Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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
Question : Which cultural festival of India, held at Shilpgram, is a ten-day feast of classical dances, folk art and light music?
Option 1: Taj Mahotsav
Option 2: Natyanjali Utsav
Option 3: Nishagandhi Festival
Option 4: Mamallapuram Utsav
Correct Answer: Taj Mahotsav
Solution : The correct answer is Taj Mahotsav.
Every year, the Taj Mahotsav is a 10-day celebration held in Shilpgram, Agra, India, from February 18 to 27. The festival evokes recollections of the Nawabi style that was popular in Uttar Pradesh in the 18th and
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 only course of action to (fend of the loud clamour off conspiracy theories) is to keep everyone fully informed.
Option 1: fend off the loud clamour of conspiracy theories
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: fend off the loud clamour off conspiracy theories
Option 4: fend of the loud clamour of conspiracy theories
Correct Answer: fend off the loud clamour of conspiracy theories
Solution : The first option is correct.
Question : Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Reservoir is situated in_________.
Option 1: Chhattisgarh
Option 2: Jharkhand
Option 3: Uttarakhand
Option 4: Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh
Standing as a concrete gravity dam on the Rihand River, the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam, also known as the Rihand Dam, was built in 1962. Its reservoir area straddles the border between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Question : Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word. We will brush out the damp hair.
Option 1: droughty
Option 2: saturated
Option 3: sticky
Option 4: moist
Correct Answer: droughty
Solution : The third option is correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is droughty.
Question : Guru Bipin Singh received "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award" in 1966. He was a teacher of _______ dance.
Option 1: Manipuri
Option 2: Kathak
Option 3: Odissi
Option 4: Bharatanatyam
Correct Answer: Manipuri
Solution : The correct option is Manipuri.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was given to the well-known Indian dancer and choreographer Guru Bipin Singh in 1966. He was a Manipuri dance instructor and performer. One of India's classical dance styles, Manipuri dance, comes from Manipur
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