Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Dry deciduous forests are found in areas with rainfall between approx____________.
Option 1: 150 cm and 120 cm
Option 2: 100 cm and 70 cm
Option 3: 200 cm and 150 cm
Option 4: 80 cm and 50 cm
Correct Answer: 100 cm and 70 cm
Solution : The correct answer is 100 cm and 70 cm.
Dry deciduous forests thrive in regions with rainfall ranging approximately between 100 cm and 70 cm. These forests, characterized by trees that shed their leaves during the dry season, adapt to moderate
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
Option 1: Trust
Option 2: Shopping
Option 3: Forciing
Option 4: Wave
Correct Answer: Forciing
Solution : The incorrectly spelled word is the third option.
Explanation: The correct spelling is forcing, but forciing has a misspelling with an extra "i". The correct form should be forcing, which is the present participle of the verb force.
Therefore, the correct spelling is forciing.
Question : As announced in the Union Budget of Financial Year 2022, corporate surcharge was reduced from 12% to ______.
Option 1: 7%
Option 2: 8%
Option 3: 1%
Option 4: 9%
Correct Answer: 7%
Solution : The correct answer is 7%.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently presented Budget 2022 and announced that the government will reduce the corporate surcharge from 12% to 7%. Sitharaman suggested during the budget presentation raising the tax deduction cap for federal and state government employees
Question : Directions: Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: No apple is tasty. Some tasty are bitter. Conclusions: I. Some apples are bitter. II. No tasty is an apple.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some apples are bitter – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that no relation between the circles of apple and bitter
Question : Select the wrongly spelt word.
Option 1: pernicious
Option 2: prefunctory
Option 3: pariah
Option 4: peripheral
Correct Answer: prefunctory
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The correct spelling of the word is perfunctory, where "per" is the correct prefix indicating that something is done in a routine or mechanical way. In prefunctory, there is an incorrect prefix, "pre"
Question : Angela Merkel, who won the Nansen Refugee Award in October 2022 is___________.
Option 1: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Option 2: Secretary-General of the United Nations
Option 3: President of Ukraine
Option 4: Former German Chancellor
Correct Answer: Former German Chancellor
Solution : The correct answer is Former German Chancellor.
The United Nations refugee agency has awarded former German chancellor Angela Merkel the renowned Nansen Refugee Award, praising her for her unwavering commitment to safeguarding asylum seekers during her tenure.
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative. Sam was 24 years old when he __________to California.
Option 1: moving
Option 2: moves
Option 3: moved
Option 4: movement
Correct Answer: moved
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The sentence is about Sam's relocation to California, and the appropriate verb to use in this context should be "moved" as per the simple past tense to maintain tense consistency.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "Sam was
Question : Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is associated with __________ musical instrument
Option 1: piano
Option 2: sarod
Option 3: harmonica
Option 4: santoor
Correct Answer: santoor
Solution : The correct answer is santoor.
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was a prominent Indian classical musician and a trailblazer in the world of music, particularly known for his mastery of the santoor. Credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select No error'. Although people had been on watch and / the watchkeepers were very, very tired, / everyone were up and buzzing.
Option 1: everyone were up and buzzing.
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: Although people had been on watch and
Option 4: the watchkeepers were very, very tired,
Correct Answer: everyone were up and buzzing.
Solution : The segment with a grammatical error is the first option.
Explanation: The error in the original sentence is the incorrect use of the verb "were" with the subject "everyone." "Everyone" is a singular pronoun, and it requires a singular verb form,
Question : Which Odissi dancer was the first dancer of foreign origin to be conferred the Padma Shri in 2006 ?
Option 1: Ileana Citaristi
Option 2: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Option 3: Sofia Boutella
Option 4: Eri Nakamura
Correct Answer: Ileana Citaristi
Solution : The correct answer is Ileana Citaristi.
Ileana Citaristi, an Italian Odissi and Chhau dancer, resides in Bhubaneswar, India. Her notable achievements include winning the 43rd National Film Award for Best Choreography in 1995 for "Yugant." In 2006, she made history as the first foreign-origin
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