Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The slant height and the radius of a right circular cone are 11 cm and 6 cm, respectively. What is the curved surface area of the cone?
Option 1: $74 \pi\; {cm}^2$
Option 2: $60 \pi \;{cm}^2$
Option 3: $44 \pi\; {cm}^2$
Option 4: $66 \pi \;{cm}^2$
Correct Answer: $66 \pi \;{cm}^2$
Solution : Given, The slant height of the cone = 11 cm The radius of the cone = 6 cm The curved surface area of a cone = πrl, where r is the radius and l is the slant height of the cone. = $π$
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Red kites were considered vermin across Britain and Ireland (1)____ the 16th century and their numbers were rigorously (2)____ While public perceptions have changed, gamekeepers and farmers still (3)____ shoot, poison and trap red kites for the (4)_______ harm they cause to livestock and game. In 2020 alone, 20 red kites were confirmed to have been (5)______ this way in the UK.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: kicked
Option 2: dirty
Option 3: perceived
Option 4: shipped
Correct Answer: perceived
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The sentence indicates that gamekeepers and farmers shoot, poison, and trap red kites based on the perceived harm they believe the birds cause, implying that this harm is subjective and not necessarily proven. The term perceived suggests that
Question : A purchased a book for INR 1,600. A sold it to B at a loss of 10% and B sold it to C at a loss of 20%. At what price did C purchase this book?
Option 1: INR 1,224
Option 2: INR 1,442
Option 3: INR 1,152
Option 4: INR 1,098
Correct Answer: INR 1,152
Solution : The cost price for A = INR 1600 A sold it to B at a loss of 10% Cost price for B = 90% of A = $\frac{90}{100}\times1600=1440$ B sold it to C at a loss of 20% Cost price for C = 80%
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. Fishermen make their lives from the sea.
Option 1: there livings
Option 2: his living
Option 3: their live
Option 4: No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The given sentence is structured properly and grammatically correct.
Therefore, the given sentence is correct and requires no improvement.
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 astronaut is tall. Some tall are blue. Conclusions: I. Some astronauts are blue. II. No tall is an astronaut.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows.
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow.
Option 3: Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
Option 4: Only conclusion II follows.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows.
Solution : According to the given statements, the Venn diagram is given below – Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some astronauts are blue – As shown in the Venn diagram, the circles of the astronaut and blue are independent as no relation
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (7, 49, 343)
Option 1: (5, 25, 625)
Option 2: (11, 121, 1321)
Option 3: (13, 169, 2197)
Option 4: (3, 9, 29)
Correct Answer: (13, 169, 2197)
Solution : Given: (7, 49, 343)
Like, (7, 49, 343)→(7)2 = 49; (7)3 = 343
Let's check the options – First option: (5, 25, 625)→(5)2 = 25; (5)3 = 125 ≠ 625 Second option: (11, 121, 1321)→(11)2 = 121; (11)
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. OMP : QPT :: FOR : ?
Option 1: HSV
Option 2: HRU
Option 3: HRV
Option 4: HSU
Correct Answer: HRV
Solution : Given: OMP : QPT :: FOR : ?
Add the consecutive natural numbers (starting from 2) to the place value of the letters of OMP to get the related letter cluster. O + 2 = Q; M + 3 = P; P + 4 =
Question : Which of the following are important steel-producing centres in India? I. Bhilai II. Jamshedpur III. Rourkela
Option 1: I and II only
Option 2: I and III only
Option 3: II and III only
Option 4: I, II and III
Correct Answer: I, II and III
Solution : The correct answer is I, II and III.
Bhilai, Jamshedpur and Rourkela are all important steel-producing centres in India. Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh, Tata Steel in Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), and Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha are major contributors to India's steel production,
Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative. I bowed to him, but he ______ not to see me.
Option 1: seems
Option 2: seeming
Option 3: seemingly
Option 4: seemed
Correct Answer: seemed
Solution : The correct option will be the fourth option.
In this context, the word seemed suggests that despite the narrator bowing to him, the other person did not appear to notice or acknowledge the gesture.
Seemed indicates a perception or appearance rather than stating a definitive
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I organised my dressing table by putting all the rubber bands_____ the drawer.
Option 1: for
Option 2: in
Option 3: on
Option 4: at
Correct Answer: in
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The preposition "in" is appropriate in this context. When organising items inside a drawer, we use "in" to indicate the location.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: I organised my dressing table by putting all the rubber bands in
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