Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, BONE is written as F15R5. How will NOSE be written in that language?
Option 1: R15W5
Option 2: R61W5
Option 3: R51W5
Option 4: R5W51
Correct Answer: R15W5
Solution : Given: BONE is written as F15R5.
Add 4 in the place value of the first and the third letters of BONE, and write the place values of the second and the fourth letters, to obtain the required code – B + 4 = F; O→15;
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error.' Police could not catch / the gunman as he ran off / so very fastly into the woods.
Option 1: the gunman as he ran off
Option 2: police could not catch
Option 3: no error
Option 4: so very fastly into the woods
Correct Answer: so very fastly into the woods
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
The word fastly is not commonly used in English. The correct adverbial form of fast is simply fast. So, the correct version of the sentence omits fastly and uses fast to indicate the
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. C, EF, HIJ, LMNO, ?
Option 1: NOPQR
Option 2: RSTUP
Option 3: PQRST
Option 4: QRSTU
Correct Answer: QRSTU
Solution : Given: C, EF, HIJ, LMNO, ?
The number of letters in each term in the series increases by 1 and the letters in a term are consecutive. Add 2 to the place value of the last letter of a term to get the first letter
Question : In January 2022, India signed a USD 374.96 million deal with the ______, its single biggest defence export order.
Option 1: Philippines
Option 2: Iran
Option 3: United Arab Emirates
Option 4: Iraq
Correct Answer: Philippines
Solution : The correct answer is the Philippines
In January 2022, India signed a USD 374.96 million deal with the Philippines, its single biggest defence export order, for the supply of three batteries of shore-based anti-ship variants of the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile. The Philippines is an
Question : Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
Option 1: Muhammad Azam Shah
Option 2: Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
Option 3: Akbar II
Option 4: Mu'azzam
Correct Answer: Mu'azzam
Solution : The correct option is Mu'azzam
Bahadur Shah I ruled from 1707 until 1712 and was the eighth Mughal emperor. He was the second son of Aurangzeb. Bahadur Shah I was a moderate who attempted to undo some of Aurangzeb's initiatives. He also tried to restore
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. Watch your step—the third stair have a broken tread.
Option 1: has a break
Option 2: no improvement
Option 3: has a broken
Option 4: has a broke
Correct Answer: has a broken
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
According to the subject-verb agreement, when the subject is singular, the verb should also be in the singular form. In the original sentence, the third stair is a singular subject, so the correct verb form is
Question : If 3 boys and 8 girls can do work in 6 days, and 1 boy and 5 girls can finish the same in 12 days, find the ratio of efficiencies of a boy and a girl.
Option 1: 2 : 1
Option 2: 1 : 5
Option 3: 2 : 5
Option 4: 3 : 2
Correct Answer: 2 : 1
Solution : Given: 3 boys and 8 girls can do work in 6 days, and 1 boy and 5 girls can finish the same in 12 days. Let the efficiencies of a boy and a girl be $x$ and $y$ respectively. Work done = Time
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative. The home I_________ with my husband in 1986 still smelled like him.
Option 1: have shared
Option 2: had shared
Option 3: sharing
Option 4: shared
Correct Answer: had shared
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The verb phrase had shared is in the past perfect tense. The use of "had shared" suggests an action that was completed before another past action or a specific time in the past. In the context
Question : Directions: Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. BY, ?, DW, EV, FU
Option 1: CE
Option 2: AX
Option 3: AU
Option 4: CX
Correct Answer: CX
Solution : Given: BY, ?, DW, EV, FU
Add 1 in the first letter and subtract 1 from the second letter, to obtain the required missing term – BY → B + 1 = C, Y – 1 = X → CX CX → C + 1
Question : The terminology "direct free kick" is associated with which sport?
Option 1: Cricket
Option 2: Badminton
Option 3: Football
Option 4: Hockey
Correct Answer: Football
Solution : The correct answer is football.
The term "direct free kick" is associated with soccer (football). In simple terms, it refers to a kick awarded to a player when the opposing team commits a foul. The player taking the free kick can directly aim
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