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Staff Selection CommissionCombined Higher Secondary Level

(10 + 2) Exam.(Second Shift)Solved Paper

2014(Held on 2 November, 2014)

Part–I

General Intelligence

Directions—(Q. 1 to 9) Select the one whichis different from the other three responses.

1. (A) Square(B) Equilateral Triangle(C) Rhombus(D) Right Angle Triangle

2. (A) Aptitude (B) Altitude

(C) Attitude (D) Behaviour

3. (A) SSA (B) RMSA

(C) RUSA (D) NASA

4. (A) 63 (B) 69

(C) 65 (D) 66

5. (A) 108 (B) 91

(C) 144 (D) 225

6. (A) 187 : 11 (B) 194 : 12

(C) 195 : 13 (D) 224 : 14

7. (A) D (B) G

(C) H (D) J

8. (A) SRT (B) PON

(C) KJL (D) VUW

9. (A) KVFU (B) CXDW

(C) AZBX (D) GTHS

10. Which one of the given responses would be ameaningful order of the following ?

1. Earth 2. Jupiter

3. Venus 4. Mars

5. Mercury

(A) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (B) 5, 3, 4, 1, 2

(C) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2 (D) 5, 3, 2, 4, 1

11. Find the odd one out—(A) January, May(B) April, June(C) July, August(D) January, December

Directions—(Q. 12 to 18) A series is given,with one term missing. Choose the correctalternative from the given ones that will completethe series.

12. CBA, ABC, ABCD, DCBA, ABCDE, ?

(A) EDCBA (B) DBAC

(C) CABD (D) BACD

13. AD, EI, JN, PS, ?

(A) WY (B) XX

(C) WX (D) WW

14. PON, RQP, TSR, VUT, ?

(A) WUY (B) YXZ

(C) XWV (D) UVW

15. ar, cs, et, ?

(A) wy (B) gv

(C) vb (D) gu

16. 9, 15, 23, 33, ?

(A) 44 (B) 36

(C) 38 (D) 45

17. 4, 7, 14, 24, 41, ?

(A) 71 (B) 68

(C) 72 (D) 51

18. 5, 16, 51, 158, ?(A) 481 (B) 465

(C) 441 (D) 478

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19. A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died.How many sheep are left ?

(A) 9 (B) 8

(C) 7 (D) 10

20. Present ages of father & son are in the ratio of5 : 1 respectively. Seven years later this ratiobecomes 3 : 1. What is the son’s present agein years ?

(A) 8 (B) 7

(C) 6 (D) 5

21. From the given alternative words, select theword which can be formed using the letters ofthe given word—

TRADITIONAL

(A) NATION (B) RADIO

(C) ANIMAL (D) DIRTY

22. If ‘NEWS’ is written as ‘WENS’, then how‘MATE’ will be written in this code ?

(A) TAME (B) META

(C) EATM (D) AMET

23. If REASON is coded as 5 and BELIEVED as7, what is the code number for GOVERN-MENT ?

(A) 6 (B) 8

(C) 9 (D) 10

24. Select the missing number from the givenresponses—

1 4 2 3 2 ?

(A) 2 (B) 3

(C) 4 (D) 5

25. Which of the following interchange of signswould make the given equation correct ?

(6 + 3) + (4 × 7) = 29

(A) + and – (B) ÷ and +(C) × and + (D) ÷ and ×

26. Change the sign to find the equation :

28 – 7 + 2 × 2 = 0

(A) Change + into ×(B) Change × into ,

(C) Change – into +

(D) Change + into –

27. The price of onions is shown below for everyfortnight. Find the price in Feb. 3rd week.

Period PriceDecember 1st week 20December 3rd week 60January 1st week 40January 3rd week 120February 1st week 100February 3rd week ?

(A) 140 (B) 300(C) 180 (D) 320

28. The population of a village in Madurai isincreasing year after year. Find out thepopulation (in lakhs) in 2013 from thefollowing information—

Year Population

2008 42009 72010 132011 222012 342013 ?

(A) 49 (B) 46(C) 45 (D) 43

29. Ram walk 12 kms to the North, then 10 kmsto West, 12 kms South. How far is Ram fromthe starting point ?(A) 9 kms (B) 13 kms(C) 8 kms (D) 10 kms

30. Town A and town B were 600 km apart.Joshua left town A for town B and travelled atan average speed of 65 km/h. At the sametime, Menon left town B for town A. The twoof them met 5 hours later. Find Menon’saverage speed.(A) 55 km/h (B) 60 km/h(C) 65 km/h (D) 120 km/h

31. There are two statements labelled asAssertion (A) and Reason (R).Assertion (A) : Dyslexia is a psychologicaldisorder.Reason (R) : Vitamin deficiency causes thedisease.Choose the correct option :Codes :(A) If both (A) and (R) are true

