Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The ratio of the LCM of two numbers to the sum of the same two numbers is 12 : 7. If their HCF is 4, what is the product of these two numbers?
Option 1: 192
Option 2: 172
Option 3: 196
Option 4: 169
Correct Answer: 192
Solution : HCF = 4 Let the numbers be $4a$ and $4b$. So, LCM = $4ab$ The ratio of LCM to the sum of numbers = 12 : 7 ⇒ $\frac{4ab}{4a+4b} = \frac{12}{7}$ ⇒ $\frac{ab}{a+b} = \frac{12}{7}$ ⇒ $ab = 12$ and $a+b = 7$ Now, $a(7-a)
Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option. "What_____ your dad do at the Ministry of Magic, anyway?"
Option 1: is
Option 2: have
Option 3: does
Option 4: do
Correct Answer: does
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
When forming questions in the simple present tense for the third person singular (he, she, it), the auxiliary verb does is used.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "What does your dad do at the Ministry of Magic, anyway?"
Question : Who wrote the Panchatantra, a collection of fables?
Option 1: Rumi
Option 2: Amar Singh
Option 3: Jaya Dev
Option 4: Vishnu Sharma
Correct Answer: Vishnu Sharma
Solution : The correct answer is Vishnu Sharma.
"Panchatantra" was written by Vishnu Sharma. The term " Panchatantra" refers to the Sanskrit-language collection of old Indian animal fables that are tied to one another. It is among the earliest manuscripts still in existence. Translations of
Question : DIrections: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
When I was passing through the forest (1) / I happened to see (2) / a number of deers. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: Deer is one of those irregular plurals in English where the same word is used for both singular and plural forms. There is no need to add an "s" to make it plural; it remains
Question : The fuel that is used in modern submarines is
Option 1: Nuclear fuel
Option 2: Petrol
Option 3: Coal
Option 4: Diesel
Correct Answer: Nuclear fuel
Solution : The correct option is - Nuclear fuel
Modern submarines typically use nuclear reactors as their primary source of power, which allows them to operate for extended periods of time without the need to surface frequently for refueling. These nuclear reactors use enriched uranium or
Question : The marked price of the item was INR 5,000. While selling the item, the seller offered successive discounts of 15% and 5%. What was the final selling price of the item?
Option 1: INR 4,730
Option 2: INR 4,370.50
Option 3: INR 4,250
Option 4: INR 4,037.50
Correct Answer: INR 4,037.50
Solution : Marked price of the article = INR 5000 Two successive discounts are 15% and 5%. Selling Price = Marked Price – Marked Price × Discount% Price after 1st discount = $5000-5000 \times \frac{15}{100}$ = INR 4250 Price after 2nd discount = $4250 -4250 \times
Question : Which of the following formulas is correct for Gross Value Added(GVA)?
Option 1: (GVA) = Gross National Product – Subsidies + Taxes
Option 2: GVA= Gross Domestic Product – Subsidies + Taxes
Option 3: GVA = Gross National Product + Subsidies – Taxes
Option 4: GVA = Gross Domestic Product + Subsidies – Taxes
Correct Answer: GVA = Gross Domestic Product + Subsidies – Taxes
Solution : The correct answer is GVA = Gross Domestic Product + Subsidies – Taxes.
The calculation of gross value added (GVA) involves subtracting intermediate consumption (at purchaser prices) from output (at basic prices).
A measure of economic production
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 81, 243, 40.5, 121.5, 20.25, 60.75, ?
Option 1: 10.120
Option 2: 10.115
Option 3: 10.125
Option 4: 10.215
Correct Answer: 10.125
Solution : Given: 81, 243, 40.5, 121.5, 20.25, 60.75, ?
In the above-given series, multiply by 3 and divide by 6 alternatively the previous number to get the next number. 81 × 3 = 243, 243 ÷ 6 = 40.5, 40.5 × 3 = 121.5, 121.5 ÷
Question : Which of the following books was not written by Aravind Adiga?
Option 1: Amnesty
Option 2: The Cost of Living
Option 3: The White Tiger
Option 4: Last Man in Tower
Correct Answer: The Cost of Living
Solution : The correct option is The Cost of Living.
The Cost of Living is a book written by Deborah Levy. She is a British novelist, playwright and poet. Her plays were staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company before focusing on prose fiction.
Question : Kodon, Kutki, Hraka, and Bauti are examples of_______________.
Option 1: fruits
Option 2: millets
Option 3: silk
Option 4: vegetables
Correct Answer: millets
Solution : The correct answer is millets.
Kodon, Kutki, Hraka, and Bauti are examples of millets. Millets are small-seeded grasses which are nutritionally rich and drought tolerant and grown in the arid or semi-arid regions of India and also widely grown across the world as cereal
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