Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
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. As an industrial solvent, pyridine is used in a (1)______ range of manufacturing processes. It is also a by-product of coking coal, a crucial (2)______ for steel production. The Tees area was home to both steel and chemical (3)_____ and the discharge of contaminated effluent (4)_________ the river and surrounding wetlands has been (5)________ practice, often with minimal or no treatment.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: into
Option 2: on
Option 3: to
Option 4: in
Correct Answer: into
Solution : The first option is correct.
The word (into) is appropriate in this context because it indicates the direction of the discharge, implying that the contaminated effluent is released into the river and surrounding wetlands.
The use of (into) helps convey the action of
Question : Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word. The peach tree is most productive when the roots are kept near the surface.
Option 1: futile
Option 2: lush
Option 3: potent
Option 4: fertile
Correct Answer: futile
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
Productive, in the context of the sentence means yielding a significant amount of fruit or output. The opposite of this would be futile, which means producing no useful result, being unsuccessful, or being ineffective.
The meanings of the
Question : Directions: In the following question, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Statements: All crows are birds. All peacocks are crows. Conclusions: I. All peacocks are birds. II. All birds are peacocks.
Option 1: Both I and II follow
Option 2: Neither I nor II follows
Option 3: Only I follows
Option 4: Only II follows
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All peacocks are birds – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circle representing peacocks completely lies inside the circle representing
Question : Palk Strait separates
Option 1: India and Pakistan
Option 2: India and Burma
Option 3: India and Sri Lanka
Option 4: India and Afghanistan
Correct Answer: India and Sri Lanka
Solution : The correct option is India and Sri Lanka.
The Jaffna District of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu in India are separated by the Palk Strait. It links Palk Bay in the southwest with the Bay of Bengal in the northeast. It measures
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
Option 1: 28
Option 2: 35
Option 3: 42
Option 4: 49
Correct Answer: 35
Solution : Given:
The pattern can be observed running horizontally along the rows. First row→7 × 9 = 63 Second row→6 × 8 = 48 Similarly, follow the same pattern for the third row→5 × 7 = 35
Question : Which of the following musical instruments is Ustad Zakir Hussain primarily associated with?
Option 1: Harmonium
Option 2: Tabla
Option 3: Santoor
Option 4: Flute
Correct Answer: Tabla
Solution : The correct answer is Tabla.
India's most well-known classical tabla musician is Ustad Zakir Hussain, son of tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha. He is well respected in both the percussion and larger music communities. He was awarded a Padma Shri in 1988 and a
Question : 63 men can complete a work in 30 days. In how many days 21 men will do the same work?
Option 1: 70 days
Option 2: 85 days
Option 3: 90 days
Option 4: 88 days
Correct Answer: 90 days
Solution : Here $M_1=63,M_2=21,$ and $D_1=30$ We know, $M_1 ×D_1=M_2 ×D_2$ $⇒63 × 30 = 21 ×D_2$ $\therefore D_2=90$ Hence, the correct answer is 90 days.
Question : $\mathrm{N}_1$ alone can do 20% of a piece of work in 6 days, $\mathrm{N}_2$ alone can do 20% of the same work in 4 days, and $\mathrm{N}_3$ alone can do 50% of the same work in 12 days. In how many days can they complete the work, if all of them work together?
Option 1: 10 days
Option 2: $\frac{120}{13}$ days
Option 3: 8 days
Option 4: $\frac{120}{17}$ days
Correct Answer: 8 days
Solution : $N_1$ alone can do 20% of a piece of work in 6 days. = 100% = 30 days $N_2$ alone can do 20% of the same work in 4 days. = 100% = 20 days $N_3$ alone can do 50% of the same work
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. Refute : Approve :: Admire : ?
Option 1: Applaud
Option 2: Proud
Option 3: Appreciate
Option 4: Criticize
Correct Answer: Criticize
Solution : Given: Refute : Approve :: Admire : ?
Like, Approve is the antonym of Refute. Similarly, the antonym of admire is Criticize.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. The sound of owls
Option 1: Honk
Option 2: Neigh
Option 3: Croak
Option 4: Hoot
Correct Answer: Hoot
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The word hoot specifically describes the characteristic sound made by owls. It is the onomatopoeic representation of the distinctive call or vocalisation produced by owls, and it is commonly associated with their nighttime activities.
Therefore, the right answer
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