Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : After selling 4% of a quantity of sugar, 6 kg of sugar remains. Find the total quantity of sugar.
Option 1: 7 kg
Option 2: 6.25 kg
Option 3: 11.11 kg
Option 4: 5.25 kg
Correct Answer: 6.25 kg
Solution : Let the total sugar quantity be $x$. Quantity of sugar remains after selling 4% = 100 – 4 = 96% According to the question, $\frac{96x}{100}=6$ ⇒ $x=6.25$ Hence, the correct answer is 6.25 kg.
Question : The average of a certain set of 'b' numbers is 'a', and the average of a certain set of 'a' numbers is 'b'. What is the average of all the numbers taken together?
Option 1: 2b ÷ (a+b)
Option 2: 2ab ÷ (a+b)
Option 3: (a+b) ÷ 2ab
Option 4: 2a ÷ (a+b)
Correct Answer: 2ab ÷ (a+b)
Solution : Average of the set of b numbers = a Average of the set of a numbers = b Average = $\frac{\text{Total sum of value}}{\text{Number of values}}$ The sum of the set of b numbers = Average × Total values The sum of the
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.
When it (1)______ to witnessing wars, famines, or disease outbreaks on the news, guilt may (2)______ us to volunteer or donate money. Watching the generosity of other people (3)______ play an active role in helping others is also guilt-provoking, which can (4)______turn activate us to take similar (5)______ thus paying forward.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: desire
Option 2: inspire
Option 3: conspire
Option 4: expire
Correct Answer: inspire
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation:The sentence talks about witnessing events like wars, famines, or disease outbreaks, which may inspire guilt in us. The context suggests that seeing these events could "motivate" or "inspire" a sense of responsibility or a desire to help,
Question : What is the least number which when divided by 18, 24, and 36 leaves 3 as a remainder in each case?
Option 1: 75
Option 2: 93
Option 3: 111
Option 4: 99
Correct Answer: 75
Solution : LCM of 18, 24, and 36 is 72 The least number which when divided by 18, 24, and 36 leaves 3 as a remainder in each case = 72 + 3 = 75 Hence, the correct answer is 75.
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Culpable
Option 1: Rigorous
Option 2: Reasonable
Option 3: Innocent
Option 4: Edible
Correct Answer: Innocent
Solution : The third option is correct.
Culpable means deserving blame or being responsible for wrongdoing.
Innocent is the opposite of culpable. It means not guilty or free from blame.
Therefore, the correct answer is innocent.
Question : How much time will it take for an amount of INR 600 to yield INR 54 as interest at 3% per annum of simple interest?
Option 1: 1 year
Option 2: 2 years
Option 3: 4 years
Option 4: 3 years
Correct Answer: 3 years
Solution : Principal sum, $P$ = INR 600 Rate, $R$ = 3% Let $n$ be the time taken. Simple interest, SI = INR 54 SI = $\frac{PnR}{100}$ ⇒ 54 = $\frac{600×n×3}{100}$ ⇒ $n$ = $\frac{54}{18}$ = 3 Hence, the correct answer is 3 years.
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. At age 25, she taken her vows and became a nun.
Option 1: take her vows
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: took her vows
Option 4: take her vowed
Correct Answer: took her vows
Solution : The correct option will be the third option.
The correct past tense form of the verb take is took.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "At age 25, she took her vows and became a nun."
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, FOLDER is coded as PCBJMD. What is the code for DOLLAR in that code language?
Option 1: PYJJMC
Option 2: PZJJMB
Option 3: PYJJMB
Option 4: PYKKMC
Correct Answer: PYJJMB
Solution : Given: FOLDER is coded as PCBJMD.
Subtract 2 from the positional value of each alphabet and then reverse the letters to obtain the code. FOLDER→F – 2; O – 2; L – 2; D – 2; E – 2; R – 2 = DMJBCP (Now
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.
I wished I (1)_____ teach this to Dhri as well, but I feared it was too (2)_____. Already, he had started thinking like the men (3)_____ him, embracing the world of the court with open arms. And I? Each day I thought less and (4)_____ like the women around me. Each day I moved further from them, (5)_____ a dusky solitude.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: revolving
Option 2: surmounting
Option 3: around
Option 4: rotating
Correct Answer: around
Solution : The correct choice to fill in the blank is the third option.
Explanation: In this context, the speaker is describing how Dhri has started thinking like the men around him. The preposition around is suitable for expressing this idea, indicating the surrounding influence of
Question : Which country is the host of the "Vostok 2022" military exercise?
Option 1: UAE
Option 2: Russia
Option 3: India
Option 4: USA
Correct Answer: Russia
Solution : The correct option is Russia.
The multilateral strategic and command exercise Vostok 2022 began on September 1 and continued until September 7, 2022, at the training grounds of the Eastern Military District of Russia. The primary objective of the exercise is to enhance interaction
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