Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Who among the following succeeded Ghatotkacha, the Gupta ruler?
Option 1: Kumaragupta I
Option 2: Chandragupta I
Option 3: Chandragupta II
Option 4: Skandagupta
Correct Answer: Chandragupta I
Solution : The correct answer is Chandragupta I.
Chandragupta I succeeded Ghatotkacha. Sri Gupta is regarded as the first of the Gupta rulers, and Ghatotkacha was the successor of Sri Gupta. Chandragupta I was the son and also the successor of Ghatotkacha.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I often feel I am an_______, that I would be more at home at the turn of the century than today.
Option 1: anachronism
Option 2: analogous
Option 3: apathy
Option 4: avarice
Correct Answer: avarice
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Avarice means excessive greed for wealth or gain. It helps convey the intended meaning that the speaker feels out of place in the current time due to their perceived materialistic tendencies and that they would feel more at
Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the sentence is correct as given
One of the main climbing routes approaches the summit from the southeast (in the Nepal).
Option 1: at the Nepal
Option 2: in Nepal
Option 3: No correction required
Option 4: from the Nepal
Correct Answer: in Nepal
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The definite article "the" is not needed before Nepal, as "the" is only used before the country names, which either contains "of" or includes a common noun.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: One of the
Question : S alone can do a piece of work in 14 days. T alone can do the same work in 21 days. U alone can do the same work in 28 days. Working together, in how many days will they complete the work?
Option 1: $\frac{84}{13}$ days
Option 2: $\frac{77}{13}$ days
Option 3: $\frac{71}{13}$ days
Option 4: $\frac{87}{13}$ days
Correct Answer: $\frac{84}{13}$ days
Solution : One day's work of S = $\frac{1}{14}$ One day's work of T = $\frac{1}{21}$ One day's work of U = $\frac{1}{28}$ One day's work of S + T + U = $\frac{1}{14}+\frac{1}{21}+\frac{1}{28}$ = $\frac{6+4+3}{84}$ = $\frac{13}{84}$ So, the work will be completed in $(1÷\frac{13}{84})=\frac{84}{13}$
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. PIN : VAX :: RBX : ?
Option 1: YUH
Option 2: XUH
Option 3: XVH
Option 4: XTH
Correct Answer: XTH
Solution : Given: PIN : VAX :: RBX : ?
In the above-given pairs, add 6 to the positional value of the first alphabet, subtract 8 from the positional value of the second alphabet, and add 10 to the positional value of the third alphabet. Like, PIN
Question : A train moves at a speed of 35 km/hr for the first 2 hours and at a speed of 50 km/hr for the next 4 hours. Find the average speed of the train during the entire journey.
Option 1: 47 km/hr
Option 2: 50 km/hr
Option 3: 45 km/hr
Option 4: 35 km/hr
Correct Answer: 45 km/hr
Solution : Total distance = 35 × 2 + 50 × 4 = 70 + 200 = 270 km Total time = 2 + 4 = 6 hr Average speed = $\frac{270}{6}$ = 45 km/hr Hence, the correct answer is 45 km/hr.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
At the core of the (1)____ lies the fierce (2) ____between two branches of the Kuru dynasty, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The lifelong struggle (3)_____ the cousins for the throne of Hastinapur culminates (4)_____ bloody battle of Kurukshetra, in which (5)_____ kings of that period participated and perished.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
Option 1: amongst
Option 2: inside
Option 3: between
Option 4: along
Correct Answer: between
Solution : The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is the third option.
Explanation: The proposition that accurately captures the relationship between the two parties in this context is between. "Between" is used to indicate a relationship or interaction involving two entities, and
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".
Teachers were instructed (1) / to follow an uniform method (2) / of evaluation. (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.
Article "an" should be replaced with "a" as "uniform" is a word starting with a consonant. The indefinite article "a" is used before the singular countable nouns starting with a consonant sound.
Therefore, the correct
Question : What is the value of $\frac{343}{49} \times \frac{45}{9}$ of $\frac{27}{15} \times \frac{256}{64}$?
Option 1: 252
Option 2: 262
Option 3: 142
Option 4: 192
Correct Answer: 252
Solution : $\frac{343}{49} \times \frac{45}{9}$ of $\frac{27}{15} \times \frac{256}{64}$ $=\frac{343}{49} \times 9 \times \frac{256}{64}$ $=7\times 9\times 4$ $=252$ Hence, the correct answer is 252.
Question : The average of five consecutive odd numbers is 37. What is the sum of the highest and the lowest number?
Option 1: 8
Option 2: 74
Option 3: 41
Option 4: 66
Correct Answer: 74
Solution : Since it is a sequence of five consecutive terms, it is an arithmetic progression. Also, the Mid-term of an odd number of terms of an Arithmetic Progression is the Arithmetic Mean. So, average = 37 = third term of the sequence So, the first term
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