Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
He teaches me algebraic and geometry twice a week.
Option 1: taught I algebra
Option 2: taught me algebra
Option 3: teach me algebraic
Option 4: No improvement
Correct Answer: taught me algebra
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: The original sentence, "He teaches me algebraic and geometry twice a week", contains an error as algebraic should be replaced with algebra. The correct form should be in the past tense to align
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: done
Option 2: do
Option 3: does
Option 4: did
Correct Answer: do
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The sentence is in the present tense, and the subject is spiders, which is plural in number. Hence, the correct form of the verb is do.
Therefore, the correct answer is, do.
Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling errors.
Option 1: His grip tightend a fraction on her arm.
Option 2: His grip tightened a fraction on her arm.
Option 3: His grrip tightened a fraction on her arm.
Option 4: His gripe tightened a fracton on her arm.
Correct Answer: His grip tightened a fraction on her arm.
Solution : The second option is correct.
Question : Who among the following was voted the ICC Player of the Month for February 2022 in the Men's category?
Option 1: Vriitya Aravind
Option 2: Shreyas Iyer
Option 3: Dipendra Singh Airee
Option 4: Virat Kohli
Correct Answer: Shreyas Iyer
Solution : The correct answer is Shreyas Iyer.
Indian cricketer Shreyas Santosh Iyer captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and played for Mumbai in domestic cricket and the national team. He was selected as the February 2022 ICC Player of the Month
Question : The marked price of a cap is INR 2,000. Two successive discounts of 15% and $x$% are given. If the selling price is INR 1,275, then what is the value of $x$?
Option 1: 20%
Option 2: 22.5%
Option 3: 27.5%
Option 4: 25%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : Given, The marked price of a cap is INR 2,000. Two successive discounts of 15% and $x$% are given and the selling price is INR 1,275. We know, Discounted price = $\frac{100-\text{discount percentage}}{100}×$ marked price With successive discounts of 15% and $x$% in 2000, ⇒
Question : The period of life when the body undergoes changes leading to reproductive maturity is called_____.
Option 1: maturity
Option 2: adolescence
Option 3: cloning
Option 4: budding
Correct Answer: adolescence
Solution : The correct option is adolescence.
The period of life when the body undergoes changes leading to reproductive maturity is called adolescence. These changes include physical, hormonal, and emotional transformations, marking the transition from childhood to adulthood and the onset of sexual maturation.
Question : A sentence has been given a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative. I was always greeted ________ wherever I went in the country.
Option 1: warm
Option 2: warmly
Option 3: warming
Option 4: warmth
Correct Answer: warmly
In this context, warmly is an adverb that describes how the greeting was given. It indicates that the greetings were friendly, cordial, and perhaps in a welcoming or affectionate manner.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "I was always
Question : When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, ______ became the Nawab of Bengal.
Option 1: Mir Jafar
Option 2: Siraj ud-Daulah
Option 3: Murshid Quli Khan
Option 4: Mir Qasim
Correct Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah
Solution : The correct answer is Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Siraj-ud-Daulah became the Nawab of Bengal when Alivardi Khan died in 1756. He was the grandson of Alivardi Khan, and many conspiracies were going against him. Even his aunt was a part of it. He was the
Question : A man bought two flats for INR 60,75,000 each. He sold one flat at a 10% gain and another at a 15% loss. How much percent does he gain or lose on the whole?
Option 1: 5% loss
Option 2: 5% gain
Option 3: 2.5% loss
Option 4: 3% gain
Correct Answer: 2.5% loss
Solution : Profit = 10% of 60,75,000 = Rs. 607500 Loss = 15% of 60,75,000 = Rs. 911250 Overall loss = 911250 – 607500 = 303750 Loss% = $\frac{\text {Total loss}}{\text{Total cost}}\times 100$ = $\frac{ 303750}{2\times 60,75,000}\times 100 =2.5\% $ Hence, the correct answer is 2.5%
Question : What is the value of $\frac{196}{7} \div \frac{35}{12}$ of $\frac{132}{55} \times \frac{45}{20} ?$
Option 1: 45
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 9
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : $\frac{196}{7} \div \frac{35}{12}$ of $\frac{132}{55} \times \frac{45}{20}$ $=\frac{196}{7} \div (\frac{35}{12} \times \frac{132}{55} )\times \frac{45}{20}$ $=\frac{196}{7} \div 7 \times \frac{45}{20}$ $=\frac{196}{7} \times \frac{1}{7} \times \frac{45}{20}$ $= \frac{45}{5}$ $= 9$ Hence, the correct answer is 9.
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