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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Devil's advocate

Option 1: One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument

Option 2: One who presents very logical arguments

Option 3: One who is very precise and accurate

Option 4: One who never argues

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Correct Answer: One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

It refers to someone who presents an opposing viewpoint or argument, often to stimulate debate or to challenge the prevailing opinion.

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Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No Error'.

What is the price of this fancy dress pink?

Option 1: fancy dress pink?

Option 2: No Error

Option 3: price of this

Option 4: What is the

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Correct Answer: fancy dress pink?


Solution : The correct choice is in the first option.

Explanation:

In English, adjectives usually follow a specific order before a noun: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material), and purpose or qualifier. In this context,

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Question : Directions: The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?
15 × 18 – 6 ÷ 20 + 4 = 29

Option 1: + and ×

Option 2: ÷ and 

Option 3: + and ÷

Option 4: – and +

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Correct Answer: ÷ and 


Solution : Given:
15 × 18 – 6 ÷ 20 + 4 = 29

Replace the signs given in the options one by one with those in the given equation.
First option: + and ×
= 15 + 18 – 6 ÷ 20 × 4

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Question : The average weight of Shubha, Govinda, and Reshma is 65 kg. If the average weight of Shubha and Govinda is 63 kg and that of Govinda and Reshma is 70 kg, then the weight of Govinda is:

Option 1: 41 kg

Option 2: 71 kg

Option 3: 88 kg

Option 4: 46 kg

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Correct Answer: 71 kg


Solution : Let the weight of Shubha, Govinda, and Reshma be $a, b,$ and $c$ respectively.
Given, the average weight of Shubha, Govinda, and Reshma is 65 kg. The average weight of Shubha and Govinda is 63 kg and that of Govinda and Reshma is 70

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Question : The first woman to win the Dronacharya Award was weightlifting coach ____________.

Option 1: Sunita Sharma

Option 2: Renu Kohli

Option 3: Purnima Mahato

Option 4: Hansa Sharma

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Correct Answer: Hansa Sharma


Solution : The correct answer is Hansa Sharma.

In the year 2000, weightlifting coach Hansa Sharma became the first woman to receive the Dronacharya Award. The Dronacharya Award recipients in 2020 included Jude Felix, a former hockey captain and coach; Jaspal Rana, a pistol shooting

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Question : An arc of length $33 \pi\;\mathrm{cm}$ subtends an angle of $132^\circ$ at the centre of the circle. Find the radius of the circle.

Option 1: $45\;\mathrm{cm}$

Option 2: $40\;\mathrm{cm}$

Option 3: $30\;\mathrm{cm}$

Option 4: $35\;\mathrm{cm}$

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Correct Answer: $45\;\mathrm{cm}$


Solution : The length of an arc $(L)$ in a circle,
$L = 2 \pi r \left(\frac{\theta}{360^\circ}\right)$
where $r$ is the radius of the circle and $θ$ is the angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle in degrees.
Given that $L = 33

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Question : The following bar graph gives the details of the income and expenditure of five companies A, B, C, D, and E (in crores of rupees)
 
The profit percentage $\left(\frac{\text { Income – Expenditure }}{\text { Expenditure }} \times 100\right)$ is highest for the company:

Option 1: D

Option 2: E

Option 3: A

Option 4: C

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Correct Answer: D


Solution : The profit percentage = $\left(\frac{\text { Income-Expenditure }}{\text { Expenditure }} \times 100\right)$
Profit for Company A $=\frac{148-122}{122}\times100=21.3$%
Profit for Company B $=\frac{166-135}{135}\times100=22.9$%
Profit for Company C $=\frac{240-186}{186}\times100=29$%
Profit for Company D $=\frac{220-170}{170}\times100=29.4$%
Profit for Company E $=\frac{188-166}{166}\times100=13.2$%
Hence, the correct answer is Company D.

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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
None of the witnessed could identify the suspect.

Option 1: No improvement

Option 2: witness had identify

Option 3: witnessed could identified

Option 4: witnesses could identify

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: witnesses could identify


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

In the sentence, the underlined part is incorrect because witnessed is being used incorrectly.

The correct noun form is witnesses.

Could identify is in the correct tense and mood, suggesting a possibility or ability in the past.

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Question : Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company?

Option 1: Charles Stuart

Option 2: Warren Hastings

Option 3: Robert Clive

Option 4: James Lancaster

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Robert Clive


Solution : The correct option is Robert Clive.

The Battle of Plassey, fought on June 23, 1757, was led by Robert Clive on behalf of the British East India Company. Clive's forces defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, in the battle, marking a significant turning point

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