Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______ discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2) ______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara temple.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: refused
Option 2: chased
Option 3: issued
Option 4: denied
Correct Answer: issued
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word issued is appropriate in this context because it suggests that the inscription was officially released or authorised by Satavahana King Vijaya. It implies that the king played a role in making the inscription in a
Question : What does 'L' stand for in the LPG strategy of 1991?
Option 1: Legislative
Option 2: Landmark
Option 3: Liquid
Option 4: Liberalisation
Correct Answer: Liberalisation
Solution : The correct answer is Liberalisation.
The 'L' in the LPG strategy of 1991 stands for liberalisation. And P for privatisation and G for globalization. The Indian Government embraced a series of economic measures in 1991 known as the LPG strategy, or New Economic Policy
Question : E% of 12.5 % of 480 = 72. What is the value of E?
Option 1: 95
Option 2: 110
Option 3: 105
Option 4: 120
Correct Answer: 120
Solution : E% of 12.5% of 480 = 72 ⇒ E% of 60 = 72 ⇒ $\frac{E}{100}$ × 60 = 72 ⇒ E = $\frac{72 × 100}{60}$ = 120 Hence, the correct answer is 120.
Question : Currency notes and coins are called ______.
Option 1: near money
Option 2: commodity money
Option 3: fiduciary money
Option 4: fiat money
Correct Answer: fiat money
Solution : The correct option is fiat money.
Fiat money can exist in the form of currency notes and coins, and it is declared legal tender by the government. Fiat money refers to a type of currency that has no intrinsic value and is not
Question : By selling 4 articles for Re. 1, a man loses 4%. Had he sold three articles for Re. 1, the profit would have been:
Option 1: 30%
Option 2:
28%
Option 3:
16%
Option 4:
12%
Correct Answer:
Solution : Let the cost price of one article be $\mathrm{C}$. If the man sells $4$ articles for Re. 1. Then the selling price of one article $=\frac{1}{4} $ Given that he loses $4\%$. So, $\frac{1}{4} = \mathrm{C} - 4$% of $\mathrm{C}= \frac{96}{100}C$ $⇒\mathrm{C} = \frac{25}{96} $
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. DGP : WTK :: MOS : ?
Option 1: NEH
Option 2: MLH
Option 3: NLT
Option 4: NLH
Correct Answer: NLH
Solution : Given: DGP : WTK :: MOS : ?
Determine the opposite letter pairs of the letters of DGP to get the related letter cluster – D→W; G→T; P→K So, DGP is related to WTK. Similarly, follow the same pattern for MOS – M→N; O→L; S→H
Question : If x : y = 3 : 4, then the value of $\frac{5x-2y}{7x+2y}$ is:
Option 1: $\frac{7}{25}$
Option 2: $\frac{7}{23}$
Option 3: $\frac{7}{29}$
Option 4: $\frac{7}{17}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{7}{29}$
Solution : $x : y=3:4$ $⇒\frac{x}{y}=\frac{3}{4}$ Now, $\frac{5x-2y}{7x+2y}=\frac{5\frac{x}{y}-2}{7\frac{x}{y}+2}$ Putting $\frac{x}{y} = \frac{3}{4}$ in above equation, we get, $=\frac{5\times \frac{3}{4}-2}{7\times \frac{3}{4}+2}$ $=\frac{15-8}{21+8}$ $=\frac{7}{29}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{7}{29}$.
Question : Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
Option 1:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : What is the value of [7 ÷ 14 × 8 + (5 ÷ 15 × 6 - 4 × 3)]?
Option 1: - 4
Option 2: - 2
Option 3: - 6
Option 4: - 5
Correct Answer: - 6
Solution : Given expression, [7 ÷ 14 × 8 + (5 ÷ 15 × 6 – 4 × 3)] Using the BODMAS Rule, B – Brackets, O – Of, D – Division, M – Multiplication, A – Addition, and S – Subtraction = [7 ÷ 14
Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. ROM, URJ, XUG, AXD, ?
Option 1: DAA
Option 2: DAD
Option 3: DAB
Option 4: DBA
Correct Answer: DAA
Solution : Given: ROM, URJ, XUG, AXD, ?
The pattern is as follows – ROM→R + 3 = U, O + 3 = R, M – 3 = J URJ→U + 3 = X, R + 3 = U, J – 3 = G XUG→X + 3
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