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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year :

Option 1: 1526 A.D.

Option 2: 1556  A.D.

Option 3: 1760 A.D.

Option 4: 1776 A.D.

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1760 A.D.


Solution : The correct option is 1760 A.D.

The Third Battle of Panipat was a significant battle that took place on January 14, 1761, near the town of Panipat in present-day Haryana. It was fought between the forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani, also known as Ahmad

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Question : Which of the following sets is such that all its elements are divisors of the number 2520?

Option 1: 12, 49, and 18

Option 2: 8, 9, and 7

Option 3: 16, 15, and 14

Option 4: 21, 10, and 25

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8, 9, and 7


Solution : 2520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7
⇒ 2520 = 8 × 9 × 5 × 7
Hence, the correct answer is 8, 9, and 7.

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Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

(P) the research paper analyses
(Q) the relationship between diet and
(R) disease and the importance of
(S) exercise in maintaining good health

Option 1: PRQS

Option 2: QPRS

Option 3: PQSR

Option 4: PQRS

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: PQRS


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The sentence starts with introducing the subject, which is part (P) "The research paper", followed by part (Q), which further connects the subject to the rest of the sentence and tells us about what the research paper is

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Question : The area is marked by internal drainage.

Option 1: Plateau

Option 2: Plains

Option 3: Deserts

Option 4: Mountains

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Deserts


Solution : The correct answer is Deserts.

Inland drainage is a river system which does not meet any larger water body like a sea or an ocean. They are also known as endorheic drainage systems. They usually end up in a lake and are commonly found

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Question : Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select "No Error".

That will truly / been a milestone to / celebrate.

Option 1: No Error

Option 2: celebrate.

Option 3: been a milestone to

Option 4: That will truly

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: been a milestone to


Solution : The third option is correct.

Been is a past participle and doesn't fit here, as the rest of the sentence is in the future tense indicated by will.

Since the tense should be in the future; been should be replaced with

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Question : A certain number of men can do a piece of work in 40 days. If there were 45 men more the work could have been finished in 25 days. Find the original number of men employed in the work.

Option 1: 70

Option 2: 85

Option 3: 65

Option 4: 75

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 75


Solution : Let the total number of men be $x$.
The work is the same. So, $W_1=W_2=1$
Use the following formula to solve the question:
$\frac{M_{1}\times D_{1}}{W_{1}}=\frac{M_{2}\times D_{2}}{W_{2}}$
Where $M_1$ and $M_2$ are men, $D_1$ and $D_2$ are days and $W_1$ and $W_2$ are work done.
$\frac{x×40}{1}

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Question : If a sum of money becomes INR 6,000 in 3 years and INR 10,500 in 7 years and 6 months at the same rate of simple interest, then what is the rate of interest?

Option 1: $33 \frac{1}{3}$%

Option 2: $25 \frac{1}{2}$%

Option 3: $45 \frac{2}{3}$%

Option 4: $66 \frac{1}{3}$%

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $33 \frac{1}{3}$%


Solution : Given:
A sum of money becomes INR 6,000 in 3 years and INR 10,500 in 7 years and 6 months at the same rate of simple interest.
The difference between the two sums is the interest earned for the period.
Interest earned for 4

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Question : The redness in the atmosphere at Sunrise and Sunset is due to:

Option 1: Refraction of light

Option 2: Reflection of light

Option 3: Dispersion of light

Option 4: Scattering of light

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Scattering of light


Solution : The correct option is the Scattering of light.

The main cause of the atmosphere's redness at sunrise and sunset is scattering. The Sun is lower on the horizon at sunrise and sunset, requiring more of the Earth's atmosphere to block the Sun's light.

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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) he has been
B) everyone he knows
C) so upset about his
D) him so rude to
E) divorce and that has made

Option 1: AECDB

Option 2: CDBEA

Option 3: ACEDB

Option 4: BDACE

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: ACEDB


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Check for the subject, verb, and object and arrange them in a sentence.

The arrangement will be: He has been so upset about his divorce, and that has made him so rude to everyone he knows.

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