Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the poverty line? I. In India, it is estimated after every ten years. II. The proportion of people below the poverty line is not the same for all social groups and economic categories in India.
Option 1: Both I and II
Option 2: Only II
Option 3: Neither I nor II
Option 4: Only I
Correct Answer: Only I
Solution : The correct option is Only I.
The poverty line in India is not estimated after every ten years. Instead, it is regularly updated and revised by the government to account for changes in the cost of living and other economic factors. The estimation
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 8 : 23 :: 48 : ?
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 138
Option 3: 168
Option 4: 112
Correct Answer: 138
Solution : Given: 8 : 23 :: 48 : ?
The pattern is as follows – Like, 8 : 23→(8 × 3) – (8 ÷ 8) = 24 – 1 = 23 Similarly, for 48 : ?→(48 × 3) – (48 ÷ 8) = 144 – 6
Question : The internal rate of return:
Option 1: must be less than the investment rate if the firm is to invest.
Option 2: make the present value of profit equal to the present value of costs.
Option 3: falls as the annual yield of an investment rises.
Option 4: is equal to the market interest rate for all the firm's investments.
Correct Answer: falls as the annual yield of an investment rises.
Solution : The correct option is to fall as the annual yield of an investment rises.
A metric used in financial analysis to gauge the profitability of possible investments is the Internal Rate of Return or IRR. In
Question : Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution enshrines that if we are observing any religious procession, then we need to remember communal harmony?
Option 1: Article 51A(d)
Option 2: Article 51A(c)
Option 3: Article 51A(b)
Option 4: Article 51A(e)
Correct Answer: Article 51A(e)
Solution : The correct option is Article 51A(e).
Article 51A(e) specifically states: "It shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
"to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic, and regional or sectional diversities; to
Question : Paika dance is performed in which of the following states?
Option 1: Goa
Option 2: Kerala
Option 3: Assam
Option 4: Jharkhand
Correct Answer: Jharkhand
Solution : The correct answer is Jharkhand.
The Sadani Nagpuri martial folk dance of Paiki, also referred to as Painki and Paika, is performed in the Chotanagpur plateau region of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha. Paika is a kind of long spear. It has long been a part
Question : Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
He became a teetotaller after witnessing the negative effects of alcohol on his friends.
Option 1: Someone who does not consume any alcoholic drink
Option 2: A person who likes to eat and drink
Option 3: A person who is very conscious of his health
Option 4: Someone who does not make friends
Correct Answer: Someone who does not consume any alcoholic drink
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
In the context of the sentence, the word teetotaller refers to a person who abstains from consuming any alcoholic drinks. The context of the sentence indicates that the person became a
Question : Self-pollination will lead to:
Option 1: inbreeding
Option 2: rare breeding
Option 3: overbreeding
Option 4: outbreeding
Correct Answer: inbreeding
Solution : The correct option is inbreeding.
Self-pollination in plants can result in inbreeding. Because the genetic material originates from the same plant, the subsequent offspring are likely to have a high degree of genetic resemblance to or be genetically identical to the parent plant. This can
Question : Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. My heart_________hard, bumping the broken glass, nicked by sharp edges.
Option 1: inhibited
Option 2: lifted
Option 3: thumped
Option 4: thundered
Correct Answer: thumped
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: Thumped refers to a rhythmic, strong beating or pounding, which aligns with the context of a forceful heartbeat.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Inhibited means restrained or held back.
Lifted implies raising or
Question : Who said 'A living thing is born" after the League of Nations Covenant was drafted?
Option 1: Lord Robert Cecil
Option 2: Woodrow Wilson
Option 3: Patrick Finney
Option 4: Neville Chamberlain
Correct Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Solution : The correct option is Woodrow Wilson.
After the League Covenant was formed in 1919, Woodrow Wilson joked, "A living thing is born". The Paris Peace Conference, which put an end to the First World War, led to the establishment of the League, an
Question : Choose the word that can substitute for the given group of words.
The origin or birth of a thing.
Option 1: Genesis
Option 2: Culmination
Option 3: Coda
Option 4: Quietus
Correct Answer: Genesis
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: In this context, the phrase "the origin or birth of a thing" refers to the beginning of the creation of something. Genesis is a term that precisely denotes the origin or starting point of something, often
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