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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘no error’.

Bushfire have created havoc and exacerbated the conditions of animals in the forest.

Option 1: Bushfire have created havoc

Option 2: and exacerbated the conditions

Option 3: No error

Option 4: of animals in the forest.

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Correct Answer: Bushfire have created havoc


Solution : The first option is correct.

In this part of the sentence, bushfire is a singular noun, but have is a plural verb, so they don't agree in number.

According to the subject-verb agreement, if the subject is plural, the verb must be

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Question : When several turns in a coil are tripled, without any change in the length of the coil, its self-inductance becomes:

Option 1: Nine times

Option 2: Three times

Option 3: Six times

Option 4: One-third

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Correct Answer: Nine times


Solution : The correct answer is Nine times.

Any conducting coil's ability to resist changes in current flow is known as self-inductance. A solenoid's self-inductance increases by nine times when the number of turns in the coil triples without any change in the coil's length. The

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Question : Which of the following is a feature of fundamental duties mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Option 1: Some of them are available for legal expertise.

Option 2: Reasonable restrictions can be imposed.

Option 3: Some of them are available to foreigners.

Option 4: The Constitution does not provide for their direct enforcement.

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Correct Answer: The Constitution does not provide for their direct enforcement.


Solution : The correct option is The Constitution does not provide for their direct enforcement.

Fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution are not directly enforceable by law. While they are mentioned as a part of the Constitution, there are

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.
11 : 133 :: 16 : ? :: 22 : 507

Option 1: 280

Option 2: 270

Option 3: 273

Option 4: 290

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Correct Answer: 273


Solution : Given:
11 : 133 :: 16 : ? :: 22 : 507

Square the first number and then add 1 and the first number to the resultant, to get the second number –
Like, 11 : 133→(11)2 = 121; 11 + 1 = 12;

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Question : Directions: Adam who is 20 years old is 4 times as old as Mary. What will be Mary's age when Adam is twice as old as her?

Option 1: 35 years

Option 2: 15 years

Option 3: 30 years

Option 4: 17 years

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Correct Answer: 15 years


Solution :

Given:
Adam's age = 20 years
Also, Adam's age = 4 × Mary's age
⇒ Mary's age = Adam's age ÷ 4
⇒ Mary's age = 20 ÷ 4 = 5 years.

Let us assume that after A years, Adam's age is twice the

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Question : Directions: The following graph represents the transport used by children. Study the graph and answer the given question.

What is the percentage of children using scooters?

Option 1: 20%

Option 2: 33.33%

Option 3: 15%

Option 4: 40%

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Correct Answer: 20%


Solution : As per the chart,
The sum of all the central angles in a pie chart is 360°.
The corresponding angle for children using a scooter = 72°
The required percentage = $\frac{72^\circ}{360^\circ}$ × 100 = 20%
Hence, the correct answer is 20%.

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Question : Directions: Ram walks 2 km to the east, then he turns to the South and walks 6 km. He again turns to the East and walks 2 km, then he turns to the North and walks 12 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Option 1: 7 km

Option 2: 7.1 km

Option 3: 7.2 km

Option 4: 7.3 km

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Correct Answer: 7.2 km


Solution : According to the instructions given, the diagram is as follows –

Here, A is the starting point and F is the finishing point and AF is the total distance from the starting point.

AB = 2 km; BC = 6 km; CD = BE

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Question : Fifth-generation computers are:

Option 1: Data processors

Option 2: Knowledge processors

Option 3: Sound waves

Option 4: Ultrasonic waves

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Correct Answer: Knowledge processors


Solution : The correct answer is Knowledge processors.

Fifth-generation computers, often known as knowledge processors, were envisioned as powerful computing systems capable of not just processing data and doing computations but also understanding and working with human knowledge more intelligently and naturally. These systems

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Question : Due to an increase of 20 percent in the price of rice, the consumer decreases his consumption by 5 percent. What is the percentage change in total expenditure?

Option 1: 10 percent

Option 2: 15 percent

Option 3: 12 percent

Option 4: 14 percent

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Correct Answer: 14 percent


Solution : Increase in Price = 20%
Decrease in consumption = 5%
⇒ Percentage change in expenditure $= 20\% - 5\%-\frac{20\%\times5\%}{100}$
= 15% - 1%
= 14%
Hence, the correct answer is 14 percent.

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