Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : How many players are there in a football team?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 13
Option 4: 11
Correct Answer: 11
Solution : The correct answer is 11.
There are 11 players in any football team. They are broadly classified as goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards. Football has one goalkeeper and ten position players. The FIFA World Cup is the biggest football event in the world.
Question : The average of 4 consecutive numbers is 35.5. Find the highest number among these numbers.
Option 1: 37
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 40
Option 4: 39
Correct Answer: 37
Solution : Given, The average of 4 consecutive numbers is 35.5. Let the 4 numbers be $x,x+1,x+2\text{ and }x+3$ ⇒ $\frac{x+x+1+x+2+x+3}{4}=35.5$ ⇒ $4x + 6 = 142$ ⇒ $4x = 136$ ⇒ $x = 34$ ⇒ The highest number $=x+3 = 34+3=37$ Hence, the correct answer is
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. At all costs
Option 1: Not to be trifled with
Option 2: Whatever is needed to achieve something
Option 3: To be master of
Option 4: An expensive purchase
Correct Answer: Whatever is needed to achieve something
Solution : The second option is correct.
Question : Which of the following is the correct chronological order of early Turkish rulers who ruled over Delhi from the year 1206 to 1290?
Option 1: Qutb ud-Din Aibak, Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Razia Sultan
Option 2: Razia sultan, Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Option 3: Qutb ud-Din Aibak, Razia Sultana, Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Option 4: Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Razia Sultana, Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Correct Answer: Qutb ud-Din Aibak, Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Razia Sultan
Solution : The correct options are Qutb ud-Din Aibak, Shamsuddin Iltutmish, and Razia Sultana.
The correct chronological order of the early Turkish rulers who ruled over Delhi from the year 1206 to 1290 is as follows:
Question : Out of the following, which one is a fundamental right in the Constitution of India?
Option 1: Right to opportunities
Option 2: Right to vote
Option 3: Right to freedom
Option 4: Right to work
Correct Answer: Right to freedom
Solution : The correct answer is the Right to Freedom.
There are 6 Fundamental Rights mentioned in our Constitution between Articles 12 and 35 in Part 3. The fundamental rights are defined as basic human freedoms that every Indian citizen has the right to
Question : Which layer of the soil has a maximum concentration of humus?
Option 1: Parent rock
Option 2: Weathered rock material
Option 3: Topsoil
Option 4: Subsoil
Correct Answer: Topsoil
Solution : The correct answer is Topsoil
Topsoil contains the highest concentration of humus. The deeper we go, the less humus there is. The majority of living things reside in the topsoil layer. There are different kinds of soil, each with unique properties. The topsoil and subsoil
Question : Directions: P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 earn different profits. P1 earns more profit than P5 but less than P3. P6 earns less profit than only two people. P4 earns the least profit. P2 earns less profit than P1. P7 earns the most profit. Who earns the third highest profit?
Option 1: P4
Option 2: P6
Option 3: P3
Option 4: P7
Correct Answer: P6
Solution : Given: I. P1 earns more profit than P5 but less than P3. P3 > P1 > P5; II. P6 earns less profit than only two people. __ > __ > P6 > __ > __ > __ > __ III. P4 earns the least profit.
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".
Our success or our failure (1) / largely depend (2) / upon our actions. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
The singular verb depends should be used with the singular subject, success or failure, as per the subject-verb agreement.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Our success or our failure largely depends upon our actions.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 3856 : 8563 :: 4893 : ? :: 2873 : 8732
Option 1: 8934
Option 2: 3948
Option 3: 3984
Option 4: 8943
Correct Answer: 8934
Solution : Given: 3856 : 8563 :: 4893 : ? :: 2873 : 8732
In the above-given pairs, the second digit shifts to the first place followed by the third, fourth, and first digit. 3856→8563 2873→8732 Similarly, 4893→8934
So, 8934 is related to 4893. Hence, the first
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series. 4, 6, 8, 10, ?, 14
Option 1: 11
Option 3: 14
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 12
Solution : Given: 4, 6, 8, 10, ?, 14
Add 2 to the previous number, to obtain the next number in the series – 4 + 2 = 6; 6 + 2 = 8; 8 + 2 = 10, 10 + 2 = 12; 12 + 2
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