Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
Option 1: France
Option 2: Spain
Option 3: Britain
Option 4: Germany
Correct Answer: Britain
Solution : The correct option is Britain.
The British Empire became the world's largest colonial power by the end of the nineteenth century. This empire had possessions on four different continents, including the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. India, Canada, Australia, regions of Africa, and various
Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives. There___ any message from my teacher since she moved to London.
Option 1: isn't
Option 2: wasn't
Option 3: hasn't been
Option 4: hadn't been
Correct Answer: hasn't been
Solution : The correct option will be the third option.
The sentence talks about the absence of any message from the teacher since she moved to London. As the sentence talks about the teacher in the present, we should use the present perfect form hasn't been
Question : 60% of 40% of a number is equal to 150. What is the 20% of that number?
Option 1: 175
Option 2: 145
Option 3: 200
Option 4: 125
Correct Answer: 125
Solution : Let the number be $x$. According to the question, $\frac{60}{100}\times\frac{40}{100}\times x=150$ ⇒ $\frac{3}{5}\times\frac{2}{5}\times x=150$ $\therefore x=625$ Now, 20% of $x$ = $\frac{20}{100}\times x$ = $\frac{1}{5}\times 625$ = 125 Hence, the correct answer is 125.
Question : A train covers a certain distance in 210 minutes at a speed of 60 km/hr. The time taken by the train, to cover the same distance at a speed of 80 km/hr is:
Option 1: $3\frac{5}{8}\ \text{hours}$
Option 2: $2\frac{5}{8}\ \text{hours}$
Option 3: $4\frac{5}{8}\ \text{hours}$
Option 4: $3\ \text{hours}$
Correct Answer: $2\frac{5}{8}\ \text{hours}$
Solution : Speed of the train = 60 km/hr Time = 210 minutes = $\frac{210}{60} = \frac{7}{2}$ hours Distance covered = 60 × $\frac{7}{2}$ = 210 km $\therefore$ Time taken at 80 km/hr $=\frac{210}{80} = \frac{21}{8} = 2\frac{5}{8}\ \text{hours}$ Hence, the correct answer is $2\frac{5}{8}\ \text{hours}$.
Question : Pongal, the four-day harvest festival is generally celebrated in ____________.
Option 1: Northeast India
Option 2: North India
Option 3: Eastern India
Option 4: South India
Correct Answer: South India
Solution : The correct answer is South India.
Pongal is a harvest festival that spans four days and is observed in South India, primarily in Tamil Nadu. Every year, it is commemorated in January. Bhogi, the first day of Pongal, is observed in remembrance of
Question : Since which year did the IPL start?
Option 1: 2010
Option 2: 2007
Option 3: 2008
Option 4: 2009
Correct Answer: 2008
Solution : The correct answer is 2008.
Commenced in April 2008 with a grand ceremony in New Delhi, the IPL, spearheaded by BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi, introduced a novel format, lucrative prize money, a franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. The first IPL was
Question : ______________ is broadly divided into Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
Option 1: Himalayan mountains
Option 2: Northern plains
Option 3: Deccan plateau
Option 4: Central Highlands
Correct Answer: Deccan plateau
Solution : The correct answer is the Deccan Plateau.
The Deccan Plateau is a plateau in southern India that lies between the Western and Eastern Ghats and south of the Narmada River. It is often referred to as the Peninsular Plateau. The Plateau is rich
Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
If it________been for him, nobody would even have known Monster was back!
Option 1: wasn't
Option 2: hadn't
Option 3: couldn't
Option 4: hasn't
Correct Answer: hadn't
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
In this context, the sentence is expressing a hypothetical situation or a condition contrary to reality. The use of the past perfect tense "hadn't" is appropriate because it indicates that the action of "him" preventing the
Question : The sweet taste of fruits is due to
Option 1: Lactose
Option 2: Fructose
Option 3: Maltose
Option 4: Ribose
Correct Answer: Fructose
Solution : The answer is Fructose.
The presence of fructose is principally responsible for the sweet taste of many fruits. Fructose is a natural sugar found in various fruits and is one of the primary components responsible for their sweet flavour. Fruits can include different sugars,
Question : Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.
Are you kidding?
Option 1: rocking
Option 2: mixing
Option 3: pleading
Option 4: joking
Correct Answer: joking
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Kidding implies not being serious and is often used when someone is playfully pretending or making a lighthearted remark, while joking means engaging in playful or humorous behaviour, often involving teasing or making light of a situation.
The
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