Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Commercially valued cork is obtained from:
Option 1: Quercus suber
Option 2: Cedrus deodara
Option 3: Ficus
Option 4: Cycas
Correct Answer: Quercus suber
Solution : The correct answer is Quercus suber.
Commercially valued cork is obtained from the cork oak tree (Quercus suber). The cork oak is primarily found in the western Mediterranean region, including Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Italy and Tunisia. The outer bark of the cork
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the number shares the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (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.) (392, 29, 449) (395, 31, 566)
Option 1: (486, 32, 538)
Option 2: (391, 45, 834)
Option 3: (487, 34, 809)
Option 4: (562, 35, 594)
Correct Answer: (486, 32, 538)
Solution : Given: (392, 29, 449); (395, 31, 566)
The pattern is as follows – (392, 29, 449)→292 – 392 = 841 – 392 = 449 (395, 31, 566)→312 – 395 = 961 – 395 = 566 Let's check each option – First
Question : Directions: Select the pair of letter clusters which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two sets of pair of letter clusters given below. Both pairs of letter clusters follow the same pattern. DAC : NKM PNM : ZXW
Option 1: HIJ : EFG
Option 2: GJM : QTW
Option 3: POQ : STU
Option 4: KHG : ADE
Correct Answer: GJM : QTW
Solution : Given: DAC : NKM; PNM : ZXW
Add 10 to the positional value of each letter to get the next letter in the given set of letters – ⇒ DAC : NKM→D + 10 = N; A + 10 = K; C +
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
It is a misconception that the more you learn, the more likely you are to succeed.
Option 1: Illusion
Option 2: Hallucination
Option 3: Fallacy
Option 4: Certainty
Correct Answer: Certainty
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question :
Directions: Select the related word from the given alternatives in the following question. 1st Prime Minister of India : Pt Jawaharlal Nehru :: 1st President of India : ?
Option 1: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Option 2: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Option 3: Dr. Zakir Hussain
Option 4: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Correct Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Solution : Given: 1st Prime Minister of India : Pt Jawaharlal Nehru :: 1st President of India : ?
Like, the 1st Prime Minister of India was Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Similarly, the 1st President of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
Hence, the second option is
Question : Simplify the given expression: $\frac{(0.25)^4+2×(0.25)^2+1–(0.25)^2}{(0.25)^2+0.25+1}$
Option 1: 0.6755
Option 2: 0.9025
Option 3: 0.8125
Option 4: 0.7835
Correct Answer: 0.8125
Solution : Given: $\frac{(0.25)^4+2×(0.25)^2+1–(0.25)^2}{(0.25)^2+0.25+1}$ = $\frac{((0.25)^2+1)^2–(0.25)^2}{(0.25)^2+0.25+1}$ = $\frac{((0.25)^2+1+0.25)((0.25)^2+1–0.25)}{(0.25)^2+0.25+1}$ = $\frac{((0.25)^2+0.25+1)((0.25)^2+1–0.25)}{(0.25)^2+0.25+1}$ = $0.25^2 + 1 - 0.25$ = $0.0625 + 0.75$ = $0.8125$ Hence, the correct answer is 0.8125.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. MAKE : KEMA :: CAMP : MPCA :: STAY : ?
Option 1: AYST
Option 2: ASYT
Option 3: TSYA
Option 4: TAYS
Correct Answer: AYST
Solution : Given: MAKE : KEMA :: CAMP : MPCA :: STAY : ?
Like, MAKE : KEMA – Reverse the letters of the word MAKE→EKAM Now, shuffle the position of the reversed letters following a certain pattern as shown below – Thus, MAKE is coded as
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed at the bottom of the figure (on line MN). So, the top of the reflected image will appear as the
Question : Directions: The question given below is based on the following set of codes.
Find the code for 21500.
Option 1: SLPHO
Option 2: SHLPO
Option 3: SLOPH
Option 4: QAZTT
Correct Answer: QAZTT
Solution : Given:
Code for the digits of the number 21500 – 2→Q; 1→A; 5→Z; 0→T
So, 21500 is coded as QAZTT. Hence, the fourth option is
Question : In 1851, who founded the science of hydrodynamics with his law of viscosity describing the velocity of a small sphere through a viscous fluid?
Option 1: Daniel Bernoulli
Option 2: George Gabriel Stokes
Option 3: Evangelista Torricelli
Option 4: Heinrich Gustav Magnus
Correct Answer: George Gabriel Stokes
Solution : The correct option is George Gabriel Stokes.
In 1851, George Gabriel Stokes, an Irish mathematician and physicist, founded the science of hydrodynamics with his law of viscosity. This seminal work described the motion of a small sphere through a viscous fluid, providing
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