Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
He said that he thought off politics right when (1) / he was studying intermediate and that (2) / he had no fear of politics. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The preposition "off" should be replaced by the preposition "of". "Off" is usually used to show disconnection of any sort. The correct preposition to be used in this case is "of", which shows the intended meaning of
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. TOP : ZIW :: PAM : VUT :: SQB : ?
Option 1: ZKI
Option 2: YKJ
Option 3: YKI
Option 4: XKI
Correct Answer: YKI
Solution : Given: TOP : ZIW :: PAM : VUT :: SQB : ?
Add 6 and 7 in the positional value of the first and third letter and subtract 6 from the positional value of the second letter, to obtain the required code – Like, TOP
Question : A man takes 20 hours to go to a place and come back by walking both ways. He could have saved 4 hours by riding both ways. The distance covered in the whole journey is 36 miles. Find the average speed for the whole journey if he goes by walking and comes back by riding.
Option 1: 2 miles/hr
Option 2: 1 miles/hr
Option 3: 4 miles/hr
Option 4: 3 miles/hr
Correct Answer: 2 miles/hr
Solution : A man takes 20 hours to go to a place and come back by walking both ways. Time taken by walking one way = half of 20 hours = 10 hours. Time taken by riding both ways = 20 – 4 = 16 hours
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Planking is free and (1)______ only a couple of minutes - no gym membership or special equipment (2)_______. Squatting, dead-lifting, and pressing overhead without injury is hard to do without a strong (3)________. "We need to keep our spine straight to do these (4)________. Planking provides you with better core strength to be able to brace during these (5)________," Lawton says.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: core
Option 2: spot
Option 3: space
Option 4: matter
Correct Answer: core
In the context of the passage, the sentence discusses activities like squatting, dead-lifting, and pressing overhead, which require a strong foundation or support. The term that best fits this meaning is core, as it refers to the
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
A submerged memory half rose in the king's (1)_______and sank again. Around him he could hear murmurs, courtiers (2)________who the stranger was, He (3)________a councillor to lead the (4)______to the treasury, where each day gifts (5)________to the needy, but the brahmin shook off the man's hand.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: friend
Option 2: sage
Option 3: businessman
Option 4: stranger
Correct Answer: stranger
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
In the given context, the correct choice is someone unfamiliar or unknown, represented by the term "stranger." The passage suggests that the king selected someone unknown to lead the people to the treasury. This choice aligns
Question : How many General Elections to the Lok Sabha have been held till April 2022?
Option 1: 24
Option 2: 13
Option 3: 17
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 17
Solution : The correct answer is 17.
There are a total of 17 General Elections, or Lok Sabha Elections, held in India till April 2022. The Lok Sabha Elections are conducted by the independent constitutional body, the Election Commission of India. The seventeenth General Elections were held
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'. He behaves so aggressive in his new/ home that he is rehoused with an old/ couple who could give him everything he lacks.
Option 1: couple who could give him everything he lacks
Option 2: home that he is rehoused with an old
Option 3: no error
Option 4: he behaves so aggressive in his new
Correct Answer: he behaves so aggressive in his new
The adjective aggressive should be modified to its adverbial form, aggressively, to describe the manner in which he behaves.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "He behaves so aggressively in his new
Question : Directions: A word is represented by only one set of numbers, as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets, as in the two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4, and those of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., A can be represented by 00, 44, etc., and X can be represented by 78, 97, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word PICK.
Option 1: 76, 66, 34, 98
Option 2: 56, 76, 34, 55
Option 3: 76, 67, 34, 89
Option 4: 65, 67, 43, 65
Correct Answer: 56, 76, 34, 55
Solution : Given: PICK
Number representations of each letter – P→56, 79, 96 I→57, 76 C→03, 34 K→55, 77 Let's check the options – First option: 76, 66, 34, 98 – P, I, and K cannot be represented by 76, 66 and 98. Second
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tragedy has once again struck the Valachukettil family of Sooppikkada village in Kerala's Kozhikode district as one more member (1) ______ to the Nipah virus infection on Thursday. District Medical Officer V Jayashree said that V Moosa, 60, who had been (2) ______treatment at Baby Memorial Hospital in the city, died on May 24 morning. This is the fourth death in the family as Moosa's sons Mohammed Sabith and Mohammed Salih, and sister-in-law, Mariyam too had died of the infection (3) ______ May. With this, the death (4) ______ due to the virus infection has gone up to 12. Two persons, whose blood and body fluid samples were (5) ______ positive for the infection, are undergoing treatment.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: working
Option 2: managing
Option 3: devising
Option 4: undergoing
Correct Answer: undergoing
Explanation: Undergoing is the appropriate word to fill in the blank with, as it is the present participle form of undergo, which is used to describe an action that is happening at the present. This
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is 4.
This is the late edition of the Shakespearean play which was originally published in 1603.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option.
Latest means the most recent or the most up-to-date, which is the appropriate word to describe the edition of the Shakespearean play that was originally published in 1603.
The meanings of the other options are as
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