Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, PAINTS is written as HGMRZK, and ROCKY is written as BPXLI. How will HUNTER be written in that language?
Option 1: IUGMSF
Option 2: IVGMFS
Option 3: IVGMES
Option 4: IUGMFS
Correct Answer: IVGMFS
Solution : Given: In a certain code language, PAINTS is written as HGMRZK, and ROCKY is written as BPXLI.
Firstly the alphabets are coded by their opposite alphabet and then the obtained code is written in the reverse order. PAINTS→Opposite alphabet; KZRMGH; Now reverse the opposite alphabet
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, CORRECT is written as 3Q1818G320. How will WRONG be written in that language?
Option 1: 2318Q147
Option 2: 2138Q741
Option 3: 2314Q147
Option 4: 2218P147
Correct Answer: 2318Q147
Solution : Given: CORRECT is coded as 3Q1818G320.
The vowels are coded by the alphabet after adding three to their positional values whereas consonants are coded by their positional values. C→3; O→O + 2 = Q; R→18; R→18; E→E + 2 = G; C→3; T→20 = 3Q1818G320
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
These people remind me of a harmony that exists with the natural world. They know their environment in a (1)__________ that can only be acquired (2)_________ living on equal footing with the natural world, not in (3)_________ through a recognition that humans are dependent (4)__________ our surroundings, something those of us who live in towns and cities too (5)_________ forget.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: for
Option 2: through
Option 3: to
Option 4: with
Correct Answer: through
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
Explanation:
The phrase acquired through living on equal footing suggests that the knowledge of the environment is gained through the act of living on equal footing with the natural world. The preposition through is suitable in this context
Question : Rabindranath Tagore started Santiniketan Institute in_______.
Option 1: 1905
Option 2: 1901
Option 3: 1903
Option 4: 1899
Correct Answer: 1901
Solution : The correct answer is 1901.
Rabindranath Tagore started the Santiniketan Institute in 1901. Initially, it began as an experimental school on holistic education and a close connection with nature. Over time, Santiniketan developed into Visva-Bharati University, which was officially established in 1921 and is
Question : A certain amount of money is divided among A, B, and C in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 5. How much money will C get out of Rs 126?
Option 1: Rs. 62
Option 2: Rs. 43
Option 3: Rs. 66
Option 4: Rs. 63
Correct Answer: Rs. 63
Solution : Total parts = 3 + 2 + 5 =10 So, share of C = $\frac{5}{10}$ ×126 = 63 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 63.
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 87, 168, 217, 242, 251, ?
Option 1: 255
Option 2: 253
Option 3: 252
Option 4: 254
Correct Answer: 252
Solution : Given: 87, 168, 217, 242, 251, ?
In the above-given series, add squares of consecutive odd numbers in descending order to the numbers. 87 + (9)2 = 87 + 81 =168; 168 + (7)2 = 168 + 49 = 217; 217 + (5)
Question : The value of $\left[\frac{1}{4}\right.$ of $\left.18 \div \frac{6}{5} \text{of}\left(\frac{1}{8}+\frac{7}{4}\right)\right] \times \frac{1}{15}$ is:
Option 1: $\frac{2}{15}$
Option 2: $\frac{6}{7}$
Option 3: $\frac{5}{8}$
Option 4: $\frac{4}{5}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{2}{15}$
Solution : Given: $\left[\frac{1}{4}\right.$ of $\left.18 \div \frac{6}{5} \text{of}\left(\frac{1}{8}+\frac{7}{4}\right)\right] \times \frac{1}{15}$ = $[\frac{18}{4}÷\frac{6}{5}\text{of}(\frac{15}{8})]×\frac{1}{15}$ = $[\frac{18}{4}×\frac{5}{6}×(\frac{8}{15})]×\frac{1}{15}$ = $\frac{2}{15}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{2}{15}$.
Question : A student scored 77, 80, 88, 73, and 62 marks out of 100 in five subjects. What are his average marks?
Option 1: 74
Option 2: 76
Option 3: 75
Option 4: 78
Correct Answer: 76
Solution : Total subjects = 5 Marks scored by student = 77 + 80 + 88 + 73 + 62 = 380 $\therefore$ Average = $\frac{\text{Total marks scored}}{\text{Total subject}}$ = $\frac{380}{5}$ = 76 Hence, the correct answer is 76.
Question : Who among the following was the first Indian musician to receive the Grammy Life Time Achievement Award?
Option 1: Nucleya
Option 2: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Option 3: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Option 4: Ustad Zakir Hussain
Correct Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Solution : The correct answer is Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Pandit Ravi Shankar is the first Indian to earn the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His album, recorded in collaboration with Yehudi Menuhin, was nominated for a Grammy in 1967 for Best Chamber Music Performance. "Concert
Question : Directions: If EDITION is written as IDETNOI how is MEDICAL written in that code?
Option 1: DEMILAC
Option 2: LACIMED
Option 3: DIEMCAL
Option 4: CADILEM
Correct Answer: DEMILAC
Solution : Given: EDITION is coded as IDETNOI.
Like, EDITION is coded as IDETNOI –
Similarly, MEDICAL is coded as –
Thus, the code for MEDICAL is DEMILAC. Hence, the first option is correct.
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