Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No Error'.
A long-hoped-for revival in private investment has not take place.
Option 1: A long-hoped-for revival
Option 2: not take place
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: in private investment has
Correct Answer: not take place
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: The error lies in the verb-tense agreement. The sentence uses has not (present perfect tense), but it pairs itself incorrectly with take instead of the past participle taken. In the present perfect tense,
Question : Which are the most widespread forests in India?
Option 1: Montane forest
Option 2: Mangrove Forests
Option 3: Tropical Evergreen Forests
Option 4: Tropical Deciduous Forests
Correct Answer: Tropical Deciduous Forests
Solution : The answer is Tropical Deciduous Forests.
Tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread forests in India. They are widely spread in the regions that receive rainfall between 100 and 200 cm. These forests are found along the equator belt between the Tropic of
Question : Materials that allow electric current to pass through them are called_______.
Option 1: insulators
Option 2: alternator
Option 3: conductors
Option 4: capacitor
Correct Answer: conductors
Solution : The correct answer is conductors.
Materials that allow the flow of electric current are referred to as electrical conductors. Anything that permits electricity to pass through it is referred to as an electrical conductor. When voltage is provided, electrical charge carriers—typically electrons or ions—move
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, PIECES is coded as PKBCGP. What is the code for OBTAIN in that code language?
Option 1: ODQALL
Option 2: ODQBKK
Option 3: ODQAKK
Option 4: ODQAJK
Correct Answer: ODQAKK
Solution : Given: PIECES is coded as PKBCGP.
Add 0 and 2 to the place values of the first, second, fourth, and fifth letters and subtract 3 from the place values of the third and sixth letters of PIECES to obtain the required code – P +
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed.)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check where the question figure can exactly fit itself in the given option figures. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the third option figure.
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.
When Jane died (1)________ 1850, she was called "one of the most distinguished novelists (2)_______ England has produced" and "the first who (3)_______ that beautiful kind of fiction, the historical romance." The Porter sisters' careers ended (4)_________ as the Bronte sisters were getting started in the early Victorian (5)________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: lest
Option 2: just
Option 3: that
Option 4: must
Correct Answer: just
Explanation: In the given sentence, the word just would be used as an adverb to indicate simultaneity or near simultaneity between the endings of the careers of the Porter sisters and the Bronte sisters. It would
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 19, 27, 54, 118, 243, ?
Option 1: 469
Option 2: 449
Option 3: 459
Option 4: 457
Correct Answer: 459
Solution : Given: 19, 27, 54, 118, 243, ?
In the above-given series, add the cube of consecutive numbers to the numbers. 19 + 23 = 19 + 8 = 27; 27 + 33 = 27 + 27 = 54; 54 + 43 =
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)
How can one adjust among a passive lot?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option i.e. "No improvement".
The phrase "a passive lot" in the original sentence is a clear and appropriate way to convey the intended meaning. It effectively describes the group of people the sentence is referring to as "people who
Question : Who among the following freedom fighters gave the famous quote, "Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!"?
Option 1: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option 2: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 3: Subhash Chandra Bose
Option 4: Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
Solution : The correct answer is Subhash Chandra Bose.
While on a tour to Burma in 1944, Subhas Chandra Bose delivered a speech that included the well-known phrase "Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom" to Indian National Army soldiers. Another British
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym to substitute the (bracketed) word in the given sentence.
Given (sufficient) effort, all known infectious agents can be specifically identified.
Option 1: unrefined
Option 2: optimal
Option 3: trivial
Option 4: captivity
Correct Answer: trivial
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In the context of the sentence, sufficient implies an amount or level of effort that is satisfactory or enough for the purpose. The antonym should represent an insufficient or inadequate amount of effort. Trivial fits this context as
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