Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : What is the single discount that is equivalent to two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%?
Option 1: 31.5%
Option 2: 30%
Option 3: 27.5%
Option 4: 28%
Correct Answer: 30%
Solution : Given: The two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%. The single discount $x=a+b-\frac{a\times b}{100}$, where $a$, and $b$ are the first, and second discounts. $x=12.5+20-\frac{12.5\times 20}{100}=32.5-2.5=30\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 30%.
Question : Which of the following is not a notable industrial city?
Option 1: Kanpur
Option 2: Mumbai
Option 3: Jamshedpur
Option 4: Prayagraj
Correct Answer: Prayagraj
Solution : The correct answer is Prayagraj.
Kanpur, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur are all the industrial cities in India. Other major industrial cities in India are Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad etc. Prayagraj is not any industrial city, it is famous for Sangam which is formed by
Question : The Pudhumai Penn Scheme is launched by which state government?
Option 1: Tamil Nadu
Option 2: Maharashtra
Option 3: Andhra Pradesh
Option 4: Kerala
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu government introduced the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme, "Pudhumai Penn", aimed at increasing the enrollment of girls from government schools in Higher Education Institutions. The initiative offers a monthly financial aid of
Question : Which of the following books was written by Dr. Raghuram Rajan?
Option 1: The Third Pillar
Option 2: We Are Displaced
Option 3: The India Story
Option 4: My Life in Full
Correct Answer: The Third Pillar
Solution : The correct answer is The Third Pillar.
Raghuram Rajan has written "The Third Pillar" book. Raghuram Rajan is an Indian economist and the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. "We Are Displaced" is written by Malala Yousafzai, who is a
Question : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400. The shopkeeper gave a 10% discount on the cost price. What will be the selling price?
Option 1: Rs. 300
Option 2: Rs. 360
Option 3: Rs. 350
Option 4: Rs. 380
Correct Answer: Rs. 360
Solution : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400. Discount = 10% So, the selling price $=\frac{90}{100}×400=360$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 360.
Question : "Losar" is celebrated as a New Year festival in Sikkim. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the _______ lunar calendar.
Option 1: Tibetan
Option 2: Islamic
Option 3: Gregorian
Option 4: Persian
Correct Answer: Tibetan
Solution : The correct answer is Tibetan.
Losar festival is celebrated as a New Year festival in Sikkim on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Losar is the Tibetan New Year which falls in February. It is also known as the
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (144, 8, 4); (256, 12, 4)
Option 1: (324, 16, 3)
Option 2: (400, 16, 4)
Option 3: (225, 7, 6)
Option 4: (121, 7, 5)
Correct Answer: (400, 16, 4)
Solution : Given: (144, 8, 4); (256, 12, 4)
Here, (144, 8, 4)→(8 + 4)2 = (12)2 = 144 (256, 12, 4)→(12 + 4)2 = (16)2 = 256
Let’s check the options – First option: (324, 16, 3)→(16 + 3)2
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
The range of flavours is determined by where the plant species is grown and how it is processed.
Option 1: it was processing
Option 2: it is processing
Option 3: No substitution required
Option 4: it was processed
Correct Answer: No substitution required
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The given sentence contains the past form of the verb "process", which is the correct form in this context. The sentence conveys that how the plant species are grown and processed determines the flavours.
Therefore,
Question : When was the latest census conducted in India?
Option 1: 2021
Option 2: 2005
Option 3: 2001
Option 4: 2011
Correct Answer: 2011
Solution : The correct answer is 2011
The last Census of the latest census was conducted in 2011 and the next census was due in 2021 but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 issues. The 2011 census was the 15th Census of India. The first census
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the numbers in the given number pair. 135 : 27
Option 1: 705 : 143
Option 2: 595 : 117
Option 3: 625 : 125
Option 4: 865 : 215
Correct Answer: 625 : 125
Solution : Given: 135 : 27
Like, 135 : 27→135 ÷ 5 = 27
Let's check the options – First Option: 705 : 143→705 ÷ 5 = 141 ≠ 143 Second Option: 595 : 117→595 ÷ 5 = 119 ≠ 117 Third Option: 625 :
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