Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
She placed (1) / the offering (2) / to God in the altar. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
An altar is a table in a Christian church on which offerings like bread and wine are placed. Hence, the preposition to be used is "on" instead of "in".
Therefore, the correct sentence is:
Question : Who is the author of the epic poem 'Padmaavat'?
Option 1: Kuldip Nayar
Option 2: Kalidasa
Option 3: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
Option 4: Al-Biruni
Correct Answer: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
Solution : The correct option is Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
The epic poem "Padmaavat" was written by the Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the Awadhi language in 1540. It is a fictionalized account of the legendary queen Padmini and the siege of Chittorgarh by Alauddin
Question : The value of 0.1 × 99% of 1000 + 1.5 ÷ 0.3 × 1.1 is:
Option 1: 105.6
Option 2: 101.0
Option 3: 104.5
Option 4: 106.5
Correct Answer: 104.5
Solution : Given expression, 0.1 × 99% of 1000 + 1.5 ÷ 0.3 × 1.1 = 0.1 × (0.99 × 1000) + 1.5 ÷ 0.3 × 1.1 = 0.1 × 990 + 1.5 ÷ 0.3 × 1.1 = 0.1 × 990 + 5 × 1.1 = 99
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term. U39R : P118M : F18A : ? :: G72K : B217F
Option 1: C55V
Option 2: A55W
Option 3: A55V
Option 4: B55U
Correct Answer: A55V
Solution : Given: U39R : P118M : F18A : ? :: G72K : B217F
Subtract 5 in the place value of the first and third letter respectively, multiply the middle number by 2 and add the resultant to the addition of the number and 1 in U39R,
Question : The average of a set of 15 consecutive even numbers is 64. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers belonging to this set?
Option 1: 26
Option 2: 27
Option 3: 25
Option 4: 28
Correct Answer: 28
Solution : Use : an = a + (n - 1)d, where an = nth term of largest term of A.P a = first term, n = number of terms, d = common difference According to the question n = 15 and d =
Question : Six tables and twelve chairs were bought for Rs. 7,800. If the average price of a table is Rs. 750, then the average price of a chair would be:
Option 1: Rs. 250
Option 2: Rs. 275
Option 3: Rs. 150
Option 4: Rs. 175
Correct Answer: Rs. 275
Solution : Average price of a table = Rs. 750 Price of six tables = 750 × 6 = Rs. 4500 Money spent on chair = Total money spent – Money spent on table Money spent on chair = 7800 – 4500 = Rs. 3300 Thus,
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'. What evil magic does / it possess to draw the human / heart so powerful to it?
Option 1: heart so powerful to it
Option 2: what evil magic does
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: it possess to draw the human
Correct Answer: heart so powerful to it
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
In the context of the sentence, we want to describe how the human heart is drawn towards something. The word powerfully is the adverb form that appropriately modifies the verb, draw. Adverbs modify verbs
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The mountain lion is / one of the slyest and more / elusive animals in the woods.
Option 1: one of the slyest and more
Option 2: No error
Option 3: The mountain lion is
Option 4: elusive animals in the woods.
Correct Answer: one of the slyest and more
More is incorrect, as the correct form of comparison to be used in the sentence is the superlative form, which is most. that is used when comparing more than two things. Thus,
Question : The sum of the length and breadth of a cuboid is 40 cm. If the height of the cuboid is $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sum of its length and breadth, then what is the lateral surface area of the cuboid?
Option 1: $580 {~cm}^2$
Option 2: $320 {~cm}^2$
Option 3: $640 {~cm}^2$
Option 4: $720 {~cm}^2$
Correct Answer: $640 {~cm}^2$
Solution : The sum of the length ($l$) and breadth ($b$) is 40 cm ⇒ $l+ b = 40$ cm The height of the cuboid = $\frac{1}{5}(l+b)$ = $\frac{1}{5}(40)$ = 8 cm lateral surface area (L.S.A) of the cuboid = 2$(l+b)$ × height, where $l$ =
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. An opportunity arise, and / he decided to take the / job in Brussels.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: An opportunity arise, and
Option 3: he decided to take the
Option 4: job in Brussels
Correct Answer: An opportunity arise, and
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
The error lies in the verb "arise", as it should be "arose". The given sentence is in the simple past tense as we know this, by the use of the verb "decided". Thus, the second
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