Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Who among the following was defeated in the Battle of Kannauj in 1540?
Option 1: Humayun
Option 2: Akbar
Option 3: Hemu
Option 4: Sher Shah
Correct Answer: Humayun
Solution : The correct answer is Humayun.
On May 17, 1540, Sher Shah Suri and Humayun engaged in combat in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India. This battle, also known as the Battle of Bilgram, ended with Humayun's defeat.
Question : Which of the following state governments announced a four-year mentorship programme called 'Project Arohan', to provide guidance to students and improve their skills, in February 2022?
Option 1: Assam
Option 2: Uttar Pradesh
Option 3: Karnataka
Option 4: Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: Assam
Solution : The correct answer is Assam
To help students develop their abilities and receive assistance, the Assam government has started a four-year mentorship initiative named Project Arohan. To do this, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Anita Rajan, CEO of Tata STRIVE, a Tata
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
A clinical thermometer consists of a long, narrow, uniform glass tube.
Option 1: consisting of a
Option 2: No improvement required
Option 3: consist of a
Option 4: consisted in a
Correct Answer: No improvement required
Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.
The original sentence effectively conveys information about a clinical thermometer, providing clear and concise details about its composition. There is no need for improvement, as the sentence is grammatically correct and appropriately describes the
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at 1, 2, and 3, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. If no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.
I have studied such characters at a close hand.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
It best captures the intended meaning of the sentence. At close hand is an idiomatic expression that means observing or studying something or someone from a close distance. It implies that the speaker has had the opportunity to
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.
A young man walks toward me with a stick slung across his back and a (1)_______ of sheep at his feet, which carry him down the path (2)______ a crowd of rowdy children. An older man follows, weatherworn but still (3)______, a rifle over his left shoulder. He clicks his tongue to (4)______ the flock. Behind him are two women on horses; I guess (5)______ are his wife and daughter.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: strong
Option 2: stick
Option 3: thin
Option 4: slow
Correct Answer: strong
Strong is the appropriate choice in this context. This helps convey the intended meaning that an older man followed the young man, who seemed aged but showed great physical power, as he was holding a rifle over
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.
In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______ New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: rest
Option 2: hang
Option 3: poised
Option 4: hanged
Correct Answer: hang
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word hang is used in the context of paintings being displayed on a wall in a gallery. Paintings are often said to hang on the walls, so it is the most appropriate term for describing their placement
Question : Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word.
A war has been unleashed on financial untouchability.
Option 1: confined
Option 2: unchained
Option 3: regarded
Option 4: free
Correct Answer: confined
The underlined word unleashed means to release, set free, or initiate something powerful or intense. In this case, the antonym for "unleashed" would be confined, which indicates restricting or limiting something.
The meanings of the other words
Question : Who were the prime accused in the Assembly bomb case that took place in 1929 Delhi?
Option 1: Udham Singh and Mangal Pandey
Option 2: Surya Sen and Ram Prasad
Option 3: Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
Option 4: Ram Prasad and Ashfaqulla
Correct Answer: Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
Solution : The correct answer is Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt detonated two explosives inside the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929. The Defence of India Act was the target of the demonstration.
Snail slime is made (1)_______a mixture of substances. It is mostly water (2)______with proteins and some carbohydrates and minerals, (3)________into a sort of jelly. This jelly is (4)_________"mucus". It's not that different from the snot that comes out of your nose when you have a (5)_________. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: for
Option 2: of
Option 3: up
Option 4: upon
Correct Answer: of
Solution : The second option is correct.
The phrase (made of) is commonly used to indicate the composition or ingredients of something. In this context, it suggests that snail slime is composed of or formed from a mixture of substances.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Sturdy
Option 1: Delicate
Option 2: Dragging
Option 3: Tiny
Option 4: Drab
Correct Answer: Delicate
Delicate is the antonym of sturdy, as it signifies something fragile or easily damaged, contrasting with the strength and robustness associated with sturdy.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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