Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Refer to the data table and answer the following question.
Who had the lowest weight-to-height ratio?
Option 1: Aabha
Option 2: Aahana
Option 3: Aakanksha
Option 4: Aakriti
Correct Answer: Aakriti
Solution : The weight-to-height ratios for each person in fraction form are: Aabha: $\frac{68}{1.68} = \frac{4048}{100}$ = 40.48 Aahana: $\frac{77}{1.57} = \frac{4904}{100}$ = 49.04 Aakanksha: $\frac{55}{1.8} = \frac{3056}{100}$ = 30.56 Aakriti: $\frac{51}{1.76} = \frac{2898}{100}$ = 28.98 So, Aakriti had the lowest weight-to-height ratio. Hence, the correct answer
Question : Directions: In this question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
Only patience and fortitude carried him ____ the crisis.
Option 1: over
Option 2: about
Option 3: out
Option 4: through
Correct Answer: through
Solution : The correct choice to fill in the blank is the fourth option.
Through means moving in from one side and getting out of the other side, implying that only patience and fortitude carried him from the start to the end of that crisis, which is
Question : Select the option with the correct spellings to replace the underlined words in the given sentence.
There was an anouncement by the director of the company that grabed the attention of all the employees.
Option 1: announcement, grabbed
Option 2: announcement, grabed
Option 3: anoucement, grabbed
Option 4: anounsement, grebbed
Correct Answer: announcement, grabbed
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The correct spelling is announcement, which refers to a public or formal statement or notice made to a group of people, and grabbed, which is the past tense form of the verb "grab".
Therefore,
Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order. P. Rama, prince of Ayodhya, won the hand of the beautiful princess Sita (seen here) but was exiled with her and his brother Laksmana for 14 years through the plotting of his stepmother. Q. The allies attacked Lanka, killed Ravana, and rescued Sita. In order to prove her chastity, Sita entered fire but was vindicated by the gods and restored to her husband. R. After the couple's triumphant return to Ayodhya, Rama's righteous rule (Ram-raj) inaugurated a golden age for all mankind. S. In the forest, Sita was abducted by Ravana, and Rama gathered an army of monkeys and bears to search for her.
Option 1: PQRS
Option 2: SQPR
Option 3: QRSP
Option 4: PSQR
Correct Answer: PSQR
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
Explanation:
Sentence P introduces the central characters and the initial event.
Sentence S describes the conflict and sets the stage for the subsequent events.
Sentence Q narrates the resolution of the conflict and the rescue of Sita.
Sentence
Question : Which among the following pairs of "animal – a phylum of the animal kingdom they belong" is incorrect?
Option 1: Liver fluke - Nematoda
Option 2: Sycon - Porifera
Option 3: Prawns - Arthropoda
Option 4: Starfish - Echinodermata
Correct Answer: Liver fluke - Nematoda
Solution : The correct option is Liver Fluke - Nematoda.
Liver flukes are not nematodes but flatworms. They are parasitic trematodes that live in the liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder of various mammals, including humans. The most common type of liver fluke infects
Question : Who amongst the following has never been the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Option 1: D. Subbarao
Option 2: C. Rangarajan
Option 3: B.B. Battacharya
Option 4: Y.V.Ready
Correct Answer: B.B. Battacharya
Solution : Correct Answer is B.B. Battacharya
Indian economist and educator Barid Baran Bhattacharya was a pioneer in his field. He served as Jawaharlal Nehru University's vice chancellor. Bhattacharya was a renowned economist who was well-known throughout the world. He held significant affiliations with a number
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – From box 1 to box 2 –
1. The circle is shifted from the top left corner to the bottom left corner and the line at the middle of that circle changes its orientation from vertical to horizontal. 2. The
Question : The name of the first Mammal clone sheep is
Option 1: Noori
Option 2: Dolly
Option 3: Louse
Option 4: Durga
Correct Answer: Dolly
Solution : The correct option is Dolly.
A sheep named Dolly was cloned in 1996 by a team of scientists led by Wilmut at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. It was the most famous animal cloning achievement. Dolly was created by cloning the mammary gland cells
Question : Direction: Various expenditures incurred by a publishing company for publishing books in 2011 are given below. Study the chart and answer the question.
The royalty of a book is less than the printing cost by:
Option 1: $25\%$
Option 2: $5\%$
Option 3: $33\frac{1}{3}\%$
Option 4: $20\%$
Correct Answer: $25\%$
Solution : We have, Let the cost price be $x$. The Printing cost of the book = 20% of the cost price = 0.2$x$ The Royalty on the book = 15% of the cost price = 0.15$x$ The required percentage = $\frac{0.20x-0.15x}{0.20x}$ × 100 = 25% Hence,
Question : Mr. Y purchased a flat for Rs. 9,25,000 and spent Rs. 35,000 for its renovation. If he sold the flat for Rs. 10,80,000 then his profit percent is:
Option 1: 15%
Option 2: 17.5%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 12.5%
Correct Answer: 12.5%
Solution : The total money spent on flat (Cost price) = 925000 + 35000 = Rs. 9,60,000 The selling price of flat = Rs. 10,80,000 Profit = 1080000 – 960000 = Rs. 1,20,000 Profit percent = $[\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost price}}]$ × 100 Profit percent = $\frac{120000}{960000}$ × 100 =
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