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.
Planking is free and (1)______ only a couple of minutes - no gym membership or special equipment (2)_______. Squatting, dead-lifting, and pressing overhead without injury is hard to do without a strong (3)________. "We need to keep our spine straight to do these (4)________. Planking provides you with better core strength to be able to brace during these (5)________," Lawton says.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: drives
Option 2: competitions
Option 3: movements
Option 4: games
Correct Answer: movements
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In the context of the passage, the sentence discusses the benefits of planking for better core strength during certain activities such as squatting, dead-lifting, and pressing overhead. The term that best fits this meaning is movements, as
Question : The average of 8 consecutive integers is $\frac{27}{2}$. What is the average of the largest four of these integers?
Option 1: 16.5
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 14.5
Option 4: 15.5
Correct Answer: 15.5
Solution : Let the 8 consecutive integers be $x, (x + 1), (x+2), (x+3), (x+4), (x+5), (x+6), (x+7)$ Average $=\frac{x+(x+1)+(x+2)+(x+3)+(x+4)+(x+5)+(x+6)+(x+7)}{8} = \frac{27}{2}$ ⇒ $\frac{8x+28}{8} = \frac{27}{2}$ ⇒ $8x = 108 - 28$ ⇒ $x = \frac{80}{8} = 10$ $\therefore$ The sum of the largest four of these
Question : Marco Polo is known for
Option 1: Discovering Greenland
Option 2: Travelling to China, India and Asia
Option 3: Travelling around the Cape of Good Hope
Option 4: Discovering Canada
Correct Answer: Travelling to China, India and Asia
Solution : The correct option is Travelling to China, India and Asia.
The Venetian explorer Marco Polo is well-known for his extended voyages in Asia, including China and India, during the 13th century. Marco Polo's expedition is notably well-known for his time
Question : Directions: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which can not be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word. COMPETITION
Option 1: TOTEM
Option 2: POETIC
Option 3: COMPOSE
Option 4: OPINE
Correct Answer: COMPOSE
Solution : Given: COMPETITION
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word COMPETITION – First option: TOTEM; All the letters of TOTEM are present in the word COMPETITION. Second option: POETIC; All the letters of POETIC are present in the word COMPETITION. Third option: COMPOSE;
Question : Directions: Among seven girls Aanya, Bira, Cleo, Diana, Elle, Fathima, and Georgia, each has a different age. Fathima is older than only Cleo. Bira is younger than only Georgia. Diana is older than the four other girls. Aanya is younger than Elle. Who is the fourth oldest among the girls?
Option 1: Elle
Option 2: Bira
Option 3: Diana
Option 4: Fathima
Correct Answer: Elle
Solution : Given: (I) Fathima is older than only Cleo. Fathima > Cleo (II) Bira is younger than only Georgia. Diana is older than the four other girls. Georgia > Bira > Diana > __ > __ > __ > __ (III) Aanya is younger than Elle.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. PAN : SCP :: HOP : ?
Option 1: KQR
Option 2: KRQ
Option 3: KSQ
Option 4: KQS
Correct Answer: KQR
Solution : Given: PAN : SCP :: HOP : ?
Add 3 in the positional value of the first alphabet and add 2 in the last two alphabets of the first and the third letter clusters to obtain the second and the fourth letter clusters. Like, PAN
Question : Giorgia Meloni recently became the first Woman Prime Minister of which country?
Option 1: Austria
Option 2: Italy
Option 3: Spain
Option 4: Ukraine
Correct Answer: Italy
Solution : The correct answer is Italy.
Giorgia Meloni is an Italian politician who made history by becoming the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister of Italy starting on October 22, 2022. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006
Question : "Arthashastra" was written by _____.
Option 1: Vishnu Sharma
Option 2: Kalidasa
Option 3: Chandragupta
Option 4: Chanakya
Correct Answer: Chanakya
Solution : The correct answer is Chanakya.
Chanakya was a versatile ancient Indian figure, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta. He authored the Arthashastra, a pivotal political treatise dated between the 4th century BCE and the 3rd century CE. He is considered a pioneer in political
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Handsome : Man :: Beautiful : ?
Option 1: Charming
Option 2: Man
Option 3: Woman
Option 4: She
Correct Answer: Woman
Solution : Given: Handsome : Man :: Beautiful : ?
Like, handsome is the word used in the sense of appearance for men. Similarly, beautiful is the word used in the sense of appearance for women.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. MEJ : PFK :: SQK : ?
Option 1: SLV
Option 2: VRL
Option 3: VTL
Option 4: LSV
Correct Answer: VRL
Solution : Given: MEJ : PFK :: SQK : ?
Add 3 in the place value of the first letter and add 1 in the place value of the second and third letter respectively, to obtain the required missing term – Like, MEJ : PFK→M + 3
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