Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
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. Upgrading the higher education sector especially in terms of patents filed and cutting-edge research output is (1)______ in improving India’s global ranking. Our sustainable (2)______ development depends on human resources. A quality higher education base is essential to reap the full benefits of our demographic dividend. In higher education, the strategies of the 12th plan (3)______ on technical education, distance learning, quality research, infrastructure, faculty, and curriculum content. (4)______ efforts of the government departments and the private sector are needed to (5)______ the plan’s educational goals. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Option 1: Sustained
Option 2: Compromised
Option 3: Coordinated
Option 4: Gathered
Correct Answer: Coordinated
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Explanation: Coordinated means to organise or bring different elements together in a harmonised way. In the context of the passage, it suggests that various efforts from government departments and the private sector need to be aligned and synchronised
Question : A journey takes 4 hours 30 minutes at a speed of 60 km/h. If the speed is 15 m/s, then the journey will take:
Option 1: 5 hours
Option 2: 5 hours 30 minutes
Option 3: 6 hours
Option 4: 6 hours 15 minutes
Correct Answer: 5 hours
Solution : The distance can be calculated using the formula: Distance = Speed × Time. Given: Speed is 60 km/h and the time is 4.5 hours (4 hours 30 minutes). Distance = 60 × 4.5 = 270 km The speed is changed to 15 m/s =
Question : An address consists of ______ .
Option 1: an offset
Option 2: a base register
Option 3: an index register
Option 4: All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Solution : The correct option is all of the above.
In computer architecture, an address includes an offset, which describes a displacement or position inside a data structure. The initial memory address of the data structure is stored in the base register, while the
Question : If $[4-\frac{5}{1+\frac{1}{3+\frac{1}{2+\frac{1}{4}}}}]$ part of a journey takes 10 minutes, then to complete $\frac{3}{5}$ th of a journey, it will take:
Option 1: 40 minutes
Option 2: 45 minutes
Option 3: 48 minutes
Option 4: 50 minutes
Correct Answer: 48 minutes
Solution : Given: $[4-\frac{5}{1+\frac{1}{3+\frac{1}{2+\frac{1}{4}}}}]$ = $[4-\frac{5}{1+\frac{1}{3+\frac{4}{9}}}]$ = $[4-\frac{5}{1+\frac{9}{31}}]$ = $[4-\frac{5×31}{40}]$ = $\frac{1}{8}$ So, $\frac{1}{8}$th journey takes 10 minutes. Therefore, $\frac{3}{5}$th journey takes $10×8×\frac{3}{5}=48$ minutes Hence, the correct answer is 48 minutes.
Question : Direction: Various expenditures incurred by a publishing company for publishing books in 2011 are given below. Study the chart and answer the question.
The marked price of a book is 20% above the cost price, If the marked price is Rs. 180, then the cost of paper for a single copy is:
Option 1: Rs. 44.25
Option 2: Rs. 36
Option 3: Rs. 22.50
Option 4: Rs. 42
Correct Answer: Rs. 22.50
Solution : Given that the marked price of the book is 20% above the cost price and the marked price is Rs. 180. Let the cost price be C. ⇒ C + 0.20C = 180 ⇒ 1.20C = 180 $\therefore$ C = Rs. 150 The cost
Question : Refer to the following data table and answer the following question.
If 400 calories are burnt by jogging 5 km, how many calories were burnt in the given week?
Option 1: 1650 calories
Option 2: 1550 calories
Option 3: 1500 calories
Option 4: 1600 calories
Correct Answer: 1600 calories
Solution : Jogging for 5 km burns 400 calories. ⇒ 1 km of jogging burns $\frac{400}{5}=80$ calories The total distance covered in a week is 3 + 2 + 2.5 + 5 + 1 + 2.5 + 4 = 20 km $\therefore$ 20 km of running
Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
The pilot was not feeling so well before he ______ in his helicopter.
Option 1: took away
Option 2: took over
Option 3: took off
Option 4: took up
Correct Answer: took off
Solution : The third option is the appropriate choice.
The phrasal verb "took off" means to begin to fly, as per the context of the question.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Joel and Tom were travelling from town X to town Y which was 210 km apart. Joel set off 1 hour and 15 minutes later than Tom but arrived 15 minutes earlier. If the average speed of Tom was 42 km/h, find the average speed of Joel.
Option 1: 50 km/h
Option 2: 60 km/h
Option 3: 65 km/h
Option 4: 70 km/h
Correct Answer: 60 km/h
Solution : Given: Distance between town X and town Y = 210 km Average speed of Tom = 42 km/h
Time taken by Tom = Distance ÷ Speed = 210 ÷ 42 = 5 hours Here, Joel started 1hr 15 mins late and arrived 15 mins
Question : Directions: In a certain code PEN is coded as 123, PENCIL as 123456, CABLE as 48962, then 6283123456 means what?
Option 1: LAENPENCIL
Option 2: LEANPNCLIE
Option 3: LANPENCILA
Option 4: LEANPENCIL
Correct Answer: LEANPENCIL
Solution : Given: PEN is written as 123, PENCIL is written as 123456, and CABLE is written as 48962.
Code each letter of the word PEN with the equivalent number given in the code word – P→1; E→2; N→3; And, PENCIL is written as 123456 – P→1;
Question : The Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is the national waterway number
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct answer is 1
The Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system forms the National Waterway (NW)-1. It travels 1620 miles through West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The Hooghly River System between Haldia and Allahabad was declared National Waterway No. 1 (NW-1) in 1986.
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