Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The Human Development Index was developed by:
Option 1: Amartya Sen
Option 2: Milton Friedman
Option 3: Mahbub ul Haq
Option 4: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Correct Answer: Mahbub ul Haq
Solution : The correct answer is Mahbub ul Haq.
The Human Development Index (HDI) was developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq. Every year the United Nations development program ranks countries based on the Human Development Index report. HDI is a kind of tool
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. "I am proud to (1)_____ to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance (2)_____ universal acceptance," he declared (3)_____ September 11, 1593. "We believe not only in universal toleration. (4)_____ we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the (5)_____ of all religions and all nations of the earth."
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: yet
Option 2: though
Option 3: and
Option 4: but
Correct Answer: but
Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the fourth option.
Explanation: The sentence structure indicates a contrast between the two ideas presented. The speaker believes in universal toleration, but there is a contrasting idea or condition that follows.
The conjunction but is
Question : Alivardi Khan was followed by_________ as the Nawab of Bengal.
Option 1: Siraj ud-daulah
Option 2: Murshid Quli Khan
Option 3: Sarfaraz Khan
Option 4: Shuja-ud-Daula
Correct Answer: Siraj ud-daulah
Solution : The correct answer is Siraj ud-daulah.
After the death of the distinguished military commander and statesman Alivardi Khan, his grandson Siraj ud-Daulah became the Nawab of Bengal in 1756. Siraj ud-Daulah's reign was marked by significant political upheaval, including conflicts with the British
Question : The selling price of 15 oranges is the same as the cost price of 19 oranges. What is the approximate profit percentage?
Option 1: 15.34%
Option 2: 18.75%
Option 3: 32.5%
Option 4: 26.67%
Correct Answer: 26.67%
Solution : Profit% = $\frac{\text{Selling Price-Cost Price}}{\text{Cost Price}}\times 100$ Let the cost price of 1 orange is Re. 1. According to the question Selling price of 15 oranges = Cost Price of 19 Oranges = Rs. 19 and the cost price of 15 oranges = Rs. 15
Question : Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Which among the following was set up in 1956 by the Indian Government by nationalising all the existing private sector life insurance companies?
Option 1: United India Insurance Company Limited
Option 2: General Insurance Corporation of India
Option 3: New India Assurance Company Limited
Option 4: Life Insurance Corporation of India
Correct Answer: Life Insurance Corporation of India
Solution : The correct option is Life Insurance Corporation of India.
The Government of India nationalised the private life insurance companies already in operation, creating the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in 1956. The action, which was a component of the
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 25, –75, 225, –675, 2025, ?
Option 1: –5160
Option 2: –6075
Option 3: –7250
Option 4: –8400
Correct Answer: –6075
Solution : Given: 25, –75, 225, –675, 2025, ?
Multiply the previous term by (–3), to obtain the next term in the series – 25 × (–3) = –75; –75 × (–3) = 225; 225 × (–3) = –675; –675 × (–3) = 2025; 2025 × (–3)
Question : P alone can do a piece of work in 24 days. Q alone can do it in 30 days and R alone can do it in 20 days. In how many days they can complete it together?
Option 1: 15 days
Option 2: 18 days
Option 3: 8 days
Option 4: 10 days
Correct Answer: 8 days
Solution : P alone can do a piece of work in 24 days. Q alone can do it in 30 days and R alone can do it in 20 days. P's 1 day's work = $\frac{1}{24}$ Q's 1 day's work = $\frac{1}{30}$ R's 1 day's work
Question : Silent Valley of Kerela
Option 1: is the only evergreen forest in India
Option 2: contains costly timber trees
Option 3: is a good picnic spot
Option 4: contains rare species of plant and animals
Correct Answer: contains rare species of plant and animals
Solution : The correct option is - contains rare species of plant and animals
The 90 square kilometer Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats. It is a crucial location for the survival of
Question : A treader wishes to gain 20% after allowing a 10% discount on the marked price to his customers. At what percent higher than the cost price must he mark up his goods?
Option 1: $30\%$
Option 2: $33\frac{1}{3}\%$
Option 3: $34\frac{2}{3}\%$
Option 4: $35\%$
Correct Answer: $33\frac{1}{3}\%$
Solution : Let's denote the cost price as CP, the marked price as MP and the selling price as SP. The trader wants to gain 20% after allowing a 10% discount on the marked price. This means that the selling price is 90% of the marked price
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