Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : If money supply growth is faster than real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, it results in _______.
Option 1: inflation
Option 2: deflation
Option 3: budget surplus
Option 4: budget deficit
Correct Answer: inflation
Solution : The correct option is inflation.
When the growth of money supply outpaces the growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it can lead to inflation. This happens when there's more money circulating but not enough increase in actual goods and services production. It creates
Question : A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell grains at the cost price, but he uses a weight of 920 gm for 1 kg weight. Find his gain percentage (round up to two decimal places).
Option 1: 7.90%
Option 2: 8.70%
Option 3: 8.50%
Option 4: 7.80%
Correct Answer: 8.70%
Solution : Let the cost price of 1g sugar be Rs. 1. Assume he sells 1000g of sugar, since he uses false weight he sells only 920g of sugar. Hence, the actual cost price for him is Rs. 920 Selling price = Rs. 1000 Hence, profit percentage
Question : Which of the following personalities is a well-known Indian plant physiologist and physicist?
Option 1: J.C. Bose
Option 2: C.V. Raman
Option 3: C.N.R. Rao
Option 4: J.R.D. Tata
Correct Answer: J.C. Bose
Solution : The correct answer is J.C. Bose.
Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose made important advances in a variety of scientific fields. His work on wireless information transmission using microwaves has made him well known.
Question : India is a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster model of_________.
Option 1: The United States of America
Option 2: South Africa
Option 3: France
Option 4: The United Kingdom
Correct Answer: The United Kingdom
Solution : The correct answer is The United Kingdom.
India is a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster model, inherited from the United Kingdom. This model entails a constitutional monarchy, a bicameral legislature, and the principles of responsible government and the rule of law. India's
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in positive degree of comparison.
She is the dullest child in the class.
Option 1: She is very duller in the class.
Option 2: Dullest child in the class is she.
Option 3: No other child in the class is as dull as she.
Option 4: In the class of all she is dull.
Correct Answer: No other child in the class is as dull as she.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
A positive degree indicates a comparison relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison that is expressed by the unmodified and uninflected form of an adjective or adverb
Question : Direction: The pie chart shows how the school fund is spent under different heads in a certain school. Using the pie chart answer the question.
Which head has the same amount of expenditure?
Option 1: Library and Science.
Option 2: Sports and Science
Option 3: Science and Misc
Option 4: Misc and Library
Correct Answer: Library and Science.
Solution : As per the given chart, The Library and Science have the same amount of expenditure, which is 60°. Hence, the correct answer is Library and Science.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ADG, GJM, ?
Option 1: MOQ
Option 2: MPS
Option 3: NOT
Option 4: WTO
Correct Answer: MPS
Solution : Given: ADG, GJM, ?
In the given series, add 6 to the place value of each letter of the previous term to obtain the next term of the series – ADG→A + 6 = G; D + 6 = J; G + 6 = M
Question : The amount of Rs. 25,000 in 2 years at annual compound interest, if the rates for the successive years are 4% and 5% per annum respectively is:
Option 1: Rs. 30,000
Option 2: Rs. 26,800
Option 3: Rs. 27,300
Option 4: Rs. 28,500
Correct Answer: Rs. 27,300
Solution : Here, Principal amount, $P=25000$ And rate of interests, $R_{1}= 4$% , $R_{2}=5$% for first and second year, respectively. So, time periods: $N_{1}=1, N_{2}=1$ For successive rates, Final amount, $A= P(1+\frac{R_{1}}{100})^{N_1}(1+\frac{R_{2}}{100})^{N_2}$ = $25000×(\frac{104}{100})×(\frac{105}{100})$ = $27300$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 27,300.
Question : Find the volume of the largest possible sphere circumscribed by a cube of edge 7 cm.
Option 1: 179.67 cm3
Option 2: 169.67 cm3
Option 3: 189.67 cm3
Option 4: 199.67 cm3
Correct Answer: 179.67 cm3
Solution : Given: Side of the cube = 7 cm Thus, the diameter of the sphere = 7 cm Radius of sphere = $\frac{7}{2}$ cm. Volume of the sphere = $\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3$ = $\frac{4}{3}×\frac{22}{7}×\frac{7}{2}×\frac{7}{2}×\frac{7}{2}$ = $\frac{49×11}{3}$ = $\frac{539}{3}$ = 179.67 cm3 Hence, the correct
Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Examination 2. Explicit 3. Expenditure 4. Experience
Option 1: 1, 4, 3, 2
Option 2: 1, 2, 3, 4
Option 3: 1, 4, 2, 3
Option 4: 1, 3, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Examination 2. Explicit 3. Expenditure 4. Experience
Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letters E and x, then move on to the next letter. Step 2:
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