Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Move the goalposts
Option 1: Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course
Option 2: To do your research and understand clearly what your goals are
Option 3: To put a lot of effort into something
Option 4: To move the goalpost after an attempt has been made to score a goal
Correct Answer: Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course
Solution : The correct choice will be the first option.
This idiom is often used metaphorically to describe a situation where the criteria or conditions for achieving a goal are changed or adjusted in a way
Question : Odissi classical dance originated in
Option 1: Odisha
Option 2: Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Rajasthan
Option 4: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Odisha
Solution : The correct answer is Odisha.
Odissi is a classical dance form that originated in the temples of Odisha. It is one of the nine classical dance forms recognised by Sangeet Natak Akademi. It is performed on the principles of Natya Shastra. Chowk and Tribhanga
Question : In the sport of ____________, two teams of five players each attempt to score points by putting the ball into a hoop that is 10 feet off the ground.
Option 1: badminton
Option 2: rugby
Option 3: basketball
Option 4: lawn tennis
Correct Answer: basketball
Solution : The correct answer is basketball.
Basketball is a team sport that is typically played indoors on a rectangular court between two teams of five players each. Every team attempts to score by launching the ball through the net and elevated horizontal hoop, known as
Question : As the river enters the plain, it twists and turns, forming large bends known as________.
Option 1: ox-bow
Option 2: levees
Option 3: meanders
Option 4: stack
Correct Answer: meanders
Solution : The correct answer is meanders.
As a river enters the plain, it twists and turns, forming large bends known as "meanders." These are sinuous or winding curves in a river's course, typically occurring in the lower course or floodplain. They develop through a combination
Question : A train having a length of 330 metres takes 11 seconds to cross a 550 metres long bridge. How much time will the train take to cross a 570 metres long bridge?
Option 1: $\frac{45}{4}$ seconds
Option 2: $\frac{47}{4}$ seconds
Option 3: $20$ seconds
Option 4: $16$ seconds
Correct Answer: $\frac{45}{4}$ seconds
Solution : Given: A train having a length of 330 metres takes 11 seconds to cross a 550 metres long bridge. So, in 11 seconds the train covers (550 + 330) = 880 metres The speed of the train = $\frac{880}{11}$ = 80 m/s Now to
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. The small farmers often need at borrow money to meet high expenses.
Option 1: No improvement required
Option 2: needs to
Option 3: need to
Option 4: needing to
Correct Answer: need to
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The reason for this improvement is that "need to" is the correct phrase to express the necessity or requirement for small farmers to borrow money. "Need at" is not the appropriate construction in this context.
Therefore, the
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed.)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check where the question figure can exactly fit itself in the given option figures. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the second option figure.
Question : Direction: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
The mother parted ____ her married daughter in sorrow.
Option 1: for
Option 2: off
Option 3: away
Option 4: from
Correct Answer: from
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The preposition from is the correct choice in this sentence because it is commonly used to indicate the separation of one person or thing from another. In this context, it conveys that the mother and her married
Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Solution : According to the given question figure – In each figure number of lines decreased by one and this created a new geometrical shape. So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : The atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves is called
Option 1: ozonosphere
Option 2: ionosphere
Option 3: stratosphere
Option 4: mesosphere
Correct Answer: ionosphere
Solution : The correct answer is ionosphere.
The atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called the ionosphere. The ionosphere is a region of Earth's upper atmosphere, located between about 48 km and 965 km above the Earth's surface.
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