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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ignominy

Option 1: Esteem

Option 2: Disrepute

Option 3: Stigma

Option 4: Infamy

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Correct Answer: Esteem


Solution : The first option is correct.

Ignominy: It denotes public shame and embarrassment.

Esteem: It denotes a good opinion of somebody.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Disrepute: It denotes the situation when people no longer respect somebody or something.
  • Stigma: It denotes
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Question : Gurucharan Singh received the Padma Shri from the Government of India for his contributions to the sport of________.

Option 1: football

Option 2: basketball

Option 3: kabaddi

Option 4: cricket

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Correct Answer: cricket


Solution : The correct option is cricket.

Gurucharan Singh received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2023 for his contributions to the sport of cricket. He is a renowned cricket coach who has nurtured the careers of many international cricketers, including Kirti Azad,

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Question : Breaking down of rock in situ is known as

Option 1: erosion

Option 2: weathering

Option 3: mass wasting

Option 4: degrading

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Correct Answer: weathering


Solution : The correct option is weathering.

The breaking down of rock in situ is known as "weathering". Weathering is a natural process that occurs over time as they are exposed to various environmental factors. There are two main types of weathering: Mechanical weathering, and chemical

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Question : Which of the following statements is true?
I. $\frac{5}{11}>\frac{5}{6}$
II. $\frac{5}{9}>\frac{8}{9}$
III. $\frac{5}{6}>\frac{4}{5}$

Option 1: Only III

Option 2: Both I and II

Option 3: Only II

Option 4: Only I

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Correct Answer: Only III


Solution : Fractions with the same numerator are compared based on their denominators. The fraction with the smaller denominator is greater.
Fractions with the same denominator are compared based on their numerators. The fraction with the larger numerator is greater.
I. $\frac{5}{11} < \frac{5}{6}$ ($\frac{5}{11}$ is

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Question : Who was the founder of Satyashodak Sabha in Maharashtra?

Option 1: Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar

Option 2: Dr. Atmaram Pandurang

Option 3: Gopal Baba Walangkar

Option 4: Jyotiba Phule

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Correct Answer: Jyotiba Phule


Solution : The correct answer is Jyotiba Phule.

Jyotiba Phule was a Maharashtrian social reformer. Jyotiba Phule founded Satyashodhak Sabha in 1873 in Pune, Maharashtra. It was a social reform society which helped to promote education, social rights, and Justice in deprived sections of the society.

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Question : X and Y are working as managers in a restaurant, but they receive unequal pay for the same work. Which article of the Directive Principles of State Policy provides for equal pay for equal work?

Option 1: Article 38

Option 2: Article 41

Option 3: Article 39

Option 4: Article 40

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Correct Answer: Article 39


Solution : The correct answer is Article 39.

Article 39(d) of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution provides for equal pay for equal work. It states:

"The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing that the citizens, men and women,

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Question : "Marginal cost" equals:

Option 1: total cost minus total benefit for the last unit produced

Option 2: total cost divided by total benefit for the last unit produced

Option 3: total cost divided by quantity

Option 4: the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity

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Correct Answer: the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity


Solution : The correct answer is the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity.

The marginal cost is the difference in total production costs generated by developing or manufacturing one extra unit. To

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