Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Bharatanatyam dance is associated with which state?
Option 1: Maharashtra
Option 2: Tamil Nadu
Option 3: Madhya Pradesh
Option 4: Kerala
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.
Bharatanatyam is one of the eight famous Indian classical dances recognised by the Sangeet Natak Academy, and it is associated with the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Bharatnatyam is often used to express religious stories and devotions through
Question : Who among the following was the first athlete to represent India in fencing at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
Option 1: Aditi Ashok
Option 2: PT Usha
Option 3: Bhavani Devi
Option 4: PV Sindhu
Correct Answer: Bhavani Devi
Solution : The correct answer is Bhavani Devi.
The first Indian athlete to represent India in fencing at the Olympics was Bhavani Devi of Chennai. Tokyo Olympics 2020: Preliminary activities started on July 21, and the international multi-sport event took place in Tokyo, Japan, from July
Question : What is the value of $1.5-0.5+\{(9+2)-5\}$?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 11
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 7
Solution : $1.5-0.5+\{(9+2)-5\}$ $= 1.5 - 0.5 + (11 - 5)$ $= 1.5 - 0.5 + 6$ $= 7$ Hence, the correct answer is 7.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Plastic inhabits the oceans, ______ up in the guts of seagulls and great white sharks.
Option 1: building
Option 2: burning
Option 3: provoking
Option 4: sailing
Correct Answer: building
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Building is the appropriate word that should be used in the sentence. It helps convey the intended meaning that plastic occupies the ocean, and thus it gets collected in the guts of seagulls and sharks.
The meanings
Question : The average of the three numbers is 135. The largest number is 195 and the difference between the other two is 20. The smallest number is:
Option 1: 65
Option 2: 95
Option 3: 105
Option 4: 115
Correct Answer: 95
Solution : Given: The average of 3 numbers is 135. The largest number is 195. The difference between the other two is 20. Let x be the smallest number. So, (x + 20) would be the second number. According to the question, 195 + x + x
Question : Who among the following organised the "All India Depressed Classes Association" in colonial India?
Option 1: M. K. Gandhi
Option 2: Jyotiba Phule
Option 3: Pandita Ramabai
Option 4: B. R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
Solution : The correct answer is B. R. Ambedkar.
B. R. Ambedkar organized the "All India Depressed Classes Association" in colonial India. He founded the "All India Depressed Classes Association" in 1930, which later evolved into the "Scheduled Castes Federation" to address the social and
Question : In which cities of Japan were atomic bombs dropped during World War II?
Option 1: Tokyo and Hiroshima
Option 2: Nagasaki and Miyazaki
Option 3: Sendai and Hiroshima
Option 4: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Correct Answer: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Solution : The correct options are Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
An atomic bomb was unleashed on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The explosion caused massive devastation and a large number of immediate casualties.
On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb, was detonated
Question : Uttar Pradesh won the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey Championship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh. Where was the event held?
Option 1: Bihar
Option 3: Delhi
Option 4: Chandigarh
Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh Hockey secured an undefeated streak in the 11th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2021, clinching the title with a 3-1 win over Hockey Chandigarh in the final at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Sharda Nand Tiwari, the
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. Your parcel should arrived at three days.
Option 1: arrive in three
Option 2: arrive in third
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: arrive in the third
Correct Answer: arrive in three
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
The verb arrived should be replaced with arrive, and the preposition in is used to indicate a period of time, such as, in three days and it correctly conveys the expected arrival time. The verb arrive
Question : A mixture of 500 litres of alcohol and water contains 20 percent water. How much more water should be added to this so that the water will become 50 percent in the new mixture?
Option 1: 300 litres
Option 2: 400 litres
Option 3: 350 litres
Option 4: 450 litres
Correct Answer: 300 litres
Solution : The initial mixture of 500 litres, 20% is water So, quantity of water = 0.20 × 500 = 100 litres When we add x litres of water to the mixture, The total volume of the new mixture becomes (500 + x) litres. ⇒ Quantity
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