The Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) conducts recruitment exams for various posts, such as Revenue Inspector (RI), Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), and AMIN. The exams assess candidates on various subjects such as General Knowledge, Mathematics, English, Odia, and Computer Skills. Preparing for these exams requires a solid understanding of key topics. To help you succeed, here are the top questions to master before the OSSSC RI, ARI, and AMIN 2024 exam.
Top Questions to Master Before the Test for OSSSC RI, ARI, AMIN 2024
- The World Meteorological Day is observed on:
(a) 21st March
(b) 22nd March
(c) 23rd March
(d) 24th March
Ans: (c) 23rd March - The World Earth Day is observed on:
(a) 20th April
(b) 21st April
(c) 22nd April
(d) 23rd April
Ans: (c) 22nd April - Majuli, the biggest riverine island, is located on which river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Godavari
Ans: (c) Brahmaputra - The World Book and Copyright Day is observed on:
(a) 22nd April
(b) 23rd April
(c) 24th April
(d) 25th April
Ans: (b) 23rd April - The Gandak River originates from:
(a) Yamunotri Glacier
(b) Dhaulagiri
(c) Mapchachungo Glacier
(d) Milan Glacier
Ans: (b) Dhaulagiri - The Kosi River is also known as:
(a) Sapt Kosi
(b) Arun Kosi
(c) Tamur Kosi
(d) Son Kosi
Ans: (a) Sapt Kosi - The Yamuna River merges with the Ganga at:
(a) Varanasi
(b) Kanpur
(c) Prayagraj
(d) Patna
Ans: (c) Prayagraj - The main stream of the Kosi River is:
(a) Yamuna
(b) Arun
(c) Chambal
(d) Ghaghra
Ans: (b) Arun - The emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution are derived from: (a) Germany
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
Ans: (a) Germany - The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution are taken from:
(a) USA
(b) USSR
(c) UK
(d) Canada
Ans: (b) USSR - If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is ENEMY coded?
A. GQZOC
B. GMZOC
C. GQZNC
D. GQYOC
Solution:
Each letter is shifted two places forward.
FRIEND (F=H, R=U, I=M, E=J, N=T, D=K). Similarly, ENEMY (E=G, N=Q, E=Z, M=O, Y=C).
Correct Answer: A. GQZOC - Which of the following Venn diagrams best illustrates the relationship among Earth, Planet, and Sun?
Solution:
Earth is a part of the Planet, and Planets are part of the Solar System around the Sun.
Correct Answer: B. Three circles with Earth inside Planet and Planet inside Sun - Which Venn diagram best illustrates the relationship among Students, Boys, and Girls?
Solution:
Boys and Girls are subsets of Students.
Correct Answer: A. Two intersecting circles within a larger circle - Statements: All dogs are cats. All cats are animals.
Conclusions:
All dogs are animals.
Some animals are cats.
A. Only 1 follows
B. Only 2 follows
C. Both 1 and 2 follow
D. Neither 1 nor 2 follows
Solution:
Both conclusions follow logically.
Correct Answer: C. Both 1 and 2 follow - Statements: Some apples are fruits. No fruit is a vegetable.
Conclusions:
Some apples are vegetables.
No apple is a vegetable.
A. Only 1 follows
B. Only 2 follows
C. Both 1 and 2 follow
D. Neither 1 nor 2 follows
Solution:
No apple is a vegetable.
Correct Answer: B. Only 2 follows - Question: How many children are there in the class?
Statements:
There are 24 chairs in the class.
There are 30 children in the class.
A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient.
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient.
C. Both statements together are sufficient.
D. Both statements together are not sufficient.
Solution: Statement 2 alone is sufficient. Correct Answer: B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient - Question: Is John older than Mike?
Statements:
John is older than Sara.
Sara is older than Mike.
A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient.
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient.
C. Both statements together are sufficient.
D. Both statements together are not sufficient.
Solution:
Both statements together are sufficient.
Correct Answer: C. Both statements together are sufficient - Assertion (A): Water boils at 100°C.
Reason (R): Water is a liquid.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
Solution:
Both are true, but R does not explain A.
Correct Answer: B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A - Assertion (A): Earth rotates on its axis.
Reason (R): Earth is a planet.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
Solution:
Both are true, but R does not explain A.
Correct Answer: B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A - Three friends, A, B, and C, are sitting in a row. B is to the right of A, and C is to the right of B. Who is sitting in the middle?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. Cannot be determined
Solution:
The order is A, B, C. So, B is in the middle.
