Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P. but results in widespread hunger, death and social unrest Q. some of the causes of famine in that region R. drought, floods, war and economic instability are S. which not only causes severe shortage of food
Option 1: RQSP
Option 2: RSQP
Option 3: QRSP
Option 4: QPSR
Correct Answer: RQSP
Solution : The correct choice is the first option: RQSP.
Explanation:
Question : Who introduced the concept "Stored Program"?
Option 1: John Von Neumann
Option 2: Charles Babbage
Option 3: Blaise Pascal
Option 4: John Mauchly
Correct Answer: John Von Neumann
Solution : The correct answer is John Von Neumann.
The concept of the "Stored Program" in computers was pioneered by John Von Neumann. Von Neumann was a pivotal player in the mid-twentieth-century development of computer architecture and theory. The term "Stored Program" refers to
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Many confessed after the physical torture by the cops.
Option 1: Revealed
Option 2: Recognised
Option 3: Acknowledged
Option 4: Denied
Correct Answer: Denied
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: Denied is the antonym of confessed. When someone confesses, he admits or acknowledges something, while denying is the opposite: refusing to admit or acknowledge it.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : Directions: The diagram shows the age distribution of patients admitted to a hospital on a particular day. Study the diagram and answer the question. The number of patients of age between 55 years to 60 years, who were admitted to the hospital on that day is:
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : From the given graph, the number of patients of age between 55 years to 60 years, who were admitted to the hospital on that day = 4 Hence, the correct answer is 4.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The road which is joining two villages is repaired by local authorities.
Option 1: had joined
Option 2: joined
Option 3: join
Option 4: joins
Correct Answer: joins
The appropriate term will be "joins" instead of "is joining". The sentence is in the simple present tense, and hence, the singular form of the verb without any auxiliary verb is appropriate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is:
Question : Which is a nutritional disorder caused by vitamin B3 deficiency, leading to clinical manifestations in the skin, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.
Option 1: Anaemia
Option 2: Pellagra
Option 3: Beri Beri
Option 4: Scurvy
Correct Answer: Pellagra
Solution : The correct answer is Pellagra.
Pellagra is a disease caused by a low level of niacin, which is also known as vitamin B3. It is a skin disease in which large areas of skin become sore and inflamed. Pellagra includes the triad of dermatitis, dementia,
Question : If $a+b+c=16,ab+bc+ca=81$, then what is the value of $a^2+b^2+c^2$?
Option 1: 94
Option 2: 98
Option 3: 89
Option 4: 87
Correct Answer: 94
Solution : Given: $a+b+c=16, ab+bc+ca=81$ Now, $a^2+b^2+c^2$ = $(a+b+c)^2-2(ab+bc+ca)$ = $16^2-2×81$ = $256-162$ = $94$ Hence, the correct answer is 94.
Question : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? I. $\sqrt{144}\times \sqrt{36}<\sqrt[3]{125}\times \sqrt{121}$ II. $\sqrt{324}+ \sqrt{49}<\sqrt[3]{216}\times \sqrt{9}$
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Only II
Option 3: Neither I nor II
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II
Solution : I. $\sqrt{144}\times \sqrt{36}<\sqrt[3]{125}\times \sqrt{121}$ On the left side, $\sqrt{144} = 12$ and $\sqrt{36} = 6$, so their product is $12 \times 6 = 72$. On the right side, $\sqrt[3]{125} = 5$ and $\sqrt{121} = 11$, so their product is $5 \times 11
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
People who came into contact with the carrier are in danger of catching the disease.
Option 1: at dangerous of
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: in danger off
Option 4: in dangers for
Correct Answer: No improvement
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The original sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any improvement.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. The children did not like the abominable table manners of old aunt.
Option 1: delectable
Option 2: stringent
Option 3: obnoxious
Option 4: inflexible
Correct Answer: obnoxious
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Abominable means extremely unpleasant or causing moral revulsion. A synonym for abominable is obnoxious, which refers to something highly offensive or unpleasant in nature.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
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