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'.
Several days passed before (1) / Jeff worked over enough (2) / courage to return to the house. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
''Worked over'' should be replaced with ''worked up'' to convey the intended meaning that it took Jeff several days to gather the courage he needed to return to the house.
''Worked up'' means to develop
Question : Which of the shortcuts is used to copy the selected data in MS Word 365?
Option 1: Ctrl+X
Option 2: Alt+C
Option 3: Ctrl+C
Option 4: Alt+X
Correct Answer: Ctrl+C
Solution : The correct answer is Ctrl+C.
Ctrl+C is a general or universal shortcut used not only in MS Word but also in many other platforms. Ctrl+V is used to paste the copied text. Ctrl+X is used to cut the text. In Ctrl+C, the copied text remains
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence. Bhagat Singh was a young firebrand, whose militant activism and revolutionary fervour made him a symbol of resistance against the British Raj.
Option 1: Violent
Option 2: Radical
Option 3: Moderate
Option 4: Ultra
Correct Answer: Moderate
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word "revolutionary" means connected with or supporting a political revolution. The antonym "moderate" means to become or to make something less strong or extreme.
The meanings of the other words are as follows:
Question : Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
It was past the mid-hour of the night, and was quite_____ and dark.
Option 1: moonless
Option 2: glimmer
Option 3: flasher
Option 4: riding
Correct Answer: moonless
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
In the context of describing the night, the sentence needs an adjective that conveys both the absence of light and darkness. The word moonless fits this requirement. A moonless night is one where the moon is not
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is NOT allowed)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the second option figure.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : If $px + qy = 1$ and $q x+p y=\frac{2 p q}{p^2+q^2}$, then $\left(x^2+y^2\right)\left(p^2+q^2\right)$ is equal to:
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 0
Option 4: 1
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : Given: $px + qy = 1$---(1) $q x+p y=\frac{2 p q}{p^2+q^2}$---(2) Adding 1 and 2, we get, $px+qy+qx+py=1+\frac{2 p q}{p^2+q^2}$ $⇒p(x+y)+q(x+y)=\frac{p^2+q^2+2 p q}{p^2+q^2}$ $⇒(x+y)(p+q)=\frac{(p+q)^2}{p^2+q^2}$ $⇒(x+y)=\frac{(p+q)}{p^2+q^2}$ ----------(3) Subtracting 2 from 1, we get, $px+qy-qx-py=1-\frac{2 p q}{p^2+q^2}$ $⇒p(x-y)-q(x-y)=\frac{p^2+q^2-2 p q}{p^2+q^2}$ $⇒(x-y)(p-q)=\frac{(p-q)^2}{p^2+q^2}$ $⇒(x-y)=\frac{(p-q)}{p^2+q^2}$ ---------(4) Adding (3) and (4),
Question : Directions: Pointing to a photograph of a man, Mrs. Riya said, "He is the father of the only son of my mother". How is Mrs. Riya related to that man?
Option 1: Niece
Option 2: Mother
Option 3: Father
Option 4: Daughter
Correct Answer: Daughter
Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the above family tree, Mrs. Riya is the daughter of that man. Hence, the
Question : Cadmium pollution is associated with:
Option 1: Minamata disease
Option 2: Black foot disease
Option 3: Dyslexia
Option 4: Itai - itai
Correct Answer: Itai - itai
Solution : The correct option is - Itai - itai
Itai-itai disease was initially identified in Japan in the 1960s and is brought on by cadmium contamination, which is an outcome of human activities associated with industrialization. Osteomalacia with excruciating bone pain is an identifiable
Question : Ain-i-Akbari, a document on the life of Mughal ruler Akbar does not contain information about _____.
Option 1: revenues
Option 2: ancestors
Option 3: army
Option 4: administration
Correct Answer: ancestors
Solution : The correct answer is ancestors.
The Ain-i-Akbari, or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century book written by Akbar's court historian Abul Fazl. It is written in the Persian language. The third part of the book Akbarnama is written on the administration, army and
Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes. Parents, Graduates, Cricketers
Solution : According to the general information, some parents can be graduates, some can be cricketers, and some can be neither graduates nor cricketers. So, their circles will overlap each other and have some area in common. On the other hand, some graduates can also be cricketers. So,
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