Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The ratio of the selling price to the cost price is 9 : 8. What is the profit percentage?
Option 1: 15 percent
Option 2: 12.5 percent
Option 3: 20 percent
Option 4: 10.5 percent
Correct Answer: 12.5 percent
Solution : Difference between the selling price (SP) and the cost price (CP) ⇒ Profit= SP − CP Let SP = 9 and CP = 8 (from the ratio) Profit = 9 – 8 = 1 Profit% = $\frac{1}{8}$×100 = 12.5% Hence, the correct answer is
Question : How many bronze medals did India win in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played in the year 2021)?
Option 1: Six
Option 2: Five
Option 3: Three
Option 4: Four
Correct Answer: Four
Solution : The correct answer is Four.
India achieved its highest ranking in over four decades at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, finishing 48th on the medal tally. The country secured its richest-ever medal haul with a remarkable performance, winning a historic 1 gold, 2 silver and
Question : Directions: Select the missing number from the given responses.
Option 1: 49
Option 2: 45
Option 3: 64
Option 4: 56
Correct Answer: 64
Solution : The pattern can be observed running diagonally as shown below –
Like, (2)3 = 8; (3)3 = 27 Similarly, (4)3 = 64
So, 64 is the missing number. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Padma Subrahmanyam is a well-known dancer of which of the following dance forms?
Option 1: Bharatanatyam
Option 2: Manipuri
Option 3: Odissi
Option 4: Kuchipudi
Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam
Solution : The correct answer is Bharatanatyam.
Bharatnatyam is one of the 8 Indian classical dance forms that originated in the Southern State of Tamil Nadu. Padma Subramaniam is associated with the Bharatanatyam dance form. Other exponents of Bharatnatyam are Mallika Sarabhai, Mrinalini Sarabhai etc.
Question : Directions: Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 15 – 24 + 63 ÷ 7 × 2 = 9
Option 1: 63 and 9
Option 2: 7 and 63
Option 3: 24 and 9
Option 4: 63 and 24
Correct Answer: 24 and 9
Solution : Given: 15 – 24 + 63 ÷ 7 × 2 = 9
According to the given options interchange the numbers. First option: 63 and 9 15 – 24 + 63 ÷ 7 × 2 = 9 Solving the L.H.S. of the equation –
Question : Water from the soil enters into the root hairs owing to:
Option 1: atmospheric pressure
Option 2: capillary pressure
Option 3: root pressure
Option 4: osmotic pressure
Correct Answer: osmotic pressure
Solution : The correct option is osmotic pressure.
Plants root hairs get water from the soil through a process known as "osmosis." The pressure applied through this process is the osmotic pressure. Osmosis is the process by which water molecules pass across a semi-permeable membrane
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. AEI, BFJ, CGK, ?
Option 1: DHL
Option 2: DLH
Option 3: EIM
Option 4: LPT
Correct Answer: DHL
Solution : Given: AEI, BFJ, CGK, ?
In the above-given series, add 1 to the place value of each letter of the previous term to get the next term. AEI→A + 1 = B; E + 1 = F; I + 1 = J BFJ→B + 1
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. Gaming in the banking sector seems virtually (1) _____ to eliminate. The only effective measure to end it would be to (2) _____ bankers personally liable for losses, to remove the sense that their actions—their games—have (3) ______ personal financial or legal consequences. It is this, rather (4) ______ removing the cap on bankers' bonuses, that has the best chance of preventing the financial system from blowing (5) ____ again. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: then
Option 2: but
Option 3: so
Option 4: than
Correct Answer: than
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The phrase rather than is used to express a preference or choice between two alternatives. In this context, the passage indicates a preference for making bankers personally liable for losses over removing the cap on bankers' bonuses, using
Question : The sum of 11 numbers is 660. Find their average.
Option 1: 66
Option 2: 60
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 80
Correct Answer: 60
Solution : Given: The sum of 11 numbers is 660. Use the formula, $\text{Average}=\frac{\text{Sum of values}}{\text{The total values}}=\frac{660}{11}=60$ Hence, the correct answer is 60.
Question : Directions: Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct? 2 + 78 ÷ 13 – 4 × 111 = 119
Option 1: + and ÷
Option 2: ÷ and ×
Option 3: + and –
Option 4: + and ×
Correct Answer: + and ×
Solution : Given: 2 + 78 ÷ 13 – 4 × 111 = 119
Let's check each option – First Option: + and ÷ On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get – 2 ÷ 78 + 13 – 4 × 111 = 119 On solving
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