Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Eight friends Mansi, Shweta, Monika, Payal, Aarti, Kajal, Laxmi and Rani are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Mansi is third to the left of Monika. Aarti is second to the right of Monika. Shweta is fourth to the left of Payal. Payal is second to the left of Mansi. Rani is third to the right of Kajal. Kajal is not the immediate neighbour of Mansi. Who is second to the left of Monika?
Option 1: Laxmi
Option 2: Mansi
Option 3: Aarti
Option 4: Rani
Correct Answer: Laxmi
Solution : Given: (I) Eight friends Mansi, Shweta, Monika, Payal, Aarti, Kajal, Laxmi, and Rani are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order).
(II) Payal is second to the left of Mansi. Rani is third to the right of
Question : Find the fourth proportion to 55, 60, and 33.
Option 1: 36
Option 2: 24
Option 3: 28
Option 4: 30
Correct Answer: 36
Solution : Fourth proportion of $a,b,$ and $c=\frac{bc}{a}$ Here, $a$ = 55, $b$ = 60, and $c$ = 33 Substituting the given values into the formula, ⇒ Fourth proportion = $\frac{60 \times 33}{55}$ = 36 Hence, the correct answer is 36.
Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'No correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
(The big the house), the more difficult it is to maintain it.
Option 1: The bigger the house
Option 2: The big house
Option 3: No correction required
Option 4: The biggest the house
Correct Answer: The bigger the house
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: To maintain parallelism, the correct comparative form that should be used here is bigger, in place of big to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The bigger the
Question : The following table shows the number of girls and boys in different classes. Find the sum of total number of students in all class.
Option 1: 840
Option 2: 842
Option 3: 800
Option 4: 760
Correct Answer: 842
Solution : Total girls = 88 + 140 + 54 + 84 + 90 = 456 Total boys = 76 + 92 + 80 + 68 + 70 = 386 Total students = Total girls + Total boys = 456 + 386 = 842 Hence, the correct
Question : How many positive factors of 160 are there?
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 12
Correct Answer: 12
Solution : 160 = 25 × 5 If N = am × bn, where a and b are prime numbers, then the number of positive factors of N = (m+1) × (n+1) Total number of positive factors of 160 = 6 × 2
Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? XG, UJ, RM, OP, ?
Option 1: MR
Option 2: LS
Option 3: MS
Option 4: LR
Correct Answer: LS
Solution : Given: XG, UJ, RM, OP, ?
In the above-given series, subtract 3 from the place value of the first letter and add 3 to the place value of the second letter. XG→X – 3 = U; G + 3 = J UJ→U – 3 =
Question : A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs. 266 each after giving a 5% discount on the labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 12% on the cost price. What was the cost price of each saree?
Option 1: Rs. 280
Option 2: Rs. 260
Option 3: Rs. 240
Option 4: Rs. 250
Correct Answer: Rs. 250
Solution : Let the labelled price be Rs. $x$ and the cost price be Rs. $y$. The shopkeeper sold the sarees at Rs. 266 each after giving a 5% discount on the labelled price. $x - 0.05x = 266$ $⇒0.95L = 266$ $⇒x = \frac{266}{0.95} =
Question : Directions: Which of the mathematical signs should be interchanged in the below equation to make it mathematically correct? 45 – 6 + 108 ÷ 12 × 14 = 5
Option 1: ÷ and –
Option 2: × and –
Option 3: + and ×
Option 4: + and –
Correct Answer: + and ×
Solution : Given: 45 – 6 + 108 ÷ 12 × 14 = 5
On interchanging the symbols, we get – First option: ÷ and – 45 ÷ 6 + 108 – 12 × 14 = 5 Solving the L.H.S. of the equation – =
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, O is coded as 15 and ADD is coded as 9. How will PURE be coded in that language?
Option 1: 60
Option 2: 58
Option 3: 57
Option 4: 59
Correct Answer: 60
Solution : Given: O is coded as 15 and ADD is coded as 9.
Add the positional values of the alphabet of ADD to obtain the code – O→15 A→1; D→4; D→4 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 Thus, ADD is coded as 9. Similarly, follow
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Buy a lemon
Option 1: Wear fashionable clothing.
Option 2: The ability to know what's happening.
Option 3: To not complain.
Option 4: To buy something that is worthless.
Correct Answer: To buy something that is worthless.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom buy a lemon typically means purchasing an item, usually a product like a car, that turns out to be defective, unsatisfactory, or of poor quality despite appearing good at the
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