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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement". 

My daughter (comes running) as fast as her little feet can take her while her eyes sparkle vivaciously.

(1) comes run

(2) come running 

(3) came run

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

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Correct Answer: 4


Solution : The appropriate answer is the fourth option because the sentence is grammatically correct and needs no improvement. The sentence describes the speaker's daughter running enthusiastically with bright, sparkling eyes.

The final sentence is thus, "My daughter comes running as fast as her little feet can

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Question : Directions: By folding the given paper, which of the following boxes can be made?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : In the 3D view of dice,
1. Each face out of the three faces in the 3D view should be from all the pairs.
2. Two opposite faces cannot appear adjacently in the 3D view of a folded cube figure. So, the opposite pairs of faces

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Question : Directions: N is the brother of X. X is the wife of M. S is the daughter of M. K is the brother of S. P is the mother of N. How is K related to P?

Option 1: Son's son

Option 2: Daughter's son

Option 3: Mother's brother

Option 4: Sister's son

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Correct Answer: Daughter's son


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, K is the daughter's son of P. Hence, the

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Question : In which year did John Alexander Newlands propound a new concept of the 'Law of Octaves' proposing the periodicity of chemical elements arranged in order of atomic weight?

Option 1: 1860

Option 2: 1865

Option 3: 1873

Option 4: 1870

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Correct Answer: 1865


Solution : The correct option is 1865.

John Alexander Newlands proposed the "Law of Octaves" in 1865. According to the Law of Octaves, chemical elements display comparable properties after every eighth element when grouped in increasing atomic weight order.

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Question : Animals having open circulatory system possesses:

Option 1: coelenteron

Option 2: spongocoel

Option 3: pseudocoel

Option 4: haemocoel

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Correct Answer: haemocoel


Solution : The correct option is haemocoel.

Animals with an open circulatory system frequently have a bodily cavity known as a "haemocoel" or "hemocoel". The haemocoel is a huge fluid-filled hollow that surrounds the body's organs. The circulatory fluid, termed hemolymph, is pushed into the haemocoel

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Question : How many litres of water can a hemispherical tank of radius 2.1 m contain? (Take $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)

Option 1: 18984

Option 2: 19324

Option 3: 18404

Option 4: 19404

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Correct Answer: 19404


Solution : Given: $r = 2.1$ m = 210 cm
Volume of a hemisphere = $\frac{2}{3}\pi r^3$
$= \frac{2}{3}\times \frac{22}{7} \times (210)^3$ cm3
$\because$ 1 litre = 1000 cm3
$= \frac{2}{3}\times \frac{22}{7} \times (21)^3$ litres
= 19404 litres
Hence, the correct answer is 19404.

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence.

When he made fun of the sage, who was already infuriated, it made a bad situation worse.

Option 1: Made them at the loggerheads

Option 2: Pulled someone's legs

Option 3: Added fuel to the fire

Option 4: Budged up

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Correct Answer: Added fuel to the fire


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

The phrase "it made a bad situation worse" suggests that the action of making fun of the sage intensified or exacerbated an already negative situation. Added fuel to the fire is an idiomatic expression

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
3 : 27 :: 4 : ?

Option 1: 96

Option 2: 64

Option 3: 44

Option 4: 48

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Correct Answer: 64


Solution : Given:
3 : 27 :: 4 : ?

33 = 27 (27 is the cube of 3.)
Similarly, 43 = 64 (64 is the cube of 4.)

Hence, the second option is correct.

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Question :

Sporangia bearing leaf of a fern is called?

Option 1:

Ramentum

Option 2:

Indusium

Option 3: Sorus

Option 4: Sporophyll

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Correct Answer: Sorus


Solution : The correct answer is Sorus.

Sorus is the term given to a fern's cluster of sporangia (spore-producing structures) on its sporophyll (spore-bearing leaf). Sori are generally brown or orange, and their role is to discharge spores. As sporangia in a sorus reach maturity, they

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following
sentence.

The singer’s performance captivated the audience and left them mesmerised.

Option 1: Enthralled

Option 2: Disillusioned

Option 3: Horrified

Option 4: Resisted

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Correct Answer: Disillusioned


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Captivated: To attract and hold somebody’s attention

Disillusioned: Disappointed because somebody or something is not as good as you first thought

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Enthralled: to hold somebody’s interest and attention
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