Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
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
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.
Option 1: VWYB
Option 2: LMOR
Option 3: QSVY
Option 4: ABDG
Correct Answer: QSVY
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: VWYB; V + 1 = W; W + 2 = Y; Y + 3 = B Second option: LMOR; L + 1 = M; M + 2 = O; O + 3 = R Third option: QSVY; Q
Question : Directions: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. DF_ _ L _ P_ _ V_
Option 1: HJNRTX
Option 2: GEMRSY
Option 3: HIMSTY
Option 4: GINRSX
Correct Answer: HJNRTX
Solution : Given: DF_ _ L _ P_ _ V_
Let's check each option – First option: HJNRTX; DFHJLNPRTVX (2 is being added in the positional value of each letter to get the next letter in the series.) Second option:
Question : Name the Indian who won the title at the World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania event in Berlin, Germany in April 2023.
Option 1: Abhimanyu Mishra
Option 2: R Praggnanandhaa
Option 3: Nihal Sarin
Option 4: D. Gukesh
Correct Answer: D. Gukesh
Solution : The correct answer is D. Gukesh.
The World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania event was won by young Indian grandmaster D. Gukesh, who defeated world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the championship series in 2023.
Question : Directions: If A stands for ÷, B stands for ×, C stands for + and D stands for –, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 67 C 429 A 11 B 5 D 85 = ?
Option 1: 126
Option 2: 177
Option 3: 110
Option 4: 262
Correct Answer: 177
Solution : Given: A Stands for ÷, B stands for ×, C stands for + and D stands for – 67 C 429 A 11 B 5 D 85 = ?
After replacing the letters with mathematical signs, the equation will be as follows – = 67
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My father cooks breakfast every day.
Option 1: Breakfast was being cooked every day by my father.
Option 2: Breakfast was cooked every day by my father.
Option 3: Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.
Option 4: Breakfast was cook every day by my father.
Correct Answer: Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In the original sentence, the structure is in active voice. The passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the
Question : If $\left (a+b \right):\left (b+c \right):\left (c+a \right)= 6:7:8$ and $\left (a+b+c \right) = 14,$ then value of $c$ is:
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Given: $(a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 6 : 7 : 8$ $a+b+c = 14$ Let be $a+b = 6x$ , $b+c = 7x$ and $c+a = 8x$ $\therefore 2(a+b+c)=6x+7x+8x$ ----------------------------(1) ⇒ $(a+b+c)=\frac{6x+7x+8x}{2}$ ⇒ $6x+c = 10.5x$ $\therefore c
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. Data 1._______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2.______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3.______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4.____ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5.____ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: Earth
Option 2: Mercury
Option 3: Mars
Option 4: Pluto
Correct Answer: Earth
Solution : The first option is correct.
EXPLANATION:
Earth's atmosphere contains about 0.04% carbon dioxide (as per last update in January 2022), which is less than 1% of the atmosphere, while the majority is composed of nitrogen (about 78%) and oxygen (about 21%). So, here, we deduce
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 42, 163, 307, 476, ?
Option 1: 648
Option 2: 632
Option 3: 684
Option 4: 672
Correct Answer: 672
Solution : Given: 42, 163, 307, 476, ?
Follow the pattern to obtain the next term.
So, 672 is the missing term in the series. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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