Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: The marks of seven students A, B, C, D, E, F, and G in a test were given as follows: A's score was exactly between E's and F's scores. B's score was more than only G's score. C's score was immediately more than B's score. F's score was more than E's score and F did not score the highest. Who scored the highest marks on the test?
Option 1: A
Option 2: G
Option 3: E
Option 4: D
Correct Answer: D
Solution : Given: I. B's score was more than only G's score. __ > __ > __ > __ > __ > B > G II. C's score was immediately more than B's score. __ > __ > __ > __ > C > B > G
Question : While selling an article for INR 8,442, a person suffered a loss of 30%. At what price he should have sold the article to earn a profit of 20%?
Option 1: INR 15,686
Option 2: INR 14,472
Option 3: INR 12,806
Option 4: INR 13,885
Correct Answer: INR 14,472
Solution : Selling price = INR 8442 Loss = 30% of cost price Loss = cost price – selling price ⇒ 30% of cost price = cost price – 8442 ⇒ 8442 = 70% of the cost price So, the cost price = $\frac{8442}{0.7}$ = 12060
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
Option 1: Continue
Option 2: Positon
Option 3: Source
Option 4: Serious
Correct Answer: Positon
Solution : The second option is correct.
Question : Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
Option 1: 1599
Option 2: 1707
Option 3: 1699
Option 4: 1657
Correct Answer: 1699
Solution : The correct option is 1699.
On April 13, 1699, during the Vaisakhi celebration in the city of Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, formed the Khalsa Panth. One of the most important occasions in Sikh history, this event signifies the
Question : What is the minimum percentage of votes a political party must get to acquire the status of a recognised party at the national level as of 2016?
Option 1: 1%
Option 2: 6%
Option 3: 3%
Option 4: 4%
Correct Answer: 6%
Solution : The correct answer is 6%.
The conditions to get recognised at a national level by the Election Commission of India are:
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (rotation is NOT allowed.)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check where the question figure can exactly fit itself in the given option figures. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Question : Surface water is a better source of drinking water because it is poor in
Option 1: Dust
Option 2: Bacteria
Option 3: Arsenic
Option 4: Algae
Correct Answer: Arsenic
Solution : The correct answer is Arsenic.
Due to its low arsenic content, surface water is a preferable source of drinking water. Rocks and soil contain the naturally occurring metal arsenic. Additionally, it can infiltrate water sources due to human activity like mining, and smelting. Cancer, heart
Question : A train crosses a stationary pole completely in 18 seconds and a bridge completely in 44 seconds. If the length of the bridge is 650 meters, then what is the length of the train?
Option 1: 540 m
Option 2: 360 m
Option 3: 450 m
Option 4: 270 m
Correct Answer: 450 m
Solution : Let the length of the train be $l$ and the speed of the train be $s$. Time = 18 sec So, $s = \frac{l}{18}$ --------(i) Length of the bridge = 650 m Total distance = $650+l$ Time = 44 sec $s = \frac{650+l}{44}$ --------(ii)
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.
The study, published today in a magazine, finds that kids (1) ________ played only individual sports, like tennis or gymnastics, tended to (2) _________ more mental health difficulties. As a researcher, Hoffmann has long been interested in how sports (3) ________the psychological health of young people, partly because studies have (4) __________both positive and negative associations between mental health and sports (5) _________in children and adolescents.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
Option 1: thrash
Option 2: impact
Option 3: torment
Option 4: request
Correct Answer: impact
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
In the context of the sentence, impact refers to the influence or effect that sports have on the psychological health of young people. It indicates that sports leave a notable impression or effect on the mental well-being of
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, DUGPS is written as 4377T. How will AEMJQ be written in that language?
Option 1: 1R54R
Option 2: 1641R
Option 3: 1541R
Option 4: 1249R
Correct Answer: 1541R
Solution : Given: DUGPS is written as 4377T.
Write the place value of single digit number and calculate the sum of the place value of two-digit numbers of the first four letters, add 1 to the place value of the last letter and write the equivalent letter
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