Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which of these books is written by Shashi Tharoor?
Option 1: A State of Freedom
Option 2: Why I am Hindu
Option 3: Autumn
Option 4: Songs of a Coward
Correct Answer: Why I am Hindu
Solution : The correct answer is Why I am Hindu.
"Why I am Hindu" is a book written by Shashi Tharoor. The book, published in 2018, explores Tharoor's reflections on Hinduism. In the book, he discusses the historical, cultural, and philosophical aspects of
Question : Yellow spots on citrus leaves is due to deficiency of:
Option 1: Zinc
Option 2: Magnesium
Option 3: Boron
Option 4: Iron
Correct Answer: Magnesium
Solution : The correct option is magnesium.
Yellow spots on citrus leaves are caused by a lack of magnesium. Magnesium is important for the health of the plant. When a citrus tree doesn't get enough magnesium, its leaves can turn yellow. This can be fixed by giving
Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/consonants/vowels in the word.) Cheese : Milk
Option 1: Ketchup : Sauce
Option 2: Wine : Grape
Option 3: Tomato : Chilli
Option 4: Cake : Bake
Correct Answer: Wine : Grape
Solution : Given: Cheese : Milk (This depicts that the first word, Cheese, is made of the second word, Milk.)
Let's check the options – First option: Ketchup : Sauce; Ketchup and Sauce are synonyms of each other. Ketchup and Sauce are made of the
Question : Choose the word that can substitute for the given group of words.
A religious war
Option 1: Inscription
Option 2: Colonialism
Option 3: Colloquial
Option 4: Crusade
Correct Answer: Crusade
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
The term that can substitute a given group of words for "a religious war" is crusade. The term crusade has come to represent any vigorous, organised campaign or movement for a cause, especially one with a
Question : If a sum of money at simple interest becomes 45 times in 110 years, then in how many years will that sum become 23 times?
Option 1: 48
Option 2: 60
Option 3: 55
Option 4: 50
Correct Answer: 55
Solution : Let the principal amount be $P$. And the rate of interest is $R$. Case I - The sum of money at simple interest becomes 45 times in 110 years Amount = Principal + $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $45P = P+\frac{P\times R\times 110}{100}$ ⇒
Question : The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is
Option 1: focus
Option 2: epicentre
Option 3: crater
Option 4: cinder cone
Correct Answer: crater
Solution : The correct option is a crater.
The cup-shaped mouth of a volcano is called the "crater". The crater is the topmost part of the volcano, a bowl-shaped depression formed during volcanic eruptions. It is at the summit, or peak of the volcano and is
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The entertainment (1)_______ built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’ in acknowledgement of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most (2)_______ corporate logos in the world. But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears. In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3)________ producing a series called the Alice Comedies, short films that combined live-action footage with animated images so that human actors appeared to interact with cartoon characters. But he had grown tired of the series and wanted to move on to making completely animated films. In 1927 he got his wish, (4)_______ a deal with Universal to produce a new series based on the adventures of a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of the character had been picked by Universal—'Oswald’ was (5)________ picked out of a hat of names, and the character was made a rabbit because there were already too many cartoon cats on the market. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: apparently
Option 2: anatomically
Option 3: reasonably
Option 4: outwardly
Correct Answer: apparently
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
"Apparently" means appearing or evidently based on what is known or seen, though not necessarily confirmed. This fits the context of the character's name being selected without a specific reason mentioned.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : Directions: Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001. Study the graph and answer the questions.
The average sale of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000 is what per cent of the average sale of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001?
Option 1: 87.5
Option 2: 75
Option 3: 77.5
Option 4: 82.5
Correct Answer: 87.5
Solution : Total sale of branches B1, B2, and B3 in 2001 = 105 + 65 + 110 = 280 thousands Number of given branches = 3 Average sale of branches B1, B2, and B3 in 2001 = $\frac{105 + 65 + 110}{3}$ = $\frac{280}{3}$ Total sale
Question : Directions: How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 14
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 13
Option 4: 11
Correct Answer: 12
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
So, from the above figure, we can see that there are a total of 12 triangles. They are ABC, EFG, ADF, HIN, JKL, IKM, PQR, STU, RTO, VXY, bXW, abZ.
Hence, the second option is
Question : Select the ANTONYM of the word repel to fill in the blank. Her bright blue eyes_______ everyone in the party.
Option 1: disgust
Option 2: vacillate
Option 3: attract
Option 4: amenable
Correct Answer: attract
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The word repel means to drive away or cause dislike or aversion. Its antonym attract means to draw something or someone towards oneself.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Disgust: This word means a
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