Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: Amongst six friends Uday, Vikrant, William, Xena, Yasir and Ziya, each has a different height. Vikrant is taller than only three other friends. Ziya is only taller than Xena and William is only shorter than Uday. Given that no two friends have the same height, find who is the third shortest among all the friends.
Option 1: Uday
Option 2: Ziya
Option 3: Yasir
Option 4: William
Correct Answer: Yasir
Solution : Given: I. Vikrant is taller than only three other friends.
II. Ziya is only taller than Xena.
III. William is only shorter than Uday.
So, Yasir is the third shortest among all the friends. Hence,
Question : El Nino is a name given to the periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of ______.
Option 1: Columbia
Option 2: Peru
Option 3: Chile
Option 4: Bolivia
Correct Answer: Peru
Solution : The correct answer is Peru.
El Nino is a name given to the periodic development of a warm ocean current along the Coast of Peru. El Nino is a warm ocean current that flows through Peru. The presence of El Nino leads to an
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Sohan is pleased with the news yesterday.
(1) Has been pleased
(2) Had been pleased
(3) Was pleased
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
The simple past tense is used in the sentence to convey that something happened the day before; hence, the past form of the verb should be used to convey the intended meaning of the sentence. Is
Question : If $x$% of $y$% of 80 is the same as 25% of 900, then the value of $xy$ is:
Option 1: 30100
Option 2: 32500
Option 3: 28125
Option 4: 34200
Correct Answer: 28125
Solution : Given: $x$% of $y$% of 80 is the same as 25% of 900. So, $\frac{x}{100}\times \frac{y}{100}\times 80=900\times\frac{25}{100}$ ⇒ $xy$ = 225 × 100 × $\frac{100}{80}$ ⇒ $xy$ = 28125 Hence, the correct answer is 28125.
Question : The data given in the following table shows the number of boys and girls enrolled for different games in an academy over 5 years.
In which year did the academy have the highest enrolment?
Option 1: 2019
Option 2: 2022
Option 3: 2020
Option 4: 2018
Correct Answer: 2018
Solution : As per the given table, (i) For 2018, the total enrolment = 46 + 34 + 42 + 37 + 45 + 35 = 239. (ii) For 2019, the total enrolment = 40 + 41 + 44 + 34 + 42 + 32 = 233.
Question : The line chart given below shows the income and expenditure of a company in five years. Saving = Income – Expenditure What is the difference between the average income and average saving in years C and D together?
Option 1: 450
Option 2: 250
Option 3: 150
Option 4: 350
Correct Answer: 150
Solution : Income of C = 600 Income of D = 400 Expenditure of C = 200 Expenditure of D = 100 Average income of C and D together = $\frac{(600 + 400)}{2}$ = 500 Saving = Income - Expenditure Saving of C = 600 - 200
Question : What is the value of $x$? $\frac{3}{2}× \frac{7}{3} ÷ \frac{7}{6}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{x}$
Option 1: $\frac{7}{12}$
Option 2: $\frac{4}{13}$
Option 3: $\frac{13}{4}$
Option 4: $\frac{6}{7}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{4}{13}$
Solution : $\frac{3}{2} \times \frac{7}{3} ÷ \frac{7}{6} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{x}$ $⇒\frac{3}{2} \times2 + \frac{1}{4} =\frac{1}{x}$ $⇒ 3 + \frac{1}{4} =\frac{1}{x}$ $⇒ \frac{13}{4}=\frac{1}{x}$ $\therefore x = \frac{4}{13}$ Hence, the correct answer is $ \frac{4}{13}$.
Question : Directions: In the following question, arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary. 1. Plate 2. Plane 3. Plaster 4. Plasma 5. Plastic
Option 1: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
Option 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Option 3: 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Option 4: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
Solution : Given: 1. Plate 2. Plane 3. Plaster 4. Plasma 5. Plastic
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter P, then move on to the next letter. Step 2: The
Question : Who is the author of the book, Magic Seeds?
Option 1: Cyrus Mistry
Option 2: V. S. Naipaul
Option 3: Jhumpa Lahiri
Option 4: Vikram Seth
Correct Answer: V. S. Naipaul
Solution : The correct answer is V. S. Naipaul.
Nobel Prize winner V. S. Naipaul wrote the 2004 book 'Magic Seeds'. The locations for the book are India and Europe (Berlin and London). It is a continuation of Naipaul's 2001 book, Half a Life.
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who is bad at spelling.
Option 1: Cartographer
Option 2: Cacographer
Option 3: Chauffer
Option 4: Calligrapher
Correct Answer: Cacographer
Solution : The correct choice is the second option, cacographer.
A cacographer is someone who has poor handwriting or spelling abilities. It refers to a person who writes or spells poorly, often producing illegible or error-filled written work.
The meanings of the other options are as
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