Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
It is expected that this police power will only apply to air and (sea routes between the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland).
Option 1: sea routes across the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Option 2: sea routes across the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland
Option 3: sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Option 4: No substitution required
Correct Answer: sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
When referring to countries, continents, states, or regions by their proper names, it's common to omit the definite article ("the"). Great Britain and Northern Ireland are proper nouns denoting specific
Question : A leaves station P at 8:00 a.m. and reaches station Q at 11:00 a.m. B leaves Station Q at 9:00 a.m. and reaches Station P at 11:00 a.m. At what time will they cross each other?
Option 1: 10:00 a.m.
Option 2: 10:05 a.m.
Option 3: 9:48 a.m.
Option 4: 9:52 a.m.
Correct Answer: 9:48 a.m.
Solution : A leaves station P at 8:00 a.m. and reaches station Q at 11:00 a.m ⇒ Time taken by A = 3 hrs B leaves Station Q at 9:00 a.m. and reaches Station P at 11:00 a.m ⇒ Time taken by B = 2 hrs
Question : Which Indian reformer is regarded as the "Father of Bengali Prose"?
Option 1: Keshab Chandra Sen
Option 2: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Option 3: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Option 4: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Correct Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Solution : The correct answer is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is regarded as the father of Bengali prose. He was a prominent Indian educator and social reformer of the 19th century. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar got the Vidyasagar title after his incredible performance in
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. I'll see you in the meets next week
Option 1: at the meeting
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: of the meeting
Option 4: on the meeting
Correct Answer: at the meeting
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Explanation: The original sentence is incorrect as it wrongly uses "in" instead of "at" when referring to a meeting. "In" indicates a general location, while "at" is appropriate for specifying a particular event, such as
Question : The radius of the base of a conical tent is 8 m and its height is 15 m, what is the cost of the material needed to make it if it costs Rs. 54 per $\pi\ \mathrm{m}^2$?
Option 1: INR 6454
Option 2: INR 7344
Option 3: INR 8678
Option 4: INR 7454
Correct Answer: INR 7344
Solution : The radius of the base of a conical tent, $r$ = 8 m Height, $h$ = 15 m $\therefore$ Slant height, $l$ = $\sqrt{r^2 + h^2}=\sqrt{8^2 + 15^2}=\sqrt{289}= 17$ m Curved surface area of cone = $\pi rl=8 × 17× \pi=136\pi$ m2 Cost
Question : which of the following is correct about Insulin?
Option 1: increases blood sugar
Option 2: decreases blood sugar
Option 3: constricts blood vessels
Option 4: stimulates lactation
Correct Answer: decreases blood sugar
Solution : The correct answer is decreasing blood sugar.
Insulin and glycogen together regulate the blood sugar level in the human body. Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas which decreases the blood sugar level. It is released by beta cells in the 'islets
Question : Each side of a square is increased by 10%. The percentage increase in its area is:
Option 1: 25
Option 2: 12.5
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 21
Correct Answer: 21
Solution : Given: Each side of a square is increased by 10%. Let the sides of the square be 100 units. So, the area of the square = (100 × 100) = 10000 units After a 10% increase, the sides = (100 + 10) = 110 units
Question : Train P crosses train Q completely in 45 seconds while running in opposite directions. The lengths of train P and train Q are 1200 metres and 1500 metres respectively. The speed of train Q is 144 km/hr. In how much time can train P to cross an 1800 metres long platform?
Option 1: 180 seconds
Option 2: 175 seconds
Option 3: 120 seconds
Option 4: 150 seconds
Correct Answer: 150 seconds
Solution : When two trains cross each other running in opposite directions, their relative speed is the sum of their speeds. Given that train P crosses train Q in 45 seconds, the total length they cover is the sum of their lengths i.e. 1200 m +
Question : The first high court in India was established in _______.
Option 1: 1860
Option 2: 1862
Option 3: 1867
Option 4: 1857
Correct Answer: 1862
Solution : The correct answer is 1862.
It was formally known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William. The first high court in India was established in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in the year 1862 during British rule. After the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857, the
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 58, 62, 71, 87, 112, ?
Option 1: 158
Option 2: 148
Option 3: 138
Option 4: 140
Correct Answer: 148
Solution : Given: 58, 62, 71, 87, 112, ?
In the above-given series, add squares of natural numbers to the previous numbers to obtain the next numbers. 58 + (2)2 = 58 + 4 = 62 62 + (3)2 = 62 + 9 = 71
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