Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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
Question : A man sold 150 chairs and had a gain equal to the selling price of 25 chairs. Find his profit percentage.
Option 1: 18%
Option 2: 15%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 13%
Correct Answer: 20%
Solution : Given: A man sold 150 chairs and had a gain equal to the selling price of 25 chairs. Let the selling price of a chair be $x$. Then the total selling price (SP) = 150$x$ Total gain = 25$x$ So, the total cost price (CP)
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Suspend all the employees which has been coming late.
Option 1: who have been coming
Option 2: who had came
Option 3: that was been coming
Option 4: No improvement required
Correct Answer: who have been coming
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The sentence contains errors in the usage of pronouns and the subject-verb agreement. The sentence uses the incorrect pronoun "which", which should be replaced with "who", as "who" is a
Question : FIFA World Cup 2022 is hosted by which country?
Option 1: Germany
Option 2: Japan
Option 3: France
Option 4: Qatar
Correct Answer: Qatar
Solution : The correct answer is Qatar.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 was hosted by Qatar. It was the 22nd FIFA World Cup Championship for national football teams. It was held in November and December of 2022. It was the first time that the FIFA World Cup
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.
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: Sponsored
Option 2: Refused
Option 3: kept
Option 4: Authenticated
Correct Answer: Sponsored
Sponsored means to provide funding by a particular organisation. This helps convey the intended meaning that previously British Airways used to fund the London Eye.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "It was previously sponsored by British Airways
Question : Directions: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word. METEORITES
Option 1: RIOT
Option 2: ROSE
Option 3: METER
Option 4: REMOVE
Correct Answer: REMOVE
Solution : Given: METEORITES
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word METEORITES – First option: RIOT; All the letters of RIOT are present in the word METEORITES. Second option: ROSE; All the letters of ROSE are present in the word METEORITES. Third option: METER;
Question : A household of three humans has cats and dogs in the ratio 1 : 2. If the total number of legs in the household is 42, what is the total number of cats in the household?
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given: A household of three humans has cats and dogs in a ratio 1 : 2. Let the number of cats and dogs be $x$ and $2x$. The total number of legs in the household is 42. According to the question, $3\times 2+4x+2x\times 4=42$ ⇒
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