Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: The following chart represents Demand and Production for 5 companies A, B, C, D, and E. Based on the graph answer the questions.
The difference between the average demand and average production of the five companies taken together is:
Option 1: 400
Option 2: 280
Option 3: 130
Option 4: 620
Correct Answer: 280
Solution : As per the graph, The number of given companies = 5 The total demand of the five companies = 3000 + 600 + 2500 + 1200 + 3300 = 10600 The average demand of the five companies = $\frac{10600}{5}$ = 2120 The total production of
Question : A fruit seller buys 480 bananas for INR 1,200. Some of these bananas are rotten and hence, they are thrown away. He sells the remaining bananas at INR 3.5 each and makes a profit of INR 396. What is the percentage of bananas thrown away?
Option 1: 6%
Option 2: 4.5%
Option 3: 5%
Option 4: 4%
Correct Answer: 5%
Solution : Let's denote the number of bananas thrown away as $x$. The cost per banana can be calculated as $\frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Bananas}}$. Given, the selling price of a banana = INR 3.5 Profit = INR 396 Cost price per Banana $=\frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Bananas}}=\frac{1200}{480}=\mathrm{INR\ }2.5$ Total Revenue
Question : The Battle of Plassey was fought between:
Option 1: Siraj ud-Daulah and Robert Clive
Option 2: None of the options
Option 3: Mir Qasim and Robert Clive
Option 4: Mir Jafar and Robert Clive
Correct Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah and Robert Clive
Solution : The correct option is Siraj ud-Daulah and Robert Clive.
On June 23, 1757, the British East India Company and Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, engaged in combat in the Battle of Plassey. Robert Clive led the British East India
Question : According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of India's population living in rural areas?
Option 1: 86.3%
Option 2: 68.8%
Option 3: 76.3%
Option 4: 61.3%
Correct Answer: 68.8%
Solution : The correct answer is 68.8%.
According to the 2011 Census, 68.84% of people live in rural areas and 31.16% in urban areas. The highest percentage of India's rural population resides in Uttar Pradesh.
Question : 20 percent of the marked price is equal to 50 percent of the cost price. If no discount is given, then what will be the profit percentage?
Option 1: 120%
Option 2: 150%
Option 3: 125%
Option 4: 100%
Correct Answer: 150%
Solution : Given, 20% of Marked Price = 50% of Cost Price ⇒ $\frac{MP}{CP} = \frac{5}{2}$ Let, MP $= 5k$ CP $= 2k$ If no discount is given, Profit = $5k–2k = 3k$ Profit% = $\frac{3k}{2k}\times 100 = 150$% Hence, the correct answer is 150%.
Question : A total of 7,50,000 voters participated in the election. A candidate received 3,82,500 votes, which was 60% of the total valid votes. What was the percentage of invalid votes in the election?
Option 1: 15%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 12%
Option 4: 18%
Correct Answer: 15%
Solution : Given: A total of 7,50,000 voters participated in an election. A candidate received 3,82,500 votes, which was 60% of the total valid votes. So, total valid votes = $\frac{382500}{60}×100=637500$ Invalid votes = 750000 – 637500 = 112500 $\therefore$ Percentage of invalid votes $=(\frac{112500}{750000}×100)=15\%$ Hence, the
Question : Directions: Which number from among the given options can replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 49, ?, 82, 101, 115, 134
Option 1: 68
Option 2: 71
Option 3: 69
Option 4: 62
Correct Answer: 68
Solution : Given: 49, ?, 82, 101, 115, 134
Add 19 and 14 alternately to the previous term to obtain the next term. 49 + 19 = 68; 68 + 14 = 82; 82 + 19 = 101; 101 + 14 = 115; 115 + 19 =
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 7 : 77 :: ? : ?
Option 1: 6 : 24
Option 2: 8 : 64
Option 3: 11 : 143
Option 4: 3 : 81
Correct Answer: 11 : 143
Solution : Given: 7 : 77 :: ? : ?
7 : 77→On multiplying 7 by the next prime number 11, we get 77. Let's check each option – First option: 6 : 24; 6 is not a prime number. Second option: 8 : 64;
Question : The capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island is______.
Option 1: Port Blair
Option 2: Kavaratti
Option 3: Mahe
Option 4: Aizawl
Correct Answer: Port Blair
Solution : The correct answer is Port Blair.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands' capital is Port Blair. It is the location of various museums as well as the important Indian Navy base, INS Jarawa. Additionally, Port Blair is well-known for the historical Cellular Jail as well
Question : Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. Mr. Summers spoke frequently A. the one that had been constructed when the first people settled down to make a village here B. liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box. There was a C. to the villagers about making a new box, but no one D. story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it
Option 1: BDAC
Option 2: DACB
Option 3: ACDB
Option 4: CBDA
Correct Answer: CBDA
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option: CBDA.
The paragraph starts with the given phrase "Mr. Summers spoke frequently", and part (C) follows, logically conveying the meaning that Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box. Part (B) follows it and
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