Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : If the six-digit number 479xyz is exactly divisible by 7, 11, and 13, then {(y + z) ÷ x} is equal to:
Option 1: $4$
Option 2: $\frac{11}{9}$
Option 3: $\frac{7}{13}$
Option 4: $\frac{13}{7}$
Correct Answer: $4$
Solution : A 6-digit number in which a 3-digit repeat xyzxyz is divisible by 1001 and 1001 is divisible by 7, 11, and 13. ⇒ 479479 is divisible by 7, 11 and 13. Comparing 479479 with 479xyz. we get, $x = 4, y = 7 \text{ and
Question : Directions: The data given in the bar diagram relate to the department-wise admission of 320 students to B.Sc. (Honours) first-year classes of a certain college in the given five subjects. Study the graph and answer the questions.
The subject in which the difference in the number of male and female students is minimum is:
Option 1: Economics
Option 2: Physics
Option 3: Statistics
Option 4: Chemistry
Correct Answer: Statistics
Solution : As per the given graph, The difference between the number of male and female students in: Physics = 62 – 26 = 36 Chemistry = 61 – 24 = 37 Mathematics = 30 – 20 = 10 Statistics = 16 – 15 = 1 Economics
Question : The black soil of the Deccan Plateau lacks which of the following minerals?
Option 1: Phosphorus
Option 2: Potash
Option 3: Iron
Option 4: Lime
Correct Answer: Phosphorus
Solution : The correct answer is Phosphorus.
The black soil is also known as regur or black cotton soil. The soil is clayey and rich in lime, iron, magnesium, calcium carbonate and potash but it lacks phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matter. The soil can retain moisture
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. My final round of Spell Bee Competition is coming up and to win this event, I need to study hard from today.
Option 1: burn the books
Option 2: hit the books
Option 3: cut to the chase
Option 4: pour my heart out
Correct Answer: hit the books
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The idiom "hit the books" means to study intensively or to start studying with a focused effort. In the context of the sentence, it conveys the idea that the person needs to engage in serious and
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A person who is unduly anxious about his/her health
Option 1: disciplinarian
Option 2: antiquarian
Option 3: egalitarian
Option 4: valetudinarian
Correct Answer: valetudinarian
Solution : The correct solution is the fourth option.
Explanation: A valetudinarian is someone who is excessively anxious about their health, often imagining ailments or exaggerating minor health issues. This term precisely captures the idea of undue anxiety about one's health.
The meanings of the other
Question : Directions: In the following question, two statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III, and IV. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Statements: Ankit is a singer. All the singers are fat. Conclusions: I. Ankit is fat. II. All fat men are singers. III. Fat men are not singers. IV. Ankit is not fat.
Option 1: Only Conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only Conclusion II follows
Option 3: Only Conclusion III follows
Option 4: Only Conclusion IV follows
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows
Solution : Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Ankit is fat – According to the given statements, Ankit is a singer and all the singers are fat. Thus, Ankit is fat. Therefore, this conclusion is true. Conclusion (II): All fat men are singers
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term. QMDFEHKNJ : FDMQVJNKH :: ? : HELIOPTER
Option 1: LIEHLREPT
Option 2: ILEHOERTP
Option 3: ILEHLRETP
Option 4: ILEHORETP
Correct Answer: ILEHLRETP
Solution : Given: QMDFEHKNJ : FDMQVJNKH :: ? : HELIOPTER
Write the opposite letter of the fifth letter of the word QMDFEHKNJ and change the position of the first four and the last four letters as shown – Thus, QMDFEHKNJ is coded as FDMQVJNKH. Similarly, follow the
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The study of the human mind
Option 1: Psychology
Option 2: Microbiology
Option 3: Epidemiology
Option 4: Anthropology
Correct Answer: Psychology
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The term psychology is the most suitable one-word substitute for "the study of the human mind" because it specifically refers to the scientific discipline that investigates mental processes and behaviours
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : Planned economic development in India began in ______ with the inception of the First Five-Year Plan.
Option 1: 1948
Option 2: 1951
Option 3: 1956
Option 4: 1958
Correct Answer: 1951
Solution : The correct answer is 1951.
Though theoretical efforts had started much earlier, even before independence, the First Five-Year Plan marked the beginning of organized economic development in India in 1951. It was mainly concerned with the growth of the primary sector, which included irrigation and
Question : Directions: In the question, sentence are given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives. The worker used ____ to patch up the hole in the wall.
Option 1: sand
Option 2: cement
Option 3: soil
Option 4: grass
Correct Answer: cement
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Grass: It denotes a type of plant with long, narrow leaves.
Soil: It is the top layer of the Earth's surface consisting of organic and inorganic material in which
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