Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Who is the Secretary-General of the United Nations as of July 2020?
Option 1: Javier Perez de Cuellar
Option 2: Kurt Waldheim
Option 3: Ban-Ki-moon
Option 4: Antonio Guterres
Correct Answer: Antonio Guterres
Solution : The correct answer is Antonio Guterres.
Antonio Guterres is the ninth person to hold the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. He also served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. He
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Grasping at straws
Option 1: Trying to find the best way to compete with others when nothing you choose is likely to work
Option 2: Trying to find some way to succeed when you see others are also doing the same
Option 3: Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work
Option 4: Trying to find manipulative ways to succeed
Correct Answer: Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work
Solution : The third option is correct.
The idiom grasping at straws means attempting to find a solution or a way to succeed in a situation.
Therefore, the correct answer would be: Trying
Question : Directions: If air is called green, green is called blue, blue is called sky, sky is called yellow, yellow is called water, and water is called pink then what is the colour of a clear sky?
Option 1: Sky
Option 2: Water
Option 3: Blue
Option 4: Yellow
Correct Answer: Sky
Solution : According to the given information –
So, the colour of the sky is blue and would be called sky. Hence, the
Question : Directions: In the following question, arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary. 1. Analyze 2. Assignation 3. Arrival 4. Assassination 5. Analyst
Option 1: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
Option 2: 1, 3, 5, 2, 4
Option 3: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
Option 4: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Analyze 2. Assignation 3. Arrival 4. Assassination 5. Analyst
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter A, then move on to the next letter. Step 2: The
Question : Directions: Which two numbers (not digits) should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? (18 × 2) – 24 + 10 × 160 ÷ 16 + (10 × 4) = 170
Option 1: 2 and 24
Option 2: 2 and 4
Option 3: 24 and 18
Option 4: 16 and 18
Correct Answer: 24 and 18
Solution : Given: (18 × 2) – 24 + 10 × 160 ÷ 16 + (10 × 4) = 170
Let's check the options – First option: 2 and 24 ⇒ (18 × 24) – 2 + 10 × 160 ÷ 16 + (10 ×
Question : The Jurisdiction of the High Court of Andaman and Nicobar Island is located in which state of India :
Option 1: Tamil Nadu
Option 2: West Bengal
Option 3: Andhra Pradesh
Option 4: Karnataka
Correct Answer: West Bengal
Solution : The correct answer is West Bengal.
Every state in India is required to have a High Court, as stated in Article 214. A Chief Justice and any additional judges chosen by the President of India make up each High Court. One of India's oldest
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
In the movie ‘Encanto’, the family thought Bruno was a black sheep.
Option 1: Disgrace for the family
Option 2: Unrelated to the family
Option 3: Danger to the family
Option 4: Unloved by the family
Correct Answer: Disgrace for the family
Solution : The first option is correct.
Black sheep is an idiomatic expression that is used for a person who brings shame or embarrassment to his family, which is correctly stated in the given sentence that says, disgrace for the family.
Question : Directions: A # B means A is the brother of B; A @ B means A is the sister of B; A & B means A is the husband of B; A % B means A is the daughter of B. If W # Q @ T & Y @ M % K # L, then how is K related to T?
Option 1: Wife’s father
Option 2: Wife’s brother
Option 3: Father
Option 4: Brother
Correct Answer: Wife’s father
Solution : Given: A # B ⇒ A is the brother of B A @ B ⇒ A is the sister of B A & B ⇒ A is the husband of B A % B ⇒ A is the daughter of B
As per the
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, 39, 63, ?
Option 1: 100
Option 2: 87
Option 3: 102
Option 4: 99
Correct Answer: 102
Solution : Given: 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, 39, 63, ?
Add two consecutive terms to get the next term in the series – 3 + 6 = 9; 9 + 6 = 15; 15 + 9 = 24; 24 + 15 = 39; 39 + 24
Question : The volume of the two cones is in the ratio 1 : 4 and their diameters are in the ratio 4 : 5. The ratio of their height is:
Option 1: 1 : 5
Option 2: 5 : 4
Option 3: 5 : 16
Option 4: 25 : 64
Correct Answer: 25 : 64
Solution : The ratio of the volumes of two cones = 1 : 4 Ratio of their radii = Ratio of their diameters = 4 : 5 Let $h_1$ and $h_2$ be the heights and $r_1$ and $r_2$ be the radii. Ratio of volumes =
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