Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : A seller sold a bag at a profit of 12%. If he had sold it for INR 900 more, he would have gained 27%. What is the cost price of the bag?
Option 1: INR 6000
Option 2: INR 6500
Option 3: INR 5500
Option 4: INR 7000
Correct Answer: INR 6000
Solution : Let the cost price of the bag be INR $x$. The bag was sold at a profit of 12%. So, the selling price of the bag $=\frac{112x}{100}$ If the bag had been sold for INR 900 more, the profit would have been 27%. The
Question : Directions: If a paper is folded in a particular manner and a punch is made, when unfolded this paper appears as given below in the question figure. Find out how the paper is folded and the punch is made from the answer figures given.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. College 2. School 3. Employment 4. Salary 5. Child
Option 1: 5, 2, 3, 4, 1
Option 2: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
Option 3: 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
Option 4: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
Correct Answer: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
Solution : Given: 1. College 2. School 3. Employment 4. Salary 5. Child
The stages of life involve – First, a child should attend school, then college. After completing college, they can secure employment and receive a salary. So, Child→School→College→Employment→Salary. The order is
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Swollen joints (1)_______ when there is fluid in the tissues around the joints. It can be very (2)_______ and can make it difficult to move the affected joints. In some cases, swelling may cause affected joints to increase in size or appear to be in odd (3)_______. Joint pain and swelling can affect more than one (4)______ at a time. The most common joints to be (5)______ by pain and swelling are elbows, wrists, shoulders, the base of the spine, knuckles, hips, knees, or ankles. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (2).
Option 1: uncomfortable
Option 2: snug
Option 3: pleasant
Option 4: convenient
Correct Answer: uncomfortable
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Swollen joints can be very uncomfortable, causing distress or unease. This term accurately captures the negative and uneasy feeling associated with swollen joints, aligning with the context of the sentence. It reflects the physical discomfort and difficulty
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 13, 24, 46, 90, 178, ?
Option 1: 358
Option 2: 352
Option 3: 354
Option 4: 356
Correct Answer: 354
Solution : Given: 13, 24, 46, 90, 178, ?
Follow the pattern for the missing term –
So, 354 is the missing term in the series. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. A can be represented by 01, 30, etc, and M can be represented by 56, 59, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word CARGO.
Option 1: 78, 10, 57, 21, 95
Option 2: 55, 31, 75, 12, 68
Option 3: 42, 65, 02, 98, 44
Option 4: 34, 88, 40, 76, 86
Correct Answer: 78, 10, 57, 21, 95
Solution : Given: CARGO
Number representations of each letter – C→11, 23, 34, 42, 55, 67, 78, 85, 87 A→01, 04, 10, 30, 32, 41, 65, 77, 79, 88 R→00, 02, 40, 57, 66, 75 G→12, 21, 43, 58, 76, 96 O→44, 68,
Question : Identify the false statement.
Option 1: RBI decides the bank rate for the economy.
Option 2: SEBI conducts open market operations to regulate money supply in the economy.
Option 3: RBI prints the 100 currency notes.
Option 4: Ministry of Finance issues 1 rupee coin.
Correct Answer: SEBI conducts open market operations to regulate money supply in the economy.
Solution : The correct answer is the SEBI conducts open market operations to regulate the money supply in the economy.
The RBI is considered the banker's bank. It decides the bank rate for the economy
Question : Arun brought 50 kg of rice at a discount of 15% on the marked price. For purchasing bulk quantity, he was given 5 kg of wheat (the marked price of which was 60% of the marked price of rice) free of cost. Had the retailer sold both items at their marked price to his other customers, then approximately what would be the profit percentage that the shopkeeper could earn?
Option 1: 24.7%
Option 2: 25.2%
Option 3: 22.8%
Option 4: 23.5%
Correct Answer: 24.7%
Solution : Let the cost of rice be Rs.$\ x$ per kg. Price of 50 kg rice = Rs.$\ 50x$ But he bought it at a discount of 15%. Cost price of rice for Arun $= 50x\times\frac{85}{100} =42.5x$ The price of 5 kg wheat = 60% of
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: I. Some papers are buttons. II. All papers are flowers. III. All buttons are stamps. Conclusions: (I) Some flowers are stamps. (II) Some buttons are flowers.
Option 1: Only conclusion (I) follows
Option 2: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Option 3: Only conclusion (II) follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Correct Answer: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some flowers are stamps – From the above Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing flowers
Question : When did Louis Pasteur discover molecular chirality and observe that crystals of some compounds exist as mirror images laid the foundation for modern stereochemistry?
Option 1: 1848
Option 2: 1830
Option 3: 1875
Option 4: 1892
Correct Answer: 1848
Solution : The correct answer is 1848.
Louis Pasteur's seminal work in this area began in the early 1840s and culminated in his famous discovery in 1848. In 1848, Pasteur first observed that certain chemical compounds exist in two mirror-image forms, now known as enantiomers. He made
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