Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The average of 9 numbers is 47. If a number is removed, then the average becomes 48. Which number was removed?
Option 1: 39
Option 2: 42
Option 3: 45
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 39
Solution : Given that the average of 9 numbers is 47, the sum of these 9 numbers = 47 × 9 = 423 If one number is removed and the average becomes 48, the sum of the remaining 8 numbers = 48 × 8 = 384 Required
Question : Directions: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. E can be represented by 00, 13, 32, etc. and S can be represented by 55, 76, 87, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word given below. CART
Matrix I
Matrix II
Option 1: 65, 33, 40, 86
Option 2: 66, 12, 40, 58
Option 3: 88, 44, 31, 89
Option 4: 59, 20, 32, 89
Correct Answer: 66, 12, 40, 58
Solution : Given: CART
Number representations of each letter of the word CART – C – 59, 66, 77, 88, 95 A – 01, 12, 20, 33, 44 R – 02, 14, 23, 31, 40 T – 58, 67, 75, 86, 99
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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
To____ your self-worth, write down some things that are positive about yourself.
Option 1: sanctify
Option 2: overlook
Option 3: affirm
Option 4: repudiate
Correct Answer: affirm
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word affirm means to assert strongly or to declare positively. In the context of the sentence provided, affirm is the best fit because it suggests the action of acknowledging or confirming one's self-worth by focusing on
Question : A dishonest shopkeeper pretends to sell his goods at a cost price but uses false weights and gains 10%. How much false weight he is using instead of 1 kg weight?
Option 1: 909.09 g
Option 2: 900 g
Option 3: 920.30 g
Option 4: 911.12 g
Correct Answer: 909.09 g
Solution : Let the false weight as $x$ kg. The shopkeeper is gaining 10% by using this false weight, which means that when he claims to sell 1 kg of goods, he is only giving away $x$ kg. The cost price of $x$ kg of goods
Question : In which year did Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun at Kannauj?
Option 1: 1541
Option 2: 1543
Option 3: 1540
Option 4: 1542
Correct Answer: 1540
Solution : The correct answer is 1540.
In May 1540, Sher Shah Suri, also known as Sher Khan, defeated the Humayun army in the Battle of Kannauj because the gunpowder that the Humayun's army was carrying was left out in the open and grew wet from
Question : A plant cell has a big central _______, unlike several small ______ in animal cells.
Option 1: vacuole, vacuoles
Option 2: cell wall, cell walls
Option 3: tissue, tissues
Option 4: cell membrane, cell membranes
Correct Answer: vacuole, vacuoles
Solution : The correct answer is vacuole, vacuoles.
Animal cells lack a cell wall, a big central vacuole, chloroplasts, and other specialised plastids. In contrast, plant cells do. Animal cells contain a structure called the centrosome that organises microtubules close to the nuclei. It has two
Question : The Bhagirathi river originates from Gomukh Glacier. It meets the Alaknanda at Devprayag to form river _______.
Option 1: Ganga
Option 2: Ravi
Option 3: Saraswati
Option 4: Yamuna
Correct Answer: Ganga
Solution : The correct answer is Ganga.
The Alaknanda River originates at the confluence of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand, near the Tibet border. The Bhagirathi River begins at Gaumukh, situated at the base of the Gangotri and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
To reveal a secret
Option 1: Vilify
Option 2: Divulge
Option 3: Conceal
Option 4: Discern
Correct Answer: Divulge
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
In this context, the task is to find a word that represents the act of making a secret known or revealing concealed information. The correct option is divulge.
To divulge means to disclose private or
Question : The ratio of the sides of a triangle is 3 : 3 : 4. If the area of a triangle is $32 \sqrt{5}$ cm2, then what is the length of the equal sides?
Option 1: 12 cm
Option 2: 16 cm
Option 3: 10 cm
Option 4: 15 cm
Correct Answer: 12 cm
Solution : Let the sides be $3k$, $3k$, and $4k$. So, semi perimeter, $s = \frac{a+b+c}{2}$ = $\frac{3k+3k+4k}{2}=\frac{10k}{2}={5k}$ Now, $A = \sqrt{s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)}$ ⇒ 32$\sqrt{5}$ = $\sqrt{5k(5k - 3k)(5k - 3k)(5k - 4k)}$ ⇒ 32$\sqrt{5}$ = $\sqrt{5k(2k)(2k)( k)}$ ⇒ 32$\sqrt{5}$ =
Question : Who among the following is not an Olympic medal winner?
Option 1: Abhinav Bindra
Option 2: Karnam Malleswari
Option 3: Jwala Gutta
Option 4: Mary Kom
Correct Answer: Jwala Gutta
Solution : The correct answer is Jwala Gutta.
Jwala Gutta played badminton for India. She received the Arjuna Award, one of India's highest sporting honours. She is India's most successful doubles specialist, winning fourteen National Badminton Championships.
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