Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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. The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow, and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields, and the line where the sky and earth met could not be (5) ______. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: seen
Option 2: seeing
Option 3: saw
Option 4: see
Correct Answer: seen
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The phrase suggests that due to the swirl of snow over the fields, the visibility was significantly reduced, making it difficult to distinguish the line where the sky and earth appeared to meet. "Seen" fits well in the
Question : Which of the following is a characteristic of an exothermic reaction:
Option 1: Release of heat
Option 2: Absorption of heat
Option 3: Doesn't involve any change in temperature
Option 4: None of the options is correct
Correct Answer: Release of heat
Solution : The correct option is the Release of heat.
Exothermic reactions are those in which the system releases heat into the environment. The temperature of the surroundings rises because they are absorbing heat from the system. Respiration and burning of candles are examples of
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. "I am proud to (1)_____ to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance (2)_____ universal acceptance," he declared (3)_____ September 11, 1893. "We believe not only in universal toleration; (4)_____ we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the (5)_____of all religions and all nations of the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: toilers
Option 2: refugees
Option 3: workers
Option 4: peons
Correct Answer: refugees
Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the second option.
Explanation: The sentence context suggests that the nation has provided shelter to certain individuals. Refugees is the most suitable term for people who have been forced to leave their home country due
Question : Who developed the innovations theory of profit?
Option 1: Francis Amasa Walker
Option 2: John Bates Clark
Option 3: Frank Hyneman Knight
Option 4: Joseph Alois Schumpeter
Correct Answer: Joseph Alois Schumpeter
Solution : The correct answer is Joseph Alois Schumpeter.
Austrian economist Joseph Alois Schumpeter established the profit innovation idea. He claimed that profits are earned by entrepreneurs who propose new goods, methods, or company models. These innovations interrupt established markets and open up new economic
Question : A boat can travel 5 km upstream in 15 minutes. If the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream is 6 : 1, then how much time will the boat take to cover 19.6 km downstream?
Option 1: 54 minutes
Option 2: 26 minutes
Option 3: 42 minutes
Option 4: 31 minutes
Correct Answer: 42 minutes
Solution : Let's the speed of the boat in still water as $B$ and the speed of the stream as $S$ So, B : S = 6 : 1 Upstream speed = B - S Downstream, speed = B + S The boat can travel 5
Question : If the area of a square is 529 cm2, then what is the length of its diagonal?
Option 1: $23\mathrm{~cm}$
Option 2: $26 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}$
Option 3: $23 \sqrt{2 } \mathrm{~cm}$
Option 4: $46 \mathrm{~cm}$
Correct Answer: $23 \sqrt{2 } \mathrm{~cm}$
Solution : Let the side of the square be $a$. The area of a square = 529 cm2 ⇒ $a^2=529$ $\therefore a =23\ \text{cm}$ Diagonal of a square $= \sqrt2×\text{Side}=23\sqrt{2}\ \text{cm}$ Hence, the correct answer is $23\sqrt{2}\ \text{cm}$.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Very special care should be taken to proportion the sand so as to make a perfectly ______ mixture.
Option 1: envious
Option 2: obvious
Option 3: devious
Option 4: impervious
Correct Answer: impervious
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Impervious means not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by. In the context of proportioning sand for a mixture, impervious suggests creating a mixture that is resistant to the penetration or influence of external factors,
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 it (1)______ to witnessing wars, famines, or disease outbreaks on the news, guilt may (2)______ us to volunteer or donate money. Watching the generosity of other people (3)______ play an active role in helping others is also guilt-provoking, which can (4)______turn activate us to take similar (5)______ thus paying forward.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: animation
Option 2: action
Option 3: apathy
Option 4: commotion
Correct Answer: action
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The sentence context suggests that witnessing the generosity of others and feeling guilty may activate individuals to take similar actions. "Action" fits logically in the sentence structure as it implies that feeling guilty or inspired by others
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 104 : 13 :: 152 : ?
Option 1: 21
Option 2: 17
Option 3: 19
Option 4: 23
Correct Answer: 19
Solution : Given: 104 : 13 :: 152 : ?
Divide the first number by 8, to obtain the second number – Like, 104 : 13→104 ÷ 8 = 13 Similarly, follow the same pattern for 152 : ?→ 152 ÷ 8 = 19
So, 19 is
Question : The following bar graph shows the total number of employees in 4 different companies. What is the sum of female employees of company Q and company S?
Option 1: 485
Option 2: 890
Option 3: 1240
Option 4: 1375
Correct Answer: 1375
Solution : Female employees of company Q = Total employees – male employees = 1240 – 350 = 890 Female employees of company S = Total employees – male employees = 825 – 340 = 485 $\therefore$ Sum = 890 + 485 = 1375 Hence, the correct
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