Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which park also shares its boundaries with Bangladesh?
Option 1: Sundarbans National Park
Option 2: Kaziranga National Park
Option 3: Kanchenjunga National Park
Option 4: Panna National Park
Correct Answer: Sundarbans National Park
Solution : The correct option is Sundarbans National Park.
Sundarbans National Park is India's oldest and largest wildlife sanctuary. It is situated in the West Bengal river delta created by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers. This park shares its boundaries
Question : Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
A play is being staged by our group this evening.
Option 1: A play staged our group this evening.
Option 2: Our group stages a play this evening.
Option 3: Our group is staging a play this evening.
Option 4: Our group staged a play this evening.
Correct Answer: Our group is staging a play this evening.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Active voice is the voice where the subject performs the action. When converting a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice, the subject performs the action rather than the
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Sarah just gave ________ to a baby boy.
Option 1: birth
Option 2: breath
Option 3: broth
Option 4: berth
Correct Answer: birth
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The sentence refers to the act of giving birth to a baby boy, and birth is the correct term for this context.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. PHDT, PDVH, ?, PVFJ, PRXX
Option 1: PXNV
Option 2: PZNV
Option 3: PZMV
Option 4: PZNY
Correct Answer: PZNV
Solution : Given: PHDT, PDVH, ?, PVFJ, PRXX
In the above-given series, the first letter is constant and subtract 4, 8, and 12 from the place values of the second, third, and fourth letters of the previous term to obtain the next term PHDT→P; H – 4
Question : A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 25% on the marked price and earns a profit of 80%. If he sells the same table at a 40% discount, then his new profit is:
Option 1: 31%
Option 2: 44%
Option 3: 33%
Option 4: 41%
Correct Answer: 44%
Solution : Given: A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 25% on the marked price and earns a profit of 80%. Let the CP of the table = Rs. 100 Here cost price is denoted by CP, the selling price is denoted by SP, and
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the given sentence.
After hours of persistent pursuit and percecution, the little prince was at last deserted by the rabble and left to himself.
Option 1: Persistent
Option 2: Rabble
Option 3: Percecution
Option 4: Deserted
Correct Answer: Percecution
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The incorrectly spelled word is "percecution". The correct spelling is persecution. It refers to the act of subjecting someone to hostility or ill-treatment.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : In an election between two candidates, 85% of the electorate cast their votes. 6% of the votes polled were declared invalid. If the winning candidate secured 60% of the valid votes, how many votes did the winning candidate receive if the number of eligible voters was 10000?
Option 1: 4784 votes
Option 2: 4804 votes
Option 3: 4794 votes
Option 4: 4824 votes
Correct Answer: 4794 votes
Solution : The total number of eligible voters = 10000 The percentage of voters who cast their votes = 85% The percentage of votes declared invalid = 6% The winning candidate's percentage of valid votes = 60% The total number of votes cast = 85% of
Question : Fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games was hosted by which state of India?
Option 1: Madhya Pradesh
Option 2: Karnataka
Option 3: Haryana
Option 4: Assam
Correct Answer: Haryana
Solution : The correct option is Haryana
The fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was hosted by the state of Haryana, India. These games took place in Panchkula, Ambala, Shahabad, and Chandigarh from January 10 to January 22, 2020.
Question : Which of the following cyytoplasmic organelles are treated as prokaryotic cells within the eukaryotic cells?
Option 1: Mitochnodria
Option 2: Glogi bodies
Option 3: Lysosomes
Option 4: Glyoxysomes
Correct Answer: Mitochnodria
Solution : The correct answer Mitochnodria.
Mitochondria are prokaryotic cells found within eukaryotic cells. They are self-contained organelles with their own DNA and ribosomes. Mitochondria are hypothesised to have developed from ancient prokaryotic cells that were engulfed and formed a symbiotic connection with eukaryotic cells.
Question : A merchant has 1000 kg sugar part of which sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 8% profit is:
Option 1: 560 kg
Option 2: 600 kg
Option 3: 640 kg
Option 4: 400 kg
Correct Answer: 400 kg
Solution : A merchant has 1000 kg sugar, part of which sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. Using the alligation method, The ratio of 1st and 2nd parts = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3 So, the amount sold of 8%
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