Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: The bar diagram below shows the production of potatoes (in quintals) from the year 2000 to 2006. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
During this period, the highest rate of decline in production is:
Option 1: 24.4%
Option 2: 28.22%
Option 3: 33.64%
Option 4: 35.32%
Correct Answer: 33.64%
Solution : The rate of decline can be seen only in 2001, 2002, and 2004. The rate of decline in production in 2004 = $\frac{1640-1240}{1640}×100$ = 24.39% The rate of decline in production in 2002 = $\frac{1085-720}{1085}×100$ = 33.64% The rate of decline in production in 2001
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : In the figure given, each alphabet covers half the distance in the anticlockwise direction. Follow the directions to find the next term.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act of 2019 declares the instant divorce granted by the pronouncement of talaq three times as void and illegal. It provides for imprisonment for a term up to____ and fine to the husband who practised instant Triple Talaq.
Option 1: 2 years
Option 2: 5 years
Option 3: 4 years
Option 4: 3 years
Correct Answer: 3 years
Solution : The correct answer is 3 years.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act of 2019 declares the instant divorce granted by the pronouncement of talaq three times as void and illegal. It provides for imprisonment for a term of up to 3
Question : Which famous Indian musician is associated with the musical instrument santoor?
Option 1: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Option 2: Ustad Zakir Hussain
Option 3: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
Option 4: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Correct Answer: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
Solution : The correct option is Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with the santoor. A renowned Indian musician, he transformed the santoor, making it popular in classical music. In 1986, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma received the Sangeet Natak
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Were the stories we told each (1)_______ true? Who knows? At the best of (2)_______, a story is a slippery thing. (3)_________ no one had told us this (4)_______ one, though it was the tale we most (5)__________ to know. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: in particular
Option 2: particular
Option 3: especial
Option 4: accurate
Correct Answer: particular
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In the context of the sentence, particular is suitable because it indicates a specific story among others. The use of particular conveys that no one had told them this specific, distinct story, even though it was the one
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is not allowed).
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of the question figure with all the option figures, it is evident that the given question figure is embedded only in the third option figure.
Hence,
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.
The art of cooking _______ in ancient India.
Option 1: is perfected
Option 2: will perfect
Option 3: perfected
Option 4: was perfected
Correct Answer: was perfected
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The phrase "was perfected" is the appropriate choice in this sentence because it indicates that the art of cooking reached a state of perfection in the past, specifically in ancient India. This form of the verb
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 232 : 21 :: 343 : 30 :: 157 : ?
Option 1: 42
Option 2: 33
Option 3: 36
Option 4: 39
Correct Answer: 39
Solution : Given: 232 : 21 :: 343 : 30 :: 157 : ?
Like, 232 : 21→(2 + 3 + 2) × 3 = 7 × 3 = 21 343 : 30→(3 + 4 + 3) × 3 = 10 × 3 = 30 Similarly, 157
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Proceed
Option 1: Wide
Option 2: Withdraw
Option 3: Local
Option 4: Accidental
Correct Answer: Withdraw
Proceed means to move forward or continue with a course of action or a process. Withdraw, on the other hand, is the opposite of "proceed". It means to pull back, retreat, or remove oneself from a
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.
Lokesh was busy when we _____ to see him.
Option 1: go
Option 2: went
Option 3: gone
Option 4: goes
Correct Answer: went
Explanation: Went is the past form of the verb "go", which means to travel from one place to another. It is the appropriate choice as the event already happened, which makes it a case of the simple
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