Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The following bar graph indicates the sales of various items in a shop for one day. Study the bar graph carefully and answer the question that follows. Find the ratio between the sale of wheat and rice and also the ratio between the sale of sugar and onions, respectively.
Option 1: 1 : 2 and 1 : 1
Option 2: 1 : 1 and 2 : 1
Option 3: 2 : 1 and 1 : 2
Option 4: 1 : 1 and 1 : 1
Correct Answer: 1 : 2 and 1 : 1
Solution : Total sale of wheat = 10 Total sale of rice = 20 The ratio between the sale of wheat and rice = 10 : 20 = 1 : 2 Total sale of sugar = 5 Total sale of onions
Question : Which one of the following organizations and its headquarters are wrongly matched?
Option 1: INTERPOL - Lyons
Option 2: Universal Postal Union - Berne
Option 3: Food and Agriculture Organisation - Rome
Option 4: International Civil Aviation Organization - London
Correct Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization - London
Solution : The incorrect option is International Civil Aviation Organization - London.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
On the day of independence, a jubilant crowd from all over the country cheered and wept.
Option 1: Triumphant
Option 2: Cryptic
Option 3: Elated
Option 4: Gloomy
Correct Answer: Gloomy
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The adjective jubilant means feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. Gloomy means dark, depressing, or characterised by a lack of light or cheerfulness.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Triumphant: experiencing or displaying
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) to his neighbours B) first name is Adam C) that no one even D) he is so rude E) knows that his
Option 1: DACEB
Option 2: BDACE
Option 3: ACBDE
Option 4: CEBAD
Correct Answer: DACEB
Solution : The correct choice is the first option: DACEB.
It begins by introducing the main characteristic of the person. Subsequently, it provides additional information about how this rudeness is directed to his neighbours. The sentence then highlights the impact of this behaviour indicating a
Question : Simplify the given equation: $\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$
Option 1: 0.38
Option 2: 0.24
Option 3: 0.32
Option 4: 0.29
Correct Answer: 0.29
Solution : Use the algebraic identity, \((a+b+c)^2 = a^2+b^2+c^2+2ab+2bc+2ca\) Where \(a=0.09\), \(b=0.04\) and \(c=0.16\). Substituting these values into the formula, we get: $=\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$
Question : What is meant by subsistence agriculture?
Option 1: Agricultural output is sufficient for the country.
Option 2: Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.
Option 3: Agriculture generates sufficient income.
Option 4: Agriculturists produce primarily for the market.
Correct Answer: Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.
Solution : The correct option is Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.
Subsistence agriculture refers to a farming practice where agriculturists primarily cultivate crops and raise livestock for the sole purpose of meeting their own and their family's basic food and livelihood needs.
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Abeyance
Option 1: Latency
Option 2: Moratorium
Option 3: Layoff
Option 4: Continuation
Correct Answer: Continuation
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Abeyance refers to a state of temporary suspension or inactivity, suggesting a pause or hiatus in an ongoing process or activity. On the other hand, the word, continuation denotes the act of carrying on or resuming without interruption.
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – The number of lines of the figure in each box is increasing by one subsequently. Triangle(3)→Quadrilateral(4)→Pentagon(5)→Hexagon(6) Therefore, the next figure will be a heptagon with 7 sides.
So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 222, 254, 227, 249, 232, 244, ?
Option 1: 237
Option 2: 239
Option 3: 235
Option 4: 242
Correct Answer: 237
Solution : Given: 222, 254, 227, 249, 232, 244, ?
Add and subtract 5 alternatively from the given terms to obtain the next alternate term. 222 + 5 = 227; 254 – 5 = 249; 227 + 5 = 232; 249 – 5 = 244; 232 +
Question : Directions: Which of the following interchanges in two mathematical operations will balance the equation given below? 14 – 96 × 24 + 16 ÷ 4 = 74
Option 1: – and ÷
Option 2: + and –
Option 3: ÷ and ×
Option 4: + and ×
Correct Answer: ÷ and ×
Solution : Given: 14 – 96 × 24 + 16 ÷ 4 = 74
Replace the signs given in the equation with the assigned signs in the options one by one – First option: – and ÷ = 14 ÷ 96 × 24 + 16
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