Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
None only did the men aid in the work, but the women also did their part.
Option 1: Only
Option 2: No improvement required
Option 3: No only
Option 4: Not only
Correct Answer: Not only
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
None only should be replaced with not only, to form the correct pair of correlative conjunctions. Not only and but also are correlative conjunctions, i.e., they are always used in pairs.
Therefore, the correct sentence
Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'No correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
Welcome to the Ministry of Magic; (please administer your name) and business.
Option 1: No correction required
Option 2: please direct your name
Option 3: please state your name
Option 4: please inform your entitle
Correct Answer: please state your name
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: The correct choice, please state your name, is the most appropriate phrase to request someone to provide their name. "Please state" implies a polite and formal request for information. In this context, it
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Salvador Dali (1)________ a prominent Spanish surealist painter (2)______ in Figueres, Catalonia, on 11 May 1904. Dali's father was strict in the education of his children, unlike (3)________ mother. Dali had a brother named Salvador (4)_____ was born nine months before him and died of gastroenteritis. When he was five, Dali was taken to his brother's grave and was told that he was his brother's (5)_______. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: ordination
Option 2: detonation
Option 3: reincarnation
Option 4: stagnation
Correct Answer: reincarnation
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Reincarnation means the belief that a dead person's spirit returns to a different body. This helps convey the intended meaning that when Dali was five, he was taken to his brother's grave and was told that his
Question : Directions: Which of the mathematical signs should be interchanged in the given equation to make it mathematically correct? 12 + 66 ÷ 11 − 4 × 91 = 159
Option 1: ÷ and ×
Option 2: + and −
Option 3: + and ×
Option 4: + and ÷
Correct Answer: + and ×
Solution : Given: 12 + 66 ÷ 11 − 4 × 91 = 159
Let's check each option – First Option: ÷ and × On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get – 12 + 66 × 11 − 4 ÷ 91 = 159 On solving
Question : Directions: Six teachers Anil. Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, and Vivek are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Ram is third to the right of Vivek. Vivek is second to the right of Anil. Aakash is to the immediate right of Anil. Kamal is not the immediate neighbour of Vivek. Who is second to the left of Sanjay?
Option 1: Aakash
Option 2: Ram
Option 3: Anil
Option 4: Kamal
Correct Answer: Aakash
Solution : Given: 1. Ram is third to the right of Vivek. 2. Vivek is second to the right of Anil. 3. Aakash is to the immediate right of Anil. 4. Kamal is not the immediate neighbour of Vivek.
From the above-given information, the following seating arrangement
Question : Which component of the cell contains the hereditary material of the cell, the DNA?
Option 1: Cell wall
Option 2: Nucleus
Option 3: Cell membrane
Option 4: Cytoplasm
Correct Answer: Nucleus
Solution : The correct answer is Nucleus.
The hereditary material of the cell, which contains the genetic information, is located in the cell nucleus. Specifically, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living
Question : The stage of the embryo in which all the body parts can be identified is called ___________.
Option 1: uterus
Option 2: ovulation
Option 3: foetus
Option 4: zygote
Correct Answer: foetus
Solution : The correct answer is foetus.
The foetus is the unborn offspring. In humans, from the ninth week after fertilisation, fetal development begins. A zygote is a eukaryotic cell formed by fertilisation. The uterus is a hollow muscular organ located in the female pelvis. This
Question : A and B started a business with Rs. 15000 and Rs. 30000, respectively. If A and B share profit in the ratio of 1 : 5 respectively, then what is the ratio of the time period of investment for A and B respectively?
Option 1: 1 : 2
Option 2: 2 : 5
Option 3: 2 : 3
Option 4: 2 : 7
Correct Answer: 2 : 5
Solution : In a business, the share of profit is directly proportional to the product of the capital invested and the time period of investment. The time period of investment for A is $p$ and the time period of investment for B is $q$. Given
Question : Directions: The mother was three times the age of her daughter five years ago. After five years, the mother will be twice as old as her daughter. How old is the daughter today?
Option 1: 5 years
Option 2: 10 years
Option 3: 15 years
Option 4: 20 years
Correct Answer: 15 years
Solution : Let the daughter's present age be A years.
Five years ago, the daughter's age = (A – 5) years Her mother's age was three times the age of her daughter = 3 × (A – 5) = (3A – 15) years So, Mother's present
Question : The following pie chart shows the sectors representing the shares of the number of bottles sold by each of the seven different shops in terms of the central angles (in degrees) with respect to the total number of bottles sold by all the seven shops taken together. If the total number of bottles sold by all the 7 shops taken together is 1500, then what is the number of bottles sold by S4?
Option 1: 180
Option 2: 225
Option 3: 165
Option 4: 240
Correct Answer: 225
Solution : Total number of bottles sold by all the 7 shops taken together = 1500 Number of bottles sold by S4 = $\frac{54^\circ}{360^\circ}$ × 1500 = $\frac{9×150}{6}$ = 225 Hence, the correct answer is 225.
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