Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No Error'. She never did apologised for her misconduct with the boss.
Option 1: for her misconduct
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: with the boss
Option 4: she never did apologised
Correct Answer: she never did apologised
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The word "apologised" is in the past tense, but when using the auxiliary verb "did" to form a negative or interrogative sentence in the past tense, the base form of the main verb should be
Question : Which Indian ministry introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019?
Option 1: Ministry of Defence
Option 2: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Option 3: Ministry of Home Affairs
Option 4: Ministry of External Affairs
Correct Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
Solution : The correct option is the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill 2019 was introduced in the Parliament of India by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The bill was introduced on August 5, 2019, and it led to
Question : A person goes from point A to B with a speed of 55 km/hr and returns with a speed of 65 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the person while going and coming back from A to B?
Option 1: 59.58
Option 2: 62.31
Option 3: 60
Option 4: 63
Correct Answer: 59.58
Solution : Average speed for the same distance = $\frac{\text{2ab}}{{\text{a+b}}}$, where a and b are the speeds = $\frac{2\times 55 \times 65}{55+65}$ = $ \frac{2\times 55\times 65}{120}$ = $59.58$ Hence, the correct answer is 59.58 km/hr.
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 53, 54, 50, 59, 43, ?
Option 1: 68
Option 2: 61
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 58
Correct Answer: 68
Solution : Given: 53, 54, 50, 59, 43, ?
In the above-given series, add and subtract alternately, the square of consecutive natural numbers to the numbers. 53 + (1)2 = 53 + 1 = 54 54 – (2)2 = 54 – 4 = 50 50
Question : The monthly income of a person was INR 40,000. He used to save 25% of his income. His nominal income increases by 15% and his nominal expenditure increases by 20%. What is the percentage change in his nominal savings?
Option 1: 7.5%
Option 2: 0%
Option 3: 5%
Option 4: 10%
Correct Answer: 0%
Solution : The monthly income of a person was = INR 40,000 He used to save 25% of his income His nominal income increases by 15% and his nominal expenditure increases by 20% Saving = 25% of 40000 = INR 10000 The expenditure of a person is
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Bushfire in Australia has____ the conditions of many animals in the forest.
Option 1: fortified
Option 2: worsened
Option 3: maintained
Option 4: surpassed
Correct Answer: worsened
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Worsened implies a deterioration or worsening of the situation, aligning with the context of a bushfire having adverse effects on the animals and their environment.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series. 0, 22, 44, 66, ?, 110
Option 1: 88
Option 2: 99
Option 3: 94
Option 4: 90
Correct Answer: 88
Solution : Given: 0, 22, 44, 66, ?, 110
Add 22 to each number of the series to get the next number. 0 + 22 = 22; 22 + 22 = 44; 44 + 22 = 66; 66 + 22 =88; 88 + 22 = 110
So,
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
A submerged memory half rose in the king's (1)_______and sank again. Around him he could hear murmurs, courtiers (2)________who the stranger was, He (3)________a councillor to lead the (4)______to the treasury, where each day gifts (5)________to the needy, but the brahmin shook off the man's hand.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: have been given
Option 2: have to given
Option 3: were given
Option 4: was given
Correct Answer: were given
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
The sentence in the passage describes an action that took place in the past. It mentions the treasury, where gifts were distributed to the needy each day. To maintain consistency in tense and subject-verb agreement, it
Question : Directions: Read the following graph and answer questions
Trade Deficit of a Country (in Crores of Rupees)
The year in which the production of fertilizers is nearest to the average production of all the six years, is
Option 1: 1999
Option 2: 1998
Option 3: 1995
Option 4: 2000
Correct Answer: 2000
Solution : According to given bar graph in question , Sum of the production of fertilizers for all the six years = 70 + 80 + 90 + 80 + 60 + 75 = 455 lakh tonnes Total number of years = 6 In year 2000 average
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
At the core of the (1)____ lies the fierce (2) ____between two branches of the Kuru dynasty, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The lifelong struggle (3)_____ the cousins for the throne of Hastinapur culminates (4)_____ bloody battle of Kurukshetra, in which (5)_____ kings of that period participated and perished.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.
Option 1: in that
Option 2: inside
Option 3: in the
Option 4: in to
Correct Answer: in the
Solution : The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is the third option.
Explanation: The blank is situated in a context that describes the culmination of the lifelong struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The phrase "in the" is suitable in this
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