Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
They were laid / in the sun / the entire morning / till Sudharshan came.
Option 1: till Sudharshan came
Option 2: They were laid
Option 3: the entire morning
Option 4: in the sun
Correct Answer: They were laid
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The error lies in the use of the verb laid. The correct verb in this context should be lay. The verb, lay is the past tense of lie when it means to recline or be in
Question : The ratio between the speeds of two cars is 5 : 7. If the first car runs 200 km in 4 hours, then what is the speed of the second car?
Option 1: 65 kmph
Option 2: 60 kmph
Option 3: 50 kmph
Option 4: 70 kmph
Correct Answer: 70 kmph
Solution : Given, Speed ratio of two cars = 5 : 7 Distance covered by the first car = 200 km Time taken by the first car = 4 hours ⇒ The speed of the first car = $\frac{200}{4}$ kmph = 50 kmph Since the ratio
Question : A man borrowed a certain sum of money at the rate of 10% per annum simple interest for the first three years and 15% per annum simple interest for the period beyond three years. If he pays a total interest of INR 2,884.50 at the end of 7 years, then the sum of money (in INR) that he borrowed is:
Option 1: 3,860
Option 2: 3,090
Option 3: 4,550
Option 4: 3,205
Correct Answer: 3,205
Solution : Let the principal be Rs. $x$ Rate = 10% per annum Time = 3 years Simple interest $=\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}=\frac{ x \times 10 \times 3}{100}=\frac{3x}{10}$ After 3 years, Principal = Rs. $x$ Rate = 15% per annum Time = 4 years Simple interest
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.
Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' as an orphan who is (1)_________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday, Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)__________ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)________ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4)________ an attack by Voldemort-by somehow (5)________ the latter's 'killing curse'—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: rallying
Option 2: recovering
Option 3: failing
Option 4: rebounding
Correct Answer: rebounding
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Rebounding means bouncing back or recovering after a setback. This implies that Harry somehow managed to deflect or counter the curse, resulting in its rebound and leaving him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.
The meanings of
Question : Directions: What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if + and – are interchanged and × and ÷ are interchanged? 143 – 28 × 4 ÷ 5 + 22 = ?
Option 1: 156
Option 2: 149
Option 3: 167
Option 4: 142
Correct Answer: 156
Solution : Given: 143 – 28 × 4 ÷ 5 + 22 = ?
When + and – are interchanged, and × and ÷ are interchanged, the equation will be as follows – ⇒ 143 + 28 ÷ 4 × 5 – 22 = 143 + 7
Question : The average number of runs scored by a cricketer in 42 innings is 30. The difference between his maximum and minimum scores in an inning is 100. If these two innings are not taken into consideration, then the average score of the remaining 40 innings is 28. What are the maximum runs scored by him in an inning?
Option 1: 120
Option 2: 105
Option 3: 115
Option 4: 110
Correct Answer: 120
Solution : Given: The average number of runs scored by a cricketer in 42 innings = 30 If these two innings are not taken into consideration, then the average score of the remaining 40 innings is 28. Total runs in 40 innings = (40 × 28) =
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives. OQ : PT :: WZ : ?
Option 1: ZW
Option 2: XC
Option 3: ID
Option 4: WC
Correct Answer: XC
Solution : Given: OQ : PT :: WZ : ?
Add 1 and 3 to the place values of the first and the second letters of OQ to get the code – O + 1 = P; Q + 3 = T Thus, OQ is coded as
Question : Directions: Which of the answer figures is embedded in the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all possible orientations of the option figures to determine which one may fit in the question figure. By comparison of all the option figures, only the third option figure is embedded in
Question : Three angles of a triangle are $(x-15^{\circ}),(x+45^{\circ}),$ and $(x+60^{\circ})$. Identify the type of triangle.
Option 1: Obtuse angle triangle
Option 2: Right angle triangle
Option 3: Isosceles triangle
Option 4: Equilateral triangle
Correct Answer: Right angle triangle
Solution : Given: Angles of the triangles is $(x-15^{\circ}),(x+45^{\circ}),$ and $(x+60^{\circ})$. Let $\angle A =(x-15^{\circ}) $ $\angle B =(x+45^{\circ}) $ $\angle C =(x+60^{\circ}) $ We know that the sum of the angles of a triangle is $180^\circ$. So, $(x-15^{\circ})+(x+45^{\circ})+(x+60^{\circ}) = 180^{\circ}$ ⇒ $3x+90^{\circ}=180^{\circ}$ ⇒ $x=30^{\circ}$
Question : How many numbers are there between 501 and 701 which are divisible by 10 but are not divisible by 3?
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 13
Correct Answer: 13
Solution : The number of terms ($n$) in an arithmetic progression where $d$ is the common difference is given by the formula: $n = \frac{\text{last term - first term}}{d} + 1$ The numbers between 501 and 701 that are divisible by 10 are: 510, 520, ..., 700.
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