Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: A farmer is preparing his field. He starts his tractor from the garage and drives 5 km towards the East. From there, he turns right and drives 6 km. Then, he turns right and drives 8 km. Again, he turns right and drives 10 km when his tractor breaks down. What is the shortest distance between his current location and the garage?
Option 1: 5 km
Option 2: 6 km
Option 3: 9 km
Option 4: 2 km
Correct Answer: 5 km
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
Now, we have to find the shortest distance between his current location and the garage.
EF = ED – FD (FD = BC) EF = 10 – 6 EF = 4 km
Question : Directions: In a certain code language TEARS is written as 20511819 and LUNGS is written as 122114719. How is DANCE written in that code language?
Option 1: 421326
Option 2: 526142422
Option 3: 51142422
Option 4: 411435
Correct Answer: 411435
Solution : Given: TEARS is written as 20511819 and LUNGS is written as 122114719.
The position value of each letter of TEARS –
Thus, TEARS is coded as 20511819. Likewise, the position value of
Question : Directions: In the following Venn diagram, the circle stands for Lawyers, the hexagon stands for Females and the rectangle stands for food lovers. The given numbers represent the number of persons in that particular category. How many females are both food lovers and lawyers?
Option 1: 19
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 27
Option 4: 7
Correct Answer: 12
Solution : In the diagram, the shaded parts represent the females who are both food lovers and lawyers
Thus, the number of females who are both food lovers and lawyers is 12. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in $12 \frac{1}{2}$ hours and 25 hours, respectively. The pipes are opened simultaneously and it is found that due to a leakage in the bottom, it took 1 hour and 40 minutes more to fill the cistern. When the cistern is full, in how much time will the leak empty the cistern?
Option 1: 45 hours
Option 2: 42 hours
Option 3: 48 hours
Option 4: 50 hours
Correct Answer: 50 hours
Solution : Since pipe A can fill a cistern in $12 \frac{1}{2}$ hours So, work done by Pipe A in 1 hr = $\frac{2}{25}$ Similarly work done by B in 1 hr = $\frac{1}{25}$ ⇒ Work done by both A and B together in 1 hr
Question : The Vice-President of India is also the
Option 1: Speaker of Lok Sabha
Option 2: Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Option 3: Head of the State
Option 4: Head of the Government
Correct Answer: Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Solution : Correct Answer is Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
After the president, the vice president is the second-highest constitutional office in the Indian government.Additionally, they serve as the Rajya Sabha's ex officio chairperson, which is the upper house of India's Parliament.While the
Question : Directions: How many triangles are present in the given figure?
Option 1: 17
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 15 triangles. They are ADC, ABC, ABD, DLE, BKG, AEF, AFG, AEG, EJH, GIH, EFH, GFH, GEH, AEH and AGH.
Hence, the fourth option is
Question : Directions: In the following question, which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : The Commonwealth Games are organised by _________.
Option 1: International Olympic Council
Option 2: Asian Games Federation
Option 3: Commonwealth Games Federation
Option 4: Indian Olympic Council
Correct Answer: Commonwealth Games Federation
Solution : The correct answer is the Commonwealth Games Federation.
The Commonwealth Games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation, headquartered in London, England. The concept of these games was initially proposed by Astley Cooper, an Australian, in 1891. His idea aimed to organise
Question : The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service is:
Option 1: M. S. Subbulakshmi
Option 2: Zakir Hussain
Option 3: Bhimsen Joshi
Option 4: Bismillah Khan
Correct Answer: M. S. Subbulakshmi
Solution : The correct answer is M. S. Subbulakshmi.
M. S. Subbulakshmi received the 1974 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in recognition of her glorious performance of a devotional song and her generous support of many public causes in India over forty years. In
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 98, 99, 107, ?, 198
Option 1: 154
Option 2: 148
Option 3: 146
Option 4: 134
Correct Answer: 134
Solution : Given: 98, 99, 107, ?, 198
Add the cubes of the consecutive natural numbers to each term to get the next term in the series.
So, 134 is the missing term in the series. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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