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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question :

Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Window : Pane :: Book : ?

Option 1: Cover

Option 2: Novel

Option 3: Page

Option 4: Glass

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Correct Answer: Page


Solution :

Given:
Window : Pane :: Book : ?

Like, a window's pane is simply a glass sheet; many sheets combine to form a window.
Similarly, a page is merely one of many pages that make up a book.

Hence, the third option is correct.

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Question : In which language was the work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, 'Gift to Monotheists' originally written?

Option 1: Arabic

Option 2: Persian

Option 3: Bengali

Option 4: Sanskrit

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Correct Answer: Persian


Solution : The correct answer is Persian.

The work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, titled "Gift to Monotheists," was originally written in Persian. He was a prominent Indian social reformer and intellectual who wrote and translated various works to promote monotheism and religious reform during the 19th

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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

I didn't have times to watch the whole movie.

Option 1: time to watch

Option 2: timer to watched

Option 3: time to watching

Option 4: No improvement

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Correct Answer: time to watch


Solution : The first option is the correct answer.

When expressing the lack of availability for an activity, the word time is typically used, whereas times is used to refer to the number of occurrences of something.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: I didn't have

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Question : A fruit seller buys oranges at the rate of Rs. 10 per dozen and sells at the rate of Rs. 12 per dozen. Calculate his percentage gain.

Option 1: $20\%$

Option 2: $15\%$

Option 3: $12\%$

Option 4: $8\frac{1}{3}\%$

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Correct Answer: $20\%$


Solution : Given: Cost price (CP) of 12 oranges = Rs. 10
Selling price (SP) of 12 oranges = Rs. 12
Profit = SP – CP = 12 – 10 = Rs. 2
Profit % = $\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{CP}} × 100=\frac{2}{10} × 100= 20\%$
Hence, the correct answer is

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Question : Directions: Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : According to the given question figures –
1. All the symbols and letters in each box are moving in an anticlockwise direction from one corner to another corner.
2. The symbol or letter at the top right corner of the box is changed to an uncommon

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Question : If $-\sin \theta+\operatorname{cosec} \theta=6$, then what is the value of $\sin \theta+\operatorname{cosec} \theta$ ?

Option 1: $6$

Option 2: $\sqrt{40}$

Option 3: $\sqrt{34}$

Option 4: $\sqrt{38}$

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Correct Answer: $\sqrt{40}$


Solution : $-\sin \theta + \operatorname{cosec} \theta = 6$
$⇒-\sin \theta + \frac{1}{\sin \theta} = 6$
$⇒ 1 - \sin^2 \theta = 6 \sin \theta$ 
$⇒ \sin^2\theta + 6\sin \theta - 1 = 0$
Applying the Sridhar Acharya formula: 
$x = \frac{(-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac)}}{2a}$
Here

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Question : Choose the word that can substitute for the given group of words.

One who helps the needy and the helpless.

Option 1: Egotist

Option 2: Novice

Option 3: Samaritan

Option 4: Highbrow

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Correct Answer: Samaritan


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

A samaritan is a charitable or helpful person.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Egoist: It denotes a person who is excessively absorbed in themselves.
  • Novice: It denotes a person who is inexperienced in a
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Question : The sales of an item of a company in 4-quarters are given below.
 
If the difference in sales of items in the 3rd quarter and 4th quarter is 36, then the total sales of the 1st quarter is:

Option 1: 250

Option 2: 256

Option 3: 264

Option 4: 260

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Correct Answer: 264


Solution : From the given graph:
Sales in 3rd quarter = 17%
Sales in 4th quarter = 11%
Difference = 17% – 11% = 6%
Given difference = 36
So, total sales = $\frac{100}{6}×36= 600$
$\therefore$ Sales of 1st quarter = $\frac{44}{100}\times600=264$
Hence, the correct answer is

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Question : Niyamgiri Hills is located in the Kalahandi district of which of the following state?

Option 1: Odisha

Option 2: West Bengal

Option 3: Punjab

Option 4: Kerala

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Correct Answer: Odisha


Solution : The correct answer is Odisha.

In the Odisha districts of Rayagada and Kalahandi sit the heavily forested Niyamgiri Hills. It is home to the Dongria Kondh tribal community and is sacred to them. The Niyamgiri Hills are rich in bauxite ore, but the local tribal

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