Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Refer to the data table and answer the following question.
If the company has issued six lakh shares between its five partners and if Basu offers to sell 15,000 of his shares to Ejaz, then Ejaz will have how many shares?
Option 1: 270000 shares
Option 2: 300000 shares
Option 3: 255000 shares
Option 4: 285000 shares
Correct Answer: 285000 shares
Solution : Ejaz has 45% of the total shares, so he has 0.45 × 600000 = 270000 shares If Basu sells 15000 of his shares to Ejaz, then Ejaz will have 270000 + 15000 = 285000 shares. Hence, the correct answer is 285000 shares.
Question : Directions: If the 13th of December 1969 is Saturday, then what will be the day of the week on the 9th of July 1978?
Option 1: Saturday
Option 2: Friday
Option 3: Sunday
Option 4: Monday
Correct Answer: Sunday
Solution : Given: 13th of December 1969 is Saturday.
Let's calculate the total number of days from the 13th of December 1969 to the 9th of July 1978 –
Remaining days of 1969 = 18 Number of days from 1 January 1970 to 31 December 1977 =
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Improving your well-being is considered to be the fundamental (1) ______of travelling. Travelling helps to decrease the risks of heart disease and anxiety (2)______developing our brain health. There have been studies proving that travel can have a positive impact on our heart (3) ______. The health benefit of travelling is that when you travel to new surroundings you (4) ______a restart button to your body and mind. This brings in fresh energy when you get back to your normal (5) ______ activities.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: press
Option 2: heap
Option 3: usurp
Option 4: snatch
Correct Answer: press
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The sentence talks about a button that needs to be pushed. So, the correct word will be press.
Question : Rahul is suffering from Beriberi. What deficiency he have?
Option 1: Vitamin B1
Option 2: Vitamin C
Option 3: Vitamin A
Option 4: Vitamin K
Correct Answer: Vitamin B1
Solution : The correct answer is Vitamin B1.
Beriberi is a deficiency of Vitamin B1, which is also known as thiamin. It is usually caused by poor diet and Its symptoms include loss of appetite, weakness, shortness of breath and swollen feet or legs. Treatment
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (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.) (14, 112, 6) (17, 204, 5)
Option 1: (21, 189, 12)
Option 2: (24, 145, 18)
Option 3: (9, 89, 3)
Option 4: (15, 135, 7)
Correct Answer: (21, 189, 12)
Solution : Given: (14, 112, 6); (17, 204, 5)
Like, (14, 112, 6)→(14 – 6) × 14 = 8 × 14 = 112 (17, 204, 5)→(17 – 5) × 17 = 12 × 17 = 204
Let's check the options – First option: (21, 189,
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Everybody knows Nelson Mandela.
Option 1: Nelson Mandela is known to everybody.
Option 2: Nelson Mandela can be known to everybody.
Option 3: Nelson Mandela knows everybody.
Option 4: Nelson Mandela was known to everybody.
Correct Answer: Nelson Mandela is known to everybody.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice,
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive
Question : What was the prevalence of self-reported goitre or thyroid disonder in the National Family Health Survey [NFHS-V (2019-2021)]?
Option 1: 2.9 %
Option 2: 3.4 %
Option 3: 4.2 %
Option 4: 2.1 %
Correct Answer: 2.9 %
Solution : The Correct Option is 2.9 %
India is now iodine replete after making the transition from iodine deficit. Iodine supplementation is thought to increase the risk of hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroid dysfunction by increasing the thyroid gland's susceptibility to immune system harm. In the
Question : What is the value of $p$, if, $25(4+3 p) \div 5-3 \times 8=26$?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : $25(4+3 p) \div 5-3 \times 8=26$ ⇒ $ 5(4+3 p)-24=26$ ⇒ $20+15p=50$ ⇒ $15p=30$ $\therefore p=2$ Hence, the correct answer is 2.
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
OPAQUE
Option 1: PELLUCID
Option 2: PARAGON
Option 3: GLORIFY
Option 4: DARK
Correct Answer: PELLUCID
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The word opaque means not transparent or not allowing light to pass through. To find the antonym, we need a word that means transparent or allowing light to pass through. Pellucid fits this definition and
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