Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at line AB as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the bottom side of the figure (on Line AB). So, the top side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut.
Option 1: Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
Option 2: Deva Raya II
Option 3: Zamorin
Option 4: Krishnadevaraya
Correct Answer: Zamorin
Solution : The correct answer is Zamorin.
On May 27, 1498, Portuguese Sailor Vasco de Gama crossed the cape of Good Hope and arrived in the Indian city of Calicut. He was greeted by King Zamorin of Calicut. Vasco de Gama left Calicut in 1498 due
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.
Someone has tempered with my lock.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Tampered means to interfere with something to damage or alter it. In this context, it means that someone has tried to open the lock without the key.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all the possible orientations of the question figure in which of the given option figures it can fit itself. By comparison of all option figures, the question figure is embedded only in
Question : As of 2023, LPG subsidy to domestic consumers under the PAHAL Scheme is given by______.
Option 1: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Option 2: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Option 3: Ministry of Finance
Option 4: Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Correct Answer: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Solution : The correct answer is the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas introduced the PAHAL scheme to solve the issues related to the lack of accountability and leakage in LPG subsidies. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Your explanation was simpler ______ Rekha’s explanation.
Option 1: of
Option 2: that
Option 3: then
Option 4: than
Correct Answer: than
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The sentence compares two explanations: your explanation and Rekha's explanation. The word simpler indicates that one explanation is easier to understand than the other. Therefore, we need a word that shows comparison. Than is a comparative conjunction
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: No plate is a spoon. Some plates are forks. All forks are knives. Conclusions: I. Some plates are knives is a possibility. II. No spoon is a fork.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Only conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusions (I): Some plates are knives is a possibility – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing plates and knives
Question : A train crosses a stationary pole in 20 seconds and a bridge in 32 seconds. If the length of the bridge is 1200 metres, then what is the speed of the train?
Option 1: 360 km/hr
Option 2: 180 km/hr
Option 3: 270 km/hr
Option 4: 450 km/hr
Correct Answer: 360 km/hr
Solution : A train crosses a stationary pole completely in = 20 seconds and The train crosses a bridge completely in = 32 seconds. The length of the bridge is = 1200 metres Let the length and speed of the train be L meters and x
Question : In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists?
Option 1: 1907
Option 2: 1908
Option 3: 1909
Option 4: 1910
Correct Answer: 1907
Solution : The correct answer is 1907.
The main cause of the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907 was the extremists' lack of confidence in the ability of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government. The Surat Split occurred at the Surat
Question : An article is sold at a 5 percent loss. If its cost price is decreased by Rs. 20 and the selling price is increased by Rs. 13, then a profit of 10 percent is earned on it. What is the original selling price of the article?
Option 1: Rs 266.66
Option 2: Rs 221.66
Option 3: Rs 283.33
Option 4: Rs 250
Correct Answer: Rs 221.66
Solution : Let the selling price be S and the cost price be C The selling price is 95% of the cost price: (Loss of 5%) ⇒ S = 0.95 C If the cost price is decreased by Rs. 20 ⇒ new cost price = C
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
Topic Tagged to the Question are not relevant to Question
Question drives traffic to external sites for promotional or commercial purposes
The Question is not relevant to User
And never miss an important update
