Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Fear of water
Option 1: Hydrophobia
Option 2: Bibliophobia
Option 3: Microphobia
Option 4: Botanophobia
Correct Answer: Hydrophobia
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
Explanation: Hydrophobia specifically refers to an irrational and persistent fear of water. It is a concise and precise term that serves as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : A man cycles at the speed of 8 km/h and reaches the office at 11 am and when he cycles at the speed of 12 km/h, he reaches the office at 9 am. At what speed should he cycle so that he reaches his office at 10 am?
Option 1: 9.6 km/h
Option 2: 10 km/h
Option 3: 11.2 km/h
Option 4: cannot be determined
Correct Answer: 9.6 km/h
Solution : Given: First speed = 8 km/h and second speed = 12 km/h The starting time will be the same in both conditions. Distance travelled by first speed in 2 hours, We know that, Distance = Speed $\times$ Time ⇒ Distance = 8 $\times$ 2
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Do you believe that you have a possibility of getting that job?
Option 1: spill the beans
Option 2: snow job
Option 3: stand a chance
Option 4: shoot the breeze
Correct Answer: stand a chance
Solution : The correct answer to this question is the third option.
The most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence is:
"Do you stand a chance of getting that job?"
This idiom is commonly used to inquire about the likelihood
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bend over backwards
Option 1: Working hard to try to impress
Option 2: Working slowly and lazily
Option 3: Going backward
Option 4: Using wrongful means
Correct Answer: Working hard to try to impress
The idiom "bend over backwards" does indeed convey the idea of working hard to try to impress. It involves going to great lengths or making a significant effort to meet someone's expectations or
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. The company had some initial problems, but now it is___________.
Option 1: flying like a rock
Option 2: flying the nest
Option 3: flying a kite
Option 4: flying high
Correct Answer: flying high
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank is flying high.
The sentence suggests that the company had some initial problems but is now doing well or experiencing success. The idiom flying high is used to convey
Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Left out in the cold
Option 1: To serve stale and cold food
Option 2: To leave in hurry
Option 3: To bear extreme weather condition
Option 4: To be ignored
Correct Answer: To be ignored
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom left out in the cold means to be ignored or excluded from something, often intentionally. It implies being left alone or abandoned in a situation where one would normally expect to be included
Question : What was the main aim of the Basel Convention?
Option 1: Protection of the ozone layer
Option 2: Bio-diversity conservation
Option 3: Global warming
Option 4: Climate change
Correct Answer: Bio-diversity conservation
Solution : The correct option is Bio-diversity conservation.
The Basel Convention governs the transboundary flow of hazardous, and other wastes, and requires its parties to manage, and dispose of such wastes in an environmentally sound way. The Convention covers noxious, poisonous, explosive, flammable, and infectious
Question : Directions: A man climbing up a wall 24 m high. He climbed 16 m on one day but slipped back by 3.40 m in the evening. How far had the man reached on that day?
Option 1: 19.40 m
Option 2: 12.60 m
Option 3: 11.40 m
Option 4: 12.40 m
Correct Answer: 12.60 m
Solution : Given: Total height of wall = 24 m Height climbed by man = 16 m Height by which he slipped = 3.40 m
⇒ Total height climbed by man = (16 – 3.40) m = 12.60 m
So, he had reached 12.60 m far
Question : Directions: Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. TXB, QWE, NVH, KUK, ?
Option 1: ITM
Option 2: HSN
Option 3: JTM
Option 4: HTN
Correct Answer: HTN
Solution : Given: TXB, QWE, NVH, KUK, ?
Subtract 3, 1 in the first and second letter respectively, and add 3 in the positional value of the third letter to obtain the required code – TXB → T – 3 = Q, X – 1 = W,
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