Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : According to the first National Multidimensional Poverty Index by NITI Aayog, which state has the maximum percentage of poor people?
Option 1: Madhya Pradesh
Option 2: Uttar Pradesh
Option 3: Jharkhand
Option 4: Bihar
Correct Answer: Bihar
Solution : The correct option is Bihar.
Bihar has been identified as the state with the highest percentage of the population living in poverty among all states and union territories, according to the inaugural Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by the government think-tank NITI Aayog. With
Question : Directions: What will be the value of the given expression if A means +, B means –, C means ×, and D means ÷? 50 A 40 B 10 C 12 D 2 = ?
Option 1: 35
Option 2: 20
Option 3: 40
Option 4: 30
Correct Answer: 30
Solution : Given: 50 A 40 B 10 C 12 D 2 = ?
On replacing the alphabet with mathematical signs, we get – = 50 + 40 – 10 × 12 ÷ 2 = 50 + 40 – 10 × 6 = 50 + 40 –
Question : The basis for determining the dearness allowance of employees in India is:
Option 1: National Income
Option 2: Consumer Price Index
Option 3: Standard of living
Option 4: Per capita income
Correct Answer: Consumer Price Index
Solution : The correct answer is the Consumer Price Index.
The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) are used to fix and revise wages to calculate variable Dearness Allowances paid to employees in the organized sectors of the economy. The CPI (IW) is
Question : Directions: Which answer figure shall complete the given question figure?
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 fourth option is correct.
Question : The materials through which things can be seen are called ________.
Option 1: transparent materials
Option 2: conductive materials
Option 3: opaque materials
Option 4: translucent materials
Correct Answer: transparent materials
Solution : The correct answer is transparent materials.
The material through which things can be seen is known as the transparent material. Examples of such types of objects or materials are glass, butter paper, etc. The materials through which objects can be partially seen or
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative, which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase.
To see the light
Option 1: To gain conscious
Option 2: To misunderstand the situation
Option 3: To be optimistic
Option 4: Suddenly realise or understand something
Correct Answer: Suddenly realise or understand something
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The idiom to see the light is used metaphorically to convey the idea of suddenly understanding or realising something, often after a period of confusion or lack of understanding. The alternative accurately captures the
Question : Directions: Eight girls A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row, facing toward the north (but not necessarily in the same order). Neither C nor D is at the extreme ends of the row. H is at the extreme right end of the row. Only E is sitting between D and F. Only G is sitting between F and H. C and A are the immediate neighbours of B. Which of the following statements is/are correct? I. D is fourth to the left of H. II. D is the immediate neighbour of B.
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Only I
Solution : Given: (I) Eight girls A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a row, facing towards the north (but not necessarily in the same order). (Left End) _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ (Right end) (North facing row).
Question : Who has written the famous play "Nil Darpan" depicting the atrocities of British indigo planters?
Option 1: Premchand
Option 2: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Option 3: Dinabandhu Mitra
Option 4: Subramania Bharati
Correct Answer: Dinabandhu Mitra
Solution : The correct answer is Dinabandhu Mitra.
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote the Bengali play Nil Darpan in 1858–1859, a drama that portrays the deplorable state of Bengal under the rule of indigo planters. In 1860, it was released from Dhaka. It was published by Reverend James
Question : The sum of the squares of 3 consecutive positive numbers is 365. The sum of the numbers is:
Option 1: 30
Option 2: 33
Option 3: 36
Option 4: 45
Correct Answer: 33
Solution : Let the consecutive numbers be (x – 1), x and (x + 1). According to the question, (x–1)2 + x2 + (x+1)2 = 365 ⇒ (x2 – 2x + 1) + x2 + (x2 + 2x + 1) =
Question : The major aim of devaluation is to:
Option 1: encourage imports
Option 2: encourage exports
Option 3: encourage both exports and imports
Option 4: discourage both exports and imports
Correct Answer: encourage exports
Solution : The correct option is to encourage exports.
Devaluation primarily serves to promote exports. A nation can lower the cost of its currency, increase exports and increase its competitiveness in the international market by devaluing its currency. A decision to devalue a currency causes
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