Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. MA, NZ, OY, PX, ?
Option 1: QV
Option 2: QW
Option 3: WQ
Option 4: QR
Correct Answer: QW
Solution : Given: MA, NZ, OY, PX, ?
Add 1 in the first letter and subtract 1 from the second letter, to obtain the required missing term in the series – MA → M + 1 = N, A – 1 = Z → NZ NZ →
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, heat is waves is coded as 76@, and waves are dramatic not is coded as 34%7. What can be the code for heat in that language?
Option 1: %
Option 2: 4
Option 3: @
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: @
Solution : Given: 1. heat is waves is coded as 76@, and 2. waves are dramatic not is coded as 34%7.
From statement 1, we have heat which is only in statement 1 and either 6 or @ is the code for heat. In
Question : By selling an article at Rs. 425, a shopkeeper had a loss of 15%. At what price should be sell the article to make a profit of 20%?
Option 1: Rs. 800
Option 2: Rs. 1000
Option 3: Rs. 400
Option 4: Rs. 600
Correct Answer: Rs. 600
Solution : If the shopkeeper sold the article for Rs. 425 and incurred a loss of 15%, it means that Rs. 425 represents 85% (100% – 15%) of the cost price. Let the cost price as C. ⇒ 425 = 0.85 × C To make a
Question : Which one of the following writs literally means' what is your authority'
Option 1: Hebeas Corpus
Option 2: Certiorari
Option 3: Quo Warranto
Option 4: Prohibition
Correct Answer: Quo Warranto
Solution : Correct Answer is Quo warranto
Quo warranto is a prerogative writ that demands the person to whom it is directed to demonstrate their legitimacy for using a right or power (or "franchise") they claim to possess.It is a legal process where a person's authority
Question : The average mark scored by 8 boys is 72. If the scores of three girls are also included, the average marks increase by 3. The average marks scored by the three girls are:
Option 1: 95
Option 2: 83
Option 3: 78
Option 4: 68
Correct Answer: 83
Solution : The average mark scored by 8 boys is = 72 If the scores of three girls are also included, The average marks increase by = 3 Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of all the observations}}{\text{Total no. of observations}}$ Let the average marks of the three girls be
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word. Fabulously
Option 1: Scarcely
Option 2: Scantily
Option 3: Fantastically
Option 4: Nominally
Correct Answer: Fantastically
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Fabulously is an adverb that is derived from the adjective fabulous, which means extremely well and wonderfully. Fantastically is the synonym, as it means in a good and excellent way.
The meanings of the other options
Question : Which of the following incomes will not be included in the National Income Calculation?
Option 1: Commission income of a share broker
Option 2: Individual's income from share broker sale of shares
Option 3: Income of a joker in a circus company
Option 4: Income of a commercial artist
Correct Answer: Individual's income from share broker sale of shares
Solution : The correct answer is the Individual's income from the sale of shares by a broker.
National income only includes economic activity that is measurable and estimable in monetary terms. A housewife's revenue from selling shares through a broker
Question : Directions: P, Q, R, S and T are sitting on a bench facing north but not necessarily in the same order. P is an immediate neighbour of Q, S is an immediate neighbour of T, and P is not sitting with R who sits on the right end of the bench. P sits to the right of S and T. S sits to the right of T In which position P is sitting?
Option 1: Second from right
Option 2: Fourth from left
Option 3: Second from left
Option 4: Third from left
Correct Answer: Third from left
Solution : Given: (I) P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting on a bench facing north but not necessarily in the same order. P is an immediate neighbour of Q, and S is an immediate neighbour of T. (P, Q) (
Question : Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced in October 2022 that the central government will launch a________ crore accelerator programme to support the productive ideas of agro-businesses.
Option 1: Rs. 450
Option 2: Rs. 500
Option 3: Rs. 300
Option 4: Rs. 350
Correct Answer: Rs. 500
Solution : The correct answer is Rs. 500 crore.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the central government will launch a Rs. 500 crore accelerator programme to support the productive ideas of agro-businesses. An executive committee will be formed under the chairmanship of the
Question : The following pie chart shows results from a survey of 160 kids about their favourite desserts.
What is the number of kids who like ice cream?
Option 1: 30
Option 2: 20
Option 3: 50
Option 4: 40
Correct Answer: 40
Solution : Total kids in the survey = 160 Kids who likes icecream = 25% So, the number of kids who like ice cream $= \frac{25}{100}\times160 = 40$ Hence, the correct answer is 40.
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