Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
Option 1: The Turkish Caliph
Option 2: Aga Khan
Option 3: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Option 4: Abdul Kalam Azad
Correct Answer: The Turkish Caliph
Solution : The correct option is Turkish Caliph.
Muslims in India initiated the Khilafat Movement at the beginning of the 20th century, which was a significant political movement. It was intended to express opposition to the Allied Powers demolition of the Ottoman Caliphate and their
Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite to the one having 8.
Option 1: 3
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : According to the dice rule, if two or three positions of the same dice are given with two common faces but in different orientations, then out of those two common faces the faces that are not common are opposite to each other. While considering Figures
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 12 : 72 :: 13 : ?
Option 1: 31
Option 2: 84
Option 3: 100
Option 4: 78
Correct Answer: 78
Solution : Given: 12 : 72 :: 13 : ?
12 × 6 = 72 Similarly, 13 × 6 = 78
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : A can complete a task at the same time in which B and C work together. If A and B could complete it jointly in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B could complete it independently in:
Option 1: 26 days
Option 2: 27 days
Option 3: 25 days
Option 4: 23 days
Correct Answer: 25 days
Solution : (A + B)'s 1 day's work $= \frac{1}{10}$ C's 1 day's work $= \frac{1}{50}$ ⇒ (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work $= \frac{1}{10} +\frac{1}{50}= \frac{6}{50} =\frac{3}{25}$ ............ (1) A's 1 day's work = (B + C)'s 1 day's work .................. (2) From
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Ramya laughed at me.
Option 1: I am laughed at by Ramya.
Option 2: I were laugh at by Ramya.
Option 3: I was laughed at by Ramya.
Option 4: I shall laugh at by Ramya.
Correct Answer: I was laughed at by Ramya.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the
Question : Who discovered the sea-route to India?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Columbus
Option 3: Magellan
Option 4: Henry the Navigator
Correct Answer: Vasco da Gama
Solution : The correct option is Vasco Da Gama.
The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama is credited with discovering the sea route to India. He arrived in Calicut (modern-day Kozhikode) on the southwest coast of India in 1498 after sailing from Europe around the southernmost
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per their order in a dictionary. 1. Yashmak 2. Yacht 3. Yawl 4. Yawn
Option 1: 2, 4, 3, 1
Option 2: 2, 1, 4, 3
Option 3: 2, 3, 4, 1
Option 4: 2, 1, 3, 4
Correct Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
Solution : Given: 1. Yashmak 2. Yacht 3. Yawl 4. Yawn
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter Y, then move on to the next letter. Step 2: The second letter of
Question : $\cot ^2 \theta-\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta$ equals to:
Option 1: 0
Option 2: $\tan\theta$
Option 3: 1
Option 4: –1
Correct Answer: –1
Solution : We know, $\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta = 1+\cot ^2 \theta$ ⇒ $\cot ^2 \theta-\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta = -1$ Hence, the correct answer is $-1$.
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P. so they design the advertisement of products in such a way Q. the main target consumers of food companies R. that consumers are stimulated to buy them repeatedly S. are children and youth of the country
Option 1: QRSP
Option 2: RPQS
Option 3: PRQS
Option 4: QSPR
Correct Answer: QSPR
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option. Explanation: The logical flow of information in the sentence would be as follows: Q. The main target consumers of food companies S. are children and youth of the country, P. so they design the advertisement of products
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Fixation
Option 1: Formulation
Option 2: Indifference
Option 3: Inclination
Option 4: Reformation
Correct Answer: Indifference
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
The most appropriate antonym of the word fixation is indifference as fixation refers to a state of being obsessed or excessively focused on a particular thing, idea, or person whereas indifference signifies a lack of interest, concern, or
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