Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows. The pie chart shows the number of students (boys and girls) studying in standard 10 of various schools (X, Y, and Z in the year 2022). What is the difference between the total number of students (boys and girls) in schools Y and Z together and the total number of students (boys and girls) in schools X and Y together?
Option 1: 720
Option 2: 840
Option 3: 780
Option 4: 820
Correct Answer: 720
Solution : The total number of students (boys and girls) in schools Y and Z together = 30% + 25% = 55% The total number of students (boys and girls) in schools X and Y together = 45% + 30% = 75% Difference = 75% – 55%
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
It is not good to breed over past failure.
(1) to breed over
(2) It is not good
(3) No Error
(4) past failure.
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first option "to breed over".
The word "breed" means to give birth to or produce offspring. This does not go with the context of the sentence. It should be replaced by the word "brood", which means to think or worry
Question : Two trains of lengths 200 m and 250 m are running on parallel rail tracks at speeds of 68 km/hr and 50 km/hr, respectively. In how much time (in seconds) will they cross each other if they are running in the same direction?
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 85
Option 3: 80
Option 4: 75
Correct Answer: 90
Solution : Total distance = 200 + 250 = 450 Relative speed = 68 – 50 = 18 km/hr = $18\frac{5}{18}$ = 5 m/s Total time taken = $\frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Relative speed}}$ = $\frac{450}{5}$ = 90 seconds Hence, the correct answer is 90.
Question : Lactose is present in
Option 1: grapes
Option 2: milk
Option 3: lime
Option 4: vinegar
Correct Answer: milk
Solution : The correct option is milk.
Lactose is mostly found in dairy products like milk from cows, goats, and other animals. Lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose, helps in digesting lactose, and it is used as an energy source. Individuals with lactose intolerance have
Question : Which of the following is not an equestrian discipline?
Option 1: Dressage
Option 2: Sprint
Option 3: Showjumping
Option 4: Vaulting
Correct Answer: Sprint
Solution : The correct answer is Sprint.
Sprint is not an equestrian discipline. Equestrian disciplines typically involve activities related to horse riding and training, and the options Dressage, Showjumping and Vaulting are all examples of equestrian disciplines. Sprint, on the other hand, is associated with running
Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Stoop 2. Stoke 3. Storage 4. Stock 5. Storey 6. Stomach
Option 1: 2, 4, 6, 3, 1, 5
Option 2: 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5
Option 3: 4, 2, 6, 3, 1, 5
Option 4: 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5
Correct Answer: 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5
Solution : Given: 1. Stoop 2. Stoke 3. Storage 4. Stock 5. Storey 6. Stomach
Step 1: Compare the first, second, and third letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter S are followed by t and
Question : Directions: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find the word. ESTRANGE
Option 1: GENERATE
Option 2: SERGEANT
Option 3: REAGENTS
Option 4: GREAT
Correct Answer: GENERATE
Solution : Given: ESTRANGE
Let's compare all the option words with the word ESTRANGE –
First option: GENERATE; E is not present thrice in the word ESTRANGE. Thus, it is the odd one. Second option: SERGEANT; All the letters of SERGEANT are present in the word ESTRANGE.
Question : Directions: Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 14, 17, 23, 32, 44, 59, ?
Option 1: 74
Option 2: 67
Option 3: 78
Option 4: 77
Correct Answer: 77
Solution : Given: 14, 17, 23, 32, 44, 59, ?
Add multiples of 3 in each number to obtain the next number. 14 + 3 = 17; 17 + 6 = 23; 23 + 9 = 32; 32 + 12 = 44; 44 + 15 = 59;
Question : The first Satyagraha started in Champaran to oppose the cultivation of ____.
Option 1: cotton
Option 2: indigo
Option 3: silk
Option 4: kesar
Correct Answer: indigo
Solution : The correct answer is indigo.
It was a peasant movement that pitted indigo farmers against indigo planters during the colonial era. In place of the crops, they preferred to grow, the farmers of Champaran were compelled to grow indigo. Gandhi started the first civil
Question : What are the components of the nucleus of an atom?
Option 1: Only protons
Option 2: Protons and neutrons
Option 3: Neutrons and electrons
Option 4: Only neutrons
Correct Answer: Protons and neutrons
Solution : The correct option is Protons and neutrons
The core, a dense portion of an atom that contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons together with most of the atom's mass, is called nucleus. A cloud of negatively charged electrons occupying various energy levels
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