Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : In September 2022, at the Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX) in Bengaluru, ISRO and the space agency of ______ facilitated signage of half a dozen MoUs between the startups of the two countries focusing on space tech.
Option 1: Australia
Option 2: France
Option 3: USA
Option 4: Israel
Correct Answer: Australia
Solution : The correct option is Australia.
The MoU was signed between India and Australia. Valdel Advanced Technologies of Bengaluru signed this MoU with an Australian artificial intelligence company. This was signed by the ISRO scientific secretary and Australian Space Agency head, Enrico Palermo.
Question : Ranjumoni Saikia was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2019 for her contribution to which classical dance?
Option 1: Kuchipudi
Option 2: Mohiniyattam
Option 3: Sattriya
Option 4: Chhau
Correct Answer: Sattriya
Solution : The correct answer is Sattriya.
Ranjumoni Saikia is a prominent Sattriya guru who has made significant contributions to the practice, choreography, and scholarly exploration of Sattriya dance, and culture. She received intensive training from her father, the renowned Rasheswar Saikia Borbayan, who, notably, broke
Question : Which US President announced the 'New Deal" for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?
Option 1: Abraham Lincoln
Option 2: Benjamin Franklin
Option 3: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Option 4: J. F. Kennedy
Correct Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Solution : The correct answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt
The United States implemented several domestic programmes known as the New Deal between 1933 and 1938, as well as some later. During President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term (1933–1937), they included both congressional legislation and presidential
Question : The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2022 proposed to convert ____________ as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.
Option 1: National Infrastructure and Industrial Institute
Option 2: National Energy and Environment Institute
Option 3: National Rail and Transportation Institute
Option 4: National Transport and Infrastructure Institute
Correct Answer: National Rail and Transportation Institute
Solution : The correct option is the National Rail and Transportation Institute.
The National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in various aspects of transportation, including railway technology and management. It aims to provide education and research opportunities
Question : A mixture contains liquid A and B in the ratio 5 : 3, respectively. If 3 litres of liquid B is added to it, the ratio of liquid A to liquid B becomes 7 : 6. What is the quantity of liquid A in the mixture?
Option 1: $7 \frac{2}{3}$ litres
Option 2: $9 \frac{1}{3}$ litres
Option 3: $11 \frac{2}{3}$ litres
Option 4: $13 \frac{1}{3}$ litres
Correct Answer: $11 \frac{2}{3}$ litres
Solution : The ratio of liquid A and B = 5 : 3 Quantity of liquid added in B = 3 litres The ratio of liquid A and B after addition = 7 : 6 Let the quantity of the two liquids A and B
Question : Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj organisation in 1875 at which of the following places?
Option 1: Lahore
Option 2: Delhi
Option 3: Amritsar
Option 4: Bombay
Correct Answer: Bombay
Solution : The correct answer is Bombay.
On April 10, 1875, Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Bombay. It is a monotheistic reform movement within Indian Hinduism that upholds principles and practices derived from Vedic belief. Proselytisation in Hinduism was first introduced by this organisation.
Question : Which of the following pairs of "tournament – format" is correct?
I. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – T20 II. Vijay Hazare Trophy – 50 overs
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Neither I nor II
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : The correct option is Both I and II.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali and is one of the premier T20 tournaments at the
Question : PARAM supercomputer belongs to which generation of computers?
Option 1: Second
Option 2: First
Option 3: Fifth
Option 4: Third
Correct Answer: Fifth
Solution : The correct option is the Fifth.
The Indian Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the developer of the PARAM series of supercomputers. These supercomputers are from the fifth generation, and over time, several iterations of PARAM have been created.
Question : The term 'Dressage' is associated with:
Option 1: equestrian
Option 2: polo
Option 3: rugby
Option 4: water polo
Correct Answer: equestrian
Solution : The correct answer is equestrian.
Dressage is a type of equestrian sport that is done for competition and exhibition, as well as an art that is occasionally practised only for mastery. In French, dressage means "training." The goal of dressage is to test and
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word from the following sentence. Decent My father taught me to be true and ethical in business as dishonesty leads to downfall.
Option 1: dishonesty
Option 2: ethical
Option 3: downfall
Option 4: true
Correct Answer: dishonesty
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Dishonesty is the opposite of decent, as it refers to a lack of honesty or integrity.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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