Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The marked price on a fancy item is INR 250 but there is an 18% discount during festival season. The price of the fancy item after the discount is:
Option 1: INR 204
Option 2: INR 205
Option 3: INR 202
Option 4: INR 208
Correct Answer: INR 205
Solution : Given: Marked price = INR 250 Discount % = 18% So, $18 = \frac{\text{Discount}}{250}\times 100$ ⇒ $\text{Discount} = \frac{18\times250}{100}=45$ Selling price = marked price – discount = 250 – 45 = 205 Hence, the correct answer is INR 205.
Question : Sociologist Jan Breman described the change like the relationship between landlords, belonging to the dominant class and agricultural workers, belonging to the low caste, as a shift from__________.
Option 1: tenant to tiller
Option 2: patronage to exploitation
Option 3: exploitation to patronage
Option 4: bonded labour to free labour
Correct Answer: patronage to exploitation
Solution : The correct option is patronage to exploitation.
Sociologist Jan Breman defined this as a transition from patronage to exploitation in the relationship between agricultural labourers, members of the lower caste, and landowners, who belong to the dominant class.
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close 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 MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Who has made history by becoming the first woman vice president of the United States of America?
Option 1: Marguerite Higgins
Option 2: Eleanor Roosevelt
Option 3: Suchitra Pal
Option 4: Kamala Harris
Correct Answer: Kamala Harris
Solution : The correct option is Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris made history by becoming the first woman Vice President of the United States. She was inaugurated on January 20, 2021, alongside President Joe Biden. Harris is also the first person of African American and Asian American
Question : A and B together can complete a work in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same work in 15 days. If A, B, and C all work together, then the same work gets completed in 10 days. How many days will A and C together take to complete the same work?
Option 1: 8 days
Option 2: 10 days
Option 3: 15 days
Option 4: 12 days
Correct Answer: 12 days
Solution : Given, A and B together can complete a work in 20 days ⇒ Work done by A and B together in 1 day = $\frac{1}{20}$ Also, B and C together can complete the same work in 15 days ⇒ Work done by B and
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on 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.) (22, 44, 8) (32, 48, 6)
Option 1: (36, 64, 7)
Option 2: (42, 63, 6)
Option 3: (56, 128, 9)
Option 4: (48, 98, 8)
Correct Answer: (42, 63, 6)
Solution : Given: (22, 44, 8); (32, 48, 6)
Multiply the first and third numbers and divide by 4 to obtain the second number in the given set of numbers – ⇒ (22, 44, 8)→(22 × 8) ÷ 4 = 176 ÷ 4 = 44
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Harmony
Option 1: Uniformity
Option 2: Cognizance
Option 3: Discordance
Option 4: Relegation
Correct Answer: Discordance
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Discordance means a lack of harmony or agreement, indicating a state of conflict or disagreement.
Harmony refers to a pleasing combination or arrangement of different elements, resulting in a peaceful and unified whole.
The meanings of the other
Question : The average age of a team having 12 players is 24 years. If the age of the coach is also included, then the average age increases by 2 years. What is the age of the coach?
Option 1: 53 years
Option 2: 57 years
Option 3: 50 years
Option 4: 52 years
Correct Answer: 50 years
Solution : The total age of all the players = 12 × 24 = 288 years. When the coach is included, the average age increases by 2 years. The average age of the team including the coach is 24 + 2 = 26 years The total
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Stationary
Option 1: Moving
Option 2: Immobile
Option 3: Permanent
Option 4: Stable
Correct Answer: Moving
Solution : The correct word will be the first option.
The word stationary denotes not moving. The antonym moving means to move something further in a particular direction in order to make space for somebody or something else.
The meanings of the other words are:
Question : If 5x + 3y = 15 and 2xy = 6, then the value of 5x – 3y is:
Option 1: $3\sqrt{3}$
Option 2: $3\sqrt{5}$
Option 3: $3\sqrt{2}$
Option 4: $3\sqrt{4}$
Correct Answer: $3\sqrt{5}$
Solution : Given: 2xy = 6 ⇒ xy = 3 5x + 3y = 15 Squaring both sides, ⇒ 25x2 + 9y2 + 30xy = 225 Subtracting 60xy from both sides, we get, ⇒ 25x2 + 9y2 – 30xy = 225 – 60xy
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