Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The length, breadth, and height of a cuboidal room are given as 80 m, 70 m, and 80 m, respectively. What will be the total cost of painting the four walls of this room, at the rate of 50 paise per square metre?
Option 1: INR 1,20,000
Option 2: INR 28,000
Option 3: INR 48,000
Option 4: INR 12,000
Correct Answer: INR 12,000
Solution : The length of the cuboidal room = 80 m The breadth of the cuboidal room = 70 m The height of the cuboidal room = 80 m Cost of painting per square metre = 50 paise Area of four walls of cuboid = 2
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Erring
Option 1: Blundering
Option 2: Tidy
Option 3: Sloppy
Option 4: Flawless
Correct Answer: Blundering
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Erring means to make a mistake or do something wrong.
Blundering means making a serious mistake. Both of these words imply making a mistake, which makes them synonymous.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 8 ÷ 2 × 7 – 5 + 2 = 1
Option 1: × and +
Option 2: + and –
Option 3: × and –
Option 4: + and =
Correct Answer: × and +
Solution : Given: 8 ÷ 2 × 7 – 5 + 2 = 1
Let's check the options – First option: × and + Solving the L.H.S. of the equation – 8 ÷ 2 + 7 – 5 × 2 = 4 + 7 –
Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling error.
Option 1: Price is the monetery vallue placed on a product.
Option 2: Price is the monetary value placed on a product.
Option 3: Price is the monetary value plased on a product.
Option 4: Price is the monitary value placed on a product.
Correct Answer: Price is the monetary value placed on a product.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence with no spelling error is: Price is the monetary value placed on a product.
The first option contains the incorrect spelling "monetery" and "vallue", and the correct
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Mr Sharma opened the door of the stove to _______.
Option 1: peek
Option 2: pike
Option 3: piece
Option 4: peak
Correct Answer: peek
Peek means to glance quickly or surreptitiously at something, often by slightly opening or looking through a small opening. In the context of the sentence, if Mr Sharma is opening the door of the stove, it suggests
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All G are K. II. Some K are T. Conclusions: I. No T is G. II. No K is T. III All K is G.
Option 1: Neither conclusion follows
Option 2: Both conclusions II and III follow
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Both conclusions I and III follow
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No T is G – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no definite relation between G and T. Thus,
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed.)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check where the question figure can exactly fit itself in the given option figures. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the second option figure.
Question : A trader buys two articles for Rs. 4000 each article. If he earns a profit of 10 percent on one and loses 30 percent on the other, then what will be his overall loss percentage?
Option 1: 5%
Option 2: 10%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 15%
Correct Answer: 10%
Solution : Given: A trader buys two articles for Rs. 4000 each article. The total cost price(CP) = 4000 + 4000 = Rs. 8000 The total selling price(SP) = $(4000 +0.10\times 4000)+(4000-0.30\times 4000)$ = $4000 + 400+4000-1200$ = Rs. $7200$ Loss percentage = $\frac{\text{Cost price – Selling
Question : Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by ___________.
Option 1: Shah Jahan
Option 2: Alauddin Khalji
Option 3: Akbar
Option 4: Sikandar Khan Lodi
Correct Answer: Shah Jahan
Solution : The correct option is Shah Jahan.
Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Completed in 1656, it is one of the largest and most renowned mosques in India. Its grand architecture, featuring red sandstone and white marble, reflects the
Question : The total number of ear bones is
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : The correct option is 6
The three small bones that are present in an ear are the malleus, incus, and stapes. The eardrum is connected to the malleus. The middle link in the chain of bones is incus. The oval window, also known as the
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