Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Who was the painter of the famous painting called 'Bharat Mata'?
Option 1: Gaganendranath Tagore
Option 2: Abanindranath Tagore
Option 3: Nandalal Bose
Option 4: Jamini Roy
Correct Answer: Abanindranath Tagore
Solution : The correct answer is Abanindranath Tagore.
Bharat Mata (Lakshmi, Goddess of Plenty) is one of India’s most famous paintings. In the painting, Bharat Mata is seen as a Vaishnava dressed in traditional Vaishnavite clothing. Rabindranath Tagore's nephew, Abanindranath, painted the piece in 1905. Used
Question : Two circles of radii 15 and 18 cm touch each other externally. What is the length (in cm) of the direct common tangent to the two circles?
Option 1: $18 \sqrt{6}$
Option 2: $12 \sqrt{15}$
Option 3: $30 \sqrt{6}$
Option 4: $6 \sqrt{30}$
Correct Answer: $6 \sqrt{30}$
Solution : Given: $R_1$ = 15 cm $R_2$ = 18 cm Thus, direct common tangent = $2\sqrt{R_1R_2}$ = $2\sqrt{15×18}$ = $6 \sqrt{30}$ cm Hence, the correct answer is $6 \sqrt{30}$.
Question : Directions: There are five friends I, J, K, L, and M. K's income is more than L's income but less than M's income. J's income is the least. I's income is less than K's income. Whose income is the maximum?
Option 1: L
Option 2: I
Option 3: K
Option 4: M
Correct Answer: M
Solution : Given: (I) K's income is more than L's income but less than M's income. M > K > L (II) I's income is less than K's income K > I (III) J has the lowest income. M > K > I > L > J,
Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? EY 14, ?, IW 20, KV 24, MU 26
Option 1: GY 19
Option 2: HZ 18
Option 3: GX 18
Option 4: HY 19
Correct Answer: GX 18
Solution : Given: EY 14, ?, IW 20, KV 24, MU 26
For letter-based series – Add 2 in the place value of the first letter and subtract 1 from the place value of the second letter of the previous term of the given series. EY→E
Question : The development process under capitalism has been described as "creative destruction" by:
Option 1: Joseph Schumpeter
Option 2: Karl Marx
Option 3: Norwood Russell Hanson
Option 4: J. S. Mill
Correct Answer: Joseph Schumpeter
Solution : The correct answer is Joseph Schumpeter.
The term "creative destruction" refers to the innovation and technological development process that results in the eradication of existing economic structures, such as industries, businesses and jobs. It was coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter.
Question : Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
Option 1: Pondicherry - Francois Martin
Option 2: Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
Option 3: Madras - Francis Day
Option 4: Calcutta - Robert Clive
Correct Answer: Calcutta - Robert Clive
Solution : The correct answer is Calcutta - Robert Clive.
The Bengal Presidency's first British governor was Major-General Robert Clive. He began his career as a writer for the East India Company (EIC), which rose to power militarily and politically after winning the
Question : Directions: How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 18
Option 3: 16
Option 4: 17
Correct Answer: 17
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 17 quadrilaterals. They are ABCD, ABFJ, ABGI, JFGI, JFCD, IGCD, AELJ, EBFL, JKNI, JOMI, KOMN, KFGN, OFGM, JKHD, INHD, NGCH, and KFCH.
Hence, the fourth
Question : The database in which records are organised in a tree-like structure is:
Option 1: Network database
Option 2: Hierarchical database
Option 3: Relational database
Option 4: Object-oriented database
Correct Answer: Hierarchical database
Solution : The correct answer is a Hierarchical database.
A hierarchical database is a database in which the records are organised in a tree-like structure. Data in a hierarchical database is organised in a parent-child relationship, identical to tree branches. A hierarchy or tree structure is
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, A + B means A is the mother of B, A – B means A is the brother of B, A × B means A is the wife of B, A ÷ B means A is the father of B. Based on the above, how is F related to J if F + G × H ÷ I – J?
Option 1: Mother's mother
Option 2: Daughter
Option 3: Wife's father
Option 4: Mother's husband
Correct Answer: Mother's mother
Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the above family tree, F is J's mother's mother. Hence, the first option
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. RT, ? , ZB, DF
Option 1: WX
Option 2: VX
Option 3: VY
Option 4: UV
Correct Answer: VX
Solution : Given: RT, ?, ZB, DF
Add 4 to the positional value of each letter of the previous term to get the next term in the series. First letter of the series→R + 4 = V; V + 4 = Z; Z + 4 = D
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