Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Who among the following appointed Aziz Khummar, a wine distiller, to a high administrative post?
Option 1: Alauddin Khalji
Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Option 3: Jalaluddin Khalji
Option 4: Firuz Shah Tughluq
Correct Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Solution : The correct answer is Muhammad bin Tughluq.
Sultan Muhammad Tughluq made unconventional appointments to high administrative posts, including Aziz Khummar, a wine distiller; Firuz Hajjam, a barber; Mank, a cook; and two gardeners, Ladha and Pira. Ziyauddin Barani, a chronicler from the
Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM for the underlined word in the given sentence.
The guest was heckled by the spectators.
Option 1: Calmed
Option 2: Aided
Option 3: Taunted
Option 4: Helped
Correct Answer: Taunted
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Heckled typically refers to the act of interrupting or harassing a speaker or performer, often by shouting or making derisive comments. Taunted aligns with this meaning, as it involves provoking or mocking someone with scornful remarks or actions.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The speech of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam influences young minds.
Option 1: Young minds get influenced by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Option 2: Young minds were influenced by the speech of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Option 3: Young minds are influenced by the speech of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Option 4: The speech of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is very influencing.
Correct Answer: Young minds are influenced by the speech of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
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
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words. A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
Option 1: Arsonist
Option 2: Apostate
Option 3: Anarchist
Option 4: Agnostic
Correct Answer: Apostate
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
An apostate is an individual who deliberately abandons or rejects a previously held religious or political conviction. This term encapsulates the act of renunciation from established beliefs or doctrines, making it precisely applicable to the context described.
The
Question : In a circular race of 1500 m. Anil and Bilal start from the same point and at the same time with speeds of 36 km/hr and 54 km/hr respectively. When will they meet again for the first time on the track when they are running in the same direction?
Option 1: 300 sec
Option 2: 250 sec
Option 3: 140 sec
Option 4: 320 sec
Correct Answer: 300 sec
Solution : Speed of Amal = 36 km/hr = 36 × $\frac{5}{18}$ = 10 m/s Speed of Bimal = 54 km/hr = 54 × $\frac{5}{18}$ = 15 m/s Time taken by Amal to complete one round = $\frac{1500}{10}$ = 150 sec Time taken by Bimal to
Question : Select the correct spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The feeling of weightlessness while skydiving is known to exilarete many people.
Option 1: exilairate
Option 2: exhilarete
Option 3: exilarate
Option 4: exhilarate
Correct Answer: exhilarate
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
The correct spelling of the underlined word is "exhilarate", as it means to make someone feel very happy, animated, or elated. Experiencing the feeling of weightlessness while skydiving often leads to a sense of exhilaration or excitement in
Question : Refer to the following data table and answer the following Question.
What percent of students who chose Engineering are girls?
Option 1: 40
Option 2: 22.86
Option 3: 50
Option 4: 100
Correct Answer: 50
Solution : The total number of students who chose Engineering = 40 + 40 = 80 students The number of girls who chose Engineering = 40 girls The percentage of students who chose Engineering and are girls $=\frac{\text{Number of girls in Engineering}}{\text{Total number of students in Engineering}}
Question : Breaking physical memory into fixed-sized blocks called as:
Option 1: Packets
Option 2: Page
Option 3: Frames
Option 4: Segments
Correct Answer: Frames
Solution : The correct answer is Frames.
Physical memory is divided into page frames, which are fixed-size blocks. The base address, which is the frame number, is contained in the page table and is indexed by the page number. A frame is a group of bits
Question : P's income is 150% of Q's income and P's expenditure is 60% of Q's expenditure. If Q saves 20% of his income, then how much percentage does P save of his own income?
Option 1: 68%
Option 2: 60%
Option 3: 72%
Option 4: 75%
Correct Answer: 68%
Solution : Given: P's income is 150% of Q's income = 1.5 × Q's income P's expenditure is 60% of Q's expenditure = 0.6 × Q's expenditure Q saves 20% of his income = 0.2 × Q's income We know, Savings = Income – Expenditure So, Q's
Question : Where is Bhimrao Ambedkar Multipurpose Stadium situated?
Option 1: Faizabad
Option 2: Ghaziabad
Option 3: Kanpur
Option 4: Patna
Correct Answer: Faizabad
Solution : The correct option is Faizabad.
The Bhimrao Ambedkar Multipurpose Stadium is situated in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. The stadium is part of a multi-crore project for a sports complex in Faizabad, funded by the state government.
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