Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : In which year was Sati banned in India?
Option 1: 1829
Option 2: 1824
Option 3: 1826
Option 4: 1831
Correct Answer: 1829
Solution : The correct answer is 1829.
Sati was officially banned in India through the efforts of social reformers during the British colonial period. The practice of Sati, which involved a widow self-immolating on her husband's funeral pyre, was declared illegal by the British East India
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
We went to the mall; however, us only gone window-shopping.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: we only went
Option 3: they only going
Option 4: we only gone
Correct Answer: we only went
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
We only went should replace us only gone, as it has the correct subjective pronoun that should be used. "went" should be used in place of "gone", as it denotes the simple past tense.
Question : The value of 0.005 × [(0.08 ÷ 0.002) – (0.012 ÷ 0.04)] ÷ 0.01 is:
Option 1: 0.985
Option 2: 0.01985
Option 3: 0.1985
Option 4: 19.85
Correct Answer: 19.85
Solution : 0.005 × [(0.08 ÷ 0.002) – (0.012 ÷ 0.04)] ÷ 0.01 = 0.005 × [40 – 0.3] ÷ 0.01 = 0.005 × 39.7 × 100 = 19.85 Hence, the correct answer is 19.85.
Question : Name the language that was designated as the 'Camp Language' during the Medieval Period
Option 1: Sanskrit
Option 2: Pali
Option 3: Hindi
Option 4: Urdu
Correct Answer: Urdu
Solution : Correct Answer is Urdu
A significant amount of literary text was produced in regional languages as they grew in popularity. Because of the support provided by regional kings, these languages have developed. The medieval Indian language of camps was Urdu. The Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) and
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. POND : WMLK :: RAMP : ?
Option 1: KZNI
Option 2: KMZI
Option 3: KNZI
Option 4: IZNK
Correct Answer: KNZI
Solution : Given: POND : WMLK :: RAMP : ?
Like, POND : WMLK→On reversing the letters of the word POND, we get – DNOP Opposite letters of D = W; N = M; O = L; P = K Similarly, for RAMP→On reversing the letters of
Question : The selling price of an article is Rs. 616. If the loss percentage is 30%, then what is the cost price of the article?
Option 1: Rs. 850
Option 2: Rs. 800
Option 3: Rs. 880
Option 4: Rs. 900
Correct Answer: Rs. 880
Solution : The selling price of an article is Rs. 616. Loss percentage = 30% $\therefore$ Cost price = $\frac{100}{100-30}×616=880$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 880.
Question : Out of the following, which political party has not been recognised as a National Political Party?
Option 1: Indian National Congress
Option 2: Bharatiya Janata Party
Option 3: Bahujan Samaj Party
Option 4: Samajwadi party
Correct Answer: Samajwadi party
Solution : The correct answer is the Samajwadi Party.
The Election Commission of India accords national-level and state-level political party status based on its criteria. A reserved party emblem, free airtime on state-run radio and television, and other benefits accorded to recognised parties by the Election
Question : Five years from now, the ratio of the ages of A, B and C will be 3 : 5 : 2. The sum of the squares of their present ages is 525. What is the present age of B?
Option 1: 10 years
Option 2: 15 years
Option 3: 25 years
Option 4: 20 years
Correct Answer: 20 years
Solution : The ratio of ages of A, B and C after 5 years = 3 : 5 : 2 Let the ages of A, B and C after 5 years be $3x, 5x$ and $2x$ respectively. Present ages of A, B and C = $(3x-5),
Question : 135 kg of alloy A is mixed with 72 kg of alloy B to get a new alloy. If alloy A has zinc and copper in the ratio 4 : 5 and alloy B has zinc and copper in the ratio 7 : 5, then what is the weight of zinc in the new alloy?
Option 1: 102 kg
Option 2: 115 kg
Option 3: 85 kg
Option 4: 92 kg
Correct Answer: 102 kg
Solution : Given, Quantity of A = 135 kg Quantity of B = 72 kg A = Zinc : Copper = 4 : 5 B = Zinc : Copper = 7 : 5 Quantity of Zinc in A = 135 $\times\frac{4}{4+5}$ = 135 $\times\frac49$ = 60
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. AP : CN : RT : ?
Option 1: RT
Option 2: TS
Option 3: TR
Option 4: SR
Correct Answer: TR
Solution : Given: AP : CN :: RT : ?
Add and subtract 2 alternatively from the place value of the letters, to get the required missing term – Like, AP : CN→A + 2 = C; P – 2 = N Thus, AP is coded as
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