Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. TRO, RQM, PPK, NOI, ?
Option 1: LNH
Option 2: LMG
Option 3: LMH
Option 4: LNG
Correct Answer: LNG
Solution : Given: TRO, RQM, PPK, NOI, ?
The pattern is as follows – TRO→T – 2 = R, R – 1 = Q, O – 2 = M RQM→R – 2 = P, Q – 1 = P, M – 2 = K PPK→P – 2
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly-known facts, read all conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statements: All tables are chairs. Some tables are cups. Conclusions: I. Some cups are chairs. II. Some chairs are tables.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Both conclusions follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some cups are chairs – In the Venn diagram, the circles that represent cups and chairs intersect and have a common area between
Question : Which of the following is a characteristic of a plant cell?
Option 1: Small central vacuole
Option 2: Chloroplasts absent
Option 3: Plastid absent
Option 4: The cell wall is present
Correct Answer: The cell wall is present
Solution : The correct answer is The cell wall is present.
Only the plant cells have a Cell wall surrounding the cell membrane. It is known as the distinguishing factor of the plant cell from animal cells. The cell wall and chloroplast distinguish
Question : Among the following, which of these is an example of capital receipt?
Option 1: Rent and commission received
Option 2: Sale of goods and rent
Option 3: Commission and dividend received
Option 4: Borrowing and loan recovery
Correct Answer: Borrowing and loan recovery
Solution : The correct answer is Borrowing and loan recovery.
Capital receipts include loans obtained from foreign governments and organisations, loans raised from the public (also referred to as market loans), loans taken out from the Reserve Bank and other parties through the
Question : The normal temperature of the human body is:
Option 1: 31°C
Option 2: 34°C
Option 3: 32°C
Option 4: 37°C
Correct Answer: 37°C
Solution : The correct option is 37°C.
The normal body temperature of a human is 37°C. This temperature is essential for optimal enzyme function, metabolic processes and overall physiological balance. Maintained by the body's thermoregulatory mechanisms, any significant deviation from this norm can indicate health issues,
Question : The following table shows the marks obtained by five students in six different subjects. How much percent of marks are scored by Isha in aggregate?
Option 1: 84.66%
Option 2: 72.56%
Option 3: 75.14%
Option 4: 80.42%
Correct Answer: 75.14%
Solution : Maximum marks = 700 Marks scored by Isha = 80 + 60 + 104 + 132 + 105 + 45 = 526 Aggregate percentage = $\frac{\text{Marks obtained}}{\text{Maximum marks}}\times100$ = $\frac{526}{700}\times100$ = $75.14\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 75.14%.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
(Hardly had I started mowing the lawn that) it started raining.
Option 1: No sooner did I started mowing the lawn than
Option 2: Hardly had I started mowing the lawn when
Option 3: No substitution required
Option 4: Hardly did I start mowing the lawn than
Correct Answer: Hardly had I started mowing the lawn when
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
This is a case of correlative conjunctions, and the correct pair is hardly followed by when. Thus, hardly should always be followed by when as they are correlative conjunctions.
Question : When the percentage change in demand for a commodity is less than the percentage change in its price then demand is said to be
Option 1: highly elastic
Option 2: inelastic
Option 3: relatively elastic
Option 4: perfectly inelastic
Correct Answer: inelastic
Solution : The correct option is inelastic.
A commodity is said to have inelastic demand when the percentage change in quantity sought is considerably less responsive to the percentage change in price. This demonstrates that buyers are not responsive to price changes, as their needs do not
Question : The least number to be subtracted from 16800 to make it a perfect square is:
Option 1: 169
Option 2: 219
Option 3: 159
Option 4: 249
Correct Answer: 159
Solution : The closest perfect square to 16800 is 16900, a square of 130. So, the square of 129 = 129 × 129 = 16641 The least number to be subtracted from 16800, to make it a perfect square is: 16800 – 16641 = 159 Hence, the
Question : The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with the correct idiom for the bracketed text.
I'm sorry I snapped at you earther, I think: I (am just in a bad mood today).
Option 1: two wrongs don't make right
Option 2: clam up
Option 3: dressed to the nines
Option 4: got up on the wrong side of the bed
Correct Answer: got up on the wrong side of the bed
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The idiom got up on the wrong side of the bed is used to express that someone is in a bad mood or irritable for no apparent reason. It suggests
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