Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Z1 and Z2 together complete a work in 15 days. Z2 alone can complete the same work in 30 days. They took Rs. 2,000 to complete the work together. What will be the share of Z1?
Option 1: Rs. 1,500
Option 2: Rs. 2,000
Option 3: Rs. 1,000
Option 4: Rs. 500
Correct Answer: Rs. 1,000
Solution : Given: Z1 and Z2 together complete a work in 15 days. Their 1 day's work = $\frac{1}{15}$ Z2 alone can complete the same work in 30 days. Z2's 1 day's work = $\frac{1}{30}$ $\therefore$ Z1's 1 day's work = $\frac{1}{15}-\frac{1}{30}=\frac{1}{30}$ So, Z1 alone can
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 102 : 10404 :: 107 : ?
Option 1: 11449
Option 2: 11649
Option 3: 11049
Option 4: 12449
Correct Answer: 11449
Solution : Given: 102 : 10404 :: 107 : ?
The second number equals the square of the first number of the given pair. Like, 102 : 10404→(102)2 = 10404 Similarly, 107 : ?→(107)2 = 11449
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Who received the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022?
Option 1: Peter Handke
Option 2: Olga Tokarczuk
Option 3: Abdulrazak Gurnah
Option 4: Annie Ernaux
Correct Answer: Annie Ernaux
Solution : The correct answer is Annie Ernaux.
Annie Ernaux received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022. She is a French author, “A Man’s Place” is the book which made her name and it is about her relationship with her father. Nobel prizes were first
Question : As a result of which Act did Queen Victoria, the monarch of Britain, also become the sovereign of British territories in India, with the title "Empress of India" in 1858?
Option 1: Indian Councils Act
Option 2: Government Of India Act
Option 3: Charter Act
Option 4: Regulating Act
Correct Answer: Government Of India Act
Solution : The correct answer is the Government of India Act.
By introducing the Government of India Act 1858, Queen Victoria, the monarch of Britain, also became the sovereign of British territories in India, with the title "Empress of India; in 1858.
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 Yoruba was (one of the west African city-state culture).
Option 1: No substitution required
Option 2: one of the west African city-state cultures
Option 3: one of a west African city-state cultures
Option 4: one of the west's African city-state culture
Correct Answer: one of the west African city-state cultures
Solution : The correct option will be the second option.
The original sentence uses "culture", but it should be pluralised to "cultures", as the phrase "one of" is followed by a plural noun. This correction ensures grammatical agreement, and the revised
Question : Directions: Rashmi is shorter than Monika who is shorter than Prema. Sana is shorter than Rashmi. Harshita is taller than Prema. Uma is shorter than Nikita and taller than Harshita. Who among them is the shortest?
Option 1: Uma
Option 2: Sana
Option 3: Rashmi
Option 4: Prema
Correct Answer: Sana
Solution : Given: (I) Rashmi is shorter than Monika who is shorter than Prema. Prema > Monika > Rashmi (II) Sana is shorter than Rashmi. Harshita is taller than Prema. Uma is shorter than Nikita and taller than Harshita. Nikita > Uma > Harshita > Prema >
Question : The famous Hirakud Captive Thermal Power plant is located in which of the following states?
Option 1: Odisha
Option 2: Gujarat
Option 3: Tamil Nadu
Option 4: Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: Odisha
Solution : The correct answer is Odisha.
The Hirakud Captive Thermal Power Plant is near the Hirakud Dam in Odisha, India. The Hirakud Dam is one of the longest dams in the world, built across the Mahanadi River. The thermal power plant is associated with the
Question : P, Q, and R can do a piece of work in 60 days, 100 days and 80 days respectively. They together work to finish the work and receive Rs. 2256. Then, P will get ___.
Option 1: Rs. 576
Option 2: Rs. 752
Option 3: Rs. 960
Option 4: Rs. 564
Correct Answer: Rs. 960
Solution : Given: P, Q and R can do a piece of work in 60 days, 100 days, and 80 days. The total work of P, Q, and R is LCM of (60, 100, 80) = 1200 units One day's work of P $=\frac{1200}{60}=20$ One day's
Question : Given below is a graph which shows the different occupations of men and women. The occupation that has a larger proportion of women compared to the other three jobs is:
Option 1: Clerical
Option 2: Teaching
Option 3: Medical
Option 4: Legal
Correct Answer: Clerical
Solution : Proportion of women to men in legal = $\frac{20}{30}$ = 0.67 Proportion of women to men in clerical = $\frac{30}{35}$ = 0.86 Proportion of women to men in medical = $\frac{10}{20}$ = 0.5 Proportion of women to men in teaching = $\frac{25}{35}$ = 0.71 $\therefore$
Question : Which of the following is not a cause of rural poverty in India?
Option 1: Migration from rural areas.
Option 2: Lack of alternate employment opportunities other than agriculture.
Option 3: Illiteracy
Option 4: Lack of capital.
Correct Answer: Migration from rural areas.
Solution : The correct answer is Migration from rural areas.
They relocate from rural to urban areas or from one rural to another. For a variety of reasons, people are driven to emigrate. Families and individuals consider factors like risks, goals, and socioeconomic
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