Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : If the Prime Minister of India submits his resignation to the President, it will mean the resignation of the :
Option 1: Prime Minister only
Option 2: Prime Minister and the Cabinet Minister
Option 3: Entire Council of Ministers
Option 4: Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and the Speaker
Correct Answer: Entire Council of Ministers
Solution : The correct option is entire Council of Ministers.
The whole Council of Ministers will resign if the Prime Minister of India submits their letter of resignation to the President. This is so because the Prime Minister serves as the Council of Ministers'
Question : What is the official language of Bhutan, a neighbouring country of India?
Option 1: Yuan
Option 2: Dzongkha
Option 3: Ngultrum
Option 4: Kyat
Correct Answer: Dzongkha
Solution : The correct answer is Dzongkha.
Dzongkha, also known as Bhutanese, serves as the official and national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Spoken by over half a million people in the country, it belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family. In addition to Dzongkha, English
Question : Select the grammatically correct version of the following sentence.
This phone is inferior of that one.
Option 1: This phone is inferior than that one.
Option 2: This phone is more inferior than that one.
Option 3: This phone is more inferior of that one.
Option 4: This phone is inferior to that one.
Correct Answer: This phone is inferior to that one.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The correct preposition to use with the comparative form "inferior" is "to".
Question : Finance Commission is appointed by the President of India after every
Option 1: 5 years
Option 2: 6 years
Option 3: 4 years
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: 5 years
Solution : The Correct Answer is- 5 years
The Finance Commission, an institution with constitutional authority, is a crucial part of fiscal federalism. Article 280 of the Constitution discusses the Finance Commission. The Indian Finance Commission is a constitutional body that is appointed every five years
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. No R is T. II. All T is H. Conclusions: I. No T is R. II. No H is T. III. No R is H.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: All conclusion follows
Option 3: Only conclusion III follows
Option 4: Only conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statement is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: No T is R – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is a negative relation between T and R.
Question : Directions: In the following question, you have to identify the correct response from the given premises stated according to the following symbols. If + means ÷, ÷ means –, – means ×, × means +, then 12 – 8 × 6 – 4 ÷ 6 + 3 = ?
Option 1: –112
Option 2: 118
Option 3: –33
Option 4: 92
Correct Answer: 118
Solution : Given: + means ÷, ÷ means –, – means ×, × means + 12 – 8 × 6 – 4 ÷ 6 + 3 = ?
On replacing the symbols according to the instructions given, we get – = 12 × 8 + 6 ×
Question : Directions: Select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives in the following question.
Option 1: ZVR
Option 2: QMI
Option 3: OKG
Option 4: WTP
Correct Answer: WTP
Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: ZVR→Z – 4 = V; V – 4 = R Second option: QMI→Q – 4 = M; M – 4 = I Third option: OKG→O – 4 = K; K – 4 = G Fourth option: WTP→W –
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 111, 113, 118, 120, 125, 127,?
Option 1: 136
Option 2: 132
Option 3: 130
Option 4: 134
Correct Answer: 132
Solution : Given: 111, 113, 118, 120, 125, 127, ?
The pattern followed here is that each number in the series is increased by 2 and 5 alternatively. 111 + 2 = 113 113 + 5 = 118 118 + 2 = 120 120 + 5 =
Question : Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct order.
Approaching her P. upon the impacts of county lines drug-running networks Q. 80th birthday in February next year, Hill’s R. relevance and urgency this time focusing S. writing has lost none of its immediate
Option 1: QSRP
Option 2: SQRP
Option 3: RPQS
Option 4: PQSR
Correct Answer: QSRP
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
Part Q sets the context or the timeframe of the event. Part S describes the continued significance of the writing despite the passing time. Part R specifies the current focus or subject matter. Part P introduces the
Question : $\cos 2 \theta=$________.
Option 1: $1-2 \cos^2 \theta$
Option 2: $2 \cos^2 \theta-1$
Option 3: $2 \sin^2 \theta-1$
Option 4: $1-\sin^2 \theta$
Correct Answer: $2 \cos^2 \theta-1$
Solution : $\cos2\theta = \cos^2\theta-\sin^2\theta$ $= \cos^2\theta-(1-\cos^2\theta)$ $= 2\cos^2\theta-1$ Hence, the correct answer is $2\cos^2\theta-1$.
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