1: Monopoly .
Option 2: Oligopoly .
Option 3: Monopsony .
Option 4: Duopoly .
Correct Answer: Oligopoly .
Solution : Correct Answer is Oligopoly .
Competing businesses will react differently to price reductions and price increases, which causes the kink in the demand curve. As a result, it is said that an oligopoly is characterized by its kinked demand curve. Interdependence, product differentiation, high
Question : The inert gas used as beacon light is
Option 1: krypton
Option 2: Argon
Option 3: Helium
Option 4: Neon
Correct Answer: Neon
Solution : The correct answer is Neon.
Neon is placed in the Group 18 of the periodic table. When electricity is passed through it, it produces a bright red and orange light and because of this feature, it is used as beacon lights, incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes
Question : Which of the following are categorised in the Right to Constitutional Remedies in the Indian Constitution?
Option 1: Articles 32-35
Option 2: Articles 32-36
Option 3: Articles 31-34
Option 4: Articles 33-36
Correct Answer: Articles 32-35
Solution : The correct answer is Articles 32–35.
Part III of the Constitution provides for legal remedies to prevent these rights from being violated by the state or other institutions or individuals. It entitles Indian citizens to petition the Supreme Court or High Courts for
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
She had realised that she had seen him before.
(1) had been realised
(2) realised
(3) has realised
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
When two actions happened in the past, the past perfect tense is used to denote the action that happened earlier than the other. So. in this case she had seen the person before also and then she realised
Question : What will be the perimeter (in cm) of the sector of a circle of radius 4.9 cm having a central angle 144° (use $\pi=\frac{22}{7})?$
Option 1: 21.12
Option 2: 23.32
Option 3: 23.23
Option 4: 22.12
Correct Answer: 22.12
Solution : Perimeter of a sector = $\frac{θ}{360} \times 2\pi r + 2r$ $= \frac{144}{360} \times 2\times \frac{22}{7} \times 4.9 \ + \ 2\times 4.9$ $= 12.32 + 9.8$ $= 22.12\ \mathrm{cm}$ Hence, the correct answer is 22.12.
Question : Glucose is a type of
Option 1: pentose sugar
Option 2: hexose sugar
Option 3: tetrose sugar
Option 4: diose sugar
Correct Answer: hexose sugar
Solution : The correct option is hexose sugar.
Glucose is a form of hexose sugar. Glucose is a monosaccharide, which means it is the simplest type of sugar and cannot be hydrolyzed into lesser sugars. Glucose is a vital source of energy in living creatures, and
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tea prices in the domestic market continue to rule high in the (1) _____ year despite the expectation of higher production as compared to the previous year. According to a preliminary assessment (2) _____ on the weather (3) _____ in recent months, tea output in the next year may reach 800 tonnes as (4) _____ 780 tonnes last year. During the past three months, tea prices have shown an (5) _____ Unlike last year, when tea prices were dramatically low, this year, prices seem to have stabilised at rather high levels.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: outbreak
Option 2: forecast
Option 3: condition
Option 4: pattern
Correct Answer: forecast
The word forecast fits well in the context of a preliminary assessment related to the weather. A forecast is a prediction or estimation of future conditions, especially in terms of weather.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation.
Geetika spoke a lot about her new movie. However, it came to nothing in the theatres.
Option 1: To give the devil his dues
Option 2: To get into hot water
Option 3: To dig the grave
Option 4: To end in smoke
Correct Answer: To end in smoke
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom "to end in smoke" means that something, like a plan or effort, fails to produce the expected or desired results and comes to nothing, which is exactly what happened with Geetika's movie when
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
Topic Tagged to the Question are not relevant to Question
Question drives traffic to external sites for promotional or commercial purposes
The Question is not relevant to User
And never miss an important update
