Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the bracketed part given in the sentence below.
He has been used as the (fall guy) for issues with housing and unemployment.
Option 1: reticent
Option 2: confiscate
Option 3: scapegoat
Option 4: weakling
Correct Answer: scapegoat
Solution : The third option is correct.
Both fall guy and scapegoat refer to a person who is unfairly blamed or made to take the blame for the mistakes, problems, or wrongdoing of others.
In the given context, the person has been unfairly held responsible for issues
Question : A and B together complete a work in 20 days, B and C together complete the same work in 30 days, and C and A together complete the same work in 24 days. In how many days A, B, and C together can complete the same work?
Option 1: 8 days
Option 2: 16 days
Option 3: 12 days
Option 4: 15 days
Correct Answer: 16 days
Solution : Given: A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days. B and C can do it in 30 days, and A and C can do it in 24 days. We know, If a man can do the work in $n$ days,
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the sixth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number and the third number is related to the fourth number. 5 : 124 :: 6 : 215 :: ? : 511
Option 1: 15
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 9
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Given: 5 : 124 :: 6 : 215 :: ? : 511
Subtract 1 from the cube of the first number, to get the second number in each number pair – Like, 5 : 124→53 – 1 = 124 And, 6 : 215→63
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.
The term Democracy (1)_______ from the Greek (2)_______ dêmos (people) and Kratos (power). In its (3)______ meaning, democracy means the "rule of the people". In fact, it is a form of government in which all eligible people have an (4)_______ say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy (5)_______ political systems existed in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: as
Option 2: of
Option 3: over
Option 4: in
Correct Answer: as
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
In this context, the term "democracy" is being described in relation to its existence in Greek city-states. The preposition as is suitable here as it indicates the role or function of democracy within the political systems
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 4, 34, 58, 76, 88, ?
Option 1: 94
Option 2: 96
Option 3: 98
Option 4: 92
Correct Answer: 94
Solution : Given: 4, 34, 58, 76, 88, ?
Add a number with a difference of 6 as shown to obtain the required missing number –
So, the required missing number in the series is 94. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : The streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions are called _________.
Option 1: waves
Option 2: cyclones
Option 3: tides
Option 4: ocean currents
Correct Answer: ocean currents
Solution : The correct option is ocean currents.
Ocean currents are the streams of water that always move in specific directions across the ocean's surface. Large-scale seawater flows that travel throughout the world's oceans are known as ocean currents. Numerous elements, including wind, temperature, salinity
Question : Which of the following does not fall under Non-Chordates?
Option 1: Annelida
Option 2: Porifera
Option 3: Vertebrata
Option 4: Mollusca
Correct Answer: Vertebrata
Solution : The correct answer is Vertebrata.
Animals without a notochord or backbone are known as non-chordates, whereas chordates possess both. Non-chordates do not have gill slits since they breathe through their trachea or body surface. In non-chordates, the post-anal tail is lacking, while the heart
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Go bananas
Option 1: To become excited or angry
Option 2: To win a match
Option 3: To finish household chores
Option 4: To feel low
Correct Answer: To become excited or angry
Explanation: The phrase "go bananas" is an idiomatic expression that means to become very excited or angry. In this context, "go" is a verb indicating a change in state, and "bananas" is used
Question : The following pie chart shows the number of emails (in hundreds) received by 8 different persons, P1 to P8. P5 and P8 together have received what percentage of the total emails received by these 8 persons taken together?
Option 1: 19%
Option 2: 21%
Option 3: 16%
Option 4: 17%
Correct Answer: 17%
Solution : Total emails = P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + P5 + P6 + P7 + P8 = 43 + 57 + 61 + 39 + 24 + 56 + 76 + 44 = 400 ⇒ Emails by received by P5 and P8 =
Question : An 800-metre-long train can pass a stationary pole completely in 72 seconds. A 1200 -metre-long train can also pass a stationary pole completely in 72 seconds. If both the trains are running in the same direction, then the faster train, coming from behind the slower train, can cross the slower train in how much time?
Option 1: 240 seconds
Option 2: 360 seconds
Option 3: 280 seconds
Option 4: 480 seconds
Correct Answer: 360 seconds
Solution : The speed of the 800-metre-long train = $\frac{800}{72}\ m/s$ The speed of the 1200-metre-long train = $\frac{1200}{72}\ m/s$ Relative speed of Train B with respect to Train A = $\frac{1200}{72}-\frac{800}{72}$ = $\frac{400}{72}\ m/s$ Total distance is 800 m + 1200 m = 2000 m
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