Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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. 6 : 232 :: 8 : ? : : 10 : 1016
Option 1: 520
Option 2: 535
Option 3: 540
Option 4: 528
Correct Answer: 528
Solution : Given: 6 : 232 :: 8 : ? : : 10 : 1016
Find the cube of the given number and then add 16 to obtain the missing term – Here, 6 : 232→63 + 16 = 216 + 16 = 232 And, 10
Question : If profit is $\frac{1}{11}$th of the selling price, what is the profit percentage?
Option 1: $9\frac{1}{11}\%$
Option 2: $10\%$
Option 3: $8\frac{1}{3}\%$
Option 4: $11\frac{1}{9}\%$
Correct Answer: $10\%$
Solution : Given: Profit is $\frac{1}{11}$th of the selling price. Let the selling price be 11 units. Then, the profit is 1 unit. So the cost price is = (11 – 1) = 10 units We know, the profit percentage $=\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost price}}×100=\frac{1}{10}×100=10\%$ Hence, the correct answer is
Question : If the price of rice is raised by 25%, the percentage by which a house holder must reduce his consumption of rice so as not to increase his expenditure on rice is:
Option 1: 225%
Option 2: 25.75%
Option 3: 25%
Option 4: 20%
Correct Answer: 20%
Solution : The price of rice is raised by 25%. If the consumption remains the same then expenditure will be increased by 25%. So, the percentage by which a house holder must reduce his consumption of rice so as not to increase his expenditure on rice $=\frac{25}{125}
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Cricket : Pitch :: ? : ?
Option 1: Ship : Harbour
Option 2: Wrestling : Track
Option 3: Boxing : Ring
Option 4: Ship : Dock
Correct Answer: Boxing : Ring
Solution : Given: Cricket : Pitch :: ? : ? The given pair of works depicts the relation between the game and the area where it is played.
Let's check the options – First option: Ship : Harbour; A harbour is a sheltered body of
Question : Who was the last Governor-General of British India?
Option 1: Lord Hastings
Option 2: Lord Auckland
Option 3: Lord Wellesley
Option 4: Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer: Lord Mountbatten
Solution : The correct option is Lord Mountbatten.
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Governor-General of British India. Appointed in 1947, he played a pivotal role in overseeing the transition to independence and the partition of India. Mountbatten continued as the first Governor-General of the independent
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct
Don't try to force the window open, or you might broken it.
Option 1: you might breaks
Option 2: you have break
Option 3: you might break
Option 4: No improvement
Correct Answer: you might break
Solution : The third option is correct.
Explanation: The underlined part of the sentence includes the modal auxiliary might, which is followed by the base form of the verb. The use of broken in the original sentence is incorrect, as it is not
Question : Which among the following occurs when two tectonic plates are moving past each other at different speeds?
Option 1: Drought
Option 2: Earthquake
Option 3: Hurricane
Option 4: Blizzard
Correct Answer: Earthquake
Solution : The correct answer is an Earthquake.
When two tectonic plates are moving past each other at different speeds, the primary geophysical phenomenon that occurs is an earthquake. The movement of tectonic plates along faults can lead to the accumulation of stress and the subsequent
Question : What will be the curved surface area of a cone of radius 5 cm and a slant height of 30 cm? (Use $\pi=3.14$)
Option 1: 234 m2
Option 2: 715 m2
Option 3: 543 m2
Option 4: 471 cm2
Correct Answer: 471 cm2
Solution : We know, Curved surface area of a cone = $\pi rl$, where $r$ = radius, $l$ = slant height According to the question, ⇒ Curved Surface Area = 3.14 × 5 × 30 = 471 cm2 Hence, the correct answer is 471
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.
In Switzerland, these glacial meltwaters are (1)____ for hydropower. In fact, water falling on 93% of Switzerland ultimately passes (2)____ at least one electric power plant before even (3)_____ the country. So one consequence is that melting glaciers help to (4)_____ for low rainfall in times of drought, filling reservoirs to supply the nation's (5)____ supply.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: for
Option 2: with
Option 3: through
Option 4: beneath
Correct Answer: through
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The sentence suggests that water falling in 93% of Switzerland passes through at least one electric power plant before leaving the country. Through implies a process of passing or moving, which makes sense in the context of the
Question : What is the draft of the legislative proposal that needs to be passed in both houses of Parliament of India to become an act?
Option 1: Article
Option 2: Amendment
Option 3: Bill
Option 4: Form
Correct Answer: Bill
Solution : The correct answer is Bill.
The draft of a legislative proposal that needs to be passed in both houses of the Parliament of India to become an Act is called a "Bill". Once a Bill is approved by both the Lok Sabha (House of
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