Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error."
More you (1) / think of it, (2) / the worse it becomes. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
Explanation: When the comparative degree is used as an adverb, it should be preceded by the article "the". Comparison and contrast are expressed by the use of "the" with comparative adjectives "more" and "worse"
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Someone, they don't know (1) / who, knocked at (2) / their door in midnight. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: It should be ''at midnight'' instead of ''in midnight''. The preposition ''at'' is used for specifying a particular point in time. For parts of the day like ''night'', ''midnight'', and ''noon'', the preposition ''at'' is
Question :
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the ruler of which dynasty?
Option 1: Nanda
Option 2: Haryanka
Option 3: Maurya
Option 4: Maratha
Correct Answer: Maratha
Solution : The correct answer is Maratha.
The Maratha dynasty was founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a Maratha nobleman from the House of Bhosale. He was the first Indian king to establish an independent kingdom and lay the cornerstone for the modern Indian state of
Question : Directions: How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 21
Option 2: 22
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 23
Correct Answer: 24
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
In the above-labelled figure, there are a total of 24 quadrilaterals. They are AEFO, AEGP, AEHD, OFGP, OFHD, PGHD, ABMO, EBMF, OIJP, OMNP, FIJG, FMNG, IMNJ, PKLD, PNCD, GKLH, GNCH, KNCL, EBNG, EBCH, FMCH, ABNP,
Question : Which of the following will be considered normal residents of India?
A) Indians working in foreign embassies in India
B) Ambassador for India in the rest of the world
Option 1: Only A
Option 2: Only B
Option 3: Both A and B
Option 4: Neither A nor B
Correct Answer: Both A and B
Solution : The correct option is Both A and B.
Indians working in foreign embassies in India: These individuals are considered normal residents of India because they are Indian citizens who are ordinarily residing in India. The fact that they work for a
Question : Which of the following is a plantation crop found abundantly in Assam?
Option 1: Tea
Option 2: Wheat
Option 3: Rice
Option 4: Maize
Correct Answer: Tea
Solution : The correct option is Tea.
Situated on both banks of the Brahmaputra River, Assam borders Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China. It is the world's most productive tea-growing region.
Question : If the average age of Ram, Raman, and Rohan is 23 years and the average age of Raman and Rohan is 27 years, then find Ram's age 5 years ago.
Option 1: 10 years
Option 2: 25 years
Option 3: 15 years
Option 4: 20 years
Correct Answer: 10 years
Solution : Given, that the average age of Ram, Raman, and Rohan is 23 years. And, the average age of Raman and Rohan is 27 years. The total sum of the ages of Ram, Raman, and Rohan = 23 × 3 = 69 years The total
Question : Directions: In the following question, four number pairs are given. In each pair, the number on the left side of (–) is related to the number on the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three pairs are similar based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives. (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.)
Option 1: 11111 – 1234554321
Option 2: 111111 – 12345654321
Option 3: 111 – 12321
Option 4: 1111 – 1234321
Correct Answer: 11111 – 1234554321
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: 11111 – 1234554321; (11111)2 = 123454321 ≠ 1234554321 Second option: 111111 – 12345654321; (111111)2 = 12345654321 Third option: 111 – 12321; (111)2 = 12321 Fourth option: 1111 – 1234321; (1111)2 = 1234321
Question : Directions: 24 is related to 75 in a certain way. Following the same logic, 36 is related to 111. To which of the following is 43 related, following the same logic?
Option 1: 130
Option 2: 138
Option 3: 135
Option 4: 132
Correct Answer: 132
Solution : Given: 24 is related to 75 and 36 is related to 111.
Like, 24 is related to 75→(24 × 3) + 3 = 72 + 3 = 75 And, 36 is related to 111→(36 × 3) + 3 = 108 + 3 = 111 Similarly,
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence. Rohit is very mischievous and always annoys his teachers.
Option 1: Gets in his teacher's hair
Option 2: Puts his shoulders to the wheel
Option 3: A storm in a tea cup
Option 4: Leads up the garden path
Correct Answer: Gets in his teacher's hair
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Gets in his teacher's hair is an idiom that means to annoy or irritate someone. In the context of the sentence, where Rohit is described as mischievous and always annoys his teachers, this
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