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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Commercially valued cork is obtained from:

Option 1: Quercus suber

Option 2: Cedrus deodara

Option 3: Ficus

Option 4: Cycas

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

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

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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

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Correct Answer: Certainty


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

  • The antonym of "misconception" in this context, where learning is linked to success, is "certainty". Certainty implies a clear and accurate understanding.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • "Illusion" is not an antonym in this
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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

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

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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:

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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

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Question : Directions: The question given below is based on the following set of codes.

Digit 1 3 5 4 6 0 8 7 2
Code A O Z L D T N H Q

Find the code for 21500.

Option 1: SLPHO

Option 2: SHLPO

Option 3: SLOPH

Option 4: QAZTT

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: QAZTT


Solution : Given:

Digit 1 3 5 4 6 0 8 7 2
Code A O Z L D T N H Q

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

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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

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

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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