Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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. All Z is Y. II. Some Y is B. Conclusions: I. Some B is not Z. II. Some Y is not Z. III. Some Z is Y.
Option 1: Both conclusions II and III follow
Option 2: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 3: Only conclusion III follows
Option 4: All conclusions follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion III follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statement is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some B is not Z – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between B and
Question : Which among the following soils is also known as Regur soil?
Option 1: Black
Option 2: Peaty
Option 3: Alluvial
Option 4: Laterite
Correct Answer: Black
Solution : The correct option is Black.
The soil that is also known as Regur soil is Black soil. Regur soil is a type of clayey soil and it is commonly referred to as Black soil due to its dark colour. This soil contains a large amount
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
We talked about writing a will, but it / was one of the best thing you never get / around to doing.
Option 1: We talked about writing a will, but it
Option 2: was one of the best thing you never get
Option 3: around to doing.
Option 4: No Error
Correct Answer: was one of the best thing you never get
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word thing should be plural. The phrase one of the best indicates that multiple things are being referred to, so the word thing should be plural to match
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. BDF : ACE :: NPR : MOQ :: VXZ : ?
Option 1: UVY
Option 2: TUW
Option 3: UWY
Option 4: WUY
Correct Answer: UWY
Solution : Given: BDF : ACE :: NPR : MOQ :: VXZ : ?
Subtract 1 from the place value of each alphabet of the first letter cluster to obtain the second letter cluster – Like, BDF : ACE→B – 1 =A; D – 1 = C;
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
I have not saw / your sister since she / came to this city.
Option 1: I have not saw
Option 2: No error
Option 3: your sister since she
Option 4: came to this city
Correct Answer: I have not saw
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The error lies in the verb tense. The correct form is I have not seen. This is because, with the present perfect tense (have not), the past participle form of the verb
Question : Which of the following is not a major tribe of South India?
Option 1: Dang
Option 2: Toda
Option 3: Badaga
Option 4: Irula
Correct Answer: Dang
Solution : The correct option is Dang.
"Dang" is associated with the Dangi people, an ethnic group primarily found in the Dang district of Gujarat, which is in western India. It's not traditionally considered a major tribe of South India. Toda: A Dravidian-speaking tribe in the
Question : The official court language of the Guptas was
Option 1: Pali
Option 2: Prakrit
Option 3: Hindi
Option 4: Sanskrit
Correct Answer: Sanskrit
Solution : The Correct Answer is Sanskrit
The Gupta dynasty saw a revival of the Sanskrit language. It was widely used and acknowledged as the language of the courts. The greatest poet of all time was Kalidasa, who worked at Chandragupta II's court in the fifth century
Question : What is the average of the first 13 odd numbers?
Option 1: 14
Option 2: 13.5
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 13
Correct Answer: 13
Solution : The sum of the first 'n' odd natural numbers = n$^2$ Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of all observation}}{\text{Total number of observation}}$ The sum of the first '13' odd natural numbers = (13)$^2$ = 169 ⇒ Average = $\frac{169}{13}$ = 13 $\therefore$ The average of the first
Question : If A is 6 times more than B, then B is what percentage less than A?
Option 1: 83.33%
Option 2: 28.56%
Option 3: 14.28%
Option 4: 85.71%
Correct Answer: 83.33%
Solution : If A is 6 times more than B, then B is $\frac{1}{6}$ or approximately 16.67% of A. $\therefore$ B is (100 – 16.67) = 83.33% less than A. Hence, the correct answer is 83.33%.
Question : Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which instrument?
Option 1: Veena
Option 2: Nadaswaram
Option 3: Sarangi
Option 4: Sarod
Correct Answer: Sarod
Solution : The correct answer is Sarod.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, a renowned sarod maestro, is sometimes known as the "Sarod Samrat". He is his family's sixth generation of Sarod players. His father, Haafiz Ali Khan, a court musician in Gwalior until the country's independence in
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