Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Sukhen purchased some perishable items for sale, but 15% of those items could not be sold and went bad. However, Sukhen managed to sell the rest of the items at a price that helped him earn an overall profit of 19%. At what percentage above the cost price of each item did Sukhen sell each of the items that did not go bad?
Option 1: 40%
Option 2: 42%
Option 3: 34%
Option 4: 36%
Correct Answer: 40%
Solution : Let the cost of one item be Re. 1. $\therefore$ Cost of 100 items will be Rs. 100. As 15% of the items went bad, Remaining items = 100 – 15 = 85 Overall profit = 19% ⇒ Selling price $= \frac{\text{Cost price}\times \text{Profit}\%}{100}+\text{Cost price}$
Question : The unit of frequency is_______.
Option 1: hertz
Option 2: sec
Option 3: gm
Option 4: cm
Correct Answer: hertz
Solution : The correct answer is hertz.
The unit of frequency is hertz. Frequency is measured by the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. For clarity and to differentiate it from spatial frequency, it is also sometimes called temporal frequency. One
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The victim was found innocent as well as honest by the police.
Option 1: The police find the victim innocent as well as honest.
Option 2: The police has found the victim innocent and honest.
Option 3: The police found the victim innocent as well as honest.
Option 4: The police finds the victim innocent and honest.
Correct Answer: The police found the victim innocent as well as honest.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives. AGHL : CIJN :: DQMZ : ?
Option 1: ESOB
Option 2: XSOP
Option 3: FSOB
Option 4: FSBO
Correct Answer: FSOB
Solution : Given: AGHL : CIJN :: DQMZ : ?
Add 2 to the place value of each letter of the given term, to obtain the required term – Like, AGHL : CIJN→A + 2 = C; G + 2 = I; H + 2 = J;
Question : Which of the following is an endemic species?
Option 1: Nicobar pigeon
Option 2: Indian wild ass
Option 3: Desert fox
Option 4: Indian rhino
Correct Answer: Nicobar pigeon
Solution : The correct option is Nicobar pigeon.
The Nicobar pigeon is considered an endemic species. It is native to the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Endemic species are those that are found in a specific geographic location and nowhere else in the world. In
Question : Which committee was established on Criminal-Politician and Bureaucratic nexus?
Option 1: Vohra Committee
Option 2: Indrajit Gupta Committee
Option 3: Tarkunde Committee
Option 4: Santhanam Committee
Correct Answer: Vohra Committee
Solution : The Correct Answer is the Vohra Committee.
Criminalization of politics is defined as the situation when criminals participate in the politics of the government, i.e., contest elections and get elected to the Parliament and state legislatures. The Vohra (Committee) Report was delivered in October
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.
Daniel is worried lately. Usually, life is good for him. He (1)_______ a nice little shop where he sells souvenirs to tourists and lives in a nice cottage with his wife and their three teenage kids. They have a dog, a cat, and a backyard (2)_______ barbecue. They host all the family (3)_______, and his wife's turkey is the best in the country. What can be better than that, right? But lately, not all is well. There are (4)______ clouds in the sky, and all they talk about is terror and war. They feel something may happen. The (5)_______ life as he knows may be lost forever.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: assemblies
Option 2: gatherings
Option 3: crowds
Option 4: rallies
Correct Answer: gatherings
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In this context, the word, "gatherings" refers to family events or occasions when family members come together. The word fits well in describing the social aspect of Daniel's life, highlighting that they frequently host gatherings for their
Question : Which Indian athlete won the first silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 held in 2021?
Option 1: P. V. Sindhu
Option 2: Neeraj Chopra
Option 3: Ravi Dahiya
Option 4: Mirabai Chanu
Correct Answer: Mirabai Chanu
Solution : The correct option is Mirabai Chanu.
Mirabai Chanu is the first Indian athlete to win a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they
Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows. Marks obtained (out of 100) by four students P, Q, R, and S in four subjects in an examination are given in the table.
Which student has scored the marks in the ratio of 10 : 13 in Physics and Mathematics?
Option 1: S
Option 2: Q
Option 3: P
Option 4: R
Correct Answer: S
Solution : The ratio of marks in Physics and Mathematics of P = 70 : 80 = 7 : 8 The ratio of marks in Physics and Mathematics of Q = 50 : 56 = 25 : 28 The ratio of marks in Physics and Mathematics of
Question : Directions: Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Which of the following statement is false?
Option 1: State A and E showed the same production in 1993 -94.
Option 2: There was no improvement in the production of cotton in State B during 1994-95.
Option 3: State A has produced maximum cotton during the given period
Option 4: Production of state C and D together is equal to that of state B during 1993 -94.
Correct Answer: State A has produced maximum cotton during the given period
Solution : By using the graph: Total production of state B = 12 + 18 + 18 = 48 lakh bales Total production of state A = 6 + 14 + 21 = 41 lakh bales Hence, the
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