Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : a : b = 5 : 8 and b : c = 2 : 6. If a = 25, then find the value of c.
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 140
Option 3: 120
Option 4: 96
Correct Answer: 120
Solution : $a : b = 5 : 8$ and $b : c = 2 : 6$ $\frac{a}{b}×\frac{b}{c}=\frac{5}{8}×\frac{2}{6}$ $⇒ a:c=5:24$ Let $a=5k,c=24k$ According to the question, $5k=25$ $\therefore k =5$ So, $c=24k=24×5=120$ Hence, the correct answer is 120.
Question : In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is "No Error".
He has promised (1) / to pay me the whole amount (2) / in cheque with the stipulated time. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
The sentence contains a prepositional error. When referring to a specific time limit, the appropriate preposition to use is within rather than in.
When "within" is used in relation to time, it conveys that
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. SOC : TND :: UDN : ?
Option 1: VCP
Option 2: UCO
Option 3: VCO
Option 4: OCV
Correct Answer: VCO
Solution : Given: SOC : TND :: UDN : ?
Add and subtract 1 alternately from the place value of the letters of the given term, to obtain the required missing term – Like, SOC : TND→S + 1 = T; O – 1 = N; C
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 63, 56, 49, 42, 35, 28, ?
Option 1: 14
Option 2: 21
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 35
Correct Answer: 21
Solution : Given: 63, 56, 49, 42, 35, 28, ?
In the above-given series, subtract 7 from the previous number to get the next number. 63 – 7 = 56; 56 – 7 = 49; 49 – 7 = 42; 42 – 7 = 35; 35 –
Question : Governor General Lord Dalhousie described the Kingdom of_________ "as a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day".
Option 1: Ahom
Option 2: Mysore
Option 3: Awadh
Option 4: Maratha
Correct Answer: Awadh
Solution : The correct option is Awadh.
In 1851, Governor General Lord Dalhousie referred to the kingdom of Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day." The quote illustrates the attitude of British officials at the time, who saw the Indian subcontinent
Question : Choose the word that can substitute for the given group of words. Destruction of a foetus
Option 1: Fratricide
Option 2: Ellipse
Option 3: Abhor
Option 4: Foeticide
Correct Answer: Foeticide
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Foeticide is a term that specifically refers to the destruction or killing of a foetus. It is derived from the Latin word foetus, meaning offspring or young one, combined with the suffix "-cide," which denotes killing or destruction.
Question : Directions: Which number is in the triangle, square, and circle?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : In the below diagram, the shaded part represents the common region of the triangle, square, and circle.
So, 6 is the common region of the triangle, square, and circle. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the missing figure from the given response. Question Figures –
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – 1. The triangle given inside the pentagon is moved by 90° in an anticlockwise direction. 2. The Pentagon remains in the same position. So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Therefore, the figure in
Question : Directions: Four boys R, S, T, and U are sitting in a row, facing toward the south (but not necessarily in the same order). Four girls A, B, C, and D are sitting in a row, facing toward the face of these boys (but not necessarily in the same order). C and R are diagonally opposite to each other. A and S are diagonally opposite to each other. T is the immediate neighbour of R. D is the immediate neighbour of C. Who is facing D?
Option 1: S
Option 2: T
Option 3: U
Option 4: R
Correct Answer: U
Solution : Given: (I) Four boys R, S, T, and U are sitting in a row, facing towards the south (but not necessarily in the same order). Four girls A, B, C, and D are sitting in a row, facing toward the faces of these boys. (Right
Question : In an exam, out of a total number of appeared students 87 percent of students passed, and 3250 students failed. What is the total number of students who appeared in the exam?
Option 1: 22,500
Option 2: 25,000
Option 3: 28,000
Option 4: 26,800
Correct Answer: 25,000
Solution : Given: In an exam, out of a total number of appeared students 87 percent of students passed, and 3250 students failed. Let the total number of students be $x$. The number of students who passed the exam = 87% of $x$ = $0.87x$ The number
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