Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the sixth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number and the third number is related to the fourth number. 22 : 484 :: 23 : 529 :: ? : 729
Option 1: 31
Option 2: 29
Option 3: 27
Option 4: 26
Correct Answer: 27
Solution : Given: 22 : 484 :: 23 : 529 :: ? : 729
The second number is the square of the first number in each number pair – Like, 22 : 484→222 = 484 And, 23 : 529→232 = 529 Similarly, follow the same
Question : Which Act was passed in 1929 prohibiting marriage of girls below 14 and boys below 18 years of age?
Option 1: Pitt's India Act
Option 2: Sarda Act
Option 3: Vernacular Press Act
Option 4: Rowlett Act
Correct Answer: Sarda Act
Solution : The correct option is the Sarda Act.
On September 28, 1929, the Child Marriage Restriction Act, often known as the Sarda Act, was passed into law. The law set the marriageable age at 14 for girls and 18 for guys. The goal is to
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. After suffering so many losses, the company is about to go _______.
Option 1: bankrupt
Option 2: silent
Option 3: cynical
Option 4: awry
Correct Answer: bankrupt
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The word bankrupt fits appropriately in the blank, indicating that the company is on the verge of financial failure or insolvency due to significant losses.
"Bankrupt" is the term used to describe a business that is unable to
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'. The query isn't (whether he will admit it, but when).
Option 1: No substitution required
Option 2: whether he will be admitting it or not, but when?
Option 3: whether or nor he will admit it, but when?
Option 4: whether he will admit it or not, but when?
Correct Answer: No substitution required
Solution : The first option is correct.
The original sentence is clear and effectively conveys the intended meaning. The phrase whether he will admit it, but when is appropriately structured and fits within the context of the sentence.
Therefore, there is no substitution required.
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Akshay earns more than Rajnish who earns more than Sam. Sam earns less than Dixit. Conclusions: I: Akshay earns more than Sam. II: Dixit earns more than Akshay.
Option 1: Both I and II follow
Option 2: Only I follows
Option 3: Neither I nor II follows
Option 4: Only II follows
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Solution : According to the given statements – Akshay/ Dixit > Rajnish/Dixit >Sam
Conclusion (I): Akshay earns more than Sam. From, the above arrangement it is clear that Akshay earns more than Sam. So, this conclusion follows. Conclusion (II): Dixit earns more than Akshay.
Question : INR 20,000 is lent at compound interest at an annual rate of 16% for 1 year. If the compounding of interest is done half yearly, then how much interest will be obtained?
Option 1: INR 3180
Option 2: INR 3396
Option 3: INR 3224
Option 4: INR 3328
Correct Answer: INR 3328
Solution : Rate, $R$ = 16% Tem, $n$ = 1 year Principal sum, $P$ = INR 20000 When compounded half-yearly, Amount = $P(1+\frac{R}{200})^{2n}$ Compound interest = $P(1+\frac{R}{200})^{2n}-P$ = $20000(1+\frac{16}{200})^{2}-20000$ = $20000(1+\frac{2}{25})^{2}-20000$ = $20000(\frac{27}{25})^{2}-20000$ = $20000(\frac{27^2}{25^2}-1)$ = $20000(\frac{27^2-25^2}{625})$ = $\frac{20000×52×2}{625}$ = INR 3328 Hence, the correct answer
Question : P1 is the average of all prime numbers below 12 and P2 is the average of all prime numbers between 12 and 30. What is the value of 5P1 – P2?
Option 1: 7.8
Option 2: 8.6
Option 3: 9.8
Option 4: 7.5
Correct Answer: 7.8
Solution : $P_1$ is the average of all prime numbers below 12 $P_2$ is the average of all prime numbers between 12 and 30 The prime number between 1 to 30 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of all
Question : 'The Zoya Factor' is a novel written by_____.
Option 1: Rajasree
Option 2: Jerry Pinto
Option 3: Suketu Mehta
Option 4: Anuja Chauhan
Correct Answer: Anuja Chauhan
Solution : The correct answer is Anuja Chauhan.
Anuja Chauhan has written the novel 'The Zoya Factor'. She is an Indian author and screenwriter, and she authored The Zoya Factor, Those Pricey Thakur Girls, and others. This book was published by HarperCollins in 2008. This
Question : Directions: Seven girls Mansi, Shweta, Monika, Payal, Aarti, Kajal, and Laxmi are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Payal is to the immediate left of Mansi. Mansi is third to the left of Laxmi. Kajal is not an immediate neighbour of Aarti. Shweta is second to the left of Kajal. Who is sitting third to the left of Monika?
Option 1: Payal
Option 2: Kajal
Option 3: Shweta
Option 4: Aarti
Correct Answer: Shweta
Solution : Given: 1. Payal is to the immediate left of Mansi. 2. Mansi is third to the left of Laxmi. 3. Kajal is not an immediate neighbour of Aarti. 4. Shweta is second to the left of Kajal.
From the above-given information, the following seating arrangement
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.\
Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them, but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______ from their eyes.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: than
Option 2: when
Option 3: then
Option 4: thus
Correct Answer: than
Than is a conjunction that is used in comparisons to introduce the second element of comparison. In the context of the sentence, it helps to convey the intended meaning that the ants depend on the information they
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