Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ABOUT is written as 12632. How will GRACE be written in that language?
Option 1: 71953
Option 2: 79153
Option 3: 79154
Option 4: 79135
Correct Answer: 79135
Solution : Given: ABOUT is written as 12632.
Find the sum of digits of the positional values of letters – ABOUT; A→1; B→2; O→15 = 1 + 5 = 6; U→21 = 2 + 1 = 3; T→20 = 2 + 0 = 2 Thus, ABOUT is
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.
I have receive perhaps four / or five such requests during the / course of a typical week.
Option 1: or five such requests during the
Option 2: No error
Option 3: course of a typical week
Option 4: I have receive perhaps four
Correct Answer: I have receive perhaps four
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
After the auxiliary verb have, the past participle form of the verb should be used. In this case, received is the correct past participle form of receive. The construction have + past participle is
Question : Which of the following was the capital of Mahajanapada 'Gandhara' in the 6th century BC?
Option 1: Hastinapur
Option 2: Mathura
Option 3: Taxila
Option 4: Varanasi
Correct Answer: Taxila
Solution : The correct answer is Taxila.
One of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, Taxila, was the capital of Gandhara. Located in modern-day Pakistan, Takshashila, commonly referred to as Taxila, was an old metropolis. In ancient India, it was a well-known educational institution and a significant hub of
Question : The average age of a husband and his wife 3 years ago was 39 years. The average age of the husband, wife, and child is 2 years hence will be 34 years. Find the present age of the child.
Option 1: 12 years
Option 2: 16 years
Option 3: 15 years
Option 4: 18 years
Correct Answer: 12 years
Solution : Let the present ages of the husband, wife, and child be $H$, $W$, and $C$ respectively. From the problem, we know that the average age of the husband and wife 3 years ago was 39 years. $⇒\frac{(H-3) + (W-3)}{2}$ = 39 $⇒H + W
Question : It takes 6 hours to clean a garden. In 2 hours 30 minutes, what part of the garden will be cleaned?
Option 1: $\frac{5}{2}$
Option 2: $\frac{5}{12}$
Option 3: $\frac{5}{8}$
Option 4: $\frac{5}{6}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{5}{12}$
Solution : Given: It takes 6 hours to clean a garden. In 6 hours 1 part of the garden can be cleaned So, in 2 hours 30 minutes i.e. 2.5 hours $\frac{2.5}{6} = \frac{5}{12}$ part can be cleaned. Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{5}{12}$.
Question : Divide Rs. 14136 among A, B, and C such that 2 times A's share, 3 times B's share and 5 times C's share are all equal. What is the share of C?
Option 1: Rs. 3680
Option 2: Rs. 456
Option 3: Rs. 2736
Option 4: Rs. 1413
Correct Answer: Rs. 2736
Solution : Given: Divide Rs. 14136 among A, B and C such that 2 times A's share, 3 times B's share and 5 times C's share are all equal. Let A's share, B's share and C's share are $x,y,$ and $z$ respectively. According to the question,
Question : The value of $30\%$ of $680+2 \frac{3}{11}$ of $1331$ is:
Option 1: 3230
Option 2: 3229
Option 3: 3231
Option 4: 3225
Correct Answer: 3229
Solution : Given: $30\%$ of $680+2 \frac{3}{11}$ of $1331$ $= 0.3 × 680 + \frac{25}{11} × 1331$ $= 204 + 25 × 121$ $ = 204 + 3025$ $ = 3229$ Hence, the correct answer is 3229.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Grieve.
Option 1: Tame
Option 2: Assure
Option 3: Rejoice
Option 4: Mourn
Correct Answer: Mourn
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Grieve means to feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies.
Mourn means to express sorrow over someone's death, making it the appropriate synonym for "grieve".
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Tame
Question : Who among the following led the famous Indigo Revolt in Bengal?
Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 2: Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas
Option 3: Vasudev Balwant Phadke
Option 4: Madari Pasi
Correct Answer: Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas
Solution : The correct answer is Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas.
Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas were figures in the Indigo Revolt, a peasant movement that unfolded in 1859 in the Chaugachha village of Nadia, Bengal. This uprising saw
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. Eg. 13 – operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations of 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (10, 50, 250); (20, 100, 500)
Option 1: (14, 70, 300)
Option 2: (20, 80, 500)
Option 3: (10, 50, 200)
Option 4: (8, 40, 200)
Correct Answer: (8, 40, 200)
Solution : Given: (10, 50, 250); (20, 100, 500)
Multiply the first number by five, to get the second number and multiply the second number by five, to get the third number – (10, 50, 250)→10 × 5 = 50: 50 × 5 = 250
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