Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : After giving a discount of 20% on an article, a shopkeeper gains 20%. What is the percentage markup?
Option 1: 75%
Option 2: 68.67%
Option 3: 50%
Option 4: 33.33%
Correct Answer: 50%
Solution : Let the cost price of the article be 100. Here, the profit is 20%. So, the selling price of the article = 120 Let the marked price of the article be $x$. According to the question, 80% of $x$ = 120 ⇒ $x$ = 150
Question : The ratio of the outer and the inner circumferences of a circular path is 11 : 7. If the path is 20 metres wide, then what is the radius of the inner circle?
Option 1: 20 metres
Option 2: 55 metres
Option 3: 65 metres
Option 4: 35 metres
Correct Answer: 35 metres
Solution : The circumference of a circle is given by the formula $C = 2\pi r$, where $r$ is the radius of the circle. Given that the ratio of the outer and the inner circumferences of the circular path is 11 : 7. $⇒\frac{C_{\text{outer}}}{C_{\text{inner}}} = \frac{11}{7}$
Question : Directions: Five girls A, B, C, Z, and U are sitting in a row, facing toward the south (but not necessarily in the same order). No one is sitting to the right of A. Three girls are sitting to the left of U. B is second to the left of C. Who is sitting second to the left of U?
Option 1: U
Option 2: Z
Option 3: A
Option 4: B
Correct Answer: Z
Solution : Given: (I) Five girls A, B, C, Z, and U are sitting in a row, facing towards the south. South facing row; Right end; _, _, _, _, _;Left end (II) No one is sitting to the right of A. Three girls are sitting to
Question : A fabric seller sells 65 m of cloth for INR 5,850 at a profit of INR 11 per metre of cloth. What is the cost price of 1 m of cloth?
Option 1: INR 70
Option 2: INR 89
Option 3: INR 80
Option 4: INR 79
Correct Answer: INR 79
Solution : The selling price of 65 m of cloth = INR 5,850 Profit earned per metre of cloth = INR 11 Let the cost price of 1 metre of cloth be x. The total cost price of 65 metres of cloth = 65x The selling
Question : Directions: A word is represented by only one set of numbers, as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets, as in the two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4, and those of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., A can be represented by 21, 59, etc., and N can be represented by 32, 78, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word GOAT.
Option 1: 85, 10, 22, 99
Option 2: 01, 10, 21, 41
Option 3: 85, 56, 58, 99
Option 4: 01, 56, 87, 99
Correct Answer: 01, 56, 87, 99
Solution : Given: GOAT
Number representations of each letter – G→01, 85 O→10, 56 A→21, 59, 87 T→40, 99
Let's check the options – First option: 85, 10, 22, 99 – A cannot be represented by 22. Second option: 01, 10, 21, 41 –
Question : Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word. We frequently congratulate people on their accomplishments in becoming famous, but we seldom ever talk about the price of fame.
Option 1: Execution
Option 2: Feat
Option 3: Fiasco
Option 4: Triumph
Correct Answer: Fiasco
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The word accomplishments refers to positive achievements, particularly in the context of becoming famous. On the other hand, fiasco serves as the antonym because it denotes a complete and humiliating failure.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : What is the HCF of two prime numbers X and Y?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: Y
Option 4: X
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : X and Y (which are prime numbers) are only divisible by 1 and themselves. So, the highest common factor(HCF) is 1. Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : The following table shows the number of units of a product manufactured and sold by a company in 5 years. Calculate the total number of unsold products.
Option 1: 30,000
Option 2: 40000
Option 3: 50000
Option 4: 20000
Correct Answer: 30,000
Solution : Number of unsold products in 2018 = 44000 – 35000 = 9000 Number of unsold products in 2019 = 50000 – 45000 = 5000 Number of unsold products in 2020 = 32000 – 30000 = 2000 Number of unsold products in 2021 = 45000 –
Question : Maps showing natural features of the earth are called ____ maps.
Option 1: relief
Option 2: political
Option 3: thematic
Option 4: symbolic
Correct Answer: relief
Solution : The answer is relief.
A relief map is a map that depicts the height of the land, typically using contours. They are higher-level variants of topographic maps. Relief is portrayed on a relief map by hachures or shading, or, more precisely, by contours, spot elevations,
Question : Directions: Six colleagues X, Y, Z, A, B, and C sit around a circular table facing away from the centre. B sits to the immediate left of Y. A sits to the immediate right of Z. X sits adjacent to B. C does not sit adjacent to Y. Who sits to the immediate right of A?
Option 1: Y
Option 2: X
Option 3: C
Correct Answer: C
Solution : Given: Six colleagues X, Y, Z, A, B, and C sit around a circular table facing away from the centre. (I) B sits to the immediate left of Y. X sits adjacent to B.
(II) C does not sit adjacent to Y. A sits to
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