Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Shajahan was (1) / an heir at (2) / the Mughal throne. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
There is an error in the use of the preposition in the sentence. The preposition "at" should be replaced with "to" to convey the intended meaning that Shajahan was in line to inherit the position
Question : 1 km/hr equals ________ m/s.
Option 1: 5/18
Option 2: 18/5
Option 3: 5/16
Option 4: 16/5
Correct Answer: 5/18
Solution : The correct answer is 5/18.
In the International System of Units (SI), distance is measured in meters, and time is measured in seconds.
1 km = 1000 m
1 hr = 60 * 60 sec = 3600 sec
1 km/hr = 1000/3600 = 5/18 m/s
Question : The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct logical sequence to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. I once met a gentleman who told me about a game he plays with his grandchildren. B. He shares a titbit or two and it starts off a conversation. C. He then asks his teenage grandchildren if they know who those people are. D. He picks some names of politicians, rock stars or even criminals from his generation.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: ACBD
Option 3: BACD
Option 4: ADCB
Correct Answer: ADCB
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer: ADCB.
Sentence A introduces the main idea of the paragraph. Sentence D provides details about the game, explaining how the gentleman selects names from his generation. Sentence C follows, describing how the gentleman engages his teenage grandchildren in
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.
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is the second-best school, but for once, I put my foot down and (1)____________ to apply to the best school (Harvard). The idea of (2)___________ Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3)__________ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie's been suspended. My mom and (4)_____________are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she's steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetiser of Cap'n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5)__________ in my Moleskine notebook.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: whose
Option 2: which
Option 3: who
Option 4: whom
Correct Answer: who
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
The interrogative pronoun who should be used here in this sentence. "Who knows" is used for asking rhetorical questions to show that the person asking them does not know the answer.
Therefore, the complete sentence is:
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
French is taught to us by Miss Glenn.
Option 1: Miss Glenn taught us French.
Option 2: Miss Glenn teach us French.
Option 3: Miss Glenn teaches us French.
Option 4: Miss Glenn is teaching us French.
Correct Answer: Miss Glenn teaches us French.
To convert this sentence into an active voice, the focus should shift to the doer of the action, which is "Miss Glenn". The sentence should reflect Miss Glenn as the subject actively performing
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
It was being hard to believe (1) / that my brother could be (2) / involved with anything so sinister. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
"Was being" should be replaced with "was" to convey the intended meaning that it was difficult for the speaker to believe that his brother could be involved in something heinous. "Being" is omitted from the sentence since being
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Motor : Coil :: Wheel : ?
Option 1: Round
Option 2: Battery
Option 3: Car
Option 4: Bearing
Correct Answer: Bearing
Solution : Given: Motor : Coil :: ? : ?
Like, an electromagnet is called a coil that is used in electromagnetic machines like motors to produce a magnetic field. Similarly, a wheel's bearing is a component that aids in reducing friction so that the wheel can
Question : If $x + 3y = 6$, what is the value of $x^3 + 27y^3 + 54 xy$?
Option 1: 264
Option 2: 258
Option 3: 216
Option 4: 220
Correct Answer: 216
Solution : Given: $x + 3y = 6$ Cubing both sides we get: ⇒ $x^3 + 27y^3 +3\times x\times 3y(x+3y) = 216$ ⇒ $x^3 + 27y^3 +3\times x\times 3y\times 6 = 216$ $\therefore x^3 + 27y^3 +54xy = 216$ Hence, the correct answer is 216.
Question : Find the value of $\cot ^2B- \operatorname{cosec}^2B$ for $ 0<B<90^{\circ}.$
Option 1: $1$
Option 2: $2$
Option 3: $–1$
Option 4: $–2$
Correct Answer: $–1$
Solution : Given: $\cot^2 B-\operatorname{cosec}^2 B$ $=\frac{\cos^{2} B}{\sin ^{2} B}- \frac{1}{\sin^{2} B}$ $= \frac{\cos^{2}-1}{\sin ^{2} B}$ $= \frac{-\sin ^{2} B}{\sin ^{2} B}$ $=-1$ Hence, the correct answer is $-1$.
Question : In which of the Round Table Conferences did Mahatma Gandhi participate?
Option 1: First Round Table Conference, 1930
Option 2: Second Round Table Conference, 1931
Option 3: Third Round Table Conference, 1932
Option 4: All of the above
Correct Answer: Second Round Table Conference, 1931
Solution : The correct answer is the Second Round Table Conference, 1931.
Gandhi and the Congress held the second Round Table Conference in London from September 7 to December 1, 1931. A round table discussion on India's future was to be held in
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