Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. To stop Caesar from gaining too much power, Brutus and the conspirators kill him on the Ides of March. Q. Brutus and his friend Cassius lose and kill themselves, leaving Antony to rule in Rome. R. Mark Antony drives the conspirators out of Rome and fights them in a battle. S. The tale of Julius Caesar involves jealous conspirators who convince Caesar's most trusted ally, Brutus, to join their assassination plot against Caesar.
Option 1: SQPR
Option 2: SPRQ
Option 3: QPSR
Option 4: SQRP
Correct Answer: SPRQ
Solution : The correct choice is the second option. Explanation: Initially, S sets the stage, introducing the jealous conspirators and convincing Brutus to join their plot against Caesar. Following this, P details the assassination itself, where Brutus and the conspirators kill Caesar on the Ides of March
Question : The perimeters of two similar triangles $\triangle$ABC and $\triangle$PQR are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If PQ = 10 cm, then AB is:
Option 1: 15 cm
Option 2: 12 cm
Option 3: 14 cm
Option 4: 26 cm
Correct Answer: 15 cm
Solution : $\triangle$ABC ~ $\triangle$PQR Perimeter($\triangle$ABC) = 36 cm Perimeter($\triangle$PQR) = 24 cm PQ = 10 cm $\frac{AB}{PQ}$ = $\frac{\text{Perimeter($\triangle$ABC)}}{\text{Perimeter($\triangle$PQR)}}$ ⇒ $\frac{AB}{10}$ = $\frac{36}{24}$ ⇒ AB = $\frac{360}{24}$ = 15 cm Hence, the correct answer is 15 cm.
Question : A man sells a good at 5% profit. If he had sold it at a 10% profit, he would have received INR 175 more. What is the selling price of the good?
Option 1: INR 3,750
Option 2: INR 3,850
Option 3: INR 3,675
Option 4: INR 3,500
Correct Answer: INR 3,675
Solution : Let the cost price be Rs. $x$. As per the given conditions, $\frac{105x}{100}+175=\frac{110x}{100}$ ⇒ $\frac{5x}{100}=175$ $\therefore x=3500$ Now, selling price = $\frac{105x}{100} = 3500\times \frac{105}{100}=3675$ Hence, the correct answer is INR 3,675.
Question : A crop grown in zaid season is
Option 1: Watermelon
Option 2: Soyabean
Option 3: Maize
Option 4: Jute
Correct Answer: Watermelon
Solution : The correct answer is Watermelon.
Zaid crops are grown during the small time period between Rabi and Kharif seasons. They are usually grown between the months of March and June. In this season water melons, musk melons, vegetables etc are grown.
Question : Which colour of light from VIBGYOR has minimum energy?
Option 1: Green
Option 2: Violet
Option 3: Yellow
Option 4: Red
Correct Answer: Red
Solution : The correct option is Red.
Red is the colour of light from VIBGYOR with the least amount of energy. The abbreviation VIBGYOR can be used to memorise the colours of visible light, which are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red, in decreasing
Question : Simplify the following expression. $\{[(x-5)(x-1)]-[(9 x-5)(9x-1)]\} \div 16x$
Option 1: $2x(5x-3)$
Option 2: $-(5x-3)$
Option 3: $x(5x-3)$
Option 4: $-6x(5x-3)$
Correct Answer: $-(5x-3)$
Solution : Given: $\{[(x-5)(x-1)]-[(9 x-5)(9x-1)]\} \div 16x$ $= [(x^{2}-x-5x+5)-[(81x^{2}-9x-45x+5)]\div 16x$ $= [(x^{2}-6x+5)-[(81x^{2}-54x+5)]\div 16x$ $= [(x^{2}-6x+5-81x^{2}+54x-5)]\div 16x$ $= [-80x^{2}+48x]\div 16x$ $=[-5x+3]$ $=-(5x-3)$ Hence, the correct answer is $-(5x-3)$.
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed on its right side.
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
Question : Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel ?
Option 1: USA and Canada
Option 2: USA and Mexico
Option 3: France and Germany
Option 4: Russia and China
Correct Answer: USA and Canada
Solution : The correct answer is USA and Canada.
The boundary between the two nations is marked for the majority of its length by the 49th parallel, a line of latitude that extends from the Strait of Georgia to Lake of the Woods. Both the
Question : India topped the medal tally in the 2023 Taoyuan Archery Asia Cup Stage-I world ranking tournament with_______ medals.
Option 1: 9
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : The correct answer is 10.
Indian archers won 10 medals - five gold, four silver and one bronze - at the Asia Cup 2023 archery stage-1 global ranking event in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei. India won gold medals in the men's recurve and compound events,
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Solution : According to the given figures, the pattern followed is –
Therefore, the figure in the first option is the required figure. Hence, the first option is correct.
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