Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. Dr. Mark said, "I can came to his office on Friday or Saturday of next week".
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: coming to his office at
Option 3: comes to his office in
Option 4: come to his office on
Correct Answer: come to his office on
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence. Similarly Sirius, the most (luminous) star in all the heavens, actually has a faint companion.
Option 1: excited
Option 2: miserable
Option 3: serious
Option 4: gloomy
Correct Answer: gloomy
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The term "luminous" refers to something bright, radiant, or emitting light. In contrast, "gloomy" represents something dim, dark, or lacking brightness. In the context of the sentence, Sirius is described as the most luminous star, indicating exceptional
Question : The selling price of glass is Rs. 1287 and the loss percentage is 22 percent. If the selling price is Rs. 1848, then what will be the profit percentage?
Option 1: 12 percent
Option 2: 15 percent
Option 3: 10 percent
Option 4: 8 percent
Correct Answer: 12 percent
Solution : If $C$ is the cost price then, according to the question, Loss Percentage =$\frac{\text{Cost Price−Selling Price}}{\text{Cost Price}}×100$ ⇒ 22% = $\frac{C –1287}{C}$ ⇒ $\frac{22}{100}$ = $\frac{C –1287}{C}$ ⇒ 22C = 100C – 128700 ⇒ 78C = 128700 $\therefore$ C = 1650 Profit Percentage =
Question : The value of 8000 ÷ 10 × {(8 – 4) + (36 – 24)} is:
Option 1: 800
Option 2: 12800
Option 3: 6400
Option 4: 50
Correct Answer: 12800
Solution : 8000 ÷ 10 × {(8 – 4) + (36 – 24)} = 8000 ÷ 10 × {4 + 12} = 8000 ÷ 10 × 16 = 800 × 16 = 12800 Hence, the correct answer is 12800.
Question : If $x$ percent of $x$ is 256, then what is the value of $x$?
Option 1: 180
Option 2: 200
Option 3: 150
Option 4: 160
Correct Answer: 160
Solution : According to the question ⇒ $\frac{x}{100}×x$ = 256 = $\frac{x^2}{100}$ = 256 ⇒ ${x^2}$ = 256 × 100 = 25600 ⇒ $x = \sqrt{25600}$ = 160 Hence, the correct answer is 160
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives. ABCD : QRST :: BACD : ?
Option 1: RQST
Option 2: STQR
Option 3: QRST
Option 4: RSTQ
Correct Answer: RQST
Solution : Given: ABCD : QRST :: BACD : ?
In the series, the first term is related to the third and the second term is related to the fourth. Like, for ABCD – Similarly, for QRST –
Thus, ABCD : QRST :: BACD : RQST. Hence,
Question : Which of these is the title of the first novel of Anand Neelakantan?
Option 1: Asura: Tale of the Vanquished
Option 2: Satya Ke Prayog
Option 3: The Immortals of Meluha
Option 4: Kadambari
Correct Answer: Asura: Tale of the Vanquished
Solution : The correct answer is Asura: Tale of the Vanquished.
The first book in Anand Neelakantan's Ramayana trilogy, Asura: Tale of the Vanquished (2012), was his debut work and was based on the Indian epic Ramayana, presented from Ravana's point of
Question : When a wire is bent in the form of a square, then the area enclosed by it is 5929 cm2. If the wire is bent into the form of a circle, then what will be the area enclosed by the wire?
Option 1: 7546 cm2
Option 2: 8542 cm2
Option 3: 7632 cm2
Option 4: 6954 cm2
Correct Answer: 7546 cm2
Solution : Given: When a wire is bent in the form of a square, then the area enclosed by it is 5929 cm2. Let the sides of the square be $a$. Then, $a^2=5929$ ⇒ $a=77$ cm Now, the length of the wire =
Question : T. H. Vinayakram is associated with which musical instrument?
Option 1: Dholak
Option 2: Sarod
Option 3: Tabla
Option 4: Ghatam
Correct Answer: Ghatam
Solution : The correct option is Ghatam
Vikku Vinayakram, another name for T. H. Vinayakram, is connected to the ghatam. A clay pot played with the hands and fingers is the ghatam, a classic Indian percussion instrument. Indian classical music has greatly benefited from the efforts of
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.
Snail slime is made (1)_______a mixture of substances. It is mostly water (2)______with proteins and some carbohydrates and minerals, (3)________into a sort of jelly. This jelly is (4)_________"mucus". It's not that different to the snot that comes out of your nose when you have a (5)_________. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: moved
Option 2: framed
Option 3: tamed
Option 4: formed
Correct Answer: formed
The word formed indicates the process of shaping or creating something, and in this context, it conveys the idea that the mixture of water, proteins, carbohydrates, and minerals is shaped or transformed into a jelly-like substance.
Therefore, the correct answer
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