Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Santosh Trophy is associated with:
Option 1: Hockey
Option 2: Football
Option 3: Basketball
Option 4: Badminton
Correct Answer: Football
Solution : The correct option is Football.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport's governing organization in India, sponsors the Santosh Trophy, a state-level national football competition. The Indian Football Association (IFA), India's football governing body, established the competition in 1941.
Question : Choose the word that means the same as the given word. Wage
Option 1: Sycophant
Option 2: Jocular
Option 3: Emolument
Option 4: Jackpot
Correct Answer: Emolument
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Wage refers to payment, often for labour or services rendered. Emolument is a term that also relates to compensation, especially in the context of employment or office.
The meanings of the other words are as follows:
Question : As per the Census 2011, what is the sex ratio in India?
Option 1: 843 females per thousand males.
Option 2: 943 females per thousand males.
Option 3: 743 females per thousand males.
Option 4: 643 females per thousand males.
Correct Answer: 943 females per thousand males.
Solution : The correct answer is 943 females per thousand males.
India's population ratio, as reported by the 2011 Population Census, is 943 females for every 1000 males. Based on statistics from the 2001 Census, the Sex Ratio (2011) indicates an increasing
Question : Minal wrote an essay on the largest moon of Saturn. Which among the following moons is it?
Option 1: Atlas
Option 2: Titan
Option 3: Carme
Option 4: Europa
Correct Answer: Titan
Solution : The correct option is Titan.
Minal wrote an essay on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Titan is unique, with a thick atmosphere, lakes and rivers of liquid methane and ethane. Explored by the Cassini-Huygens mission, Titan's diverse features make it a fascinating celestial body
Question : Laho is a folk dance of_______.
Option 1: Meghalaya
Option 2: Manipur
Option 3: Kerala
Option 4: Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Meghalaya
Solution : The correct answer is Meghalaya.
The state of Meghalaya in India is home to the Laho dance. It is performed at the Behdienkhlam festival. This dancing festival is presented by the Jaintia tribe.
Question : Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 18 hours and 24 hours, respectively. Pipe C alone can fill the tank in 36 hours. If the tank is $\frac{5}{6}$ full and all the three pipes are opened together, then in how many hours will the tank be emptied?
Option 1: $10 \frac{1}{2}$
Option 2: $12 \frac{1}{2}$
Option 3: $10$
Option 4: $12$
Correct Answer: $12$
Solution : Time taken by pipe A to empty a full tank = 18 hr Part of tank emptied by pipe A in an hour = $\frac{1}{18}$ Time taken by pipe B to empty a full tank = 24 hr Part of tank emptied by pipe B
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The first printed ______ of this book came in 1933.
Option 1: excretion
Option 2: insertion
Option 3: addition
Option 4: edition
Correct Answer: edition
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In the context provided, edition refers to a particular version or issue of a book that is printed and made available to the public. The sentence indicates the initial printing or release of the book.
Therefore, the complete
Question : Directions: A man walks 6 km South, turns left and walks 4 km, again turns left and walks 5 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Option 1: South
Option 2: North
Option 3: East
Option 4: West
Correct Answer: North
Solution : First, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
So, the man is facing in the North direction. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Which of the following is a work by famous Indian author Khushwant Singh?
Option 1: A Suitable Boy
Option 2: Train to Pakistan
Option 3: The Guide
Option 4: Sacred Games
Correct Answer: Train to Pakistan
Solution : The correct answer is Train to Pakistan.
Author Khushwant Singh's historical fiction "Train to Pakistan" was released in 1956. It tells the story of the August 1947 partition of India from the viewpoint of a made-up border village called Mano Majra. Khushwant
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, SPEAKER is written as RQDBJFQ. How will MOBILE be written in that language?
Option 1: LPAJKS
Option 2: LSPJKS
Option 3: LPSJAK
Option 4: LPAJKF
Correct Answer: LPAJKF
Solution : Given: SPEAKER is written as RQDBJFQ.
Subtract and add 1 alternatively from the place value of each letter to get the code – S – 1 = R; P + 1 = Q; E – 1 = D; A + 1 = B; K –
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