Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Shri Deepak Mazumdar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year_____.
Option 1: 2016
Option 2: 2019
Option 3: 2017
Option 4: 2018
Correct Answer: 2018
Solution : The correct answer is 2018.
Shri Deepak Mazumdar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018. He is a Bharatnatyam dancer. The honour of the Akademi Award has been conferred since 1952. He is the founder and director of the Shiladhish Art and Research
Question : Charkula is a famous dance form associated with which of the following states?
Option 1: Tamil Nadu
Option 2: Tripura
Option 3: Uttar Pradesh
Option 4: Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.
Charkula is a traditional dance indigenous to the Braj region in Uttar Pradesh. During this performance, women adorned in veils skilfully balanced elaborate multi-tiered wooden pyramids on their heads. The dance, accompanied by songs dedicated to Lord Krishna,
Question : If a person travels a certain distance at a speed of 10 km/h and returns through the same route at a speed of 20 km/h, then what will be the average speed during the whole journey?
Option 1: $\frac{40}{3}$ km/h
Option 2: 15 km/h
Option 3: $\frac{10}{3}$ km/h
Option 4: $\frac{20}{3}$ km/h
Correct Answer: $\frac{40}{3}$ km/h
Solution : Average Speed = $\frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}}$ Let the distance be $D$ from either side (in kilometres). For the forward journey at 10 km/h, the time taken is $\frac{D}{10}$hours. For the return journey at 20 km/h, The time taken is $\frac{D}{20}$ hours. The total time
Question : What is the single discount that is equivalent to two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%?
Option 1: 31.5%
Option 2: 30%
Option 3: 27.5%
Option 4: 28%
Correct Answer: 30%
Solution : Given: The two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%. The single discount $x=a+b-\frac{a\times b}{100}$, where $a$, and $b$ are the first, and second discounts. $x=12.5+20-\frac{12.5\times 20}{100}=32.5-2.5=30\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 30%.
Question : Which of the following is not a notable industrial city?
Option 1: Kanpur
Option 2: Mumbai
Option 3: Jamshedpur
Option 4: Prayagraj
Correct Answer: Prayagraj
Solution : The correct answer is Prayagraj.
Kanpur, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur are all the industrial cities in India. Other major industrial cities in India are Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad etc. Prayagraj is not any industrial city, it is famous for Sangam which is formed by
Question : The Pudhumai Penn Scheme is launched by which state government?
Option 2: Maharashtra
Option 3: Andhra Pradesh
Option 4: Kerala
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu government introduced the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme, "Pudhumai Penn", aimed at increasing the enrollment of girls from government schools in Higher Education Institutions. The initiative offers a monthly financial aid of
Question : Which of the following books was written by Dr. Raghuram Rajan?
Option 1: The Third Pillar
Option 2: We Are Displaced
Option 3: The India Story
Option 4: My Life in Full
Correct Answer: The Third Pillar
Solution : The correct answer is The Third Pillar.
Raghuram Rajan has written "The Third Pillar" book. Raghuram Rajan is an Indian economist and the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. "We Are Displaced" is written by Malala Yousafzai, who is a
Question : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400. The shopkeeper gave a 10% discount on the cost price. What will be the selling price?
Option 1: Rs. 300
Option 2: Rs. 360
Option 3: Rs. 350
Option 4: Rs. 380
Correct Answer: Rs. 360
Solution : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400. Discount = 10% So, the selling price $=\frac{90}{100}×400=360$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 360.
Question : "Losar" is celebrated as a New Year festival in Sikkim. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the _______ lunar calendar.
Option 1: Tibetan
Option 2: Islamic
Option 3: Gregorian
Option 4: Persian
Correct Answer: Tibetan
Solution : The correct answer is Tibetan.
Losar festival is celebrated as a New Year festival in Sikkim on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Losar is the Tibetan New Year which falls in February. It is also known as the
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (144, 8, 4); (256, 12, 4)
Option 1: (324, 16, 3)
Option 2: (400, 16, 4)
Option 3: (225, 7, 6)
Option 4: (121, 7, 5)
Correct Answer: (400, 16, 4)
Solution : Given: (144, 8, 4); (256, 12, 4)
Here, (144, 8, 4)→(8 + 4)2 = (12)2 = 144 (256, 12, 4)→(12 + 4)2 = (16)2 = 256
Let’s check the options – First option: (324, 16, 3)→(16 + 3)2
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