Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
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
Question : The following table shows the expenditure of a company from the year 2018 to 2022. What is the average amount of tax per year that the company had to pay during this period?
Fuel and
transport
Option 1: 90.2 lakhs
Option 2: 99.4 lakhs
Option 3: 91.4 lakhs
Option 4: 92.5 lakhs
Correct Answer: 99.4 lakhs
Solution : Total Tax = Tax2018 + Tax2019 + Tax2020 + Tax2021 + Tax2022 = 100 + 105 + 102 + 98 + 92 = 497 Number of Years = 5 $\therefore$ Average Tax = $\frac{\text{Total Tax}}{\text{Number of
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. First row - 8, 96, 104 Second row - 11, 132, 143 Third row - 7, 84, ?
Option 1: 88
Option 2: 95
Option 3: 91
Option 4: 92
Correct Answer: 91
Solution : In a row, multiply the first number by 12 to obtain the second number and multiply the first number by 13 to obtain the third number. First row - 8, 96, 104→8 × 12 = 96; 8 × 13 = 104 Second row -11, 132,
Question : Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.
Option 1: CAMOFLAGUE
Option 2: COMPARSION
Option 3: GUAGE
Option 4: PRESENCE
Correct Answer: PRESENCE
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The correctly spelt word is presence. It refers to the state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a particular place or thing.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Camoflague: The correct spelling
Question : What was the title given to the late Sarojini Naidu?
Option 1: Nightingale of India
Option 2: Kite of India
Option 3: Sparrow of India
Option 4: Hornbill of India
Correct Answer: Nightingale of India
Solution : The correct answer is Nightingale of India.
Sarojini Naidu was a poet and known with the name Nightingale of India. She joined the Indian National Freedom Movement and became the first Indian female president of the Indian National Congress in 1925. She was
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