Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which of the following acts is suggested for the post of Comptroller and Auditor General?
Option 1: Indian Councils Act of 1909
Option 2: The Government of India Act of 1919
Option 3: Government of India Act of 1935
Option 4: The Indian Independence Act of 1947
Correct Answer: Government of India Act of 1935
Solution : The correct answer is the Government of India Act of 1935.
The highest authority responsible for auditing the expenditure of both the national and state governments is known as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. This position was entrusted
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."
Not only we seen (1) / the Tali temple but (2) / also the Thirunelli temple. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The law of inversion needs to be followed here, in which both the subject and the verb are inverted as it indicates more emphasis and is thus replaced with the correct form "have we seen".
Therefore, the correct
Question : The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is $1440^{\circ}$. The number of sides of the polygon is:
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Sum of all angles = $1440^{\circ}$ Let the number of sides of the polygon be $n$. ⇒ $1440^{\circ}$ = $(n-2)×180^{\circ}$ ⇒ $(n-2)$ = $\frac{1440}{180}$ ⇒ $(n-2)$ = $8$ ⇒ $n$ = $2+8$ = $10$ Hence, the correct answer is 10.
Question : Directions: Select the word pair that does NOT represent a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Absence : Existence
Option 1: Blunt : Sharp
Option 2: Calm : Furious
Option 3: Abundant : Lacking
Option 4: Careful : Cautious
Correct Answer: Careful : Cautious
Solution : Given: Absence : Existence (It represents an opposite or contrasting relationship, where absence means the lack or nonexistence of something and existence means the presence of something.)
Let's check the options – First option: Blunt : Sharp; Blunt and Sharp are antonyms, representing
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statement I: Some fish are frogs. Statement II: Some frogs are whales. Conclusion I: Some fish are whales. Conclusion II: No fish is a whale.
Option 1: Only I follows
Option 2: Only II follows
Option 3: Either I or II follows
Option 4: Neither I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Either I or II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some fish are whales – It is a possibility that the circles representing fish and whales overlap and have a part
Question : The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. These changes were sure to happen as technological intervention cannot be arrested anywhere. B. Recent times have marked a major change in the teaching-learning process in the educational sector. C. A willing acceptance and practising it to achieve excellence into it is the single option to all educators. D. Beyond this, the constant flux in the diversified areas of academics has forced this change.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: BACD
Option 3: BADC
Option 4: ADBC
Correct Answer: BADC
Solution : The correct choice is the third option i.e., BADC.
The paragraph discusses the significant changes in the teaching-learning process in the educational sector. It starts by noting the recent major changes in education (B), follows with the inevitability of technological intervention (A), and
Question : An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 51 hours while an outlet pipe drains a filled tank in 76.5 hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously when the tank is empty, in how many hours will the tank get filled?
Option 1: 178.5
Option 2: 127.5
Option 3: 102
Option 4: 153
Correct Answer: 153
Solution : Given: An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 51 hours while an outlet pipe drains a filled tank in 76.5 hours. In 1 hour inlet pipe fills = $\frac{1}{51}$ part In 1 hour outlet pipe empties = $\frac{1}{76.5}$ part When both open at
Question : Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Indian Parliament to amend the constitution?
Option 1: Article 368
Option 2: Article 252
Option 3: Article 254
Option 4: Article 256
Correct Answer: Article 368
Solution : The correct option is Article 368.
Article 368 of the Indian Constitution outlines the framework for constitutional amendments. Article 368 of the Indian Constitution addresses the method and authority for amending the Constitution. It covers the various methods for making amendments as well
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number from the given alternatives:
Option 1: 9
Option 2: 8
Option 4: 7
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Given:
Adding the numbers in each column, Column 1: 6 + 7 + 3 = 16 Column 2: 10 + 2 + 4 = 16 Similarly for Column 3: 9 + 1 + ? = 16
Question : Simplify: $\sqrt{\frac{4\frac{1}{7}-2\frac{1}{4}}{3\frac{1}{2}+1\frac{1}{7}}+\frac{2}{2+\frac{1}{2+\frac{1}{5-\frac{1}{5}}}}}$
Option 1: $1$
Option 2: $4$
Option 3: $\sqrt{\frac{159}{130}}$
Option 4: $2$
Correct Answer: $\sqrt{\frac{159}{130}}$
Solution : $\sqrt{\frac{4\frac{1}{7}-2\frac{1}{4}}{3\frac{1}{2}+1\frac{1}{7}}+\frac{2}{2+\frac{1}{2+\frac{1}{5-\frac{1}{5}}}}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{\frac{29}{7}-\frac{9}{4}}{\frac{7}{2}+\frac{8}{7}}+\frac{2}{2+\frac{1}{2+\frac{5}{24}}}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{\frac{53}{28}}{\frac{65}{14}}+\frac{2}{2+\frac{24}{53}}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{53}{130}+\frac{106}{130}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{159}{130}}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\sqrt{\frac{159}{130}}$.
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