Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives in the given question. COUNTRY : FRXQWUB :: EXAMINE : ?
Option 1: HAPDLQH
Option 2: HADPLQH
Option 3: HAHPLDQ
Option 4: GBQDVWB
Correct Answer: HADPLQH
Solution : Given: COUNTRY : FRXQWUB :: EXAMINE : ?
Add 3 to the place value of each letter of COUNTRY to obtain the related letter cluster – C + 3 = F; O + 3 = R; U + 3 = X; N + 3 =
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, "I will go to Indonesia tomorrow."
Option 1: He said that he would go to Indonesia tomorrow.
Option 2: He said that he would go to Indonesia the next day.
Option 3: He said that he would be going to Indonesia the next day.
Option 4: He said he would go to Indonesia by tomorrow.
Correct Answer: He said that he would go to Indonesia the next day.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : The first woman to get the Bharat Ratna Award was
Option 1: Mother Teresa
Option 2: Indira Gandhi
Option 3: Lata Mangeshkar
Option 4: Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer: Indira Gandhi
Solution : The correct option is Indira Gandhi.
In 1971, Indira Gandhi became the first female recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award. She was the country's first and only female prime minister and held the position of third prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and
Question : Directions: Select the related code from the given alternatives. SPINSTER : ROHMRSDQ :: SINISTER : ?
Option 1: RDDLRSDQ
Option 2: RDLDSRDQ
Option 3: RHMHRSDQ
Option 4: RDLDRDSQ
Correct Answer: RHMHRSDQ
Solution : Given: SPINSTER : ROHMRSDQ :: SINISTER : ?
Like, SPINSTER→S – 1 = R; P – 1 = O; I – 1 = H; N – 1 = M; S – 1 = R; T – 1 = S; E – 1 = D; R
Question : Directions: If 36 @ 2 = 1296 and 4 @ 4 = 256, then 9 @ 3 = ?
Option 1: 729
Option 2: 343
Option 3: 512
Option 4: 6561
Correct Answer: 729
Solution : Given: If 36 @ 2 = 1296 and 4 @ 4 = 256, then 9 @ 3 = ?
Like, 36 @ 2 = 1296→36 × 36 = 1296 And, 4 @ 4 = 256→4 × 4 × 4 × 4 = 256 Similarly, for
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g.13 – operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (393, 342, 564) (287, 82, 328)
Option 1: (485, 136, 548)
Option 2: (567, 162, 638)
Option 3: (237, 294, 384)
Option 4: (329, 144, 406)
Correct Answer: (237, 294, 384)
Solution : Given: (393, 342, 564); (287, 82, 328)
The first term is added with the half of the second term, to get the third term – ⇒ (393, 342, 564)→(393) + (342 ÷ 2) = 393 + 171 = 564 ⇒ (287, 82, 328)→(287)
Question : Who among the following played a prominent role during the 'Reign of Terror' in France?
Option 1: Voltaire
Option 2: Marat
Option 3: Robespierre
Option 4: Montesquieu
Correct Answer: Robespierre
Solution : The correct option is Robespierre.
Maximilien Robespierre was a key figure in France's "Reign of Terror". The Committee of Public Safety, which practically ruled the French Government during the Terror, was headed by the French statesman and lawyer Robespierre. The Committee of Public Safety,
Question : Directions: What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if + and – are interchanged and × and ÷ are interchanged? 58 – 17 ÷ 6 + 322 × 23 = ?
Option 1: 153
Option 2: 138
Option 3: 161
Option 4: 146
Correct Answer: 146
Solution : Given: 58 – 17 ÷ 6 + 322 × 23 = ? After interchanging + with –, and × with ÷, the equation will be as follows – = 58 + 17 × 6 – 322 ÷ 23 = 58 + 17 × 6 –
Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the option that contains the error. If you don't find any errors, mark 'No error' as your answer. By virtue off the power given to the leader, the followers accepted his decision.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: By virtue off
Option 3: the power given to the leader
Option 4: the followers accepted his decision
Correct Answer: By virtue off
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
Explanation: "By virtue off" should be corrected to "by virtue of". The correct phrase to indicate the reason or basis for something is "by virtue of." It means "because of" or "due to". The correct usage
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Enigmatic
Option 1: Literate
Option 2: Grumpy
Option 3: Illiterate
Option 4: Mysterious
Correct Answer: Mysterious
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
When something is enigmatic, it challenges our ability to comprehend or interpret it, while something mysterious is intriguing and unclear, often veiled in secrecy or surrounded by an aura of the unknown.
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