Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : A trader allows a discount of 5% for cash payment. What percentage above the cost price must he mark his goods to make a profit of 14%?
Option 1: 30%
Option 2: 40%
Option 3: 50%
Option 4: 20%
Correct Answer: 20%
Solution : Let the cost price ($CP$) of an article be 100 If profit 14%, Selling price = 100 + 14% of 100 = 114 Let the marked price ($MP$) be x. With discount of 5%, selling price = x – 5% of x = 0.95x Now,
Question : October and November months give more rainfall to :
Option 1: Malwa Plateau
Option 2: Chota Nagpur Plateau
Option 3: Eastern Hills
Option 4: Coromandal Coast
Correct Answer: Coromandal Coast
Solution : The correct option is Coromandal coast.
October and November are the months when the Coromandel Coast, on the eastern coast of India, gets the most rain. This is due to the northeast monsoon winds bringing moist air from the Bay of Bengal to coastal
Question : S sells an item costing Rs. 37800 to P with 8% profit. P sells it to Q with a 4% loss. At what price (in Rs.) does P sell the item? (Correct to the nearest rupee)
Option 1: 39919
Option 2: 39119
Option 3: 39191
Option 4: 39911
Correct Answer: 39191
Solution : S sells an item costing Rs. 37800 to P with 8% profit. Buying price for P $=\frac{100+8}{100}×37800=\frac{108}{100}×37800=40824$ Now, P sells the item to Q with a 4% loss. $\therefore$ Selling price for P $=\frac{100-4}{100}×40824=\frac{96}{100}×40824=39191.04\approx39191$ Hence, the correct answer is 39191.
Question : Refer to the following data table and answer the question.
What was the total profit or loss of the company in the last 5 years?
Option 1: Profit of Rs. 20 crores
Option 2: Loss of Rs. 30 crores
Option 3: Loss of Rs. 20 crores
Option 4: Profit of Rs. 30 crores
Correct Answer: Loss of Rs. 20 crores
Solution : From the table, The total profit or loss of the company in the last 5 years = 5 + 15 – 20 – 15 – 5 = – Rs. 20 crores Hence, the correct answer is ' Loss of Rs. 20
Question : In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD. $\angle {A}$ is opposite to $\angle {C}$. If $\angle {A}=110°$, then what is the value of $\angle {C}$?
Option 1: 60 degrees
Option 2: 50 degrees
Option 3: 70 degrees
Option 4: 55 degrees
Correct Answer: 70 degrees
Solution : $\angle A + \angle C = 180°$ ⇒ $110° + \angle C = 180°$ ⇒ $\angle C = 70°$ Hence, the correct answer is 70 degrees.
Question : For immediate energy production in cells, one should take
Option 1: Glucose
Option 2: Proteins
Option 3: Vitamin C
Option 4: Sucrose
Correct Answer: Glucose
Solution : The correct answer is Glucose.
Glucose is a simple sugar that serves as the body's primary energy source. It breaks down in cells via a process known as glycolysis to create Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell's energy currency. All the cell's operations, including muscular contraction,
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. From recent research, evident is it that a lot more women have been opting for professional courses.
Option 1: it is evident that more a lot women
Option 2: it is evidently that a lot more women
Option 3: it is evident that a lot more women
Option 4: it is evidence that a lot more women
Correct Answer: it is evident that a lot more women
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
It adheres to the standard sentence structure with the subject pronoun "it" the linking verb "is" and the adjective "evident" followed by the clause "that a lot more women" emphasising the
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear as the
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 534 : 645 :: 381 : ?
Option 1: 446
Option 2: 486
Option 3: 492
Option 4: 412
Correct Answer: 492
Solution : Given: 534 : 645 :: 381 : ?
Like, 534 : 645→534 + 111 = 645 Similarly, 381 : ?→381 + 111 = 492
So, 492 is related to 381. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side and most have only one functional lung. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4.
Option 1: compelling
Option 2: prevailing
Option 3: enabling
Option 4: disabling
Correct Answer: enabling
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The word "enabling" indicates that the additional joints in the skulls of many species of snakes provide the capability or function necessary for them to swallow larger prey.
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