Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
No sooner did we arrived at the airport than we got onto our flight to Atlanta.
Option 1: did we arrive at
Option 2: can we arrive by
Option 3: have we arrived at
Option 4: had we arrive at
Correct Answer: did we arrive at
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
"No sooner did we arrive at" follows the correct inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb after the phrase, "no sooner". In English, when no sooner is used to indicate an action that happens immediately after another, the auxiliary verb and subject are inverted. So, did we arrived at should be replaced with "did we arrive at" as did is followed by the first form of the verb making the sentence grammatically correct.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "No sooner did we arrive at the airport than we got onto our flight to Atlanta."
Question : Directions: Among the four answer figures, which one can be formed from the cut-out pieces given below in the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The various parts of the figure can be numbered as follows –
The parts can be arranged in the following manner –
The above-compiled figure matches the figure given in the first option. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : In India, which of the following statements regarding Fundamental Duty is not correct?
Option 1: The total number of Fundamental Duties is 11
Option 2: Article 51-A is related to Fundamental Duties.
Option 3: Inserted by 43rd Constitutional Amendment
Option 4: Incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution
Correct Answer: Inserted by 43rd Constitutional Amendment
Solution : The correct option is Inserted by the 43rd Constitutional Amendment.
The Fundamental Duties are the moral obligations that all Indian citizens have to uphold national unity and promote patriotism. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, added these to Part IV-A of the Constitution on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
Question : What is the third proportional to 12 and $6 \sqrt{5}$?
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 21
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Third proportional to $a, b$ = $\frac{b^2}{a}$ Third proportional to 12 and $6 \sqrt{5}$ = $\frac{(6 \sqrt{5})^2}{12}$ = $\frac{36×5}{12}$ = $15$ Hence, the correct answer is 15.
Question : The profits of Indian banks operating in foreign countries are a part of:
Option 1: Income from entrepreneurship earned from abroad
Option 2: Domestic factor income of India
Option 3: Profits of the enterprises working in the domestic territory of India
Option 4: Operating surplus of the banks located in India
Correct Answer: Income from entrepreneurship earned from abroad
Solution : The correct answer is income from entrepreneurship earned from abroad.
Entrepreneurial revenue received overseas is included in the Balance of Payments (BoP) as a component of the current account. The BoP is a historical record of all economic transactions between a country and the rest of the world.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.
I can’t believe that you’re ________ (resolute) enough to not even decide what you want for dinner.
Option 1: reluctant
Option 2: indecisive
Option 3: disinclined
Option 4: gullible
Correct Answer: indecisive
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Resolute denotes having or showing great determination. Indecisive denotes not providing a definite and clear result. The word indecisive means the opposite of resolute, i.e., doubtful.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Jaws are absent in:
Option 1: Birfds
Option 2: Fishes
Option 3: Protochordates
Option 4: Reptiles
Correct Answer: Protochordates
Solution : The Correct Answer is Protochordates
Protochordata and cyclostomata lack jaws. The invertebrate subphylum of the chordata phylum is referred to as protochordata. It contains creatures like tunicates. Cyclostomata are a subclass of group agnatha that lack jaws, girdles, and paired appendages. Hagfish and lampreys are the two types of fish without jaws. Hagfish typically consume dead or dying fish as food.
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
I went to sleep last night, (almost as soon as) my head hit the pillow.
(1) no sooner then
(2) as quickly as
(3) almost as quickly as
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer: No improvement.
This is because ''almost as soon as'' which means 'almost immediately' is used in the correct context here indicating that the speaker fell asleep immediately after laying their head on the pillow.
Question : If in a $\triangle ABC$, as drawn in the figure, $AB = AC$ and $\angle ACD = 120^{\circ}$, then angle A is equal to:
Option 1: $50^{\circ}$
Option 2: $60^{\circ}$
Option 3: $70^{\circ}$
Option 4: $80^{\circ}$
Correct Answer: $60^{\circ}$
Solution : Given that $AB = AC$ in $\triangle ABC$. This is an isosceles triangle, such that $\angle BAC = \angle ABC$. We have, $\angle ACD = 120^\circ$ $\therefore \angle ACB = 180^\circ - 120^\circ = 60^\circ$ Since the sum of angles in a triangle is $180^\circ$. ⇒ $\angle BAC + \angle ABC + \angle ACB = 180^\circ$ ⇒ $2\angle BAC + 60^\circ = 180^\circ$ $\therefore\angle BAC = \frac{180^\circ - 60^\circ}{2} = 60^\circ$ Hence, the correct answer is $60^\circ$.
Question : ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, AB is the diameter of the circle. If angle $\angle ACD=45^{\circ}$, then what is the value of $\angle BAD$?
Option 1: $90^{\circ}$
Option 2: $45^{\circ}$
Option 3: $135^{\circ}$
Option 4: $35^{\circ}$
Correct Answer: $45^{\circ}$
Solution :
Since, an angle subtended by the diameter of a circle at the circumference = $90^{\circ}$ ⇒ $\angle$ ACB = $90^{\circ}$ $\angle$ BCD = $\angle$ ACD + $\angle$ ACB = $45^{\circ} + 90^{\circ}=135^{\circ}$ Since the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary, $\angle$ BCD + $\angle$ BAD = $180^{\circ}$ $\therefore \angle$ BAD = $180^{\circ} - 135^{\circ}=45^{\circ}$ Hence, the correct answer is $45^{\circ}$.
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