Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I am wrote a weekly. column for the local newspaper.
Option 1: write a weekly
Option 2: write a week
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: writes a weekly
Correct Answer: write a weekly
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The sentence talks about a general fact. In this case, the simple present tense is the correct usage. Thus, wrote should be changed to write, and am should be omitted to make the
Question : What is the units digit of $279 + 167\times 342$?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Unit place digit of 279 = 9 Unit place digit of 167 × 342 ⇒ 7 × 2 = 14 ⇒ 4 Unit place digit of 9 + 4 = 13 ⇒ 3 Hence, the correct answer is 3.
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the paper is unfolded, it will look like as –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Ranji Trophy is affiliated with which sport?
Option 1: Cricket
Option 2: Football
Option 3: Badminton
Option 4: Hockey
Correct Answer: Cricket
Solution : The correct answer is Cricket.
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India. The Ranji Trophy was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The other famous domestic cricket championships are the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deodhar
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 524, 533, 544, 557, ?
Option 1: 574
Option 2: 568
Option 3: 572
Option 4: 564
Correct Answer: 572
Solution : Given: 524, 533, 544, 557, ?
The pattern is as follows – 524 + 9 = 533; 533 + 11 = 544; 544 + 13 = 557; 557 + 15 = 572
So, 572 is the missing number of the series. Hence, the third option
Question : The carbon dioxide content in the air that we exhale is about
Option 1: 4 %
Option 2: 8 %
Option 3: 12 %
Option 4: 16 %
Correct Answer: 4 %
Solution : The correct option is - 4%
The amount of air that is inhaled has 21% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide, whereas the amount of air that is expelled has 16% oxygen and 4% carbon dioxide. This is so because when we breathe, our cells
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (1056, 11, 16); (480, 10, 8)
Option 1: (88, 2, 7)
Option 2: (110, 3, 6)
Option 3: (384, 8, 4)
Option 4: (90, 3, 5)
Correct Answer: (90, 3, 5)
Solution : Given: (1056, 11, 16); (480, 10, 8)
Like, (1056, 11, 16)→(11 × 16) × 6 = 176 × 6 = 1056 (480, 10, 8)→(10 × 8) × 6 = 80 × 6 = 480
Let's check each option – First option: (88, 2,
Question : What is the value of $\frac{72}{22} \times \frac{11}{3} \div \frac{21}{9}$ of $\frac{18}{7} ?$
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : $\frac{72}{22} \times \frac{11}{3} \div \frac{21}{9}$ of $\frac{18}{7}$ = $\frac{792}{66} \div \frac{21}{9}$ of $\frac{18}{7}$ = $\frac{132}{11} \div \frac{378}{63}$ = $\frac{132}{11} \div \frac{42}{7}$ = $\frac{924}{462}$ = $\frac{6}{3}$ = 2 Hence, the correct answer is 2.
Question : Directions: Select the related set of letters from the given alternatives. STAR : TSRA :: ROSE : ?
Option 1: ORSE
Option 2: ORES
Option 3: ESOR
Option 4: SORE
Correct Answer: ORES
Solution : Given: STAR : TSRA :: ROSE : ?
The first two letters of the word "STAR" have interchanged positions and the last two letters have also interchanged positions. Similarly, the first two letters of the word "ROSE", "R" and "O", will interchange positions. The last
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Crater
Option 2: Mantle
Option 3: Volkano
Option 4: Earthquake
Correct Answer: Volkano
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: The correct spelling of the word is volcano, as it refers to a geological formation on the Earth's surface through which magma, gases, and ash erupt. The correct spelling will contain the consonant c in place of
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