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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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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.

(A) that further treatment
(B) useless
(C) the doctor concluded
(D) would be

Option 1: CADB

Option 2: BDCA

Option 3: CBAD

Option 4: BCAD

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: CADB


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

It constitutes the standard sentence structure, i.e., subject + verb + object.

Therefore, the sentence in the correct order is: The doctor concluded that further treatment would be useless.

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Question : A can finish a work in 15 days, B can finish the same work in 25 days. They work together for 5 days. The rest of the work is finished by A and C in 4 days. Then C alone can finish the work in:

Option 1: 18 days

Option 2: 24 days

Option 3: 20 days

Option 4: 21 days

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20 days


Solution : Given, time taken by A and B to complete the work is 15 and 25 days respectively.
Efficiency of A = $\frac{1}{15}$ units/ day
Efficiency of B = $\frac{1}{25}$ units/ day
Work done in 5 days by A and B = $5(\frac{1}{15}+\frac{1}{25})=\frac{8}{15}$
So, Remaining

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Question : Before the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal was the biggest province of British India. It consisted of parts of which of the following states?

Option 1: Uttar Pradesh and Orissa

Option 2: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Option 3: Bihar and Orissa

Option 4: Bihar and Chhattisgarh

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bihar and Orissa


Solution : The correct answer is Bihar and Orissa.

In 1905, Viceroy Lord Curzon implemented the partition of Bengal, a significant move in British India's administrative reorganisation. Bengal, being the largest province at the time, encompassed not only its present boundaries but also included

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Question : Humayun's Tomb, situated in Delhi, was built by ________.

Option 1: Gulbadan Begum

Option 2: Bega Begum

Option 3: Hamida Begum

Option 4: Maham Begum

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bega Begum


Solution : The correct option is Bega Begum.

Humayun's tomb, situated in Delhi, India, was built by the Mughal Emperor Humayun's widow, Empress Bega Begum. The construction of the tomb was commissioned by her in memory of her husband, Humayun. The tomb is an excellent

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Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
71, 74, 72, 75, 73, 76, ?

Option 1: 75

Option 2: 74

Option 3: 77

Option 4: 78

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 74


Solution : Given:
71, 74, 72, 75, 73, 76, ?

In the given series, add 3 and subtract 2 alternatively from the previous number to get the next number.
71 + 3 = 74; 74 – 2 = 72; 72 + 3 = 75; 75 – 2

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Question : Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.

Dreary

Option 1: Faith

Option 2: Dull

Option 3: Superstitious

Option 4: Active

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Dull


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:

The word dreary means something gloomy in appearance, and the word closest to its meaning is dull, which means lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Faith means complete trust.
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Question : Simplify the given expression: $\frac{4913+343}{289+49-119}$

Option 1: 24

Option 2: 26

Option 3: 22

Option 4: 20

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 24


Solution : $\frac{4913+343}{289+49-119}$
= $\frac{5256}{338-119}$
= $\frac{5256}{219}$
= 24
Hence, the correct answer is 24.

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