Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: $2 \frac{3}{7}$
Correct Answer: $2 \frac{2}{3}$
Solution : Given: $\frac{3+8 \times 8 \div 8 \text { of } 8+7 \div 7 \times 2}{5 \div 5 \text { of } 4+3 \times 3 \div 3-3+2}$ $=\frac{3+8 \times \frac{8}{64}+\frac{7}{7}\times 2}{\frac{5}{20}+3 \times \frac{3}{3}-3+2}$ $= \frac{3+1+1 \times 2}{\frac{1}{4}+3 \times 1-3+2}$ $=\frac{3+1+2}{\frac{1}{4}+2}$ $=\frac{6}{\frac{9}{4}}$ $= \frac{8}{3}$ $= 2\frac{2}{3}$
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.
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
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.
Correct Answer: Pranav's house was painted by him.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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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