Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
A. Written in unadorned Sanskrit prose B. One of the world's earliest books C. Devoted to statecraft, D. The Arthashastra is
Option 1: DBCA
Option 2: CDAB
Option 3: BCAD
Option 4: DABC
Correct Answer: DBCA
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The correct sentence would be: The Arthashastra is one of the world's earliest books, devoted to statecraft, written in unadorned Sanskrit prose.
Question : The term Ecosystem was proposed by:
Option 1: Vladimir Vernadsky
Option 2: S.A. Forbes
Option 3: Arthur George Tansley
Option 4: August Thienemann
Correct Answer: Arthur George Tansley
Solution : The correct option is Arthur George Tansley.
In 1935, Arthur G. Tansley first used the term "ecosystem." The entire group of organisms and the natural setting in which they live together make up an ecosystem. Through nutrient cycles and energy exchanges, these biotic
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All summers are hot. Some hot is water. No water is ice. Conclusions: (I) Some hot is summer. (II) No ice is water.
Option 1: Only conclusion (II) follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Option 3: Only conclusion (I) follows
Option 4: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Correct Answer: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyze the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some hot is summer – From the diagram, it is clear that some parts of the circle representing hot lie
Question : Government borrowing to finance budget deficits ____________.
Option 1: will exert downward pressure on interest rates
Option 2: will not affect interest rates
Option 3: will increase the supply of loanable funds
Option 4: will put upward pressure on interest rates
Correct Answer: will put upward pressure on interest rates
Solution : The correct answer is will put upward pressure on interest rates.
When a government's expenditure on goods, services, or transfer payments exceeds its tax collections, it has a budget deficit. Governments borrow money to cover budgetary shortfalls, and
Question : Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
Option 1: Masulipatnam
Option 2: Pulicat
Option 3: Surat
Option 4: Ahmedabad
Correct Answer: Pulicat
Solution : The correct answer is Pulicat.
The Dutch were compelled to go to the East for commercial reasons. In 1596, Cornelis de Houtman made his first voyage to Sumatra and Bantam. At Pulicat, the Dutch made their first permanent settlement. Pulicat, now called Pazhaverkadu, is
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Whoever assumes his statement true is foolish.
(1) his statement true
(2) is foolish
(3) Whoever assumes
(4) No Error
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option
The adjective "foolish" should be replaced with "a fool", which is a noun to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Whoever assumes his statement true is a fool.
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 2, 4, 12, 48, ?
Option 1: 72
Option 2: 140
Option 3: 240
Option 4: 120
Correct Answer: 240
Solution : Given: 2, 4, 12, 48, ?
In the above-given series, multiply the numbers by consecutive natural numbers. 2 × 2 = 4; 4 × 3 = 12; 12 × 4 = 48; 48 × 5 = 240
So, 240 is the missing number of the
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 49 : 343 :: 64 : ?
Option 1: 514
Option 2: 634
Option 3: 512
Option 4: 486
Correct Answer: 512
Solution : Given: 49 : 343 :: 64 : ?
Like, 49 : 343→72 = 49; 73 = 343 Similarly, 64 : ?→82 = 64; 83 = 512
So, 64 is related to 512. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : The following table gives the distribution of respondents' level of I.Q.
The ratio of the number of respondents lies high to the number of respondents lies low (if the total number of respondents is 208):
Option 1: 63 : 65
Option 2: 45 : 31
Option 3: 27 : 26
Option 4: 53 : 44
Correct Answer: 63 : 65
Solution : The number of respondents lies high = 12.6 The number of respondents lies in low = 13.0 ⇒ Ratio $= \frac{12.6}{13.0}=\frac{126}{130}=\frac{63}{65}=63:65$ Hence, the correct answer is 63 : 65.
Question : What is the value of (1665 ÷ 37) + (42 × 5)?
Option 1: 295
Option 2: 270
Option 3: 255
Option 4: 285
Correct Answer: 255
Solution : Given, (1665 ÷ 37) + (42 × 5) = 45 + 210 = 255 Hence, the correct answer is 255.
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