Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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. House : Room :: World : ?
Option 1: Face
Option 2: Pencil
Option 3: Bed
Option 4: Continent
Correct Answer: Continent
Solution : Given: House : Room :: World : ?
Like, a house is divided into rooms. Similarly, the world is divided into continents.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : The pie chart given below shows the savings of seven companies in a year. The total savings of all these companies are 12000. The saving of a particular company is shown as a percentage of the total savings of all these seven companies.
Which of the following statements is correct? I. The ratio of savings of Q to the savings of U is 8 : 9. II. The central angle formed by sector R is 36°. III. The savings of P is 60% of the savings of S.
Option 1: II and III
Option 2: I, II, and III
Option 3: I and III
Option 4: I and II
Correct Answer: II and III
Solution : I. The ratio of savings of Q to the savings of U = 18 : 16 = 9 : 8 So, it is incorrect. II. The Central angle formed by sector R = $\frac{10}{100}$ × 360° = 36° So, it is correct III.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: alive
Option 2: alike
Option 3: awake
Option 4: agile
Correct Answer: agile
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Agile is someone who is quick in movement and is the appropriate word to fill the blank with. This helps convey the intended meaning that the mongoose is very quick in movement.
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.
The "Sesame Street" spin off (1)__________ to be the first Russian-language educational TV (2)__________ aimed specifically at preschoolers. The project (3)__________ support from both American and Russian government officials. "If we do not reform our (4)__________, we can hardly hope that we will reform our society," (5)__________ Elena Lenskaya, a director in Russia's Ministry of Education, during a 1992 U.S. congressional hearing on the planned adaptation.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: society
Option 2: politics
Option 3: education
Option 4: economy
Correct Answer: education
Solution : The third option is correct.
In the context provided, the quote is discussing the need for reform. Elena Lenskaya's statement suggests that if they don't reform their education, they can't expect broader societal change.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No Error'.
Where can I find a good Chinese restaurant about here?
Option 1: where can I find
Option 2: a good Chinese
Option 3: restaurant about here?
Option 4: No Error
Correct Answer: restaurant about here?
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The preposition about means on the subject of or concerning, and it should be replaced with the preposition around to make the sentence grammatically accurate. Around means on every side, and in this context it helps
Question : Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India'?
Option 1: Ala-ud-din Husain Shah
Option 2: Amir Khusrau
Option 3: Barbak Shah
Option 4: Gur Nnak
Correct Answer: Amir Khusrau
Solution : The correct option is Amir Khusrau.
Amir Khusrau was known as the Parrot of India. He was a poet, musician, and scholar who lived in the 13th and 14th centuries and wrote in Persian. He was a prolific writer, writing over 20,000 poems and
Question : A man can row 12 km/hr in still water. It takes him 4 times as long to row up as to row down the river. The speed of the stream is:
Option 1: 7.2 km/hr
Option 2: 3.6 km/hr
Option 3: 9.8 km/hr
Option 4: 4.9 km/hr
Correct Answer: 7.2 km/hr
Solution : Let the speed of the stream as $v$ km/hr. When the man rows downstream (with the current), his effective speed is (12 + $v$) km/hr. When he rows upstream (against the current), his effective speed is (12 – $v$) km/hr. Given that it takes
Question : Who among the following Indian singers is addressed as the Nightingale of India?
Option 1: Lata Mangeshkar
Option 2: Shreya Ghoshal
Option 3: Arijit Singh
Option 4: Sunidhi Chauhan
Correct Answer: Lata Mangeshkar
Solution : The correct option is Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar, renowned as the 'Nightingale of India,' stood out as one of the most versatile singers in the Indian film industry. With a career spanning almost eight decades, her melodious contributions extended to over 5,000 songs featured
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13-Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) 125: 25:: 64: 16:: 216: ?
Option 1: 36
Option 2: 24
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 39
Correct Answer: 36
Solution : Given: 125: 25:: 64: 16:: 216: ?
The cube root of the first number is equal to the square root of the second number – Like in, 125 : 25 → 53 : 52 = 125 : 25 And in, 64: 16 →
Question : The marked price of the car is Rs. 6,00,000. Rahul buys that car at two successive discounts of 30% and 20%. If after using the car, he sells the car for Rs. 4,78,000, then what is the profit percentage?
Option 1: 39.87%
Option 2: 36.85%
Option 3: 33.33%
Option 4: 42.26%
Correct Answer: 42.26%
Solution : Single equivalent discount = $(x+y-\frac{xy}{100}$)% where $x$ and $y$ are two successive discounts. So, two successive discounts of 30% and 20% are equivalent to (30 + 20 – $\frac{30×20}{100}$) = 44% Purchased price = Marked price – 44% of Marked price = 600000 – 0.44
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