Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Ravi drives 200 km from Dungarpur to Udaipur. His average speed is 50 km/hr. He leaves Dungarpur at 8: 20 am. By what time he will reach Udaipur?
Option 1: 1: 00 pm
Option 2: 12: 20 pm
Option 3: 10: 00 am
Option 4: 11: 30 am
Correct Answer: 12: 20 pm
Solution : Given: Ravi drives 200 km from Dungarpur to Udaipur. His average speed is 50 km/hr. $\text{Time}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}$ The time Ravi will reach Udaipur = $\frac{200}{50}=4$ hours He leaves Dungarpur at 8: 20 am = 8: 20 + 4 hours = 12: 20 pm. Hence,
Question : X, Y, and Z enter into a partnership. X invests some money at the beginning. Y invests thrice the amount of X after 4 months and Z invest double the amount of Y after 9 months from the beginning. If the annual gain is INR 4,50,000, then what is the share of Y?
Option 1: INR 2,00,000
Option 2: INR 1,50,000
Option 3: INR 1,00,000
Option 4: INR 3,00,000
Correct Answer: INR 2,00,000
Solution : Let $x$ be the amount invested by X. Investment ratio = $x ×12 : 3x×8 : 6x×3$ = 12 : 24 : 18 = 2 : 4 : 3 Their investment ratio = Ratio of their profit share.= 2 : 4 : 3 Total
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Pleasant
Option 1: Awful
Option 2: Delightful
Option 3: Faithful
Option 4: Sorrowful
Correct Answer: Delightful
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Pleasant describes something enjoyable, agreeable, or pleasing. Delightful shares this sense of enjoyment and positivity, making it the most fitting synonym in this context.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : What is the value of $\frac{13 \times 14+25 \times 14-38 \times 14}{14 \text { of } 2-7}?$
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 1
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : Let's simplify the expression: $\frac{13 \times 14+25 \times 14-38 \times 14}{14 \text { of } 2-7}$ = $\frac{182+350 -532}{28-7}$ = $\frac{0}{28-7}$ = 0 Hence, the correct answer is 0.
Question : Galvanisation is the
Option 1: deposition of zinc on iron
Option 2: deposition of tin on iron
Option 3: deposition of copper on iron
Option 4: deposition of aluminium on iron
Correct Answer: deposition of zinc on iron
Solution : The correct answer is the deposition of zinc on iron.
Galvanisation is the technique of applying a protective zinc coating to iron or steel objects. This process shields the outer surface of the iron, safeguarding it against rusting and corrosion.
Question : What does "Chaitya" in Buddhist architecture refer to?
Option 1: Buddha relic
Option 2: Prayer hall
Option 3: Residence
Option 4: Monastery
Correct Answer: Prayer hall
Solution : The correct answer is a Prayer hall.
Three notable building types are principally representative of Buddhist architecture:
A shrine, sanctuary, temple or prayer hall is called a chaitya or
Question : Directions: Words given on the left side of (::) are related to each other by some Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the missing word/word pair on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Rodent : Rat :: ?
Option 1: Crockery : Cup
Option 2: Man : Mammal
Option 3: Pen : Stationery
Option 4: Reptile : Elephant
Correct Answer: Crockery : Cup
Solution : Given: Rodent : Rat (Rats come under the category of rodents.)
Let's check the options – First option: Crockery : Cup; Cups come under the category of crockery. Second option: Man : Mammal; Man is not a mammal. Third option: Pen : Stationery;
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
He spent a great deal of time / writing on his legal pad and aggressive, / underlining whatever he was writing.
Option 1: He spent a great deal of time
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: writing on his legal pad and aggressive
Option 4: underlining whatever he was writing
Correct Answer: writing on his legal pad and aggressive
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The error lies in the use of the word aggressive in this context. The adverbial form aggressively is the correct choice here, which modifies the verb underlining to convey the intended meaning.
Question : The selling and the cost price of an article are Rs. 3960 and Rs. 3600, respectively. If a 12% discount was given, what is the percentage mark-up?
Option 1: 25%
Option 2: 30%
Option 3: 35%
Option 4: 20%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : Given: The cost price is Rs. 3600 and the selling price is Rs. 3960. Let the marked price be Rs. $x$. $\text{SP}=\text{MP}-\frac{\text{Discount%}}{100}×\text{MP}$, where MP = marked price, CP = cost price $⇒ 3960=x-\frac{12}{100}×x$ $⇒ 3960=\frac{88x}{100}$ $⇒ x = 4500$ So, the article's cost is Rs.
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. "I am proud to (1)_____ to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance (2)_____ universal acceptance," he declared (3)_____ September 11, 1893. "We believe not only in universal toleration; (4)_____ we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the (5)_____ of all religions and all nations of the earth."
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: upon
Option 2: in
Option 3: on
Option 4: at
Correct Answer: on
Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the third option.
Explanation: The sentence mentions a specific date, "September 11, 1893", when the declaration was made. In English, we use the preposition "on" to indicate days of the week and specific calendar dates.
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