Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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 3.
Option 1: never
Option 2: none
Option 3: not
Option 4: no
Correct Answer: no
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The passage recommends making bankers personally liable for losses to curb gaming in the banking sector. The word no is appropriate in this context to emphasise the absence or lack of personal consequences for bankers, aligning with the
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
We are getting support from a ________ number of textile traders.
Option 1: larging
Option 2: largest
Option 3: largely
Option 4: large
Correct Answer: large
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The appropriate option is large, which functions as an adjective describing the size or quantity of the number of textile traders providing support.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Find the missing figure of the series from the given responses. Question Figures:
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – 1. The top figure is rotated by 180° and becomes the outer figure for the bottom figure. 2. All the top figure's straight lines now become the surrounding lines. So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as
Question : M alone can complete a work in 50 days and N alone can complete the same work in 100 days. If both of them work together, then in 25 days what percentage work of the total work will be completed?
Option 1: 60%
Option 2: 55%
Option 3: 75%
Option 4: 80%
Correct Answer: 75%
Solution : Given, M can complete a work in 50 days. Work rate of M = $\frac{1}{50}$ N can complete the same work in 100 days. work rate of N = $ \frac{1}{100}$ The work rate of M and N together = $\frac{1}{50} + \frac{1}{100}$ = $\frac{3}{100}$
Question : Which activity symbolizes the celebration of the Uttarayan festival in Gujarat?
Option 1: Lighting of Diyas
Option 2: Kite Flying
Option 3: Bursting Crackers
Option 4: Gold Shopping
Correct Answer: Kite Flying
Solution : The correct answer is Kite flying.
Kite flying in Gujarat symbolizes the celebration of the Uttarayan festival. In most places in India, it is celebrated as Makar Sankranti festival, and in Gujarat, it is traditionally known as Uttarayan festival and is a two-day festival
Question : The ratio in which the Darjeeling tea at 32 per kg is mixed with the Assam tea at 25 per kg to gain 20% by selling the mixture at 32.40 per kg is:
Option 1: 4 : 3
Option 2: 3 : 4
Option 3: 5 : 2
Option 4: 2 : 5
Correct Answer: 2 : 5
Solution : Let the CP of the tea be Rs $x$ per kg. After getting 20% profit, we get $\frac{120x}{100}=32.4$ ⇒ $x = 27$ Using the method of alligation: Darjeeling tea : Assam tea = 2 : 5 Hence, the correct answer is 2 :
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, 752 means copper is strong, 276 means iron is strong and 365 means iron and copper. Find the code for and.
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 2
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given: (I) 752 means copper is strong (II) 276 means iron is strong (III) 365 means iron and copper On comparing the sentences (I) and (II) 7, 2 and is, strong are common. On comparing the sentences (I) and (III) 5 and copper
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct
You have exactly one hour to completes the exam.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: hour to completed
Option 3: hourly to complete
Option 4: hour to complete
Correct Answer: hour to complete
Explanation: The original sentence contains a prepositional error. The correct preposition to use after the word "hour" in this context is "to". The phrase should be "hour to complete", indicating the time available for completing the
Question : Two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given while selling an item. What is the ratio of the marked price to the selling price of the item?
Option 1: 25 : 11
Option 2: 25 : 14
Option 3: 28 : 11
Option 4: 27 : 16
Correct Answer: 25 : 14
Solution : Given: Two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given while selling an item. Let the marked price be INR 100. The selling price after the first discount = 100 – 20 = INR 80. The selling price after the second discount =
Question : The following pie chart shows the percentage-wise distribution of the nominal sales figures of laptops from five different companies during a given period. If the total sales of all the companies taken together is INR 55,00,000, then find the difference between the sales of HP and Apple.
Option 1: INR 3,65,000
Option 2: INR 7,50,000
Option 3: INR 4,25,000
Option 4: INR 3,85,000
Correct Answer: INR 3,85,000
Solution : Sales of HP = 0.18 × 55,00,000 = 9,90,000 Sales of Apple = 0.25 × 55,00,000 = 13,75,000 Difference between HP and Apple = Sales of Apple − Sales of HP = 13,75,000 - 9,90,000 = 3,85,000 Hence, the correct answer is INR 3,85,000
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