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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta ?

Option 1: Fort St. David

Option 2: Fort St. Andrew

Option 3: Fort William

Option 4: Fort Victoria

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Fort William


Solution : The correct option is - Fort William

 

The fort built by the English in Calcutta was named Fort William. It was constructed in the late 17th century and served as a stronghold for the British East India Company in the city. The original fort

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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Camouflage

Option 1: Sabotage

Option 2: Execute

Option 3: Gigantic

Option 4: Disguise

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Disguise


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The most appropriate synonym for the word camouflage is disguise.

Disguise refers to a means of concealing someone's identity or altering the appearance of something.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Sabotage refers to
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Question : In which of the following modes of data transmission can the data flow in both directions but in only one direction at a time?

Option 1: Half-duplex

Option 2: Simplex

Option 3: Full-duplex

Option 4: Quarter-duplex

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Half-duplex


Solution : The correct answer is Half-duplex.

The mode of data transmission in which data can flow in both directions but only in one direction at a time is known as the "half-duplex" mode. In half-duplex communication, information can be transmitted and received, but not simultaneously. This

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Question : The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has

Option 1: lock system

Option 2: shorter route

Option 3: busy route

Option 4: less busy route

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: lock system


Solution : The correct answer is the lock system.

The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as the Suez Canal has no lock system. The Panama Canal consists of a lock system in which the ships are raised to cross the isthmus and

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Question : The Nobel Prize for Physics 2022 has been given in the field of ________________.

Option 1: Atomic Science

Option 2: Nuclear Physics

Option 3: Gravitational force

Option 4: Quantum Mechanics

Team Careers360 3rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Quantum Mechanics


Solution : The correct answer is Quantum Mechanics.

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics is conferred upon Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their groundbreaking contributions to quantum mechanics. The laureates are recognised for their experiments involving entangled photons, the establishment of Bell inequalities'

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Question : The fastest, costlier and relatively small form of storage managed by computer system hardware is:

Option 1: cache

Option 2: disk

Option 3: main memory

Option 4: flash memory

Team Careers360 3rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: cache


Solution : The correct answer is cache.

Cache memory is a chip-based computer component that makes retrieving data from the computer's memory more efficient. It acts as a temporary storage area that the computer's processor can retrieve data from easily. 

To be close to the processor,

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Question : Directions: Three of the four groups of words are alike in some manner. Select the odd group of words.

Option 1: (Sheep, Deer, Lion)

Option 2: (Goat, Rat, Jackal)

Option 3: (Cow, Dog, Tiger)

Option 4: (Stable, House, Pig)

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (Stable, House, Pig)


Solution : Let's check the given options –
First option: (Sheep, Deer, Lion); This option represents a group of animals.
Second option: (Goat, Rat, Jackal); This option represents a group of animals.
Third option: (Cow, Dog, Tiger); This option represents a group of animals.
Fourth

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Question : If the sides of an equilateral triangle are increased by 1 metre, then its area is increased by $\sqrt3$ sq. metre. The length of any of its sides is:

Option 1: $2$ metres

Option 2: $\frac{5}{2}$ metres

Option 3: $\frac{3}{2}$ metres

Option 4: $\sqrt3$ metres

Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{3}{2}$ metres


Solution : Given: If the sides of an equilateral triangle are increased by 1 metre, then its area is increased by $\sqrt3$ sq. metre.
Let the sides of the equilateral triangle be $a$ metre.
We know that, the area of the equilateral triangle = $\frac{\sqrt3}{4}a^2$
According

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Question : Directions: Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group?

Option 1: TVZ

Option 2: KMQ

Option 3: EGJ

Option 4: BDH

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: EGJ


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: TVZ; T + 2 = V; V + 4 = Z
Second option: KMQ; K + 2 = M; M + 4 = Q
Third option: EGJ; E + 2 = G; G + 3 = J 
Fourth

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Question : Bismillah Khan played which of the following musical instruments?

Option 1: Sitar

Option 2: Shehnai

Option 3: Tabla

Option 4: Harmonium

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Shehnai


Solution : The correct answer is Shehnai.

Ustad Bismillah Khan was a renowned Indian musician who was known as a master of the shehnai, a traditional Indian wind instrument. He was one of India's most celebrated shehnai players and made contributions to Indian classical music.

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