Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Two cubes each of edge 14 cm are joined to form a single cuboid. What is the volume of the cuboid formed?
Option 1: 5022 cm3
Option 2: 5244 cm3
Option 3: 5666 cm3
Option 4: 5488 cm3
Correct Answer: 5488 cm3
Solution : Let's denote the edge length of each cube as, Edge = 14 cm The length and width of the cuboid are Length = Width = 14 cm and the height is ⇒ H = 2 × Edge = (2 × 14) cm So,
Question : Decibel is the unit used for:
Option 1: speed of light
Option 2: intensity of heat
Option 3: intensity of sound
Option 4: radio wave frequency
Correct Answer: intensity of sound
Solution : The correct answer is the intensity of sound.
Decibel is the unit of intensity of sound. It is a measure of the loudness of the sound on a logarithmic scale. When the level of sound increases by 3 decibels, the intensity of
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 169 : 12 :: 81 : ?
Option 1: 9
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Given: 169 : 12 :: 81 : ?
Square the first term, and then subtract 1 from the resultant, to get the second term – Like, 169 : 12→√(169) = 13; 13 – 1 = 12 Similarly, follow the same pattern for 81 : ?→
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
Flowers (1) / that are just picked (2) / begins to rot in 15 seconds. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
Flowers is a plural noun, and thus begins must be replaced with the plural form of the verb begin to maintain the subject-verb agreement in the sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Flowers that are
Question : A trader marked the price of a commodity to include a profit of 25% but allowed a discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit will be:
Option 1: $16\%$
Option 2:
$25\%$
Option 3:
$5\%$
Option 4:
$9\%$
Correct Answer:
Solution : Let the cost price as $\mathrm{Rs.}\;\mathrm{C}$ and the marked price as $\mathrm{Rs.}\;\mathrm{M}$. The trader marked the price of the commodity to include a profit of $25\%$. $\mathrm{M = C + 0.25C = 1.25C}$ The trader allowed a discount of $16\%$ on the marked price. The
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
She was bored because she didn't have any work to does.
Option 1: work to done
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: work to do
Option 4: works to do
Correct Answer: work to do
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In the sentence provided, the segment "to does" contains an error.
The word "do" in this context is the base form of the verb and is used after the preposition "to". When using the infinitive
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She was trying to help that little boy in the grocery_______.
Option 1: road
Option 2: asylum
Option 3: store
Option 4: park
Correct Answer: store
Explanation:
A store refers to a grocery store, a place where food and other household items are sold. It fits the context of someone helping a little boy in a grocery store. The sentence suggests that the woman
Question : Which Guru of Kuchipudi dance form received Padma Bhushan in the year 1998?
Option 1: Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam
Option 2: Uday Shankar
Option 3: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Option 4: Guru Bipin Singh
Correct Answer: Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam
Solution : The correct answer is Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam.
Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam received Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions to Kuchipudi dance. Chinna Satyam started the Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras in 1963. Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Option 1: Connievence
Option 2: Conniavance
Option 3: Connivance
Option 4: Conivance
Correct Answer: Connivance
Connivance is the correct spelling of the word, which refers to the act of secretly cooperating or conspiring, especially in wrongdoing.
Therefore, the word that is correctly spelt is connivance.
Question : Who among the following revived Kuchipudi, started his own 'Kuchipudi Dance Academy' in Chennai and received 'Padma Bhushan' in 1998?
Option 1: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Option 3: Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam
Solution : The correct option is Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam.
Indian classical dancer and choreographer Vempati Chinna Satyam was a well-known figure who was instrumental in bringing Kuchipudi back to life and popularizing it. In 1963, he established the Kuchipudi Art Academy in Chennai,
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