Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The cause of loss of forest cover is
Option 1: Agricultural
Option 2: Building Industry
Option 3: Increasing population
Option 4: Tourism & pilgrimage
Correct Answer: Increasing population
Solution : The correct option is - Increasing population
Forest and shrub areas are disappearing as a result of population growth and human intrusion into the forest cover. This is attributable to the expansion of cultivated lands and settlement.
Question : Blubber is :
Option 1: A milky secretion of rubber plant
Option 2: a layer of thick fat
Option 3: a device to trap insects by some aquatic
Option 4: fungal infection of rice plants
Correct Answer: a layer of thick fat
Solution : The correct answer is a layer of thick fat.
Blubber is a coating of fat found beneath the skin of marine creatures including whales, seals, and walruses. It aids in insulating the animal and keeping it warm in chilly water. Blubber
Question : Directions: DGJH is related to LORP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, JMPN is related to RUXV. To which of the following is ILOM related, following the same logic?
Option 1: QTWV
Option 2: QTWU
Option 3: PSVT
Option 4: RUXQ
Correct Answer: QTWU
Solution : Given: DGJH is related to LORP, and JMPN is related to RUXV.
Add 8 to the positional value of each letter of DGJH and JMPN to obtain their respective codes – D + 8 = L; G + 8 = O; J + 8 =
Question : A man goes to a place on a bicycle at a speed of 16 km/h and comes back at a lower speed. If the average speed is 6.4 km/h in total journey, then the return speed (in km/h) is:
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given: Average speed = 6.4 km/h Speed while going = $x$ = 16 km/h Let speed while coming to be $y$ km/h According to the question: Average speed = $\frac{2xy}{x+y}$ ⇒ 6.4 = $\frac{2×16×y}{16+y}$ ⇒ 102.4+6.4$y$ = 32$y$ ⇒ 102.4 = 32$y$–6.4$y$ ⇒ 102.4 =
Question : Directions: Find out the correct alternative that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete. CN_FF_ZE ILC_ _KFC OJI_
Option 1: VNDLA
Option 2: XNDKB
Option 3: XMCLA
Option 4: WMDLB
Correct Answer: WMDLB
Solution : Given: CN_FF_ZE ILC_ _KFC OJI_
To fill the series we have to divide the series – CN_F / F_ZE / ILC_ / _KFC / OJI_ Let's check each option – First option: VNDLA; CNVF / FNZE / ILCD /
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".
She could not cope (by) the heavy workload.
(1) with
(2) of
(3) up
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The verb "cope" is typically followed by the preposition "with" to indicate dealing with challenges or situations. This combination, "cope with", is idiomatic and widely accepted.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "So, she could not cope with the
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Abandon
Option 1: Recklessness
Option 2: Constraint
Option 3: Casualness
Option 4: Spontaneity
Correct Answer: Constraint
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
The word that is opposite in meaning to "abandon" is "constraint."
"Abandon" refers to the act of leaving something or someone entirely, often implying a lack of restraint or control whereas "constraint" refers to a limitation or restriction,
Question : Coins made of metal first appeared in which of the following?
Option 1: Harappan Civilisation
Option 2: Later Vedic Age
Option 3: Age of the Buddha
Option 4: Age of the Mauryas
Correct Answer: Age of the Buddha
Solution : The Correct Answer is Age of the Buddha
India had metal coins long before the Mauryan empire (322–185 BC). Around the sixth century BC, the Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain produced the first Indian coins. These coins feature carvings of the sun,
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Obligation
Option 1: Imperative
Option 2: Loophole
Option 3: Discharge
Option 4: Quietus
Correct Answer: Imperative
Solution : The first option is correct.
Obligation is the state of having to do something because it is a law or duty, or because you have promised. Imperative denotes something very important or urgent, making it a fitting synonym.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : Directions: Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? mc_bcm_cbbc_m_bbcm
Option 1: mccb
Option 2: bcmb
Option 3: cbmb
Option 4: bmmc
Correct Answer: bmmc
Solution : Given: mc_bcm_cbbc_m_bbcm
To fill the series, we have to divide the series – mc_bcm / _cbbc_ / m_bbcm Let's check the options – First option: mccb; mcmbcm / ccbbcc / mbbbcm (No repeated pattern found.) Second option: bcmb; mc
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