Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group?
Option 1: QMS
Option 2: HDC
Option 3: VRX
Option 4: DZF
Correct Answer: HDC
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: QMS; Q – 4 = M; M + 6 = S Second option: HDC; H – 4 = D; D – 1 = C Third option: VRX; V – 4 = R; R + 6 = X Fourth
Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/consonants/vowels in the word.) Blaze : Eruption
Option 1: Bookie : Boom
Option 2: Bony : Haggard
Option 3: Boron : Bossy
Option 4: Borax : Boor
Correct Answer: Bony : Haggard
Solution : Given: Blaze : Eruption; Blaze means a very large or fiercely burning fire, and Eruption means an explosion of steam and lava from a volcano. So, Blaze and Eruption are synonyms.
First option: Bookie : Boom; Bookie means a bookmaker, and Boom means
Question : Directions: From the given answer figures, select the figure that is hidden/embedded in the question figure.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all the possible orientations of the question figure in which of the given option figures it can fit itself. By comparison of all option figures, the question figure is embedded only in
Question : The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called :
Option 1: Non- Aligned
Option 2: Civil Rights Movement
Option 3: Apartheid
Option 4: Suffrage
Correct Answer: Apartheid
Solution : Correct Answer is Apartheid
Apartheid, a system of racial segregation, existed in South Africa. Non-white Africans were compelled to live apart from white people and to utilize different public amenities during the Apartheid era. Apartheid is the practice of racial and skin color discrimination. In
Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
The more he remonstrated ___ the referee the worse the situation became.
Option 1: with
Option 2: for
Option 3: at
Option 4: to
Correct Answer: with
Solution : The correct choice to fill in the blank is the first option.
"Remonstration" means to forcefully argue about how something is done. "With" is used to associate it with a noun, which is the referee in this sentence. This makes the sentence grammatically accurate and
Question : Directions: In the following question, identify the diagram that represents the best relationship among the classes given below. Women, Sisters, and Wives
Solution : Both the sisters and wives are women. Therefore, the circles representing wives and sisters will be inside the circle that represents women. Also, some wives can be sisters and some sisters can also be wives. Therefore, the circles representing wives and sisters will have a part
Question : Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called.
Option 1: Vector
Option 2: Transmitter
Option 3: Drones
Option 4: Conductor
Correct Answer: Vector
Solution : The correct answer is a Vector.
Vectors are disease-carrying insects that transmit diseases from one body to another. In the process of transmitting diseases, they are not themselves infected by the pathogen. Vectors include mosquitoes, houseflies, tsetse flies, etc. Vectors are of two
Question : The number of elements known at the time of Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was:
Option 1: 57
Option 2: 53
Option 3: 63
Option 4: 67
Correct Answer: 63
Solution : The correct answer is 63.
The Russian chemist Mendeleev made the greatest contribution to the creation of the periodic table, which arranged the elements according to similar chemical properties as well as their atomic mass, a fundamental property. At the time, only 63 elements were
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: JLOS
Option 2: GHIM
Option 3: HJMQ
Option 4: PRUY
Correct Answer: GHIM
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: JLOS; J + 2 = L; L + 3 = O; O + 4 = S Second option: GHIM; G + 1 = H; H + 1 = I; I + 4 = M Third option: HJMQ; H
Question : Smog is a combination of
Option 1: air and water vapour
Option 2: water and smoke
Option 3: fire and water
Option 4: smoke and fog
Correct Answer: smoke and fog
Solution : The correct answer is smoke and fog
Smog is a mixture of smoke and fog. Smog is classified into two types: photochemical smog and classic smog. Smog can contain a number of dangerous pollutants, such as ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and
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