Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the blanks in the given series? stss_ssstsss_tss_ _stsssssst
Option 1: tsss
Option 2: sstt
Option 3: ssst
Option 4: ttss
Correct Answer: tsss
Solution : Given: stss_ssstsss_tss_ _stsssssst
To fill the series we have to divide the series – st / ss_ / ssst / sss_t / ss_ _st / sssssst
Let's check the option – First option: tsss; st / sst / ssst / sssst /
Question : The cash reserve ratio(CRR) is a tool to control the money supply through which measure I. Qualitative II. Quantitative
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Only I
Option 3: Neither I nor II
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Only II
Solution : The correct answer is Only II.
A quantitative instrument for managing the money supply is the cash reserve ratio. One of the most significant elements of the RBI's monetary policy, which controls and regulates the money supply, inflation rate, and liquidity in the
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.
When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1)______recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2)______the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3)_____other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends - a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4)_____alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5)_____his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: prepare
Option 2: produce
Option 3: understand
Option 4: demonstrate
Correct Answer: understand
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The widow's statement emphasises the connection between O'Neill's life and his work, indicating that a deeper understanding of the man is necessary to fully grasp the meaning and nuances of his artistic creations.
The word understand fits well
Question : Who is associated with the invention of nylon?
Option 1: Louis Pasteur
Option 2: Joseph Nicephore Niepce
Option 3: John Corbett
Option 4: Wallace Hume Carothers
Correct Answer: Wallace Hume Carothers
Solution : The correct option is Wallace Hume Carothers.
The development of nylon is credited to Wallace Hume Carothers an American chemist, inventor, and head of organic chemistry at DuPont. Nylon was created in 1935 by Carothers and his colleagues at DuPont by fusing the
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. VOCAL : CVJHS :: TROOF : AYVVM :: RTAGE : ?
Option 1: YAHNM
Option 2: YAHML
Option 3: YAHNN
Option 4: YAHNL
Correct Answer: YAHNL
Solution : Given: VOCAL : CVJHS :: TROOF : AYVVM :: RTAGE : ?
Add 7 to the positional value of the letters of the first, third, and fifth terms to obtain the second, fourth, and sixth terms – Like, VOCAL : CVJHS→V + 7 = C;
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. I has no doubts that there is a lesson which stands to be learnt from Alice's misfortune.
Option 1: have no doubt that there is a lesson
Option 2: have had no doubts that their is a lesson
Option 3: am having no doubts that there are a lesson
Option 4: No improvement required
Correct Answer: have no doubt that there is a lesson
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The original sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error. "I" is a singular pronoun, and the verb "has" is the third-person singular form of "to have". However, the correct form in this
Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
The Sun ______ brightly.
Option 1: shone
Option 2: shining
Option 3: shine
Option 4: is shine
Correct Answer: shone
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Shone is the past form of "shine", which means to emit bright light, and is the correct form out of the given options.
Question : Manisha has Rs. 8000 in her wallet. Then she increased it by 10%. Now she spent 5% of it. The final value of money in her wallet will be how much percent greater than the initial amount?
Option 1: 5%
Option 2: 6%
Option 3: 4.5%
Option 4: 5.5%
Correct Answer: 4.5%
Solution : Initial money with Manisha = Rs. 8000 After increment of 10% = $\frac{110}{100}\times8000=8800$ Remaining money after spending 5% = $\frac{95}{100}\times8800=8360$ Required Percentage = $\frac{\text{Remaining money - Initial money}}{\text{Initial money}}\times100$ = $\frac{8360-8000}{8000}\times100$ = $\frac{360}{8000}\times100$ = $4.5\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 4.5%.
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: dcba
Option 2: zyxw
Option 3: srpq
Option 4: hgfe
Correct Answer: srpq
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: dcba; The letters are written in the reverse order→abcd Second option: zyxw; The letters are written in the reverse order→wxyz Third option: srpq; The letters are not written in the reverse order→qprs Fourth option: hgfe; The letters are
Question : Bagh Caves, which has 9 Buddhist caves, was developed around the 6th Century AD situated on the Bagh River in ___.
Option 1: Uttar Pradesh
Option 2: Madhya Pradesh
Option 3: Maharashtra
Option 4: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Solution : The correct option is Madhya Pradesh.
The Bagh Caves, which consist of nine Buddhist rock-cut caves, are located near the Bagh River in the state of Madhya Pradesh. These caves were developed around the 5th to 7th centuries AD and are notable for
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