Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Marks obtained by the seven students of a tuition class, Panchi, Qazi, Ricky, Sweta, Tiya, Urusha, and Vinay, are mentioned. Panchi scored the second-highest marks in the class. The marks scored by Vinay were higher than only one of the people. Sweta's score was more than Tiya's but less than Panchi's. Three people got higher than Tiya and three got lesser than Tiya. Neither Ricky nor Qazi received the lowest marks. Given that no two students have the same marks, whose marks were the lowest?
Option 1: Ricky
Option 2: Urusha
Option 3: Vinay
Option 4: Tiya
Correct Answer: Urusha
Solution : Given: 1. Panchi scored the second-highest marks in the class. The marks scored by Vinay were higher than only one of the people.
2. Sweta's score was more than Tiya's but less than Panchi's. Three people got higher than Tiya and three got
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P. a man in a maroon colour flannel shirt Q. rounded a corner and walked into the middle of the main street of Yellow Sky R. which had been purchased for purposes of decoration S. and made principally by some Jewish women on the East side of New York
Option 1: PRQS
Option 2: PRSQ
Option 3: PSRQ
Option 4: PQRS
Correct Answer: PRSQ
Solution : The correct option is the second option. Explanation:
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 7 : 42 :: 8 : ?
Option 1: 50
Option 2: 49
Option 3: 57
Option 4: 48
Correct Answer: 48
Solution : Given: 7 : 42 :: 8 : ?
Multiply the first number of each pair by 6 to obtain the second number. Like, 7 : 42→7 × 6 = 42 Similarly, for 8 : ?→8 × 6 = 48
So, 8 is related to 48.
Question : Anil completed a certain journey by car. If he covered 35% of the distance at 70 km/h, 40% of the distance at 80 km/h and the remaining distance at 50 km/h, his average speed (in km/h) for the entire journey is:
Option 1: $66 \frac{1}{6} $km/h
Option 2: $66 \frac{2}{3} $km/h
Option 3: $66 \frac{1}{3} $km/h
Option 4: $66 \frac{4}{3} $km/h
Correct Answer: $66 \frac{2}{3} $km/h
Solution : Let the total distance covered be 100 km. Distance covered in the first case = 35% of 100 = 35 km Speed in the first case = 70 km/h Time taken in the first case = $\frac{1}{2}$ hr Distance covered in the second
Question : In which of the following ways is the aggregate demand function related to the consumption function? I. They have the same slope C. II. The aggregate demand function is parallel to the consumption function.
Option 1: Neither I nor II
Option 2: Only II
Option 3: Only I
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : The correct option is Both I and II.
I. The aggregate demand function and the consumption function may have the same slope (C) as both involve the relationship between income and spending.
II. The aggregate demand function is parallel to the consumption
Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes. Indians, Brain specialist, Surgeon
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the general information, some Indians can be surgeons, some can be brain specialists, and some can be neither surgeons nor brain specialists. So, their circles will overlap each other and have some area in common. On the other hand, some surgeons can also be
Question : Select the option that correctly expresses the following sentence in active voice. This was talked about in the meeting by the officers.
Option 1: The officers were talking about in the meeting.
Option 2: The officers talked about this in the meeting.
Option 3: The officers in the meeting had talked about it.
Option 4: The officers talk about this in the meeting.
Correct Answer: The officers talked about this in the meeting.
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
In the active voice sentence, the subject (the officers) performs the action of talking (the verb), and this is the receiver of that action.
The structure of the active voice sentence
Question : Study the table given below and answer the question that follows. The table below shows the total number of students studying different subjects in a college and the percentage of boys and girls.
What is the total number of students in all the subjects?
Option 1: 240
Option 2: 200
Option 3: 420
Option 4: 440
Correct Answer: 440
Solution : Total number of students in all the subjects = 110 + 70 + 50 + 40 + 80 + 90 = 440 Hence, the correct answer is 440.
Question : Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
I.Bakelite is a good conductor of heat
II.Bakelite is a poor conductor of electricity
III. Bakelite can be softened by heating.
Option 1: Only I and II
Option 2: Only I and III
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: All I, II and III
Correct Answer: Only II
Solution : The correct answer is Only II.
The first synthetic plastic is Bakelite. It is also a thermosetting plastic. This synthetic plastic is created through the condensation reaction of formaldehyde and phenol. The resultant polymer is stiff and chemically resistant. It is also a poor
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. On an unfortunate accident, first aid experts stress that (1)______what to do for an (2)_______ victim until a doctor or other trained person gets to the accident scene can (3)_______a life, especially in cases of stoppage of breathing, severe bleeding, and shock. People with special problems such as diabetes, epilepsy, or allergy are (4)_______ to wear some sort of emblem identifying the problem, as a safeguard against the administration of medication that might be injurious or even (5)_______. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: injured
Option 2: efficient
Option 3: inquiring
Option 4: accidental
Correct Answer: injured
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Injured means hurt or harmed physically. It is the most fitting term because it directly addresses the condition of the victim. First aid measures are typically needed for individuals who are injured in accidents.
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