Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The bodies of living organisms are made of tiny units called ___________.
Option 1: genes
Option 2: centrioles
Option 3: buds
Option 4: cells
Correct Answer: cells
Solution : The correct option is cells.
The bodies of living organisms are made up of tiny units called cells. Cells are the basic structural and functional units of living organisms. Robert Hooke, an English scientist, is credited with the term "cell" using a simple microscope.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, SEAT is written as 2, and CHARGE is written as 4. How will ONLINE be written in that language?
Option 1: 3
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 2
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given: SEAT is written as 2 and CHARGE is written as 4.
Count the number of consonants in the given words to obtain the code. SEAT→Two consonants S, T. Thus, SEAT is coded as 2. CHARGE→Four consonants C, H, R, G. Thus CHARGE is coded
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: Some peas are pineapples. No pineapple is a broccoli. All broccolis are potatoes. Conclusions: I. Some peas being potatoes is a possibility. II. All pineapples being potatoes is a possibility.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some peas being potatoes is a possibility – As shown in the diagram, there is no direct relation between peas
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term. FAR : HDT :: ? : ODD :: PQR : RTT
Option 1: MAC
Option 2: MAB
Option 3: NBB
Option 4: NAB
Correct Answer: MAB
Solution : Given: FAR : HDT :: ? : ODD :: PQR : RTT
Add 2 and 3 alternately to the place value of each letter of the given term to obtain the required term – H – 2 = F; D – 3 = A; T
Question : If K1 and K2 are two distinct prime numbers, then what is the product of the highest common factor and the least common multiple of K1 and K2?
Option 1: $1$
Option 2: $\frac{K1}{K2}$
Option 3: $K1 + K2$
Option 4: $K1 × K2$
Correct Answer: $K1 × K2$
Solution : Factors of K1 = 1 × K1 Factors of K2 = 1 × K2 Highest Common Factor of K1 and K2 = 1 Least common multiple of K1 and K2 = K1 × K2 Product of HCF and LCM of K1 and K2
Question : Walking at the rate of 4 km/hr, a man covers a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance on a cycle, cycling at the rate of 16.5 km/hr, the time taken by him is:
Option 1: 55.45 minutes
Option 2: 54.55 minutes
Option 3: 55.44 minutes
Option 4: 45.55 minutes
Correct Answer: 54.55 minutes
Solution : Speed = 4 km/hr Time taken = 3 hr 45 min = $\frac{15}{4}$ hr So, the distance = Speed × Time = $4×\frac{15}{4}$ = 15 km New speed = 16.5 km/hr $\therefore$ Time taken at 16.5 km/hr = $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}$ = $\frac{15}{16.5}$ = 0.9091 hr
Question : Choose the word that can substitute for the given group of words. A man who is womanish in his habits
Option 1: Fastidious
Option 2: Henpecked
Option 3: Stoic
Option 4: Effeminate
Correct Answer: Effeminate
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Which of the following types of agriculture is known as Jhum in Assam?
Option 1: Intensive Farming
Option 2: Plantation Agriculture
Option 3: Subsistence Farming
Option 4: Shifting Agriculture
Correct Answer: Shifting Agriculture
Solution : The correct answer is Shifting Agriculture.
Jhum cultivation, a vital indigenous farming practice in Assam's Karbi Anglong District, prevails as a primary mode of food production and economic sustenance in the hilly terrain. This traditional method entails clearing land by burning trees and
Question : Padma Subrahmanyam is known for which classical dance form?
Option 1: Bharatanatyam
Option 2: Kathak
Option 3: Kuchipudi
Option 4: Mohiniyattam
Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam
Solution : The correct answer is Bharatanatyam.
Padma Subrahmanyam is an Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer who was born in Madras on February 4, 1943. She is an author, an Indologist, a choreographer, a teacher, and a research scientist. Bharatanatyam is one of the 8 Indian Classical
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is 4.
Presently, she is busy composing the music for her next play.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
At present is the correct phrase that means right now. This phrase means the way things are right now, whereas presently may mean right now or shortly.
Thus, at present is the appropriate choice in
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