Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : A table is bought for Rs. 2450 and sold for Rs. 2940. The gain percentage is:
Option 1: 22%
Option 2: 10%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 12%
Correct Answer: 20%
Solution : Given: A table is bought for Rs. 2450 and sold for Rs. 2940. Here the cost price (CP) = Rs. 2450 The selling price (SP) = Rs. 2940 So, the gain percentage = $\frac{SP-CP}{CP}×100$ = $\frac{2940-2450}{2450}×100$ = $\frac{490}{2450}×100$ = 20% Hence, the correct answer is
Question : A sphere of radius 18 cm is melted and then a solid cylinder of base radius 4 cm is made from it. What is the height of the solid cylinder?
Option 1: 196 cm
Option 2: 486 cm
Option 3: 224 cm
Option 4: 384 cm
Correct Answer: 486 cm
Solution : The volume of the sphere,$V_{\text{s}} = \frac{4}{3}\pi r_{\text{s}}^3$ and the volume of the cylinder is given by the formula $V_{\text{c}} = \pi r_{\text{c}}^2 h_{\text{c}}$ where $r_{\text{s}}$ is the radius of the sphere, $r_{\text{c}}$ is the radius of the base of the cylinder, and $h_{\text{c}}$
Question : Ramappa Temple is dedicated to which god?
Option 1: Lord Rama
Option 2: Lord Vishnu
Option 3: Lord Indra
Option 4: Lord Shiva
Correct Answer: Lord Shiva
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Shiva.
The Ramappa Temple, also known as the Rudreswara Temple, is a magnificent Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. Situated in Telangana, India, it stands 15 km from Mulugu, 66 km from Warangal and 209 km from Hyderabad.
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required.'
You is not allowed to sit here without permission.
Option 1: has not allowed
Option 2: are not allowed
Option 3: is no allowing
Option 4: no improvement required
Correct Answer: are not allowed
Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.
The error in the original sentence is the use of you is, which is grammatically incorrect. The corrected version uses the appropriate subject-verb agreement, you are, to convey that the person is not
Question : The perimeter of a square is 90 cm more than the length of each of its sides. What is the length of each side of the square?
Option 1: 25 cm
Option 2: 30 cm
Option 3: 60 cm
Option 4: 45 cm
Correct Answer: 30 cm
Solution : Let the length of each side of the square be $a$. We know that, Perimeter of a square = 4a According to the question, $4a = a + 90$ ⇒ $3a = 90$ ⇒ $a=30$ Hence, the correct answer is 30 cm.
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.
An ‘occupational disease’ is any disease (1)______ primarily by exposure at work (2)______ a physical, organisational, chemical or biological risk (3)______ or to a combination of these factors. Occupational diseases are (4)______ those listed in national legislation as resulting from exposure to risk factors at (5)______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: radically
Option 2: oddly
Option 3: mostly
Option 4: manually
Correct Answer: mostly
Solution : The third option is correct.
Example: Our students come mostly from Japan.
Therefore, the correct
Question : The table below shows the expenditure on six articles by two families A and B.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct? I. The expenditure on article R by A is 28.56% more than the expenditure on Q by B. II. The difference between the average expenditure on articles P and Q by A and the average expenditure on R and S by B is 20.
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Only I
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Only I
Solution : I. The expenditure on article R by A = 80 The expenditure on Q by B = 70 Required percentage = $\frac{80-70}{70}×100$ = 14.28% II. The average expenditure on articles P and Q by A = $\frac{40+60}{2} = 50$ The average expenditure on R
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
He studied (1) / so hardly (2) / he was sure of passing. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
Hardly is an adverb that means only just, which is not the correct choice, and it should be replaced with the adjective hard to convey that he studied so rigorously that he was sure that
Question : Directions: Eight boys Anil, Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, Vivek, Rahul and Ramu are sitting around a circular table facing opposite the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Ramu is not the immediate neighbour of Aakash or Sanjay. Ramu is to the immediate right of Anil. Rahul is the immediate neighbour of Aakash. Vivek is to the immediate left of Kamal. Ram is the immediate neighbour of both Aakash and Vivek. Who is sitting third to the left of Sanjay?
Option 1: Ram
Option 2: Rahul
Option 3: Vivek
Option 4: Aakash
Correct Answer: Ram
Solution : Given: (I) Vivek is second to the right of Anil. Anil is fourth to the right of Ramu.
(II) Sanjay is third to the right of Ram. Ram is not the immediate neighbour of Vivek or Kamal. Ramu is not the immediate neighbour of Rahul.
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