Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative in case no improvement is needed your answer is 4.
Although the goalkeeper was responsible for the defeat in the important football match, nobody blamed him.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The sentence is grammatically correct and does not need any change.
Therefore, the given sentence requires no improvement.
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series. 2, 20, 38, 56, 74, ?
Option 1: 91
Option 2: 90
Option 3: 92
Option 4: 88
Correct Answer: 92
Solution : Given: 2, 20, 38, 56, 74, ?
Add 18 to each number, to get the required missing number in the series – 2 + 18 = 20; 20 + 18 = 38; 38 + 18 = 56; 56 + 18 = 74; 74 + 18
Question : A nation's population in the working age group is generally grouped between ______.
Option 1: 18-62 years
Option 2: 16-60 years
Option 3: 15-59 years
Option 4: 14-58 years
Correct Answer: 15-59 years
Solution : The correct answer is 15-59 years.
A nation's population is commonly divided into three main groups. Children, usually under 15, depend on support for basic needs like education and healthcare. The working-age population, aged 15 to 59, is economically productive and biologically reproductive,
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, MARS is written as 51 and COLD is written as 34. How will ACID be written in that language?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 16
Option 3: 19
Option 4: 17
Correct Answer: 17
Solution : Given: MARS is written as 51 and COLD is written as 34.
Add the position values of the letters of the word to obtain the required code –Position values of the letters of MARS; M→13; A→1; R→18; S→19 Now, add the position values→13 + 1
Question : Anusha purchased a television and a camera for INR 12,000 and INR 8,000, respectively. She sold the television at a loss of 10 percent, and the camera at a profit of 12 percent. What was her overall loss/profit?
Option 1: INR 240 profit
Option 2: INR 450 loss
Option 3: INR 240 loss
Option 4: INR 450 profit
Correct Answer: INR 240 loss
Solution : Given: Anusha purchased a television and a camera for INR 12,000 and INR 8,000, respectively. She sold the television at a loss of 10 percent, and the camera at a profit of 12 percent. The selling price of the television = $\frac{100– 10}{100}\times
Question : Shivani purchased five pens for INR 600. She sells these five pens at the rate of INR 50 per pen. What is the approximate loss percentage that Shivani incurred on selling the five pens?
Option 1: 58.33%
Option 2: 48.33%
Option 3: 53.33%
Option 4: 61.66%
Correct Answer: 58.33%
Solution : Shivani purchased five pens for INR 600 She sells these five pens at the rate of INR 50 per pen Cost Price (CP) of five pens = INR 600 CP of 1 pen = $\frac{600}{5}$ = INR 120 Selling Price (SP) of 1 pen =
Question : Vitamin C is also known as
Option 1: Amino acid
Option 2: Ascorbic acid
Option 3: Acetic acid
Option 4: Azelaic acid
Correct Answer: Ascorbic acid
Solution : The correct answer is Ascorbic acid.
Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid. It is found in citric fruits. Protection of the immune system, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health issues, eye disease and even skin ageing are just a few of the advantages
Question : Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any errors, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. When I reached there she have already started eating.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: When I reached
Option 3: there she have
Option 4: already started eating
Correct Answer: there she have
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
Explanation: When narrating events in the past, the past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. In this case, had should replace have to indicate that she had already
Question : The growth rate of population refers to the:
Option 1: Difference between birth rate and GDP
Option 2: Addition of birth rate and death rate
Option 3: Difference between birth rate and death rate
Option 4: Difference between death rate and GDP
Correct Answer: Difference between birth rate and death rate
Solution : The correct answer is the difference between birth rate and death rate.
The population growth rate is the difference between the birth and mortality rates. The average annual rate of change in population size for a specific nation,
Question : Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some fruits are sweet. All sweets are sour. Conclusions: I. Some fruits are sour. II. Some sweets are not fruit.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some fruits are sour – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing fruits and sour overlap and have some
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