Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Coal mines were Nationalised in the year:
Option 1: 1970
Option 2: 1971
Option 3: 1972
Option 4: 1976
Correct Answer: 1972
Solution : The correct option is 1972.
The nationalisation of coal was done in two phases, the first with the coking coal mines in 1972 and then with the non-coking coal mines in 1973. In October 1971, the Coking Coal Mines (Emergency Provisions) Act 1971 provided for
Question : Every year, Halloween is celebrated on_______.
Option 1: 24th November
Option 2: 25th November
Option 3: 1st October
Option 4: 31st October
Correct Answer: 31st October
Solution : The correct answer is 31st October.
Every year, Halloween is celebrated on 31st October. It is a festival in various countries, especially in the United States, where people engage in activities like trick-or-treating, costume parties, and decorating homes with spooky themes. The day
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, if mustard is called fruit, fruit is called potato, potato is called a burger, a burger is called flower, and flower is called rice, then what is a rose?
Option 1: potato
Option 2: rice
Option 3: flower
Option 4: fruit
Correct Answer: rice
Solution : Here, as per the given instructions –
Since, in the real world, the rose is a flower, therefore according to the code, the rose
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, HAND is written as SZMW. How will BODY be written in that language?
Option 1: YWLB
Option 2: YLWB
Option 3: BLWY
Option 4: YLWE
Correct Answer: YLWB
Solution : Given: HAND is written as SZMW.
The opposite letter pairs of the letters of HAND – H→S; A→Z; N→M; D→W Thus, HAND is coded as SZMW. Similarly, follow the same pattern for BODY – B→Y; O→L; D→W; Y→B
So, BODY is coded as YLWB. Hence,
Question : Directions: In this 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.
Hardworking people always succeed _______ whatever they do.
Option 1: over
Option 2: on
Option 3: with
Option 4: in
Correct Answer: in
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The choice of preposition in this context is determined by the appropriate collocation with the verb succeed. The verb "succeed" is commonly paired with the preposition "in" when referring to achieving success or
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
In the long run
Option 1: Lack of energy
Option 2: Long walk
Option 3: In tough times
Option 4: In the end
Correct Answer: In the end
In the long run means over a long period of time, or eventually.
This is correctly given in the fourth option, which states, in the end.
Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
(Their heads were) dragonish, and their pupil-less eyes were white and staring.
Option 1: Their head were
Option 2: Their heads was
Option 3: No correction required
Option 4: There heads were
Correct Answer: No correction required
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The phrase "their heads were" is appropriately used to introduce the description of the dragons' heads. "Their" is a possessive pronoun indicating that the heads and eyes belong to a group of individuals. The subject "heads"
Question : Directions: Seven teachers Anil, Kamal, Ram, Sanjay, Aakash, Vivek, and Rahul are sitting around a circular table facing opposite the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Sanjay is to the immediate right of Anil. Anil is third to the right of Rahul. Vivek is not the immediate neighbour of Aakash. Kamal is second to the right of Vivek. Who is second to the right of Anil?
Option 1: Sanjay
Option 2: Vivek
Option 3: Ram
Option 4: Kamal
Correct Answer: Ram
Solution : Given: 1. Sanjay is to the immediate right of Anil. 2. Anil is third to the right of Rahul. 3. Vivek is not an immediate neighbour of Aakash. 4. Kamal is second to the right of Vivek.
From the above-given information, the following seating arrangement
Question : Ain-i-Akbari, which is the third volume of the book "Akbar Nama" deals with_____________.
Option 1: Akbar's ancestors
Option 2: Akbar's events of Akbar's reign
Option 3: Akbar's religion
Option 4: Akbar's administration
Correct Answer: Akbar's administration
Solution : The correct option is Akbar's administration.
The "Ain-i-Akbari" is the third volume of the heavy work called the "Akbarnama". The "Ain-i-Akbari" was written by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, a court historian and close associate of Emperor Akbar, in the late 16th century. It is
Question : If $A: B: C=2: 3: 5$, then what is the value of $(A+B):(B+C):(C+A)$?
Option 1: 8 : 15 : 14
Option 2: 5 : 8 : 7
Option 3: 6 : 9 : 14
Option 4: 9 : 10 : 12
Correct Answer: 5 : 8 : 7
Solution : Given: $A: B: C=2: 3: 5$ Let $A=2K,B=3K$, and $C=5K$ The value of $(A+B):(B+C):(C+A)$ $=(2K+3K) : (3K+5K) : (5K+2K)$ $=5K : 8K : 7K=5:8:7$ Hence, the correct answer is 5 : 8 : 7.
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