Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Sri Lanka is separated from India by ___________.
Option 1: Strait of Gibraltar
Option 2: Malacca Strait
Option 3: Bering Strait
Option 4: Palk Strait
Correct Answer: Palk Strait
Solution : The correct option is Palk Strait.
The Palk Strait divides Sri Lanka from India. A body of water known as the Palk Strait separates Sri Lanka's northern and eastern beaches from the southeast coast of India, where it is located in the state
Question : Which among the following instruments is used for measuring the humidity of the air or gas?
Option 1: Bolometer
Option 2: Hygrometer
Option 3: Hydrometer
Option 4: Altimeter
Correct Answer: Hygrometer
Solution : The correct option is the Hygrometer.
The Hygrometer is an instrument used to measure the humidity or amount of water vapour in the air. The amount of moisture present in the air is known as humidity. The humidity in the atmosphere relies on multiple factors
Question : Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution is related to the "Organisation of Village Panchayats"?
Option 1: Article 43
Option 2: Article 40
Option 3: Article 42
Option 4: Article 41
Correct Answer: Article 40
Solution : The correct answer is Article 40.
The Indian Constitution's Directive Principles of State Policy include Article 40. These recommendations help the government create laws and regulations about local self-governance in rural areas, even though they are not legally enforceable in court.
Question : Allowing 10% and 13% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes Rs. 14094. The marked price is:
Option 1: Rs. 19000
Option 2: Rs. 20090
Option 3: Rs. 18000
Option 4: Rs. 16200
Correct Answer: Rs. 18000
Solution : Let the marked price as $M$. Given that the selling price after a 10% discount is 0.9$M$, and the selling price after a further 13% discount is 0.87 × 0.9$M$. ⇒ 0.87 × 0.9$M$ = 14094 ⇒ $M$ = Rs. 18000 Hence, the correct
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The camel uses fat as a source of energy during its longer journey in the desert.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: it’s longer journey
Option 3: its longest journeyed
Option 4: its long journey
Correct Answer: its long journey
Solution : The underlined part of the sentence can be improved by choosing the fourth option.
Explanation: Long is the correct choice over longer in this context because the sentence is describing a general characteristic of a camel's journey in the desert. The use
Question : A invested an amount of Rs. 12,000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at an interest rate of 5% per annum, compounded annually. How much amount will A get on maturity of the fixed deposit?
Option 1: Rs. 13,230
Option 2: Rs. 11,280
Option 3: Rs. 12,450
Option 4: Rs. 14,560
Correct Answer: Rs. 13,230
Solution : When compounded annually, $ A= P(1+\frac{R}{100})^{T}$, Where $A$ is the total amount, $P$ is the principal amount, $R$ is the rate of interest per annum, and $T$ is the time in years. Given: $P$ = Rs. 12,000 $R$ = 5% per annum $T$ =
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 Intriguingly, those who (1)_____ the psychobiotic diet reported they felt less stressed compared (2)_____ those who followed the control diet. There was also a direct correlation between how strictly (3)_____ followed the diet and their perceived stress levels, with those who (4)_____ more psychobiotic foods during the four-week period reporting the (5)_____ reduction in perceived stress levels.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: Participants
Option 2: nomads
Option 3: animals
Option 4: spectators
Correct Answer: Participants
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The sentence discusses a correlation between how strictly individuals participated in (or followed) the diet and their perceived stress levels. Participants is a term commonly used in research contexts to denote those involved in a study.
The meanings
Question : The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is
Option 1: Namcha Barwa
Option 2: Annapurna
Option 3: Kangchenjunga
Option 4: Mount Everest
Correct Answer: Namcha Barwa
Solution : The correct answer is Namcha Barwa.
The Himalayas are young fold mountains that were formed by the convergent boundary of the Eurasian and Indian plates. The range spans Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, and Nepal. It extends from Namcha Barwa in the east to Nanga
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer 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 : Find the value of $24+[33+40$ of $\{3 \times(5-44+50)\}]$.
Option 1: 1331
Option 2: 1250
Option 3: 1442
Option 4: 1377
Correct Answer: 1377
Solution : Given: $24+[33+40$ of $\{3 \times(5-44+50)\}]$ = $24+[33+40$ of $\{3 \times11\}]$ = $24+[33+(40 \times 33)]$ = $24+[33+1320]$ = $24+1353$ = $1377$ Hence, the correct answer is 1377.
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