Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Choose the word that can substitute the given sentence.
The art of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms.
Option 1: Biopsy
Option 2: Diagnosis
Option 3: Prognosis
Option 4: Autopsy
Correct Answer: Diagnosis
Solution : The correct choice is the second option: diagnosis.
Explanation:
In the context of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms, the appropriate term is diagnosis. The process described in the sentence involves determining the nature of a medical condition based on observable
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Which countries are separated by the McMahon Line?
Option 1: India-Bangladesh
Option 2: India-Pakistan
Option 3: India-China
Option 4: India-Nepal
Correct Answer: India-China
Solution : The correct option is India-China.
The McMahon Line was established as part of the Shimla Accord in 1914. It serves as the border demarcation between India and China. It was proposed by Sir Henry McMahon. He was the foreign secretary of the British Government
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936, after which they were 1_________. by World War II. The Olympics 2_________. in 1948 and was 3________. held every four years. Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years, but in accordance with a 1986 4________. by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to place the Summer and Winter Games on 5________. four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years, the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.
Option 1: precision
Option 2: decision
Option 3: indecision
Option 4: incision
Correct Answer: decision
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The sentence refers to a specific action taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1986. The term that best fits in this context is "decision". The IOC made a decision regarding the scheduling of the summer and
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The Indian army airlifted thousands of people from Ukraine.
Option 1: Thousands of people had been airlifted from Ukraine by the Indian army.
Option 2: Thousands of people have been airlifted from Ukraine by the Indian army.
Option 3: Thousands of people are airlifted from Ukraine by the Indian army.
Option 4: Thousands of people were airlifted from Ukraine by the Indian army.
Correct Answer: Thousands of people were airlifted from Ukraine by the Indian army.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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
Question : Directions: Find the correct alternative that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete. _BX_ _X_B_X_X_ _X
Option 1: XXBXXBXB
Option 2: XBXBXBXX
Option 3: BBXXBXXX
Option 4: BXXXBBBB
Correct Answer: XXBXXBXB
Solution : Given: _BX_ _X_B_X_X_ _X
To fill the series we have to divide the series – _BX / _ _X / _B_ / X_X / _ _X
Let's check each option – First option: XXBXXBXB; XBX / XBX / XBX / X
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, all kings are beautiful is coded as 42 63 mo lue and all queens are beautiful is coded as mo lue 63 36. How is kings coded in the given language?
Option 1: 63
Option 2: 24
Option 3: lue
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 42
Solution : Given: 1. all kings are beautiful ⇒ 42 63 mo lue 2. all queens are beautiful ⇒ mo lue 63 36
By comparing the coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, all are beautiful and mo lue 63 are common. The
Question : Perfectly inelastic demand is equal to:
Option 1: one
Option 2: infinite
Option 3: zero
Option 4: greater than one
Correct Answer: zero
Solution : The correct answer is zero.
Perfectly inelastic demand equals zero. It suggests that when the price of an item changes, the amount required does not vary at all. Perfectly inelastic demand is uncommon, although it might exist for commodities that are vital for survival, such
Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling error.
Option 1: The cursor must be plased at the strat of the line.
Option 2: The cursor must be placed at the start of the line.
Option 3: The cursor must be plased at the start of the line.
Option 4: The cursur must be placed at the start of the line.
Correct Answer: The cursor must be placed at the start of the line.
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
The sentence with no spelling error is: The cursor must be placed at the start of the line.
It contains the correct spelling of all the
Question : What is the name of a type of waterfall with an enormous volume of water?
Option 1: Cascade
Option 2: Rapid
Option 3: Cataract
Option 4: Chute
Correct Answer: Cataract
Solution : The correct option is Cataract.
A type of waterfall with an enormous volume of water is often referred to as a "cataract." The term "cataract" is commonly used to describe waterfalls characterised by a large, powerful flow of water.
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