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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : A toothpaste marked at INR 90 is sold for INR 78. The rate of discount is:

Option 1: 15.23%

Option 2: 14.22%

Option 3: 12.13%

Option 4: 13.33%

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Correct Answer: 13.33%


Solution : Given:
A toothpaste marked at INR 90 is sold for INR 78.
Discount = Marked Price – Selling Price = 90 – 78 = INR 12
So, discount percentage = $\frac{12}{90}×100=13.33$%
Hence, the correct answer is 13.33%.

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Question : Which of the following is a form of sexual reproduction?

Option 1: Fragmentation

Option 2: Hermaphroditism

Option 3: Budding

Option 4: Fission

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Correct Answer: Hermaphroditism


Solution : The correct answer is Hermaphroditism.

Sexual reproduction is the process in which both male and female gametes fuse to form a progeny. In this, the formation of gametes takes place. Hermaphroditism is a condition in which both the male and female sex cells are

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Question : Directions: Study the double bar graph given below and answer the question.

The percentage of students of class VIII participating in cultural events out of the total participating cultural events is:

Option 1: 30%

Option 2: 25%

Option 3: 35%

Option 4: 40%

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Correct Answer: 25%


Solution : From the given graph,
The total number of students participating in the cultural event of class VIII = 60 + 45 + 45 + 30 = 180
The number of students of class VIII participating in the cultural event = 45
The required percentage =

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Question : Two circles with diameters of 50 cm and 58 cm, respectively, intersect each other at points A and B, such that the length of the common chord is 40 cm. Find the distance (in cm) between the centres of these two circles.

Option 1: 34

Option 2: 37

Option 3: 36

Option 4: 35

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Correct Answer: 36


Solution :
Given: MA = $\frac{50}{2}$ = 25 cm, NA = $\frac{58}{2}$ = 29 cm and OA = OB = $\frac{40}{2}$ = 20 cm
From $\triangle$AMO,
OM = $\sqrt{25^2-20^2}=\sqrt{225}$ = 15 cm
Also from $\triangle$ANO,
ON = $\sqrt{29^2-20^2}=\sqrt{441}$ = 21 cm
So, the distance between the centres

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Question : Directions: Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter cluster.

Option 1: QSU

Option 2: UWY

Option 3: CEG

Option 4: HJI

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Correct Answer: HJI


Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: QSU; Q + 2 = S; S + 2 = U
Second option: UWY; U + 2 = W; W + 2 = Y
Third option: CEG; C + 2 = E; E + 2 = G
Fourth

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Question : Directions: In the questions, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at 1, 2, and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.

Virat bats very well, didn't he?

(1) isn't it

(2) doesn't he

(3) wasn't it

(4) No Improvement 

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

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Correct Answer: 2


Solution : The second option is the correct answer.

It should be replaced with ''doesn't he'' thus indicating the interrogative sentence whether Virat bats well. There is an error in the use of the question tag. A question tag is a short interrogative phrase added to the

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Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : According to the given figures –
1. From one box to another, the number of lines in each box is increasing by 1.
2. The hollow circle in each box is with the added line.
So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as

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Question : The chief raw material used for manufacturing Rayon is:

Option 1: Nylon

Option 2: Cellulose

Option 3: Silicon

Option 4: Radium and Argon

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Correct Answer: Cellulose


Solution : The correct option is - Cellulose

A synthetic fiber made from recycled cellulose, rayon is also known as artificial silk. It is a semi-synthetic or artificial fiber because it is made from naturally occurring polymers, which makes it neither entirely synthetic nor naturally occuring.

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