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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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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

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

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 =

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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

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

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

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Question : The table given below shows the income and expenditure of a company in five years.

years Income Expenditure
A 350 150
B 250 100
C 200 150
D 400 100
E 150 75

Saving = Income – Expenditure
What is the average saving in all years?

Option 1: 245

Option 2: 145

Option 3: 175

Option 4: 155

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

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

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Question : Opium is a plant product obtained from:

Option 1: dried leaves

Option 2: dried latex

Option 3: roots

Option 4: stem bark

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

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.

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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

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

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

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Question : The term GIGO is related to:

Option 1: Flexibility

Option 2: Versatility

Option 3: Automatic

Option 4: Accuracy

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

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

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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

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

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.

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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

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

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.

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Question : Rabindra Sangeet is associated with:

Option 1: Rabi

Option 2: Ravindra Jain

Option 3: Rabindranath Tagore

Option 4: Ravi Shankar

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

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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