Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Alha and Udal, who gave stiff resistance to the enemy, belonged to which of the following Rajput states?
Option 1: Parmar
Option 2: Kalchuri
Option 3: Chandela
Option 4: Gahadavala
Correct Answer: Chandela
Solution : The correct option is Chandela.
Alha and Udal were legendary heroes from the kingdom of Mahoba, which was a part of the Chandela dynasty in mediaeval India. The Chandela dynasty ruled over a region in North India, primarily in the modern-day state of Madhya Pradesh.
Question : Directions: In the following question, find out the odd number.
Option 1: 564327
Option 2: 368127
Option 3: 876321
Option 4: 742956
Correct Answer: 742956
Solution : Let's check the given options – First option: 564327; 5 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 7 = 27 Second option: 368127; 3 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 7 = 27 Third option: 876321; 8 + 7 +
Question : Arun sold his goods at a loss of 10%. If the selling price of the goods had been increased by INR 270, there would have been a gain of 8%. What was the cost price (in INR) of the goods for Arun?
Option 1: INR 1,800
Option 2: INR 1,150
Option 3: INR 1,650
Option 4: INR 1,500
Correct Answer: INR 1,500
Solution : Let the cost price be $x$. So, selling price = $\frac{90}{100}×x=\frac{9x}{10}$ According to the question, $270=\frac{108x}{100} - \frac{9x}{10}$ $⇒18x=270×100$ $\therefore x = 1500$ So, the cost Price of the goods for Arun was INR 1,500. Hence, the correct answer is INR 1,500.
Question : Directions: Which of the following figures can be formed by folding the given sheet of paper in the question?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The opposite pairs of faces are as follows –
Pairs of opposite faces – (2⇔3), (4⇔6), (1⇔5)
So, in the 3D view of dice, 1. Each face out of three faces in 3D view should be from the pair. 2. Two opposite faces cannot appear adjacently
Question : Nakul went to the market to buy groceries. He has some money with him, 20% of which he used to buy wheat flour, and 25% of the remaining money is spent on cooking oils. If he is left with Rs. 900, then find out the total amount of money that Nakul had.
Option 1: Rs. 1,200
Option 2: Rs. 1,500
Option 3: Rs. 1,350
Option 4: Rs. 1,800
Correct Answer: Rs. 1,500
Solution : Let the total amount of money that Nakul had be $x$ First, Nakul used 20% of his money to buy wheat flour. This means he spent $\frac{20}{100}x$ on wheat flour, leaving him with $\frac{80}{100}x$. Next, Nakul spent 25% of the remaining money on cooking
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Suresh speaks French here.
Option 1: French is spoken here by Suresh.
Option 2: French is been spoken here by Suresh.
Option 3: French was spoken here by Suresh.
Option 4: French are spoken here by Suresh.
Correct Answer: French is spoken here by Suresh.
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
Explanation:
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen they can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension schemes, such as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: easy
Option 2: rare
Option 3: severe
Option 4: high
Correct Answer: rare
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The sentence talks about sudden changes in the gilt market. If these changes occur infrequently or are uncommon, they would be described as rare. This word fits contextually, indicating that such changes don't occur frequently.
Question : Which gas is the major component of biogas?
Option 1: Compressed natural gas
Option 2: Methane
Option 3: Hydrogen
Option 4: Liquefied petroleum gas
Correct Answer: Methane
Solution : The correct option is Methane.
The chemical formula of methane is CH4. This gas is colourless, odourless, and flammable. It is used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation. Excessive methane emissions contribute to global warming.
Question : Directions: If + means ×, – means ÷, ÷ means + and × means –, then 74 ÷ 11 – 33 + 42 × 16 = ?
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 68
Option 3: 76
Option 4: 72
Correct Answer: 72
Solution : Given: 74 ÷ 11 – 33 + 42 × 16 = ?
After interchanging the mathematical signs, we get – = 74 + 11 ÷ 33 × 42 – 16 = 74 + 14 – 16 = 88 – 16 = 72
So, 72 is
Question : Directions: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? XZY, UWV, RTS, OQP, ?
Option 1: LNM
Option 2: JKL
Option 3: LMN
Option 4: KML
Correct Answer: LNM
Solution : Given: XZY, UWV, RTS, OQP, ?
In the above-given series, subtract 3 from the place value of each letter of the letter cluster to obtain the next letter cluster. XZY ⇒ X – 3 = U; Z – 3 = W; Y – 3 =
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