Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The table given below shows the number of bikes of 5 different types sold by two companies.
Which of the following statements is correct? I. The Ratio of the number of bikes A sold by C1 to the number of bikes D sold by C2 is 5 : 11. II. The average number of bikes A, B, D and E sold by C1 is 75.
Option 1: Neither I nor II
Option 2: Only I
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Only I
Solution : I. Ratio of the number of bikes A sold by C1 to the number of bikes D sold by C2 = 50 : 110 = 5 : 11 II. The average number of bikes A, B, D and E sold by C1 = $\frac{50+30+80+100}{4}$
Question : Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence.
My freind is blessed with perfect gines.
Option 1: My friend is blessed with perfct gines.
Option 2: My freind is bllessed with perfct gines.
Option 3: My freind is blesed with perfect genes.
Option 4: My friend is blessed with perfect genes.
Correct Answer: My friend is blessed with perfect genes.
Solution : The correct choice will be the fourth option.
In the first option: Incorrect - perfct, gines; Correct - perfect, genes
In the second option: Incorrect - freind, bllessed, perfct, gines; Correct - friend, blessed, perfect, genes
In the third
Question : If a certain sum of money becomes double of itself in 3 years and 6 months at simple interest, then what will be the annual rate of interest?
Option 1: 22.5 percent
Option 2: 28.57 percent
Option 3: 30.53 percent
Option 4: 26.57 percent
Correct Answer: 28.57 percent
Solution : Given, The sum of money becomes double itself in 3 years and 6 months. Time in years = $3+\frac{6}{12}$ = 3.5 years Let the rate be $r$. According to the question, The amount becomes double ⇒ Simple interest is equal to the principal P
Question : Who among the following won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022?
Option 1: Magnus Carlsen
Option 2: Arjun Erigaisi
Option 3: Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Option 4: Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Correct Answer: Magnus Carlsen
Solution : The correct option is Magnus Carlsen.
Magnus Carlsen won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour for the year 2022. He won the tournament for the 2nd consecutive year. Magnus Carlsen is currently the world's number-one chess player.
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. The lion's share.
Option 1: Life with no regrets
Option 2: To lose a big amount of money
Option 3: Big success
Option 4: The largest portion
Correct Answer: The largest portion
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The lion's share refers to the largest or predominant part of something, often used in the context of a portion of resources, benefits, or responsibilities. So, in the given context, "the lion's share" is synonymous with
Question : Scurvy is a disease of
Option 1: hair
Option 2: skin
Option 3: liver
Option 4: eyes
Correct Answer: skin
Solution : The correct option is skin
A severe vitamin C shortage is the root cause of the disease scurvy. The body needs vitamin C to generate collagen, which is the substance that holds bones and muscles together and gives skin its elasticity. Anaemia, tiredness, internal bleeding,
Question : As per the contents mentioned in Asokan inscriptions, how many major political centres were there in the Mauryan empire?
Option 1: Five
Option 2: Six
Option 3: Four
Option 4: Three
Correct Answer: Five
Solution : The correct answer is Five.
Asokan inscriptions indicate five important political centres of the empire: Pataliputra, the capital and the provincial centres of Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and Suvarnagiri. The administrative structure of this vast empire was not standardized.
Question : Name the body which has replaced the UN Commission on Human Rights.
Option 1: Secretariat
Option 2: Human Rights Council
Option 3: Trusteeship Council
Option 4: Economic and Social Council
Correct Answer: Human Rights Council
Solution : The correct option is the Human Rights Council.
The Human Rights Council, which was established on March 15, 2006, by the General Assembly as the principal UN intergovernmental body in charge of human rights, has taken the place of the UN Commission
Question : The following bar graph shows the number of students in five different sections of Class 10.
What is the positive difference between the numbers of students in Section C and Section D?
Option 1: 16
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 14
Option 4: 17
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Students in section C = 55 Students in section D = 40 So, the difference = 55 – 40 = 15 Hence, the correct answer is 15.
Question : If each edge of a cube is increased by 40%, the percentage increase in its surface area is:
Option 1: 40%
Option 2: 60%
Option 3: 80%
Option 4: 96%
Correct Answer: 96%
Solution : Given: each side of the cube is increased by 40% Let the edge of a cube be 100 cm. New edge after increment of 40% = 140 cm The surface area of a cube before increment = 6 × 100 × 100 = 60000 cm
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