Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
SIMPLE
Option 1: DECORATED
Option 2: COMPLEX
Option 3: EMBELLISHED
Option 4: ELEMENTARY
Correct Answer: ELEMENTARY
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
In this context, the word, simple, is used to describe something that is easy, basic, or not complicated. The word elementary means something that is not difficult and is basic, which makes it the correct synonym.
Question : Refer to the following data table and answer the following Question.
If 400 calories are burnt by jogging 5 km, how many calories were burnt in the given week?
Option 1: 1410 calories
Option 2: 1360 calories
Option 3: 1310 calories
Option 4: 1260 calories
Correct Answer: 1360 calories
Solution : The total distance jogged in the week = 2.5 + 4 + 2.5 + 3.5 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 1.5 = 17 km Given that 400 calories are burnt by jogging 5 km. The number of calories burnt per km = $\frac{400}{5}$ =
Question : The pie chart shows the angular representation of Placement data in five different courses. If the total number of candidates qualified is 1,44,000, then the number of candidates in Q is what percent of candidates in S? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)
Option 1: 68.16%
Option 2: 68.12%
Option 3: 68.18%
Option 4: 68.15%
Correct Answer: 68.18%
Solution : Angular Proportion of Q = 75 Angular Proportion of S = 110 Percentage of candidates in Q with respect to candidates in S = $\frac{75}{110}\times100$ = 68.18% Hence, the correct answer is 68.18%.
Question : Directions: If BAT is coded as CBU, then what is the code for CAT?
Option 1: DBU
Option 2: BUD
Option 3: DBV
Option 4: None of the above
Correct Answer: DBU
Solution : Given: BAT is coded as CBU.
Add 1 to the place value of each letter of BAT, to get the required code – B + 1 = C; A + 1 = B; T + 1 = U So, BAT is coded as CBU. Similarly,
Question : The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is
Option 1: Kenya
Option 2: Sudan
Option 3: Nigeria
Option 4: Uganda
Correct Answer: Nigeria
Solution : The correct answer is Nigeria.
Nigeria is the most populated nation in Africa and the sixth most populous nation in the world with a population of over 211 million. Additionally, it ranks as the sixth-largest oil producer in the world and the biggest producer of
Question : In India, which of the following is a Gandhian principle of Directive Principles of State Policy?
Option 1: To Separate judiciary from executive.
Option 2: To organise village panchayat.
Option 3: To secure uniform civil code.
Option 4: To provide equal pay for equal work.
Correct Answer: To organise village panchayat.
Solution : The correct option is To organise a village panchayat.
Among all four, organising a village panchayat is the Gandhian principle, which means it is the ideology of Gandhi, framed under Article 40 of the DPSP.
The Village Panchayat also added Part IX
Question : Directions: Rahul's school is in the north-east direction from his house. In which direction is his house from his school?
Option 1: North-West
Option 2: South-West
Option 3: North-East
Option 4: West
Correct Answer: South-West
Solution : As per the given information, the direction of Rahul's house and school is as follows –
Thus, Rahul's house is in the south-west direction from his school. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : It is possible to derive the value of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country. Which function of money is applicable here?
Option 1: Store of value
Option 2: Unit of account
Option 3: Standard of deferred payments
Option 4: Medium of exchange
Correct Answer: Unit of account
Solution : The correct answer is Unit of account.
A unit of account is one of the functions of money, and it is a standard numerical monetary unit of measurement of the market value of goods, services, and other transactions. Gross domestic product is
Question : Tropical grasslands of Brazil are known as______.
Option 1: Pampas
Option 2: Savanna
Option 3: Llanos
Option 4: Campos
Correct Answer: Campos
Solution : The correct answer is Campos.
The world's most agriculturally valuable environments are tropical grasslands, with annual rainfall ranging from 10 to 40 inches. Savannas in East Africa, llanos in Venezuela, and Campos in Brazil are names for tropical grasslands.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number and the fifth number is related to the sixth number. 15 : 210 :: ? : 90 :: 20 : 380
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 12
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Given: 15 : 210 :: ? : 90 :: 20 : 380
Like, 15 : 210→15 × (15 – 1) = 15 × 14 = 210 And, 20 : 380→20 × (20 – 1) = 20 × 19 = 380 Similarly, follow the same pattern
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