Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The first Indian woman to get an Olympic medal is
Option 1: P. T. Usha
Option 2: Karnam Malleswari
Option 3: Ashwini Nachappa
Option 4: Usha Sachdev
Correct Answer: Karnam Malleswari
Solution : The correct option is - Karnam Malleswari
Karnam Malleswari, an Indian weightlifter, became the first woman from India to win an Olympic medal on September 19, 2000, in Sydney. Seven Indian sportswomen have won eight olympic medals till now.
Question : Which law of economics states, "Bad money drives out good money"?
Option 1: Baxter's Law
Option 2: Ohm's Law
Option 3: Gresham's Law
Option 4: Gauss's Law
Correct Answer: Gresham's Law
Solution : The correct option is Gresham's Law.
Gresham's law is an economic principle that states that bad money drives out good money. It is a monetary principle that can be applied to the currency markets. Good money means any currency or coin whose legal
Question : Which force is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right and left in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres respectively?
Option 1: Magnetic force
Option 2: Coriolis force
Option 3: Gravitational force
Option 4: Frictional force
Correct Answer: Coriolis force
Solution : The correct option is the Coriolis force.
The Coriolis force is the force that causes winds to be deflected to the left in the Southern Hemisphere and the right in the Northern Hemisphere. An apparent force that operates on moving objects in a
Question : When a number is increased by 112, it becomes 170% of itself. Find the number.
Option 1: 160
Option 2: 150
Option 3: 200
Option 4: 180
Correct Answer: 160
Solution : Let the number be $x$. According to the question, $x+112=x×\frac{170}{100}$ $⇒10x+1120=17x$ $⇒7x=1120$ $\therefore x = 160$ Hence, the correct answer is 160.
Question : Vikas has an income of INR 2.5 lakhs. Which of the following tax slabs of India applies to him?
Option 1: 0.2
Option 2: 0.1
Option 3: 0.05
Option 4: Nil
Correct Answer: Nil
Solution : The correct option is Nil.
Vikas, with an income of INR 2.5 lakhs, falls under the Nil tax slab in India. The current basic exemption limit for taxable income in India is INR 2.5 lakhs for all individuals below 60. Since Vikas' income
Question : A metallic solid sphere has a radius of 35 cm. If it is melted to form small spheres of radius 5 cm, then how many small spheres will be obtained?
Option 1: 343
Option 2: 289
Option 3: 429
Option 4: 369
Correct Answer: 343
Solution : For the large sphere with a radius of 35 cm, ⇒ $V_1 = \frac{4}{3}π(35)^3$ Now, for the small spheres with a radius of 5 cm, ⇒ $V_2 = \frac{4}{3}π(5)^3$ So, the number of small spheres = $\frac{V_1}{V_2}$ = $\frac{\frac{4}{3}π(35)^3}{\frac{4}{3}π(5)^3}$ = $\frac{(35)^3}{(5)^3}$ = $7^3$ = $343$
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
My mother is in raptures over her new stove.
Option 1: completely dissatisfied with
Option 2: extremely delighted
Option 3: extremely angry
Option 4: working vigorously
Correct Answer: extremely delighted
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In raptures means to be extremely happy or delighted about something. It is used to describe a state of immense joy, and it helps convey that the speaker's mother was very happy to see her new
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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".
Our office buys (1) / five kilograms of paper (2) / every month. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice, as there are no errors in the sentence.
The sentence is grammatically accurate and doesn't need any change.
Question : Nepal, a neighbouring country of India, is located to the____ of India.
Option 1: east
Option 2: north
Option 3: south
Option 4: west
Correct Answer: north
Solution : The correct answer is north.
Nepal, a neighbouring country of India, is located to the north of India. The northern boundary of India is defined by the mighty Himalayan mountain range, which also acts as the southern boundary of Nepal. The Himalayas serve as
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
His need for affection (1) / stem from his (2) / father's long absence. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Explanation: The subject "need" is singular, and when expressing a cause-and-effect relationship, the verb should agree with the subject in number. So, the correct form is "stems" to be used with a singular subject.
So, the correct
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