Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: If 13 % 27 % 3 = 1053 and 4 % 8 % 13 = 416, then 3 % 16 % 10 =?
Option 1: 260
Option 2: 480
Option 3: 320
Option 4: 340
Correct Answer: 480
Solution : Given: 13 % 27 % 3 = 1053 and 4 % 8 % 13 = 416, then 3 % 16 % 10 =?
Use the following operations in place of the given symbols – × in place of %. Like, 13 % 27 % 3
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: (I) Some goats are eagles. (II) All eagles are snakes. (III) No duck is an eagle Conclusions: (I) No snake is a goat. (II) Some ducks are snake is a possibility. (III) Some ducks are not goats.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Both conclusions II and III follow
Option 3: Only conclusion III follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Both conclusions II and III follow
Solution : According to the given statements, the following Venn diagram can be drawn –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: No snake is a goat – From the above diagram, it can be seen that there is some part between
Question : A certain sum was invested at the rate of 10% for 2 years at Compound interest and compounded annually. The same sum was invested for the same period and the same rate of interest at Simple interest. If the difference between Compound interest and Simple interest was Rs. 200 find the sum.
Option 1: Rs. 30,000
Option 2: Rs. 25,000
Option 3: Rs. 22,000
Option 4: Rs. 20,000
Correct Answer: Rs. 20,000
Solution : Solve by using the formula for 2 years: $D=\frac{PR^{2}}{10000}$ where $D$ = Difference between CI and SI, $P$ = Principal, $R$ = Rate of interest. So, $200=\frac{P(10)^{2}}{10000}$ $\therefore P = 20000$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 20,000.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
All orders must ___________the rules.
Option 1: conforms with
Option 2: conform to
Option 3: conforms to
Option 4: conforming with
Correct Answer: conform to
Solution : The second option is the correct answer, as ''conform to'' means to comply with rules or regulations, and it fits perfectly in the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Conforming with: It means complying with rules.
Conform to:
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who eats human flesh
Option 1: Mammal
Option 2: Vegetarian
Option 3: Carnivore
Option 4: Cannibal
Correct Answer: Cannibal
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Cannibal refers to the one who eats human flesh specifically. It is used for humans who engage in the act of eating the flesh of their own kind.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice.
An agitated gathering of workers in the company disturbed the meeting.
Option 1: Meeting of the company was disturbed.
Option 2: An agitated meeting of workers in the company disturbed the gathering.
Option 3: The meeting was disturbed by an agitated gathering of workers in the company.
Option 4: The gathering agitated the meeting of the company.
Correct Answer: The meeting was disturbed by an agitated gathering of workers in the company.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Passive voice is a construction where the subject of the sentence undergoes the action rather than performing it. The focus is on the receiver of the
Question : Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Option 1: Bhimtal
Option 2: Barapani
Option 3: Wular
Option 4: Loktak
Correct Answer: Wular
Solution : The correct answer is Wular.
The largest freshwater lake in India is the Wular Lake, located in the Jammu and Kashmir region of Bandipora. The lake's area varies from 30 to 260 square kilometres depending on the season. One of the 26 Indian wetlands that
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. He released the brake, and the tractor slow moved forward.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: slow move
Option 3: slowly move
Option 4: slowly moved
Correct Answer: slowly moved
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
An adverb is used to qualify verb adjectives and itself. To make the sentence grammatically correct in the given context, the adverb "slowly" should qualify the verb "moved".
Therefore, the correct answer is slowly moved.
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.
A recent study that (1)_________ people's brains at different points in their workday (2)__________ high-demand tasks which require intense, constant concentration can lead to the buildup of a (3)__________ toxic chemical called glutamate. Normally used to (4)___________ signals from nerve cells, in large quantities glutamate alters the (5)__________ of a brain region involved in planning and decision-making, the lateral prefrontal cortex (IPFC). Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (3).
Option 1: potentially
Option 2: utterly
Option 3: perpetually
Option 4: grandly
Correct Answer: potentially
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The sentence discusses the buildup of a toxic chemical called glutamate. Using "potentially" in this context implies that the buildup of glutamate has the possibility or potential to be harmful or pose a risk. It aligns with the
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
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