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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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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

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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

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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#

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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:

  • Dismay: It denotes a strong feeling of disappointment.
  • Delusion: It means a false
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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.
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