Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Which of the following gases shields the surface of the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun?
Option 1: Carbon monoxide
Option 2: Ozone
Option 3: Oxygen
Option 4: Carbon dioxide
Correct Answer: Ozone
Solution : The correct answer is Ozone.
The French physicists Charles Fabry and Henri Buisson discovered the ozone layer in 1913. 97 to 99 per cent of the medium-frequency UV radiation emitted by the sun is absorbed by the ozone layer.
Question : Directions: From the given answer figure, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As there is no restriction on the rotation of the figures, we will check all possible angles where all the question figures fit in the option figures. The question figures are embedded in the first option and are represented by different colours in the figure below.
Question : Directions: By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equations will be not correct? 9 and 3 I. 7 × 4 ÷ 2 – 9 + 3 = 22 II. 9 + 4 – 6 × 3 ÷ 2 = –10
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : Given: I. 7 × 4 ÷ 2 – 9 + 3 = 22 II. 9 + 4 – 6 × 3 ÷ 2 = –10
After Interchanging 9 and 3. I. 7 × 4 ÷ 2 – 3 + 9 = 22
Question : Economic development depends on:
Option 1: natural resources
Option 2: capital formation
Option 3: size of the market
Option 4: all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
Solution : The correct option is all of the above.
Economic development depends on various factors, including Capital formation, natural resources, size of the market, human capital, technological progress etc.
Question : A sum of Rs. 21850 amounts to Rs. 28623.50 in 5 years at the rate of simple interest. The rate percent is:
Option 1: 7.2% p.a.
Option 2: 4.8% p.a.
Option 3: 6.2% p.a.
Option 4: 6.8% p.a.
Correct Answer: 6.2% p.a.
Solution : Given: Principal = Rs. 21850 Simple interest = Amount – Principal = Rs. 28623.50 – 21850 = 6773.5 Time = 5 years Rate = to find Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $6773.5=\frac{21850 × \text{Rate} × 5}{100}$ ⇒ Rate = $\frac{6773.5\times100}{21850
Question : What is the value of $17 ÷ 34 + 2 × 12 ÷ 6 - 5 × 3 ÷ 6$?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 4.5
Option 4: 3.5
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : $17 ÷ 34 + 2 × 12 ÷ 6 - 5 × 3 ÷ 6$ $=\frac{1}{2} + 2 × 2 - 5 × \frac{1}{2}$ $=\frac{1}{2} + 4 - \frac{5}{2}$ $=\frac{9}{2} - \frac{5}{2}$ $=\frac{4}{2}$ $= 2$ Hence, the correct answer is 2.
Question : Which of the given values is divisible by 15?
Option 1: 2365
Option 2: 1375
Option 3: 4365
Option 4: 2275
Correct Answer: 4365
Solution : Divisibility rule of 15: The number should be divisible by both 3 and 5. Divisibility rule of 3: The sum of the digits in a number is a multiple of 3. Divisibility rule of 5: The unit place digit must be 5 or 0. Checking
Question : A car has to cover a distance of 288 km in 20 hours. If it covers half of the journey in $\frac{1}{5}$th of the time, find the speed to cover the remaining distance in the time left.
Option 1: 6 km/hr
Option 2: 7 km/hr
Option 3: 9 km/hr
Option 4: 8 km/hr
Correct Answer: 9 km/hr
Solution : A car has to cover a distance of 288 km in 20 hours. It covers half of the journey in $\frac{1}{5}$th of the time. So it covers $\frac{288}{2}=144$ km in $20×\frac{1}{5}=4$ hours Required speed $=\frac{144}{20-4}=\frac{144}{16}=9$ km/hr Hence, the correct answer is 9 km/hr.
Question : Directions: Select the related figure from the given alternatives.
Solution : Given: Here, rotate the first figure by 45° to get the second missing figure. So, by following the above pattern the missing figure is –
Therefore, the figure given in option two is the required missing figure. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. PV, RZ, TD, ?, XL
Option 1: VH
Option 2: UH
Option 3: VG
Option 4: UG
Correct Answer: VH
Solution : Given: PV, RZ, TD, ?, XL
Add 2 and 4 alternately to the place value of each pair to obtain the next pair. PV→P + 2; V + 4 = RZ RZ→R + 2; Z + 4 = TD TD→T + 2; D + 4
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