Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
I always try to_______chocolates for you.
Option 1: bringing
Option 2: bought
Option 3: bring
Option 4: brought
Correct Answer: bring
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The verb bring is the most appropriate option for the given sentence. It implies the action of carrying or delivering chocolates to the person being addressed. The word "bring" is commonly used when someone is physically carrying an
Question : The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in ______.
Option 1: 1645
Option 2: 1651
Option 3: 1648
Option 4: 1640
Correct Answer: 1651
Solution : The correct option is 1651.
The first English factory in India was established on the banks of the river Hugli in 1651 at Hugli (now Haldia), West Bengal. This marked the beginning of the British East India Company's trade in India, eventually leading to
Question : The marked price of a pen is Rs. 5000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15 percent and b percent to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 4080 for the pen, then what is the value of b?
Option 1: 3 percent
Option 2: 5 percent
Option 3: 7.5 percent
Option 4: 4 percent
Correct Answer: 4 percent
Solution : We know, For two successive discounts, Selling price = $\frac{100-\text{Discount}_1\%}{100}× \frac{100-\text{Discount}_2\%}{100}×$ marked price $⇒4080=\frac{100-15}{100}×\frac{100-b}{100}×5000$ $⇒4080=\frac{17}{20}×\frac{100-b}{100}×5000$ $⇒24×4=(100-b)$ $\therefore b=4\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 4 percent.
Question : The Indian Constitution borrowed the "Procedure of Amending the Constitution" from the constitution of __________.
Option 1: France
Option 2: South Africa
Option 3: United Kingdom
Option 4: Australia
Correct Answer: South Africa
Solution : The correct answer is South Africa.
The competence of Parliament to modify the Constitution and its procedures is covered in Article 368 of Part XX of the Constitution. It declares that the Parliament may add to, change, or remove any provision from the
Question : Buddha attained enlightenment at _____.
Option 1: Varanasi
Option 2: Bodh Gaya
Option 3: Kushinagar
Option 4: Pataliputra
Correct Answer: Bodh Gaya
Solution : The correct answer is Bodh Gaya.
Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India. The event is said to have occurred on the full moon of the month of Vaisakh (April or May in the Gregorian calendar), and the specific
Question : Who played a key role in the formation of the Lokpal Bill in India?
Option 1: Bhupen Hazarika
Option 2: Anna Hazare
Option 3: Baba Amte
Option 4: Medha Patekar
Correct Answer: Anna Hazare
Solution : The correct answer is Anna Hazare.
Anna Hazare is a renowned social activist, born in 1937. He has been instrumental in the passage of the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bills. He led a hunger strike movement in 2011 for an anti-corruption bill. In the aftermath
Question : Rs. 2300 is invested for 3 years in a scheme of simple interest at a rate of 12% per annum. What is the amount obtained (in Rs.) after 3 years?
Option 1: Rs. 3128
Option 2: Rs. 3456
Option 3: Rs. 3724
Option 4: Rs. 2950
Correct Answer: Rs. 3128
Solution : Given: Principal = Rs. 2300 Rate = 3% per annum Time = 12 years We know, Simple interest, SI = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ SI = $\frac{2300 \times 3\times 12}{100}$ = Rs. 828 Amount obtained = Rs. 2300 + Rs. 828 =
Question : Directions: Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. ACL, DFO, GIR, JLU, MOX, ?
Option 1: PRA
Option 2: NPZ
Option 3: OQZ
Option 4: ARP
Correct Answer: PRA
Solution : Given: ACL, DFO, GIR, JLU, MOX, ?
Add 3 in the positional value of the letters, to obtain the required missing term – ACL → A + 3 = D, C + 3 = F, L + 3 = O → DFO DFO → D
Question : Indian Railways ferries which of the following commodities the most as per tonnage, as of April 2022?
Option 1: Cement
Option 2: Food grains
Option 3: Coal
Option 4: Steel
Correct Answer: Coal
Solution : The correct answer is Coal
It stated that coal, the largest commodity (48%), which the railways transport, contributed 485 MT to this 1,000 MT milestone compared to 425 MT in the previous fiscal year, indicating a 14.25% improvement. According to the statement, coal accounts for
Question : Directions: Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the given series. 48, 52, 61, 77, 102, ?
Option 1: 148
Option 2: 238
Option 3: 138
Option 4: 128
Correct Answer: 138
Solution : Given: 48, 52, 61, 77, 102, ?
Add the square of the consecutive numbers in each number to obtain the next number. 48 + (2)2 = 48 + 4 = 52 52 + (3)2 = 52 + 9 = 61 61 + (4)
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