Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Workers' compensation benefits in Pennsylvania should pay for your medical (1)_________and a portion of your lost wages. However, you cannot be (2)____________for pain and suffering or other non-financial damages that your illness or injury may (3)__________you. A personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit, on the other hand, (4)___________compensation for the ill worker or surviving family members. If someone (5)____________your employer or a co-worker was to blame for your illness, you could pursue such a claim.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: hosts
Option 2: allows
Option 3: hovers
Option 4: boasts
Correct Answer: allows
Solution : The correct option will be the second option.
The word "allows" indicates that a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit permits or enables compensation for the affected worker or their surviving family members.
This choice maintains the logical flow of the sentence, highlighting
Question : The ratio of the selling price to the cost price of a computer is 7 : 5. What is the profit percentage?
Option 1: 60%
Option 2: 10%
Option 3: 40%
Option 4: 20%
Correct Answer: 40%
Solution : Given, The ratio of selling price to cost piece = 7 : 5 We know, Profit percentage = $\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{cost price}} × 100$ Let the selling price and cost price be $7x$ and $5x$ respectively Profit = $7x - 5x$ ⇒ Profit = $2x$ So, the
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. High horse
Option 1: To be very lucky
Option 2: To have a low self-esteem
Option 3: An attitude of moral superiority
Option 4: To be the person in charge
Correct Answer: An attitude of moral superiority
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The idiom on one's high horse or get off one's high horse is commonly used to convey an attitude of moral superiority. When someone is said to be on his high horse, it suggests
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. Fit as a fiddle
Option 1: In a very good physical condition
Option 2: To be in love
Option 3: To drink alcohol regularly
Option 4: To be firm
Correct Answer: In a very good physical condition
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The idiom fit as a fiddle is used to describe someone who is in excellent health or physical condition.
Therefore, the provided alternative in a very good physical condition accurately conveys the intended
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Do you live in a house? You might be (1)_________to learn that there are many, many kinds of (2)_______. Most people in the United States are used to living in houses made of wood or bricks. But many people around the world live in houses made of grass, dirt, or cloth.
In the Great Rift Valley of Eritrea, the nomadic people who are in the Atr tribe build their houses of straw. Their houses are shaped like (3)_________-half spheres. The homes are small and cool. The people can move their houses when they want to move. Since the people are (4)___________ they move often. They (5)____________ their animals to new places in order to find food.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: fetch
Option 2: take
Option 3: share
Option 4: offer
Correct Answer: take
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the second option.
Explanation: In the context of the passage, it refers to the action of moving or relocating their animals to new places to find food. The nomadic people move their houses and, consequently, also move their animals in
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. (1)_________people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country (2)________by living in that country. However, this is not necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a (3)________country, the more we realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country. Books and talks about other people's (4)_______can even be dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and (5)________national character, and sometimes a lot of information they contain is untrue. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: conjecture
Option 2: caricature
Option 3: stature
Option 4: culture
Correct Answer: culture
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The plural form cultures is appropriate in this context because it refers to the diverse cultural aspects of different groups of people. The option of cultures aligns with the broader context of the sentence, emphasising the diversity of cultural perspectives.
Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table shows the population of three cities P, Q, and R, as percentages of the total population of these three cities taken together. It also shows the percentage of the population above 60 years of age in each of these cities, and also the ratio of males to females below 60 years of age, in each of these cities. The total population of all the three cities taken together is 3,00,000.
Find the male population of city R that is below 60 years old.
Option 1: 19,800
Option 2: 24,600
Option 3: 21,600
Option 4: 30,000
Correct Answer: 21,600
Solution : Total population of all the three cities taken together = 3,00,000 Number of male population of city R that is below 60 years = $\frac{12}{12+13}$ × 60% of 25% of 300000 = $\frac{12}{25} × \frac{60}{100} × \frac{25}{100} × 300000$ = 72 × 300 = 21,600
Question : According to the 2011 Census, what is the population density of India?
Option 1: 356 persons per square kilometre
Option 2: 382 persons per square kilometre
Option 3: 495 persons per square kilometre
Option 4: 482 persons per square kilometre
Correct Answer: 382 persons per square kilometre
Solution : The correct answer is 382 persons per square kilometre.
In 2011, India recorded a population density of 382 people per square kilometre, with a decadal growth rate of 17.72 per cent. During the period between 1991 and 2011, the density of
Question : "The Race of My Life: An Autobiography" is the autobiography of which of the following persons?
Option 1: Dutee Chand
Option 2: Tintu Luka
Option 3: P.T. Usha
Option 4: Milkha Singh
Correct Answer: Milkha Singh
Solution : The correct answer is Milkha Singh.
"The Race of My Life: An Autobiography" is the autobiography of Indian athlete Milkha Singh. Milkha Singh, also known as the "Flying Sikh," was a prominent Indian track and field sprinter who achieved great success. The book
Question : The average of 10 consecutive integers is $\frac{11}{2}$. What is the average of the "smallest four" of these integers?
Option 1: 2.5
Option 2: 3.5
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 2.5
Solution : Let the 10 consecutive integers be $x, (x + 1), (x+2), (x+3), (x+4), (x+5), (x+6), (x+7), (x+8),(x+9)$ Average $=\frac{x+(x+1)+(x+2)+(x+3)+(x+4)+(x+5)+(x+6)+(x+7)(x+8)(x+9)}{10} = \frac{11}{2}$ ⇒ $10x + 45 = \frac{11}{2} × 10$ ⇒ $10x = 55 - 45$ ⇒ $x = \frac{10}{10} = 1$ The Smallest four integers
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