Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in population of India from 2001 to 2011?
Option 1: 1.97 percent
Option 2: 1.64 percent
Option 3: 2.16 percent
Option 4: 2.22 percent
Correct Answer: 1.64 percent
Solution : The correct answer is 1.64%.
According to the 2011 Census, the annual population growth rate in India is 1.64%. The growth of a population is defined as the number of people living in a particular area between two points in time. This growth is
Question : If the length of one side and the diagonal of a rectangle are 7 cm and 25 cm, respectively, then find its perimeter (in cm).
Option 1: 124
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 62
Option 4: 72
Correct Answer: 62
Solution : Given: The length of one side and the diagonal of a rectangle are 7 cm and 25 cm. The perimeter and breadth of the rectangle are given as $2(L + B)$ and $D^2= B^2+L^2$, respectively, where $L$ is the length, $B$ is the breadth, and
Question : Where was Pablo Ruiz Picasso from?
Option 1: Spain
Option 2: Italy
Option 3: France
Option 4: Great Britain
Correct Answer: Spain
Solution : The correct answer is Spain.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso lived most of his adult life in France. He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer. The 50th anniversary of Pablo Ruiz Picasso's passing is observed as Picasso Week 1973–2023.
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The post-COVID period has caused many asymptomatic diseases. B. Though it cannot be believed for sure; the change in social life may be a major cause. C. These are people who suffered infection once or never at all. D. Some propose that survival post infection has changed the mindset of people.
Option 1: B, D, C, A
Option 2: B, D, A, C
Option 3: A, C, D, B
Option 4: A, C, B, D
Correct Answer: A, C, D, B
Solution : The correct choice is the third option: A, C, D, B.
A, C, D, B: This arrangement creates a coherent paragraph.
Question : Directions: If 5th May 1911 is Friday, then what will be the day of the week on 11th September 1919?
Option 1: Sunday
Option 2: Monday
Option 3: Friday
Option 4: Thursday
Correct Answer: Thursday
Solution : Given: 5th May 1911 is Friday 11th September 1919 = ?
Let's calculate the total number of days – 1911→May = 31 – 5 = 26; June = 30; July = 31; Aug = 31; Sep = 30; Oct = 31; Nov = 30; Dec
Question : Which of the following items is not a part of the non-plan revenue expenditure of the government budget?
Option 1: Salaries and pensions
Option 2: Subsidies
Option 3: Defence services
Option 4: Central assistance for states and union territories
Correct Answer: Central assistance for states and union territories
Solution : The correct option is Central assistance for states and union territories.
Central assistance for states and union territories is not considered a part of the non-plan revenue expenditure of the government budget. Central assistance to states and union
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.
Option 1: RTW
Option 2: FHK
Option 3: SVY
Option 4: KMP
Correct Answer: SVY
Solution : Let's check the options – First Option: RTW; R + 2 = T; T + 3 = W Second Option: FHK; F + 2 = H; H + 3 = K Third Option: SVY; S + 3 = V; V + 3 = Y Fourth
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 1.
Option 1: entities
Option 2: sections
Option 3: species
Option 4: objects
Correct Answer: species
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The sentence is discussing the diversity of rats, and species accurately reflects the idea of different kinds or types of rats. A species is a fundamental unit representing a group of organisms with similar characteristics.
The meanings of
Question : Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
Option 1: Madhya Pradesh
Option 2: Assam
Option 3: Rajasthan
Option 4: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Gujarat
Solution : The correct option is Gujarat.
On October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in western India. The occasion is now known as Gandhi Jayanti. His mother's name was Putlibai, and his father was Karamchand Gandhi. He was a lawyer, politician, social
Question : Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
Option 1: Lagoon
Option 2: Freshwater lake
Option 3: Caldera lake
Option 4: Karst lake
Correct Answer: Caldera lake
Solution : The correct answer is Caldera Lake.
Calderas are bowl-like depressional landforms formed when the magma chamber beneath the volcano stops its supply of lava, because of which the walls and sides of the volcano collapse inwards. When this structure is filled with water,
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