Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: How many 8 are followed by an even number and preceded by an odd number? 1 8 4 3 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 7 8 4 8 5 6 8 7 8 4 1 8 6
Option 1: 3
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Number 8 which is followed by an even number and preceded by odd numbers is as follows – 1 8 4 3 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 7 8 4 8 5 6 8 7 8 4 1 8 6
So, from the
Question : The state operates through _____.
Option 1: Political Party
Option 2: Party President
Option 3: Government
Option 4: President
Correct Answer: Government
Solution : The correct option is the Government.
A state or community is governed by a system known as a Government. It serves as the mechanism for establishing state policy and its implementation. The Governor is the head of the State. To make sure that the State
Question : Directions: Six colleagues X, Y, Z, A, B and C are sitting in a row facing south. Z is to the immediate right of C, who is sitting at one of the ends. A sits third to the right of B. X does not sit adjacent to B. Who sits to the immediate left of A?
Option 1: C
Option 2: X
Option 3: Y
Option 4: Z
Correct Answer: X
Solution :
Given: (i) Six colleagues X, Y, Z, A, B and C are sitting in a row facing south. Z is to the immediate right of C, who is sitting at one of the ends. A sits third to the right of B. X does not
Question : Which among the following acids is found in coconut oil?
Option 1: Erucic Acid
Option 2: Oxalic Acid
Option 3: Lactic Acid
Option 4: Lauric Acid
Correct Answer: Lauric Acid
Solution : The correct answer is Lauric Acid.
Lauric acid is found in coconut oil. Coconut oil is regarded as the highest natural source of lauric acid. Lauric acid is more than 40%, and other acids found in coconut oil are palmitic acids in smaller
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which conclusions logically follow the given statements. Statements: I. No chair is solid. II. No table is solid. Conclusions: I. Some tables are chairs. II. No solid is chair.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Only conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statement is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some tables are chairs – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no definite relation between tables and chairs.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nitrogen is essential to life (1)_____Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be (2)________in all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are (3)__________in organic materials, foods, fertilisers, explosives, and poisons. Nitrogen is crucial to life, (4)_______in excess, it can also be (5)______to the environment.
Question:-
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: such
Option 2: because
Option 3: but
Option 4: if
Correct Answer: but
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
But is a conjunction that is used to introduce a contrasting idea or clause. This helps convey the intended meaning. Nitrogen is crucial to life, but in excess, it can damage the environment.
Therefore, the right word
Question : Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some horses are not trucks. All horses are white. Conclusions: I. Some white are trucks. II. Some horses being trucks is a possibility.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow
Solution : According to the given statements, the Venn diagram is –
Let us analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some white are trucks – It is a possibility that the circles representing white and trucks overlap and have a part of their area
Question : He is also known as the God of Ghatam. Who is "He" in the preceding line?
Option 1: Ustad Bundu Khan
Option 2: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Option 3: T. H. Vinayakram
Option 4: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Correct Answer: T. H. Vinayakram
Solution : The correct option is T. H. Vinayakram.
"He" in the preceding line refers to T. H. Vinayakram, also known as Vikku Vinayakram. Also known as the "God of Ghatam", Vinayakram is a legendary Indian percussionist, particularly acclaimed for his mastery of the ghatam,
Question : Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All bells are birds. Some bells are toys. Conclusions: I. No bird is a toy. II. Some toys are birds.
Option 1: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: No bird is a toy – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing birds and toys overlap and
Question : How many countries share land boundaries with India?
Option 1: Seven
Option 2: Five
Option 3: Eight
Option 4: Six
Correct Answer: Seven
Solution : The correct answer is Seven.
India shares borders with seven other nations on land. In the northwest are Pakistan and Afghanistan; in the north are China, Nepal and Bhutan; and in the east are Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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