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.
One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students (1) _______to spend the morning cutting cardboard, mping filters, and assembling filters in an effort to (2)____125 portable air purifiers for local schools. That (3)_________morning, staff members at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles were setting (4)______ 20 homemade purifiers of their own, while in Brookline, Massachusetts, another DIY air purifier was whirring quietly in the back of a daycare (5)________ as children played.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: build
Option 2: beat
Option 3: sieve
Option 4: weld
Correct Answer: build
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The context of the passage revolves around students and staff making air purifiers for local schools and shelters. The word build fits in this context as it refers to the action of constructing or assembling something, which aligns
Question : The table given below shows the production of tea by two companies A and B in 6 years.
What is the sum of the average production of tea by B in years Y1 and Y2 and the average production of tea by A in years Y3 and Y4?
Option 1: 136.5
Option 2: 132.5
Option 3: 142.5
Option 4: 149.5
Correct Answer: 142.5
Solution : Average of B (Y1 and Y2) = $\frac{\text{Production B in Y1+Production B in Y2}}{2}$ Average of A (Y3 and Y4) = $\frac{\text{Production A in Y3 + Production A in Y4}}{2}$ Sum of averages = Average of B (Y1 and
Question : Find the average of the numbers appearing on all 6 faces of a cubical die numbered 1 to 6.
Option 1: 3.4
Option 2: 3.2
Option 3: 3.5
Option 4: 3.6
Correct Answer: 3.5
Solution : Average of the numbers appearing on all 6 faces of a cubical die numbered 1 to 6 = $\frac{1+2+3+4+5+6}{6}$ = $\frac{21}{6}$ = 3.5 Hence, the correct answer is 3.5.
Question : In which state is the literacy rate of women the highest as per census 2011?
Option 1: Kerala
Option 2: Maharashtra
Option 3: Tamil Nadu
Option 4: West Bengal
Correct Answer: Kerala
Solution : The correct answer is Kerala.
According to Census 2011, Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India. Kerala has an aggregate literacy rate of 94%. Male literacy in Kerala stands at 96.11%, and female literacy is 92.07%.
Question : If $(3x+y):(3 x-y)=4: 3$, then what is the value of $x: y$?
Option 1: 5 : 3
Option 2: 7 : 3
Option 3: 5 : 2
Option 4: 7 : 4
Correct Answer: 7 : 3
Solution : $(3x+y):(3x-y) = 4:3$ $⇒\frac{3x+y}{3x-y} = \frac{4}{3}$ $⇒9x+3y = 12x-4y$ $⇒3x=7y$ $\therefore x:y=7:3$ Hence, the correct answer is 7 : 3.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, FAN is written as 21. How will TORCH be written in that language?
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 74
Option 3: 53
Option 4: 23
Correct Answer: 64
Solution : Given: FAN is written as 21.
Add the positional value of the letters FAN, to obtain the required code – F→6; A→1; N→14 6 + 1 + 14 = 21 Thus, FAN is coded as 21. Similarly, follow the same pattern for TORCH – T→20;
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When it's your idea, you want to (1) ______ about it all the time. I've had this problem on more than a few occasions now. I know there shouldn't be any shame in (2) ______ your work, but it's such a task to draw the line. In my case, since my work is all things related to social media, this problem gets even (3) ______ convoluted. Long story short, I hate that I (4) ______ have to worry about when it's okay to promote, and when it's (5) ______
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: not
Option 2: none
Option 3: nothing
Option 4: no
Correct Answer: not
The word not in this context adds a sense of contrast. The speaker is expressing frustration about having to constantly worry about when it's appropriate to promote his work, and the use of "not" emphasises the times when
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part. (Rotation is not allowed.)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check where the question figure can exactly fit itself in the given option figures. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Question : A car travels from A to B at 44 km/hr and returns from B to A at 66 km/hr. Find its average speed during the whole journey.
Option 1: 63.3 km/hr
Option 2: 52.8 km/hr
Option 3: 68.2 km/hr
Option 4: 55.4 km/hr
Correct Answer: 52.8 km/hr
Solution : $S_1$ = 66 km/hr $S_2$ = 44 km/hr Average speed = $\frac{2S_1S_2}{S_1+S_2}$ = $\frac{2×66×44}{66 + 44}$ = $\frac{2×66×44}{110}$ = $\frac{264}{5}$ = 52.8 km/hr Hence, the correct answer is 52.8 km/hr.
Question : The cost price of a watch is Rs. 750. If the loss percentage is 40 percent, then what is the value of loss?
Option 1: Rs. 300
Option 2: Rs. 280
Option 3: Rs. 420
Option 4: Rs. 220
Correct Answer: Rs. 300
Solution : Given, Cost Price = Rs. 750 Loss % = 40% $\therefore$ Value of the loss = $750\times\frac{40}{100}$ = Rs. 300 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 300.
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