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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the

Option 1: Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea

Option 2: West coastal plain

Option 3: Western Ghats

Option 4: Interior part of the Deccan

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Correct Answer: Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea


Solution : The correct answer is Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea

The Mumbai High Oil Fields are situated 160 kilometres (km) to the west of Mumbai, India's coast, on the Arabian Sea's continental shelf. The seabed's gently sloping area between the

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Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

There is evidence that much too technology can lead to a loss of child development opportunities.

Option 1: No error

Option 2: technology can lead to a

Option 3: loss of child development opportunities.

Option 4: There is evidence that much too

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Correct Answer: There is evidence that much too


Solution : The correct choice in the fourth option.

Explanation:

The phrase "much too" should be replaced with "too much", as "much too" emphasises the degree of the excess, whereas the sentence simply states that excess technology can lead to a loss

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Question : The tenure of the members of the Lok Sabha is for how many years as of 2016?

Option 1: 11

Option 2: 9

Option 3: 7

Option 4: 5

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Correct Answer: 5


Solution : The correct answer is 5.

The Parliament typically has 545 members. Members of the Lok Sabha are chosen for 5-year terms. The President, however, has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha whenever he wants, including before the end of the five-year term. The

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Question : The value of $\frac{3+8 \times 8 \div 8 \text { of } 8+7 \div 7 \times 2}{5 \div 5 \text { of } 4+3 \times 3 \div 3-3+2}$ is:

Option 1: $1 \frac{3}{5}$

Option 2: $2 \frac{2}{3}$

Option 3: $1 \frac{4}{7}$

Option 4: $2 \frac{3}{7}$

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Correct Answer: $2 \frac{2}{3}$


Solution : Given: $\frac{3+8 \times 8 \div 8 \text { of } 8+7 \div 7 \times 2}{5 \div 5 \text { of } 4+3 \times 3 \div 3-3+2}$
$=\frac{3+8 \times \frac{8}{64}+\frac{7}{7}\times 2}{\frac{5}{20}+3 \times \frac{3}{3}-3+2}$
$= \frac{3+1+1 \times 2}{\frac{1}{4}+3 \times 1-3+2}$
$=\frac{3+1+2}{\frac{1}{4}+2}$
$=\frac{6}{\frac{9}{4}}$
$= \frac{8}{3}$
$= 2\frac{2}{3}$

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Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Swallows build new nests every year.

Option 1: New nests were built by swallows every year.

Option 2: New nests are built by swallows every year.

Option 3: New nests were being built by swallows every year.

Option 4: New nests is being built by swallows every year.

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Correct Answer: New nests are built by swallows every year.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

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 active voice becomes the subject in

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Question : The given sentence is in active voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentences given in options.

Pranav painted his house.

Option 1: The house was painted by Pranav.

Option 2: Pranav's house was painted by him.

Option 3: Painting of the house was done by Pranav.

Option 4: House painting was done by Pranav.

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Correct Answer: Pranav's house was painted by him.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

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 active sentence becomes the subject in the passive

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Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four.

A month before he was scheduled to be hanged from the ___, the president granted him clemency.

Option 1: gallows

Option 2: balcony

Option 3: stands

Option 4: frame

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Correct Answer: gallows


Solution : The correct answer is the first option.

The word gallows refers to the structure from which a person is hanged as a form of execution.

The given sentence mentions that a person was scheduled to be hanged, so the correct word to fill in

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Question : In which year did RBI introduce the regulatory framework for microfinance loans?

Option 1: 2021

Option 2: 2022

Option 3: 2020

Option 4: 2019

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2022


Solution : The correct answer is 2022.

The guidelines of the RBI came into effect on the first of April 2022. Reserve Bank of India, known as the Banker’s Bank, allowed the Microfinance Institutions the freedom to set interest rates they charge borrowers, with the condition

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Question : Directions: Select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives in the given question.
DLOC : ECI :: TOH : ?

Option 1: EFT

Option 2: EAT

Option 3: AET

Option 4: ETA

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Correct Answer: AET


Solution : Given:
DLOC : ECI :: TOH : ?

Let's reverse the letters of the first letter cluster –
DLOC→COLD and ECI→ICE; ICE is COLD.
Similarly, TOH→HOT and AET→TEA; TEA is HOT.

So, TOH is related to AET. Hence, the third option is correct.

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Question : Neena Prasad was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2021 for her contribution to_____

Option 1: Bharatanatyam

Option 2: Mohiniyattam

Option 3: Kuchipudi

Option 4: Odissi

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Correct Answer: Mohiniyattam


Solution : The correct answer is Mohiniyattam.

In November 2022, Dr Neena Prasad was honoured as a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar), a prestigious recognition bestowed by India's foremost institution for arts and culture. This esteemed award acknowledges a lifetime dedicated to one's

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