Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase. The doctor who treats bone problems.
Option 1: Obstetrician
Option 2: Gynaecologist
Option 3: Orthopaedist
Option 4: Physiotherapist
Correct Answer: Orthopaedist
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The correct term will be:
Orthopaedist: An orthopedist (also spelt orthopaedist) is a medical specialist focusing on injuries and diseases affecting your musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, joints, and soft tissues).
The meanings of the other terms are:
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, STADIUM is coded as TSADIMU. What is the code for the word CRICKET in that language?
Option 1: RCICKET
Option 2: RCICKTE
Option 3: RCIKCTE
Option 4: RCIKCET
Correct Answer: RCICKTE
Solution : Given: STADIUM is coded as TSADIMU –
Follow the pattern to obtain the required code –
Thus, STADIUM is coded as TSADIMU. Similarly, follow the same pattern for CRICKET –
So, CRICKET is coded as RCICKTE. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Who among the following medieval rulers focused his attention on sarais (shelter) for the convenience of travellers?
Option 1: Babur
Option 2: Sher Shah Suri
Option 3: Akbar
Option 4: Humayun
Correct Answer: Sher Shah Suri
Solution : The correct answer is Sher Shah Suri.
Sher Shah Suri was a medieval ruler who focused on constructing sarais (shelters) for travellers. Sher Shah Suri founded the Suri dynasty in North India and ruled from 1540 to 1545. He is well-known for
Question : A cylindrical pillar is 84 cm in diameter and 5 m in height. Find the cost of painting the curved surface of the pillar at the rate of INR 15 per m². (Use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)
Option 1: INR 198
Option 2: INR 184
Option 3: INR 208
Option 4: INR 216
Correct Answer: INR 198
Solution : Diameter of cylinder, $2r$ = 84 cm Radius of cylinder, $r$ = $\frac{84}{2}$ = 42 cm = 0.42 m Height of cylinder, $h$ = 5 m The curved surface area of the cylinder = $2\pi rh$ = $2\times \frac{22}{7}\times 0.42\times 5$ = $13.2$ m
Question : Who was a founder member of the Russian Populist Movement "Anarchism"?
Option 1: Mikhail Bakunin
Option 2: Maksim Gorky
Option 3: Leo Tolstoy
Option 4: Ivan Turgenev
Correct Answer: Mikhail Bakunin
Solution : The correct option is Mikhail Bakunin.
The revolutionary socialist Mikhail Bakunin, who helped found the modern anarchist movement within the International Workingmen's Association (IWA), was the first Russian to declare himself an anarchist. Bakunin is regarded as a pivotal figure in the history
Question : Which is the most powerful river in the world in terms of its volume and extensive drainage into the Atlantic Ocean?
Option 1: Congo
Option 2: Amazon
Option 3: Amur
Option 4: Nile
Correct Answer: Amazon
Solution : The correct answer is Amazon.
The Amazon River has the highest discharge volume of any river in the world. The Amazon River is found on the South American continent. It is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Mahesh's attitude annoyed me and I blew into.
Option 1: annoyed me and I blew over
Option 2: annoyed me and I blew off
Option 3: annoyed me and I blew down of
Option 4: annoyed me and I blew up
Correct Answer: annoyed me and I blew up
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The phrasal verb blow up means to lose one's temper. The expression blew up is in its past form and is the only option that makes sense in this context.
Therefore, the correct
Question : The length of a cuboid is thrice of its breadth and the height of a cuboid is twice its breadth. If the breadth of the cuboid is 6 cm, then what is the total surface area of the cuboid?
Option 1: 844 cm2
Option 2: 708 cm2
Option 3: 762 cm2
Option 4: 792 cm2
Correct Answer: 792 cm2
Solution : Given, Breadth ($b$) = 6 cm ⇒ Length ($l$) = 3b = 18 cm ⇒ Height ($h$) = 2b = 12 cm $\therefore$ Total surface area = $2(lb+bh+hl)$ Substituting the values, we get, ⇒ Total surface area = 2(18 × 6 + 6
Question : O is the incentre of the $\triangle \mathrm{PQR}$. If $\angle \mathrm{POR}=120°$, then what is the $\triangle \mathrm{PQR}$?
Option 1: 45°
Option 2: 60°
Option 3: 55°
Option 4: 48°
Correct Answer: 60°
Solution : Given, $\angle POR = 120°$ We know, Angle at incentre = $90° + \frac{\text{vertex angle}}{2}$ ⇒ $90° + \frac{\angle PQR}{2} = 120°$ ⇒ $\frac{\angle PQR}{2} = 120° - 90°$ ⇒ $\frac{\angle PQR}{2} = 30°$ ⇒ $\angle PQR=60°$ Hence, the correct answer is 60°.
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".
We, in India, can look forward to a comfortable and settle life in the twenty-first century.
(1) to a comfortable and settle
(2) life in the twenty-first century.
(3) We, in India, can look forward
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Explanation: The verb settle means to make a place your permanent home or to calm down. The adjective settled means to lead a comfortable and happy life with your home, job, and family.
Therefore, the correct sentence
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