Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : "Gurpurb" is celebrated as the birth anniversary of which Sikh guru?
Option 1: Guru Angad
Option 2: Guru Nanak Dev
Option 3: Guru Arjan Dev
Option 4: Guru Gobind Singh
Correct Answer: Guru Nanak Dev
Solution : The correct answer is Guru Nanak Dev.
Gurpurb is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Every year, Gurpurb is celebrated across the country in the Hindi month of Kartik, or Kattak, as known in Punjabi. Guru Nanak Dev was
Question : The capital of the Sangam kingdom "Pandyas" was ____________.
Option 1: Thiruvarur
Option 2: Kaveripattinam
Option 3: Nagapattinam
Option 4: Madurai
Correct Answer: Madurai
Solution : The correct option is Madurai.
Madurai is an ancient city in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India, and it has a rich history dating back to the Sangam period.
The Sangam period is ancient in the history of South India, particularly Tamil Nadu.
Question : A sentence has been given a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative. Oak trees do not use leaves to make food________the winter.
Option 1: while
Option 2: within
Option 3: during
Option 4: by
Correct Answer: during
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word during is the appropriate choice in this context. It indicates the time when oak trees do not use leaves to make food, which is the winter season.
During is a preposition that is commonly used to
Question : The marked price of a speaker is Rs. 1000. A man buys it at Rs. 873 after getting two successive discounts of 10% and $x\%$. What is the value of $x\%$?
Option 1: 5%
Option 2: 8%
Option 3: 4%
Option 4: 3%
Correct Answer: 3%
Solution : Let the first discount as 10% and the second discount as \(x\%\). After the first discount of 10%, the price of the speaker becomes 90% of the marked price = 0.9 × 1000 = Rs. 900 Given that the man buys it at Rs. 873
Question : Select the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the bracketed word given in the sentence below.
He hesitated, studying her face with a (confused) expression.
Option 1: calm
Option 2: assisted
Option 3: explicated
Option 4: puzzled
Correct Answer: puzzled
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
Explanation: If someone is puzzled, they are confused or unable to understand something clearly. It aligns with the idea of hesitating and studying someone's face with an expression of uncertainty or confusion.
So, the correct sentence would
Question : Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : What is the value of $\left[\frac{1}{5}+\left\{\frac{1}{6}\right.\right.$ of $\left.\left.\left(\frac{42}{35} \div \frac{6}{25}\right)–\left(\frac{2}{7} \times \frac{6}{5} \div \frac{18}{42}\right)\right\}+\frac{19}{30}\right]$?
Option 1: $\frac{17}{15}$
Option 2: $\frac{13}{15}$
Option 3: $\frac{14}{15}$
Option 4: $\frac{11}{15}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{13}{15}$
Solution : $\left[\frac{1}{5}+\left\{\frac{1}{6}\right.\right.$ of $\left.\left.\left(\frac{42}{35} \div \frac{6}{25}\right)–\left(\frac{2}{7} \times \frac{6}{5} \div \frac{18}{42}\right)\right\}+\frac{19}{30}\right]$ $=\left[\frac{1}{5}+\left\{\frac{1}{6}\right.\right.$ of $\left.\left.\left(\frac{42}{35} \times \frac{25}{6}\right)–\left(\frac{2}{7} \times \frac{6}{5} \times \frac{42}{18}\right)\right\}+\frac{19}{30}\right]$ $=[\frac{1}{5}+(\frac{1}{6}\times 5–\frac{4}{5})+\frac{19}{30}]$ $=[\frac{1}{5}+(\frac{5}{6}–\frac{4}{5})+\frac{19}{30}]$ $=[\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{30}+\frac{19}{30}]$ $=\frac{26}{30}$ $=\frac{13}{15}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{13}{15}$.
Question : In human beings, the small intestine is coiled and is about ______ metres long.
Option 1: 1 to 1.5
Option 2: 3 to 3.5
Option 3: 2 to 2.5
Option 4: 7 to 7.5
Correct Answer: 7 to 7.5
Solution : The correct answer is 7 to 7.5.
In human beings, the small intestine is coiled and is about 7 to 7.5 meters long on average. This length allows for a large surface area for the absorption of nutrients from digested food. The
Question : Preet writes about an ocean that separates North America from Europe. Which ocean is it?
Option 1: Atlantic Ocean
Option 2: Indian Ocean
Option 3: Arctic Ocean
Option 4: Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Solution : The correct answer is the Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic Ocean separates North America from Europe. It is the second-largest in the world after the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean separates North America from Europe and South America from the African continent.
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. First row – 38, 43, 48 Second row –76, 81, 86 Third row – 69, 74, ?
Option 1: 84
Option 2: 70
Option 3: 75
Option 4: 79
Correct Answer: 79
Solution : In each row, add 5 to the first number to get the second number and add 5 to the second number to get the third number. First Row – 38, 43, 48→38 + 5 = 43; 43 + 5 = 48 Second Row – 76,
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