Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The Mahanadi River rises in the highlands of _________.
Option 1: Odisha
Option 2: Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Chhattisgarh
Option 4: Bihar
Correct Answer: Chhattisgarh
Solution : The correct answer is Chhattisgarh.
The Mahanadi River rises in the hilly regions of Chhattisgarh. Its source water is found in the Chhattisgarh district of Dhamtari and comes from numerous mountain rivers. An outpost of the Eastern Ghats is where the river starts. When
Question : What is the value of 13 × 12 ÷ 26 – 5 × 24 ÷ 10 + 4 × 4 – 8?
Option 1: 0
Option 2: –2
Option 3: –4
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : Given: 13 × 12 ÷ 26 – 5 × 24 ÷ 10 + 4 × 4 – 8 = 6 – 12 + 16 – 8 = 2 Hence, the correct answer is 2.
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Absence
Option 1: Privation
Option 2: Vanity
Option 3: Surfeit
Option 4: Dearth
Correct Answer: Surfeit
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Absence refers to the state of being away or not present, indicating a scarcity or lack of something. On the contrary, surfeit conveys the opposite meaning by representing an excess or abundance of something beyond what is needed.
Question : There are two numbers such that the first number is three times the second number. If the average of these two numbers is 72, then what is the first number?
Option 1: 108
Option 2: 54
Option 3: 36
Option 4: 64
Correct Answer: 108
Solution : Let the second number be $x$ and the first three times of the second number be 3$x$ Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of the numbers}}{\text{Number of numbers}}$ ⇒ 72 = $\frac{x + 3x}{2}$ = $\frac{4x}{2}$ = 2$x$ = 36 First number = 3$x$ = 3 × 36
Question : Which of the following is an example of Phylum Mammalia of Animal Kingdom?
Option 1: Hen
Option 2: Crocodile
Option 3: Pigeon
Option 4: Rat
Correct Answer: Rat
Solution : The correct answer is rat.
An example of Phylum Mammalia in the Animal Kingdom is the rat. Rats belong to the class Mammalia, characterized by warm-bloodedness, hair or fur, mammary glands for nursing their young, and typically giving birth to live offspring. Unlike hens,
Question : Who among the following is the co-founder of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts?
Option 1: Pt. Birju Maharaj
Option 2: Uday Shankar
Option 3: Mallika Sarabhai
Option 4: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Correct Answer: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Solution : The correct answer is Mrinalini Sarabhai.
Founded in 1949 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts was established by Mrinalini Sarabhai and Vikram Sarabhai. Over the past three decades, their daughter, Mallika Sarabhai, has been directing the academy. The institution hosts
Question : Where is the Jawaharlal Nehru Port located?
Option 1: Bhubaneswar
Option 2: Kolkata
Option 3: Chennai
Option 4: Navi Mumbai
Correct Answer: Navi Mumbai
Solution : The correct answer is Navi Mumbai.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the largest container port in India and is built on the Arabian Sea in Navi Mumbai. It was earlier known as the Nhava Sheva Port, and now it is known as the Jawaharlal
Question : What is the area of the lateral surface of a right circular cylinder, If the circumference of the base is 22 cm and its height is four times its radius?
Option 1: 388 cm2
Option 2: 308 cm2
Option 3: 408 cm2
Option 4: 288 cm2
Correct Answer: 308 cm2
Solution : Given: The circumference of the base of the cylinder is 22 cm and its height is four times its radius. Let the radius be $r$. So, $2\pi r=22$ ⇒ $r=22×\frac{7}{22}×\frac{1}{2}$ ⇒ $r=\frac{7}{2}$ cm So, the height = 4 × $\frac{7}{2}$ = 14 cm
Question : The following table shows the total sales of cars of four companies from 2015 to 2018.
In which year was the total number of cars sold by these four companies taken together the maximum?
Option 1: 2015
Option 2: 2018
Option 3: 2017
Option 4: 2016
Correct Answer: 2015
Solution : Total number of cars sold in 2015 = 465 + 472 + 486 + 482 = 1905 Total number of cars sold in 2016 = 375 + 427 + 379 + 419 = 1600 Total number of cars sold in 2017 = 246 + 357
Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Be present ________ the moment.
Option 1: to
Option 2: upon
Option 3: on
Option 4: in
Correct Answer: in
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
The idiom be present in the moment is an expression commonly used to encourage someone to focus their attention, awareness, and mindfulness on the current time, situation, or experience.
So, in is the most appropriate preposition
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