Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate homonym in the context of the following sentence to fill in the blank. He was convicted of assaulting a police officer, but he got off with a_____sentence.
Option 1: light: any device serving as a source of illumination
Option 2: light: not serious or profound
Option 3: light: the energy from the sun
Option 4: light: lightly; with few burdens
Correct Answer: light: not serious or profound
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The term "light" can mean "of little weight" or "not heavy," but in this context, it figuratively refers to a lenient or less severe punishment.
It suggests that, despite being convicted of assaulting
Question : Saline and alkaline soils in India are also called as
Option 1: Kallar
Option 2: Khadar
Option 3: Regur
Option 4: Bangar
Correct Answer: Kallar
Solution : The Correct Answer is Kallar
Black Cotton Regur The term "earth soil" describes the volcanic soil with a dark color. In India, kallar is another name for saline and alkaline soil. These soils develop in areas that receive irrigation from canals and in places where
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ANMGRS is coded as PODJKX. What is the code for CHAIRS in that code language?
Option 1: POFYEZ
Option 2: POFXEZ
Option 3: POFXEY
Option 4: POFXDZ
Correct Answer: POFXEZ
Solution : Given: ANMGRS is coded as PODJKX.
Like, for ANMGRS – Reverse the letters of ANMGRS→SRGMNA Subtract 3 from the place values of the reversed letters→ S – 3 = P; R – 3 = O; G – 3 = D; M – 3 = J;
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
The crime rate increases inspite (1) / formal moral education (2) / given in schools. (3)/ No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Inspite should be replaced with despite, as "inspite" is not the correct usage. Despite means "even though" and is more formal than inspite. Moreover, "inspite" must be used only when followed by of.
Question : Taxes are as certain as death because
Option 1: They constitute the major source of government revenue
Option 2: The government have no other source of revenue
Option 3: Most Public sector undertakings (PSUs) are run inefficiently
Option 4: The government has its budget constraints
Correct Answer: They constitute the major source of government revenue
Solution : The correct answer is They constitute the major source of government revenue.
Taxation is an unavoidable feature of every contemporary society. Governments require taxation to fund essential public services, maintain infrastructure, and sustain social programs. These critical
Question : In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was $4:1$. If 90 fewer candidates had applied and 20 fewer were selected, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates would have been $5:1$. How many candidates had applied for the process?
Option 1: 1650
Option 2: 3300
Option 3: 825
Option 4: 4950
Correct Answer: 1650
Solution : Let the selected and unselected candidates be $4x$ and $x$ Total number of candidates = $5x$ If 90 fewer candidates had applied, the total number of candidates = $5x - 90$ If 20 fewer were selected, the number of selected candidates then = $4x -
Question : The table given below shows the number of male teachers and female teachers in 5 schools.
A1 = The average number of female teachers in all the 5 schools. A2 = The average number of male teachers in all the 5 schools. What is the value of (A1 + A2)?
Option 1: 300
Option 2: 48
Option 3: 126
Option 4: 174
Correct Answer: 300
Solution : A1 = The average number of female teachers in all the 5 schools = $\frac{(240 + 210 + 60 + 30 + 90)}{5}$ = $\frac{630}{5}$ = $126$ A2 = The average number of male teachers in all the 5 schools = $\frac{(180 +
Question : WTO basically promotes:
Option 1: Financial support
Option 2: Global peace
Option 3: Unilateral trade
Option 4: multilateral trade
Correct Answer: multilateral trade
Solution : The correct option is - multilateral trade.
An intergovernmental body that controls and promotes global trade is the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The WTO is the largest international economic organization in the world, with 164 members that account for more than 98% of global
Question : Directions: Select the word pair in which the words are related in the same way as the words are related in the following pair. Curd : Milk :: ?
Option 1: Pulp : Paper
Option 2: Furniture : Wood
Option 3: Ore : Metal
Option 4: Hair : Black
Correct Answer: Furniture : Wood
Solution : Given: Curd : Milk :: ? (Curd is prepared from Milk.)
Let's check the options – First option: Pulp : Paper; Pulp is used to make paper but the words are written in the reverse order. Second option: Furniture : Wood; Furniture is
Question : `The Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference by a constituent assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise'. Who made this statement?
Option 1: M. N. Roy
Option 2: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 3: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option 4: Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution : The incorrect option is Jawaharlal Nehru.
Jawaharlal Nehru stated in 1938, on behalf of the INC, that a Constituent Assembly chosen by adult suffrage would draft India's Constitution free from outside intervention. In what is referred to as the August Offer of 1940,
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