Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The man with the shotgun (1)_____ the guard to his knees. He handed up the shotgun to his partner and yanked the guard's wrists up behind his back and locked (2)______ together with a pair of handcuffs. He (3)______ him onto the floor with a kick between the shoulder blades. Then he took his shotgun back and (4)_____ to the security gate at the end of the counter. He was short and heavy and moved with peculiar slowness. "Buzz him (5)_____," his partner said.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: them
Option 2: that
Option 3: these
Option 4: it
Correct Answer: them
Solution : The first option is correct.
The pronoun them refers to the guard's wrists. The sentence describes the action of locking the guard's wrists together with a pair of handcuffs. Using them in this context correctly connects the action of locking with the specific body parts,
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 25, 35, 55, ?, 125
Option 1: 65
Option 2: 75
Option 3: 85
Option 4: 95
Correct Answer: 85
Solution : Given: 25, 35, 55, ?, 125
The pattern is as follows –
So, the missing number is 85. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Mrs. Hall was prepared to excuse the scientist`s strange habits and _________ temper.
Option 1: Irate
Option 2: Irritation
Option 3: Irritable
Option 4: Irritate
Correct Answer: Irritable
Solution : The third option is the correct answer as "irritable" is used to describe someone's tendency to become easily annoyed or agitated, and it fits perfectly in the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are:
Irate: Extremely angry or furious, often as a reaction
Question : Anju Bobby George is associated with which game?
Option 1: Shooting
Option 2: Athletics
Option 3: Chess
Option 4: Cricket
Correct Answer: Athletics
Solution : The correct option is Athletics.
Anju Bobby George was born in 1977, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in the World Championships in Athletics in the long jump category by achieving 6.70 metres. At the 2003 World Athletics Championships in
Question : Directions: Find out the correct alternative that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete. ZN_T W_DX _VAB QZX_ N_UJ
Option 1: FQSED
Option 2: GRTFD
Option 3: ESRFG
Option 4: FQRED
Correct Answer: GRTFD
Solution : Given: ZN_T W_DX _VAB QZX_ N_UJ
To fill the series we have to divide the series – ZN_T/W_DX/_VAB/QZX_/N_UJ Let's check each option – First option: FQSED; ZNFT/WQDX/SVAB/QZXE/NDUJ (No repeated pattern has been found.) Second option:
Question : The disease that is caused by virus is :
Option 1: Typhoid
Option 2: Cholera
Option 3: Common cold
Option 4: Malaria
Correct Answer: Common cold
Solution : The correct option is - common cold.
The common cold is primarily caused by rhinoviruses, which belong to a family of viruses known as picornaviruses. Rhinoviruses are highly contagious and can be spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.
Question : Galloping inflation is also known as
Option 1: walking inflation
Option 2: running inflation
Option 3: hyperinflation
Option 4: creeping inflation
Correct Answer: hyperinflation
Solution : The correct option is hyperinflation.
Hyperinflation is another term for galloping inflation. The general level of prices for goods and services in an economy grows uncontrollably during a hyperinflationary process, which results in a fast devaluation of the currency.
Question : The ionisation energy of nitrogen is greater than that of oxygen because nitrogen has:
Option 1: high bond dissociation energy
Option 2: smaller atomic radius
Option 3: half-filled P-orbitals
Option 4: high nuclear charge
Correct Answer: half-filled P-orbitals
Solution : The correct option is half-filled P-orbitals.
Nitrogen, with its atomic number 7, has an electron configuration of 1s² 2s² 2p³. This means it has three electrons in its p-orbitals. The p-orbitals can hold a maximum of six electrons, and having three electrons in the
Question : Who is the founder of the concept "Sarvodaya"?
Option 1: Vinoba Bhave
Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 3: Jai Prakash Narayan
Option 4: Kishorlal Ghanshyam Lal Mashruwala
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi is the creator of the "Sarvodaya" idea. He coined the phrase in his 1908 translation of John Ruskin's criticism of political economics, Unto This Last. Gandhi later used the word to describe the objective of his
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
Option 1: Brinjal
Option 2: Mouse
Option 3: Sliede
Option 4: Blink
Correct Answer: Sliede
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The incorrectly spelled word is sliede. The vowel "e" after 'i' is extra in the spelling. The correct spelling is slide, referring to a smooth and inclined surface.
The meanings of the other options are as
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