Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : _____ is the female reproductive part of the flower.
Option 1: Pistil
Option 2: Filament
Option 3: Anther
Option 4: Sprouting
Correct Answer: Pistil
Solution : The correct option is the Pistil.
The pistil is the female reproductive part of the flower. It typically consists of three main parts: the stigma (receptive surface for pollen), the style (a tube connecting the stigma to the ovary) and the ovary (containing ovules).
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of fish
Option 1: Troop
Option 2: Bunch
Option 3: Litter
Option 4: School
Correct Answer: School
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In the context of fish, school is a collective term used to describe a group of fish swimming together. Fish schools are often observed as a way for fish to protect themselves from predators, synchronise movements, or engage
Question : Directions: If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R denotes + and S denotes –, then 18 Q 12 P 4 R 5 S 6 = ?
Option 1: 34
Option 2: 53
Option 3: 36
Option 4: 65
Correct Answer: 53
Solution : Given: 18 Q 12 P 4 R 5 S 6 = ?
On replacing the letters with the mathematical signs, the equation becomes – = 18 × 12 ÷ 4 + 5 – 6 = 18 × 3 + 5 – 6 = 54 +
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
Fear of heights
Option 1: Hydrophobia
Option 2: Acrophobia
Option 3: Bathophobia
Option 4: Vaccinophobia
Correct Answer: Acrophobia
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The fear of heights is commonly known as acrophobia. This term comes from the Greek words "akron", meaning peak or summit, and "phobos", meaning fear. People experiencing acrophobia often feel intense anxiety, panic, or fear when they
Question : Directions: Five people, I, J, K, L, and M, are sitting in a straight row, facing north. K sits to the immediate right of L. Only two people sit between L and I. M sits to the immediate right of I and the immediate left of J. Who sits in the middle of the row?
Option 1: J
Option 2: L
Option 3: M
Option 4: K
Correct Answer: J
Solution : Given: (I) Five people, I, J, K, L, and M, are sitting in a straight row, facing north. (Left end) _, _, _, _, _. (Right end) (North-facing row) (II) K sits to the immediate right of L. Only two people sit between L and
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence. The lens in this collection is focused very carefully upon the (quotidian), with all of its utterly familiar vexations.
Option 1: Mandatory
Option 2: Normal
Option 3: Sporadic
Option 4: Obligatory
Correct Answer: Sporadic
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The term quotidian refers to things that are ordinary, mundane or occur daily. In the context of the sentence, it describes the utterly familiar vexations of everyday life. The correct antonym is sporadic which implies something that
Question : Cobalt therapy is the medical use of rays from the radioisotope cobalt-60 to treat conditions such as cancer.
Option 1: alpha
Option 2: beta
Option 3: gamma
Option 4: Ultraviolet
Correct Answer: gamma
Solution : The correct answer is gamma.
The medicinal application of gamma rays from the radioisotope cobalt-60 to treat diseases like cancer is known as cobalt treatment. Cobalt-60 was first widely used in external beam radiation (teletherapy) devices in the 1950s. These machines created a gamma-ray
Question : The British Parliament passed the Regulating Act in _______.
Option 1: 1775
Option 2: 1876
Option 3: 1773
Option 4: 1877
Correct Answer: 1773
Solution : The correct option is 1773.
The Regulating Act was passed in the British Parliament in 1773. It was the first parliamentary ratification and authorisation defining the powers and authority of the East India Company. The dual form of administration started by Robert Clive was ended
Question : What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?
Option 1: The supreme god.
Option 2: The guru of the Sufis.
Option 3: The greatest of all Sufi saints.
Option 4: The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs.
Correct Answer: The guru of the Sufis.
Solution : The correct option is The Guru of the Sufis.
A Pir is a spiritual leader or guru who commands respect and authority within a Sufi order or community in the Sufi tradition. A Pir is a person who has reached
Question : Directions: From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all possible angles where the question figure can fit itself in the option figures. The question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Hence, the first option is correct.
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