Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
Why is the rotten apple being eaten by you?
Option 1: Why you are eating the rotten apple?
Option 2: Why have you eaten the rotten apple?
Option 3: Why you have eaten the rotten apple?
Option 4: Why are you eating the rotten apple?
Correct Answer: Why are you eating the rotten apple?
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
Explanation: In English, when transforming a sentence from passive to active voice, it is crucial to switch the positions of the subject and the object and use the appropriate active verb form.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. A, C, F, K, ?
Option 1: D
Option 2: O
Option 3: R
Option 4: I
Correct Answer: R
Solution : Given: A, C, F, K, ?
In the given series, add consecutive prime numbers to the place value of the letters – A + 2 = C; C + 3 = F; F + 5 = K; K + 7 = R
So, the missing
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. Dadabhai Naoroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, ?
Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 2: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 3: Subhash Chandra Bose
Option 4: Bhagat Singh
Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Solution : Given: Dadabhai Naoroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, ?
The order of age of the given freedom fighters is as follows – Dadabhai Naoroji (04.09.1825) > Bal Gangadhar Tilak (23.07.1856) > Lala Lajpat Rai (28.01.1865) Let's check the given options
Question : Directions: Words given on the left side of (::) are related by some Logic/Rule /Relation. Select the missing word/word pair on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Car : Vehicle :: ?
Option 1: Table : Furniture
Option 2: Profession : Teaching
Option 3: Figure: Triangle
Option 4: Stationery : Pen
Correct Answer: Table : Furniture
Solution : Given: Car : Vehicle :: ? (This depicts the relation between things and the category they belong to. Like, a car is a type of vehicle.)
Let's check each option – First option: Table : Furniture; Table is a type of furniture. Second
Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
I'm very pleased with my new secretary. Her work is of a high _______.
Option 1: condition
Option 2: degree
Option 3: capacity
Option 4: standard
Correct Answer: standard
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Standard means a level of quality or attainment, and is the appropriate word to fill the blank with, as it helps in correctly conveying the intended meaning that the work of the secretary is of a certain level
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
Hardly had I reached the (1) / exhibition where I learnt (2) / about the major robbery (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
"Where" should be replaced with "when" to convey the intended meaning that the speaker learnt about the robbery as soon as they reached the exhibition. "Hardly...when" is the correct correlative conjunction to be used in the sentence.
Therefore,
Question : A vertical pole and vertical tower are standing on the same level of ground. The height of the pole is 10 m. From the top of the pole, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower are 60° and 30° respectively. The height of the tower is:
Option 1: 20 m
Option 2: 30 m
Option 3: 40 m
Option 4: 50 m
Correct Answer: 40 m
Solution : Let $AB$ be the tower and $CD$ be the pole. $CD = BE = 10$ m In $\triangle BCE$, $\tan$ 30° = $\frac{10}{CE}$ ⇒ $\frac{1}{\sqrt3}$ = $\frac{10}{CE}$ ⇒ $CE = 10\sqrt3$ In $\triangle ACE$, $\tan$ 60° = $\frac{h}{CE}$ ⇒ $\sqrt3$ = $\frac{h}{10\sqrt3}$ ⇒ $h$
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) have to deal with
B) about the terrible traffic
C) on his way to work
D) Nishit begins thinking
E) he will surely
Option 1: A, D, B, C, E
Option 2: C, D, B, A, E
Option 3: D, B, E, A, C
Option 4: E, B, A, D, C
Correct Answer: D, B, E, A, C
Solution : The third option is correct.
Question : Directions: What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if + and – are interchanged and × and ÷ are interchanged? 5 ÷ 8 + 4 × 2 – 9
Option 1: 55
Option 2: 43
Option 3: 47
Option 4: 27
Correct Answer: 47
Solution : Given: 5 ÷ 8 + 4 × 2 – 9
After interchanging + and –, and × and ÷, the equation becomes – = 5 × 8 – 4 ÷ 2 + 9 = 5 × 8 – 2 + 9 = 40 – 2
Question : Who wrote 'Discovery of India'?
Option 1: Mahatama Gandhi
Option 2: Jawahar Lal Nehru
Option 3: APJ Abdul Kalam
Option 4: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
Solution : The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book 'The Discovery of India', during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar fort for participating in the Quit India Movement (1942 – 1946). Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social
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