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Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

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Question : A certain number of men can do a piece of work in 40 days. If there were 45 men more the work could have been finished in 25 days. Find the original number of men employed in the work.

Option 1: 70

Option 2: 85

Option 3: 65

Option 4: 75

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 75


Solution : Let the total number of men be $x$.
The work is the same. So, $W_1=W_2=1$
Use the following formula to solve the question:
$\frac{M_{1}\times D_{1}}{W_{1}}=\frac{M_{2}\times D_{2}}{W_{2}}$
Where $M_1$ and $M_2$ are men, $D_1$ and $D_2$ are days and $W_1$ and $W_2$ are work done.
$\frac{x×40}{1}

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Question : If a sum of money becomes INR 6,000 in 3 years and INR 10,500 in 7 years and 6 months at the same rate of simple interest, then what is the rate of interest?

Option 1: $33 \frac{1}{3}$%

Option 2: $25 \frac{1}{2}$%

Option 3: $45 \frac{2}{3}$%

Option 4: $66 \frac{1}{3}$%

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $33 \frac{1}{3}$%


Solution : Given:
A sum of money becomes INR 6,000 in 3 years and INR 10,500 in 7 years and 6 months at the same rate of simple interest.
The difference between the two sums is the interest earned for the period.
Interest earned for 4

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Question : The redness in the atmosphere at Sunrise and Sunset is due to:

Option 1: Refraction of light

Option 2: Reflection of light

Option 3: Dispersion of light

Option 4: Scattering of light

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Scattering of light


Solution : The correct option is the Scattering of light.

The main cause of the atmosphere's redness at sunrise and sunset is scattering. The Sun is lower on the horizon at sunrise and sunset, requiring more of the Earth's atmosphere to block the Sun's light.

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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) he has been
B) everyone he knows
C) so upset about his
D) him so rude to
E) divorce and that has made

Option 1: AECDB

Option 2: CDBEA

Option 3: ACEDB

Option 4: BDACE

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: ACEDB


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Check for the subject, verb, and object and arrange them in a sentence.

The arrangement will be: He has been so upset about his divorce, and that has made him so rude to everyone he knows.

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Question :

Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Cataract : Eye :: Pneumonia : ? 

Option 1: Brain

Option 2: Ear

Option 3: Lungs

Option 4: Nerves and limbs

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Lungs


Solution : Given:
Cataract : Eye :: Pneumonia : ?

Like, Cataract is related to the eye.
Similarly, Pneumonia is a disease related to the lungs.

Hence, the third option is correct.

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Question : Name the oldest Indian civilisation.

Option 1: Indus Valley civilisation

Option 2: Mesopotamian civilisation

Option 3: Egyptian civilisation

Option 4: None of these

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Indus Valley civilisation


Solution : The correct option is the Indus Valley civilisation.

The Indus Valley civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the Indian subcontinent's northeastern area. It thrived in the Indus River basins, one of the world's oldest continually inhabited regions. It is one of

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Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Coarse

Option 1: Devoted

Option 2: Buttery

Option 3: Refined

Option 4: Gruntled

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Refined


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Coarse refers to something rough or lacking in refinement.

Refined, on the other hand, means polished, elegant, or showing excellent taste, which is the opposite of being coarse.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Devoted
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Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
8, 27, 125, 343, ?

Option 1: 1000

Option 2: 729

Option 3: 1331

Option 4: 1728

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1331


Solution : Given:
8, 27, 125, 343, ?

Let's apply the pattern –
(2)3 = 8→(2 is a prime number)
(3)3 = 27→(3 is a prime number)
(5)3 = 125→(5 is a prime number)
(7)3 = 343→(7 is a prime number)

(11)3

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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word from the following sentence.
Ambitious
He aspires to be a future diplomat but he will have to improve his decision-making skills.

Option 1: aspires

Option 2: improve

Option 3: decision

Option 4: skills

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: aspires


Solution : The right choice is the first option.

The most appropriate synonym for ambitious in the sentence provided is aspires. Aspires in this context refers to his ambition or strong desire to become a future diplomat.

Explanation of other options:

  • Improve means to make something
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Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A. or brave man to make
B. money the chief object of his thoughts
C. for a well-educated, intellectual
D. it is physically impossible

Option 1: ABCD

Option 2: DCAB

Option 3: CDAB

Option 4: CABD

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: DCAB


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

The correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence is DCAB, as it correctly follows the flow of information while keeping in check the rules of grammar. 

Therefore, the correct sentence is: It is physically impossible for a

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