Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Which of the mathematical signs should be interchanged in the below equation, to make it mathematically correct? 10 + 54 ÷ 9 – 4 × 60 = 116
Option 1: – and ×
Option 2: ÷ and ×
Option 3: + and ×
Option 4: + and –
Correct Answer: + and ×
Solution : Given: 10 + 54 ÷ 9 – 4 × 60 = 116
Replace the given symbols in the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation. First option: – and × 10 + 54 ÷ 9 – 4 ×
Question : Find the value of {20 of 4 + (40 – 14 + 30) – 84}.
Option 1: 55
Option 2: 50
Option 3: 52
Option 4: 44
Correct Answer: 52
Solution : ${20\ \text{of}\ 4+(40-14+30)-84}$ $= {80+56-84}$ $= {136-84}$ $= 52$ Hence, the correct answer is 52.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Forthright
Option 1: Motivated
Option 2: Upfront
Option 3: Devious
Option 4: Outspoken
Correct Answer: Devious
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Forthright means direct, honest, and straightforward in speech or action whereas devious means showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals, not being straightforward or honest.
The meanings of the other options are:
Question : Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern. (Rotation is not allowed.)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right mirror image of the given figure?
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 MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Prakash bought 2 items, paying the same price for each of them. He sold one item at a profit of 20% and the other item at a profit of 25%. What is the overall percentage profit he made?
Option 1: 37.5%
Option 2: 24.5%
Option 3: 16.5%
Option 4: 22.5%
Correct Answer: 22.5%
Solution : Let the cost price of each item be denoted as "C". Let the selling price of the first item be denoted as "S1", and its profit percentage be denoted as "P1". Let the selling price of the second item be denoted as "S2", and its
Question : Who convened the 'Congress of Vienna' in 1815?
Option 1: Napoleon Bonaparte
Option 2: Mussolini
Option 3: Metternich
Option 4: Bismarck
Correct Answer: Metternich
Solution : The correct option is Metternich
The Vienna Assembly ran from September 1814 to June 1815. It was a gathering that reorganised Europe following the Napoleonic Wars. The agreement represented the most comprehensive treaty ever signed in Europe. The Chancellor of Austria, Duke Metternich, served as
Question : The ratio of the volume of two cylinders is 27 : 25 and the ratio of their heights is 3 : 4. If the area of the base of the second cylinder is 3850 cm2, then what will be the radius of the first cylinder?
Option 1: 42 cm
Option 2: 56 cm
Option 3: 63 cm
Option 4: 34 cm
Correct Answer: 42 cm
Solution : According to the question Let the volume of two cylinders = $27x$ and $25x$ Height of cylinders = $3h$ and $4h$ ⇒ The volume of the second cylinder = 3850 × 4$h$ Let the radius of the first cylinder be r ⇒ The base
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word. Valet
Option 1: Carrier
Option 2: Carrousel
Option 3: Kingpin
Option 4: Butler
Correct Answer: Butler
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
A valet is a personal attendant or servant, often responsible for the care and maintenance of the clothing and personal belongings of a person. Butler is a senior servant in charge of the household and is responsible for
Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 63 = 56 + 88 ÷ 11 – 15
Option 1: – and =
Option 2: + and ÷
Option 3: ÷ and –
Option 4: + and =
Correct Answer: – and =
Solution : Given: 63 = 56 + 88 ÷ 11 – 15
Let's check the options – First option: – and = On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get – ⇒ 63 – 56 + 88 ÷ 11 = 15 L.H.S. = 63 – 56
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