Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : What is the average of prime numbers between 12 and 25?
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 24
Option 3: 23
Option 4: 18
Correct Answer: 18
Solution : The prime numbers between 12 and 25 are = 13, 17, 19, and 23 So, the average of these numbers = $\frac{13+17+19+23}{4}$ = $\frac{72}{4}$ = 18 Hence, the correct answer is 18.
Question : Who among the following is the author of the "River of Smoke" novel?
Option 1: B. B. Lal
Option 2: Jeet Thayil
Option 3: Manohar Malgonkar
Option 4: Amitav Ghosh
Correct Answer: Amitav Ghosh
Solution : The correct option is Amitav Ghosh.
The author of "River of Smoke" is Amitav Ghosh. It is the second book of Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy, which also includes "Flood of Fire" and "Sea of Poppies" before it. The 2011 book "River of Smoke" carries on
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. "The Boarded Window" is a horror story about a man who has to __________with his wife's death.
Option 1: deal
Option 2: dwell
Option 3: drill
Option 4: deed
Correct Answer: deal
Solution : The first option is correct.
Deal means to cope with or manage a difficult situation or problem. In the given context, the man has to deal with his wife's death, which is a difficult situation.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Dwell
Question : While purchasing an item costing Rs. 600, Rashi had to pay sales tax at 5%. What amount did Rashi have to pay as sales tax?
Option 1: Rs. 30
Option 2: Rs. 60
Option 3: Rs. 45
Option 4: Rs. 15
Correct Answer: Rs. 30
Solution : Tax = Cost of item × Tax rate Given: Cost of item = INR 600 Tax rate = 5% = 0.05 Substituting these values into the formula, Sales Tax = 600 × 0.05 = Rs. 30 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 30.
Question : The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing its digits is a square number. How many such numbers are there?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 8
Solution :
Let the digits be x and y respectively. So, the number will be = 10x + y Given: (10x + y) + (10y + x) = Square Number ⇒ 11( x + y ) = Square Number ⇒ 11( x + y ) = 121
Question :
An eardrum is absent in:
Option 1:
Snakes
Option 2:
Turtle
Option 3: Tuatara
Option 4: Toads
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is snakes.
Snakes lack external ears and eardrums, relying instead on a specialised hearing mechanism. They detect sound vibrations and low-frequency sounds through their lower jawbone and the bones in their skull. Vibrations are transmitted to the inner ear, allowing snakes
Question : Directions: Words given on the left side of (::) are related to each other by some Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the missing word/word pair on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Time : Seconds :: ?
Option 1: Pressure : Litre
Option 2: Newton : Force
Option 3: Joule : Work
Option 4: Power : Watt
Correct Answer: Power : Watt
Solution : Given: Time : Seconds (The S.I. unit of time is second.)
Let's check the options – First Option: Pressure : Litre; S.I. unit of Pressure is Pascal. Second Option: Newton : Force; S.I. unit of Force is Newton but the words are
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. Some men are weak. II. No weak is strong. Conclusions: I. Some weak are men. II. All strong are men. III. Some strong are weak.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: All conclusions follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some weak are men – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing weak and men overlap and have
Question : The first battle of Tarain was fought between _________.
Option 1: Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Bin Qasim
Option 2: Prithviraj Chauhan and Mahmud Ghaznavi
Option 3: Prithviraj Chauhan and Qutub ud-Din Aibak
Option 4: Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
Correct Answer: Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
Solution : The correct answer is Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori.
The Ghurids, a Turkish clan led by Muhammad Ghori, and the Rajputs, led by Prithviraj Chauhan and his allies, engaged in combat in the first Tarain war in 1191. The Rajput
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error free, your answer is "No Error".
He is not what you would call an honest man, doesn't he?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: When the main clause is negative, the question tag should be positive, and vice versa. Also, the auxiliary verb used in the question tag should match the tense of the main clause. In this case, "He
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