Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the word pair in which the words are related in the same way as the words are related in the following pair: Hygrometer : Humidity :: ? : ?
Option 1: Ammeter : Length
Option 2: Anemometer : Temperature
Option 3: Seismograph : Earthquake
Option 4: Odometer : Odour
Correct Answer: Seismograph : Earthquake
Solution : Given: Hygrometer : Humidity (Here, a hygrometer is a device used to measure humidity.)
Let's check the options – First option: Ammeter : Length; An ammeter is a device used to measure electrical current. Second option: Anemometer : Temperature; An anemometer is a
Question : Why boiling point of water decrease at high altitudes?
Option 1: Because of the high temperature
Option 2: Because of low atmospheric pressure
Option 3: Because of low temperature
Option 4: Because of high atmospheric pressure
Correct Answer: Because of low atmospheric pressure
Solution : The correct option is Because of low atmospheric pressure.
At higher elevations, the decrease in atmospheric pressure causes a reduction in the boiling point of water. Boiling occurs when a liquid's vapour pressure matches the atmospheric pressure. With lower atmospheric
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. By conquest, rather than by economic contract B. Other types of feudalism was the relation C. The principle difference between Indian and D. Between lord and vassal, established in this case
Option 1: BDAC
Option 2: CBDA
Option 3: BADC
Option 4: CBAD
Correct Answer: CBDA
Solution : The correct sequence is CBDA.
Explanation:
C: This part introduces the main idea, stating that there is a principal difference between Indian feudalism and other types.
B: This follows logically, elaborating on what that principal difference is—the relation to other types of feudalism.
D:
Question : In electro-refining, the pure metal is deposited on
Option 1: vessel
Option 2: electrolyte
Option 3: cathode
Option 4: anode
Correct Answer: cathode
Solution : The correct answer is the cathode.
The anode is the impure metal to be refined in electrolytic refining, whereas the cathode is a thin strip of high-purity metal. The solution uses metal salt as the electrolyte. When an electric current passes through the electrolyte, pure
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Vivacity
Option 1: Sap
Option 2: Vim
Option 3: Lush
Option 4: Apathy
Correct Answer: Apathy
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The word vivacity refers to the quality of being attractively lively and animated. The antonym apathy means a lack of interest, concern, or indifference.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Sap: It implies the liquid that carries
Question : Name a unit designed for wet and dry bulb thermometers to protect temperature sensors from being affected by direct or reflected sunlight.
Option 1: Stevenson screen
Option 2: Skywarn screen
Option 3: Clarinet screen
Option 4: Cardinal screen
Correct Answer: Stevenson screen
Solution : The correct option is the Stevenson screen.
The unit designed to protect temperature sensors from direct or reflected sunlight in wet and dry bulb thermometers is called a "Stevenson screen" or "instrument shelter." It is a double-layered box that shields the temperature sensors
Question : The five key indicators of global climate change of our planet are:
Option 1: Antarctic Sea ice, Oxygen, Rainfall, Drought, and sea level
Option 2: Sea - level, Rising temperature, Rainfall, Nitrogen, and Arctic sea ice
Option 3: Arctic sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global temperature, Sea level, and Land ice
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: Arctic sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global temperature, Sea level, and Land ice
Solution : The correct answer is Arctic sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global temperature, Sea level and Land ice.
All of these variables are changing at an unprecedented rate, and the evidence clearly shows that these changes
Question : Direction: Study the following bar graph and answer the question:
The percentage increase in the production of fertilizers in 2002 compared to that in 1995 is:
Option 1: 220%
Option 2: 180%
Option 3: 240%
Option 4: 200%
Correct Answer: 220%
Solution : Production in 2002 = 80 (in 10000 tonnes) Production in 1995 = 25 (in 10000 tonnes) Required percentage = $\frac{(80−25)}{25} \times 100$ = 220% Hence, the correct answer is 220%.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. I know these authors to 1__________ outstanding individuals and remarkable teachers and consultants and have even 2__________ them work their magic in training seminars, but I didn't know if they 3__________ take this complex topic and fit into a book. They did. I 4________ you to dig into this material, to pause and think deeply about each part and how the parts are 5__________ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 5.
Option 1: recalled
Option 2: sequenced
Option 3: jumbled
Option 4: tinkered
Correct Answer: sequenced
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The verb "sequenced" implies arranging or organising in a particular order, which aligns with fitting a complex topic into a book.
So, the correct sentence would be: "I encourage you to dig into this material, to pause and
Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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