Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Two pipes can fill a tank alone in 20 hours and 24 hours respectively and an outlet pipe alone can empty 20 gallons of water per hour. All three pipes working together can fill the same empty tank in 40 hours. What is the capacity of the tank?
Option 1: 450 gallons
Option 2: 300 gallons
Option 3: 600 gallons
Option 4: 480 gallons
Correct Answer: 300 gallons
Solution : Let the total work = capacity of the tank ($C$). According to the question Rate of doing work for first pipe = $\frac{C}{20}$ And rate of doing work for second pipe = $\frac{C}{24}$ The rate of emptying by the outlet pipe is 20 gallons
Question : The latex of which plant is used commercially?
Option 1: Papaya plant
Option 2: Sialkanta plant
Option 3: Rubber plant
Option 4: Banyan tree
Correct Answer: Rubber plant
Solution : The correct option is the Rubber plant.
One of the most well-known and economically significant sources of natural rubber is latex from rubber plants. Natural rubber derived from rubber trees is an important raw resource used in the production of tyres, industrial products,
Question : Under the Atal Pension Yojana, the pension returns are given after the subscriber turns ______.
Option 1: 60
Option 2: 55
Option 3: 50
Option 4: 65
Correct Answer: 60
Solution : The correct answer is 60.
Under the Atal Pension Yojana, the pension returns are given after the subscriber turns 60 years old. It is a pension scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 in Kolkata. This scheme focuses on the workers in
Question : In an isosceles triangle, if the ratio of the equal side and unequal side is 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 34 cm, then what is the length of the equal side?
Option 1: 14 cm
Option 2: 18 cm
Option 3: 10 cm
Option 4: 34 cm
Correct Answer: 10 cm
Solution : Let the ratio of equal side and unequal side be $5x$ and $7x$. According to the question, $5x+5x+7x=34$ ⇒ $17x=34$ ⇒ $x=2$ The length of equal sides = $5x=5\times2=10$ Hence, the correct answer is 10 cm.
Question : What is the average of first 10 natural numbers?
Option 1: 5.5
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 10.5
Correct Answer: 5.5
Solution : Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of observations}}{\text{number of observations}}$ Average of first $n$ natural numbers = $\frac{n + 1}{2}$ Here $n$ = 10 ⇒ $\frac{10 + 1}{2}=\frac{11}{2}= 5.5$ Hence, the correct answer is 5.5.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. ROBY : TJDT :: GAIN : ?
Option 1: IVKI
Option 2: IUKJ
Option 3: IUKI
Option 4: IVKJ
Correct Answer: IVKI
Solution : Given: ROBY : TJDT :: GAIN : ?
Add 2 and subtract 5 alternately to the place value of the ROBY, to obtain the next term – Like, ROBY : TJDT→R + 2 = T; O – 5 = J; B + 2 = D;
Question : Which Five Year Plan duration was of four years only?
Option 1: Third
Option 2: Fourth
Option 3: Fifth
Option 4: Seventh
Correct Answer: Fifth
Solution : The correct option is the Fifth.
The fifth five-year plan was rolled up for four years only. Justice, employment and ending poverty received significant attention in the Fifth Five-Year Plan. In 1978, the plan was rejected by the newly-elected Morarji Desai administration. "Garibi Hatao" a
Question : What is the value of $\frac{132}{11} \times \frac{13}{12} \div \frac{169}{14}-\frac{1}{13}?$
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 1
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : According to the question ⇒ $\frac{\frac{132}{11}×\frac{13}{12}}{\frac{169}{14}} – \frac{1}{13}$ = $\frac{12 × \frac{13}{12}}{\frac{169}{14}} – \frac{1}{13}$ = ${\frac{13}{\frac{169}{14}}} – {\frac{1}{13}}$ = $\frac{14}{13} – \frac{1}{13}$ = $\frac{13}{13}$ = 1 Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : Directions: The bar chart given below shows the revenue (in crore) of company A for the years 2008 to 2015.
What is the percentage increase in revenue in the year 2010 in comparison to the previous year?
Option 1: 10%
Option 2: 12%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 25%
Correct Answer: 10%
Solution : The percentage increase in revenue in the year 2010 in comparison to the previous year = $(\frac{154–140}{140})×100$% [using Percentage Increase = $\frac{\text{final value – initial value}}{\text{initial value}}$×100] = 10% Hence, the correct answer is 10%.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, COAT is written as XLZG. How will PLAY be written in that language?
Option 1: KZOB
Option 2: KOZB
Option 3: JOZB
Option 4: KPZB
Correct Answer: KOZB
Solution : Given: COAT is written as XLZG.
The opposite letter pairs of the letters of COAT – C→X; O→L; A→Z; T→G Thus, COAT is coded as XLZG. Similarly, follow the same pattern for PLAY – P→K; L→O; A→Z; Y→B
So, PLAY is coded as KOZB. Hence,
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