Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Find the length of a tangent drawn to a circle with a radius 8 cm from a point 17 cm from the centre of the circle.
Option 1: 14 cm
Option 2: 12 cm
Option 3: 15 cm
Option 4: 10 cm
Correct Answer: 15 cm
Solution : Radius of circle, $PB$ = 8 cm Distance of a point from the centre from which the tangent is drawn to the circle, $PA$ = 17 cm Since tangent is perpendicular to the radius, $\angle PBA=90^{\circ}$ By Pythagoras in $\triangle PBA$, Length of the
Question : Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?
Option 1: Shah Jahan
Option 2: Sher Shah
Option 3: Akbar
Option 4: Jahangir
Correct Answer: Akbar
Solution : The correct option is Akbar.
Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, instituted the Mansabdari system in 1571. In the Mughal Empire, there was a system of ranking and categorising military and civil personnel. "Mansab" is an Arabic term that signifies rank or position. The
Question : Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the Prime Minister the head of the Council of Ministers?
Option 1: Article 52
Option 2: Article 377
Option 3: Article 60
Option 4: Article 74
Correct Answer: Article 74
Solution : The correct option is Article 74.
According to Article 74(1) of the Indian Constitution, the Prime Minister is the chairman of the Council of Ministers. According to this article, "there shall be a Council of Ministers, with the Prime Minister at its helm,
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Having a chip on one's shoulder
Option 1: Having an unnecessary feeling of guilt
Option 2: Having an irritated and unfriendly attitude
Option 3: Having a proud and self-centred arrogance
Option 4: Showing great resistance to any adversities
Correct Answer: Having an irritated and unfriendly attitude
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The idiom "having a chip on one's shoulder" is used for an unpleasant attitude.
It suggests that someone is holding onto a perceived grievance or feeling of being wronged, and they may
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error." If conventional arrangements and/ patterns are made more scarcer, other/ arrangements and patterns will spring up.
Option 1: arrangements and patterns will spring up
Option 2: No error
Option 3: If conventional arrangements and
Option 4: patterns are made more scarcer, other
Correct Answer: patterns are made more scarcer, other
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
The original sentence contains a grammatical redundancy. The phrase more scarcer contains an unnecessary use of the word more along with scarcer.
According to the adjective rule, when comparing or expressing a
Question : Directions: Four number pairs have been given. out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Option 1: 63 : 137
Option 2: 70 : 151
Option 3: 47 : 83
Option 4: 34 : 79
Correct Answer: 47 : 83
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: 63 : 137; (63 × 2) + 11 = 126 + 11 = 137 Second option: 70 : 151; (70 × 2) + 11 = 140 + 11 = 151 Third option: 47 : 83; (47
Question : Direction: The pie chart shows how the school fund is spent under different heads in a certain school. Using the pie chart answer the question.
Which head uses 25% of the fund?
Option 1: Sports
Option 2: Misc
Option 3: Library
Option 4: Art and Craft
Correct Answer: Art and Craft
Solution : As per the chart, The sum of all the central angles in a pie chart = 360° 25% of 360° = 90°, which is equal to the central angle of Art and Craft. Hence, the correct answer is Art and Craft.
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word. Domicile
Option 1: Wild
Option 2: Dictator
Option 3: Home
Option 4: Evict
Correct Answer: Home
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The word that means the same as "domicile" is home.
The term "domicile" refers to a residence or a place where someone lives. Similarly, the word "home" carries the same meaning, representing a place where a person
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Her determination impressed all of the other colleagues and inspires them to continue pursuing their dreams.
Option 1: inspires them in continuing pursuing their
Option 2: inspired them to continue pursuing their
Option 3: inspires them to continue pursuing her
Option 4: inspires them to continue pursuing there
Correct Answer: inspired them to continue pursuing their
The sentence is in the simple past tense. Thus, inspires should be replaced with inspired to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Her determination impressed all of the
Question : Which of the following rivers forms the Dhuadhar Falls?
Option 1: Tapi
Option 2: Narmada
Option 3: Godavari
Option 4: Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Narmada
Solution : The correct option is Narmada.
The Dhuandhar Falls is formed by the Narmada River. The Narmada River takes a plunge over the Dhuandhar Falls near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, India. "Dhuandhar" translates to "smoke cascade", and the name is derived from the mist and
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