Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Wood's dispatch sent by the Court of Directors of the East India Company in 1854 was related to_____.
Option 1: Famine
Option 2: Military
Option 3: Textiles
Option 4: Education
Correct Answer: Education
Solution : The correct answer is education.
Wood's dispatch is the Magna Carta of English education in India. He supported the use of vernacular languages in primary schools, anglo-vernacular languages in high schools, and English for college students. Sir Charles Wood had a significant role in
Question : Directions: There are five friends, Ram, Shekhar, Sonu, Rinku, and Monu, who are sitting at different positions in a row and facing north. Two friends sit between Shekhar and Rinku. Shekhar sits neither in the first position nor the last position of the row. Monu is not an immediate neighbour of Shekhar. Ram sits second to the left of Sonu. Sonu does not sit at the extreme ends of the row. Who is sitting in the middle of the row?
Option 1: Sonu
Option 2: Ram
Option 3: Sekhar
Option 4: Monu
Correct Answer: Sonu
Solution : Given: (I) Two friends sit between Shekhar and Rinku. Shekhar sits neither in the first position nor the last position of the row. __, Shekhar, __, __, Rinku (II) Monu is not an immediate neighbour of Shekhar. Ram sits second to the left of
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.
Red kites were considered vermin across Britain and Ireland (1)____ the 16th century and their numbers were rigorously (2)____ While public perceptions have changed, gamekeepers and farmers still (3)____ shoot, poison and trap red kites for the (4)_______ harm they cause to livestock and game. In 2020 alone, 20 red kites were confirmed to have been (5)______ this way in the UK.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: awakened
Option 2: killed
Option 3: subjected
Option 4: rooted
Correct Answer: killed
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The sentence indicates that 20 red kites were confirmed to have been killed in the UK as a result of the actions of shooting, poisoning, and trapping mentioned earlier in the passage. The term killed signifies a
Question : Who is the first Indian woman to have won a Grammy Award?
Option 1: Anuradha Paudwal
Option 2: Asha Bhosle
Option 3: Alka Yagnik
Option 4: Tanvi Shah
Correct Answer: Tanvi Shah
Solution : The correct answer is Tanvi Shah.
Tanvi Shah was the first Indian Woman to win a Grammy award. She won the Grammy for the song “Jai Ho”, which was from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Pandit Ravi Shankar was the first Indian to win a
Question : In an office 70% of the staff is male, 70% of the males and 30% of the females voted for Anuj. Find the percentage of the people who voted for Anuj.
Option 1: 56%
Option 2: 58%
Option 3: 52%
Option 4: 54%
Correct Answer: 58%
Solution : Let the total number of employees be 100. 70% are males in office = 70 70% of males voted for anuj = $\frac{70}{100}\times70 = 49$ $\therefore$ Number of females = 100 – 70 = 30 30% of females voted for anuj = $\frac{30}{100}\times30 = 9$
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, PARK is coded as FMVK. What is the code for RICE in that code language?
Option 1: ZXEM
Option 2: ZXDN
Option 3: ZXDM
Option 4: ZXDL
Correct Answer: ZXDM
Solution : Given: PARK is coded as FMVK.
Reverse the order of the letters of PARK and subtract 5 from the place value of each letter.
Thus, PARK is written as FMVK. Similarly, follow the same pattern for RICE –
So, RICE is written as ZXDM in
Question : The pie chart given below shows the sales of 7 different companies. The total sales of all these 7 companies are 1440. The sale of a particular company is Shown in terms of degree concerning the total sales of all these 7 Companies.
What is the ratio of the average sales of A and B to the average sales of D and E?
Option 1: $59:177$
Option 2: $63:188$
Option 3: $51:186$
Option 4: $169:49$
Correct Answer: $63:188$
Solution : The central angle for each sector corresponds to its sale. So, find the average in terms of the central angle. Average of sales of A and B = $\frac{18º + 45º}{2}$ = $\frac{63º}{2}$ Average of sales of D and E = $\frac{120º + 68º}{2}$ =
Question : On a certain sum, the interest is compounded annually. If the compound interest for the second year is INR 400 and the compound interest for the fourth year is 576, then what is the rate of interest per annum?
Option 1: 20%
Option 2: 25%
Option 3: 15%
Option 4: 44%
Correct Answer: 20%
Solution : When compounded annually, $ A= P(1+\frac{R}{100})^{T}$, Where $A$ is the total amount, $P$ is the principal amount, $R$ is the rate of interest per annum, and $T$ is the time in years. According to the question, $P(1+\frac{R}{100})^2-P(1+\frac{R}{100})=400$ -----------------(1) $P(1+\frac{R}{100})^4-P(1+\frac{R}{100})^3=576$ -----------------(2) From equation (1) we get,
Question : The radius of a cylinder is 14 cm. If the height of the cylinder is four times of its radius, then what is the curved surface area of the cylinder?
Option 1: 5546 cm2
Option 2: 4928 cm2
Option 3: 4694 cm2
Option 4: 5214 cm2
Correct Answer: 4928 cm2
Solution : Given that: $r= 14$ cm and $h = 4r= 4 × 14 = 56$ cm $\therefore$ Curved surface of the cylinder = $2\pi r h=2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 14 \times 56 = 4928$ cm2 Hence, the correct answer is 4928 cm2
Question : The following bar graph shows the total number of newspaper readers (in thousands) in a city during 6 consecutive months in a particular year and the respective percentages of the above-mentioned readers who read Hindi newspapers. The rest of the readers read English newspapers.
Note: Total readers = Hindi newspaper readers + English newspaper readers
What is the difference between the number of Hindi newspaper readers during January, February, and April taken together and that of English newspaper readers during March, May, and June taken together?
Option 1: 154500
Option 2: 114500
Option 3: 176500
Option 4: 138700
Correct Answer: 114500
Solution : Total Hindi newspaper readers during January, February, and April taken together = $\frac{65}{100}×140+\frac{70}{100}×150+\frac{90}{100}×75$ = 91 + 105 + 67.5 = 263.5 thousand Total English newspaper readers during March, May, and June taken together = $\frac{60}{100}×130+\frac{50}{100}×110+\frac{20}{100} × 80$ = 6 × 13 + 5 × 11
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