Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : What is the value of 2 [2.75 × 2.75 + 1.25 × 1.25]?
Option 1: 19.75
Option 2: 17.50
Option 3: 18.25
Option 4: 15.75
Correct Answer: 18.25
Solution : 2 [2.75 × 2.75 + 1.25 × 1.25] = 2 [7.5625 + 1.5625] = 2 × 9.125 = 18.250 Hence, the correct answer is 18.25.
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Option 1: Entirely
Option 2: Entierely
Option 3: Entierly
Option 4: Entyrely
Correct Answer: Entirely
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Entirely is the correct spelling, which means completely, and is used to emphasise completeness. It implies that something is whole and complete, and nothing remains.
Question : The average price of 20 pens is Rs. 18. If 12 new pens are added, then the average price rises by Rs. 4. What is the total price of the new pens?
Option 1: Rs. 384
Option 2: Rs. 368
Option 3: Rs. 328
Option 4: Rs. 344
Correct Answer: Rs. 344
Solution : Given: The average price of 20 pens = Rs. 18 Total price of 20 pens = 20 × 18 = 360 If 12 new pens are added, then the average price rises by Rs. 4 = 32 × 22 = 704 The total price
Question : Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words. Something that is necessary or crucial
Option 1: Pedantic
Option 2: Trivial
Option 3: Indispensable
Option 4: Auxiliary
Correct Answer: Indispensable
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Among the options provided, indispensable is the word that best describes something that is necessary or crucial.
The meanings of the other words are as follows:
Question : Find the weight of a cylindrical iron container with a base of radius 12.6 cm and height is 4 m, where the weight of 1 cm2 of iron is 2 grams.
Option 1: 299.284 kg
Option 2: 199.584 kg
Option 3: 399.168 kg
Option 4: 499.482 kg
Correct Answer: 399.168 kg
Solution : The radius of the cylinder, $r$ = 12.6 cm Height, $h$ = 4 m = 400 cm Volume of a cylinder = $\pi r^2 h=\frac{22}{7}×(12.6)^2×400\ \text{cm}^2$ The weight of 1 cm2 of iron is 2 grams. Total weight of the iron = $\frac{22}{7}×(12.6)^2×400×2=399168\
Question : Which among the following Indian Olympians is associated with wrestling sport?
Option 1: Neeraj Chopra
Option 2: Abhinav Bindra
Option 3: Aditi Ashok
Option 4: Sakshi Malik
Correct Answer: Sakshi Malik
Solution : The correct option is Sakshi Malik.
Sakshi Malik is a renowned wrestler who won a bronze medal in the 58 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Wrestling is a combat sport that involves grappling and throwing techniques. Apart from her Olympic win,
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'. Your ears are itching / because you are having an / allergic reaction.
Option 1: because you are having an
Option 2: your ears are itching
Option 3: allergic reaction
Option 4: No Error
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The sentence is grammatically correct. The sentence means that the itching of your ears is a result of a current allergic reaction.
Therefore, the sentence is: "Your ears are itching because you are having an allergic reaction."
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. To mark the 25th anniversary of the run, (1)______ Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a one-dollar commemorative circulation coin (2)_________ Monday on the campus of Simion Fraser University. Fox was (3)________ undergraduate student and basketball player at SFU when a malignant tumour was discovered in his right leg in 1977. It resulted in (4)_________. A bronze statue of Fox, one of many such tributes across Canada, looks over the academic quadrangle of the university, just a short stroll from the theatre where Monday's (5)________ was held.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: at
Option 2: through
Option 3: on
Option 4: over
Correct Answer: on
Solution : The third option is correct.
In the given sentence, the preposition (on) would be used to indicate the specific occasion or time when the action (unveiling the coin) took place. It shows that the unveiling of the commemorative coin coincided with or happened
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Abolish
Option 1: Efface
Option 2: Deface
Option 3: Jettison
Option 4: Formalise
Correct Answer: Formalise
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Abolish means to completely do away with something, while formalise means to make something official or established, which is the opposite action as it involves creating or establishing something rather than getting rid of it.
The meanings of the other
Question : A sum of money at simple interest amounts to INR 212 in 2 years and to INR 224 in 4 years. The sum is:
Option 1: INR 400
Option 2: INR 200
Option 3: INR 100
Option 4: INR 500
Correct Answer: INR 200
Solution : Amount for 2 years = INR 212 Amount for 4 years = INR 224 Simple interest = Amount – Principal Simple interest for two years = 224 – 212 = INR 12 Principal sum = 212 – 12 = INR 200 Hence, the correct
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