Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun are known as_________.
Option 1: Meteors
Option 2: Star
Option 3: Meteorites
Option 4: Comets
Correct Answer: Comets
Solution : The correct option is Comets.
Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun are known as comets. Comets are small celestial bodies that develop a bright, glowing coma (a fuzzy, cloud-like shell) and, sometimes, a tail when they come close
Question : The length and the breadth of a rectangle are increased by 15% and 10%, respectively. What is the percentage increase in the area of the rectangle?
Option 1: 25%
Option 2: 26.5%
Option 3: 27.5%
Option 4: 26%
Correct Answer: 26.5%
Solution : Given, Length and breadth have been increased by 15% and 10% respectively. We know, Percentage increase in the area = $x + y + \frac{xy}{100}$ Where, $x$ = Percentage increase in Length $y$ = Percentage increase in Breadth ⇒ Percentage increase in area $= [15
Question : The Gandhisagar Dam of Madhya Pradesh is built over which of the following rivers?
Option 1: Chambal
Option 2: Benas
Option 3: Kaveri
Option 4: Ravi
Correct Answer: Chambal
Solution : The correct answer is Chambal.
Gandhisagar Dam, situated 168 km from the district headquarters, is a significant masonry gravity dam on the Chambal River in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. One of four major dams on the Chambal, its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister
Question : Shivam purchased two watches, the first for Rs. 12000 and the second for Rs. 10000. He sold both watches, the first one at a profit of 10 percent and the second at a loss of 10 percent. What is the overall profit or loss?
Option 1: 2.25% profit
Option 2: 2.25% loss
Option 3: 0.909% profit
Option 4: 0.909% loss
Correct Answer: 0.909% profit
Solution : The cost price of 1st watch = Rs. 12000 Profit = 10% of 12000 = Rs. 1200 The cost price of 2st watch = Rs. 10000 Loss = 10% of 10000 = Rs. 1000 The total cost price = 12000 + 10000 = 22000
Question : ________ is the father of the modern periodic table.
Option 1: J. J. Thomson
Option 2: Ernest Rutherford
Option 3: John Newland
Option 4: Dmitri Mendeleev
Correct Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev
Solution : The correct option is Dmitri Mendeleev.
Dmitri Mendeleev is considered the father of the modern periodic table. Mendeleev, a Russian chemist, published his version of the periodic table in 1869, arranging elements based on their atomic mass and properties. His table predicted the
Question : Directions: Five people are sitting on a bench facing north. S is to the immediate left of R and the immediate right of B. M is to the right of R. T is between R and M. Who is sitting to the immediate right of T?
Option 1: M
Option 2: S
Option 3: B
Option 4: R
Correct Answer: M
Solution : Given: (I) S is to the immediate left of R and the immediate right of B.
(II) M is to the right of R. T is between R and M.
So, M is sitting to the immediate right of T. Hence, the first option is
Question : Directions: Five friends P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in a row facing North. Here S is between T and Q, and Q is to the immediate left of R. P is to the immediate left of T. Who is in the middle?
Option 1: S
Option 2: T
Option 3: Q
Correct Answer: S
Solution : According to the given instructions, the sitting arrangement where all the people are facing north is as follows – (i) S is sitting between T and Q. Thus, the arrangement is –
(ii) P is sitting to the immediate left of T.
Question : The units digits of the number $6^{256}-4^{256}$ is:
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 0
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : Given: Number = $6^{256}-4^{256}$ Any power of 6 gives the unit digit 6 and for all even powers of 4, the unit digit is 6. Thus, after subtracting, the unit digit will be (6 – 6) = 0 Hence, the correct answer is 0.
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the information given in the statements to be true even if it appears to be inconsistent with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements. Statement I: Some black are blue. Statement II: Some blue are red. Conclusion I: Some black are red. Conclusion II: All red being blue is a possibility.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Neither I nor II follows
Option 4: Both I and II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyze the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some black are red – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no definite relation between black and red.
Question : Sangam poems mention the Tamil word "Muvendar," which means _________.
Option 1: three taxes
Option 2: three ports
Option 3: three chiefs
Option 4: three horses
Correct Answer: three chiefs
Solution : The correct option is three chiefs.
The term Muvendar signifies "three chiefs" in Tamil, referring to the leaders of three prominent dynasties: the Cholas, Cheras, and Pandyas. Emerging around 2300 years ago, they wielded significant influence and shaped the political landscape of ancient
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