Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Tenderness
Option 1: Ruthlessness
Option 2: Severity
Option 3: Kindness
Option 4: Spitefulness
Correct Answer: Kindness
Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.
Tenderness: It denotes gentle and compassionate care or affection; showing warmth and concern.
Kindness: It denotes the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate; showing sympathy and understanding.
In this context, kindness aligns closely with the meaning
Question : The length of a rectangle is 58 metres, while its breadth is 30 metres. What is the total cost of covering it with a grass bed if the cost is Rs. 20 per m2?
Option 1: Rs. 34800
Option 2: Rs. 32400
Option 3: Rs. 28500
Option 4: Rs. 17400
Correct Answer: Rs. 34800
Solution : The area of a rectangle = length × breadth So, the area of the rectangle = 58 m × 30 m = 1740 m2 Therefore, the total cost = 1740 m2 × Rs. 20/m2 = Rs. 34800 Hence, the correct answer
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, EARTH is written as 5118208, and BOOK is written as 2151511. How will COUNTRY be written in that language?
Option 1: 3152114201825
Option 2: 3152114201725
Option 3: 3152114191825
Option 4: 3152114201824
Correct Answer: 3152114201825
Solution : Given: EARTH is written as 5118208 and BOOK is written as 2151511.
The alphabet in the words is coded by their positional values. EARTH→E(5), A(1), R(18), T(20), H(8) = 5118208 BOOK→B(2), O(15), O(15), K(11) = 2151511 Similarly, COUNTRY→C(3), O(15), U(21), N(14), T(20), R(18), Y(25) =
Question : What is the International Date Line?
Option 1: It is the equator
Option 2: It is 0 degree longitude
Option 3: It is the 90 degree east longitude
Option 4: It is the 180 degree longitude
Correct Answer: It is the 180 degree longitude
Solution : The correct option is it is the 180-degree longitude.
At the International Meridian Conference in 1884 in Washington DC, the International Date Line was decided. It is an imaginary line which roughly corresponds with the 180-degree longitude. It mainly
Question : An object which absorbs all colours and reflects none appears:
Option 1: white
Option 2: grey
Option 3: blue
Option 4: black
Correct Answer: black
Solution : The correct answer is black.
An object that absorbs all colours and reflects none appears black. This is because the colour of an object is determined by the wavelengths of light it reflects. If an object absorbs all wavelengths of light, it does not
Question : Which bill led to people staging a widespread protest in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab in September 2020?
Option 1: Farmers Bill
Option 2: Central University Bill
Option 3: Energy Conservation Bill
Option 4: Transgender Bill
Correct Answer: Farmers Bill
Solution : The correct answer is Farmers Bill.
The Government of India had brought three farm laws to bring reforms in the agriculture sector. But farmers of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana protested against these laws as they claimed that the law was framed to suit big
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Were the stories we told each (1)________ true? Who knows? At the best of (2)_________, a story is a slippery thing. (3)_______ no one had told us this (4)__________ one, though it was the tale we most (5)________ to know. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: May by
Option 2: Could be
Option 3: Certainly
Option 4: Might be
Correct Answer: Certainly
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In this case, certainly is used as an adverb to emphasise the certainty or assurance of the statement. The sentence suggests that, without a doubt, no one had told them the particular story mentioned.
Therefore, the correct answer
Question : The Minsk Protocol is an agreement between Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the Lugansk People's Republic to halt the war in the Donbas region of _______.
Option 1: Ukraine
Option 2: Russia
Option 3: The Donetsk people's republic
Option 4: The Lugansk people's republic
Correct Answer: Ukraine
Solution : The correct answer is Ukraine.
The Minsk Protocol is a set of initiatives that includes a ceasefire, the removal of heavy weaponry from the lines of battle, the release of prisoners of war, constitutional reform in Ukraine providing self-governance to the specific areas of the
Question : Which of the following rebellion occurred between 1855-56?
Option 1: Santhal rebellion
Option 2: Kol rebellion
Option 3: Ramosi rebellion
Option 4: Paika rebellion
Correct Answer: Santhal rebellion
Solution : The correct answer is the Santhal rebellion.
The Santhal rebellion, also known as the Sonthal Hool, was an uprising by the Santhal community in present-day Jharkhand and West Bengal against the East India Company and the oppressive Zamindari system. The rebellion was initiated
Question : The Indian cricket team won the final match of the 2011 ICC ODI Cricket World Cup Championship by defeating the team from which country?
Option 1: Australia
Option 2: Pakistan
Option 3: Sri Lanka
Option 4: New Zealand
Correct Answer: Sri Lanka
Solution : The correct answer is Sri Lanka.
The Indian Cricket team won the 2011 ICC World Cup tournament by defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given the Man of the Match
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