Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Coventry is _____ Birmingham.
Option 1: Nearby
Option 2: Next
Option 3: Beside
Option 4: Near
Correct Answer: Near
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option ''near".
"Near" is used as a preposition to indicate that Coventry is located close to Birmingham at a short distance.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Who inaugurated the 'Grow More Trees' campaign in July 1950?
Option 1: Vinobha Bhave
Option 2: K. M. Munshi
Option 3: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 4: Sardar Patel
Correct Answer: K. M. Munshi
Solution : The correct answer is K. M. Munshi.
K. M. Munshi, the then-Union Minister for Agriculture and Food, established Van Mahotsava in 1950 to inspire the populace to protect forests and plant trees. In July 1950, K. M. Munshi launched the "Grow More Trees"
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