Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which among the following is the monsoon mud festival of Goa?
Option 1: Sarhul
Option 2: Karma
Option 3: Chikhal Kalo
Option 4: Lahaina
Correct Answer: Chikhal Kalo
Solution : The correct answer is Chikhal Kalo.
Chikhal Kalo, an exclusive religious festival held in the village of Marcel in Goa, is a unique blend of devotion and enjoyment. It takes place annually on the 11th day of the Hindu month of Ashadh within the
Question : The table given below shows the savings and expenditures of 5 companies.
The total expenditure of all the companies is how much percent less than the total savings?
Option 1: 16.67 percent
Option 2: 9.09 percent
Option 3: 10.56 percent
Option 4: 13.79 percent
Correct Answer: 13.79 percent
Solution : The total expenditure of all the companies = 200 + 500 + 400 + 300 + 1100 = 2500 Total savings of all the companies = 400 + 900 + 700 + 400 + 500 = 2900 Required percentage = $\frac{2900-2500}{2900}\times 100=13.79\%$ Hence, the
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right mirror image of the given figure?
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. So, according to the above property and the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the
Question : A trader allows a 40% discount on his goods, but he loses 30% on them. Find the percentage of the marked price above the cost price.
Option 1: $15\frac{2}{3}\%$
Option 2: $15 \frac{1}{3} \%$
Option 3: $16 \frac{2}{3} \%$
Option 4: $16 \frac{1}{3} \%$
Correct Answer: $16 \frac{2}{3} \%$
Solution : Let the marked price (MP) be 100$x$ After a discount of 40%, the selling price = 60$x$ When a loss of 30% then, $\frac{70}{100}$ of cost price (CP) = 60$x$ ⇒ CP = $\frac{600x}{7}$ Difference in MP and CP = 100$x$ – $\frac{600x}{7}$
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the letter clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of letter clusters. XFI : CKN PFS : UKX
Option 1: JPW : OLD
Option 2: DOP : IJU
Option 3: HPS : MUX
Option 4: TOM : YLN
Correct Answer: HPS : MUX
Solution : Given: XFI : CKN PFS : UKX
Add 5 in the place value of the letters of the first term to get the second term – XFI : CKN→X + 5 = C; F + 5 = K; I + 5 = N
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Acclimatise
Option 1: Disarrange
Option 2: Prioritise
Option 3: Placate
Option 4: Decriminalise
Correct Answer: Disarrange
Solution : The most appropriate antonym is the first option.
Acclimatise means adapting to a new environment or climate. The opposite of this is disarrange, which means to disrupt or disturb the order or arrangement of something.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Who among the following long jumpers won the first ever silver medal for India in the long jump at common wealth games 2022?
Option 1: Niraj Upadhyay
Option 2: Saurav Ghoshal
Option 3: Murali Sreeshankar
Option 4: Prashnata Sahoo
Correct Answer: Murali Sreeshankar
Solution : The Correct Option is Murali Sreeshankar
Murali Sreeshankar won the silver medal in the men's long jump event at the Commonwealth Games 2022
Question : The Kolar Gold Fields is located in which state of India?
Option 1: Jharkhand
Option 2: Kerala
Option 3: Karnataka
Option 4: Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: Karnataka
Solution : The correct answer is Karnataka.
South India's Kolar Gold Fields is a mining region in the southeast of the state of Karnataka. The town of Kolar, where the gold fields are situated, is approximately 100 kilometres from the capital city, Bengaluru. Kolar is located
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
Myself and Roshni (1) / will take care of (2) / the event on Sunday (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
"Myself" should be replaced with the subject pronoun "I". Myself, a reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and the object of the action are the same person which is not the case here, and thus replaced with
Question : Which among the following is not a characteristic of transition metals?
Option 1: Tendency to gain electrons
Option 2: Low electronegativity
Option 3: Low ionization energy
Option 4: Malleablity
Correct Answer: Tendency to gain electrons
Solution : The correct option is Tendency to gain electron
Because of their distinct electrical structure, transition metals do not have a strong tendency to gain electrons when compared to other elements. Transition metals have partially full d orbitals in their outermost electron shells,
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