Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The pie chart given below shows the number of students studying in six schools. Total number of students studying in all these six schools are 4000. The number of students studying in a particular school is shown as a percentage of the total number of students studying in all these six schools.
What is the difference between the central angle formed by sectors F and H together and the central angle formed by sectors I and G together?
Option 1: $9.6^{\circ}$
Option 2: $14.4^{\circ}$
Option 3: $17.4^{\circ}$
Option 4: $18.7^{\circ}$
Correct Answer: $14.4^{\circ}$
Solution : The value of the central angle formed by the sector F $=\frac{360^{\circ}}{100}\times 16=57.6^{\circ}$ The value of the central angle formed by the sector H $=\frac{360^{\circ}}{100}\times 23=82.8^{\circ}$ The value of the central angle formed by the sector I $=\frac{360^{\circ}}{100}\times 25=90^{\circ}$ The value of the central angle
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 8, 16, 28, 44, ?
Option 1: 62
Option 2: 64
Option 3: 66
Option 4: 60
Correct Answer: 64
Solution : Given: 8, 16, 28, 44,?
Here, the pattern is –
So, 64 is the missing term of the series. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: You are given the name of a town and a date followed by four alternatives. Of these, only one matches while the others have some mistakes. You are to choose the same as the given one as your answer. Periyanpattan 15th Octob. 1989
Option 1: Periyarpattan 15th Octob. 1989
Option 2: Periyanpattan 15th Octob. 1998
Option 3: Periyarpattan 15th Oct. 1989
Option 4: Periyanpattan 15th Octob. 1989
Correct Answer: Periyanpattan 15th Octob. 1989
Solution : Given: Periyanpattan 15th Octob. 1989
Let's check each option – First option: Periyarpattan 15th Octob. 1989; Here, Periyarpattan is given in place of Periyanpattan. Second option: Periyanpattan 15th Octob. 1998; Here, 1998 is given in place of
Question : Venus marked an article at 60% above its cost price, She sold it at a profit of 20%. Find the discount percentage offered in the article.
Option 1: 40%
Option 2: 15%
Option 3: 25%
Option 4: 75%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : Let the cost price be 100. Marked price = 100 + 60% of 100 = 100 + 60 = 160 Profit = 20% of 100 = 20 Selling price = cost price + profit = 100 + 20 = 120 Discount percentage = $\frac{\text{marked price
Question : A sentence has been given a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
Most of the oil and gas that the UK __________does not come from Russia.
Option 1: imports
Option 2: import
Option 3: importing
Option 4: imported
Correct Answer: imports
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The subject "the UK" is a singular entity, and when talking about a present habitual action, the correct form of the verb is the base form. So, the correct verb form is "imports" as it agrees
Question : A can do a piece of work in 5 days and B in 4 days. How long will they take to do the same work when working together?
Option 1: $9$ days
Option 2: $2\frac{2}{9}$ days
Option 3: $4\frac{1}{3}$ days
Option 4: $3\frac{2}{9}$ days
Correct Answer: $2\frac{2}{9}$ days
Solution : Given: A can do a piece of work in 5 days and B in 4 days. If a man can do the work in $n$ days, then one day's work of the man $=\frac{1}{n}$. 1 day work of A $=\frac{1}{5}$ 1 day work of
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If broadly beneficial immigration is to be sustained, destination countries must acknowledge and_______ the real risks that it raises.
Option 1: address
Option 2: speak
Option 3: perform
Option 4: disregard
Correct Answer: address
Address (verb) means a formal speech. It means to discuss and deal with a situation. It helps convey that the destination countries of immigration must accept and deal with the real risks that it raises.
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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, if star is called moon, moon is called planet, planet is called sun, sun is called solar system, and solar system is called galaxy, then what is the Earth's only natural satellite?
Option 1: Galaxy
Option 2: Sun
Option 3: Planet
Option 4: Moon
Correct Answer: Planet
Solution : Here, as per the given instructions –
⇒Since, in the real world, the Earth's only natural satellite is
Question : Which of the following is not an example of "viviparous" animals?
Option 1: Bird
Option 2: Dog
Option 3: Cat
Option 4: Cow
Correct Answer: Bird
Solution : The correct answer is Bird.
Birds are not viviparous; they are oviparous. Birds lay eggs, and the development of the embryos occurs outside the mother's body. In contrast, viviparous animals give birth to live offspring after the internal development of embryos.
Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No Error'. Tax dispute settlement might not work out in the desired scale.
Option 1: might not work out in
Option 2: the desired scale
Option 3: tax dispute settlement
Option 4: No Error
Correct Answer: might not work out in
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
The phrase "work out" is followed by the preposition "on" rather than "in" when denoting the achievement of something on a particular scale or level.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Tax dispute
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