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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".

(didn't see) him since we met two years ago.

(1) am not seeing

(2) have not seen

(3) had not seen

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

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Correct Answer: (2)


Solution : The second option is the correct choice.

''Didn't see'' should be replaced with "have not seen,'' thereby indicating that the action of not seeing him has continued from the past until the present. There is an error in the use of the verb form of

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Question : The value of $\frac{1}{\sin \theta}-\frac{\cot ^2 \theta}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$ is:

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 1

Option 3: –1

Option 4: 0

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Correct Answer: 1


Solution : Given:
$\frac{1}{\sin \theta}-\frac{\cot ^2 \theta}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$
= $\operatorname {cosec} \theta - \frac{\operatorname{cosec}^2\theta-1}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$
= $\operatorname {cosec}\theta-\frac{(\operatorname{cosec}\theta-1)(\operatorname{cosec}\theta+1)}{1+\operatorname{cosec} \theta}$
= $\operatorname{cosec}\theta-\operatorname{cosec}\theta+1$
= $1$
Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Whale : Mammal :: Turtle : ?

Option 1: Amphibian

Option 2: Reptile

Option 3: Fish

Option 4: Mollusc

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Reptile


Solution : Given:
Whale : Mammal :: Turtle : ?

The second term is the category to which the animal given in the first term belongs.
Like, Whale : Mammal→The whale is a mammal.
Similarly, follow the same pattern for Turtle : ?→The turtle is a reptile.

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Question : Shri Mani Prasad is associated with which form of music?

Option 1: Fusion Music

Option 2: Folk Music

Option 3: Carnatic vocal music

Option 4: Hindustani vocal music

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Hindustani vocal music


Solution : The correct answer is Hindustani vocal music.

Shri Mani Prasad was a well-known Hindustani classical vocalist. The renowned musician Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was his teacher. He is well-known for his proficiency in Hindustani classical music performed in the Patiala Gharana style.

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Question : A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 20 percent and earns a profit of 30 percent. If he sells the same table at a 10 percent discount, then what will be his new profit or loss percent?

Option 1: 32.5 percent profit

Option 2: 40.5 percent loss

Option 3: 46.25 percent profit

Option 4: 50.5 percent loss

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Correct Answer: 46.25 percent profit


Solution : Let the marked price be Rs. 100.
After a 20% discount, the selling price is 80% of 100 = Rs. 80
This is also the cost price with 30% profit, so 80 = 1.3 $\times$ (cost price)
⇒ Cost price = $\frac{80}{1.3}$
Now,

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Question : The perimeter of two similar triangles RST and IJK (in correspondence) is 56 cm and 64 cm respectively. If IJ = 16 cm, then what is the length of RS?

Option 1: 18 cm

Option 2: 16 cm

Option 3: 14 cm

Option 4: 8 cm

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 14 cm


Solution : In similar triangles, the ratio of their corresponding sides is equal to the ratio of their perimeters. 
Given that the perimeters of triangles RST and IJK are 56 cm and 64 cm respectively, the ratio of their perimeters is:
$\frac{\text{Perimeter of RST}}{\text{Perimeter of IJK}}

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Question : Which five-year plan in India is referred to as the Mahalanobis Plan?

Option 1: 4th Five-Year Plan

Option 2: 2nd Five-Year Plan

Option 3: 1st Five-Year Plan

Option 4: 3rd Five-Year Plan

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Correct Answer: 2nd Five-Year Plan


Solution : The correct option is the 2nd Five-Year Plan.

The Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961) is often referred to as the Mahalanobis Plan. This plan was named after the eminent Indian statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, who played a crucial role in formulating and implementing

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Question : Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), which is under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, was formed in the year______.

Option 1: 1948

Option 2: 1958

Option 3: 1975

Option 4: 1981

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1958


Solution : The correct option is 1958.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India was formed in the year 1958. It is an agency under the Ministry of Defence responsible for the research and development of technology for military applications. It was founded by

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Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
76, 101, 151, 226, ?

Option 1: 351

Option 2: 426

Option 3: 326

Option 4: 301

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 326


Solution : Given:
76, 101, 151, 226, ?

Add the consecutive multiples of 25 to each term to obtain the next term in the series.
76 + (25 × 1) = 76 + 25 = 101
101 + (25 × 2) = 101 + 50 = 151

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Question : Who among the following personalities is associated with synthesising classical and modern Indian dance through a theatre group called 'Ranga Sri Little Ballet Troupe'?

Option 1: Guru Bipin Singh

Option 2: Pandit Birju Maharaj

Option 3: Shanti Bardhan

Option 4: Remo Fernandes

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Correct Answer: Shanti Bardhan


Solution : The correct answer is Shanti Bardhan.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Shanti Bardhan, a junior collaborator of Uday Shankar, emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of dance. Bardhan, having learned the art form from the renowned Uday Shankar, became the focal point

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