Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 19
Option 2: 21
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 22
Correct Answer: 22
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
In the above-labelled figure, there are a total of 22 quadrilaterals. They are AEFH, ALMH, ABIH, ELMF, EBIF, LBIM, HFGJ, HNOJ, HIKJ, FNOG, FIKG, NIKO, JOPD, JKCD, OKCP, AEGJ, NICP, HNPD, EBKG, ABKJ, HICD, ABCD.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________. For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’ For several weeks, Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say, “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free. On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket came up to her and said, “You are our lucky customer, and everything in your basket is (5)________!” Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: seller
Option 2: day
Option 3: women
Option 4: customer
Correct Answer: customer
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The correct choice should be a word that logically fits the context of housewives who aim to be the lucky buyers. Therefore, the term "customer" accurately identifies the group of individuals aspiring to be fortunate customers.
Question : A financial institution claims that it returns three times the principal in 25 years on a certain rate of simple interest per annum. What is the rate of simple interest?
Option 1: 8%
Option 2: 6%
Option 3: 4%
Option 4: 5%
Correct Answer: 8%
Solution : Let the sum be $P$. Amount (A) = $3P$ Simple Interest (SI) = A – P = $2P$ Rate of interest = $R$% Time = 25 years Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $R=\frac{100×2P}{P×25}$ ⇒ $R=8$ Hence, the correct answer is 8%.
Question : Which cell organelles are known as the cell's post office?
Option 1: Nucleus
Option 2: Golgi apparatus
Option 3: Ribosome
Option 4: Plastids
Correct Answer: Golgi apparatus
Solution : The correct option is the Golgi apparatus.
The Golgi apparatus is referred to as the cell's post office. It is in charge of transporting, altering, and packaging proteins to locations where they are needed. The Golgi body, so named in honour of its
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, PACKET is coded as 62, POST is coded as 74, and FAIR is coded as 38. How is PEOPLE coded in the given language?
Option 1: 72
Option 2: 75
Option 3: 70
Option 4: 77
Correct Answer: 75
Solution : Given: PACKET is coded as 62, POST is coded as 74, and FAIR is coded as 38.
Add the number of letters with the positional values of PACKET to obtain the required code – P (16) + A (1) + C (3) + K (11)
Question : Directions: The subjective number of applicants for the year 2008 an 2009 in a college is given in the following chart. Study the graph and answer the questions. The number of Mathematics seeking applicants increased by
Option 1: 17.26%
Option 2: 18.89%
Option 3: 19.25%
Option 4: 21.08%
Correct Answer: 19.25%
Solution : The number of Mathematics seeking applicants in 2009 = 2230 The number of Mathematics seeking applicants in 2008 = 1870 Difference = 2230 – 1870 = 360 Percentage increased = $\frac{\text{Difference}}{\text{Applicants in 2008}}\times100$ = $\frac{360}{1870}\times100$ = 19.25% Hence, the correct answer is 19.25%.
Question : ______ was the capital city of the Vijaynagar Empire.
Option 1: Magadha
Option 2: Kanchi
Option 3: Hampi
Option 4: Kalyani
Correct Answer: Hampi
Solution : The correct answer is Hampi.
In the fourteenth century (AD 1336), Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty established the empire. Hampi was designated as the capital city. UNESCO designated Hampi as a World Heritage Site in 1986. The capital of the Vijaynagar Empire
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in superlative degree of comparison.
It was probably the happy afternoon of her life.
Option 1: This afternoon of her life was the happy.
Option 2: It was an happier afternoon in their life before that.
Option 3: No change needed
Option 4: It was probably the happiest afternoon of her life.
Correct Answer: It was probably the happiest afternoon of her life.
Explanation: The superlative degree is used to compare three or more things and indicates the highest degree of quality. In this case, the quality being compared is happiness and
Option 1: 16
Option 2: 17
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 16
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 16 quadrilaterals. They are ABOK, BCPO, CDER, ERGF, GHNQ, JNHI, JKLM, LPQM, KPQJ, IJQG, ACPK, CDFG, ADFI, ACGI, KPGI, ACQJ.
Hence, the first option is
Question : Directions: If in a certain code language, BASE is coded as 27, then what is the code of COLLECTION in the same coded language?
Option 1: 107
Option 2: 111
Option 3: 108
Option 4: 110
Correct Answer: 108
Solution : Given: BASE is coded as 27.
Add the position value of the letters of the word BASE, to obtain the required code – B→2; A→1; S→19; E→5 Now, add the position values – 2 + 1 + 19 + 5 = 27 Thus, BASE is
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