Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: In each of the following questions, a piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Which one of the following is the first national park in India?
Option 1: Corbett National Park
Option 2: Bandipur National Park
Option 3: Kanha National Park
Option 4: Sariska Tiger Reserve
Correct Answer: Corbett National Park
Solution : The correct answer is Corbett National Park.
Jim Corbett National Park was the first national park in India. National parks in India are established under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936. Earlier, it was
Question : Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows. The bar graph shows the exports and imports (in Rs. lakh) of a company from 2000-2004. What is the average export (in Rs. lakhs) from the year 2000 to 2004?
Option 1: 100
Option 2: 125
Option 3: 112
Option 4: 130
Correct Answer: 112
Solution : As per the graph, For the average export from 2000 to 2004, we need to add up the export values for each year and then divide by the total number of years. The average export = $\frac{60+110+120+120+150}{5}$ = Rs. 112 lakhs Hence, the correct answer
Question : If the angles of a triangle are $( 2 x - 8 )^\circ, ( 2 x + 18 )^\circ$ and $6 x^\circ$. what is the value of $3 x$ (in degrees)?
Option 1: $17^\circ$
Option 2: $34^\circ$
Option 3: $51^\circ$
Option 4: $60^\circ$
Correct Answer: $51^\circ$
Solution : The sum of the angles in a triangle is always $180^\circ$. $⇒( 2 x - 8 )^\circ + ( 2 x + 18 )^\circ + 6 x^\circ = 180^\circ$ $⇒10x^\circ +10^\circ = 180^\circ$ $⇒x=17^\circ$ Therefore, the value of $3x$ is $3 \times 17^\circ = 51^\circ$.
Question : Directions: Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a straight line, all facing North. F is sitting between D and G. B is sitting between H and A. E is third to the left of G, who is sitting at one of the corners. H is third to the left of C. Who is sitting between A and E?
Option 1: H
Option 2: G
Option 3: B
Option 4: C
Correct Answer: C
Solution : Given: (I) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a straight line, all facing North. F is sitting between D and G.
(II) B is sitting between H and A. E is third to the left of G,
Question : The given table shows the number of students from 4 schools during 2022-2023.
What is the percentage of girls in school B?
Option 1: 65%
Option 2: 45%
Option 3: 60%
Option 4: 55%
Correct Answer: 45%
Solution : Total students in school B = 1880 Girls in school B = 846 Percentage of girls in school B $=\frac{846}{1880}\times 100 = 45$% Hence, the correct answer is 45%.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Trying to find my lost ring in the college is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Option 1: Doing something impossible
Option 2: Making a big deal of a small thing
Option 3: Doing something secretly
Option 4: Doing something unimportant
Correct Answer: Doing something impossible
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The idiom looking for a needle in a haystack is used to convey the idea of attempting to find something extremely difficult or nearly impossible due to the vastness of the search area. In the context
Question : In the following figure, if PT = 12 cm and PB = 24 cm, then find AB.
Option 1: 24 cm
Option 2: 18 cm
Option 3: 16 cm
Option 4: 12 cm
Correct Answer: 18 cm
Solution : PT = 12 cm PB = 24 cm Now, PT2 = PA × PB ⇒ 122 = PA × 24 ⇒ PA = $\frac{144}{24}$ = 6 cm Also, PB = PA + AB $\therefore$ AB = PB – PA = 24 –
Question : Which of the following organisations was founded in Poona, Satara and other towns of Maharashtra that worked against Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform Hinduism?
Option 1: Brahmo Samaj
Option 2: Paramahansa Mandali
Option 3: Ramakrishna Mission
Option 4: Arya Samaj
Correct Answer: Paramahansa Mandali
Solution : The correct answer is Paramahansa Mandali.
The Paramahansa Mandali was founded in Poona, Satara and other towns of Maharashtra. The followers of this group had faith in one God, and they opposed the caste system. This was founded by Durgaram Mehtaji,
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown.
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on Line MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
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