Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : A man starts from place A and reaches place B in 50 hours. He travels $\frac{1}{4}$th distance at the speed of 5 km/hr and the remaining distance at the speed of 15 km/hr. What is the distance between A and B?
Option 1: 525 km
Option 2: 500 km
Option 3: 375 km
Option 4: 425 km
Correct Answer: 500 km
Solution : Let the distance between A and B be $4x$ km. ⇒ Distance covered with speed 5 km/hr = $\frac14 × 4x = x$ ⇒ Time taken = $\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} = \frac{x}{5}$ ⇒ Remaining distance $=4x - x = 3x$ ⇒ Time taken = $\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} =
Question : Who among the following became the Brand Ambassador of Khadi Prakritik Paint in July 2021?
Option 1: Narendra Singh Tomar
Option 2: Rajnath Singh
Option 3: Nitin Gadkari
Option 4: Arjun Munda
Correct Answer: Nitin Gadkari
Solution : The correct answer is Nitin Gadkari.
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari is now Khadi Prakritik Paint brand ambassador. It is the first and only paint manufactured from cow dung in India.
On July 6, 2021, he also officially opened the
Question : The six-day Khajuraho Dance festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
Option 1: Haryana
Option 2: Madhya Pradesh
Option 3: Assam
Option 4: Kerala
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Solution : The correct option is Madhya Pradesh.
The state of Madhya Pradesh celebrates the Khajuraho Dance Festival. A well-known historical location, Khajuraho is renowned for its collection of exquisite temples with elaborate, sensual sculptures. Every year, in front of the Khajuraho temples, a variety
Question : Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.
He wasn't entirely convinced.
Option 1: doubting
Option 2: submerged
Option 3: accepting
Option 4: trustless
Correct Answer: accepting
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The underlined word convinced, implies a state of being entirely persuaded or fully certain about something. Accepting can be a synonym for "convinced" in the given contexts, which means they acknowledge or agree to something.
The meanings
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.
To contact doctor attempts were made.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation: The original sentence has an awkward and incorrect word order. The correct sentence should start with the subject "Attempts" followed by the verb, and then the object.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Attempts were made
Question : Directions: How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 16
Option 4: 18
Correct Answer: 18
Solution : The given figure can be labeled as shown below –
There are a total of 18 triangles in the above figure. They are AGB, BGC, CGD, DGA, DHC, CHE, EHF, FHD, ABC, BCD, CDA, DAB, DCE, CEF, EFD, FDC, BDE, ACF.
Hence, the fourth option
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. Network security (1) ______ securing a network and protecting the user’s information about (2) ______ is connected through that network. Over the network, (3) ______ steal, the packets of data through sniffing and spoofing (4) ______, man in the middle attack, war driving, etc, and misuse the data for their (5) ______. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: hackers
Option 2: labourers
Option 3: engineers
Option 4: smugglers
Correct Answer: hackers
Solution : The correct option will be the first option.
The use of the word "hackers" makes the sentence grammatically correct and coherent, indicating that hackers are the ones who steal packets of data through methods like sniffing and spoofing.
Therefore, the complete sentence would be: "Over
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 43, 51, 78, 142, 267, ?
Option 1: 483
Option 2: 473
Option 3: 463
Option 4: 493
Correct Answer: 483
Solution : Given: 43, 51, 78, 142, 267, ?
Add cubes of the natural numbers starting from 2 to the previous numbers, to get the next number of the series – 43 + 23 = 43 + 8 = 51 51 + 33 = 51
Question : Directions: Below are given some Roll Numbers of candidates registered at different centers for examination. The first two digits from the left stand for the center code and the next four for the serial number of the candidates registered at the center.
Now answer the following question based on this sample of Roll Numbers.
Which of the following centers had the highest serial number of candidates?
Option 1: 83
Option 2: 56
Option 3: 65
Option 4: 85
Correct Answer: 56
Solution : There are 5 centers in total, namely – 83 (Highlight with red), 65 (Highlight with blue), 56 (Highlight with green), 85 (Highlight with pink), 48 (Highlight with purple)
The highlighted figure will be –
Let's check each option –
First option: 83 → 4381 +
Question : Directions: Which two numbers should be interchanged, to make the given equation correct? 7 × 3 – 98 ÷ 14 + 5 = 31
Option 1: 5 and 3
Option 2: 7 and 98
Option 3: 31 and 7
Option 4: 3 and 14
Correct Answer: 5 and 3
Solution : Given: 7 × 3 – 98 ÷ 14 + 5 = 31
Replace the given numbers in the options one by one with the original numbers in the given equation. First option: 5 and 3 7 × 3 – 98 ÷ 14 +
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