Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Which of the following is an Indian game of snake boat race?
Option 1: Kho-Kho
Option 2: Vallam kali
Option 3: Mallakhamb
Option 4: Field hockey
Correct Answer: Vallam kali
Solution : The correct answer is Vallam Kali.
Kerala's boat races are called Valam Kali. This is a kind of canoe racing when battle boats with paddles are used. The main time it happens is in the spring, during the Onam harvest festival season. Paddled
Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 2 – 8 ÷ 4 = 6 × 3 + 18
Option 1: × and –
Option 2: = and +
Option 3: × and +
Option 4: + and –
Correct Answer: = and +
Solution : Given: 2 – 8 ÷ 4 = 6 × 3 + 18
Replace the given symbols according to the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation. First option: × and – ⇒ 2 × 8 ÷ 4 =
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, JAPAN is written as KZPZO. How will GROUP be written in that language?
Option 1: HQOTQ
Option 2: HQQTO
Option 3: HOTOQ
Option 4: HOQTQ
Correct Answer: HQOTQ
Solution : Given: JAPAN is written as KZPZO.
Add 1 to the place value of the first and fifth letters and subtract 1 from the place value of the second and fourth letters of the word JAPAN. The middle letter will remain the same.
So, JAPAN is
Question :
In June 2022, Google Doodle honoured Satyendra Nath Bose, he was an/a____________.
Option 1: Indian Classical dancer
Option 2: Indian Physicist
Option 3: Indian Singer
Option 4: Supreme Court Judge
Correct Answer: Indian Physicist
Solution : The correct answer is Indian Physicist.
Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian Physicist who was known for his contribution to the Bose-Einstein Condensate. His contributions to physics were recognised by the Indian government with the award of the Padma Vibhushan in 1954. He
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
I had been angry the whole / evening, so she rubs brahmi / oil into my scalp to cool my brain.
Option 1: oil into my scalp to cool my brain.
Option 2: No error
Option 3: evening, so she rubs brahmi
Option 4: I had been angry the whole
Correct Answer: evening, so she rubs brahmi
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The error lies in the inconsistency of verb tenses. The past perfect tense "had been angry" is used in the first part of the sentence, indicating an action that occurred before another
Question : Directions: Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows the statements.
Statements: Some Ants are Bats. Some Bats are Cats. Conclusions: I. Some Ants are Cats. II All Bats can never be Cats.
Option 1: Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows.
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows.
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
Solution : Given: The possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some Ants are Cats – From the above diagram, it is clear that some bats are cats but no relation
Question : What will be the average of all the even numbers between 5 and 29?
Option 1: 14
Option 2: 19
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 17
Correct Answer: 17
Solution : The average of all the even numbers between 5 and 29 = $\frac{6+8+10+12+14+16+18+20+22+24+26+28}{12}$ = $\frac{204}{12}$ = $17$ Hence, the correct answer is 17.
Question : As announced in the Budget 2022, the corporate surcharge was reduced from 12% to
Option 1: 10%
Option 2: 7%
Option 3: 9%
Option 4: 5%
Correct Answer: 7%
Solution : The correct answer is 7%.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Budget 2022, announced that the government will reduce the corporate surcharge from 12% to 7%. During this Budget only, she announced the reduction of the Minimum Alternate Tax to 15 percent for cooperative societies at
Question : For which dance form did Aparna Satheesan win the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022?
Option 1: Kuchipudi
Option 2: Mohiniyattam
Option 3: Kathakali
Option 4: Odissi
Correct Answer: Kuchipudi
Solution : The correct answer is Kuchipudi
Aparna Satheesan won the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022 for the Kuchipudi dance form. This award is given in recognition of your efforts to preserve and promote India's traditional classical art forms. Kuchipudi, one of the eight main forms
Question : The selling price and the cost price of a cup are INR 576 and INR 800 respectively. What is the loss percentage?
Option 1: 22%
Option 2: 28%
Option 3: 24%
Option 4: 32%
Correct Answer: 28%
Solution : Selling price = INR 576 Cost price = INR 800 Loss = Cost price – selling price = 800 – 576 = 224 Loss percentage = $\frac{\text{Loss}}{\text{Cost price}}\times100= \frac{224}{800}\times100= 28$% Hence, the correct answer is 28%.
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