Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a code language, the following alphabets are coded in a particular way as shown. How are the given letters coded in that language? DEXSAJ
Option 1: 754613
Option 2: 745163
Option 3: 746513
Option 4: 745613
Correct Answer: 745613
Solution : Given: Code for DEXSAJ; D = 7; E = 4; X = 5; S = 6; A = 1; J = 3
So, DEXSAJ can be coded as 745613. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : A trader allows two successive discounts of 30% and 15% on selling an article. If he gets Rs. 476 for that article, find its marked price.
Option 1: Rs. 700
Option 2: Rs. 400
Option 3: Rs. 900
Option 4: Rs. 800
Correct Answer: Rs. 800
Solution : Let the marked price be Rs. $x$. For two successive discounts of 30% and 15%, Selling price = $\frac{100-\text{Discount}_1\%}{100}× \frac{100-\text{Discount}_2\%}{100}×$ Marked price $⇒x×\frac{100-30}{100}×\frac{100-15}{100}=476$ $⇒x×\frac{70}{100}×\frac{85}{100}=476$ $⇒x=476×\frac{100}{70}×\frac{100}{85}$ $\therefore x=800$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 800.
Question : Directions: Which two numbers should be interchanged, to make the given equation correct? 4 × 8 – 12 + 5 = 16
Option 1: 4 and 5
Option 2: 8 and 5
Option 3: 16 and 8
Option 4: 12 and 16
Correct Answer: 8 and 5
Solution : Given: 4 × 8 – 12 + 5 = 16
Replace the given numbers in the options one by one with the original numbers in the given equation. First option: 4 and 5 4 × 8 – 12 + 5 = 16 =
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.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: of
Option 2: to
Option 3: from
Option 4: with
Correct Answer: with
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
With is the correct preposition to link the mongoose and its little round ears.
Therefore, the correct answer is, with.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
She ___ great pleasure and satisfaction from cooking.
Option 1: Wants
Option 2: Has
Option 3: Derives
Option 4: Draws
Correct Answer: Derives
Solution : The correct choice is the third option "derives".
''Derives'' means to get a positive feeling from something, and this helps in conveying the intended meaning that she gets great pleasure from cooking.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence.
There is an unhealthy tendency to (subjugate) films to the dictates of raising public awareness.
Option 1: Colonize
Option 2: Modest
Option 3: Vanquish
Option 4: Liberate
Correct Answer: Liberate
Subjugate means to bring under control. Liberate is an antonym here, implying freeing films from such control and allowing them creative freedom.
Question : Which among the following is used to dilute oxygen in the gas cylinders used by divers?
Option 1: Krypton
Option 2: Argon
Option 3: Helium
Option 4: Neon
Correct Answer: Helium
Solution : The correct answer is Helium.
Air in oxygen cylinders used by the divers is diluted using Helium because Helium has lower solubility with oxygen even at increased pressures. Normal air contains a lot of Nitrogen, but it is soluble in oxygen at increased pressure under
Question : In October 2022, who became the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the UK?
Option 1: Kamala Harris
Option 2: Rishi Sunak
Option 3: Harry Anand
Option 4: Neel Kashkari
Correct Answer: Rishi Sunak
Solution : The correct answer is Rishi Sunak.
The first person of Indian descent to hold the position of Prime Minister in Britain is Rishi Sunak. In the last six years, he has been elected as the fifth leader of the Conservative Party. On October
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
If Tom was here, / he could have / solved the issue.
Option 1: he could have
Option 2: If Tom was here,
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: solved the issue.
Correct Answer: If Tom was here,
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
This is a case of subjunctive mood. The error lies in the use of was instead of were in the case of subjunctive mood. In the conditional statement about a hypothetical situation, the subjunctive
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All bikes are cycles. II. Some cycles are tub. Conclusions: I. All tubs are bikes. II. All cycles are tub. III. All cycles are bikes.
Option 1: All conclusion follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All tubs are bikes – From the Venn diagram, we can see that there is no definite relation between tubs and bikes. So,
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