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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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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

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Correct Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization - London


Solution : The incorrect option is International Civil Aviation Organization - London.

  • The International Civil Aviation Organization was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. It is a specialised agency of the UN that coordinates the principles and techniques
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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

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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

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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

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Correct Answer: DACEB


Solution : The correct choice is the first optionDACEB.

It begins by introducing the main characteristic of the person. Subsequently, it provides additional information about how this rudeness is directed to his neighboursThe sentence then highlights the impact of this behaviour indicating a

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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

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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:
$=\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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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 –

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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

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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 +

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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 ×

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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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