Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : In a 255-litre mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. Find the quantity of water required to make the ratio of milk and water 4 : 3.
Option 1: 94 litres
Option 2: 51 litres
Option 3: 102 litres
Option 4: 55 litres
Correct Answer: 102 litres
Solution : Given: In a 255-litre mixture of milk & water, the ratio of milk and water is $4:1$. Quantity of milk in mixture = $255\times\frac{4}{5}=204$ litres Quantity of water in mixture = $255\times\frac{1}{5}=51$ litres The ratio of milk and water in the new mixture =
Question : According to the Census 2011, which of the following is the third-lowest state in terms of literacy rate?
Option 1: Bihar
Option 2: Madhya Pradesh
Option 3: Rajasthan
Option 4: Sikkim
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
Solution : The correct answer is Rajasthan.
According to the 2011 Census, Rajasthan is the third-lowest state in terms of literacy rate. The literacy rate in Rajasthan is 67.1%. The literacy rate in Bihar is the lowest, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Question : The base of a triangle is 16 cm and its area is 144 cm2. Find its corresponding height, with respect to the given base.
Option 1: 18 cm
Option 2: 9 cm
Option 3: 24 cm
Option 4: 12 cm
Correct Answer: 18 cm
Solution : The base of a triangle, $b$ = 16 cm Let the corresponding height be $h$. Area of a triangle = 144 cm2 ⇒ $\frac{1}{2} bh$ = 144 ⇒ $h$ = $\frac{144 \times 2}{16}$ = 18 cm Hence, the correct answer is 18 cm.
Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
All of them are surprised ______ her rudeness.
Option 1: with
Option 2: upon
Option 3: at
Option 4: on
Correct Answer: at
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The preposition at is the correct choice in this sentence because it is used here with an adjective to show the cause of something, which in this case is that everyone was surprised because of the rudeness
Question : There were several cities in the Maurya empire. Which of the following cities was located on the southernmost side?
Option 1: Girnar
Option 2: Topra
Option 3: Brahmagiri
Option 4: Rupnath
Correct Answer: Brahmagiri
Solution : The correct option is Brahmagiri.
Brahmagiri is an archaeological site located in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka. Benjamin L. Rice discovered rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka on this site in 1891. These rock edicts of the area assure that it was the southernmost part
Question : The price of a certain item is increased by 4%. If the price of the item after the increase is INR 832, then what was the original price of the item?
Option 1: INR 800
Option 2: INR 812
Option 3: INR 900
Option 4: INR 940
Correct Answer: INR 800
Solution : Let the original price of the article be 100$x$. After increment of 4% = 104$x$ After the increment, the price = INR 832 $\therefore$ Increased percentage = increased price ⇒ 104$x$ = 832 ⇒ $x$ = $\frac{83200}{104}=8$ ⇒ Original price = 100$x$ = INR
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
When there is not _______ to eat, people starve to death.
Option 1: some
Option 2: a few
Option 3: enough
Option 4: any
Correct Answer: enough
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The correct alternative to fill in the blank in the given sentence is enough. This sentence conveys the idea that insufficient food leads to starvation, emphasising the lack or inadequacy of food as the cause of a
Question : Match the following:
Option 1: i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
Option 2: i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
Option 3: i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Option 4: i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Correct Answer: i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
Solution : The correct answer is i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It’s not possible to ______ this house in this amount.
Option 1: astonish
Option 2: console
Option 3: bleat
Option 4: renovate
Correct Answer: renovate
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Renovate means to repair and improve a building, making it look new again, which fits well in the context of the sentence.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Nuclear power for civil use is well (1)_______ in India. Since building the two small boiling water reactors (2)________ Tarapur in the 1960s, its civil nuclear strategy (3)_______ directed towards complete independence in the nuclear fuel cycle, necessarily (4)_________ it is excluded (5)_________ the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: at
Option 2: from
Option 3: on
Option 4: of
Solution : The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is the first option.
Explanation: In this context, the correct preposition is "at" to indicate the location where the two small boiling water reactors were built. The corrected sentence reads, Since building the two small
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