Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter from the given alternatives.
Option 1: A
Option 2: B
Option 3: U
Option 4: E
Correct Answer: B
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: A; A is a vowel according to the English alphabet. Second option: B; B is not a vowel according to the English alphabet. Third option: U; U is a vowel according to the English alphabet. Fourth option: E;
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelled word.
Option 1: Block
Option 2: Grudje
Option 3: Flown
Option 4: Adhere
Correct Answer: Grudje
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The incorrectly spelled word is: Grudje
The correct spelling is grudge, which means a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : Directions: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 18, 72, ?, 1152, 4608
Option 1: 274
Option 2: 218
Option 3: 304
Option 4: 288
Correct Answer: 288
Solution : Given: 18, 72, ?, 1152, 4608
Here, each number is multiplied by 4 to get the next number – 18 × 4 =72; 72 × 4 = 288; 288 × 4 = 1152; 1152 × 4 = 4608
So, 288 is the missing number. Hence
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. RCMG, VWUW, ZQCM, DKKC, ?
Option 1: HFQS
Option 2: SMRQ
Option 3: HMRQ
Option 4: HESS
Correct Answer: HESS
Solution : Given: RCMG, VWUW, ZQCM, DKKC, ?
In the given series, add 4 and 8 to the place value of the first and third letters and subtract 6 and 10 from the place value of the second and fourth letters of the previous term to obtain
Question : What is the value of a? If 15 + 18 ÷ 3 × 5 – 12 ÷ 4 + a = 100
Option 1: 54
Option 2: 58
Option 3: 48
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 58
Solution : $15+18 \div 3 \times 5-12 \div 4+a=100$ ⇒ $15+6 \times 5-3+a=100$ ⇒ $15+30-3+a=100$ ⇒ $42+a=100$ $\therefore a=58$ hence, the correct answer is 58.
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order, except the first part. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
As for the first historical fallacy,... A. only some specialists can unravel its inscrutable mysteries B. that the past was so different C. from the present that D. many people wrongly believe
Option 1: BCDA
Option 2: DCBA
Option 3: DBCA
Option 4: ABCD
Correct Answer: DBCA
Solution : The third option is the correct answer: DBCA.
The sentence starts by highlighting a common misconception about the past (D). It then introduces a specific historical fallacy, noting that only specialists can understand its complexities (B). The following part expands on the misconception
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.
Tea prices in the domestic market continue to rule high in the (1) _____ year despite the expectation of higher production as compared to the previous year. According to a preliminary assessment (2) _____ on the weather (3) _____ in recent months, tea output in the next year may reach 800 tonnes as (4) _____ 780 tonnes last year. During the past three months, tea prices have shown an (5) _____ Unlike last year, when tea prices were dramatically low, this year, prices seem to have stabilised at rather high levels.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: shared
Option 2: based
Option 3: flown
Option 4: carried
Correct Answer: based
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The phrase indicates that the missing word should be a verb that describes how the assessment is conducted. Based is the correct choice, as it means to establish or derive from something that is commonly used in the
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow from the given statements. Statements: (I) All cars are yellow. (II) Some yellows are flowers. (III) Some flowers are brown. Conclusions: (I) Some yellows are brown. (II) All yellows are cars.
Option 1: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Option 2: Only conclusion (II) follows
Option 3: Only conclusion (I) follows
Option 4: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some yellows are brown – According to the Venn diagram, there is no definite relation between yellow and brown. Therefore, this
Question : Which river of India drains into the Bay of Bengal?
Option 1: Mahi
Option 2: Narmada
Option 3: Godavari
Option 4: Tapi
Correct Answer: Godavari
Solution : The correct option is Godavari.
The Godavari River is a major river in India that drains into the Bay of Bengal. The Godavari flows through the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh before ultimately discharging into the Bay of Bengal. Like the Ganges,
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, X + Y means X is the sister of Y, X # Y means X is the husband of Y, X & Y means X is the daughter of Y, X % Y means X is the mother of Y, X @ Y means X is the brother of Y. Based on the above, which of the following expressions denotes that D is the wife of F?
Option 1: D % P # K + R % F
Option 2: F @ R + K + P % D
Option 3: P & D % R + K % F
Option 4: D % P + K @ R & F
Correct Answer: D % P + K @ R & F
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: D % P # K + R % F According to the given information, the family tree will be – Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure
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