Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as:
Option 1: Kushan art
Option 2: Persian art
Option 3: Gandhara art
Option 4: Mughal art
Correct Answer: Gandhara art
Solution : The correct answer is Gandhara art.
The distinctive fusion of Indian, Greek, and Roman styles defines the Gandhara School of Art. The Kushan Empire was a major supporter of this art form, which peaked between the first and third centuries CE. Greeco-Roman architecture
Question : The superintendence, control and conduct of all elections to the municipalities is the responsibility of the _____________.
Option 1: State Election Commission
Option 2: Governor of India
Option 3: Election Commission of India
Option 4: Home Ministry of State
Correct Answer: State Election Commission
Solution : The correct answer is the State Election Commission.
The State Election Commission mentioned in Article 243K will have supervision, direction and control over the creation of electoral rolls and the administration of all municipal elections.
Question : Which of the following states has the highest reserves of haematite ore in India?
Option 1: Rajasthan
Option 2: Tamil Nadu
Option 3: Maharashtra
Option 4: Odisha
Correct Answer: Odisha
Solution : The correct answer is Odisha.
The greatest concentration of medium- and low-grade haematite ore can be found in Odisha. Haematite and magnetite are the two essential iron ores found in India. Around one-third of the haematite reserves are found in Odisha and then in
Question : The difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs. X at 7.5% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 22.50. Find the value of X.
Option 1: Rs. 4000
Option 2: Rs. 5000
Option 3: Rs. 2000
Option 4: Rs. 1900
Correct Answer: Rs. 4000
Solution : Given: Principal = Rs. X Rate = 7.5% Time = 2 years The difference between compound interest and simple interest, D = Rs.22.50 We know that, $D=P(\frac{r}{100})^2$ ⇒ $22.50=X(\frac{7.5}{100})^2$ ⇒ $22.50=X(\frac{3}{40})^2$ ⇒ $22.50=X\times\frac{3}{40}\times\frac{3}{40}$ ⇒ $X=1600\times2.5$ ⇒ $X=4000$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 4000.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______ directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: to
Option 2: in
Option 3: on
Option 4: at
Correct Answer: in
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The blank is asking for a word that fits logically in the context of a location. The correct preposition to use in this case is in. The sentence describes the location of a gallery, specifying that it is
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'. Droughts effect water supply in Southern/Spain, which is increasingly turning towards / seawater desalination to meet its water needs.
Option 1: seawater desalination to meet its water needs.
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: Spain, which is increasingly turning towards
Option 4: Droughts effect water supply in Southern
Correct Answer: Droughts effect water supply in Southern
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Question : Direction: In a certain code, RELIGION is written as NOIGILER, how SECULAR can be written in that code?
Option 1: RALCUCES
Option 2: RALCUES
Option 3: RALUCES
Option 4: RAULSEC
Correct Answer: RALUCES
Solution : Given: RELIGION is written as NOIGILER.
Reverse each letter of RELIGION to obtain the required code – Here, RELIGION is reversed then, we get NOIGILER. Thus, RELIGION is coded as NOIGILER. Similarly, follow the same pattern for SECULAR – Here, SECULAR is reversed then, we
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. Newton : Force :: Joule : ?
Option 1: Momentum
Option 2: Work
Option 3: Time
Option 4: Pressure
Correct Answer: Work
Solution : Given: Newton : Force : Joule : ? The S.I. unit of Force is Newton. Similarly, Joule is an S.I. unit of Work.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. Some B is A. II. No C is B. Conclusions: I. No C is A. II. No B is C.
Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No C is A – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between C and A.
Question : Which among the following is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Hindu God of war?
Option 1: Mayilattam
Option 2: Yaksha
Option 3: Kavadi Aattam
Option 4: Kummi
Correct Answer: Kavadi Aattam
Solution : The correct option is Kavadi Aattam.
The dance performed by devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Hindu God of war, is called " Kavadi Aattam." Kavadi Attam is a form of ritualistic dance and is commonly associated with the festival of
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