Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Give a cold shoulder
Option 1: Start doing something before the appropriate time
Option 2: Be guiltless.
Option 3: Think only of one thing.
Option 4: Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone.
Correct Answer: Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom "give a cold shoulder" means to ignore, avoid, or be unfriendly towards someone. It implies a lack of warmth or welcoming behaviour, often indicating a deliberate effort to snub
Question : Which of the following is a kind of Xanthan?
Option 1: Seed gum
Option 2: Seaweed gum
Option 3: Microbial gum
Option 4: Exudate gum
Correct Answer: Microbial gum
Solution : The correct option is Microbial gum.
A ubiquitous food ingredient is one of the several commercial applications for the polysaccharide xanthan gum. It works well as a stabiliser and thickening agent to keep components from separating. Xanthan gum can dramatically raise a liquid's viscosity.
Question : Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
Option 1: Pakistan
Option 2: Myanmar
Option 3: Afghanistan
Option 4: Bhutan
Correct Answer: Myanmar
Solution : The correct option is Myanmar.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is known by its acronym, SAARC. The formation date was December 8, 1985. It was founded to encourage regional growth and collaboration between South Asian nations. Its headquarters are located in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Question : The manufacture of iron from iron ore involves the process of
Option 1: Oxidation
Option 2: Reduction
Option 3: Fractinal distilltion
Option 4: Electrolysis
Correct Answer: Reduction
Solution : The correct answer is reduction.
Naturally iron ore exists in the form of metal oxides i.e Fe2O3. Iron is extracted from it through heating with carbon and limestone in blast furnace. It involves reducing the metal oxide into the pure metal
Question : Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Deccan Plateau?
Option 1: The Satpura Range is in the south of the plateau.
Option 2: The Eastern Ghats are in the east of the plateau.
Option 3: The Western Ghats are in the west of the plateau.
Option 4: The Vindhya Range is in the north of the plateau.
Correct Answer: The Satpura Range is in the south of the plateau.
Solution : The correct option is The Satpura Range is in the south of the plateau.
The Deccan Plateau gently slopes eastward and is higher in the west. Most of the southern region of the country is covered
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Despite the professor's best efforts to explain the complex theory, it took me a while to decipher the meaning of the text.
Option 1: interpret
Option 2: predict
Option 3: conceal
Option 4: foresee
Correct Answer: interpret
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The word "interpret" is suitable in the context of understanding or explaining the meaning of something. In the sentence, the person takes a while to decipher the meaning of the complex theory, which implies interpreting or understanding
Question : What is 'Talcher' important for?
Option 1: Heavy water plant
Option 2: Hydro-electric generation
Option 3: Cable industry
Option 4: Atomic reactor
Correct Answer: Heavy water plant
Solution : The correct option is Heavy water plant.
The Heavy Water Plant is well-known in Talcher, which is in the Odisha province's Angul district. This facility is a part of the Indian government and is run by the Ministry of Atomic Power & Energy.
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Governor : State :: President : ?
Option 1: Organisation
Option 2: Constituency
Option 3: District
Option 4: Country
Correct Answer: Country
Solution :
Given: Governor : State :: President : ?
Like, a governor is the head of a state government. Similarly, a president is the head of a country.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 9 : 730 :: 5 : 126 :: 7 : ?
Option 1: 354
Option 2: 344
Option 3: 364
Option 4: 342
Correct Answer: 344
Solution : Given: 9 : 730 :: 5 : 126 :: 7 : ?
Add 1 to the cube of the first term to find the second term of each pair. Like, 9³ + 1 = 729 + 1 = 730 And, 5³ + 1 = 125
Question : Select the most appropriate option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The student asked the teacher a question during class.
Option 1: A question was asked by the student to the teacher during class.
Option 2: A question is being asked by the student to the teacher during class.
Option 3: A question asked by the student to the teacher during class.
Option 4: A question will be asked by the student to the teacher during class.
Correct Answer: A question was asked by the student to the teacher during class.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence
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