Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The following bar graph shows the number of different types of animals in a zoo. The number of deer is what percentage of the total number of animals in the zoo?
Option 1: 25%
Option 2: 10%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 15%
Correct Answer: 25%
Solution : Number of deer = 15 Total number of animals = 5 + 15 + 10 + 5 + 25 = 60 Required percentage $=\frac{15}{60}×100 = 25\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 25%.
Question : Pick the odd one out.
Option 1: Floppy disk
Option 2: ROM
Option 3: DVD
Option 4: Hard disk
Correct Answer: ROM
Solution : The correct option is ROM.
Read-only memory (ROM) is primary memory but hard disk, floppy, and DVD are secondary memory. ROM is a kind of computer storage that is used to hold programs and data that the processor of the device can access rapidly
Question : According to the Constitution of India, there shall be a Comptroller and Auditor General of India who shall be appointed by the ___________.
Option 1: Prime Minister of India
Option 2: Attorney General of India
Option 3: President of India
Option 4: Chief Justice of India
Correct Answer: President of India
Solution : The correct answer is the President of India.
The Indian Constitution's Chapter V, Part V, addresses the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Article 148 states that the President may appoint a Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Question : The following graph shows the percentage rise in the profits of two companies over the years. What is the average of the percentage increases in the year-to-year profit of Company M over all the given years, taken together? [Give your answer correct to the nearest integer value.]
Option 1: 24%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 25%
Option 4: 21%
Correct Answer: 21%
Solution : Percentage increase in profit of company M in 2004 = 25% Percentage increase in profit of company M in 2005 = 10% Percentage increase in profit of company M in 2006 = 15% Percentage increase in profit of company M in 2007 = 25% Percentage
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Disdain
Option 1: Contempt
Option 2: Acceptance
Option 3: Admiration
Option 4: Withdraw
Correct Answer: Contempt
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Disdain means to consider someone unworthy of respect. Contempt is the feeling of considering someone unworthy of respect, which makes it the correct synonym.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Oxygenated blood is carried by _____.
Option 1: pulmonary vein
Option 2: pulmonary artery
Option 3: hepatic portal vein
Option 4: renal vein
Correct Answer: pulmonary vein
Solution : The correct option is a pulmonary vein.
The pulmonary vein returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. After receiving fresh oxygen in the lungs, this oxygenated blood is delivered to the heart, and pumped to the rest
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. SUN : QSL :: ROP : ?
Option 1: PMM
Option 2: PMO
Option 3: PMN
Option 4: PNN
Correct Answer: PMN
Solution : Given: SUN : QSL :: ROP : ?
Subtract 2 from the place value of each letter of SUN to obtain the related letter cluster. S – 2 = Q; U – 2 = S; N – 2 = L Thus, SUN is related to
Question : The Chief Minister of which of the following states launched the second phase of Ladli Laxmi Scheme 2.0 in November 2022?
Option 1: Uttar Pradesh
Option 2: Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Bihar
Option 4: Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh launched Ladli Laxmi Scheme 2.0 at a state-level event in Bhopal's Lal Parade Ground. This initiative aims to empower daughters by promoting higher education and fostering self-dependence. The scheme includes
Question : Select the appropriate SYNONYM for the underlined word.
You look around and you see green, happy plants.
Option 1: mourning
Option 2: nascent
Option 3: blissful
Option 4: gloomy
Correct Answer: blissful
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: "Blissful" means extremely happy or joyful, capturing the essence of a positive and serene environment suggested by the presence of green, content plants. This term not only aligns well with the context of the sentence but also
Question : Who among the following was awarded with 'Padma Vibhushan' in the year 1986 and choreographed the famous song 'Kahe Chhed Mohe' from the movie Devdas and 'Mohe Rang Do Laal' from Bajirao Mastani?
Option 1: Birju Maharaj
Option 2: Uday Shankar
Option 3: Bipin Singh
Option 4: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Correct Answer: Birju Maharaj
Solution : The correct answer is Birju Maharaj.
Birju Maharaj was a famous Indian Kathak dancer and representative of the Lucknow 'Kalka-Bindadin'. He was a member of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his father and master, Acchan Maharaj, as well as his two uncles,
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