Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Who is the only second Vice President to get a second consecutive term after Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan?
Option 1: Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Option 2: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Option 3: Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Option 4: Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Correct Answer: Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Solution : The correct answer is Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
Mohammad Hamid Ansari served as the Vice President of India between 2007 and 2017. He had two consecutive terms as the Vice President of India, only after Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Suman has bought a black and a white shawl to wear with her new dress.
Option 1: to wear with
Option 2: her new dress.
Option 3: a black and a white shawl
Option 4: Suman has bought
Correct Answer: a black and a white shawl
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The phrase "a black and a white shawl" is not correct because this means that Suman has bought two shawls. It should be "a black and white shawl", which means a shawl in
Question : Directions: Hema was twice as old as Geeta 10 years ago. How old is Geeta today, if Hema will be 40 years old 10 years henceforth?
Option 1: 25 years
Option 2: 20 years
Option 3: 15 years
Option 4: 35 years
Correct Answer: 20 years
Solution : Given: The age of Hema after 10 years = 40 years
⇒ The present age of Hema = 40 – 10 = 30 years 10 years ago, the age of Hema ⇒ 30 – 10 = 20 years And, 10 years ago, the age
Question : Directions: Words given on the left side of (::) are related to each other by some Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the missing word/word pair on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Caterpillar : Butterfly :: ? : ?
Option 1: Tadpole : Cat
Option 2: Hen : Chick
Option 3: Lamb : Sheep
Option 4: Deer : Fawn
Correct Answer: Lamb : Sheep
Solution : Given: Caterpillar : Butterfly (It is a relation between an animal's young form and mature form. A caterpillar is in the larval (immature) stage, and a butterfly is in the adult stage of the same organism.)
First option: Tadpole : Cat; A tadpole
Question : A horse takes $2\frac{1}{2}$ seconds to complete a round around a circular field. If the speed of the horse was 66 m/sec, then the radius of the field is: [Given $\pi =\frac{22}{7}$]
Option 1: 25.62 m
Option 2: 26.52 m
Option 3: 25.26 m
Option 4: 26.25 m
Correct Answer: 26.25 m
Solution : Distance covered in one revolution = Circumference of circular field = $2\pi r$ Speed of horse = 66 m/sec Time = $2\frac{1}{2}$ = $\frac{5}{2}$ sec Distance covered = 66 × $\frac{5}{2}$ = 165 m Distance covered = circumference of the circle = $2\pi r$
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936, after which they were 1_________. by World War II. The Olympics 2_________. in 1948 and was 3________. held every four years. Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years, but in accordance with a 1986 4________. by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to place the Summer and Winter Games on 5________. four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years, the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: matching
Option 2: customary
Option 3: together
Option 4: separate
Correct Answer: separate
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The sentence discusses a decision made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1986 to place the Summer and Winter Games on separate four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years. This means that the Summer and Winter Olympics would
Question : Directions: Select the related letters from the given alternatives. QPOR : XWVY :: LKJM : ?
Option 1: SRQT
Option 2: DEGF
Option 3: CBAD
Option 4: FHGI
Correct Answer: SRQT
Solution : Given: QPOR : XWVY :: LKJM : ?
Add 7 to the place value of each letter of QPOR to obtain the required code – Q + 7 = X; P + 7 = W; O + 7 = V; R + 7 = Y
Question : Directions: E is the brother of F. D is the wife of E. G is the mother of H. F is the sister of G. How is E related to H?
Option 1: Maternal uncle
Option 2: Son
Option 3: Brother-in-law
Option 4: Son-in-law
Correct Answer: Maternal uncle
Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the above family tree, E is the maternal uncle of H. Hence, the
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