Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : What is the atomic number of Bohrium, which is named after physicist Niels Bohr, one of the founders of quantum theory?
Option 1: 117
Option 2: 107
Option 3: 113
Option 4: 101
Correct Answer: 107
Solution : The correct answer is 107.
Bohrium is a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 107, and its symbol is Bh. It is named after the Nobel Prize winner (1922), Neil Bohr. He was the Danish physicist who proposed the modern theory of the
Question : Refer to the below data table and answer the following question.
If 400 calories are burnt by jogging 5 km, how many calories were burnt in the given week?
Option 1: 1410 calories
Option 2: 1360 calories
Option 3: 1310 calories
Option 4: 1260 calories
Correct Answer: 1360 calories
Solution : Jogging for 5 km burns 400 calories. ⇒ 1 km of jogging burns $\frac{400}{5}=80$ calories ⇒ The total distance covered in a week = 2.5 + 4 + 2.5 + 3.5 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 1.5 = 17 km $\therefore$ 17 km of
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.
Option 1: RQP
Option 2: HGF
Option 3: DCB
Option 4: NPR
Correct Answer: NPR
Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: RQP; R – 1 = Q; Q – 1 = P Second option: HGF; H – 1 = G; G – 1 = F Third option: DCB; D – 1 = C; C – 1 = B Fourth
Option 1: ZXVT
Option 2: SQOM
Option 3: WUSP
Option 4: MKIG
Correct Answer: WUSP
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: ZXVT; Z – 2 = X; X – 2 = V; V – 2 = T Second option: SQOM; S – 2 = Q; Q – 2 = O; O – 2 = M Third option: WUSP; W
Question : Which of the following is the main advantage of the import substitution policy?
Option 1: It may make the indigenous industries more competitive.
Option 2: It will help the consumers by providing them with unlimited choices.
Option 3: It helps the nation achieve self-reliance.
Option 4: It led to optimum allocation of resources.
Correct Answer: It helps the nation achieve self-reliance.
Solution : The correct answer is It helps the nation achieve self-reliance.
Under trade policy, import substitution is a tactic that forbids the import of goods from other countries and promotes domestic manufacturing. This policy aims to replace imported goods with domestic
Question : The value of $\frac{\sin 25^{\circ}\cos 65^{\circ}+\cos 25^{\circ}\sin 65^{\circ}}{\tan ^{2}70^{\circ}-cosec^{2}20^{\circ}}$ is:
Option 1: –1
Option 2: 0
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: –1
Solution : $\frac{\sin 25^{\circ}\cos 65^{\circ}+\cos 25^{\circ}\sin 65^{\circ}}{\tan ^{2}70^{\circ}-\operatorname{cosec}^{2}20^{\circ}}$ $=\frac{\sin 25^{\circ}\sin 25^{\circ}+\cos 25^{\circ}\cos 25^{\circ}}{\tan ^{2}70^{\circ}-\operatorname{cosec}^{2}20^{\circ}}$ $= \frac{\sin^2 25^{\circ}+\cos^225^{\circ}}{\tan^{2}70^{\circ}-\sec^{2}70^{\circ}}$ $= \frac{1}{-(\sec^ {2}70^{\circ}-\tan^ {2}70^{\circ})}$ $= -1$ Hence, the correct answer is –1.
Question : Who won the women’s singles title at the French Open 2022?
Option 1: Iga Swiatek
Option 2: Ons Jabeur
Option 3: Ashleigh Barty
Option 4: Coco Gauff
Correct Answer: Iga Swiatek
Solution : The correct option is Iga Swiatek.
The world's top-ranked player, Iga Swiatek of Poland, secured victory in the women's singles at the French Open 2022. Facing off against the talented US teenager Coco Gauff, the 21-year-old phenom clinched her second French Open title in
Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'No correction required' if the sentence is correct as given. "Hello! How (is) you?"
Option 1: am
Option 2: are
Option 3: No correction required
Option 4: was
Correct Answer: are
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The sentence "Hello! How (is) you?" contains a grammatical error. The correct replacement for the bracketed word segment is "are".
According to the subject-verb agreement rule, the verb must be placed according to the subject of the verb.
Question : When was the League of Nations established?
Option 1: In 1918
Option 2: In 1920
Option 3: In 1939
Option 4: In 1914
Correct Answer: In 1920
Solution : The correct answer is In 1920.
The League of Nations served as a forum for international collaboration. The group was formally dissolved on April 19, 1946. The Allied countries that had won World War I took the initiative to form it on January 10,
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order, except for the first part. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
It is... A. who are continually trying to improve B. not the least talented C. their dialogue skills, D. the most talented people
Option 1: DACB
Option 2: BADC
Option 3: CDBA
Option 4: ABDC
Correct Answer: DACB
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Starting with "It is..." (unseen but implied), the sentence's logical flow would be:
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