Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Which two numbers must be interchanged to correct the following equation? 27 − 8 × 4 − 3 ÷ 2 = 1
Option 1: 2 and 8
Option 2: 2 and 3
Option 3: 3 and 4
Option 4: 8 and 4
Correct Answer: 3 and 4
Solution : Given: 27 − 8 × 4 − 3 ÷ 2 = 1
Let's check the options – First options: 2 and 8 27 − 2 × 4 − 3 ÷ 8 = 1 On solving the L.H.S. of the given equation – =
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'. The Gryffindors trooped back up / to the castle, none of them talking; / it have been another long day.
Option 1: No Error
Option 2: The Gryffindors trooped back up
Option 3: It have been another long day
Option 4: To the castle, none of them talking
Correct Answer: It have been another long day
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The error lies in the use of the present tense "have" instead of the past tense "had". The correct sentence should convey that it "had been" another long day, indicating the past tense.
Question : When was the Gandhi-Irwin pact signed?
Option 1: 1928
Option 2: 1935
Option 3: 1929
Option 4: 1931
Correct Answer: 1931
Solution : The correct option is 1931.
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact is the name given to a political agreement concluded by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of British India. This pact was signed before the second round table conference, which was to be held
Question : 15% of the marked price of an item is equal to 25% of its cost price. If a discount of 25% is given on the sale of the item, then what will be the profit percentage?
Option 1: 22.5%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 17.5%
Option 4: 25%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : Given: 15% of the marked price of an item is equal to 25% of its cost price. ⇒ $0.15\ MP = 0.25\ CP$ ⇒ $\frac{MP}{CP} = \frac{25}{15}$ ⇒ $\frac{MP}{CP} = \frac{5}{3}$ Use the formula, $\frac{CP}{MP}=\frac{100– D}{100+P}$ where $CP$, $MP$, $D$, and $P$ are the cost
Question : Directions: Five girls namely B, H, O, M and S are seated in a circle facing the centre. S is sitting to the immediate left of O and the immediate right of B. M sits second to the left of S. Who sits to the immediate right of H?
Option 1: S
Option 2: M
Option 3: B
Option 4: O
Correct Answer: M
Solution : Given: Five girls namely B, H, O, M, and S are seated in a circle facing the centre. I. S is sitting to the immediate left of O and the immediate right of B. II. M sits second to the left of S.
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Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
The person driving the car______ control over the wheels and knocked her down.
Option 1: lose
Option 2: lost
Option 3: losing
Option 4: loose
Correct Answer: lost
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
In the context of the sentence, the action of losing control over the wheels occurred in the past, so the past tense lost correctly indicates that the person driving the car had lost control in the past.
Therefore,
Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling errors.
Option 1: He supposed he shuld be thankful.
Option 2: He supposed he should be thankful.
Option 3: He supposed he should be thankfull.
Option 4: He suposed he should be thankful.
Correct Answer: He supposed he should be thankful.
Solution : The second option is correct.
Hence, the correct
Question : Directions: Eight friends Anil, Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, Vivek, Rahul, and Ramu are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Vivek is second to the right of Anil. Kamal is third to the left of Anil. Ramu is second to the right of Vivek. Ram is second to the right of Ramu. Aakash is second to the right of Rahul. Rahul is not the immediate neighbour of Vivek. Who is second to the left of Anil?
Option 1: Vivek
Option 2: Ramu
Option 3: Kamal
Option 4: Ram
Correct Answer: Ram
Solution : Given: 1. Vivek is second to the right of Anil. 2. Kamal is third to the left of Anil. 3. Ramu is second to the right of Vivek. 4. Ram is second to the right of Ramu. 5. Rahul is not the immediate neighbour of
Question : Kicheri is a harvest festival and involves ritual bathing, celebrated majorly in _______.
Option 1: Madhya Pradesh
Option 2: Haryana
Option 3: Uttar Pradesh
Option 4: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.
Kicheri is a harvest festival mostly observed in Uttar Pradesh, including ritual bathing. Following an offering to the Sun God, participants partake in a ceremonial bath in holy water and consume a dish called Kicheri, made of
Question : Who among the following won the first-ever individual Olympic medal for India?
Option 1: Rajyavardhan Rathore
Option 2: P. T. Usha
Option 3: Khashaba Jadhav
Option 4: Abhinav Bindra
Correct Answer: Khashaba Jadhav
Solution : The correct option is Khashaba Jadhav.
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav earned India's first individual Olympic medal. In the wrestling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he took home the bronze medal. Competing in the bantamweight division (57 kg), Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav created
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