Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes given below. Social Science, History, and Geography
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Both History and Geography are branches of social science. So, their circles will lie inside the circle representing social science. But History is concerned with understanding the temporal dimension of human experience (time and chronology) whereas, Geography is concerned with understanding the spatial dimension of human
Question : Which among the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is incorrect?
Option 1: Yamuna - Tons
Option 2: Chambal - Rapti
Option 3: Godavari - Manjira
Option 4: Indus - Jhelum
Correct Answer: Chambal - Rapti
Solution : The correct option is Chambal - Rapti.
One of the Yamuna River system's tributaries is the Chambal River. It is located in Madhya Pradesh and has its source in Janapav, which is close to Indore on the southern slope of the Vindhya
Question : Directions: The population of a village in Madurai is increasing year after year. Find out the population (in lakhs) in 2013 from the following information.
Option 1: 49
Option 2: 46
Option 3: 45
Option 4: 43
Correct Answer: 49
Solution : Given: The populations are 4, 7, 13, 22, 34, ?
Here, add a multiple of 3 in each number to get the next term. 4 + 3 = 7; 7 + 6 = 13; 13 + 9 = 22; 22 + 12 = 34; 34
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Pritam said, "The prisoner had slept throughout the journey."
Option 1: Pritam said that the prisoner had been sleeping throughout the journey.
Option 2: Pritam said that the prisoner had sleep throughout the journey.
Option 3: Pritam said that the prisoner had slept throughout the journey.
Option 4: Pritam said that the prisoner has slept throughout the journey.
Correct Answer: Pritam said that the prisoner had slept throughout the journey.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The steps of coversion are as follows:
Question : The temperate grasslands of North America are known as
Option 1: Pampas
Option 2: Downs
Option 3: Steppes
Option 4: Prairies
Correct Answer: Prairies
Solution : The correct answer is Prairies.
Grasslands are large areas of grass that cannot support forests due to nutrient and water deficiencies. They are located between desert and forest ecosystems, and some examples of temperate grasslands and their locations include Prairies in North America, Pampas
Question : A shopkeeper purchases an article for Rs. 3550 and spends an additional Rs. 50 on repairing it. If he then sold the article for Rs. 3816, then the percentage of profit is:
Option 1: 6%
Option 2: 6.08%
Option 3: 7.38%
Option 4: 7.49%
Correct Answer: 6%
Solution : Given: A shopkeeper purchases an article for Rs. 3550. He spends Rs. 50 on its repair. Actual cost price (CP) = (3550 + 50) = Rs. 3600 Selling price (SP) = Rs. 3816 Profit = SP – CP = 3816 – 3600 = Rs. 216
Question : Directions: Aman is the brother of Baman and Chaman. Baman is Emily's mother. Farhan is Aman's father then which of the following is true?
Option 1: Baman is the sister of Chaman
Option 2: Aman and Emily are siblings
Option 3: Chaman is the brother of Aman
Option 4: Chaman is male
Correct Answer: Baman is the sister of Chaman
Solution : Given: Aman is the brother of Baman and Chaman. Baman is Emily's mother. Farhan is Aman's father.
The family tree is as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
Question : Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance?
Option 1: Muhammad Yousuf
Option 2: Muhammad Yunus
Option 3: Mohammad Wasim
Option 4: Mohammad Asif
Correct Answer: Muhammad Yunus
Solution : The correct option is Muhammad Yunus.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus, a social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and leader of civil society from Bangladesh. He founded the Grameen Bank and invented the ideas of microcredit and microfinance.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
Varun is handsome than his brother.
Option 1: much handsome to
Option 2: most handsome than
Option 3: more handsome than
Option 4: more handsome to
Correct Answer: more handsome than
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The sentence compares Varun's looks with those of his brother. In this case, the comparative form of the adjective "handsome" is "more handsome than".
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Varun is more handsome
Question : Directions: Four number pairs have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the below numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is as allowed.)
Option 1: 46 - 141
Option 2: 55 - 168
Option 3: 35 - 108
Option 4: 29 - 88
Correct Answer: 29 - 88
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: 46 - 141→46 × 3 = 138; 138 + 3 = 141 Second option: 55 - 168→55 × 3 = 165; 165 + 3 = 168 Third option: 35 - 108→35 × 3 = 105; 105
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