Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : If 300 calories are burnt in every 5 km, how many calories were burnt in the whole week?
Option 1: 1080 calories
Option 2: 1410 calories
Option 3: 5400 calories
Option 4: 1310 calories
Correct Answer: 1080 calories
Solution : Calories burnt per 5 km = 300 Calories burnt per km = $\frac{300}{5}$ Total distance jogged = 2.5 + 4 + 3.5 + 1.5 + 2.5 + 1.5 + 2.5 = 18 km So, calories burnt in 18 km = $18\times \frac{300}{5}$ = 1080
Question : A alone can make a table in 30 days while B alone can make it in 15 days. B started work alone and worked for 8 days. In how many days A alone can finish the remaining work?
Option 1: 14 days
Option 2: 10 days
Option 3: 12 days
Option 4: 15 days
Correct Answer: 14 days
Solution : Given, A can make a table in 30 days. B can make a table in 15 days. B worked for 8 days. Work done = Time × Work rate ⇒ Rate of A = $\frac{1}{30}$ table/day ⇒ Rate of B = $\frac{1}{15}$ table/day ⇒
Question : As of 2022, there are ______ Union Territories of India.
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : The correct answer is 8.
India has eight union territories as of 2022. On January 26, 2020, the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu united into one union territory. Jammu and Kashmir lost their statehood and became union territory
Question : A discount of 20% is given on the marked price of a cycle, and still, there is a profit of 20%. If the profit is INR 800, find the marked price of the cycle.
Option 1: INR 4,000
Option 2: INR 5,800
Option 3: INR 4,800
Option 4: INR 6,000
Correct Answer: INR 6,000
Solution : Profit = INR 800 Profit percentage = 20% of the cost price 20% of the cost price = INR 800 ⇒ Cost price = $\frac{800}{0.2}$ = INR 4000 Selling price = Cost price + Profit = 4000 + 800 = INR 4800 Discount =
Question : Which of the following is used to view pages and navigate the World Wide Web?
Option 1: Hyperlink
Option 2: Web browser
Option 3: World Wide Web
Option 4: Joystick
Correct Answer: Web browser
Solution : The correct answer is a Web browser.
The tool used to view pages and navigate the World Wide Web is a web browser. A web browser is a software application that allows users to access, retrieve, and view information on the internet. It
Question : The marked price of a calculator is Rs. 1200. It is sold at a discount of 25 percent. If the cost price of the calculator is Rs. 800, then what is the value of profit?
Option 1: Rs. 100
Option 2: Rs. 50
Option 3: Rs. 150
Option 4: Rs. 200
Correct Answer: Rs. 100
Solution : The marked price of a calculator is Rs. 1200. It is sold at a discount of 25 percent. So, selling price $=\frac{100-25}{100}×1200=900$ $\therefore$ Profit = 900 – 800 = 100 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 100.
Question : Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Association, established in 1876?
Option 1: Dadabhai Naoroji
Option 2: Surendranath Banerjee
Option 3: Mahadev Govind Ranade
Option 4: Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Correct Answer: Surendranath Banerjee
Solution : The correct option is Surendranath Banerjee.
In 1876, Ananda Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee established the Indian Association of Calcutta. This organisation was combined with the Indian National Congress in 1886.
Question : Directions: Select the related code from the given alternatives. ST : ZM :: KR : ?
Option 1: KR
Option 2: RK
Option 3: LR
Option 4: LK
Correct Answer: RK
Solution : Given: ST : ZM :: KR : ?
Like, S + 7 = Z; T – 7 = M Similarly, K + 7 = R; R – 7 = K
So, KR is related to RK. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Which of the following is not an output device?
Option 1: Plotter
Option 2: Monitor
Option 3: Dot matrix printer
Option 4: Barcode reader
Correct Answer: Barcode reader
Solution : The correct option is a Barcode reader.
A barcode reader is typically considered an input device rather than an output device. It is used to input data by scanning and reading information from barcodes and translating the visual code into a digital format
Question : Directions: Which one of the following responses would be the meaningful order of the following? 1. India 2. Bangalore 3. Asia 4. Karnataka
Option 1: 3, 4, 2, 1
Option 2: 2, 4, 1, 3
Option 3: 3, 1, 2, 4
Option 4: 1, 2, 3, 4
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
Solution : Given: 1. India 2. Bangalore 3. Asia 4. Karnataka
Bangalore is a city in Karnataka, Karnataka is a state in India, and India is a country in Asia.
So, the order is 2, 4, 1, 3. Hence, the second option is correct.
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