Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The shares of students studying in different streams of a college in the years 2021 and 2022 are reflected in the two pie charts given below. The total number of students in the college was 60000 in 2021, which rose to 75000 in 2022. What was the percentage change in the number of students opting for the Mathematical Sciences from 2021 to 2022? [Give your answer correct to the nearest integer value]
Option 1: 12%
Option 2: 11%
Option 3: 10%
Option 4: 13%
Correct Answer: 12%
Solution : Total students in the year 2021 = 60000 Mathematical Science students in 2021 = $\frac{68.4}{360}×60000=11400$ Total students in the year 2022 = 75000 Mathematical Science students in 2022 = $\frac{61.2}{360}×75000=12750$ Difference = 12750 – 11400 = 1350 Rate of change = $\frac{1350}{11400}×100=11.84 \approx12$% Hence, the
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A form of government in which power is held by the nobility
Option 1: Democracy
Option 2: Aristocracy
Option 3: Republic
Option 4: Nobility
Correct Answer: Aristocracy
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
"Aristocracy" refers to a form of government where power is held by the nobility or a privileged upper class. It comes from the Greek words ''aristos,'' meaning best, and ''kratos,'' meaning power or rule.
"Democracy" is a system
Question : The table gives the number of students in each class and the percentage of students in the class who like Hockey, Tennis, Chess, and Golf.
How many students are in all the given classes like Hockey?
Option 1: 596
Option 2: 608
Option 3: 740
Option 4: 614
Correct Answer: 608
Solution : Total students in all the given classes who like hockey = (260 × 0.7) + (180 × 0.9) + (240 × 0.9) + (60 × 0.8) = 182 + 162 + 216 + 48 = 608 Hence, the correct answer is 608.
Question : Directions: A square sheet of paper is folded along the dotted line successively along the directions shown and is then punched in the end. How would the paper look when unfolded?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. The government has been accused in not doing enough to combat climate change.
Option 1: climate change.
Option 2: accused in
Option 3: The government
Option 4: enough to combat
Correct Answer: accused in
Explanation: The error lies in the phrase accused in. The correct phrase should be accused of.
Accused of is a phrase used to assign blame or responsibility for something negative or wrong. It implies that
Question : Dileep purchases 90 articles for Rs. 13,230 and sells them at a loss equal to the selling price of 8 articles. What will be the selling price of one article?
Option 1: Rs. 120
Option 2: Rs. 135
Option 3: Rs. 130
Option 4: Rs. 125
Correct Answer: Rs. 135
Solution : Cost price of 9 articles = Rs. 13,230 Cost price of 1 article = $\frac{13230}{9}$ = Rs. 1,470 Let the selling price of one article be Rs. $x$. Selling price of 8 articles = Rs. $8x$ So, the selling price of 90 articles =
Question : The line chart given below shows the marks obtained by two students P and Q in 6 subjects.
Which of the following statements is correct? I. The average of marks obtained by P in S1 and S2 is 70. II. The ratio of marks obtained by Q in S3 to the marks obtained in S4 is $13: 7$.
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Only I
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : Statement I: Marks obtained by S1 and S2 = 60 + 80 = 140 Average = $\frac{140}{2}$ = 70 Statement I is true. Statement II: The ratio of marks obtained by Q in S3 to the marks obtained in S4 are $130
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
I know these authors to 1__________ outstanding individuals and remarkable teachers and consultants and have even 2_________ them work their magic in training seminars, but I didn't know if they 3________ take this complex topic and fit into a book. They did. I 4________ you to dig into this material, to pause and think deeply about each part and how the parts are 5_________.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 2.
Option 1: seen
Option 2: seeing
Option 3: see
Option 4: saw
Correct Answer: seen
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The verb seen maintains tense consistency with the preceding verbs. The past participle "seen" is the correct form to match the tense used in the preceding part of the sentence.
Question : India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister :
Option 1: Clement Attlee
Option 2: Winston Churchill
Option 3: Ramsay MacDonald
Option 4: William Pitt
Correct Answer: Clement Attlee
Solution : The correct option is Clement Attlee
During the reign of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, India attained independence. From July 1945 to October 1951, he presided over the United Kingdom as prime minister. The Indian Independence Act, which resulted in the division of India
Question : Directions: Select the triad in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following triads. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 4 – 200 – 5 6 – 420 – 7
Option 1: 3 – 660 – 9
Option 2: 7 – 780 – 8
Option 3: 8 – 720 – 9
Option 4: 4 – 400 – 7
Correct Answer: 8 – 720 – 9
Solution : Given: (4 – 200 – 5); (6 – 420 – 7)
In the given triads, multiply the first number, the third number, and 10 to get the second number. 4 – 200 – 5→4 × 5 × 10 = 200 6
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