Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Do you have the faint / idea of what would happen / if Maa sees this?
Option 1: No error
Option 2: Do you have the faint
Option 3: if Maa sees this?
Option 4: idea of what would happen
Correct Answer: Do you have the faint
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The correct phrase is "Do you have the faintest idea?" to make the sentence grammatically correct. The faintest is the superlative degree of the adjective and it is followed by the definite article
Question : Directions: In the given 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.
Your opening paragraph should ____ the reader's attention.
Option 1: at least
Option 2: address
Option 3: attract
Option 4: affect
Correct Answer: address
The word "attract" is the correct choice in this sentence because it means to draw or gain the interest or attention of someone. In the context of writing, particularly in an opening paragraph, the goal is to create
Question : Who has the power to interpret the Constitution of India?
Option 1: Supreme Court only
Option 2: High Court only
Option 3: Both the Supreme Court and the High Court
Option 4: President of India
Correct Answer: Both the Supreme Court and the High Court
Solution : The correct answer is Both the Supreme Court and the High Court.
The Supreme Court and the High Courts are in charge of interpreting the Constitution. If they determine that a statute or executive action violates the Constitution,
Question : Vaishakha Pournima has a great significance because it was on this day
Option 1: Buddha was born
Option 2: Buddha got enlightened
Option 3: Buddha died
Option 4: All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Solution : Correct Answer is All of the above
As it commemorates the three main events of Lord Buddha's life—Birth, Enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana—Vaishakh Buddha Purnima is the most revered day of the year for Buddhists all over the world. Due to their significance as
Question : The feature of single citizenship in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of____.
Option 1: Britain
Option 2: Canada
Option 3: United States of America
Option 4: Australia
Correct Answer: Britain
Solution : The correct option is Britain.
The feature of single citizenship in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of Britain. The concept of single citizenship means that a person in India is a citizen of the country and not of any particular state
Question : In cricket, hitting the ball in the air in such a way that the ball crosses the boundary is equal to a _______ run.
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : The correct option is 6.
When the ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground, it is known as six. The six runs made in a shot is the most exciting aspect of cricket. Some players are known for hitting more sixes than fours.
Fred and George had / bewitched there trunks to fly downstairs to / save the bother of carrying them.
Option 1: bewitched there trunks to fly downstairs to
Option 2: save the bother of carrying them
Option 3: Fred and George had
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer: bewitched there trunks to fly downstairs to
Solution : The segment with a grammatical error is in the first option.
Explanation: The error in the original sentence is the misuse of the pronoun "there" instead of the correct possessive pronoun "their". There is used to indicate a place,
Question : A sum was lent at simple interest at a certain rate of 2 years. Had it been lent at a 3% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 300 more. The original sum of money was:
Option 1: Rs. 5000
Option 2: Rs. 6000
Option 3: Rs. 7000
Option 4: Rs. 4000
Correct Answer: Rs. 5000
Solution : Given: A sum was lent at simple interest at a certain rate of 2 years. Had it been lent at a 3% higher rate, it would have fetched 300 more. We know, Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ Let the rate be
Question : Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company?
Option 1: Charles Stuart
Option 2: Warren Hastings
Option 3: Robert Clive
Option 4: James Lancaster
Correct Answer: Robert Clive
Solution : The correct option is Robert Clive.
Robert Clive led the Battle of Plassey in 1757 on behalf of the British East India Company. Clive's forces, along with the defection of Mir Jafar, secured a decisive victory over Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, establishing
Question : Sapna bought the book at a sale for INR 573.18, she received an 18% discount on the MRP. What is the MRP of the book?
Option 1: INR 649
Option 2: INR 699
Option 3: INR 749
Option 4: INR 799
Correct Answer: INR 699
Solution : Given: Sapna bought the book at a sale for INR 573.18, and she received an 18% discount on the MRP. Use the formula, MRP – Discount = Selling price. The MRP of the book is given as, MRP – 18% of MRP = 573.18
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