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(B) If both (A) and (R) are false(C) If (A) is false, but (R) is true(D) If (A) is true, but (R) is false

32. Two statements are given followed by twoconclusions I and II. You have to consider thestatements to be true even if they seem to beat variance from commonly known facts. Youare to decide which of the given conclusions.If any, follow from the given statements.Indicate your answer.Statements :All Americans are English-speaking.No Eskimos are English-Speaking.Conclusions :I. No Eskimos are Americans.II. No English-speakers are Eskimos.(A) Only I follows(B) Neither I nor II follows(C) Only II follows(D) Both I and II follows

Directions—(Q. 33 to 41) Select the relatedletter/word/number from the given alternatives.

33. River : Tributary :: Tree : ?(A) Stem (B) Root(C) Branch (D) Flower

34. Lion : Forest :: Fish : ?(A) Cage (B) Nest(C) Sky (D) Water

35. Polio : Virus :: Anthrax : ?(A) Fungus (B) Bacteria(C) Virus (D) Insect

36. MONEY : YENOM :: RIGHT : ?(A) HTIRG (B) THGIR(C) GIRHT (D) IRGHT

37. NIIOLUSL : ILLUSION : : TBERVARE : ?(A) STRANGE (B) VERTEBRA(C) VABTERE (D) ERAVEBT

38. RUST : 9687 :: TSUR : ?

(A) 7896 (B) 7869

(C) 7689 (D) 6789

39. 13 : 169 :: ?

(A) 12 : 140 (B) 3 : 6

(C) 11 : 111 (D) 9 : 81

40. 23 : 29 :: 41 : ?(A) 43 (B) 45(C) 47 (D) 49

41. 6 : 10 :: 9 : ?(A) 10 (B) 12(C) 15 (D) 18

42. The sides of a cube show the colours ofrainbow. Two positions of the cube are shownbelow. Which of the colours of rainbow is leftout ?

YI

GO

B

R

(A) Yellow (B) Green(C) Violet (D) Indigo

43. Based on the diagrams what is the letterwhich is opposite to A ?

BE

DC

B

A

(A) B (B) C(C) D (D) E

Directions—(Q. 44 and 45) Identify thediagram that best represents the relationshipamong classes given below—

44. Singers, Boys, Dancers.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

45. Ornaments, Gold, Silver.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

46. Identify the answer figure from which thepiece given in question figure has been cut.Questions Figure :

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Answer Figures :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

47. From the given answer figures, select the onein which the question figure is hidden/embedded.Questions Figure :

Answer Figures :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

48. Find out from amongst the four alternatives asto how the pattern would appear when thetransparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

Questions Figure :

Answer Figures :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

49. Choose the alternative which most closelyresembles the mirror-image of the given com-bination.

DANIEL

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

50. A word is represented by only one set ofnumbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given in thealternatives are represented by two classes ofalphabets as in two matrices given below. Thecolumns are rows of Matrix I are numbered

from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II arenumbered from 5 to 9. A letter from thesematrices can be represented first by its rowand next by its column, e.g., ‘I’ can berepresented by 13, 21, etc and ‘B’ can berepresented by 57, 65 etc. Similarly, you haveto identify the set for the word given inquestion.‘FADE’

MATRIX-I

0 1 2 3 4

0 I E A O U

1 A O U I E

2 E I O U A

3 O U E A I

4 U A I E O

MATRIX-II

5 6 7 8 9

5 F D B G H

6 B G H F D

7 D F G H B

8 G H D B F

9 H B F G D

(A) 76, 02, 75, 32

(B) 68, 20, 57, 14

(C) 55, 33, 65, 23

(D) 89, 10, 96, 41

For Visually HandicappedCandidates Only

Directions—(Q. 42 to 45) Select the relatedletter/word/number from the given alternatives.

42. Pen : ink :: ……

(A) Doctor : coat (B) Tank : petrol

(C) Police : gun (D) Fisherman : net

43. Coconut : Shell :: Letter : ?

(A) Letter-box (B) Stamp

(C) Mail (D) Envelope

44. AJT : CMW :: EJO : ?

(A) GMR (B) GLR

(C) GLQ (D) GKS

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45. 393 : 857 :: 467 : ?(A) 468 (B) 526(C) 483 (D) 589

Directions—(Q. 46 to 49) Find the oddnumber/letters/pair from the given alternatives.

