Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The table given below shows the number of boys and girls in a school in 6 years.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct? I. The number of girls in year Y6 is 9 percent of the number of boys in year Y6. II. The average number of boys in years Y1 and Y2 are 80.
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Only I
Solution : I. The number of girls in year Y6 is 9 percent of the number of boys in year Y6. The number of girls in year Y6 = 90 The number of girls in year Y6 = 100 $\therefore$ Percentage = $\frac{90}{100}\times100$ = 90% ⇒
Question : Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) was launched in _________.
Option 1: 1997
Option 2: 1991
Option 3: 1993
Option 4: 1995
Correct Answer: 1995
Solution : The correct option is 1995.
The Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) was launched on 1st April 1995 by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). This program aimed to assist rural and economically backward people to get necessary assistance so that they could either
Question : Directions: The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
We must ____ help to the people hit by the cyclone.
Option 1: contribute
Option 2: summon
Option 3: impart
Option 4: render
Correct Answer: render
Solution : The correct word to fill in the blank is the fourth option.
It means to give help or assistance to somebody, which makes it the most suitable choice in the context of the sentence. It directly conveys the idea of providing aid to the
Question : A person bought some rice and wheat for Rs 380. The ratio of the weight of rice and wheat is 4 : 3 and the price of an equal amount of rice and wheat is in the ratio 5 : 6. The rice was bought of worth
Option 1: Rs. 380
Option 2: Rs. 300
Option 3: Rs. 200
Option 4: Rs. 180
Correct Answer: Rs. 200
Solution : The ratio of the quantity of Rice : Wheat = 4 : 3 Price of an equal quantity of Rice : Wheat = 5 : 6 Total cost of Rice : Total cost of Wheat = 4 × 5 : 3 × 6 =
Question : The following table shows the number of songs sung by 6 different singers and uploaded on a streaming website.
The average number of views per song for S1, S2, and S3 is 100. The average number of views per song for S4, S5 and S6 is 50. What is the total number of views for all the songs sung by all of the 6 different singers taken together?
Option 1: 8500
Option 2: 9000
Option 3: 9500
Option 4: 8000
Correct Answer: 9000
Solution : As, the average number of views per song for S1, S2, and S3 = 100 Number of songs of S1 = 20 ⇒ Sum of S1 = 100 × 20 = 2000 Number of songs of S2 = 25 ⇒ Sum of S2 = 100
Question : The red, orange and yellow colours of the leaf are due to
Option 1: Aldehydes
Option 2: Tannin
Option 3: Lignins
Option 4: Carotenoid
Correct Answer: Carotenoid
Solution : The correct option is Carotenoids.
Carotenoids are responsible for the red, orange, and yellow colours of leaves. Carotenoids are an organic pigment group found in plants. Carotenoids are created in leaves by chloroplasts, which are photosynthetic organelles. Carotenoids absorb less sunlight than chlorophyll, therefore they
Question : The materials through which objects can be seen but not clearly are known as
Option 1: conducting materials
Option 2: translucent materials
Option 3: transparent materials
Option 4: opaque materials
Correct Answer: translucent materials
Solution : The correct option is translucent materials.
Transparent materials are that allow objects to be viewed through but not clearly. Light can flow through translucent materials, but it is scattered in many directions, giving the appearance of hazy or diffused things on the other
Question : Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
Option 1: Calcutta
Option 2: Madras
Option 3: Lahore
Option 4: Bombay
Correct Answer: Bombay
Solution : The correct answer is Bombay.
The first session was held in 1885 in Bombay under the Presidentship of W. C. Bonnerjee. The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was planned for Poona, but due to a plague outbreak in Poona, the venue was
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I rode my bike to worked those morning.
Option 1: worked this
Option 2: work these
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: work this
Correct Answer: work this
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Explanation: The word worked in the original sentence is incorrect. The corrected version uses work in its infinitive form because it follows the structure "to" followed by the base form of the verb to express the purpose of
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