Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The mice were chased by the cat.
Option 1: The cat chased the mice.
Option 2: The cat is chasing the mice.
Option 3: The cat are chased the mice.
Option 4: The cat chases the mice.
Correct Answer: The cat chased the mice.
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
In the original sentence, the structure is in the passive voice, where the mice are the recipients of the action and the cat is the doer of the action. To convert it to active
Question : Directions: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. T can be represented by 20, 65, etc, and R can be represented by 43, 57, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word MIND.
Option 1: 03, 58, 33, 56
Option 2: 14, 75, 12, 89
Option 3: 30, 86, 21, 78
Option 4: 34, 97, 44, 98
Correct Answer: 30, 86, 21, 78
Solution : Given: MIND
Number representations of each letter – M→03, 14, 30, 34, 88 I→58, 67, 86, 97 N→04, 12, 21, 44 D→56, 69, 78, 89
First option: 03, 58, 33, 56; N cannot be represented as 33. Second option: 14, 75, 12,
Question : The gas produced in marshy places due to decomposition of vegetation is
Option 1: Carbon monoxide
Option 2: Carbon dioxide
Option 3: Sulphur dioxide
Option 4: Methane
Correct Answer: Methane
Solution : The correct option is Methane.
It is a greenhouse gas. Its chemical formula is CH4. It consists of one Carbon atom and four Hydrogen atoms. The gas was discovered by Alessandro Volta in the year 1776. It is called Marsh Gas because
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, CLIP is coded as 3749, and PICK is coded as 4673. What is the code for K in the given code language?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Given: 1. CLIP ⇒ 3749 2. PICK ⇒ 4673
After comparing given words and their codes, we get – In both words, the common letters are C, I, and P and the common digits are 3, 4, and 7. So, in the word CLIP, the
Question : 'Stone Cancer' occurs due to?
Option 1: Acid rain
Option 2: Global warming
Option 3: Radioactivity
Option 4: Bacterial action
Correct Answer: Acid rain
Solution : The correct answer is Acid Rain.
Acid rain is rain with a lower pH than regular rain. This means it is more acidic and, as a result, can cause greater damage to stone and marble. Sulfuric acid and nitric acid are generated when sulphur
Question : In the atmosphere, the lowermost layer is _______.
Option 1: troposphere
Option 2: exosphere
Option 3: ionosphere
Option 4: stratosphere
Correct Answer: troposphere
Solution : The answer is the troposphere.
The lowermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere is called the troposphere. It contains all the necessary gases that are vital for the existence of life on Earth.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
A recent study that (1)__________ people's brains at different points in their workday (2)__________ high-demand tasks which require intense, constant concentration can lead to the buildup of a (3)__________ toxic chemical called glutamate. Normally used to (4)__________ signals from nerve cells, in large quantities glutamate alters the (5)__________ of a brain region involved in planning and decision-making, the lateral prefrontal cortex (IPFC). Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (5).
Option 1: performance
Option 2: synergy
Option 3: radiation
Option 4: ensemble
Correct Answer: performance
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The sentence discusses the impact of glutamate on a brain region, specifically the lateral prefrontal cortex (IPFC), involved in planning and decision-making. Using "performance" in this context suggests that the alterations caused by glutamate influence the functioning or
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Howard tried to speak but all that came out was an __________, squeaky gargle.
Option 1: implausible
Option 2: sincere
Option 3: easy
Option 4: inarticulate
Correct Answer: inarticulate
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
In the sentence, Howard attempted to speak, but the only sound that he produced was an indistinct, squeaky gargle. The use of inarticulate appropriately characterises the quality of Howard's speech at that moment. Inarticulate denotes being unable to
Question : The ports located along the eastern coast of India are :
Option 1: Kandla and Haldia
Option 2: Haldia and Cochin
Option 3: Paradeep and Kandla
Option 4: Paradeep and Haldia
Correct Answer: Paradeep and Haldia
Solution : The correct answer is Paradeep and Haldia.
Majority of the ports are located on the Western coast in India because it has higher sea depth because of abrupt rising of landmass. Some major ports on west coast are Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore etc. While
Question : The Tulip Festival is famous in which city?
Option 1: Agra
Option 2: Allahabad
Option 3: Ludhiana
Option 4: Srinagar
Correct Answer: Srinagar
Solution : The correct option is Srinagar.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, the chief minister at the time, launched the Tulip Garden in 2007 to promote tourism and floriculture in the Kashmir Valley. Every year, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, hosts
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