Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Who is the author of the book "Fearless Governance"?
Option 1: Kiran Bedi
Option 2: Jaswant Singh
Option 3: Arun Shourie
Option 4: M. J. Akbar
Correct Answer: Kiran Bedi
Solution : The correct answer is Kiran Bedi.
Dr. Kiran Bedi, a former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and IPS (retd), has revealed the harsh realities of administration in her book "Fearless Governance". This book is based on Dr. Bedi's real-world experiences during her nearly five
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ACQUIRE is written as QCAUERI, ADDRESS is written as DDARSSE, and ABILITY is written as IBALYTI. How will ICEBERG be written in that language?
Option 1: GREBECl
Option 2: GREBICE
Option 3: ECIBGRE
Option 4: ICEBGRE
Correct Answer: ECIBGRE
Solution : Given: ACQUIRE is written as QCAUERI, ADDRESS is written as DDARSSE, and ABILITY is written as IBALYTI.
Reverse the order of the first three letters and the last three letters and the fourth letter will be constant of ACQUIRE, ADDRESS, and ABILITY, to obtain the
Question : Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at speeds of 16 miles/hour and 21 miles/hour, respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train had travelled 60 miles more than the first. The distance between A and B (in miles) is:
Option 1: 444 miles
Option 2: 496 miles
Option 3: 333 miles
Option 4: 540 miles
Correct Answer: 444 miles
Solution : Let the time at which the trains meet be $x$ hours. The distance covered by the first train at this time is $16x$ miles and the distance covered by the second train is $21x$ miles. The second train has travelled 60 miles more than
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 16 + 24 × 12 – 25 + 6 = 298
Option 1: 25 and 24
Option 2: 25 and 12
Option 3: 25 and 16
Option 4: 24 and 16
Correct Answer: 25 and 24
Solution : Given: 16 + 24 × 12 – 25 + 6 = 298
Let's check the options – First option: 25 and 24 16 + 25 × 12 – 24 + 6 = 298 Solving the L.H.S. of the equation – = 16 +
Question : Water is not suitable as a calorimetric substance because it:
Option 1: has high specific heat
Option 2: is a good conductor
Option 3: has high boiling water
Option 4: low latent heat of vapourisation
Correct Answer: has high specific heat
Solution : The correct option is to have high specific heat.
Water has a high specific heat capacity, which means it requires a lot of energy to heat up. This makes it unsuitable as a calorimetric material since it may absorb a large amount
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed.)
Solution : As there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check where the question figure can exactly fit itself in the given option figures. By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the first option figure.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Enthuse
Option 1: Unbothered
Option 2: Carefree
Option 3: Fondle
Option 4: Lazy
Correct Answer: Fondle
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Enthuse means to express enthusiasm or intense excitement about something. Similarly, fondle implies a display of affection or enthusiasm, often through caressing or stroking.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Which of the following Indian cities can boast of having the largest deployment of rooftop solar water heaters?
Option 1: Ahmedabad
Option 2: Bengaluru
Option 3: Mumbai
Option 4: Pune
Correct Answer: Bengaluru
Solution : The correct answer is Bengaluru.
Bengaluru is the city which can boast of having the largest deployment of rooftop solar water heaters. Insolation is the maximum between the tropics and decreases polewards from the equator towards the south as well as north. Bengaluru lies nearest
Question : In which year did terrorists crash two planes into New York's World Trade Center on September 11 in a sequence of destruction?
Option 1: 2000
Option 2: 2001
Option 3: 2002
Option 4: 2003
Correct Answer: 2001
Solution : The correct option is 2001.
Terrorists struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001, using a Boeing 767 plane. Another plane hit the South Tower a few minutes later. Both towers collapsed in less than
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