Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
I (didn't see) him since we met two years ago.
(1) am not seeing
(2) have not seen
(3) had not seen
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
''Didn't see'' should be replaced with "have not seen,'' thereby indicating that the action of not seeing him has continued from the past until the present. There is an error in the use of the verb form of
Question : The value of $\frac{1}{\sin \theta}-\frac{\cot ^2 \theta}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$ is:
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 1
Option 3: –1
Option 4: 0
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : Given: $\frac{1}{\sin \theta}-\frac{\cot ^2 \theta}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$ = $\operatorname {cosec} \theta - \frac{\operatorname{cosec}^2\theta-1}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$ = $\operatorname {cosec}\theta-\frac{(\operatorname{cosec}\theta-1)(\operatorname{cosec}\theta+1)}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$ = $\operatorname{cosec}\theta-\operatorname{cosec}\theta+1$ = $1$ Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Whale : Mammal :: Turtle : ?
Option 1: Amphibian
Option 2: Reptile
Option 3: Fish
Option 4: Mollusc
Correct Answer: Reptile
Solution : Given: Whale : Mammal :: Turtle : ?
The second term is the category to which the animal given in the first term belongs. Like, Whale : Mammal→The whale is a mammal. Similarly, follow the same pattern for Turtle : ?→The turtle is a reptile.
Question : Shri Mani Prasad is associated with which form of music?
Option 1: Fusion Music
Option 2: Folk Music
Option 3: Carnatic vocal music
Option 4: Hindustani vocal music
Correct Answer: Hindustani vocal music
Solution : The correct answer is Hindustani vocal music.
Shri Mani Prasad was a well-known Hindustani classical vocalist. The renowned musician Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was his teacher. He is well-known for his proficiency in Hindustani classical music performed in the Patiala Gharana style.
Question : A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 20 percent and earns a profit of 30 percent. If he sells the same table at a 10 percent discount, then what will be his new profit or loss percent?
Option 1: 32.5 percent profit
Option 2: 40.5 percent loss
Option 3: 46.25 percent profit
Option 4: 50.5 percent loss
Correct Answer: 46.25 percent profit
Solution : Let the marked price be Rs. 100. After a 20% discount, the selling price is 80% of 100 = Rs. 80 This is also the cost price with 30% profit, so 80 = 1.3 $\times$ (cost price) ⇒ Cost price = $\frac{80}{1.3}$ Now,
Question : The perimeter of two similar triangles RST and IJK (in correspondence) is 56 cm and 64 cm respectively. If IJ = 16 cm, then what is the length of RS?
Option 1: 18 cm
Option 2: 16 cm
Option 3: 14 cm
Option 4: 8 cm
Correct Answer: 14 cm
Solution : In similar triangles, the ratio of their corresponding sides is equal to the ratio of their perimeters. Given that the perimeters of triangles RST and IJK are 56 cm and 64 cm respectively, the ratio of their perimeters is: $\frac{\text{Perimeter of RST}}{\text{Perimeter of IJK}}
Question : Which five-year plan in India is referred to as the Mahalanobis Plan?
Option 1: 4th Five-Year Plan
Option 2: 2nd Five-Year Plan
Option 3: 1st Five-Year Plan
Option 4: 3rd Five-Year Plan
Correct Answer: 2nd Five-Year Plan
Solution : The correct option is the 2nd Five-Year Plan.
The Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961) is often referred to as the Mahalanobis Plan. This plan was named after the eminent Indian statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, who played a crucial role in formulating and implementing
Question : Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), which is under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, was formed in the year______.
Option 1: 1948
Option 2: 1958
Option 3: 1975
Option 4: 1981
Correct Answer: 1958
Solution : The correct option is 1958.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India was formed in the year 1958. It is an agency under the Ministry of Defence responsible for the research and development of technology for military applications. It was founded by
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 76, 101, 151, 226, ?
Option 1: 351
Option 2: 426
Option 3: 326
Option 4: 301
Correct Answer: 326
Solution : Given: 76, 101, 151, 226, ?
Add the consecutive multiples of 25 to each term to obtain the next term in the series. 76 + (25 × 1) = 76 + 25 = 101 101 + (25 × 2) = 101 + 50 = 151
Question : Who among the following personalities is associated with synthesising classical and modern Indian dance through a theatre group called 'Ranga Sri Little Ballet Troupe'?
Option 1: Guru Bipin Singh
Option 2: Pandit Birju Maharaj
Option 3: Shanti Bardhan
Option 4: Remo Fernandes
Correct Answer: Shanti Bardhan
Solution : The correct answer is Shanti Bardhan.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Shanti Bardhan, a junior collaborator of Uday Shankar, emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of dance. Bardhan, having learned the art form from the renowned Uday Shankar, became the focal point
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