Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
Now its referring to the same / big lug who met his fate / thanks to David's slingshot.
Option 1: No Error
Option 2: thanks to David's slingshot.
Option 3: big lug who met his fate
Option 4: now its referring to the same
Correct Answer: now its referring to the same
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The error lies in the use of its instead of the contraction it's, which is short for it is. In this context, the correct phrase indicates that something is being referred
Question : What is the value of $\frac{\text{96 of 2 $\div$ 24+92}}{10 \times 10 \div 10}$ ?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 50
Option 3: 100
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : $\frac{\text{96 of 2 $\div$ 24+92}}{10 \times 10 \div 10}$ = $\frac{192 \div 24+92}{10 \times 10 \div 10}$ = $\frac{ 8+ 92}{10}$ = $\frac{100}{10}$ = 10 Hence, the correct answer is 10.
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. CEGI : RTVX :: IKMO : ?
Option 1: JKLN
Option 2: LNPR
Option 3: MNPQ
Option 4: DFHI
Correct Answer: LNPR
Solution : Given: CEGI : RTVX :: IKMO : ? Opposite letter pairs of CEGI –
The shuffling of the opposite letters of CEGI is as follows –
Thus, CEGI is related to XVTR.
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Question : The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 40 cm more than the length of each of its sides. What is the length of each side of this equilateral triangle?
Option 1: 10 cm
Option 2: 30 cm
Option 3: 15 cm
Option 4: 20 cm
Correct Answer: 20 cm
Solution : Let $x$ be the length of the sides of the equilateral triangle. The perimeter of the equilateral triangle = $3x$ So, $3x = 40 + x$ ⇒ $2x = 40$ ⇒ $x=20$ Hence, the correct answer is 20 cm.
Question : Which among the following is not associated with Tabla?
Option 1: Shakoor Khan
Option 2: Jnan Prakash Ghosh
Option 3: Sabir Khan
Option 4: Sandeep Das
Correct Answer: Shakoor Khan
Solution : The correct answer is Shakoor Khan.
Shakoor Khan was the outstanding Sarangi player of the twentieth century. He was the first Sarangia to receive the Padma Shri award from the Government of India. He is associated with the Kirana gharana.
Question : Which Mauryan ruler was called Amitrochates by the Greeks?
Option 1: Samudragupta
Option 2: Kanishka
Option 3: Bindusara
Option 4: Chandragupta I
Correct Answer: Bindusara
Solution : The correct answer is Bindusara.
The son of Chandragupta Maurya, the creator of the Mauryan dynasty. His distinguished name, Amitraghata (or Amitrochates), which means "the destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, was bestowed upon him by the Greeks. The terms "Amitra" and "Ghata"
Question : The selling price of an article is INR 520. If the loss percentage is 20%, then what is the cost price of the article?
Option 1: INR 600
Option 2: INR 650
Option 3: INR 700
Option 4: INR 720
Correct Answer: INR 650
Solution : Selling price = INR 520 Loss = 20% of cost price We know that cost price = loss + selling price Cost price = 20% of cost price + 520 80% of cost price = 520 ⇒ Cost price = $\frac{520}{0.8}$ = INR 650
Question : Which one of the following soils is used for the production of bricks?
Red and yellow
Peaty and organic
Laterite
Option 1: Peaty and organic
Option 2: Saline
Option 3: Laterite
Option 4: Red and yellow
Correct Answer: Laterite
Solution : The correct answer is Laterite.
Laterite is the soil used in the manufacture of bricks. This soil contains a high concentration of iron and aluminium oxides. Laterite is a kind of soil that forms in humid tropical, and subtropical regions. It is a reddish-brown soil
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. Were the stories we told each (1)__________ true? Who knows? At the best of (2)__________, a story is a slippery thing. (3)________ no one had told us this (4)_________ one, though it was the tale we most (5)______ to know. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: of us
Option 2: one other
Option 3: another
Option 4: other
Correct Answer: other
In this context, the word other is used to refer to the stories exchanged between the speaker and another person or other people. The use of other implies a mutual exchange of stories between individuals, making the sentence
Question : Chicken pox is caused by
Option 1: Protozoa
Option 2: Bacteria
Option 3: Virus
Option 4: Fungus
Correct Answer: Virus
Solution : The correct option is - virus
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which is a member of the herpesvirus family. It is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily from person to person through respiratory droplets or direct contact with the rash of
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