Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a department, 24 employees know typing and 11 know stenography, 25 know how to use a computer. 7 know both typing and stenography, 4 know stenography and computers, 12 know typing and computers, and 3 know all three. If there were 50 employees in the department, find how many employees know none of the three jobs.
Option 1: 40
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 47
Option 4: 33
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : As per the given instructions, we can draw the following diagram –
Note: S represents stenography in the image.
Here, there will be 7 regions: a = employees who know typing b = employees who know stenography c = employees who know computer d =
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, 1893. "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 1.
Option 1: belong
Option 2: live
Option 3: behest
Option 4: gain
Correct Answer: belong
Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the first option.
Explanation: The sentence structure indicates that the speaker is expressing pride in being associated with or connected to a religion.
The verb belong precisely conveys this sense of affiliation or association.
Question : Air________on heating and________on cooling.
Option 1: expands, contracts
Option 2: contracts, stabilises
Option 3: expands, expands
Option 4: contracts, expands
Correct Answer: expands, contracts
Solution : The correct answer is expands, contracts.
Air expands on heating and contracts on cooling. When we heat the air the distance between the molecules increases, and that's why it expands, but when we cool the air the distance between the molecules decreases and hence
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: No basket is a trolley. No trolley is a suitcase. Conclusions: I. Some baskets being suitcases is a possibility. II. Some suitcases are baskets.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some baskets being suitcases is a possibility – As shown in the diagram, the circles of baskets and suitcases are independent.
Question : Directions: Eight teachers Anil, Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, Vivek, Rahul, and Ramu are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Ramu is third to the left of Ram. Vivek is third to the right of Ram. Aakash is to the immediate right of Anil. Sanjay is not the immediate neighbour of Ram or Ramu. Rahul is second to the left of Anil. Who is second to the left of Kamal?
Option 1: Ram
Option 2: Rahul
Option 3: Aakash
Option 4: Ramu
Correct Answer: Aakash
Solution : Given: 1. Ramu is third to the left of Ram. 2. Vivek is third to the right of Ram. 3. Sanjay is not the immediate neighbour of Ram or Ramu.
4. Aakash is to the immediate right of Anil. 5. Rahul is second to the
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
These include the nature / documentaries, including / The Blue Planet and Planet Earth.
Option 1: documentaries, including
Option 2: The Blue Planet and Planet Earth.
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: These include the nature
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
The sentence is structured properly. It introduces a list of nature documentaries. The use of including is appropriate here, indicating that the mentioned documentaries are part of the broader category of nature documentaries.
Thus, the sentence
Question : The ratio of the speed of Aman, Kamal, and Manan is 2 : 3 : 4 respectively. What is the ratio of the time taken by Aman, Kamal, and Manan respectively to cover the same distance?
Option 1: 4 : 3 : 2
Option 2: 2 : 3 : 4
Option 3: 6 : 4 : 3
Option 4: 8 : 9 : 16
Correct Answer: 6 : 4 : 3
Solution : If speed is inversely proportional to time, the ratio of time taken will be inverse to the ratio of the speed. Given ratio = 2 : 3 : 4 Inverse of the given speed ratio = $\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{3} : \frac{1}{4}$
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.
There are some Indian herbs / that possesses a range / of important therapeutic properties.
Option 1: of important therapeutic properties
Option 2: that possesses a range
Option 3: No error
Option 4: There are some Indian herbs
Correct Answer: that possesses a range
Solution : The part containing the error is in the second option.
Explanation: The error lies in the verb form possesses, which is incorrect in this context. The correct form should be that possess a range, because the relative pronoun that refers to
Question : A machine is marked at Rs. 6800 and available at a discount of 10%. The shopkeeper gives another off-season discount to the buyer and sells the machine for Rs. 5202. Find the off-season discount?
Option 1: 10%
Option 2: 12%
Option 3: 15%
Option 4: 18%
Correct Answer: 15%
Solution : Marked price of the machine = Rs. 6800 Price after first discount = $\frac{90}{100}$ × 6800 = Rs. 6120 The selling price of the machine = Rs. 5202 Discount percentage $=\frac{\text{ Initial value – Final value}}{\text{Initial value}}\times100=\frac{6120-5202}{6120}× 100 = \frac{918}{6120} × 100= 15\%$ Hence, the
Question : Which famous Indian Kathak dancer received the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 1986?
Option 1: Rukmini Devi Arundale
Option 2: Mallika Sarabhai
Option 3: Guru Bipin Singh
Option 4: Pandit Birju Maharaj
Correct Answer: Pandit Birju Maharaj
Solution : The correct answer is Pandit Birju Maharaj
Pandit Birju Maharaj is a renowned Indian Kathak dancer, and he received the Padma Vibhushan in 1986, which is India's second-highest civilian award, awarded by the government of India. Kathak dance originated in Uttar Pradesh, and
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