Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Coming from the movie around midnight, the boys hit the sack.
Option 1: jumped with joy
Option 2: went to sleep
Option 3: hit a wall
Option 4: shouted at parents
Correct Answer: went to sleep
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The idiom hit the sack means to go to bed or go to sleep.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Name the largest desert in Asia.
Option 1: Thar
Option 2: Gobi
Option 3: Taklamakan
Option 4: Karakum
Correct Answer: Gobi
Solution : The correct answer is Gobi.
The Gobi Desert of China is the fifth largest desert in the world. It is a cold winter desert. The largest hot desert in the world is the Sahara Desert, and the largest cold desert is Antarctica. In India,
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The doctor reassured Raman that the lump was benign, which brought immense relief to both him and his family.
Option 1: Harsh
Option 2: Rugged
Option 3: Malignant
Option 4: Healthy
Correct Answer: Malignant
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: Benign refers to a medical condition that is not harmful, specifically in the context of tumours or growths that are non-cancerous. Malignant on the other hand, is the opposite, indicating a condition that is harmful, specifically
Question : Two pipes, A and B, can fill a tank in 36 minutes and 45 minutes, respectively. Another pipe, C, can empty the tank in 30 minutes. Initially, pipes A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, pipe C is also opened. The tank is then filled up in:
Option 1: 39 minutes
Option 2: 46 minutes
Option 3: 40 minutes
Option 4: 45 minutes
Correct Answer: 46 minutes
Solution : Time taken by A to fill the tank = 36 minutes Part of tank filled by A in a minute = $\frac{1}{36}$ Time taken by B to fill the tank = 45 minutes Part of tank filled by B in a minute = $\frac{1}{45}$
Question : The following bar graph indicates the sales of various items in a shop for one day. Study the bar graph carefully and answer the question that follows. Find the ratio between the sale of wheat and rice and also the ratio between the sale of sugar and onions, respectively.
Option 1: 1 : 2 and 1 : 1
Option 2: 1 : 1 and 2 : 1
Option 3: 2 : 1 and 1 : 2
Option 4: 1 : 1 and 1 : 1
Correct Answer: 1 : 2 and 1 : 1
Solution : Total sale of wheat = 10 Total sale of rice = 20 The ratio between the sale of wheat and rice = 10 : 20 = 1 : 2 Total sale of sugar = 5 Total sale of onions
Question : Which one of the following organizations and its headquarters are wrongly matched?
Option 1: INTERPOL - Lyons
Option 2: Universal Postal Union - Berne
Option 3: Food and Agriculture Organisation - Rome
Option 4: International Civil Aviation Organization - London
Correct Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization - London
Solution : The incorrect option is International Civil Aviation Organization - London.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
On the day of independence, a jubilant crowd from all over the country cheered and wept.
Option 1: Triumphant
Option 2: Cryptic
Option 3: Elated
Option 4: Gloomy
Correct Answer: Gloomy
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The adjective jubilant means feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. Gloomy means dark, depressing, or characterised by a lack of light or cheerfulness.
Triumphant: experiencing or displaying
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. A) to his neighbours B) first name is Adam C) that no one even D) he is so rude E) knows that his
Option 1: DACEB
Option 2: BDACE
Option 3: ACBDE
Option 4: CEBAD
Correct Answer: DACEB
Solution : The correct choice is the first option: DACEB.
It begins by introducing the main characteristic of the person. Subsequently, it provides additional information about how this rudeness is directed to his neighbours. The sentence then highlights the impact of this behaviour indicating a
Question : Simplify the given equation: $\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$
Option 1: 0.38
Option 2: 0.24
Option 3: 0.32
Option 4: 0.29
Correct Answer: 0.29
Solution : Use the algebraic identity, \((a+b+c)^2 = a^2+b^2+c^2+2ab+2bc+2ca\) Where \(a=0.09\), \(b=0.04\) and \(c=0.16\). Substituting these values into the formula, we get: $=\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$
Question : What is meant by subsistence agriculture?
Option 1: Agricultural output is sufficient for the country.
Option 2: Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.
Option 3: Agriculture generates sufficient income.
Option 4: Agriculturists produce primarily for the market.
Correct Answer: Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.
Solution : The correct option is Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.
Subsistence agriculture refers to a farming practice where agriculturists primarily cultivate crops and raise livestock for the sole purpose of meeting their own and their family's basic food and livelihood needs.
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