Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
People who belong to the same country.
Option 1: Natives
Option 2: Soldiers
Option 3: Folks
Option 4: Communists
Correct Answer: Natives
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
Natives refer to individuals who are born in or belong to a particular place or country. It signifies people who are inherently tied to a specific region or country due to birth or long-term residency.
The meanings
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct
He held the railing as he walked downed the stairs.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: walk down
Option 3: walked downs
Option 4: walked down
Correct Answer: walked down
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Walked downed is not grammatically accurate, as walked already implies the action happening in the past, and downed is not the correct verb form. To imply the action of walking down in the past, walked down
Question : A farmer's land is in the shape of a trapezium which has parallel sides measuring 7.58 yards and 6.42 yards and the distance between the parallel sides is 6.50 yards. The cost of ploughing the land is Rs. 2000 per square yard. What amount has to be spent in order to plough the entire land?
Option 1: Rs. 85000
Option 2: Rs. 91000
Option 3: Rs. 72000
Option 4: Rs. 102000
Correct Answer: Rs. 91000
Solution : We know, the area of a trapezium = $\frac{\text{Sum of its parallel sides}\ ×\ \text{Distance between parallel sides}}{2}$ = $\frac{(7.58+6.42)\times(6.50)}{2}$ = $\frac{14\times6.50}{2}$ = 45.5 sq. yards $\therefore$ Amount spent to plough land = 45.5 × 2000 = Rs. 91000 Hence, the correct answer is
Question : Annie Besant was associated with which of the following socio-religious movements?
Option 1: Indian Reform Association
Option 2: Tattwabodhini Sabha
Option 3: Brahmo Samaj
Option 4: Theosophical Society
Correct Answer: Theosophical Society
Solution : The correct answer is Theosophical Society.
Annie Besant was associated with the Theosophical Society. She was from Ireland and came to India in 1893 and joined the Theosophical Society. The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in New
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: 3 – 9
Option 2: 4 – 8
Option 3: 9 – 3
Option 4: 7 – 6
Correct Answer: 7 – 6
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 3 – 9; 3 × 3 = 9; 9 is the multiple of 3. Second option: 4 – 8; 4 × 2 = 8; 8 is the multiple of 4. Third option: 9 – 3; 3
Question : The New Economic Policy was introduced by:
Option 1: Lenin
Option 2: Stalin
Option 3: Kerensky
Option 4: Khrushchev
Correct Answer: Lenin
Solution : The correct answer is Lenin.
Vladimir Lenin suggested the New Economic Policy (NEP), a Soviet economic strategy, in 1921 as a short-term remedy for the Russian economy. The National Economic Plan (NEP) was a short-term retreat from War Communism, which had destroyed the country's
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
What customs officials are asking for are not things that_____ their own personal titles.
Option 1: aggrandize
Option 2: accede
Option 3: acerbic
Option 4: advocate
Correct Answer: aggrandize
Explanation: In this context, the sentence is discussing what customs officials are asking for, and the verb needed here should convey the idea of enhancing or exaggerating personal titles. Aggrandize is the correct choice, as it means
Question :
Directions: In the given 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.
Mr. Sen is absent today. He ________ sick.
Option 1: has to be
Option 2: could have been
Option 3: might be
Option 4: must have been
Correct Answer: might be
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Might is the simple past form of "may", which is used to express the possibility that the given condition can be true, although not very likely. "Might be" is used here to indicate the possibility that
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term. PAN : IFK :: TEA : VJO :: FOR : ?
Option 1: NTA
Option 2: MUB
Option 3: MTB
Option 4: MTA
Correct Answer: MTA
Solution : Given: PAN : IFK :: TEA : VJO :: FOR : ?
Subtract and add 5 alternatively from the letters of PAN and TEA and then reverse the order of the letters obtained to get the required letter clusters. PAN→P – 5 = K; A
Question : The festival of Navroz or Nowruz is celebrated as a new year of which community?
Option 1: Buddhist
Option 2: Parsi
Option 3: Sindhi
Option 4: Jainism
Correct Answer: Parsi
Solution : The correct answer is Parsi.
Navroz, also known as Nowruz or Parsi New Year, is celebrated by Parsi people following Zoroastrianism, marking the onset of spring and nature's renewal. Derived from the Persian king Jamshed's name, the festival signifies the creation of the Shahenshahi calendar.
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