Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : An item was sold at INR 5,474 after two successive discounts of 12.5% and 8% were offered on its Marked Price. What was the Marked Price (in INR) of the item?
Option 1: 6,750
Option 2: 7,000
Option 3: 6,800
Option 4: 6,600
Correct Answer: 6,800
Solution : Let the Marked Price of the item be $x$. For a discount of 12.5%. $\text{Discount}{_1}=12.5\%\text{ of }x=0.125x$ ⇒ New price after first discount = $x$ - 0.125$x$ = 0.875$x$ For the Second discount = 8% $\text{Discount}{_2}=8\%\text{ of }0.875x=0.07x$ ⇒ New price after first discount =
Question : Directions: The position of how many letters will be changed if each of the letters in the word ACQUIRE is arranged in alphabetical order.
Option 1: Four
Option 2: Two
Option 3: One
Option 4: Three
Correct Answer: Four
Solution : Given: ACQUIRE
After getting arranged in alphabetical order A C Q U I R E will converted to A C E I Q R U The letters that have changed the position are –
So, the position of the four letters has changed after being
Question : The table given below shows the income and expenditure of a company in five years.
Saving = Income – Expenditure What is the average saving in all years?
Option 1: 245
Option 2: 145
Option 3: 175
Option 4: 155
Correct Answer: 155
Solution : For year A, the savings = 350 – 150 = 200 For year B, the savings = 250 – 100 = 150 For year C, the savings = 200 – 150 = 50 For year D, the savings = 400 – 100 = 300 For
Question : Opium is a plant product obtained from:
Option 1: dried leaves
Option 2: dried latex
Option 3: roots
Option 4: stem bark
Correct Answer: dried latex
Solution : The correct option is dried latex.
Scientific name of Poppy- Papaver somniferum.
It is obtained from seed, opium is used for medicinal purposes but also used to produce drugs like heroin. produces in the northern part of India, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: 9, 10
Option 2: 24, 25
Option 3: 2, 3
Option 4: 20, 21
Correct Answer: 9, 10
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 9, 10; The first number is odd while the second is even. Second option: 24, 25; The first number is even while the second is odd. Third option: 2, 3; The first number is even while the
Question : Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below. What is the ratio of companies having more demand than production to those having more production than demand?
Option 1: 1 : 1
Option 2: 3 : 2
Option 3: 4 : 1
Option 4: 2 : 3
Correct Answer: 3 : 2
Solution : Companies with Demand > Production = 3 Companies with Production > Demand = 2 So, the required ratio is 3 : 2. Hence, the correct answer is 3 : 2.
Question : The term GIGO is related to:
Option 1: Flexibility
Option 2: Versatility
Option 3: Automatic
Option 4: Accuracy
Correct Answer: Accuracy
Solution : The correct answer is Accuracy.
The term GIGO is short for "Garbage In, Garbage Out." This concept is widely used in the field of computer science and information technology to emphasize the significance of input data quality in determining the quality of output. The
Question : The average mark secured by 36 students was 52. However, it was discovered that item 64 was misread as 46. What is the correct mean of marks?
Option 1: 54
Option 2: 53.5
Option 3: 53
Option 4: 52.5
Correct Answer: 52.5
Solution : Given: The average mark secured by 36 students was 52. But item 64 was misread as 46. So, difference = 64 – 46 = 18 The correct average = 52 + $\frac{18}{36}$ = 52.5 Hence, the correct answer is 52.5.
Question : Directions: Pointing to a woman, a girl says, "Her daughter-in-law is married to the only son of my husband's mother-in-law". How is the girl related to the woman?
Option 1: Niece
Option 2: Granddaughter
Option 3: Daughter
Option 4: Cousin
Correct Answer: Daughter
Solution : According to the given information, the family tree is as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, the girl is the daughter of the woman. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Rabindra Sangeet is associated with:
Option 1: Rabi
Option 2: Ravindra Jain
Option 3: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 4: Ravi Shankar
Correct Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
Solution : The correct option is Rabindranath Tagore.
Rabindra Sangeet, popularly referred to as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by Bengali polymath Rabindra Nath Tagore. Tagore is credited with writing more than 2000 songs. The songs are distinctly Bengali
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