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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 120

SSC CHSL Tier II - 26 Jun 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q120

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Astronomers have discovered 62 new moons orbiting the ringed planet Saturn. Though some of the moons had been (1)________ as early as 2019, it takes more than sighting an object close to a planet to (2) ________ it is a moon and not an asteroid making a brief close passage to that planet.

Performing a painstaking (3) ________ of matching objects detected on different nights over the course of 24 months, the team tracked 63 objects that they ended up confirming as moons. One of (4) ________ satellites was revealed back in 2021, with the remaining 62 moons gradually announced over the past few weeks.

Which of the following statements about enzymes in the human body is/are correct?

Statement A: Maltase is present in the saliva and breaks the sugar maltose into glucose.

Statement B: Amylase is present in the saliva and helps change starches into sugars.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. only B

Error Concept

Statement A incorrect because Maltase is secreted in the small intestine not in saliva and it converts maltose into glucose

Statement B correct because Amylase is present in saliva and converts starch into sugars

Correction

Maltase present in small intestine

Amylase present in saliva

Final Sentence

Only Statement B is correct Amylase is present in the saliva and helps change starches into sugars

Conclusion

The correct option is Option 4 Only B