Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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
Correct Answer: 3
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
Question : "Golden Girl" is the autobiography of _______.
Option 1: P. T. Usha
Option 2: Divya Dutta
Option 3: Saina Nehwal
Option 4: Neena Gupta
Correct Answer: P. T. Usha
Solution : The correct answer is P. T. Usha.
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha or P. T. Usha was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala. She has won 4 Asian gold medals and seven silver medals. She is also known as the "Queen
Question : A sum of money, invested at a certain rate of simple interest per annum, amounts to INR 720 in 4 years and to INR 800 in 5 years. The sum invested is:
Option 1: INR 400
Option 2: INR 600
Option 3: INR 500
Option 4: INR 360
Correct Answer: INR 400
Solution : Amount after 4 years = INR 720 Amount after 5 years = INR 800 Interest of 1 year = INR 800 – INR 720 = INR 80 So, the interest of 4 years = 4 × INR 80 = INR 320 Principal = Amount
Question : What is the duration of a football match (in regular time)?
Option 1: 90 minutes
Option 2: 80 minutes
Option 3: 70 minutes
Option 4: 60 minutes
Correct Answer: 90 minutes
Solution : The correct answer is 90 minutes.
The duration of a football match in regular time is 90 minutes. The match lasts for two equal haves of 45 minutes which may only be reduced if agreed between the referee and the two teams before the
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