Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the word 'scrutiny' from the given sentence. The company's strategic plan included a comprehensive analysis of market trends and consumer behaviour.
Option 1: behaviour
Option 2: comprehensive
Option 3: trends
Option 4: analysis
Correct Answer: analysis
Solution : The correct choice will be the fourth option.
Scrutiny means the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it. Analysis denotes the result of a careful examination of something, making it a fitting synonym.
The meanings of the other words are:
Behaviour: It means the way that you act or behave.
Comprehensive: It means covering completely or broadly.
Trends: It means a general change or development.
According to the sentence, the correct synonym for scrutiny is analysis.
Question : The average of 13 results is 70. If the average of the first seven is 65 and that of the last seven is 75, the seventh result is:
Option 1: 67
Option 2: 70
Option 3: 68
Option 4: 70.5
Correct Answer: 70
Solution : The average of 13 results = 70 The sum of all results = 13 × 70 = 910 The average of the first seven = 65, and the average of the last seven = 75 The sum of the first seven results = 7 × 65 = 455 The sum of the last seven results = 7 × 75 = 525 Seventh result = sum of first seven results + sum of last seven results – the sum of all results = 455 + 525 – 910 = 70 Hence, the correct answer is 70.
Question : Directions: Out of the given letter clusters, three are similar in a certain manner. However, one option is NOT like the other three. Select the option which is different from the rest.
Option 1: BDF
Option 2: UWY
Option 3: IKM
Option 4: PRS
Correct Answer: PRS
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: BDF; B + 2 = D; D + 2 = F Second option: UWY; U + 2 = W; W + 2 = Y Third option: IKM; I + 2 = K; K + 2 = M Fourth option: PRS : P + 2; R + 1 = S
So, the fourth option is different from the other three options because the difference in the positional values of the letters is 2, 1 instead of 2, 2. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No Error' as your answer.
A crocodile / was swimming / in a river.
Option 1: A crocodile
Option 2: was swimming
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: in a river
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The given sentence is correct and there is No error. The sentence simply describes the action of a crocodile swimming in a river.
Question : Directions: Find the missing numbers from the given responses.
Option 1: 109; 111; 117
Option 2: 114; 111; 117
Option 3: 111; 114; 117
Option 4: 117; 109; 111
Correct Answer: 111; 114; 117
Solution : Let the missing numbers in a table be a; b; c.
In a given table, the sum of all the numbers in a row and in a column is equal i.e. 342.
In the first row→113 + 118 + a = 342 ⇒ a = 342 – 113 – 118 = 111 In the second row→112 + b + 116 = 342 ⇒ b = 342 – 112 – 116 = 114 Similarly, in the third row→c + 110 + 115 = 342 ⇒ c = 342 – 110 – 115 = 117
So, 111; 114; and 117 are the missing numbers in the given figure. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Which state among the following has the largest reserves of gold ore in India as of 2021?
Option 1: Jharkhand
Option 2: Rajasthan
Option 3: Bihar
Option 4: Karnataka
Correct Answer: Bihar
Solution : The correct option is Bihar.
According to a survey conducted by the Geological Survey of India, the Jamui district in Bihar holds a significant gold reserve, totaling approximately 222.88 million metric tonnes, which includes 27.6 metric tonnes of mineral-rich ore. In terms of primary gold resources in India, Bihar emerges as the leading state, accounting for 44% of the total reserves, followed by Rajasthan (25%), Karnataka (21%), West Bengal (3%), Andhra Pradesh (3%), and Jharkhand (2%). The remaining 2% of gold ore resources are distributed across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.
Question : The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre - Aryans because
Option 1: they used elephants on a large scale
Option 2: they were taller and stronger
Option 3: they were from an advanced urban culture
Option 4: they used chariots driven by horses
Correct Answer: they used chariots driven by horses
Solution : The Correct Answer is they used chariots driven by horses
Because they had superior Bronze and Iron tools and ox- and horse-drawn carts with light spoked wheels, Aryans were more successful than pre-Aryans. In order to create a new civilization, the pre-Aryans had previously destroyed and expelled some other population. Around 1500 BCE, the Aryans arrived on the Indian subcontinent.
Question : A cuboidal water tank is 12 m long, 9 m wide and 7.5 m deep. How many litres of water can it hold?
Option 1: 840000
Option 2: 805000
Option 3: 780000
Option 4: 810000
Correct Answer: 810000
Solution : Given: Length = 12 m, Breadth = 9 m, Height = 7.5 m Volume of cube = Length × Breadth × Height ⇒ Volume of cube = 12 × 9 × 7.5 = 810 m3 The amount of water held by 1 m3 tank = 1000 litres So, the amount of water held by 810 m3 tank = 810 × 1000 = 810000 litres Hence, the correct answer is 810000.
Question : If $x\cos \theta -y\sin \theta =\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}$ and $\frac{\cos ^2{\theta }}{a^{2}}+\frac{\sin ^{2}\theta}{b^{2}}=\frac{1}{x^{2}+y^{2}},$ then the correct relation is:
Option 1: $\frac{x^{2}}{b^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{a^{2}}=1$
Option 2: $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$
Option 3: $\frac{x^{2}}{b^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{a^{2}}=1$
Option 4: $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$
Correct Answer: $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$
Solution : $x\cos \theta -y\sin \theta =\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}$ ..................................(1) $\frac{\cos ^2{\theta }}{a^{2}}+\frac{\sin ^{2}\theta }{b^{2}}=\frac{1}{x^{2}+y^{2}}$ .......................................(2) From equation (1), $\frac{x\cos \theta}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}} -\frac{y\sin \theta}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}} =1$ Comparing with $\cos^2 \theta + \sin^2 \theta = 1$, we get, $\sin \theta = -\frac{y}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}$ and $\cos \theta = \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}$ Putting in (2), $\frac{x^2}{(x^2 + y^2)a^2}+ \frac{y^2}{(x^2 + y^2)b^2} = \frac{1}{(x^2 + y^2)}$ ⇒ $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+ \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+ \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$.
Question : The area and the length of one of the diagonals of a rhombus are 84 cm2 and 7 cm respectively. Find the length of its other diagonal (in cm).
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 24
Option 3: 48
Option 4: 36
Correct Answer: 24
Solution : Given: Area = $84\ cm^2$ 1st diagonal = 7 cm 2nd diagonal = $D_2$ We know that Area of rhombus = $\frac{1}{2}\times$(Product of the diagonals) ⇒ $84 = \frac{1}{2}\times7\times D_2$ ⇒ $D_2 = 24\ cm$ Hence, the correct answer is 24.
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