Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : A shopkeeper weighs an item of 930 grams instead of 1 kg and sells it at its cost price. Find his profit percentage on selling 15 kg of the item.
Option 1: $8\frac{79}{93}$%
Option 2: $5\frac{21}{93}$%
Option 3: $7\frac{49}{93}$%
Option 4: $6\frac{19}{93}$%
Correct Answer: $7\frac{49}{93}$%
Solution : Faulty weight = 930 gm True weight = 1000 gm Gain % = $\frac{\text{Error}}{\text{True Value - Error}}×100$ Error = 1000 – 930 = 70 gm The profit percentage on buying 15 kg will be the same as buying 1 kg. Gain % = $\frac{70}{1000-70} \times
Question : Who is the author of the book "The Three Mistakes In My Life"?
Option 1: Ruskin Bond
Option 2: Chetan Bhagat
Option 3: Amrita Pritam
Option 4: Jhumpa Lahiri
Correct Answer: Chetan Bhagat
Solution : The correct answer is Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat's third book is titled The Three Mistakes in My Life. The book was published in May 2008. Omi, Ishaan, and Govind, three young people trying to make a living while remaining in a Gujarati
Question : A can finish a work in 7 days. B can finish the same work in 9 days. The number of days required to finish the same work by both of them together is:
Option 1: $1\frac{15}{16}$
Option 2: $2\frac{15}{16}$
Option 3: $3\frac{15}{16}$
Option 4: $4\frac{15}{16}$
Correct Answer: $3\frac{15}{16}$
Solution : Given: A can finish a work in 7 days. B can finish the same work in 9 days. LCM of 7 and 9 = 63 Let total work = 63 units Now A's efficiency $=\frac{63}{7}=9$ units B's efficiency $=\frac{63}{9}=7$ units Total efficiency = (9 +
Question : When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was:
Option 1: Jahangir
Option 2: Humayun
Option 3: Aurangzeb
Option 4: Akbar
Correct Answer: Akbar
Solution : The correct answer is Akbar.
Akbar, the Mughal emperor was in charge when the East India Company was founded in 1600. Elizabeth I of England granted the British monarch a royal charter on December 31, 1600, allowing it to conduct business in the East
Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. A. and he shone like a beacon B. but also for the whole world C. our country gave birth to a mighty soul D. not only for India
Option 1: DBCA
Option 2: ACDB
Option 3: CADB
Option 4: ADBC
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The correct order is CADB.
Explanation:
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – There is a shaded area that rotates in a clockwise direction. Here is how the rotation of the shaded area changes from one box to the next – From Box 1 to Box 2, the shaded area shifts by 2
Question : Which force causes the trade winds of the southern hemisphere to start blowing from southwest to northeast in India after crossing the equator?
Option 1: Gravitational force
Option 2: Magnetic force
Option 3: Centrifugal force
Option 4: Coriolis force
Correct Answer: Coriolis force
Solution : The correct answer is Coriolis force.
The Coriolis force is the Earth's rotation and deflects the moving air to the right in the northern hemisphere and the left in the southern hemisphere, influencing the direction of prevailing winds.
Question :
The oilseed which is not edible:
sunflower
cotton seed
Option 3: sesame
Option 4: groundnut
Solution : The correct option is cottonseed.
One example of an inedible oil seed is cottonseed. Cottonseed oil is made from the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium species); however, it is not consumed in an unprocessed state. Gossypol, a chemical found in raw cottonseed,
Question : Directions: Which number can replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 4, 7, 13, 22, ?, 49, 67
Option 1: 33
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 34
Option 4: 35
Correct Answer: 34
Solution : Given: 4, 7, 13, 22, ?, 49, 67
Here, each number is increased by a multiple of 3. 4 + 3 = 7; 7 + 6 = 13; 13 + 9 = 22; 22 + 12 = 34; 34 + 15 = 49; 49 +
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. Z, X, V, T, R, ?, N
Option 1: P
Option 2: Q
Option 3: S
Option 4: O
Correct Answer: P
Solution : Given: Z, X, V, T, R, ?, N
Subtract two from the positional value of each letter to get the next term. Z – 2 = X; X – 2 = V; V – 2 = T; T – 2 = R; R – 2
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