Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The selling price of a book is INR 855. If the loss incurred through the sale is 10%, then what is the nominal amount of loss incurred?
Option 1: INR 85
Option 2: INR 90.5
Option 3: INR 85.5
Option 4: INR 95
Correct Answer: INR 95
Solution : Given: The selling price of a book is INR 855. The loss incurred through the sale is 10%. Use the formula, Loss percentage = $\frac{\text{CP – SP}}{\text{CP}}\times 100$ where $\text{SP}$ and $\text{CP}$ are the selling price and the cost price $10 = \frac{\text{CP –
Question : Directions: Seven friends of different heights Aaron, Imaan, Jason, Kirti, Lisa, Mohan, and Neeti are standing in descending order of their heights. The tallest person stands at the front of the line and the shortest person stands at the end of the line. Aaron is standing immediately behind Lisa, who is standing immediately behind Kirti. Only two persons are standing between Mohan and Neeti. Iman is standing second from the front. Mohan is not the tallest. Who is standing at the front of the line?
Option 1: Kirti
Option 2: Neeti
Option 3: Mohan
Option 4: Jason
Correct Answer: Neeti
Solution : Given: (I) Seven friends of different heights Aaron, Imaan, Jason, Kirti, Lisa, Mohan, and Neeti are standing in descending order of their heights. _ > _ > _ > _ > _ > _ > _ (II) The tallest person stands at the front of
Question : Rakesh incurs a 4% loss by selling a TV for INR 39216. At what price should the TV be sold to earn a 4% profit?
Option 1: INR 48560
Option 2: INR 42484
Option 3: INR 45600
Option 4: INR 49780
Correct Answer: INR 42484
Solution : Selling price = INR 39216 When there is a loss of 4%, then the selling price will be 96% of the cost price. If there is a profit of 4%, then the selling price will be 104% of the cost price. So, according to
Question : What is the value of $\sqrt{1509+\sqrt{144}}?$
Option 1: 39
Option 2: 37
Option 3: 41
Option 4: 49
Correct Answer: 39
Solution : $\sqrt{1509+\sqrt{144}} = \sqrt{1509+12}=\sqrt{1521}=39$ Hence, the correct answer is 39.
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Option 1: Exceptionale
Option 2: Deceive
Option 3: Mortle
Option 4: Appearence
Correct Answer: Deceive
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: We have to look for the correctly spelled word. In this case, deceive is the accurately spelt word. It means to deliberately cause someone to believe something that is not true, usually with the intent to
Question : Who among the following was the student of Pandit Birju Maharaj and received the Padma Shri in the year 1992 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 1999-2000?
Option 1: Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
Option 2: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Option 3: Yamini Krishnamurthy
Option 4: Shovana Narayan
Correct Answer: Shovana Narayan
Solution : The correct answer is Shovana Narayan.
Shovana Narayan is a distinguished Indian Kathak dancer and a dedicated officer in the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. Renowned for her performances both in India and on the international stage, she received the prestigious Padma Shri in
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 6 : 8 :: 3 : ?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given: 6 : 8 :: 3 : ?
To obtain the second pair, divide the values of the first pair, which are 6 and 8, by 2. 6 : 8→(6 ÷ 2) = 3; (8 ÷ 2) = 4
So, 3 is related to 4.
Question : Select the sentence in which all words are correctly spelt.
Option 1: With him he had one of his cheif councellors.
Option 2: Work is due to comence in the coming year.
Option 3: Melt the white and dark chocolate in separate bowls.
Option 4: We did it becuase we felt it our duty to encorage him.
Correct Answer: Melt the white and dark chocolate in separate bowls.
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The sentence instructs someone to melt both the white and dark chocolate but to do so in separate bowls. This is a cooking or baking instruction where each type of
Question : Bobby and Billy can complete a job in 28 days and 20 days, respectively. They work together for 5 days, after which Billy leaves the job. In how many days did Bobby alone complete the rest of the job?
Option 1: 15 days
Option 2: 20 days
Option 3: 12 days
Option 4: 16 days
Correct Answer: 16 days
Solution : Given, Bobby and Billy can complete a job in 28 days and 20 days We know, Total work = Efficiency × time LCM of 28, 20 = 140 i.e. total work Efficiency of Bobby = 5 units/day The efficiency of Billy = 7 units/day
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative in case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
She is loving chocolate ice cream.
(1) has loving
(2) has been loved
(3) loves
(4) No improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
The sentence is in the simple present tense, and it describes her current preference. Loves is correct as it denotes the appropriate verb tense since it is a verb of perception and verbs of perception cannot
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