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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Coming from the movie around midnight, the boys hit the sack.

Option 1: jumped with joy

Option 2: went to sleep

Option 3: hit a wall

Option 4: shouted at parents

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: went to sleep


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The idiom hit the sack means to go to bed or go to sleep.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Jumped with joy phrase describes a state of extreme happiness or excitement.
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Question : Name the largest desert in Asia.

Option 1: Thar

Option 2: Gobi

Option 3: Taklamakan

Option 4: Karakum

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Gobi


Solution : The correct answer is Gobi.

The Gobi Desert of China is the fifth largest desert in the world. It is a cold winter desert. The largest hot desert in the world is the Sahara Desert, and the largest cold desert is Antarctica. In India,

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The doctor reassured Raman that the lump was benign, which brought immense relief to both him and his family.

Option 1: Harsh

Option 2: Rugged

Option 3: Malignant

Option 4: Healthy

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Malignant


Solution : The correct option is the third option.

Explanation: Benign refers to a medical condition that is not harmful, specifically in the context of tumours or growths that are non-cancerous. Malignant on the other hand, is the opposite, indicating a condition that is harmful, specifically

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Question : Two pipes, A and B, can fill a tank in 36 minutes and 45 minutes, respectively. Another pipe, C, can empty the tank in 30 minutes. Initially, pipes A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, pipe C is also opened. The tank is then filled up in:

Option 1: 39 minutes

Option 2: 46 minutes

Option 3: 40 minutes

Option 4: 45 minutes

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 46 minutes


Solution : Time taken by A to fill the tank = 36 minutes
Part of tank filled by A in a minute = $\frac{1}{36}$
Time taken by B to fill the tank = 45 minutes
Part of tank filled by B in a minute = $\frac{1}{45}$

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Question : Which one of the following organizations and its headquarters are wrongly matched?

Option 1: INTERPOL - Lyons

Option 2: Universal Postal Union - Berne

Option 3: Food and Agriculture Organisation - Rome

Option 4: International Civil Aviation Organization - London

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization - London


Solution : The incorrect option is International Civil Aviation Organization - London.

  • The International Civil Aviation Organization was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. It is a specialised agency of the UN that coordinates the principles and techniques
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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

On the day of independence, a jubilant crowd from all over the country cheered and wept.

Option 1: Triumphant

Option 2: Cryptic

Option 3: Elated

Option 4: Gloomy

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Gloomy


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

The adjective jubilant means feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. Gloomy means dark, depressing, or characterised by a lack of light or cheerfulness.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

Triumphant: experiencing or displaying

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Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
A) to his neighbours
B) first name is Adam
C) that no one even
D) he is so rude
E) knows that his

Option 1: DACEB

Option 2: BDACE

Option 3: ACBDE

Option 4: CEBAD

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: DACEB


Solution : The correct choice is the first optionDACEB.

It begins by introducing the main characteristic of the person. Subsequently, it provides additional information about how this rudeness is directed to his neighboursThe sentence then highlights the impact of this behaviour indicating a

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Question : Simplify the given equation:
$\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$

Option 1: 0.38

Option 2: 0.24

Option 3: 0.32

Option 4: 0.29

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 0.29


Solution : Use the algebraic identity,
\((a+b+c)^2 = a^2+b^2+c^2+2ab+2bc+2ca\)
Where \(a=0.09\), \(b=0.04\) and \(c=0.16\).
Substituting these values into the formula, we get:
$=\frac{0.09 \times 0.09+0.04 \times 0.04+0.16 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.04+2 \times 0.04 \times 0.16+2 \times 0.09 \times 0.16}{0.3 \times 0.3+0.2 \times 0.2+0.4 \times 0.4}$

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Question : What is meant by subsistence agriculture?

Option 1: Agricultural output is sufficient for the country.

Option 2: Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.

Option 3: Agriculture generates sufficient income.

Option 4: Agriculturists produce primarily for the market.

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.


Solution : The correct option is Agriculturists produce primarily for themselves.

Subsistence agriculture refers to a farming practice where agriculturists primarily cultivate crops and raise livestock for the sole purpose of meeting their own and their family's basic food and livelihood needs.

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