Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
______ is going to take the responsibility for this failure?
Option 1: Whom
Option 2: Who
Option 3: Which
Option 4: Whose
Correct Answer: Who
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Who is the subjective form used as the subject of a sentence or clause. In this case, it refers to the person who will take responsibility for the failure.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: Who is going to
Question : _____ refers to a method adopted by the Central Bank to persuade or convince commercial banks to advance credit in the economic interest of the country.
Option 1: Marginal Standing Facility
Option 2: Moral Suasion
Option 3: Credit Rationing
Option 4: Margin Requirements
Correct Answer: Moral Suasion
Solution : The correct option is Moral suasion.
Moral suasion is a method employed by central banks to influence or persuade commercial banks to act in a certain way, typically in line with the economic policies and objectives of the central bank. This persuasion is
Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Plain
Option 1: Stupid
Option 2: Fancy
Option 3: Crazy
Option 4: Mean
Correct Answer: Fancy
Explanation: Plain refers to something simple, ordinary, or without decorative elements. The opposite of this would be fancy, which implies something elaborate, decorative, or ornate.
Therefore, the correct antonym is fancy.
The meanings of the
It was raining heavily, that’s why your father ______ at my place last night.
Option 1: delayed
Option 2: peddled
Option 3: stayed
Option 4: berated
Correct Answer: stayed
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: In this context, the most suitable word is stayed. The sentence indicates that due to heavy rain, the person's father chose to remain or spend the night at the speaker's place instead of going elsewhere.
The meanings
Question : Directions: The number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series increases by one. Which of the following series observes the ruling?
Option 1: ACFJOU
Option 2: JLNPOQ
Option 3: ZXMKJL
Option 4: KCAOPQ
Correct Answer: ACFJOU
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: ACFJOU ⇒ A + 2 = C; C + 3 = F; F + 4 = J; J + 5 = O; O + 6 = U This option follows the given pattern. Second option: JLNPOQ ⇒ J
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series. 40, 43, 52, 79, 160, ?
Option 1: 415
Option 2: 410
Option 3: 403
Option 4: 413
Correct Answer: 403
Solution : Given: 40, 43, 52, 79, 160, ?
Add thrice the difference of the previous number, to get the next number – 40 + 3 = 43; 43 + (3 × 3) = 43 + 9 = 52; 52 + (9 × 3) = 52 +
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
Option 1: Shocker
Option 2: Tram
Option 3: Booking
Option 4: Rubing
Correct Answer: Rubing
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The correct spelling is "rubbing", not "rubing", which means the act of applying pressure with a repeated back-and-forth motion.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Shocker means something surprising or shocking; a person or thing
Question : In which of the following decades there was a negative growth rate in the Indian population?
Option 1: 1911-1921
Option 2: 1941-1951
Option 3: 1961-1971
Option 4: 1921-1931
Correct Answer: 1911-1921
Solution : The correct option is 1911-1921.
India experienced its sole negative population growth in the 1911-1921 decade, declining by 0.31%. Factors included the devastating Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, which caused around 18 million deaths, the repercussions of World War I impacting the economy and
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship in the set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g.13 – operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (500, 450, 400) (600, 550, 500)
Option 1: (300, 350, 250)
Option 2: (400, 350, 300)
Option 3: (350, 300, 200)
Option 4: (800, 750, 650)
Correct Answer: (400, 350, 300)
Solution : Given: (500, 450, 400); (600, 550, 500)
Subtract 50 from the first and second numbers, to get the second and third numbers respectively – (500, 450, 400)→500 – 50 = 450; 450 – 50 = 400 (600, 550, 500)→600 – 50 = 550;
Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option. Earlier I'd thought that it was for my sake, but then I learnt ____ Arjun the power to resist her.
Option 1: what has gave
Option 2: what gives
Option 3: what give
Option 4: what gave
Correct Answer: what gave
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The sentence is in the past tense, so the verb should also be in the past tense. Learnt is already in the past tense, so the verb give that follows it should be in the past tense to maintain
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