Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Who was the only Indian to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Option 1: Himanshu Thakur
Option 2: Nadeem Iqbal
Option 3: Mohammad Arif Khan
Option 4: Shiva Keshavan
Correct Answer: Mohammad Arif Khan
Solution : The correct answer is Mohammad Arif Khan.
Mohammad Arif Khan is an Indian Alpine skier and India's only athlete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. This was the first time in history that an Indian represented India in two separate events, slalom and
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Doze
Option 1: Cold
Option 2: Neglect
Option 3: Snooze
Option 4: Wake
Correct Answer: Wake
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Doze refers to a light sleep or a brief nap. Wake is the opposite, as it means to be conscious and not asleep.
The meanings of the other words are as follows:
Cold: It denotes a low temperature, especially in
Question : Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure (Rotation is not allowed)?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : a : b = 5 : 8 and b : c = 2 : 6. If a = 25, then find the value of c.
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 140
Option 3: 120
Option 4: 96
Correct Answer: 120
Solution : $a : b = 5 : 8$ and $b : c = 2 : 6$ $\frac{a}{b}×\frac{b}{c}=\frac{5}{8}×\frac{2}{6}$ $⇒ a:c=5:24$ Let $a=5k,c=24k$ According to the question, $5k=25$ $\therefore k =5$ So, $c=24k=24×5=120$ Hence, the correct answer is 120.
Question : In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is "No Error".
He has promised (1) / to pay me the whole amount (2) / in cheque with the stipulated time. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
The sentence contains a prepositional error. When referring to a specific time limit, the appropriate preposition to use is within rather than in.
When "within" is used in relation to time, it conveys that
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. SOC : TND :: UDN : ?
Option 1: VCP
Option 2: UCO
Option 3: VCO
Option 4: OCV
Correct Answer: VCO
Solution : Given: SOC : TND :: UDN : ?
Add and subtract 1 alternately from the place value of the letters of the given term, to obtain the required missing term – Like, SOC : TND→S + 1 = T; O – 1 = N; C
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 63, 56, 49, 42, 35, 28, ?
Option 1: 14
Option 2: 21
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 35
Correct Answer: 21
Solution : Given: 63, 56, 49, 42, 35, 28, ?
In the above-given series, subtract 7 from the previous number to get the next number. 63 – 7 = 56; 56 – 7 = 49; 49 – 7 = 42; 42 – 7 = 35; 35 –
Question : Governor General Lord Dalhousie described the Kingdom of_________ "as a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day".
Option 1: Ahom
Option 2: Mysore
Option 3: Awadh
Option 4: Maratha
Correct Answer: Awadh
Solution : The correct option is Awadh.
In 1851, Governor General Lord Dalhousie referred to the kingdom of Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day." The quote illustrates the attitude of British officials at the time, who saw the Indian subcontinent
Question : Choose the word that can substitute for the given group of words. Destruction of a foetus
Option 1: Fratricide
Option 2: Ellipse
Option 3: Abhor
Option 4: Foeticide
Correct Answer: Foeticide
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Foeticide is a term that specifically refers to the destruction or killing of a foetus. It is derived from the Latin word foetus, meaning offspring or young one, combined with the suffix "-cide," which denotes killing or destruction.
Question : Directions: Which number is in the triangle, square, and circle?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : In the below diagram, the shaded part represents the common region of the triangle, square, and circle.
So, 6 is the common region of the triangle, square, and circle. Hence, the third option is correct.
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