Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four.
He was sworn ___ as the Prime Minister of our country.
Option 1: in
Option 2: off
Option 3: about
Option 4: out
Correct Answer: in
Solution : The correct option is the first option. The correct and standard preposition to use when someone takes an official oath to assume a position or office is "in." Therefore, "sworn in" is the appropriate choice in this sentence.
"out" - "Sworn out" is not a
Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.
More than 40 percent of the world's population lives in regions where water has becoming increasingly scarce.
Option 1: has becoming increasingly scarce.
Option 2: lives in regions where water
Option 3: More than 40 percent of the world's population
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer: has becoming increasingly scarce.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The present perfect tense is a tense used in the present to indicate the action that has taken place at some specific time. It uses an auxiliary verb and past participle for the main verb.
Question : Silicon Valley of India is located in
Option 1: Dehradun
Option 2: Bangalore
Option 3: Hyderabad
Option 4: Srinagar
Correct Answer: Bangalore
Solution : The Correct Answer is Bangalore
Due to its status as the country's top exporter of information technology (IT), Bangalore is referred to as the Silicon Valley of India. Due to the numerous startups that have sprouted up in the city, it is so named. The
Question : The radius of the base and curved surface area of a right cylinder are $r$ units and $4\pi rh$ square units respectively. The height of the cylinder is:
Option 1: $\frac{h}{2}$ units
Option 2: $h$ units
Option 3: $2h$ units
Option 4: $4h$ units
Correct Answer: $2h$ units
Solution : Given: Radius of base = $r$ units The curved surface area of the right cylinder = $4\pi rh$ We know that, The curved surface area of a cylinder = $2\pi rH$, where $r$ and $H$ are the radius and height of the cylinder. According
Question : A manufacturer sells an item to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18%. The wholesaler sells the same to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer in turn sells it to a customer for Rs 15045 there earning a profit of 25%. The cost price of the manufacturer is:
Option 1: Rs. 8000
Option 2: Rs. 8500
Option 3: Rs. 9000
Option 4: Rs. 10000
Correct Answer: Rs. 8500
Solution : Let the cost price of the manufacturer be Rs. $x$. Hence, profit of manufacturer = 18% of his cost price = Rs.$\frac{18x}{100}$ The selling price of manufacturer = cost price of wholesaler = Rs. $\frac{118x}{100}$ Profit of wholesaler = 20% of his cost price
Question : Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows. The pie chart shows the distribution (in terms of central angles) of the number of professors in six different departments of a college. The number of professors in Economics and Mathematics is approximately (correct up to two decimal places) what per cent more than the number of professors in English and Statistics?
Option 1: 69.23%
Option 2: 59.09%
Option 3: 40.91%
Option 4: 70.91%
Correct Answer: 69.23%
Solution : The number of professors in Economics and Mathematics = 86.4 + 72 = 158.4 The number of professors in English and Statistics = 50.4 + 43.2 = 93.6 Required percentage = $\frac{158.4-93.6}{93.6}×100$ = $\frac{64.8}{93.6}×100$ = 69.23% Hence, the correct answer is 69.23%.
Question : Directions: After interchanging ÷ and ×, 10 and 5, which one of the following becomes a correct equation?
Option 1: (30 ÷ 5) × 10 = 24
Option 2: (30 × 10) ÷ 5 = 60
Option 3: (30 ÷ 10) × 5 = 18
Option 4: (10 ÷ 30) × 5 = 70
Correct Answer: (30 × 10) ÷ 5 = 60
Solution : Interchange ÷ and ×, 10 and 5 in the given options one by one. First option: (30 ÷ 5) × 10 = 24 = (30 × 10) ÷ 5 = 300 ÷ 5 = 60 ≠ 24 Second option:
Question : Directions: The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word GASOLINE is arranged in alphabetical order.
Option 1: Two
Option 2: Three
Option 3: Four
Option 4: One
Correct Answer: One
Solution : Given: GASOLINE
The letter cluster after arranging the letters in alphabetical order will be –
The letter that remained in the same position is L.
So, only L remain unchanged. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The loyal nature of the princess was one of the reasons that the king trusted her very much.
Option 1: infamous
Option 2: treacherous
Option 3: livid
Option 4: unyielding
Correct Answer: treacherous
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The term loyal conveys a sense of faithfulness and trustworthiness, while treacherous directly contrasts by indicating a betrayal of trust and deceit.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. STATEMENT
Option 1: MEN
Option 2: SAME
Option 3: START
Option 4: STATE
Correct Answer: START
Solution : Given: STATEMENT
Let's compare all the option words with the word STATEMENT – First option: MEN; All the letters of MEN are present in the word STATEMENT. Second option: SAME; All the letters of SAME are present in the word STATEMENT. Third option: START; R
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