Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Identify the Indian music personality. Under him, the shehnai came out of its ceremonial context and began to be acknowledged as a classical music instrument.
Option 1: Alla Rakha
Option 2: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Option 3: Pandit Ram Narayan
Option 4: Ustad Bundu Khan
Correct Answer: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Solution : The correct answer is Ustad Bismillah Khan.
The Indian music personality described is Ustad Bismillah Khan. Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Shehnai player and a highly esteemed classical musician in India. He played a pivotal role in popularising the shehnai as
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd word/letter/number from the given alternatives.
Option 1: ACDF
Option 2: TUOP
Option 3: HIVW
Option 4: FGKL
Correct Answer: ACDF
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: ACDF; A + 1 = B, D + 1 = E (But the given letter is F.) Second option: TUOP; T + 1 = U, O + 1 = P Third option: HIVW; H + 1 = I,
Question : A single discount equivalent to the series of discounts 15%, 10%, and 5% is equal to:
Option 1: 26.5%
Option 2: 31.5%
Option 3: 32%
Option 4: 27.325%
Correct Answer: 27.325%
Solution : Series of discounts = 15%, 10%, and 5% Let the marked price = INR 100 Selling price = (100 – 15)% of (100 – 10)% of (100 – 5)% of 100 = 85% of 90% of 95% of 100 = 0.85 × 0.9 × 0.95
Question : In a class, if 55% of the students are boys and the number of girls is 90, then find the number of boys.
Option 1: 135
Option 2: 120
Option 3: 198
Option 4: 110
Correct Answer: 110
Solution : 55% of the students are boys and the number of girls is 90. So, $100-55=45\%$ students are girls. $\therefore$ Number of boys $=\frac{90}{45}×55=110$ Hence, the correct answer is 110.
Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given question figure – A similar figure repeats in every second step. Each time a figure reappears, the five-sided figure moves to the adjacent portion in a clockwise direction and the line pointing arrow, or the main element rotates 90 degrees anticlockwise.
Therefore,
Question : Solve: $(64 \div 8) – 5 + 4 × 23 + 45 – 87$
Option 1: 53
Option 2: 51
Option 3: 54
Option 4: 52
Correct Answer: 53
Solution : $ 8 - 5 + 4 × 23 + 45 – 87$ $= 8 - 5 + 92 + 45 - 87$ $=145 - 92$ $ = 53$ Hence, the correct answer is 53.
Question : With which of the following Indian classical dance forms was T Balasaraswati associated?
Option 1: Kathak
Option 2: Kathakali
Option 3: Bharatanatyam
Option 4: Manipuri
Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam
Solution : The correct option is Bharatanatyam.
Renowned Indian classical dancer T. Balasaraswati, popularly called Balasaraswati, was connected to the Bharatanatyam dance style. One of India's traditional dance styles, Bharatanatyam, has a rich history in the nation's artistic and cultural legacy. Balasaraswati was well-known for her remarkable
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 1, 8, 9, 64, 25, 216, 49, ?
Option 1: 612
Option 2: 512
Option 3: 552
Option 4: 385
Correct Answer: 512
Solution : Given: 1, 8, 9, 64, 25, 216, 49, ?
The pattern is as follows – 12 = 1; 23 = 8; 32 = 9; 43 = 64, 52 = 25, 63 = 216, 72 = 49, 83
Question : Limestone, chalk and marble are different forms of ____________.
Option 1: calcium carbonate
Option 2: sodium carbonate
Option 3: potassium carbonate
Option 4: magnesium carbonate
Correct Answer: calcium carbonate
Solution : The correct answer is calcium carbonate.
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is the chemical that makes up chalk, marble, and limestone. Sedimentary rocks with an organic composition include limestone and chalk. The hard shells of extinct animals, such as corals and shellfish, have been
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