Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
She became frantic as she lost her purse on the busy streets of the markets.
Option 1: Hectic
Option 2: Composed
Option 3: Audacious
Option 4: Agitated
Correct Answer: Agitated
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Frantic means marked by fast, nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity. Agitated captures a similar sense of restlessness and nervousness, making it a suitable synonym in this context.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : What is the unit of physical quantity, Momentum?
Option 1: Newton second
Option 2: Joule second
Option 3: Erg second
Option 4: Pascal second
Correct Answer: Newton second
Solution : The correct answer is Newton second.
The kilogram meter per second (kgm/s) is the SI unit of momentum. It is also synonymous with Newton-second (Ns). Momentum is a physical quantity that measures an object's mass and velocity. It is known as the mass-velocity
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Despite being his competitor, John was generous and forgiving in defeat and congratulated his opponent on his well-deserved victory.
Option 1: altruistic
Option 2: magnanimous
Option 3: fainthearted
Option 4: venomous
Correct Answer: magnanimous
Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.
The meanings of the given words are:
As adjectives, the difference
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. HIJ, KMO, PSV, ?
Option 1: XYZ
Option 2: WAD
Option 3: WZD
Option 4: WAE
Correct Answer: WAE
Solution : Given: HIJ, KMO, PSV, ?
First letter of the series→Add consecutive odd numbers – H + 3 = K; K + 5 = P; P + 7 = W Second letter of the series→Add consecutive even numbers – I + 4 = M; M +
Question : Which of the following statements is correct regarding the bank reserves? I. These reserves are kept partly as cash and partly in the form of financial instruments. II. Cash Reserves Ratio are deposits that commercial banks keep with the Reserve Bank of India.
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Only I
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : The correct option is Both I and II.
Bank reserves include both cash held by banks and deposits with the central bank. Commercial banks hold reserves to meet withdrawal demands and to comply with reserve requirements set by regulatory authorities. These reserves
Question : The first Asian city to host the Summer Olympics was ______
Option 1: Moscow
Option 2: Beijing
Option 3: Tokyo
Option 4: Singapore
Correct Answer: Tokyo
Solution : The correct answer is Tokyo.
Tokyo was the first Asian city to host the Olympic Games. The 1964 Summer Olympics were the first to be held in Asia, and South Africa was barred for the first time owing to the usage of the apartheid
Question : Which among the following is the highest peak of Tamil Nadu?
Option 1: Mahendragiri
Option 2: Anamudi
Option 3: Nanda Devi
Option 4: Doddabetta
Correct Answer: Doddabetta
Solution : The correct option is Doddabetta.
Doddabetta is the highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills and the entire Western Ghats mountain range. It is located on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. Doddabetta stands at an elevation of 2,637 metres (8,650
Question : Directions: Identify the number of triangles in the given figure.
Option 1: 22
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 26
Option 4: 28
Correct Answer: 30
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 30 triangles. They are ABC, ABD, ABE, ABF, ACD, ACE, ACF, ADE, ADF, AEF, DGH, DGI, DGJ, DGK, DHI, DHJ, DHK, DIJ, DIK, DJK, ILM,
Question : A type of internet, in which the computer is not connected directly to the net.
Option 1: Shell Account
Option 2: Kernel Account
Option 3: Server Account
Option 4: TCP/IP Account
Correct Answer: TCP/IP Account
Solution : The correct answer is TCP/IP Account.
Computers that are straightaway connected to the Internet are known as servers, the computers we use are known as clients since they are connected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider. The Internet's communication protocol is TCP/IP.
Question : If the angle between two radii of a circle is $100^{\circ}$, then the angle between the tangents at the ends of the radii will be:
Option 1: $90^{\circ}$
Option 2: $70^{\circ}$
Option 3: $80^{\circ}$
Option 4: $50^{\circ}$
Correct Answer: $80^{\circ}$
Solution : From the figure, it is evident that $\angle AOB=100^\circ$ Now, $\angle OAP=90^\circ$ and $\angle OBP=90^\circ$(Radii is perpendicular to tangent at the point of contact) Also, the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is $360^\circ$ and hence, $\angle APB + \angle OAP + \angle
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