Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. TREE : USDD :: SOAP : ?
Option 1: TZPO
Option 2: TZNQ
Option 3: TPZO
Option 4: TNQZ
Correct Answer: TPZO
Solution : Given: TREE : USDD :: SOAP : ?
Add 1 to the place value of the first two letters and subtract 1 from the place value of the last two letters of TREE to get the related letter cluster.
So, TREE is related to USDD.
Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
Medical doctors should try to ________ as many patients as possible.
Option 1: heel
Option 2: heal
Option 3: kill
Option 4: hate
Correct Answer: heal
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word heal is the correct choice in this sentence because it means to cure or treat patients, helping them recover from their illnesses or injuries. It's the appropriate word for what medical doctors are supposed to
Question : The selling price of a plate is 140% of its cost price. What will be the profit percentage?
Option 1: 35%
Option 2: 28.57%
Option 3: 40%
Option 4: 25%
Correct Answer: 40%
Solution : Given: The selling price = 140% of cost price $\therefore$ $\frac{\text{selling price}}{\text{cost price}}=\frac{140}{100}$ Let the selling price and the cost price be $140x$ and $100x$ respectively. So, the profit percentage = $\frac{\text{selling price - cost price}}{\text{cost price}}\times100$ = $\frac{140-100}{100}\times100$ = 40% Hence, the correct answer
Question : Japan's famous shipbuilding industries are located at?
Option 1: Detroit
Option 2: Pittsburgh
Option 3: Kobe
Option 4: Las Vegas
Correct Answer: Kobe
Solution : The correct answer is Kobe.
Kobe is home to Japan's renowned shipbuilding sector. It is a port city on Honshu, Japan's main island. Kobe has a lengthy history of shipbuilding extending back to the early nineteenth century. The city's shipyards played a significant role
Question : As per the data shown in the table given, what is the ratio of the students aged below 18 years to the students aged 18 years or above?
Option 1: 4 : 3
Option 2: 35 : 27
Option 3: 35 : 12
Option 4: 5 : 9
Correct Answer: 35 : 12
Solution : Number of students aged below 18 years = 14 + 26 + 18 + 12 = 70 Number of students aged above 18 years = 17 + 7 = 24 The ratio of the students aged below 18 years to the students aged
Question : The length of the longest diagonal that can be placed in a closed cube is $50 \sqrt{3}$ cm. What is the total surface area of this cube?
Option 1: 15000 cm2
Option 2: 10000 cm2
Option 3: 12000 cm2
Option 4: 6000 cm2
Correct Answer: 15000 cm2
Solution : Let $a$ be the side of the cube. The length of the longest diagonal that can be placed in a closed cube = $50 \sqrt{3}$ cm $⇒\sqrt3 a=50 \sqrt{3}$ $\therefore a = 50$ cm Total surface area = $6a^2= 6 × 50 ×
Question : Find the HCF of $\left(4^{315}-1\right)$ and $\left(4^{25}-1\right)$.
Option 1: $1$
Option 2: $\left(4^{25}-1\right)$
Option 3: $1024$
Option 4: $1023$
Correct Answer: $1023$
Solution : Given numbers: $\left(4^{315}-1\right)$ and $\left(4^{25}-1\right)$ Now, HCF (315, 25) = 5 So, HCF of {(4315– 1) and (425 – 1)} = ( 45 – 1) = 1024 – 1 = 1023 Hence, the correct answer is $1023$.
Question : Two cities, Delhi and Jaipur, are 360 km apart. A car goes from Delhi to Jaipur at a speed of 80 km/h and returns to Delhi from Jaipur using the same route at a speed of 120 km/h. What is the average speed of the car?
Option 1: 92 km/h
Option 2: 84 km/h
Option 3: 88 km/h
Option 4: 96 km/h
Correct Answer: 96 km/h
Solution : Distance between Delhi and Jaipur = 360 km The speed of the car ($x$) from Delhi and Jaipur = 80 km/h The speed of the car($y$) from Delhi and Jaipur = 120 km/h Average speed = $\frac{2\times x \times y}{x + y} = \frac{2\times
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. Celsius : Temperature :: Pound : ?
Option 1: Angle
Option 2: Distance
Option 3: Time
Option 4: Weight
Correct Answer: Weight
Solution : Given: Celsius : Temperature :: Pound : ?
Like, Celsius is a unit to measure temperature. Similarly, a Pound is a unit to measure Weight.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the word from the options which is exactly opposite in meaning to the bracketed word given in the sentence below. It automatically (adjusts) resistance to match the road grade.
Option 1: rectify
Option 2: order
Option 3: suit
Option 4: disorganise
Correct Answer: disorganise
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Adjusts in the sentence means modifying for a specific purpose, like automatically altering resistance to match road grade. In contrast, disorganise, the opposite, suggests disrupting order, leading to confusion or disorder.
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