Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Improving your well-being is considered to be the fundamental (1) ______of travelling. Travelling helps to decrease the risks of heart disease and anxiety (2)______developing our brain health. There have been studies proving that travel can have a positive impact on our heart (3) ______. The health benefit of travelling is that when you travel to new surroundings you (4) ______a restart button to your body and mind. This brings in fresh energy when you get back to your normal (5) ______ activities.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: rancidity
Option 2: sanctity
Option 3: sanity
Option 4: benefit
Correct Answer: benefit
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
A benefit is an advantage or useful effect that something has.
According to the question, benefit is the appropriate choice.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Scientist now hope that cloning can successfully be conducted in human beings in the near future.
(1) Scientist now hope that cloning
(2) can successfully be conducted in
(3) human beings in the near future
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Here, we are not talking about a particular scientist, so we should use the plural form, "scientists".
Therefore, the correct answer is: Scientists now hope that cloning can successfully be conducted in human beings in the near
Question : Which of the following is not a noble gas?
Option 1: Hydrogen
Option 2: Helium
Option 3: Neon
Option 4: Argon
Correct Answer: Hydrogen
Solution : The correct answer is Hydrogen.
Hydrogen is not a noble gas. Nobel gases are chemically inert gases which are placed in Group 18 in the periodic table. There are 6 noble gases which are found in nature- helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr),
Question : In which year did RBI accord approval to Equitas Holdings to launch a small finance bank?
Option 1: 2019
Option 2: 2012
Option 3: 2016
Option 4: 2009
Correct Answer: 2016
Solution : The correct answer is 2016.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) accorded approval to Equitas Holdings to launch a small finance bank in 2016. Equitas Small Finance Bank commenced its operations as a small finance bank after obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals.
Question : In which one of the following films did Pran act as a character artist and not in the role of a villain?
Option 1: Ram aur Shyam
Option 2: Zanjeer
Option 3: Madhumati
Option 4: Himalay Ki God Mein
Correct Answer: Zanjeer
Solution : The correct option is Zanjeer.
Pran has portrayed a wide variety of characters, including heroes, villains and character actors. He played the character of Sher Khan in Zanjeer as a character actor. The movie, which starred Amitabh Bachchan, and Jaya Bhaduri, switched the popular
Question : Directions: Select the related letters from the given alternatives. JKPO : LMNM :: ? : PQJI
Option 1: KOLN
Option 2: LKNO
Option 3: NOLK
Option 4: NOKL
Correct Answer: NOLK
Solution : Given: JKPO : LMNM :: ? : PQJI
Subtract 2 from the place value of the first two letters and add 2 to the place value of the next two letters of LMNM to obtain the required code – L – 2 = J; M
Question : Which of the following Indian classical dancers was the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan Award of 2003?
Option 1: Saswati Sen
Option 2: Elam Endira Devi
Option 3: Birju Maharaj
Option 4: Sonal Mansingh
Correct Answer: Sonal Mansingh
Solution : The correct answer is Sonal Mansingh.
Indian classical dancer Sonal Mansingh is a guru in Odissi and Bharatanatyam dance forms. The President of India has nominated her to join the Rajya Sabha, the Indian parliament. In 1992, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan,
Question : If $2:9::4:x$, then the value of $x$ is:
Option 1: 42
Option 2: 18
Option 3: 36
Option 4: 22
Correct Answer: 18
Solution : Given: $2:9::4:x$ $⇒\frac{2}{9}=\frac{4}{x}$ $⇒2x=36$ $⇒x=\frac{36}{2}$ $\therefore x=18$ Hence, the correct answer is 18.
Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group?
Option 1: RSU
Option 2: XYA
Option 3: DEG
Option 4: ZAB
Correct Answer: ZAB
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: RSU; R + 1 = S; S + 2 = U Second option: XYA; X + 1 = Y; Y + 2 = A Third option: DEG; D + 1 = E; E + 2 = G Fourth
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The entrance of the museum was opened by the official.
Option 1: The official opened the entrance of the museum.
Option 2: The official had opened the entrance of the museum.
Option 3: The official open the entrance of the museum.
Option 4: The officials opening the entrance of the museum.
Correct Answer: The official opened the entrance of the museum.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
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