Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, GANT is coded as 126, and PROM is coded as 186. How will GAIL be coded in that language?
Option 1: 63
Option 2: 79
Option 3: 58
Option 4: 87
Correct Answer: 87
Solution : Given: GANT is coded as 126, and PROM is coded as 186.
Add the positional value of the alphabet of the given word and then multiply the resultant by 3. GANT→7 + 1 + 14 + 20 = 42; 42 × 3 = 126 PROM→16
Question : The Deccan Riots of 1875 took place in
Option 1: Himachal Pradesh
Option 2: Bihar
Option 3: West Bengal
Option 4: Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Maharashtra
Solution : The correct option is Maharashtra.
The extremely difficult economic circumstances that peasants faced were made worse in 1867 when the British colonial authority imposed a substantial 50% increase in land revenue. The Deccan Riots of 1875 were sparked by the increasing hardship of the
Question : On a certain sum, the simple interest for 2 years is INR 12000. If the sum is INR 12000, then what will be the compound interest (compounding annually) on the same sum at the same rate of interest for the first 3 years?
Option 1: INR 29250
Option 2: INR 29300
Option 3: INR 28500
Option 4: INR 22750
Correct Answer: INR 28500
Solution : Sum, $P$ = INR 12000 Simple interest, SI = INR 12000 Term, $n$ = 2 years Let $R$ be the interest rate. Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × term × Rate}}{100}$ ⇒ $12000 = \frac{12000 × 2 × R}{100}$ ⇒ $R = \frac{100}{2} = 50$%
Question : In which of the following events did India not win any medal at the Summer Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?
Option 1: Men's hockey.
Option 2: Women's singles badminton.
Option 3: Men's javelin throw.
Option 4: Women's hockey.
Correct Answer: Women's hockey.
Solution : The correct answer is women's hockey.
India did not take home any medals from the women's hockey competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics. India secured medals in events like weightlifting, wrestling, badminton and athletics. Notable achievements included Mirabai Chanu winning silver in weightlifting
Question : The term 'Green Revolution' was coined by
Option 1: William Gaud
Option 2: Charles Elton
Option 3: Eugene Odum
Option 4: M. S. Swaminathan
Correct Answer: William Gaud
Solution : The answer is William Gaud.
On March 8, 1968, William S. Gaud, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), introduced the term "Green Revolution." In his speech, he highlighted the proliferation of these novel technologies in agriculture, stating that they harboured
Question : Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution mentions the fundamental duty of "sovereignty, unity and integrity of India"?
Option 1: Article 51A (b)
Option 2: Article 51A (e)
Option 3: Article 51A (c)
Option 4: Article 51A (d)
Correct Answer: Article 51A (c)
Solution : The correct option is Article 51A (c).
Article 51A(c) of the Indian Constitution outlines one of the fundamental duties of citizens. This clause emphasises the responsibility of citizens to contribute to the safeguarding of the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of the nation.
Question : The pie chart given below shows the number of teachers in five universities. The total number of teachers in all these five universities is 720. The number of teachers in a particular university is shown in terms of degree with respect to the total number of teachers in all these five universities.
J1 = The value of the average number of teachers in B and C J2 = The value of the average number of teachers in A and E What is the value of (J2 + J1)?
Option 1: 210
Option 2: 290
Option 3: 250
Option 4: 240
Correct Answer: 290
Solution : The total number of teachers in all these five universities is 720. J1 = The value of the average number of teachers in B and C From the given pie- chart, ⇒ Number of teachers in University B $=\frac{30°}{360°}\times720=60$ ⇒ Number of teachers in University
Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table below shows the percentage distribution of students from five different colleges in various disciplines.
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Students from the discipline of mathematics in colleges P and R taken together is what percentage of the total number of students in colleges P and R taken together? [Give your answer correct to one decimal place.]
Option 1: 36.9%
Option 2: 36.5%
Option 3: 37.2%
Option 4: 37.5%
Correct Answer: 36.5%
Solution : Total students in P and R = Students in P + Students in R = 8000 + 15000 = 23000 Students in Mathematics in P and R = = 30% of 8000 + 40% of 15000 = 0.3 × 8000 + 0.4 × 15000 =
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. To work against the clock.
Option 1: To fill one with terror
Option 2: To work fast
Option 3: To die while still working
Option 4: To move anti-clockwise
Correct Answer: To work fast
Solution : The second option is correct.
The given idiom, work against the clock, means to do it as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time.
Therefore, the correct answer is to work fast.
Question : As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate (an approximate range) in India?
Option 1: 3.1-3.9
Option 2: 2.1-2.9
Option 3: 5.1-5.9
Option 4: 4.1-4.9
Correct Answer: 2.1-2.9
Solution : The correct answer is 2.1-2.9.
According to the 2011 Census, India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR)* was 2.4 per woman. The majority of Indian states now have fertility rates far below the replacement level of 2.1, and the nation is rapidly reaching the replacement level
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