Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: CHMZ is related to WRMZ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, NPWY is related to LJCA. Which of the given options is DGNO related to following the same logic?
Option 1: ONGD
Option 2: VSLK
Option 3: KECF
Option 4: CFMN
Correct Answer: VSLK
Solution : Given: CHMZ is related to WRMZ and NPWY is related to LJCA –
Find the opposite of each letter of CHMZ and then subtract 1 from the positional value of each letter to obtain the required code – C→X; H→S; M→N; Z→A Now, subtract 1
Question : Directions: Four friends A, B, C, and D are sitting in a coffee shop around a square table. A and B are sitting face to face. D is not sitting next to A but can see the facial expression of A. B is talking to C who is sitting opposite to him. Who is sitting together?
Option 1: A and C
Option 2: A and D
Option 3: D and C
Option 4: A and B
Correct Answer: A and C
Solution : According to the given information, A and B are sitting face to face, i.e., A and B are sitting on opposite sides of the square table. D is not sitting next to A but can see the facial expression of A, i.e., D
Question : Who among the following devised a policy that came to be known as the Doctrine of Lapse?
Option 1: Lord Dalhousie
Option 2: Lord Hastings
Option 3: Lord Cornwallis
Option 4: Lord Minto
Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Solution : The correct option is Lord Dalhousie.
The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy implemented by Lord Dalhousie. The doctrine was introduced in the mid-19th century and allowed the British East India Company to annex Indian princely states if they lacked a natural heir or
Question : _____ is the physical network of computers all over the world.
Option 1: Laptop
Option 2: Web browser
Option 3: Server
Option 4: Internet
Correct Answer: Internet
Solution : The correct answer is the Internet.
The internet functions as a vast global network, interconnecting millions of computers from diverse backgrounds including private, public, academic, business, and governmental sectors, bridging local and global connections. This expansive network relies on a multitude of electronic
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right mirror image of the given figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. According to the information provided, if the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN), the right of the reflected image will appear as the
Question : Directions: Mani is double the age of Prabhu, and Ramona is half the age of Prabhu. If Mani is sixty, find out the age of Ramona.
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 24
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Given: The present age of Prabhu = X And, the age of Mani = 2X And, the age of Ramona = 1/2X Age of Mani = 60 Therefore, 2X = 60 ⇒ X = 60 ÷ 2 = 30
So, the age of Ramona =
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.
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is the second-best school, but for once, I put my foot down and (1)____________ to apply to the best school (Harvard). The idea of (2)___________ Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3)__________ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie's been suspended. My mom and (4)_____________are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she's steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetiser of Cap'n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5)__________ in my Moleskine notebook.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: refused
Option 2: rejoiced
Option 3: dwelled
Option 4: levelled
Correct Answer: refused
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The word refuse means to indicate that one is not willing to do something, and its past form refused helps in conveying the intended meaning that the speaker did not want to apply to Harvard.
Therefore, the
Question : Directions: Which of the following diagrams represents the relationship between Omnivores, Bear, and Deer?
Solution : Deer only eats grass. This means that deer is a herbivore and not an omnivore. But, Bear is both carnivore and herbivore, i.e. Bear is an omnivore. So, all bears are omnivores while no deer is omnivore. Deer and bears are not related to each other.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. All bark and no bite
Option 1: Not being able to understand anything
Option 2: Actions are stronger than mere words
Option 3: Someone who sticks to his words
Option 4: Full of talk, but low on action
Correct Answer: Full of talk, but low on action
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The idiom all bark and no bite means that someone who talks a lot without taking effective action.
It describes a person who makes a lot of threats or boasts but does not follow
Question : Heavy water is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors. Heavy water is
Option 1: Water rich in minerals
Option 2: Ozonised water
Option 3: Water containing minerals of heavy metal
Option 4: Water containing heavy isotope of hydrogen
Correct Answer: Water containing heavy isotope of hydrogen
Solution : The correct answer is Water containing a heavy isotope of hydrogen.
Heavy water contains Deuterium in place of hydrogen in water. Hydrogen has no neutrons, but the isotope deuterium contains one electron, one neutron, and one proton. It is used
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