Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’. He sounded like he were to going cry.
Option 1: No improvement required
Option 2: were going to
Option 3: going to
Option 4: was going to
Correct Answer: was going to
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
When expressing the future action of an individual, it is common to use was going to or were going to depending on the subject. In the sentence, the past tense was should be used because the
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. TON : YTS :: LAR : ?
Option 1: REW
Option 2: RFW
Option 3: QEW
Option 4: QFW
Correct Answer: QFW
Solution : Given: TON : YTS :: LAR : ?
Add 5 to the positional value of each alphabet of the first and the third letter clusters to obtain the second and the fourth letter clusters. Like, TON : YTS→T + 5 = Y; O + 5
Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
I initially thought of including both the mother and the child, but the woman was reluctant to have their pictures take.
Option 1: both the mother and the child, but the woman
Option 2: was reluctant to have their pictures take
Option 3: I initially thought of including
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer: was reluctant to have their pictures take
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: The error lies in the usage of the verb form, as take should be replaced with taken to make the sentence grammatically accurate. The word "take" is a verb,
Question : Which of the following singer is honoured with the Padma Shri 2022 by the Government of India?
Option 1: Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Option 2: Anu Malik
Option 3: Leslee Lewis
Option 4: Sonu Nigam
Correct Answer: Sonu Nigam
Solution : The correct answer is Sonu Nigam.
Sonu Nigam, the accomplished Indian singer, composer, and actor, was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022 for his noteworthy contributions to the arts. Recognized as the "Modern Rafi," a tribute to his musical inspiration, Muhammad Rafi, Sonu
Question : The pie chart given below shows the number of pens sold by each of 8 different shops in a month as a percentage of the total number of pens sold by these 8 shops taken together in that month. What will be the sum of the central angles made by the sectors A1 and A4?
Option 1: 75.6°
Option 2: 59.6°
Option 3: 84.4°
Option 4: 68.2°
Correct Answer: 75.6°
Solution : Given: A1 = 15% A4 = 6% We know that, In a pie chart, 100% = 360° ⇒ 1% = 3.6° Now, A1 + A4 = 15% + 6% = 21% So, 21% = 21 × 3.6° = 75.6° Hence, the correct answer is 75.6°.
Question : Who is the author of "Anna Karenina"?
Option 1: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Option 2: E. M. Forster
Option 3: George Eliot
Option 4: Leo Tolstoy
Correct Answer: Leo Tolstoy
Solution : The correct answer is Leo Tolstoy.
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, commonly known as Leo Tolstoy, was a renowned Russian writer born into an aristocratic family in 1828. Widely regarded as one of the greatest authors, his notable works include the novels "War and
Question : Which of the following programme was launched in 1999?
Option 1: Rural Employment Generation Programme
Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme
Option 3: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Option 4: Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
Correct Answer: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Solution : The correct option is Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was launched in India in 1999. It was a government-sponsored program aimed at promoting self-employment and providing sustainable income-generating opportunities for rural people living below the poverty line.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1)______recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2)______the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3)_____other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends - a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4)_____alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5)_____his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: failure
Option 2: success
Option 3: benefit
Option 4: cruelty
Correct Answer: cruelty
The word cruelty provides a fitting contrast to "touching kindness," emphasising the duality and complexity of O'Neill's character. It suggests that his demeanour alternated between harshness or cruelty and moments of gentle kindness, contributing to the enigma surrounding
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The ability to relax and rejuvenate promotes wellness.
Option 1: update
Option 2: replenish
Option 3: suppress
Option 4: revive
Correct Answer: suppress
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word suppress means to inhibit or restrain, which is the opposite of promoting or facilitating. Facilitate means to make something easier or more likely to happen, and in the context of the sentence, the ability to relax
Question : Which of the following is the state of origin of the Sattriya dance form?
Option 1: Uttar Pradesh
Option 2: Tamil Nadu
Option 3: Assam
Option 4: Manipur
Correct Answer: Assam
Solution : The correct option is Assam.
The Sattriya dance originated in the Indian state of Assam. Rooted in the Vaishnavism tradition, it was developed by the Assamese saint-scholar Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15th century. Sattriya encompasses various dance elements, expressing devotional themes through intricate footwork, hand
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