Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Arachnology is the study of:
Option 1: Rearing of bees
Option 2: Study of aphids
Option 3: Study of mites
Option 4: Study of spiders
Correct Answer: Study of spiders
Solution : The correct option is the study of spiders.
Araneology is the branch of zoology that deals with the study of spiders alone. Arachnology is the scientific study of spiders and animals such as scorpions, harvestmen, etc. Acarology is the study of ticks
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks. (Ø = No article)
____ year ago, Arihant decided to join ____ NCC.
Option 1: A; an
Option 2: The; Ø
Option 3: The; a
Option 4: A; the
Correct Answer: A; the
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader.
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter from the given alternatives.
Option 1: BDFH
Option 2: JLNP
Option 3: YOIC
Option 4: RTVX
Correct Answer: YOIC
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: BDFH; B + 2 = D; D + 2 = F; F + 2 = H Second option: JLNP; J + 2 = L; L + 2 = N; N + 2 = P Third option: YOIC; Y
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. All the employees feel that continuing working there is perilous to their careers.
Option 1: Convenient
Option 2: Dangerous
Option 3: Helpful
Option 4: Suitable
Correct Answer: Dangerous
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Dangerous: This word is the appropriate synonym for perilous. It means involving risk or potential harm, which is the intended meaning of the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Convenient: It means easy
Question : The committee appointed in 1977 to review the working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by
Option 1: Balwant Raj Mehta
Option 2: Ashok Mehta
Option 3: K.N. Katju
Option 4: Jagjivan Ram
Correct Answer: Ashok Mehta
Solution : The correct answer is Ashok Mehta
The Ashok Mehta Committee was constituted in 1977 by the Janata Party government to review the Panchayati Raj system in India. The committee submitted its report in 1978. The committee recommended reorganising the Panchayati Raj into a two-tier
Question : Fish is a first-class protein as it contains:
Option 1: essential amino-acids
Option 2: non-essential amino acids
Option 3: all essential fatty acids
Option 4: no amino acid
Correct Answer: essential amino-acids
Solution : The correct answer is an essential amino acid.
Fish is considered a first-class protein because it provides all nine essential amino acids that the body cannot produce on its own. These amino acids are crucial for various bodily functions, and fish is a
Question : The rulers of which of the following Rajput dynasties patronised Jainism, and one of them is reported to have accepted Jainism under the influence of a Jain scholar, Hemachandra?
Option 1: Pratihara
Option 2: Parmara
Option 3: Chalukya
Option 4: Chahman
Correct Answer: Chalukya
Solution : The correct option is Chalukya.
Many South Indian royal dynasties, including the Gangas, Kadambas, Chalukyas, and Rashtrakutas, began to support Jainism in the fifth century AD. Both the Ganga ruler (twelfth century), Nitimarga, and the Chalukya ruler (10th century AD), Somadeva, generously donated and
Question : Directions: 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: 14 – 39
Option 2: 11 – 30
Option 3: 7 – 19
Option 4: 17 – 48
Correct Answer: 7 – 19
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 14 – 39→14 × 3 = 42; 42 – 3 = 39 Second option: 11 – 30→11 × 3 = 33; 33 – 3 = 30 Third option: 7 – 19→7 × 3 = 21; 21
Question : Chikungunya is an infection caused by _____________mosquito.
Option 1: Culex
Option 2: Mansonia
Option 3: Aedes
Option 4: Anopheles
Correct Answer: Aedes
Solution : The correct answer is Aedes.
The virus that causes chikungunya is the Chikungunya virus, which is a member of the Togaviridae family's alphavirus genus. Chikungunya is mostly spread by mosquitoes of the Aedes species, specifically Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. These same mosquitoes are also
Question : In $\triangle X Y Z, P$ is a point on side YZ and XY = XZ. If $\angle X P Y=90°$ and $Y P=9\ \text{cm}$, then what is the length of $YZ$?
Option 1: 17 cm
Option 2: 18 cm
Option 3: 12 cm
Option 4: 15 cm
Correct Answer: 18 cm
Solution : The given triangle is isosceles. In $\triangle XPY$ and $\triangle XPZ$ $XY = XZ$ (given) $XP = XP$ (common) $\angle XPY = \angle XZY$ (isosceles triangle) $\triangle XPY \cong \triangle XPZ$ $\therefore YP=PZ=9\ \text{cm}$ $YZ=YP+PZ = 9+9=18\ \text{cm}$ Hence, the correct answer is 18
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