Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Siachen in the Himalayas is:
Option 1: a glacier
Option 2: a national park
Option 3: a dam
Option 4: a lake
Correct Answer: a glacier
Solution : The correct answer is a glacier.
Siachen is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram Range in the Himalayas. It is known for being one of the highest battlefields on Earth, as it has been a site of military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Question : The salary of an employee was first increased by 15% and thereafter it was reduced by 10%. What was the percentage change in his salary?
Option 1: 10%
Option 2: 103.5%
Option 3: 3.5%
Option 4: 15%
Correct Answer: 3.5%
Solution : Let the initial salary of the employee be 100. First increased by 15% = $\frac{100+15}{100}\times100$ = 115 Again decreased by 10% = $\frac{100-10}{100}\times115$ = 103.5 $\therefore$ Required percentage = $\frac{\text{Final salary - initial salary}}{\text{initial salary}}\times100$ = $\frac{103.5-100}{100}\times100$ = $3.5\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 3.5%.
Question : Select the most appropriate phrase for the underlined segment in the given sentence.
They are rivals and cannot work together in harmony
Option 1: Potter about
Option 2: Make up
Option 3: Put down
Option 4: Pull together
Correct Answer: Pull together
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Pull together means to unite or work together to achieve a common goal, making it the appropriate phrase to replace the underlined part of the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. RIDE : LNBE :: HELP : ?
Option 1: NINP
Option 2: BAJP
Option 3: JPCH
Option 4: BJJP
Correct Answer: BJJP
Solution : Given: RIDE : LNBE :: HELP : ?
Subtract 6 and 2 from the place value of the first and the third letter, add 5 to the place value of the second letter, and let the fourth letter remain the same. RIDE→R – 6 =
Question : Who was the ambassador sent to the Maurya by the Greek ruler of West Asia, Seleucus I Nicator?
Option 1: Hiuen Tsang
Option 2: Fa-Hien
Option 3: Megasthenes
Option 4: Al-Biruni
Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct answer is Megasthenes.
Megasthenes, a Greek diplomat and historian, served as an ambassador to Chandragupta Maurya's court in Pataliputra on behalf of Seleucid king Seleucus I Nicator. His lost work, the Indica, offered valuable insights into ancient Indian culture. Although the original text
Question : Directions: A health drink company prepares the drink in three flavours: P, Q, and R. The production of three flavours over six years has been expressed on a bar graph below. Study the graph and answer the question. Production of 3 different flavours of health drinks by the company in 6 years (in lakh bottles): The percentage of the total production of flavour R in 2007 and 2008 with respect to the production of flavour P in 2005 and 2006 is:
Option 1: 102.25%
Option 2: 115.35%
Option 3: 133.33%
Option 4: 67.67%
Correct Answer: 133.33%
Solution : We have, Total production of flavour R in 2007 and 2008 = 60 + 60 = 120 lakh bottles Total production of flavour P in 2005 and 2006 = 50 + 40 = 90 lakh bottles Required percentage change = $\frac{\text{ Total production of flavour
Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? FMQX, DJSA, ?, ZDWG, XAYJ
Option 1: BFUC
Option 2: BGDU
Option 3: BGUD
Option 4: BEDF
Correct Answer: BGUD
Solution : Given: FMQX, DJSA, ?, ZDWG, XAYJ
Subtract 2 and 3 from the place value of the first and second letters and add 2 and 3 to the place value of the third and fourth letters – FMQX→F – 2 = D; M – 3 =
Question : Directions: In each of the following, questions, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. E can be represented by 01,12, etc, and L can be represented by 56, 77 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word given in each question. AIRS
Option 1: 00, 68, 78, 88
Option 2: 24, 69, 56, 78
Option 3: 43, 55, 86, 95
Option 4: 12, 76, 99, 78
Correct Answer: 43, 55, 86, 95
Solution : Given: AIRS
Number representations of each letter – A→00, 12, 24, 31, 43 I→55, 68, 76, 89, 97 R→57, 65, 78, 86, 99 S→58, 66, 79, 87, 95
First option: 00, 68, 78, 88; S cannot be represented as 88. Second option:
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: Some cats are dogs. No dog is a toy. Conclusions: I. Some dogs are cats. II. Some Toys are cats. III. Some cats are not toys. IV. All toys are cats.
Option 1: Only Conclusions I and III follow
Option 2: Only Conclusions II and III follow
Option 3: Only Conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Only Conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: Only Conclusions I and III follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some dogs are cats – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing dogs and cats overlap
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
The man who approached me of dark complexion has disappeared.
(1) The dark complexioned man who approached me has disappeared.
(2) Has disappeared who approached me of dark complexion.
(3) Who of dark complexion approached me has disappeared.
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
Explanation:
It maintains the correct word order such as (subject + verb + object) and conveys the intended meaning clearly, indicating that the man with a dark complexion who approached has disappeared.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The
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