Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : "The White Tiger" provides a darkly humorous perspective of India's class struggle in a globalised world. It is written by __________.
Option 1: Shashi Tharoor
Option 2: Amitav Ghosh
Option 3: Aravind Adiga
Option 4: Vikram Seth
Correct Answer: Aravind Adiga
Solution : The correct answer is Aravind Adiga.
The White Tiger is a book by Aravind Adiga. He won the Man Booker Prize for his debut novel "The White Tiger" in 2008. He is the fourth Indian-born author to win the prize, after Salman Rushdie,
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded as its part (Rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the fourth option figure.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : If 30% of 600 is 60% more than A, then what is the value of A?
Option 1: 133.33
Option 2: 125
Option 3: 112.5
Option 4: 118.25
Correct Answer: 112.5
Solution : 30% of 600 = $\frac{30}{100} \times 600=180$ If 180 is 60% more than A, then ⇒ $180= \frac{160}{100}\times A$ ⇒ $A= 112.5$ Hence, the correct answer is 112.5.
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. To mark the 25th anniversary of the run, (1)________ Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a one-dollar commemorative circulation coin (2)______ Monday on the campus of Simon Fraser University. Fox was (3)_______ undergraduate student and basketball player at SFU when a malignant tumour was discovered in his right leg in 1977. It resulted in (4)_____. A bronze statue of For, one of many such tributes across Canada, looks over the academic quadrangle of the university, just a short stroll from the theatre where Monday's (5)_______ was held.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
Option 1: their
Option 2: a
Option 3: an
Option 4: the
Correct Answer: an
Solution : The third option is correct.
In the given sentence, the word (an) would be used as an indefinite article before the noun undergraduate student. An is an indefinite article used before a singular noun that begins with a vowel sound. It refers to a nonspecific
Question : Paika is a martial folk dance popular in which of the following states?
Option 1: Kerala
Option 2: Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Gujarat
Option 4: Odisha
Correct Answer: Odisha
Solution : The correct option is Odisha.
In the Indian state of Odisha, there is a martial folk dance called the Paika dance. The dance has historical ties to martial arts customs and practices, as does the Paika community. Paika Nritya, also known as Paika dance,
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Similar
Option 1: Bizarre
Option 2: Resemblant
Option 3: Unlike
Option 4: Secretive
Correct Answer: Unlike
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: "Unlike" is a preposition that indicates dissimilarity or difference between two things. It is used to show a contrast in characteristics or features. In the context of finding the opposite of similar, unlike appropriately conveys the
Question : In a freestanding temple, the mountain-like spire, which can take the shape of a pyramidal tower, is called _________.
Option 1: vimana
Option 2: garbhagriha
Option 3: mandapa
Option 4: vahan
Correct Answer: vimana
Solution : The correct option is vimana.
The mountain-like spire in a freestanding temple is called "Shikhara" or "Vimana". This architectural element, often pyramidal or tower-shaped, rises above the sanctum sanctorum and symbolises the cosmic mountain or the abode of the deity. It is a distinctive
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Kill two birds with one stone
Option 1: Make peace after an argument
Option 2: Face several problems at a time
Option 3: Act cordially despite conflict
Option 4: To achieve two things by doing a single action
Correct Answer: To achieve two things by doing a single action
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The idiom is a metaphorical expression used to convey the idea of achieving multiple objectives or completing two tasks with a single effort or action, just as one stone could
Question : During the reign of which Pallava ruler began the long-drawn struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas?
Option 1: Mahendravarman I
Option 2: Simhavishnu
Option 3: Narasimhavarman I
Option 4: Mahendravarman II
Correct Answer: Mahendravarman I
Solution : The correct answer is Mahendravarman I.
The protracted conflict between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas started during Mahendravarman I's rule. Pulakesin II overthrew him, and a portion of his kingdom was taken. Mahendravarman I, a Pallava emperor who reigned in the early 7th
Question : Rohit and Mohit can do a piece of work in 4 days, while Ram and Shyam can do the same work in 12 days. In how many days will Rohit, Mohit, Ram, and Shyam do it together?
Option 1: 5 days
Option 2: 3 days
Option 3: 4 days
Option 4: 2 days
Correct Answer: 3 days
Solution : Given, Time taken by Rohit and Mohit to complete a piece of work = 4 days We know, Efficiency = $\frac{1}{\text{Time taken}}$ ⇒ Efficiency of Rohit and Mohit together = $\frac14$ Also, Ram and Shyam can do the same work in 12 days. ⇒
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