Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : A boat can travel 5 km upstream in 15 minutes. If the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream is 6 : 1, then how much time will the boat take to cover 19.6 km downstream?
Option 1: 54 minutes
Option 2: 26 minutes
Option 3: 42 minutes
Option 4: 31 minutes
Correct Answer: 42 minutes
Solution : Let's the speed of the boat in still water as $B$ and the speed of the stream as $S$ So, B : S = 6 : 1 Upstream speed = B - S Downstream, speed = B + S The boat can travel 5
Question : If the area of a square is 529 cm2, then what is the length of its diagonal?
Option 1: $23\mathrm{~cm}$
Option 2: $26 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}$
Option 3: $23 \sqrt{2 } \mathrm{~cm}$
Option 4: $46 \mathrm{~cm}$
Correct Answer: $23 \sqrt{2 } \mathrm{~cm}$
Solution : Let the side of the square be $a$. The area of a square = 529 cm2 ⇒ $a^2=529$ $\therefore a =23\ \text{cm}$ Diagonal of a square $= \sqrt2×\text{Side}=23\sqrt{2}\ \text{cm}$ Hence, the correct answer is $23\sqrt{2}\ \text{cm}$.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Very special care should be taken to proportion the sand so as to make a perfectly ______ mixture.
Option 1: envious
Option 2: obvious
Option 3: devious
Option 4: impervious
Correct Answer: impervious
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Impervious means not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by. In the context of proportioning sand for a mixture, impervious suggests creating a mixture that is resistant to the penetration or influence of external factors,
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When it (1)______ to witnessing wars, famines, or disease outbreaks on the news, guilt may (2)______ us to volunteer or donate money. Watching the generosity of other people (3)______ play an active role in helping others is also guilt-provoking, which can (4)______turn activate us to take similar (5)______ thus paying forward.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: animation
Option 2: action
Option 3: apathy
Option 4: commotion
Correct Answer: action
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The sentence context suggests that witnessing the generosity of others and feeling guilty may activate individuals to take similar actions. "Action" fits logically in the sentence structure as it implies that feeling guilty or inspired by others
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. 104 : 13 :: 152 : ?
Option 1: 21
Option 2: 17
Option 3: 19
Option 4: 23
Correct Answer: 19
Solution : Given: 104 : 13 :: 152 : ?
Divide the first number by 8, to obtain the second number – Like, 104 : 13→104 ÷ 8 = 13 Similarly, follow the same pattern for 152 : ?→ 152 ÷ 8 = 19
So, 19 is
Question : The following bar graph shows the total number of employees in 4 different companies. What is the sum of female employees of company Q and company S?
Option 1: 485
Option 2: 890
Option 3: 1240
Option 4: 1375
Correct Answer: 1375
Solution : Female employees of company Q = Total employees – male employees = 1240 – 350 = 890 Female employees of company S = Total employees – male employees = 825 – 340 = 485 $\therefore$ Sum = 890 + 485 = 1375 Hence, the correct
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Gaming in the banking sector seems virtually (1) _____ to eliminate. The only effective measure to end it would be to (2) _____ bankers personally liable for losses, to remove the sense that their actions—their games—have (3) ______ personal financial or legal consequences. It is this, rather (4) ______ removing the cap on bankers' bonuses, that has the best chance of preventing the financial system from blowing (5) ____ again. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: gave
Option 2: bake
Option 3: take
Option 4: make
Correct Answer: make
The passage suggests that the only effective measure to end gaming in the banking sector would be to make bankers personally liable for losses. Make in this context implies instituting a policy or regulation that compels or requires
Question : Baji Rao I or Baji Rao Ballal was the son of _____.
Option 1: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
Option 2: Raghunath Rao
Option 3: Shivaji
Option 4: Madhav Rao
Correct Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
Solution : The correct option is Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath.
Balaji Vishwanath's eldest son was Baji Rao I. As the second Peshwa after his father, Baji Rao I was instrumental in the growth and stabilisation of Maratha authority in the early eighteenth century. As a
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’. Not everything that happen in natures is due to global warming alone.
Option 1: that happening on nature
Option 2: which happens in natures
Option 3: No improvement required
Option 4: that happens in nature
Correct Answer: that happens in nature
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
In English, verbs must agree with their subjects in number. In the original sentence, everything is a singular subject, so the verb should be in its singular form. The correction involves changing happen to
Question : Which of the following will not participate in the election of president?
Option 1: Elected Lok Sabha members
Option 2: Elected members of state legislative assemblies
Option 3: Elected members of the state legislative council
Option 4: Elected Rajya Sabha members
Correct Answer: Elected members of the state legislative council
Solution : The correct answer is Elected members of the state legislative council.
Nominated members of parliament do not vote in the election of India's president. An electoral college of elected members of parliament and elected members of the state
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