Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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.
Question : How many countries share the international land border with India as of 2022?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 7
Solution : The correct answer is 7.
India shares its international land border with seven countries. India shares its land border with China, Nepal and Bhutan in the North of Myanmar and Bangladesh on the Eastern side, and on the North Western side, India shares its
Question : Pia and Ria can complete a project together in 26 days. Pia alone can complete the project in 78 days. They start working together but Pia leaves after 12 days. In how many days can Ria complete the remaining work of the project?
Option 1: 21 days
Option 2: 24 days
Option 3: 25 days
Option 4: 13 days
Correct Answer: 21 days
Solution : Work done by Pia + Ria = 26 days Work done by Pia = 78 days LCM of 26 and 78 is 78 Total work = 78 units Efficiency of Pia and Ria = $\frac{78}{26} = 3$ Efficiency of Pia = $\frac{78}{78} = 1$
Question : Who discovered America?
Option 1: Vasco da Gama
Option 2: Columbus
Option 3: Captain Cook
Option 4: Amundsen
Correct Answer: Columbus
Solution : The correct answer is Columbus.
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), an explorer, is well remembered for his 1492 'discovery' of the 'new continent' of the Americas aboard his ship Santa Maria. He was an Italian adventurer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who performed four
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. Vienna : Austria :: ?
Option 1: Thimphu : Bhutan
Option 2: Kenya : Nairobi
Option 3: Pakistan : Islamabad
Option 4: Russia : Moscow
Correct Answer: Thimphu : Bhutan
Solution : Given: Vienna : Austria (Vienna is the capital of Austria.)
Let's check the options – First Option: Thimphu : Bhutan; Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan. Second Option: Kenya : Nairobi; Nairobi is the capital of Kenya but the words are written
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
I may sound crazy but I am not an imbecile.
Option 1: Credible
Option 2: Prudent
Option 3: Dunce
Option 4: Sage
Correct Answer: Dunce
In the context provided, imbecile suggests someone lacking intelligence, and dunce is a synonym that means a person who is slow in learning.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. A state of agitation especially over a trivial matter
Option 1: Storm
Option 2: Harmony
Option 3: Worry
Option 4: Fuss
Correct Answer: Fuss
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
Fuss refers to a state of agitation, typically over a trivial matter. It involves being overly concerned or agitated about something minor or unimportant.
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.
One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students (1) _______to spend the morning cutting cardboard, mping filters, and assembling filters in an effort to (2)____125 portable air purifiers for local schools. That (3)_________morning, staff members at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles were setting (4)______ 20 homemade purifiers of their own, while in Brookline, Massachusetts, another DIY air purifier was whirring quietly in the back of a daycare (5)________ as children played.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
Option 1: copy
Option 2: cruel
Option 3: resembling
Option 4: same
Correct Answer: same
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
The sentence describes different locations and groups of people engaging in similar activities related to making air purifiers. The word same fits in this context as it implies a continuation of the theme or activity across different
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