Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The chef's culinary creations were infused with a distinctive_____that set them apart from typical restaurant fare.
Option 1: flare
Option 2: fair
Option 3: flere
Option 4: flair
Correct Answer: flair
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The most suitable word from the given options is flair (noun), which means uniqueness or special quality that helps convey the intended meanings of the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are:
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, if the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN), the right of the reflected image will appear as
Question : Directions: Select the related code from the given alternatives. MP : PN :: QR : ?
Option 1: PT
Option 2: TP
Option 3: LM
Option 4: NR
Correct Answer: TP
Solution : Given: MP : PN :: QR : ?
Like, M + 3 = P; P – 2 = N Similarly, Q + 3 = T; R – 2 = P
So, QR is related to TP. Hence, the second option is correct.
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.
Afreen ____ that the weather was very pleasant that day.
Option 1: Remarked
Option 2: Announced
Option 3: Argued
Option 4: Suggested
Correct Answer: Remarked
Solution : The correct choice is the first option, "remarked".
It means to comment on something, and it fits perfectly in the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days ?
Option 1: Abul Fazl
Option 2: Bairam Khan
Option 3: Tansen
Option 4: Todarmal
Correct Answer: Bairam Khan
Solution : The correct option is Bairam Khan.
Early on, Bairam Khan served as Akbar's regent. During the early years of Akbar's rule, he was the Mughal Empire's regent and top military leader. During Akbar's early years, Bairam Khan was crucial in maintaining the empire and
Question : Three solid iron cubes of edges 4 cm, 5 cm, and 6 cm are melted to make a new cube. 62 cm3 of the melted material is lost due to improper handling. The area (in cm2) of the whole surface of the newly formed cube is:
Option 1: 294
Option 2: 343
Option 3: 125
Option 4: 216
Correct Answer: 294
Solution : Length of edges of cubes = 4 cm, 5 cm, and 6 cm. Volume of the cube = a3 Volume of all three cubes = 43 + 53 + 63 = 64 + 125 + 216 = 405 cm3 Volume
Question : A shopkeeper weighs an item of 930 grams instead of 1 kg and sells it at its cost price. Find his profit percentage on selling 15 kg of the item.
Option 1: $8\frac{79}{93}$%
Option 2: $5\frac{21}{93}$%
Option 3: $7\frac{49}{93}$%
Option 4: $6\frac{19}{93}$%
Correct Answer: $7\frac{49}{93}$%
Solution : Faulty weight = 930 gm True weight = 1000 gm Gain % = $\frac{\text{Error}}{\text{True Value - Error}}×100$ Error = 1000 – 930 = 70 gm The profit percentage on buying 15 kg will be the same as buying 1 kg. Gain % = $\frac{70}{1000-70} \times
Question : Who is the author of the book "The Three Mistakes In My Life"?
Option 1: Ruskin Bond
Option 2: Chetan Bhagat
Option 3: Amrita Pritam
Option 4: Jhumpa Lahiri
Correct Answer: Chetan Bhagat
Solution : The correct answer is Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat's third book is titled The Three Mistakes in My Life. The book was published in May 2008. Omi, Ishaan, and Govind, three young people trying to make a living while remaining in a Gujarati
Question : A can finish a work in 7 days. B can finish the same work in 9 days. The number of days required to finish the same work by both of them together is:
Option 1: $1\frac{15}{16}$
Option 2: $2\frac{15}{16}$
Option 3: $3\frac{15}{16}$
Option 4: $4\frac{15}{16}$
Correct Answer: $3\frac{15}{16}$
Solution : Given: A can finish a work in 7 days. B can finish the same work in 9 days. LCM of 7 and 9 = 63 Let total work = 63 units Now A's efficiency $=\frac{63}{7}=9$ units B's efficiency $=\frac{63}{9}=7$ units Total efficiency = (9 +
Question : When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was:
Option 1: Jahangir
Option 2: Humayun
Option 3: Aurangzeb
Option 4: Akbar
Correct Answer: Akbar
Solution : The correct answer is Akbar.
Akbar, the Mughal emperor was in charge when the East India Company was founded in 1600. Elizabeth I of England granted the British monarch a royal charter on December 31, 1600, allowing it to conduct business in the East
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