Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : __________is the heaviest naturally occurring element of the Periodic Table with an atomic weight of 238.
Option 1: Xenon
Option 2: Uranium
Option 3: Helium
Option 4: Mercury
Correct Answer: Uranium
Solution : The correct option is Uranium.
Uranium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 92 and an atomic weight of 238. U-238 is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature. It is non-fissile, which means it cannot sustain a chain reaction
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. Cell phones keeps loved ones and those nearly them well connected.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: keeping loved and nearly
Option 3: kept love and near
Option 4: keep loved ones and those near
Correct Answer: keep loved ones and those near
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
In the sentence, the verb keeps doesn't agree with the subject's cell phones, which is plural. The correct verb form for the third-person plural subject "cell phones" is keep.
In this context,
Question : Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.
You were mad at me for having the same ability as you.
Option 1: Feature
Option 2: Inefficacy
Option 3: Skill
Option 4: Flexibility
Correct Answer: Skill
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Ability refers to a capacity or capability, particularly in the context of having the same skill as the speaker. Skill is a synonym for ability and is often used to describe a learned or acquired capacity to perform
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term. TRA : XNO :: GBT : QXB :: NOQ : ?
Option 1: NKI
Option 2: NKJ
Option 3: NIJ
Option 4: NII
Correct Answer: NKI
Solution : Given: TRA : XNO :: GBT : QXB :: NOQ : ?
Follow the pattern to obtain the required term –
Thus, TRA is coded as XNO. And, GBT : QXB –
Similarly, follow the same pattern for NOQ –
Thus, NKI is related to
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'. Bonaparte, unlike Hoche, was not (eagerly to embark in) a serious Irish expedition.
Option 1: eager to embark on
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: eagerest to embarked on
Option 4: eager into embark in
Correct Answer: eager to embark on
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The correct phrase "eager to embark on" is a more idiomatic expression. It conveys the intended meaning that Bonaparte was not enthusiastic about participating in a serious Irish expedition. The preposition "on" is commonly used
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
Though the police tried all sorts of methods to illicit (1) / information from the public (2) / they remained silent. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
The adjective illicit refers to something not allowed by law. The verb elicit means to get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty. This fits perfectly in the sentence and helps convey the
Question : D1 and D2 can do a piece of work together in 16 days. D2 and D3 can do the same work together in 24 days, while D3 and D1 can do it together in 48 days. In how many days can all 3, working together, do $\frac{5}{6}$ of the work?
Option 1: $\frac{31}{3}$ days
Option 2: $\frac{40}{3}$ days
Option 3: $\frac{35}{3}$ days
Option 4: $\frac{38}{3}$ days
Correct Answer: $\frac{40}{3}$ days
Solution : Let $W$ be the total work to be done. The work done by D1+ D2 in one day = $\frac{W}{16}$ The work done by D2 + D3 in one day = $\frac{W}{24}$ The work done by D3 +
Question : A person suffering from long-sightedness wears spectacles having:
Option 1: concave-convex lens
Option 2: lenses with negative
Option 3: concave lenses
Option 4: convex lenses
Correct Answer: convex lenses
Solution : The correct option is convex lenses.
Long-sightedness prescription glasses include convex lenses, which fix the light entering the eye by slightly bending the light rays inward, ensuring they fall at the right point on the retina. The centre of a convex lens, also known
Question : Select the appropriate SYNONYM for the underlined word.
She goes to her room and locks herself in.
Option 1: taunts
Option 2: hurts
Option 3: sinks
Option 4: Shuts
Correct Answer: Shuts
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The sentence portrays an action where someone goes to her room and secures herself within it by locking the door. The word shuts is a suitable synonym in this context, as it conveys the act of
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
The viewing for the Mount Everest is clearer from here.
Option 1: view of an
Option 2: view of
Option 3: No improvement required
Option 4: viewing of a
Correct Answer: view of
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: In this context, the correct construction is view of when referring to the perspective or sight of Mount Everest. This usage maintains grammatical correctness and conveys the intended meaning of having a clearer sight of
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