Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bury the hatchet
Option 1: To change the plans
Option 2: To make secret preparations to attack
Option 3: To settle disputes
Option 4: To hide something controversial
Correct Answer: To settle disputes
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The idiom bury the hatchet is a figurative expression that means to make peace, reconcile, or put an end to a conflict or disagreement. It implies the act of ending hostilities and moving forward amicably.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When it (1)______ to witnessing wars, famines, or disease outbreaks on the news, guilt may (2)______ us to volunteer or donate money. Watching the generosity of other people (3)______ play an active role in helping others is also guilt-provoking, which can (4)______turn activate us to take similar (5)______ thus paying forward.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: who
Option 2: Whose
Option 3: Whom
Option 4: Which
Correct Answer: who
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The word "who" is used to refer to people. In this context, it indicates that the subject of the sentence is "other people" and describes their actions in actively helping others. "Who" is a relative pronoun used
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
No matter how (1)________ time you (2)___________ to improve your mental and emotional health, you will still need the company of (3)_________ to feel and function at your best. Humans are social (4)__________ with emotional needs for relationships and positive connections to others. We're not meant to survive, (5)_________ alone thrive, in isolation.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. (3)
Option 1: some
Option 2: any
Option 3: others
Option 4: few
Correct Answer: others
Solution : The correct option to fill in the blank is the third option.
Explanation: The word "others" is the most appropriate choice as it refers to additional people or companions. The word "some" would not convey the idea of companionship; "any" is too general; and
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given question figure – 1. The triangle and arrow are moved corner by corner in an anticlockwise direction. 2. The triangle is rotated by 180° and the arrow is rotated by 90° in an anticlockwise direction. So, following the above pattern, the required
Question : In which year did Mahatma Gandhi first introduce a nationwide Satyagraha in India?
Option 1: 1915
Option 2: 1921
Option 3: 1919
Option 4: 1916
Correct Answer: 1919
Solution : The correct option is 1919.
In 1919, Mahatma Gandhi started India's first nationwide Satyagraha. The Rowlatt Satyagraha, a large-scale demonstration, was orchestrated to challenge the oppressive Rowlatt Act, enacted by the British colonial administration. Gandhi spearheaded the Rowlatt Satyagraha, one of the first campaigns of
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
I was at a party / with some off my / friends in Mumbai.
Option 1: friends in Mumbai
Option 2: with some off my
Option 3: No error
Option 4: I was at a party
Correct Answer: with some off my
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
The phrase some off should be replaced with some of, as it means a part of a larger group or quantity. This helps convey the intended meaning that the speaker was at a
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All B is M. II. Some J is B. Conclusions: I. Some M is not B. II. No J is M.
Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion follows
Option 4: Only conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statement is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some M is not B – It is a possibility that some parts of the circle representing M are not overlapped by the
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ANTQ, YMRP, ? UKNN, SJLM
Option 1: WLPO
Option 2: WLQO
Option 3: XLPO
Option 4: WLPQ
Correct Answer: WLPO
Solution : Given: ANTQ, YMRP, ? UKNN, SJLM
In the above-given series, subtract 2 and 1 alternately from the place value of each letter. ANTQ→A – 2 = Y; N – 1 = M; T – 2 = R; Q – 1 = P YMRP→Y – 2
Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 16, 32, 14, 19, 37, 21, 22, 42, ?, 25, 47, 35
Option 1: 34
Option 2: 26
Option 3: 32
Option 4: 28
Correct Answer: 28
Solution : Given: 16, 32, 14, 19, 37, 21, 22, 42, ?, 25, 47, 35 The series split into three subseries: (I)16, 19, 22,25 (II) 32, 37, 42,47 (III) 14, 21, ?, 35 In series I add 3, in II add 5 and in III add 7
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in (2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____ form of love and brings man into the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: mention
Option 2: inspection
Option 3: position
Option 4: relation
Correct Answer: relation
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The term that fits best in this context is relation, as it implies a connection or association between love and the various instincts in man. This choice provides a coherent and meaningful sentence structure.
Therefore, the correct answer
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