Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : By default, to run an application through the mouse, which one of the following has to be done?
Option 1: Right click
Option 2: Left click
Option 3: Single click
Option 4: Double click
Correct Answer: Double click
Solution : The correct option is Double click.
On most graphical user interfaces (GUIs), users normally conduct a double-click operation to launch a program or open a file with a mouse. This is how it works: Find the icon or file that you wish to
Question : Directions: In the following question below, some statements are followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly-known facts, read all the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statements: All blues are black. Some blues are yellow. Conclusions: All blues are yellow. Some blacks are yellow.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows–
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: All blues are yellow – According to the Venn diagram, between the circle of blue and yellow only some parts are common. Therefore,
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative. John rushed to the spot and saw his wife and kid _________on the road.
Option 1: lain
Option 2: lying
Option 3: lie
Option 4: laying
Correct Answer: lying
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: Lying is the present participle form of the verb "lie" (meaning to be in or assume a horizontal or resting position). In this context, "lying" would be used to describe the position of John's wife
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed on the right side.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on Line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Where was the capital of Pallavas?
Option 1: Madras
Option 2: Madurai
Option 3: Kanchipuram
Option 4: Tanjore
Correct Answer: Kanchipuram
Solution : The correct answer is Kanchipuram.
The Pallava dynasty, which ruled over parts of South India from the 3rd to the 9th century CE, had its capital in Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram, also known as Kanchi, is an ancient city located in Tamil Nadu. It served as
Question : Directions: In the following questions, among the four answer figures, which figure can be formed from the cut - pieces given below in the question figure?
Solution : The given figure can be numbered as shown below –
On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure has all the pieces –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. The district woken up to a thick blanket of snow this morning as the winter entered its most bitter phase.
Option 1: wake up to a
Option 2: No improvement required
Option 3: awaken up to an
Option 4: woke up to a
Correct Answer: woke up to a
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The reason for this improvement is that "woken" is the past participle form of the verb "wake" and it is typically used with an auxiliary verb such as has, have, or had. In this context,
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Stop crying for the moon and start coming up with some sensible demands.
Option 1: To understand the hidden meaning
Option 2: To make money unfairly
Option 3: To make an impractical or unreasonable request
Option 4: To praise one’s efforts
Correct Answer: To make an impractical or unreasonable request
Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.
The idiom crying for the moon is an expression used to convey the idea of making a demand or request that is unrealistic, impractical, or beyond what is reasonable or achievable.
Question : The study of human populations, including their size, composition, and distribution across space, and the process through which populations change, is called ______.
Option 1: ethnography
Option 2: demography
Option 3: topography
Option 4: stenography
Correct Answer: demography
Solution : The correct answer is demography.
Population statistics is the field of study known as demography. The study of demography looks at population numbers, composition, and trends over time and space. Demography is the study of human population dynamics, including migration, fertility, and mortality, as
Question : Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively. When the tank was empty, the two pipes were opened. After some time, the first pipe was stopped, and the tank was filled in 18 minutes. After how much time had passed since the start, was the first pipe stopped?
Option 1: 5 minutes
Option 2: 8 minutes
Option 3: 10 minutes
Option 4: 12 minutes
Correct Answer: 8 minutes
Solution : Let the total capacity of the tank = LCM of 20 and 30 = 60 units Efficiency of first pipe = $\frac{60}{20}$ = 3 Efficiency of second pipe = $\frac{60}{30}$ = 2 After $x$ minutes the first pipe was stopped, the first pipe worked
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