Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four.
The chess player moved his piece to a more ____ position, securing the win.
Option 1: profitable
Option 2: auspicious
Option 3: advantageous
Option 4: worthwhile
Correct Answer: advantageous
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Here, advantageous is the word that most directly and commonly relates to a beneficial or favourable situation.
Question : Study the following graph and answer the question given below: In 1997, if the total number of households was 830 million, then what would be the number of households (in million) having RO?
Option 1: 332
Option 2: 525
Option 3: 209
Option 4: 419
Correct Answer: 332
Solution : Total number of households = 830 million Number of households having RO = 40% of 830 = $\frac{40}{100}\times 830$ = 332 million Hence, the correct answer is 332.
Question : If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca = –1, and abc = –1, then what is the value of a3 + b3 + c3?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : a3 + b3 + c3 = (a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ac) + 3abc = (a + b + c)((a + b + c)2 – 3ab – 3bc –
Question : Directions: How many browns are pink?
Option 1: 2
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 12
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : According to the Venn diagram below, the shaded region shows the total number of browns that are pink.
So, the total number of browns that are pink = 2 + 7 = 9 Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Which of the following is a second-generation system?
Option 1: IBM notebooks
Option 2: Sun workstations
Option 3: Honeywell 400
Option 4: Apple II
Correct Answer: Honeywell 400
Solution : The correct option is the Honeywell 400.
The term "second generation system" typically refers to the second generation of computers, characterized by transistors instead of vacuum tubes. Among the options provided, "Honeywell 400" is a second-generation system.
Question : In which form is glucose stored in our body?
Option 1: Insulin
Option 2: Glucose
Option 3: Glycogen
Option 4: Fat
Correct Answer: Glycogen
Solution : The correct option is Glycogen
Excess glucose that isn't used for energy right away might be stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles for later use. Glycogen is a multibranched polymer of glucose that acts as an energy storage system in mammals, fungi and
Question : Find the third proportional of 25 and 45.
Option 1: 85
Option 2: 65
Option 3: 81
Option 4: 76
Correct Answer: 81
Solution : Let the third proportional to the two numbers 25 and 45 be $x$. So, 25 : 45 :: 45 : $x$ $⇒x = \frac{45\times 45}{25}$ $\therefore x=81$ Hence, the correct answer is 81.
Question : A shopkeeper blends two varieties of tea costing Rs. 18 and Rs. 13 per 100 gm in a ratio of 7 : 3. He sells the blended variety at the rate of Rs. 18.15 per 100 gm. His percentage gain in the transaction is:
Option 1: 10%
Option 2:
12%
Option 3:
14%
Option 4:
8%
Correct Answer: 10%
Solution : The cost price of Rs. 18 and Rs. 13 tea is $\frac{7}{7+3}×18+\frac{3}{7+3}×13=\frac{165}{10}=16.5$ He sells the blended variety at the rate of Rs.18.15 per 100 gm. Profit = 18.15 – 16.5 = Rs. 1.65 Profit percentage $=\frac{1.65}{16.5}×100=10$% Hence, the correct answer is 10%.
Question : Terrace farming is done
Option 1: on the slope of hills
Option 2: in dry regions
Option 3: on rooftops
Option 4: on mountain tops
Correct Answer: on the slope of hills
Solution : The correct answer is on the slope of hills.
Terrace farming is practised in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya etc. In this mountain slopes are cut in a stair like manner and crops are sown on it. It
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
Option 1: Mockery
Option 2: Crockery
Option 3: Religious
Option 4: Benidiction
Correct Answer: Benidiction
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
The incorrectly spelt word is "Benidiction"
The correct spelling is: Benediction.
It can be understood as a "good saying". It also refers to a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection or blessing, often given at the end of a
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