Correct Answer: B. B - In a certain code, ‘123’ means ‘sweet and cold’, ‘147’ means ‘drink is sweet’, and ‘325’ means ‘hot and cold’. Which digit means ‘hot’?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Solution:
‘325’ and ‘123’ have ‘2’ in common which means ‘cold’. ‘325’ means ‘hot and cold’, so ‘5’ must mean ‘hot’.
Correct Answer: D. 5 - If the price of a book is increased by 20%, by what percentage should the sales price be decreased to bring it back to the original price? (a) 16%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 10%Ans: (a) 16%
Solution: Let the original price be 100. Increased price = 100 + 20% of 100 = 100 + 20 = 120. To bring it back to the original price, the sales price should be decreased by (120–100)/120 * 100 = 16.67%. - If 15% of a number is 45, what is 30% of that number?
(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 30
(d) 15
Ans: (a) 90
Solution: Let the number be “x.” 15% of x = 45. x = (45 * 100)/15 = 300. 30% of x = (30/100) * 300 = 90. - A TV was originally priced at $800. It is now being sold at a discount of 20%. What is the discounted price?
(a) $640
(b) $720
(c) $860
(d) $960
Ans: (a) $640
Solution: Discounted price = Original price — (Discount percentage * Original price). Discounted price = $800 — (20% * $800) = $800 — $160 = $640. - The average of five numbers is 32. If one of the numbers is 45, what is the average of the remaining numbers?
(a) 30
(b) 34
(c) 35
(d) 36
Ans: (c) 35 Solution: Sum of the five numbers = 32 * 5 = 160. Sum of the remaining four numbers = 160–45 = 115. Average of the remaining numbers = 115 / 4 = 28.75. - The average age of a family of four is 28 years. If the youngest member is 16 years old, what is the average age of the remaining three members?
(a) 30
(b) 32
(c) 34
(d) 36
Ans: (b) 32
Solution: Sum of the ages of the four family members = 28 * 4 = 112. Sum of the ages of the remaining three members = 112–16 = 96. Average age of the remaining members = 96 / 3 = 32. - If the ratio of apples to oranges in a basket is 3:2 and there are 25 oranges, how many apples are there in the basket?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
Ans: (c) 30
Solution: Since the ratio of apples to oranges is 3:2, for every 3 apples, there are 2 oranges. If there are 25 oranges, then there must be (3/2) * 25 = 37.5 apples. Rounding to the nearest whole number, there are 30 apples. - If the ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is 4:5, and there are 36 boys, how many girls are there in the classroom?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 45
Ans: (d) 45
Solution: Since the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5, for every 4 boys, there are 5 girls. If there are 36 boys, then there must be (5/4) * 36 = 45 girls. - The ratio of the lengths of two rectangles is 3:4. If the area of the smaller rectangle is 48 square units, what is the area of the larger rectangle?
(a) 64 square units
(b) 72 square units
(c) 96 square units
(d) 128 square units
Ans: (c) 96 square units
Solution: Let the lengths of the smaller rectangle be 3x and 4x, where x is a positive integer. The area of the smaller rectangle = (3x) * (4x) = 12x² = 48. Solving for x, we get x² = 4, so x = 2. The lengths of the smaller rectangle are 6 units and 8 units. The area of the larger rectangle = (4x) * (3x) = 12x² = 12 * 4 = 48 square units. - If John can complete a job in 8 hours and Sarah can complete the same job in 12 hours, how long will it take them to complete the job together?
(a) 3 hours
(b) 4 hours
(c) 5 hours
(d) 6 hours
Ans: (a) 3 hours
Solution: John’s work rate = 1 job / 8 hours = 1/8 job per hour. Sarah’s work rate = 1 job / 12 hours = 1/12 job per hour. Their combined work rate = (1/8 + 1/12) job per hour = (3/24 + 2/24) job per hour = 5/24 job per hour. Time taken to complete the job together = 24/5 hours = 4.8 hours. - If it takes 6 workers 8 hours to complete a project, how many hours would it take for 8 workers to complete the same project?
(a) 4 hours
(b) 6 hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 12 hours
Ans: (b) 6 hours
Solution: The number of workers and the time taken to complete a job are inversely proportional. Using the formula: (Number of workers) * (Time taken) = Constant. (6 workers) * (8 hours) = (8 workers) * (x hours). Solving for x, we get x = 6 hours. - ‘ରୋଗୀ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ?
A) ଅରୋଗ
B) ଅରୋଗୀ
C) ନିରୋଗ
D) ନିରୋଗୀ
Ans: C) ନିରୋଗ - ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁ ଯୋଡ଼ା ସମପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟବାଚୀ ଶବ୍ଦ ନୁହଁନ୍ତି?
