Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Direction: Study the following bar graph and answer the question :
The percentage increase in production as compared to the previous year is the maximum in which year?
Option 1: 1999
Option 2: 1996
Option 3: 1997
Option 4: 2002
Correct Answer: 1996
Solution : The percentage increase in production compared to the previous year for different years are: In 1996 = $\frac{(40−25)}{25}\times 100$% = 60% In 1997 = $\frac{(60−40)}{40}\times 100$% = 50% In 1998 there was a decrease in production. In 1999 = $\frac{(65−45)}{45}\times 100$% = 44.44% In 2000
Question : In which year was the Special Marriage Act passed in India?
Option 1: 1958
Option 2: 1954
Option 3: 1962
Option 4: 1950
Correct Answer: 1954
Solution : The correct answer is 1954.
The Special Marriage Act of 1954, enacted by the Parliament of India, facilitates civil or "registered" marriages for individuals in India and Indian nationals residing abroad without regard to their religion or faith. This legal framework ensures that the
Question : The Indian parliament has the power to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse through which article of the Indian Constitution?
Option 1: 304
Option 2: 300A
Option 3: 303
Option 4: 302
Correct Answer: 302
Solution : The correct option is 302.
The Indian Parliament has the power to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse between states or within any part of the territory of India under Article 302 of the Indian Constitution. This provision allows for necessary controls in
Question : Directions: Which of the following interchanges in two mathematical operators and two numbers will balance the equation given below? 84 + 5 × 4 ÷ 32 – 7 = 75 NOTE: Operations should be performed on numbers, not on digits.
Option 1: + and ×, 84 and 32
Option 2: – and ÷, 4 and 7
Option 3: ÷ and +, 5 and 7
Option 4: + and –, 5 and 4
Correct Answer: ÷ and +, 5 and 7
Solution : Given: 84 + 5 × 4 ÷ 32 – 7 = 75
Let's check the options – First option: + and ×, 84 and 32 = 32 × 5 + 4 ÷ 84 – 7 = 32 × 5 +
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (rotation is NOT allowed)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the fourth option figure.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. (5).
Option 1: snowfall
Option 2: earthquake
Option 3: drought
Option 4: deluge
Correct Answer: deluge
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
"Deluge" is also a suitable choice. It conveys the idea of a large amount of water overwhelming a place.
Question : Directions: Four number pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select a different one. (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.)
Option 1: 21 : 182
Option 2: 11 : 92
Option 3: 17 : 146
Option 4: 31 : 284
Correct Answer: 31 : 284
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 21 : 182; (21 × 9) – 7 = 189 – 7 = 182 Second option: 11 : 92; (11 × 9) – 7 = 99 – 7 = 92 Third option: 17 : 146; (17
Question : Which of the following do/does not come under the state list of the 7th schedule of the Indian constitution?
Option 1: Relief of disabled and unemployable
Option 2: Burials and burial grounds; cremations and cremation grounds
Option 3: Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
Option 4: Pilgrimages, other than pilgrimages to places outside India
Correct Answer: Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
Solution : The correct answer is Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields.
The Indian constitution's seventh schedule deals with the division of powers between the central and state governments through three lists: the Union List, the
Question : Ravi borrowed some money at the rate of $5 \%$ per annum for the first three years, $8 \%$ per annum for the next two years and $10 \%$ per annum for the period beyond 2 years. If he paid a total Simple Interest of Rs. $ 12,750$ at the end of 7 years, then how much money did he borrow?
Option 1: Rs. 25,000
Option 2: Rs. 26,000
Option 3: Rs. 27,000
Option 4: Rs. 24,000
Correct Answer: Rs. 25,000
Solution : Ravi borrowed money for the first three years = $5 \%$ per annum For next two years = $8 \%$ per annum Period beyond 5 years = $10 \%$ per annum Total years = 7 Let the money he borrow be Rs. $x$. We
Question : Which of the following has the same unit?
Option 1: Work and power
Option 2: Torque and moment of inertia
Option 3: Work and torque
Option 4: Torque and angular momentum
Correct Answer: Work and torque
Solution : The correct answer is Work and torque.
The units for work and torque are the same. Both work and torque have units of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) called joule (J). The force exerted on an object multiplied by
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