Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : A can finish a work in 25 days, and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. A alone can finish the remaining work in how many days?
Option 1: $7 \frac{1}{3}$ days
Option 2: $6 \frac{1}{3}$ days
Option 3: $8 \frac{1}{3}$ days
Option 4: $5 \frac{1}{3}$ days
Correct Answer: $8 \frac{1}{3}$ days
Solution : Rate of A $= \frac{1}{25}$ Rate of B $=\frac{1}{15}$ Combined rate of A and B $=\frac{1}{25}+\frac{1}{15}$ According to the question, B worked for 10 days. The amount of work completed by B $ =10×\frac{1}{15}=\frac{2}{3}$ of the total work ⇒ Remaining work $=1-\frac{2}{3}=\frac{1}{3}$ A
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? 12, ?, 68, 194, 572, 1706
Option 1: 32
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 26
Option 4: 20
Correct Answer: 26
Solution : Given: 12, ?, 68, 194, 572, 1706
Multiply each number by 3 and subtract 10 from the resultant, to get the required missing number. (12 × 3) – 10 = 36 – 10 = 26 (26 × 3) – 10 = 78 – 10 =
Question : Who was the first to mention the incident of Jauhar in Persian?
Option 1: Ibn Battuta
Option 2: Amir Khusrau
Option 3: Ziauddin Barani
Option 4: Hasan Nizami
Correct Answer: Amir Khusrau
Solution : The correct answer is Amir Khusrau.
The Jauhar at Ranthambore is the first Jauhar described in a Persian-language text and explained by Alauddin's courtier, Amir Khusrau. Allauddin had travelled with renowned poet Amir Khusrau during this campaign.
Question : A bus starts from a bus stand after every 50 minutes in the same direction. Mohit is walking in the opposite direction at 50 km/hr. If Mohit meets each bus in 10 minutes, then what is the speed of the bus?
Option 1: 14.5 km/hr
Option 2: 15 km/hr
Option 3: 12.5 km/hr
Option 4: 10.5 km/hr
Correct Answer: 12.5 km/hr
Solution : Let the speed of the bus be $x$ km/hr According to the question, Mohit meets each bus in 10 minutes ⇒ Distance covered by bus in (50 - 10) = 40 minutes $=$ The distance travelled by Mohit in 10 minutes ⇒ Distance covered
Question : Which d-block element in the periodic table is represented by the Greek symbol "alpha" and the metallic "rays"?
Option 1: Lanthanum
Option 2: Actinium
Option 3: Rhenium
Option 4: Tungsten
Correct Answer: Actinium
Solution : The correct option is Actinium.
Actinium is a block element whose name is derived from the Greek 'actinos', meaning a ray. The Greek symbols "alpha" and metallic "rays" are representative of the element as a source of alpha radiation. It is toxic due to
Question : Programs stored in a ROM are called:
Option 1: software
Option 2: freeware
Option 3: firmware
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: firmware
Solution : The correct option is firmware.
ROM (Read-Only Memory) programmes are commonly referred to as "firmware." Firmware is software that is permanently saved on the ROM chip and is difficult for the end user to update or modify. It provides instructions and data that are required
Question : As per area, India is the _________largest country in the world.
Option 1: 2nd
Option 2: 7th
Option 3: 10th
Option 4: 4th
Correct Answer: 7th
Solution : The correct answer is 7th.
India occupies 2.4% of the world's land area, and it is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of area and the most populous country. The largest country in the world is Russia. Australia is in the
Question : Each side of a cube is decreased by 25%. Find the ratio of the volumes of the original cube and the resulting cube.
Option 1: 8 : 1
Option 2: 27 : 64
Option 3: 64 : 1
Option 4: 64 : 27
Correct Answer: 64 : 27
Solution : If each side of a cube is decreased by 25%, the new side length = $a' = a - 0.25a = 0.75a$ The volume of the new cube $=V' = (a')^3 = (0.75a)^3$ The ratio of the volumes of the original cube and
Question : Who is the author of "Interpreter of Maladies"?
Option 1: Jhumpa Lahiri
Option 2: Amish Tripathi
Option 3: Ravinder Singh
Option 4: Salman Rushdie
Correct Answer: Jhumpa Lahiri
Solution : The correct option is - Jhumpa Lahiri.
Jhumpa Lahiri, an American author of Indian descent, published a book collection of nine short stories in 1999 called Interpreter of Maladies. In 2000, it was awarded the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Question : In which of the following ways of heat transfer no medium is required?
Option 1: Radiation and Conduction both
Option 2: Conduction
Option 3: Convection
Option 4: Radiation
Correct Answer: Radiation
Solution : The correct option is Radiation.
Radiation is a method of heat transfer that does not require a medium. In radiation, heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves, such as infrared radiation. Unlike conduction and convection, which require a material medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to transfer
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