Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Who among the following devoted his life to the upliftment of widows and established the Widow Remarriage Association in 1893?
Option 1: Dhondo Keshav Karve
Option 2: Annie Besant
Option 3: Keshab Chandra Sen
Option 4: Behramji Malabari
Correct Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
Solution : The correct answer is Dhondo Keshav Karve.
Dhondo Keshav Karve, a trailblazer in promoting women's empowerment in India, was a social reformer and educator. In 1893, he founded the Widow Marriage Association, advocating for the remarriage of widows.
Question : Directions: A few cubes are arranged as shown in the figure. How many cubes are unseen?
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : To find the total number of cubes that are unseen, we have to subtract the total number of seen cubes from the total number of cubes that are present in the given figure.
The total number of cubes that are unseen (Uc) =
Question : If the radius of the circle is 42 cm and the angle formed at the centre by an arc is 150°. What is the length of the corresponding area?
Option 1: 66 cm
Option 2: 77 cm
Option 3: 110 cm
Option 4: 55 cm
Correct Answer: 110 cm
Solution : The angle formed by the arc at the centre = 150° The radius of the circle ($r$) = 42 cm Length of the arc (l) = $2\pi r \times (\frac{\theta}{360°}$) Where, $\theta$ = Angle formed at the centre $r$ = Radius of circle Let
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. He wore a bizarre outfit for the party.
Option 1: Normal
Option 2: Usual
Option 3: Weird
Option 4: Familiar
Correct Answer: Weird
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
The most appropriate synonym for bizarre in this context is weird. Bizarre refers to something very strange, unusual, or strikingly unconventional in appearance, style, or manner. Similarly, weird denotes something that is odd, unconventional, or markedly different from
Question : The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by
Option 1: Regulating Act of 1773
Option 2: Pitt's India Act of 1784
Option 3: Charter Act of 1793
Option 4: Charter Act of 1813
Correct Answer: Regulating Act of 1773
Solution : The correct answer is the Regulating Act of 1773.
The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established in 1774 through the Regulating Act of 1773. Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. From 1774 until the Indian Councils Act
Question : Directions: Words given on the left side of (::) are related to each other by some Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the missing word/word pair on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Cow : Four :: ? : ?
Option 1: Crow : Two
Option 2: Four : Dog
Option 3: Tiger : Eight
Option 4: Parrot : Five
Correct Answer: Crow : Two
Solution : Given: Cow : Four :: ? : ? (This depicts the relation between the creature and the number of legs that creature has.)
Let's check each option – First option: Crow : Two; Crow has two legs. Second option: Four : Dog; Dog
Question : Directions: EGDH is related to KMJN in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, QSPT is related to WYVZ. To which of the following is CEBF related, following the same logic?
Option 1: IKHL
Option 2: HKIL
Option 3: KMJN
Option 4: HGJK
Correct Answer: IKHL
Solution : Given: EGDH is related to KMJN and QSPT is related to WYVZ.
Add 6 to the place value of each letter of the cluster – EGDH→E + 6 = K; G + 6 = M; D + 6 = J; H + 6 = N→KMJN
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
As I (1)_____ the stream and began climbing the hill, the grunting and chattering increased, as though the langurs were trying to warn me of some hidden danger. I looked up and saw a great orange-gold leopard, sleek and spotted, (2)______ on a rock about twenty feet away from me. The leopard looked at me once, briefly and with an air of disdain, and then sprang into a dense thicket, making (3)_______ no sound as it melted into the shadows. I had (4)_______ the leopard in his quest for food. But a little later, I heard the quickening cry of a barking deer as it fled through the forest. After that (5)________ I did not see the leopard again.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: swinging
Option 2: dancing
Option 3: poised
Option 4: playing
Correct Answer: poised
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Poised describes a balanced and graceful posture, fitting for a sleek and spotted leopard on a rock.
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the given sentence.
The city had a hundred thousand inhabitents; some think double as many.
Option 1: Hundred
Option 2: Inhabitents
Option 3: Double
Option 4: Thousand
Correct Answer: Inhabitents
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The correct spelling is inhabitants, referring to the people who live in a particular place.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The city had a hundred thousand inhabitants some think double as many."
Question : Directions: In the following question, find out the incorrect term in the series. 2, 5, 10, 3, 6, 18, 4, 7, 30
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 7
Correct Answer: 30
Solution : Given: 2, 5, 10, 3, 6, 18, 4, 7, 30
In the above-given series, every third number is the product of the two previous numbers – 2 × 5 = 10; 3 × 6 = 18; 4 × 7 = 28 ≠ 30
So, 30
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