Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : The fastest, costlier and relatively small form of storage managed by computer system hardware is :
Option 1: Disk
Option 2: Flash Memory
Option 3: Main Memory
Option 4: Cache
Correct Answer: Cache
Solution : The correct answer is Cache.
A common term for the small, fastest, most costly type of storage kept by computer system hardware is Cache memory. Cache memory is a high-speed volatile computer memory that provides a CPU with high-speed data access while storing frequently used
Question : A salesman marks his goods 30% above the cost and gives a discount of 10% on them. Find his gain or loss percentage.
Option 1: Loss 7%
Option 2: Gain 7%
Option 3: Loss 17%
Option 4: Gain 17%
Correct Answer: Gain 17%
Solution : Let the cost price of goods be Rs.100. Marked price of goods = $100 + \frac{30}{100} \times 100$ = Rs. 130 Discount = 10% Selling price of goods = $130 -\frac{10}{100} \times 130$ = Rs. 117 ∴ Profit % = $\frac{(117 - 100)}{100} \times
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Goal : Football :: Basket : ?
Option 1: Polo
Option 2: Cricket
Option 3: Volleyball
Option 4: Basketball
Correct Answer: Basketball
Solution : Given: Goal : Football :: Basket : ?
The "goal" is a term associated with football. Similarly, a "basket" is associated with basketball.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, which one set of letters/numbers when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? b_ac_cc_cb_ab_ac
Option 1: cbaba
Option 2: bbaac
Option 3: abbbc
Option 4: aabba
Correct Answer: aabba
Solution : Given: b _ ac _ cc _ cb _ ab _ ac
To fill the series we have to divide the series – b _ ac _ cc _ / cb _ ab _ ac Let's check each option – First option: cbaba; b
Question : Who among the following launched Toyota's pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in October 2022?
Option 1: Amit Shah
Option 2: Nitin Gadkari
Option 3: Piyush Goyal
Option 4: Narendra Singh Tomar
Correct Answer: Nitin Gadkari
Solution : The correct answer is Nitin Gadkari.
India's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated Toyota's pioneering pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV). This innovative initiative involves vehicles capable of running on 100% petrol, as well as a
Question : Directions: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. AB_N_DOPE_QR_HSTIJU_
Option 1: MCGIV
Option 2: CMGIV
Option 3: CMGFV
Option 4: MCFGV
Correct Answer: MCFGV
Solution : Given: AB _N_DOPE_QR _HSTIJU_
To fill the series we have to divide the series – AB / _N / _D / OP / E_ / QR / _H / ST / IJ / U_
Let's check each option – First option: MCGIV; AB /
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The test was passed by only a few students.
Option 1: Only a few students passed the test.
Option 2: The test was not passed by many students.
Option 3: Many students did not pass the test.
Option 4: Very few students passed the test.
Correct Answer: Only a few students passed the test.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert active to passive, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
The
Question : PM and PN are two tangents of a circle from an external point P. M and N are points on the circle. If PM = y2 – 9 and PN = 55, then what is the value of y?
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 17
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 12
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : PM and PN are two tangents of a circle from an external point P. Given: PM = $\text{y}^2$ – 9 and PN = 55 Tangents are equal in length if drawn from an outside point on the circle. According to the concept, PM = PN
Question : Who introduced leather token currency in India?
Option 1: Akbar
Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Option 3: Babur
Option 4: Humayun
Correct Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Solution : The correct answer is Muhammad bin Tughluq.
The first use of leather money in India dates back to the 13th century. It was introduced as a mass-produced form of currency by the emperor Muhammad bin Tughluq. He was inspired by paper money
The dog was run over by a truck.
Option 1: A truck had run over the dog.
Option 2: A truck runs over the dog.
Option 3: A truck has run over the dog.
Option 4: A truck ran over the dog.
Correct Answer: A truck ran over the dog.
Solution : The correct option is "A truck ran over the dog."
Explanation: In active voice, the subject performs the action. Here, "a truck" is the subject, and it performs the action of running over the dog. This construction is more direct
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