Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series. 1, 22, 43, 64, 85, ?
Option 1: 114
Option 2: 110
Option 3: 108
Option 4: 106
Correct Answer: 106
Solution : Given: 1, 22, 43, 64, 85, ?
In the above-given series, add 21 to the previous number to get the next number. 1 + 21 = 22; 22 + 21 = 43; 43 + 21 = 64; 64 + 21 = 85; 85 + 21
Question : Which of the following festivals is celebrated when the annual harvest takes place in Assam?
Option 1: Lohri
Option 2: Pongal
Option 3: Magh Bihu
Option 4: Makaravilakku
Correct Answer: Magh Bihu
Solution : The correct answer is Magh Bihu.
In Assam, the festival that is traditionally associated with the annual harvest is "Magh Bihu" or "Bhogali Bihu". Magh Bihu is one of the three Bihu festivals celebrated in Assam, the other two being Rongali Bihu (Bohag
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, ?
Option 1: 96
Option 2: 88
Option 3: 90
Option 4: 80
Correct Answer: 88
Solution : Given: 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, ?
In the above-given series, add 1 and 2 alternately to the numbers of the given series. 75 + 1 = 76; 76 + 2 = 78; 78 + 1 = 79; 79 + 2
Question : An amount of money appreciates to Rs. 7,000 after 4 years and to Rs. 10,000 after 8 years at a certain compound interest annually. The initial amount of money was:
Option 1: Rs. 4,700
Option 2: Rs. 4,900
Option 3: Rs. 4,100
Option 4: Rs. 4,300
Correct Answer: Rs. 4,900
Solution : Given: An amount of money appreciates to Rs. 7000 after 4 years and to Rs. 10000 after 8 years. 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,
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Unfamiliar
Option 1: Unsparing
Option 2: Prodigal
Option 3: Strange
Option 4: Parallel
Correct Answer: Strange
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Unfamiliar describes something that is not known or recognised, lacking familiarity or awareness. It refers to things or situations that are new or unknown to someone. If something is strange, it is not commonly known or encountered, aligning
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. Abundant garbage kept at one place.
Option 1: Mound of garbage
Option 2: Hill of garbage
Option 3: Lot of garbage
Option 4: Heap of garbage
Correct Answer: Heap of garbage
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Heap of garbage is the most appropriate term because heap specifically denotes a collection or pile of items placed together. In the context of waste management, heap is commonly used to describe an accumulated mass of
Question : In which language did Banabhatta compose Harshacharita?
Option 1: Sanskrit
Option 2: Pali
Option 3: Tamil
Option 4: Prakrit
Correct Answer: Sanskrit
Solution : The correct option is Sanskrit.
The Harshacharita was written in classical Sanskrit by Banabhatta. "The Deeds of Harsha," or Harshacharita, is a biography of King Harsha, who governed northern India between 606 and 647 CE. He was a well-known poet and scholar of Sanskrit
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom or phrase. To get on one's nerves.
Option 1: To unnecessary stretch the conversation.
Option 2: To become highly successful.
Option 3: To get in someone's mind.
Option 4: To irritate or provoke one.
Correct Answer: To irritate or provoke one.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
To get on one's nerves is an idiom that describes a situation where something or someone is causing irritation, frustration, or annoyance to a person. It implies that whatever is happening is bothering
Question : Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A person, who travels in a spacecraft
Option 1: Ghetto
Option 2: Cadet
Option 3: Voyeur
Option 4: Astronaut
Correct Answer: Astronaut
Explanation:
Astronaut refers to a person who travels in a spacecraft or engages in space travel. It's the most appropriate word in the context of space exploration and travel.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given question figure – 1. In each box the number of circles are same. 2. In each box number of intersecting circles is increased by one. The following figure will complete the given pattern —
Therefore, the figure in the third option is
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