Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Louisiana hosts one of the (1)_____ well-known celebration - Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday". This (2)_____ is sometimes called "Shrove Tuesday", (3)_____ wear masks and costumes. overturn social conventions, dance, and organise competitions and parades. Related popular practices (4)_____ associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated (5)_____ the penitential season of Lent.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: from
Option 2: with
Option 3: of
Option 4: off
Correct Answer: with
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence structure indicates a relationship between the celebrations (Mardi Gras) and the fasting and religious obligations. The phrase associated with is commonly used to show a connection or relationship between two things. In this context, Mardi
Question : The side of a square is equal to 40% of the radius of a sphere. If the volume of the sphere is $\frac{500 \pi}{3} \mathrm{~m}^3$, then what is the area of the square?
Option 1: 2 m2
Option 2: 1 m2
Option 3: 9 m2
Option 4: 4 m2
Correct Answer: 4 m2
Solution : The Volume of a sphere is $\frac{500\pi}{3}$ m$^3$. Side of square = 40% radius of the sphere Area of square = Side$^2$ According to the question, The volume of a sphere = $\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3$ ⇒ $\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3$ = $\frac{500\pi}{3}$ ⇒ $r^3$ = $\frac{500}{4}$
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. Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in (2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____ form of love and brings man into the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: suffering
Option 2: harmony
Option 3: menace
Option 4: loathing
Correct Answer: harmony
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation: Harmony conveys the idea of a balanced, peaceful, and unified state. It fits well in the context of achieving a deep connection and balance within oneself through the expression of love as adoration of God.
Therefore, the
Question : According to Census 2011, which among the following has the minimum population density?
Option 1: Chandigarh
Option 2: Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Arunachal Pradesh
Option 4: Sikkim
Correct Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Solution : The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Pradesh is home to 1,383,727 people and covers 83,743 square kilometres (32,333 square miles) as per the 2011 Indian Census. It is the least populated state in India, with only 17 people per square kilometre. The
Question : Directions: Which one of the given responses is the meaningful order of the following? 1. Weaving 2. Cotton 3. Cloth 4. Thread
Option 1: 2, 4, 1, 3
Option 2: 2, 4, 3, 1
Option 3: 4, 2, 1, 3
Option 4: 3, 1, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
Solution : The stages of making cloth are as follows – 1. Cotton is spun into thread. 2. The thread is then weaved. 3. Through this process of weaving, the cloth is made. So, Cotton→Thread→Weaved→Cloth
So, the correct meaningful order is 2, 4, 1,
Question : A man can swim at a speed of 14 km/hr in still water. If he takes twice the time as long to swim opposite the flow of the river than with the flow of the river, find the rate of the stream in km/hr.
Option 1: $\frac{14}{5}$
Option 2: $\frac{11}{5}$
Option 3: $\frac{11}{4}$
Option 4: $\frac{14}{3}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{14}{3}$
Solution : Let the rate of the stream as \(x\) km/hr. When the man swims with the flow of the river, his effective speed is \(14 + x\) km/hr, and when he swims against the flow of the river, his effective speed is \(14 - x\) km/hr.
Question : Which of the following sports was not played at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (played in 2021)?
Option 1: Boxing
Option 2: Wrestling
Option 3: Weightlifting
Option 4: Wushu
Correct Answer: Wushu
Solution : The correct option is Wushu.
Wushu was not part of the official program at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021). It is a popular martial art and sport, but it was not included in the list of sports for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'. (No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, that) one of my long-suffering 17 readers was into action.
Option 1: No sooner had the ink dry on last week's column, than
Option 2: No sooner did the ink dried on last week's column, than
Option 3: No substitution required
Option 4: No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, than
Correct Answer: No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, than
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The phrase no sooner...than is a correlative conjunction used to express that one action or event happens immediately after another. In this case, had the ink dried on last week's
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
I have seen (1) / that film last year (2) / but I do not remember its story. (3) / No error. (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
The phrase "have seen" should be replaced with "saw". The reason is that the time expression "last year" indicates a specific point in the past, and in such cases, the simple past tense
Question : The average mark obtained by 19 boys in a college is 48. If the highest and lowest marks obtained are removed, the average is reduced by 4. What is the average of the highest and lowest marks obtained?
Option 1: 76
Option 2: 80
Option 3: 84
Option 4: 82
Correct Answer: 82
Solution : The average mark obtained by 19 boys in a college is 48. Total marks = 19 × 48 = 912 If the highest and lowest marks obtained are removed, the average is reduced by 4. Remaining 17 boys average = 48 – 4 = 44
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