Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Option 1: Coal
Option 2: Mineral Oil
Option 3: Natural gas
Option 4: Forests
Correct Answer: Forests
Solution : The correct answer is Forests.
Renewable resources are derived from natural sources and can be replenished. Forests can be considered renewable resources if we promote afforestation. While the other options, such as natural gas, coal, and mineral oil, are all non-renewable resources, we cannot
Question : When was the Minimum Wages Act enacted in India?
Option 1: 1936
Option 2: 1948
Option 3: 1951
Option 4: 1956
Correct Answer: 1948
Solution : The correct option is 1948.
In 1948, India passed the Minimum Wages Act. On March 15, 1948, it came into effect. By fixing and updating the rates of wages that may be used, this legislation aims to protect the interests of labourers or workers who
Question : The area of a square is 1296 cm2 and the radius of a circle is $\frac{7}{6}$ of the length of a side of the square. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the square and the circumference of the circle? [Use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$ ]
Option 1: 13 : 11
Option 2: 8 : 11
Option 3: 6 : 11
Option 4: 3 : 7
Correct Answer: 6 : 11
Solution : Area of the square = 1296 cm$^2$ Radius of the circle = $\frac{7}{6}$ of the length of a side of the square Area of the square = Side$^2$ = 1296 Side = $\sqrt{1296}$ = 36 cm Now, Radius of circle = $\frac{7}{6}\times 36$
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, BROWN is written as CSPXO and CHAIR is written as DIBJS. How will COACH be written in that language?
Option 1: DPCDJ
Option 2: DPBDK
Option 3: DPBDJ
Option 4: DPBDI
Correct Answer: DPBDI
Solution : Given: BROWN is written as CSPXO and CHAIR is written as DIBJS.
Add 1 in the place value of each letter of BROWN, to obtain the required code – B + 1 = C; R + 1 = S; O + 1 = P;
Question : Directions: Six girls Mansi, Shweta, Monika, Payal, Aarti, and Kajal are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Kajal is to the immediate left of Mansi. Shweta is third to the left of Mansi. Payal is second to the right of Kajal. Monika is not second to the left of Mansi. Who is fourth to the right of Aarti?
Option 1: Payal
Option 2: Shweta
Option 3: Monika
Option 4: Kajal
Correct Answer: Monika
Solution : Given: (I) Kajal is to the immediate left of Mansi. Shweta is third to the left of Mansi.
(II) Payal is second to the right of Kajal. Monika is not second to the left of Mansi.
So, Monika is fourth to the right of Aarti.
Question : Which of the following is/are example(s) of cold-blooded animals? I. Turtles II. Snakes
Option 1: Both I and II
Option 2: Neither I nor II
Option 3: Only I
Option 4: Only II
Correct Answer: Both I and II
Solution : The correct option is Both I and II.
Snakes and turtles are two examples of creatures with cold blood. Animals classified as cold-blooded or ectothermic adjust their body temperature externally in response to environmental temperature changes. Reptiles like turtles and snakes
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error.' He consolidated control over all the provinces of the Great Britain and some 'of northern Gaul, while Maximian dealt with other uprisings.
Option 1: Of northern Gaul while Maximian dealt with other uprisings
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: He consolidated control over all the
Option 4: Provinces of the Great Britain and some
Correct Answer: Provinces of the Great Britain and some
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
The phrase the Great Britain is incorrect. When referring to the collective territories, it should be Great Britain without the article the. The corrected version removes the article before Great Britain to
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Appease
Option 2: Aberrant
Option 3: Arbitrary
Option 4: Incipid
Correct Answer: Incipid
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The incorrectly spelt word is incipid. The correct spelling is insipid, which means lacking flavour or interest. The incorrect spelling contains the wrong consonant "c" in place of "s".
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Sun Tzu says that ______ the enemy without battle requires greater skill than winning on the battlefield.
Option 1: defeated
Option 2: defeating
Option 3: in defeating
Option 4: defeat
Correct Answer: defeating
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
When the construction says that, the verb that follows should be in the present participle form, which is defeating in this case.
This structure maintains grammatical accuracy and coherence in conveying the idea that Sun Tzu asserts that
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
Killing of one person by another.
Option 1: Homicide
Option 2: Fratricide
Option 3: Genocide
Option 4: Filicide
Correct Answer: Homicide
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Homicide is the appropriate term for the killing of one person by another because it broadly encompasses any unlawful killing of one person by another individual.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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