Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, MARS is written as 51 and COLD is written as 34. How will ACID be written in that language?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 16
Option 3: 19
Option 4: 17
Correct Answer: 17
Solution : Given: MARS is written as 51 and COLD is written as 34.
Add the position values of the letters of the word to obtain the required code –Position values of the letters of MARS; M→13; A→1; R→18; S→19 Now, add the position values→13 + 1
Question : Anusha purchased a television and a camera for INR 12,000 and INR 8,000, respectively. She sold the television at a loss of 10 percent, and the camera at a profit of 12 percent. What was her overall loss/profit?
Option 1: INR 240 profit
Option 2: INR 450 loss
Option 3: INR 240 loss
Option 4: INR 450 profit
Correct Answer: INR 240 loss
Solution : Given: Anusha purchased a television and a camera for INR 12,000 and INR 8,000, respectively. She sold the television at a loss of 10 percent, and the camera at a profit of 12 percent. The selling price of the television = $\frac{100– 10}{100}\times
Question : Shivani purchased five pens for INR 600. She sells these five pens at the rate of INR 50 per pen. What is the approximate loss percentage that Shivani incurred on selling the five pens?
Option 1: 58.33%
Option 2: 48.33%
Option 3: 53.33%
Option 4: 61.66%
Correct Answer: 58.33%
Solution : Shivani purchased five pens for INR 600 She sells these five pens at the rate of INR 50 per pen Cost Price (CP) of five pens = INR 600 CP of 1 pen = $\frac{600}{5}$ = INR 120 Selling Price (SP) of 1 pen =
Question : Vitamin C is also known as
Option 1: Amino acid
Option 2: Ascorbic acid
Option 3: Acetic acid
Option 4: Azelaic acid
Correct Answer: Ascorbic acid
Solution : The correct answer is Ascorbic acid.
Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid. It is found in citric fruits. Protection of the immune system, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health issues, eye disease and even skin ageing are just a few of the advantages
Question : Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any errors, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. When I reached there she have already started eating.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: When I reached
Option 3: there she have
Option 4: already started eating
Correct Answer: there she have
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
Explanation: When narrating events in the past, the past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. In this case, had should replace have to indicate that she had already
Question : The growth rate of population refers to the:
Option 1: Difference between birth rate and GDP
Option 2: Addition of birth rate and death rate
Option 3: Difference between birth rate and death rate
Option 4: Difference between death rate and GDP
Correct Answer: Difference between birth rate and death rate
Solution : The correct answer is the difference between birth rate and death rate.
The population growth rate is the difference between the birth and mortality rates. The average annual rate of change in population size for a specific nation,
Question : Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some fruits are sweet. All sweets are sour. Conclusions: I. Some fruits are sour. II. Some sweets are not fruit.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some fruits are sour – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing fruits and sour overlap and have some
Question : A man starts from place A and reaches place B in 50 hours. He travels $\frac{1}{4}$th distance at the speed of 5 km/hr and the remaining distance at the speed of 15 km/hr. What is the distance between A and B?
Option 1: 525 km
Option 2: 500 km
Option 3: 375 km
Option 4: 425 km
Correct Answer: 500 km
Solution : Let the distance between A and B be $4x$ km. ⇒ Distance covered with speed 5 km/hr = $\frac14 × 4x = x$ ⇒ Time taken = $\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} = \frac{x}{5}$ ⇒ Remaining distance $=4x - x = 3x$ ⇒ Time taken = $\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} =
Question : Who among the following became the Brand Ambassador of Khadi Prakritik Paint in July 2021?
Option 1: Narendra Singh Tomar
Option 2: Rajnath Singh
Option 3: Nitin Gadkari
Option 4: Arjun Munda
Correct Answer: Nitin Gadkari
Solution : The correct answer is Nitin Gadkari.
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari is now Khadi Prakritik Paint brand ambassador. It is the first and only paint manufactured from cow dung in India.
On July 6, 2021, he also officially opened the
Question : The six-day Khajuraho Dance festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
Option 1: Haryana
Option 2: Madhya Pradesh
Option 3: Assam
Option 4: Kerala
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Solution : The correct option is Madhya Pradesh.
The state of Madhya Pradesh celebrates the Khajuraho Dance Festival. A well-known historical location, Khajuraho is renowned for its collection of exquisite temples with elaborate, sensual sculptures. Every year, in front of the Khajuraho temples, a variety
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