Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Snail slime is made (1)_______a mixture of substances. It is mostly water (2)______with proteins and some carbohydrates and minerals, (3)________into a sort of jelly. This jelly is (4)_________"mucus". It's not that different from the snot that comes out of your nose when you have a (5)_________. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: plague
Option 2: cold
Option 3: bug
Option 4: complaint
Correct Answer: cold
Solution : The second option is correct.
The word cold is used here to describe a common situation when nasal mucus or snot is produced. When someone has a cold, it is common for the nose to produce mucus, and the passage draws a comparison between snail
Question : Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador in the court of______.
Option 1: Chandragupta Maurya
Option 2: Pushyamitra Shunga
Option 3: Harshavardhana
Option 4: Ashoka
Correct Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
Solution : The correct answer is Chandragupta Maurya.
Megasthenes was the ambassador of the Greek general Seleucus Nicator at the court of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes wrote a famous book 'Indica'. Chandragupta Maurya was the first emperor to unify most of India under one administration. Chanakya
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.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______ discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2) ______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara temple.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: upon
Option 2: on
Option 3: In
Option 4: at
Correct Answer: In
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The preposition in is used to indicate location or place. In this context, it specifies the region where the earliest Sanskrit inscription has been discovered, which is South India. So, the complete phrase "in South
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 8 : 514 :: 3 : 29 :: 7 : ?
Option 1: 325
Option 2: 355
Option 3: 335
Option 4: 345
Correct Answer: 345
Solution : Given: 8 : 514 :: 3 : 29 :: 7 : ?
The second number is the sum of the cube of the first number and 2. 8 : 514→(8)3 + 2 = 512 + 2 = 514 3 : 29→(3)3 + 2
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, SNOW is coded as 21, 16, 17, 25, and RIDE is coded as 20, 11, 6, 7. What is the code for TAPE in that code language?
Option 1: 22, 3, 17, 7
Option 2: 22, 3, 18, 6
Option 3: 20, 3, 18, 7
Option 4: 22, 3, 18, 7
Correct Answer: 22, 3, 18, 7
Solution : Given: SNOW is written as 21, 16, 17, 25, and RIDE is written as 20, 11, 6, 7.
Add 2 in the place value of each letter of SNOW, to obtain a required code – S→19 + 2 = 21; N→14 +
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 of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All S are E II. Some S are H Conclusion: I. Some E are not S II. Some H are S
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion follows
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : According to the given statements the venn diagram is given below –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some E are not S – From the above diagram, it is shown that all S are E or some E are S
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. A long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune.
Option 1: Odyssey
Option 2: Ode
Option 3: Pilgrimage
Option 4: Trip
Correct Answer: Odyssey
Solution : The first option is correct.
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who knows all
Option 1: Topper
Option 2: Bully
Option 3: Anarchist
Option 4: Omniscient
Correct Answer: Omniscient
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Omniscient is the quality of having complete knowledge and awareness of all things. It implies having total knowledge of everything.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence. I should seccure some company for my lonelly hours.
Option 1: I should sicure some company for my lonelie hours.
Option 2: I should secur some company for my loneley hours.
Option 3: I should secoure some company for my lonely hours.
Option 4: I should secure some company for my lonely hours.
Correct Answer: I should secure some company for my lonely hours.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Question : The headquarters of World Trade Organization (WTO) is at:
Option 1: New York
Option 2: Uruguay
Option 3: Doha
Option 4: Geneva
Correct Answer: Geneva
Solution : The correct answer is Geneva.
An international body that deals with international trade regulations is called the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, which is a special location because it is home to numerous missions for the WTO as
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