Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The term "United Nations" was coined by:
Option 1: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Option 2: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Option 3: Winston Churchill
Option 4: Vladimir Lenin
Correct Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Solution : The correct option is Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came up with the term "United Nations". The word "United Nations" first appeared in the United Nations Declaration of 1942. From 1933 until his passing in 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Question : The length of each side of a rhombus is equal to the length of the side of a square whose diagonal is $40\sqrt2$ cm. If the length of the diagonals of the rhombus is in the ratio $3:4$, then its area ( in cm2) is:
Option 1: 1550
Option 2: 1600
Option 3: 1535
Option 4: 1536
Correct Answer: 1536
Solution :
The length of each side $(s)$ of the rhombus is equal to the length of the side of a square whose diagonal = $40\sqrt2\operatorname{cm }$ $⇒\sqrt2×s=40\sqrt2 $ $⇒s=40\operatorname{ cm }$ The length of each side of the rhombus is $40\operatorname{ cm }$. The diagonals of
Question : Which of these was not one of the reasons for the break in the five-year plans after three consequent five-year plans were formulated?
Option 1: Indo-Pakistan conflict
Option 2: Devaluation of domestic currency
Option 3: Gulf war
Option 4: Two successive years of drought
Correct Answer: Gulf war
Solution : The correct option is the Gulf War.
Due to the war conditions against China in 1962 and Pakistan in 1965, the government was unable to attain the intended expansion during the Third Five-Year Plan (1961–1966). These caused money and attention to be diverted
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.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: discovered
Option 2: invented
Option 3: denuded
Option 4: screened
Correct Answer: discovered
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The term, discovered aligns with the context of exploring and coming across a previously unknown species, indicating a scientific or exploratory process rather than the creation or invention of the species.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The lawyer said, "Your case is very complicated."
Option 1: The lawyer said that my case was very complicated.
Option 2: The lawyer reported that my case is very complicated.
Option 3: The lawyer said that my case had been very complicated.
Option 4: The lawyer warned that your case was very complicated.
Correct Answer: The lawyer said that my case was very complicated.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
The steps of conversion are
Question : The algebraic expression $4x^2-y^2+6y-9$ is equal to______.
Option 1: $(2x + y - 3)(2x - y + 3)$
Option 2: $(2x - y - 3)(2x - y + 3)$
Option 3: $(2x + y - 3)^2$
Option 4: $(2x + y + 3)^2$
Correct Answer: $(2x + y - 3)(2x - y + 3)$
Solution : $4x^2-y^2+6y-9$ $= 4x^2-(y^2-6y+9)$ $= (2x)^2-(y-3)^2$ $= (2x+y-3)(2x-y+3)$ Hence, the correct answer is $(2x+y-3)(2x-y+3)$.
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: 16 : 128
Option 2: 12 : 96
Option 3: 13 : 117
Option 4: 15 : 120
Correct Answer: 13 : 117
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 16 : 128; 128 ÷ 16 = 8 (The quotient is 8.) Second option: 12 : 96; 96 ÷ 12 = 8 (The quotient is 8.) Third option: 13 : 117; 117 ÷ 13 = 9
Question : Directions: What should replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 35, 24, ?, 8, 3, 0
Option 1: 14
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 18
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Given: 35, 24, ?, 8, 3, 0
Subtract odd numbers starting from 11 onwards in decreasing order to find the next term – 35 – 11 = 24; 24 – 9 = 15; 15 – 7 = 8; 8 – 5 = 3; 3 –
Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Advantage 2. Advice 3. Advise 4. Admirable 5. Adorable
Option 1: 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
Option 2: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
Option 3: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Option 4: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
Correct Answer: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
Solution : Given: 1. Advantage 2. Advice 3. Advise 4. Admirable 5. Adorable
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter A, then move on to the next letter. Step 2: The
Question : Simplify: $(2 a-3 b-c)^2-(a+2 b+c)^2$
Option 1: $3 a^2+5 b^2-16 a b+2 b c-8 a c$
Option 2: $3 a^2+5 b^2-8 a b+2 b c-6 a c$
Option 3: $3 a^2+5 b^2-16 a b-6 a c$
Option 4: $3 a^2+5 b^2-16 a b+2 b c-6 a c$
Correct Answer: $3 a^2+5 b^2-16 a b+2 b c-6 a c$
Solution : $(2 a-3 b-c)^2-(a+2 b+c)^2$ = $(4a^2+9b^2+c^2-12ab-4ac+6bc)-(a^2+4b^2+c^2+4ab+2ac+4bc)$ = $3a^2+5b^2-16ab-6ac+2bc$ Hence, the correct answer is $3a^2+5b^2-16ab+2bc-6ac$.
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