46. (A) Snake (B) Whale(C) Crocodile (D) Lizard

47. (A) Hurricane (B) Explosion(C) Earthquake (D) Tsunami

48. (A) 631 (B) 862(C) 530 (D) 357

49. (A) Dholak (B) Madal(C) Mridanga (D) Tabla

50. Find the odd one in the series—4, 9, 19, 34, 79

(A) 34 (B) 79(C) 9 (D) 19

Answer with Hints1. (D) Except Right Angle triangle, Rest have

equal sides.2. (B) Except Altitude, Rest can be control.3. (A)4. (C) Rest are divisible by 3.5. (B) 108 ⇒ 1 + 0 + 8 = 9,

91 ⇒ 9 + 1 = 10,

144 ⇒ 1 + 4 + 4 = 9

225 ⇒ 2 + 2 + 5 = 9

6. (B) First number is divisible by secondnumber.

7. (B) D = 4, G = 7 (odd), H = 8, J = 10.8. (B)

−1

+1

S R T

−1 −1

P O N

−1

+1

K J L

−1

+1

V U W

9. (C) −1 −1 −2 −1

E V F U

+1+1 +1 +1

C X D W A Z B X G T H S

10. (C) Meaningful order is—

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter i.e. 5, 3,1, 4, 2.

11. (B) Only April and June have 30 days in amonth.

12. (A) C B A A, ,B C A B C D D C B A

,A B C D E E D C B A

13. (C) A ED

+4

+5

+5

+5

+6

+5

+7

+5

I J N P S WX

14. (C) P ON R Q P T S R VU T XWV

+2+2

+2

+2+2

+2

+2+2

+2

+2+2

+2

15. (D) a r c s e t g u

+2

+1

+2

+1

+2

+1

16. (D) 9 15 23 33 45

+6 +8 +10 +12

17. (B) 4 7 14 24 41 68

+3

+3 +7 +10

+7 +10 +17 +27

+ 4

18. (A) 5 16 51 158 481

× 3 + 1 × 3 + 3 × 3 + 5 × 3 + 7

19. (A) 9 sheep are left.20. (B) Let the son’s present age = x years

and the father’s present age = 5x years

Now,5x + 7x + 7

=31

5x + 7 = 3x + 212x = 14x = 7 years

21. (B) ‘RADIO’ can be formed using the lettersof the given word.

22. (A) As, N E W S W E N S

In the same way as :

M A T E T A M E

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23. (C) As REASON has 6 letters so coded is6– 1 = 5.and BELIEVED has 8 letters so coded is 8 – 1= 7.In the same way as :GOVERNMENT has 10 letters so coded is10 – 1 = 9.

24. ( A) 1, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2

– 1 – 1

25. (C) (6 + 3) + (4 × 7) + (4 × 7)⇒ (6 × 3) + (4 + 7) = 18 + 11

= 2926. (A) After sign changing

28 – 7 × 2 × 2 = 28 – 28= 0

27. (B) 20 60

× 3

40 120

× 3

100 300

× 3

28. (A) 4 7 13 22 34 49

+3 +6 +9 +12 +15

29. (D) 10

12 12

N

S

EW

StartingPoint

Now, Ram is 10 kms for from the startingpoint.

30. (A)

A B

325Meeting

Point275

distrance travelled by Joshua= 5 × 65 = 325 km

Now, remaining distance= 600 – 325= 275 km

Hence, Menon’s average speed

=2755

= 55 km/h.

31. (D) 32. (D)33. (C) As ‘Tributary’ is the part of ‘River’. In the

same way as ‘Branch’ is the part of ‘Tree’.34. (D) As ‘Lion’ lives in ‘Forest’. In the same

way as ‘Fish’ live in ‘water’.

35. (B) As ‘Polio’ is related to ‘Virus’ in the sameway as ‘Anthrax’ is also related to ‘Bacteria’.

36. (B) As,

M O N E Y : Y E N O M :: R I G H T : T H G I R

37. (B) Only ‘VERTEBRA’ is formed givenword.

38. (B) R U S T : 9 6 8 7 :: T S U R : 7 8 6 9

39. (D) As 169 is square of 13. In the same way

as 81 is square of 9.40. (C) 23 : 29 :: 41 : 47

+6 +6

41. (C) 6 : 10 :: 9 : 15

53

×

53

×

42. (C) Violet is left out.43. (D) C A

↓ ↓ oppositeD E

Now, letter E is opposite to A.

44. (C) Singers Boys

Dancers

45. (A)

Gold

Ornaments

Silver

46. (A) The piece given in question figure hasbeen cut from answer figure (A).

47. (A) The question figure is hidden /enbeddedin answer figure ‘A’.

48. (B) When the transparent sheet is folded atthe dotted line, the pattern would appear asanswer figure ‘B’.

49. (B) Answer figure ‘B’ is the mirror-image ofthe given combination.

50. (A) 76, 02, 75, 32↓ ↓ ↓ ↓F A D E

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