Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Rajarajeshwara Temple of Tanjore was built by the ruler of which dynasty?
Option 1: Pandya
Option 2: Pallava
Option 3: Chola
Option 4: Chera
Correct Answer: Chola
Solution : The correct option is Chola.
The Rajarajeshwara Temple in Tanjore, also known as the Brihadeswara Temple or Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a magnificent Hindu temple located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The Chola dynasty's monarch, Raja Raja Chola I, constructed it. It is a World Heritage
Question : Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows. The pie chart represents the percentage of magazine users in five different cities of India. What is the central angle made by Bhopal city in the pie chart?
Option 1: $128^\circ$
Option 2: $126^\circ$
Option 3: $122^\circ$
Option 4: $124^\circ$
Correct Answer: $126^\circ$
Solution : Bhopal contribute = 35% Central angle of Bhopal = $\frac{35}{100}$ × 360$^\circ$ = 126$^\circ$ Hence, the correct answer is $126^\circ$.
Question : Which of the following pairs of "term – sports" is correct?
I. Offside – Football II. Par – Golf
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Neither I nor II
Option 4: Only I
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : The correct option is Both I and II.
Offside is a term used in football (soccer) to describe a player who is in a position beyond the last defender when the ball is played to them unless there are two defenders between
Question : Direction: Study the following table and answer the question.
The difference in the average number of candidates qualified in Science discipline per year from 2006 to 2008 and the average number of candidates qualified in the same discipline from 2009 to 2011 was:
Option 1: 47
Option 2: 57
Option 3: 74
Option 4: 141
Correct Answer: 47
Solution : From 2006 to 2008, In 2006, the number of candidates qualified in Science = 40% of 780 = 312 In 2007, the number of candidates qualified in Science = 42% of 650 = 273 In 2008, the number of candidates qualified in Science = 45%
Question :
The terms "Bull" and "Bear" are associated with:
Option 1:
banking
Option 2:
foreign trade
Option 3: stock market
Option 4: internet trade
Correct Answer: stock market
Solution : The correct answer is the Stock market.
The terms bull and bear are associated with the stock market. When a business sells stock to raise money for present and upcoming operational needs, publicly traded stocks are the result. Bull and bear markets are
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and (1)_______ up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she separates herself from her daughter and looks at her (2)_______ while she says, "I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I love you, honey." Then she turns and (3)_______ the man. "Thank you so much, sir," she says. "We got separated in the crowd earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4)________ over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!". Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he (5)_______ her shoulder.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: chase
Option 2: runs
Option 3: stares
Option 4: blinks
Correct Answer: runs
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The reason the woman is approaching the girl is that she appears to be shocked. Thus, runs up is the appropriate phrasal verb; it denotes a swift approach to someone.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : Directions: Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series,
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The symbols in the corners are shifting their positions in the clockwise direction according to the given figure series. So, according to the pattern, the following figure will complete the given pattern –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
A group of agitators ________ the mob to break down the Vice Chancellor's door.
Option 1: wished
Option 2: excited
Option 3: threatened
Option 4: incited
Correct Answer: incited
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Incite means to encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behaviour and is the appropriate choice according to the context of the sentence that a group of agitators encouraged or helped stir up the mob to break
Question : Directions: GMRW is related to TNID in a certain way based on a certain relationship between the given letters in the English alphabetical order. In the same way, AJQV is related to ZQJE. Which of the given options is ITZB related to following the same logic?
Option 1: GHLM
Option 2: RGAY
Option 3: TUVM
Option 4: YAGK
Correct Answer: RGAY
Solution : Given: GMRW is related to TNID and AJQV is related to ZQJE
Write the opposite letter of each word to obtain the required code – Opposite letters of GMRW→G – T; M – N; R – I; W – D Thus, GMRW is coded as
Question : From which places did Lord Cornwallis start the permanent settlement system?
Option 1: Bengal and Bihar
Option 2: Madras and Bihar
Option 3: Bombay and Bihar
Option 4: Bengal and Madras
Correct Answer: Bengal and Bihar
Solution : The correct option is Bengal and Bihar.
Lord Cornwallis started the permanent settlement system in the province of Bengal, which included present-day West Bengal, Bangladesh, and parts of Bihar and Odisha in India. The Permanent Settlement of 1793, also known as the
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