Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Solar panels are used to ____________ Satellites.
Option 1: Powerful
Option 2: Power
Option 3: Powerless
Option 4: Powers
Correct Answer: Power
Solution : The correct choice is the second option, "power".
"Power" means a source or means of supplying energy, and in this sentence, it conveys that solar panels are used to provide energy to satellites.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All bottles are medicines. Some doctors are bottles. Some medicines are capsules. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are medicines. II. Some bottles are capsules.
Option 1: Only conclusion (I) is true
Option 2: Only conclusion (II) is true
Option 3: Both conclusions (I) and (II) are true
Option 4: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) is true
Correct Answer: Only conclusion (I) is true
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some doctors are medicines – From the diagram, it is evident that the circles representing doctors and medicines overlap and have
Question : In the 11th century, the army of which of the following Cholas reached up to Ganga to invade Bengal?
Option 1: Rajendra I
Option 2: Rajaraja I
Option 3: Vijayalaya
Option 4: Rajadhiraj I
Correct Answer: Rajendra I
Solution : The correct answer is Rajendra I.
The mediaeval Chola king, Rajendra I, led an expedition to North India between 1019 and 1024. Rajendra I was one of the most successful Chola kings, and during his rule, he conquered present-day Bengal and Bihar and
Question : Rani can do the work in 10 days, Priya can do the same work in 15 days and Guddu can do the same work in 12 days. If they do that work together and they are paid Rs. 9000, then what is the share of Priya?
Option 1: Rs. 2400
Option 2: Rs. 3000
Option 3: Rs. 3500
Option 4: Rs. 3600
Correct Answer: Rs. 2400
Solution : Given: Rani can do work in 10 days. Priya can do work in 15 days. Guddu can do work in 12 days. LCM of 10, 15, and 12 is 60. Efficiency of Rani $=\frac{60}{10}=6$ Efficiency of Priya $=\frac{60}{15}=4$ Efficiency of Guddu $=\frac{60}{12}=5$ $\therefore$ Share
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Which park also shares its boundaries with Bangladesh?
Option 1: Sundarbans National Park
Option 2: Kaziranga National Park
Option 3: Kanchenjunga National Park
Option 4: Panna National Park
Correct Answer: Sundarbans National Park
Solution : The correct option is Sundarbans National Park.
Sundarbans National Park is India's oldest and largest wildlife sanctuary. It is situated in the West Bengal river delta created by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers. This park shares its boundaries
Question : Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
A play is being staged by our group this evening.
Option 1: A play staged our group this evening.
Option 2: Our group stages a play this evening.
Option 3: Our group is staging a play this evening.
Option 4: Our group staged a play this evening.
Correct Answer: Our group is staging a play this evening.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Active voice is the voice where the subject performs the action. When converting a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice, the subject performs the action rather than the
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Sarah just gave ________ to a baby boy.
Option 1: birth
Option 2: breath
Option 3: broth
Option 4: berth
Correct Answer: birth
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The sentence refers to the act of giving birth to a baby boy, and birth is the correct term for this context.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. PHDT, PDVH, ?, PVFJ, PRXX
Option 1: PXNV
Option 2: PZNV
Option 3: PZMV
Option 4: PZNY
Correct Answer: PZNV
Solution : Given: PHDT, PDVH, ?, PVFJ, PRXX
In the above-given series, the first letter is constant and subtract 4, 8, and 12 from the place values of the second, third, and fourth letters of the previous term to obtain the next term PHDT→P; H – 4
Question : A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 25% on the marked price and earns a profit of 80%. If he sells the same table at a 40% discount, then his new profit is:
Option 1: 31%
Option 2: 44%
Option 3: 33%
Option 4: 41%
Correct Answer: 44%
Solution : Given: A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 25% on the marked price and earns a profit of 80%. Let the CP of the table = Rs. 100 Here cost price is denoted by CP, the selling price is denoted by SP, and
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