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'.
My younger sister (1) / is much smarter (2) / then me. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Then should be replaced with than to convey the intended meaning that the speaker's sister is smarter than the speaker. ''Then'' is an adverb used to indicate time while ''than'' is used as a comparative adjective to
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, W + V means W is the sister of V; W # V means W is the husband of V; W \$ V means W is the daughter of V; W % V means W is the mother of V; W @ V means W is the brother of V. Based on the above, which of the following expressions denotes that Y is the wife of Z?
Option 1: Z @ R + K + P % Y
Option 2: P \$ Y % R + K % Z
Option 3: Y % P # K + R % Z
Option 4: Y % P + K @ R \$ Z
Correct Answer: Y % P + K @ R \$ Z
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: Z @ R + K + P % Y According to the given information, the family tree will be –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure
Question : Name the transuranium element with atomic number 106, created by bombarding californium-249 with oxygen-18 nuclei.
Option 1: Seaborgium
Option 2: Dubnium
Option 3: Hassium
Option 4: Copernicium
Correct Answer: Seaborgium
Solution : The correct option is Seaborgium.
The transuranium element with atomic number 106, created by bombarding californium-249 with oxygen-18 nuclei, is seaborgium (Sg). Seaborgium was first synthesised in 1974 by a team of scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, and it was
Question : A 'Transfer Income' is an
Option 1: Income which is not produced by any production process
Option 2: Income taken away from one person and given over to another person
Option 3: Unearned income
Option 4: Earned income
Correct Answer: Income which is not produced by any production process
Solution : Correct Answer is Income which is not produced by any production process
Any income that a recipient receives without giving the payer any goods, services, or assets in exchange is referred to as transfer income. It excludes
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
The company is planning to cut back few employees.
Option 1: reduce some
Option 2: lay off some
Option 3: refuse some
Option 4: lay down some
Correct Answer: lay off some
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
"Cut back" in the original sentence implies a reduction in the number of employees, and "lay off" is a more specific term commonly used in business contexts to indicate reducing the workforce. Lay off means to
Question : Directions: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. _ _yx_xxy_z
Option 1: xxzx
Option 2: xxxy
Option 3: xyzx
Option 4: xyxy
Correct Answer: xxzx
Solution : Given: _ _yx_xxy_z
To fill the series, we have to divide the series – _ _yx_ / xxy_z Let's check each option – First option: xxzx; xxyxz / xxyxz (xxyxz is repeated in the series.) Second option: xxxy; xxyxx
Question : Directions: Priya, Juhi, Amit, Nitin, and Ram are five friends studying in the same class. Juhi scores higher marks than Ram but less than Priya. Nitin scores the highest, and Ram scores the lowest. If Amit secures the second rank out of the five, who stands in the third position?
Option 1: Ram
Option 2: Juhi
Option 3: Priya
Option 4: Nitin
Correct Answer: Priya
Solution : Given: (I) Juhi has a grade that is lower than Priya's but better than Ram's.
(II) Out of the five, Nitin receives the highest score, Amit is ranked second, and Ram scores the lowest.
So, Priya
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. Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency (1)_____ federal pollinator experts to share the latest scientific findings on bee and pollinator health, and assess the status of (2)______ important insects, birds, bats, and other species. One clear (3)_______ from this year's meeting was that climate change (4)______ a new and formidable stressor for bees, potentially amplifying previously known issues in ways that scientists can't yet (5)______but need to prepare for.
Question Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (4).
Option 1: has become
Option 2: became
Option 3: was became
Option 4: becoming
Correct Answer: has become
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The sentence discusses the current impact of climate change on bees, and the use of "has become" in the present perfect tense indicates an action or state that started in the past and continues into the
Question : If A, B, and C are the acute angles, such that $\tan (A+B-C)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, ~\cos (B+C-A)=\frac{1}{2},$ and $\sin (C+A-B)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$. The value of A + B + C will be equal to:
Option 1: 90°
Option 2: 110°
Option 3: 170°
Option 4: 135°
Correct Answer: 135°
Solution : Given, $\tan (A+B-C)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, ~\cos (B+C-A)=\frac{1}{2},$ and $\sin (C+A-B)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ A, B, and C are acute angles For $\tan (A+B-C)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\tan30°$ $⇒A+B-C =30°$ -----------(1) For $\cos (B+C-A)=\frac{1}{2}=\cos60°$ $⇒B+C-A=60°$ ------------(2) And for $\sin (C+A-B)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\sin45°$ $⇒C+A-B =45°$ --------(3) Adding equations 1, 2, and 3, we get, ⇒ $A+B+C =30°+60°+45° =
Question : Directions: Which of the following diagrams represents the relationship among the given classes? Earth, Crust, Mantle, Core
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Earth is the name given to the entire planet. Its outermost layer is called the crust, while the layer beneath the crust is known as the mantle. The core is located at the center of the Earth. Although the crust, mantle, and core are all parts
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