Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. A, D, H, M, S, ?
Option 1: X
Option 2: T
Option 3: W
Option 4: Z
Correct Answer: Z
Solution : Given: A, D, H, M, S, ?
Add numbers starting from three to seven to the place value of each letter to get the next number. A (1) + 3 = D; D (4) + 4 = H; H (8) + 5 = M; M
Question : The analysis of the interrelationship between the economy and the environment in the economic environmental accounting system was forwarded by_____.
Option 1: Central Statistical Office
Option 2: National Environmental Engineering Institute
Option 3: Directorate of Economics and Statistics
Option 4: United Nations Statistical Office
Correct Answer: United Nations Statistical Office
Solution : The correct answer is the United Nations Statistical Office.
Formerly known as the United Nations Statistical Office, the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), under the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the UN Secretariat, is responsible for providing the
Question : Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
Many retailers have invested P. time and money into understanding its Q. make them healthier so they can continue to be marketed R. promotions work, and changing product ingredients to S. complexity, refitting shops, trialling which healthier
Option 1: PSRQ
Option 2: SRPQ
Option 3: PQRS
Option 4: QRPS
Correct Answer: PSRQ
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In this order, the sentence begins by mentioning the investment of time and money (P) into understanding how promotions work. The efforts of many retailers (S) in refitting shops, trialling healthier product ingredients, and dealing with complexity. Following
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers do NOT share the same relationship as that shared by the given pairs of numbers. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 32 : 65 35 : 71
Option 1: 21 : 43
Option 2: 46 : 93
Option 3: 17 : 35
Option 4: 30 : 59
Correct Answer: 30 : 59
Solution : Given: (32 : 65); (35 : 71)
Multiply the first number by 2 and then add 1 to obtain the second number – (32 : 65)→(32 × 2) + 1 = 64 + 1 = 65 (35 : 71)→(35 × 2) + 1
Question : Directions: What will come in the place of (?) in the following equation, if + and × are interchanged and also – and ÷ are interchanged? 20 ÷ 5 × 10 – 5 + 2 = ?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 19
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 19
Solution : Given: 20 ÷ 5 × 10 – 5 + 2 = ?
After interchanging the given mathematical signs, we get – = 20 – 5 + 10 ÷ 5 × 2 = 20 – 5 + 2 × 2 = 20 – 5 + 4
Question : Directions: Amit, Bhuwan, Chetan, Dilip, Lalit, and Fahim are sitting in a row facing west. Chetan is between Amit and Lalit. Bhuwan is just to the left of Lalit but right of Dilip. Chetan is sitting to the immediate right of Lalit. Fahim is at the extreme left end. Which pair is sitting by the side of Dilip?
Option 1: Lalit and Bhuwan
Option 2: Bhuwan and Fahim
Option 3: Amit and Fahim
Option 4: Chetan and Amit
Correct Answer: Bhuwan and Fahim
Solution : Given: 1. Chetan is between Amit and Lalit. Also, Chetan is sitting to the immediate right of Lalit. So, the seating arrangement is –
2. Bhuwan is just to the left of Lalit but right of Dilip. So, the seating arrangement is –
Question : The annual report of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is submitted to
Option 1: The president
Option 2: The Supreme Court
Option 3: The prime minister
Option 4: The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
Correct Answer: The president
Solution : The correct answer is The president.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body as defined in Article 315-323, Part XIV Chapter II, Constitution of India to perform its functions and responsibilities assigned to it under Article 320. Every year, the Union
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
When will the results of the dance competition be announced?
Option 1: When will they are announcing the results of the dance competition?
Option 2: When will they announce the results of the dance competition?
Option 3: When they will announce the results of the dance competition?
Option 4: Will they announce the results of the dance competition?
Correct Answer: When will they announce the results of the dance competition?
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Active voice is the voice in which the subject is the doer of the action.
The structure of the interrogative sentence in the active voice in simple future tense
Question : Directions: 35 is related to 48 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 80 is related to 99. To which of the following is 143 related, following the same logic?
Option 1: 175
Option 2: 165
Option 3: 178
Option 4: 168
Correct Answer: 168
Solution : Given: 35 is related to 48 and 80 is related to 99.
Subtract one from the square of consecutive numbers, to get the related number – Like, 35 is related to 48→(6)2 – 1 = 36 – 1 = 35; (7)2 – 1
Question : Who invented the contact lens?
Option 1: Enrico Fermi
Option 2: Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
Option 3: Sandford Fleming
Option 4: Benoit Fourneyron
Correct Answer: Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
Solution : The correct option is Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick.
Gaston Adolf Eugen Fick is regarded as the inventor of the first contact lens. In 1887, he invented a glass contact lens that he used to improve his vision. Fick's lens was enormous, covering
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