Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. A_CD_CDAC_AB_ABC
Option 1: AACD
Option 2: AABB
Option 3: BBDD
Option 4: BDBD
Correct Answer: BBDD
Solution : Given: A_CD_CDAC_AB_ABC
To fill the series we have to divide the series – A_CD/_CDA/C_AB/_ABC Let's check each option – First option: AACD; AACD/ACDA/CCAB/DABC (No particular pattern has been found) Second option: AABB; AACD/ACDA/C
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, Earth and Sun is coded as 2% J4 9& and Sun and Stars are coded as 9& 6# 2%. What is the code for Stars in the given code language?
Option 1: 2%
Option 2: 9&
Option 3: J4
Option 4: 6#
Correct Answer: 6#
Solution : Given: 1. Earth and Sun→2% J4 9& 2. Sun and Stars→9& 6# 2%
By comparing the coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, Sun, and and 9&, 2% are common. The remaining words and code in sentence 1 are
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."
In summer, the ponds (1) / just dry down (2) / in the scorching heat. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
"Dry down" should be replaced with "dry up".
"Dry up" is a phrasal verb that means the absence of water or to cause something wet or liquid to evaporate or cease flowing. which is the intended meaning of
Question : The below bar graph shows the number of bikes (in hundreds) sold by Hero and Bajaj over the first six months of 2022. In July, the for sales the number of bikes for Hero company decreased with respect to the previous month by the same percentage as the sales of Hero company decreased in March with respect to February, then find the approximate number of bikes sold by Hero in July.
Option 1: 58240
Option 2: 89759
Option 3: 61000
Option 4: 90240
Correct Answer: 61000
Solution : As per the given graph, The sales for the number of bikes for Hero company in February (in hundreds) = 655 The sales for the number of bikes for Hero company in March (in hundreds) = 540 Percentage decrease = $\frac{(655 - 540)} { 655}$
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.
The idea of investing all of his life savings in a risky startup seemed like an act of lunacy to his financial advisor.
Option 1: Sanity
Option 2: Dismay
Option 3: Delusion
Option 4: Insanity
Correct Answer: Sanity
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Lunacy: It denotes madness or insanity.
Sanity: It denotes wisdom or the quality of being sane.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Which of these is not one of the common goals of five-year plans?
Option 1: Self-reliance
Option 2: Modernisation
Option 3: Globalisation
Option 4: Growth
Correct Answer: Globalisation
Solution : The correct answer is globalisation.
The five-year plans were centralised and integrated national economic programs. Their goals and objectives were the growth of the GDP, increasing the level of employment, making people self-sufficient, and modernisation in all respects. The five-year plans are developed and
Question : Direction: If the word PRINCIPAL is written as LAPICNIRP, how ADOLESCENCE can be written in that code?
Option 1: ECNCESELODA
Option 2: ECNECSLEODA
Option 3: ECNESCEELODA
Option 4: ECNECSELODA
Correct Answer: ECNECSELODA
Solution : Given:
PRINCIPAL is written as LAPICNIRP.
Here, the code is obtained after reversing the order of the letters in the word.
Similarly, ADOLESCENCE will be coded as ECNECSELODA.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : The United Nations officially came into existence on:
Option 1: January 1, 1942
Option 2: October 3, 1944
Option 3: October 24, 1945
Option 4: June 26, 1945
Correct Answer: October 24, 1945
Solution : The correct option is October 24, 1945.
The United Nations is an intergovernmental body, whose declared goals are to uphold international peace and security, foster goodwill among nations, promote international collaboration, and operate as a hub for harmonizing national policies. 50 countries gathered
Question : A discount of 20 percent on article A is equal to a discount of 15 percent on article B. What is the ratio of the marked price of articles A and B?
Option 1: 6 : 11
Option 2: 3 : 4
Option 3: 7 : 8
Option 4: 6 : 7
Correct Answer: 3 : 4
Solution : Let the marked price of A be $x$ and the marked price of B be $y$. According to the question, $\frac{20x}{100}=\frac{15y}{100}$ $⇒\frac{x}{y}=\frac{3}{4}$ $\therefore x:y=3:4$ Hence, the correct answer is 3 : 4.
Question : 'kesari' the Newspaper was started by :
Option 1: G.K. Gokhale
Option 2: B.G. Tilak
Option 3: Sardar Patel
Option 4: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Answer: B.G. Tilak
Solution : Correct Answer is B.G. Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, often known as Lokmanya, was India's most notable liberation warrior. He founded two newspapers, one in Marathi called 'Kesari' and another in English called 'Maratha' .Kesari's first editor was G.G. Agarkar. From the first day of
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