Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Prakash bought 2 items, paying the same price for each of them. He sold one item at a profit of 20% and the other item at a profit of 25%. What is the overall percentage profit he made?
Option 1: 37.5%
Option 2: 24.5%
Option 3: 16.5%
Option 4: 22.5%
Correct Answer: 22.5%
Solution : Let the cost price of each item be denoted as "C". Let the selling price of the first item be denoted as "S1", and its profit percentage be denoted as "P1". Let the selling price of the second item be denoted as "S2", and its
Question : Who convened the 'Congress of Vienna' in 1815?
Option 1: Napoleon Bonaparte
Option 2: Mussolini
Option 3: Metternich
Option 4: Bismarck
Correct Answer: Metternich
Solution : The correct option is Metternich
The Vienna Assembly ran from September 1814 to June 1815. It was a gathering that reorganised Europe following the Napoleonic Wars. The agreement represented the most comprehensive treaty ever signed in Europe. The Chancellor of Austria, Duke Metternich, served as
Question : The ratio of the volume of two cylinders is 27 : 25 and the ratio of their heights is 3 : 4. If the area of the base of the second cylinder is 3850 cm2, then what will be the radius of the first cylinder?
Option 1: 42 cm
Option 2: 56 cm
Option 3: 63 cm
Option 4: 34 cm
Correct Answer: 42 cm
Solution : According to the question Let the volume of two cylinders = $27x$ and $25x$ Height of cylinders = $3h$ and $4h$ ⇒ The volume of the second cylinder = 3850 × 4$h$ Let the radius of the first cylinder be r ⇒ The base
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word. Valet
Option 1: Carrier
Option 2: Carrousel
Option 3: Kingpin
Option 4: Butler
Correct Answer: Butler
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
A valet is a personal attendant or servant, often responsible for the care and maintenance of the clothing and personal belongings of a person. Butler is a senior servant in charge of the household and is responsible for
Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 63 = 56 + 88 ÷ 11 – 15
Option 1: – and =
Option 2: + and ÷
Option 3: ÷ and –
Option 4: + and =
Correct Answer: – and =
Solution : Given: 63 = 56 + 88 ÷ 11 – 15
Let's check the options – First option: – and = On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get – ⇒ 63 – 56 + 88 ÷ 11 = 15 L.H.S. = 63 – 56
Question : Directions: Six girls Priya, Muskan, Rani, Sivjana, Tina, and Laxmi are sitting in a row facing south (not necessarily in the same order). Muskan is second to the right of Tina. Sivjana is second to the left of Tina. Laxmi is second to the left of Rani. Rani is to the immediate right of Muskan. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Priya?
Option 1: Muskan
Option 2: Sivjana
Option 3: Tina
Option 4: Laxmi
Correct Answer: Tina
Solution : Given: 1. Muskan is second to the right of Tina. 2. Sivjana is second to the left of Tina. 3. Laxmi is second to the left of Rani. 4. Rani is to the immediate right of Muskan.
From the above-given information, the following seating arrangement
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some fans are bulbs. Some bulbs are tube lights. Some tube lights are coolers. Conclusions: I. Some fans are coolers. II. Some tube lights are fans.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some fans are coolers – From the above diagram, it is clear that circles of fans and coolers are independent.
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.
The study, published today in a magazine, finds that kids (1) ________ played only individual sports, like tennis or gymnastics, tended to (2) _________ more mental health difficulties. As a researcher, Hoffmann has long been interested in how sports (3) ________the psychological health of young people, partly because studies have (4) __________both positive and negative associations between mental health and sports (5) _________in children and adolescents.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: establishment
Option 2: remuneration
Option 3: participation
Option 4: celebration
Correct Answer: participation
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
In the context of the sentence, participation means taking part in or engaging in an activity, aligning with the context of sports and mental health.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : ____________is the difference between the government's total expenditure and its total receipts, excluding borrowings.
Option 1: Credit flow
Option 2: Fiscal deficit
Option 3: Debt burden
Option 4: Market equilibrium
Correct Answer: Fiscal deficit
Solution : The correct answer is Fiscal deficit.
The difference between the government's total revenue (taxes and non-debt capital receipts) and total expenses is known as the fiscal deficit. A persistently high budget deficit indicates overspending by the government. The government borrows money to cover its
Question : The value of gas constant R in Ergs deg -1 mole-1 is
Option 1: 8.31410 X 107
Option 2: 8.454 X 107
Option 3: 8.413 X 107
Option 4: 4.183 X 107
Correct Answer: 8.31410 X 107
Solution : The correct option is 8.31410 x 107.
The value of the gas constant R in ergs per degree per mole (ergs deg-1 mole-1) is approximately 8.31410 x 107 ergs deg-1 mole-1. This gas constant
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