A) ସିଂହ-କେଶରୀ
B) ଦେବତା-ଅମର
C) ନଭ-ନେତ୍ର
D) ଗାଭୀ-ଗୋମାତା
Ans: C) ନଭ-ନେତ୍ର - ନିମ୍ନୋକ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁଟି ଉପସର୍ଗରେ ଗଠିତ ଶବ୍ଦ ନୁହେଁ?
A) ଫିରୋଜ
B) ପ୍ରକୃଷ୍ଟ
C) ଉପନୀତ
D) ପ୍ରଗାଢ
Ans: A) ଫିରୋଜ - ‘ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ‘ ଶବ୍ଦର ‘ ନ୍ଦ୍ର’ ଯୁକ୍ତାକ୍ଷରଟି କେଉଁ କେଉଁ ବର୍ଷର ସଂଯୋଗରୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଛି?
A) ନ୍+ଦ୍+ର
B) ଦ୍+ର+ନ୍
C) ଦ୍+ନ୍+ର
D) ନ୍ଦ+ର
Ans: A) ନ୍+ଦ୍+ର - ‘ଅଗମୂଳ ନଥିବା’ – ରୂଢିଟିର ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ?
A) କିଛି ନ ବୁଝିବା
B) ଶୃଙ୍ଖଳା ନରହିବା
C) ଅଗ୍ରାଧିକାର
D) ସବୁବେଳେ ଗପିବା
Ans: B) ଶୃଙ୍ଖଳା ନରହିବା - ଶିରଃ+ଛେଦ=?
A) ଶିରୋଛେଦ
B) ଶିରଛେଦ
C) ଶିରଚ୍ଛେଦ
D) ଶିରଃଛେଦ
Ans: C) ଶିରଚ୍ଛେଦ - ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁଟି ‘ପ୍ରାଚୀ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ?
A) ପ୍ରତୀଚୀ
B) ପୂର୍ବ
C) ଅବାଚୀ
D) ଉଦିଚୀ
Ans: A) ପ୍ରତୀଚୀ - ‘କଳାକାଠ ପଡ଼ିଯିବା’– ରୂଢିଟିର ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ?
A) ପୋଡ଼ା କାଠ
B) କଳାଲୋକ
C) କଳା ରଙ୍ଗର କାଠ
D) ଶୁଖିଲା ଦିଶିବା
Ans: D) ଶୁଖିଲା ଦିଶିବା - ‘ଦେଖିବା ‘ – ଉକ୍ତ କ୍ରିୟାର ସଂସ୍କୃତ ଧାତୁ ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁଟି ହେବ ସୂଚାଅ?
A) ଦୃଷ୍ଟ
B) ଦ୍ରଶ୍
C) ଦେଖ୍
D) ଦୃଶ୍
Ans: C) ଦେଖ୍ - ‘ମିଶ୍ର’ – ଶବ୍ଦଟି କେଉଁ ବିଭକ୍ତି ଯୋଗେ ଗଠିତ?
A) ପଞ୍ଚମୀ
B) ଦ୍ଵିତୀୟା
C) ପ୍ରଥମା
D) ଷଷ୍ଠୀ
Ans: C) ପ୍ରଥମା - Choose the correct passive voice: The teacher asked the students a question.
A. The students were asked a question by the teacher.
B. A question was asked by the teacher to the students.
C. The students were asking a question.
D. The teacher asked a question to the students.
Answer: A. The students were asked a question by the teacher. - Identify the adverb in the sentence: “She spoke softly.”
A. She
B. Spoke
C. Softly
D. Spoke softly
Answer: C. Softly - What is the plural form of ‘Child’?
A. Childs
B. Childen
C. Children
D. Childies
Answer: C. Children - Choose the correct conjunction: I like tea, _____ I prefer coffee.
A. and
B. but
C. or
D. nor
Answer: B. but - What is the meaning of the acronym ‘NASA’?
A. National Aeronautics and Space Association
B. North American Space Agency
C. National Aerospace and Space Administration
D. National Astronautics and Space Association
Answer: C. National Aerospace and Space Administration - Select the correct spelling:
A. Conscientious
B. Conscietious
C. Consciencious
D. Concsientious
Answer: A. Conscientious - Identify the active voice: The book was read by John.
A. John read the book.
B. The book was being read by John.
C. The book has been read by John.
D. The book is read by John.
Anwer: A. John read the book. - What is the meaning of the phrase ‘To turn a blind eye’?
A. To ignore something intentionally
B. To focus on something attentively
C. To close one’s eyes
D. To appreciate beauty
Answer: A. To ignore something intentionally - Choose the correct tense: They _____ for two hours when I arrived.
A. are playing
B. have been playing
C. were playing
D. will play
Answer: B. have been playing
