Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : The HCF of 3888 and 3969 is:
Option 1: 81
Option 2: 73
Option 3: 83
Option 4: 71
Correct Answer: 81
Solution : Given numbers: 3888 and 3969 3888 = 35 × 24 3969 = 34 × 72 HCF of 3888 and 3969 = 34 = 81 Hence, the correct answer is 81.
Question : The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to the perimeter of a square. If the length and the breadth of the rectangle are 10 cm and 8 cm, respectively, then what will be the area of the square?
Option 1: 72 cm2
Option 2: 98 cm2
Option 3: 81 cm2
Option 4: 64 cm2
Correct Answer: 81 cm2
Solution : The length and the breadth of the rectangle are 10 cm and 8 cm. Perimeter of the rectangle = 2(Length + Breadth) = 2(10 + 8) = 36 cm Let the side of a square be $a$ cm. According to the question, 4$a$
Question : The steel plant at Bokaro was set up in collaboration with the ______.
Option 1: Germany
Option 2: Soviet Union
Option 3: France
Option 4: United Kingdom
Correct Answer: Soviet Union
Solution : The correct option is the Soviet Union.
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is the name that was established in cooperation with the Soviet Union (now Russia). The Government of India and the Soviet Union signed an agreement in 1965 to develop the Bokaro Steel
Question : Which of the following indicates the system introduced by Lord Cornwallis granting legal ownership of land to the Zamindars in Bengal to get a fixed revenue by a date?
Option 1: The Ryotwari System
Option 2: Mahalwari System
Option 3: Taluqdari System
Option 4: The Permanent Settlement
Correct Answer: The Permanent Settlement
Solution : The correct answer is The Permanent Settlement.
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal, implemented by the East India Company under Governor-General Lord Cornwallis in 1793 had established an enduring agreement between the company and Zamindars to fix land revenue. Initially applied in Bengal, Bihar,
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Here the pattern is as follows — 1. In the given series, @ and the triangle are changing their positions at second and third place. 2. The symbol in the first place moves to the fourth place and, the symbol/geometrical figure in the fourth place gets
Question : In an election, a candidate secures 42% of the votes polled but is defeated by his only opponent by a majority of 3080 votes, because of 1400 invalid votes. The percentage of invalid votes is _______.
Option 1: 5%
Option 2: 3%
Option 3: 4%
Option 4: 6%
Correct Answer: 5%
Solution : Let the total number of valid votes polled as $100x$. The candidate secured 42% of the votes, which means his opponent's votes and 1400 comprises of remaining 58% of the votes. The difference between the votes secured by the opponent and the candidate is given
Question : Cancellation of thread occurs only when it reaches a:
Option 1: cancellation point
Option 2: error point
Option 3: virtual point
Option 4: target point
Correct Answer: cancellation point
Solution : The correct answer is the cancellation point.
Only when a thread reaches a cancellation point does it end. A cancellation point is the point at which it is safe to terminate a thread while it is still executing. The programmer may specify cancellation points
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Directions: How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 24
Option 3: 26
Option 4: 28
Correct Answer: 26
Solution : The given figure can be labeled as shown below –
There are a total of 26 triangles in the above figure. They are ADE, AEF, ADF, BGH, BHC, BGC, AKL, LKF, FKJ, JKG, GKM, MKB, BKI, IKA, AKF, FKG, GKB, BKA, AFG, FGB, GBA, BAF,
Question : Who among the following was the commander of Muhammad Ghori, who also founded the slave dynasty in India?
Option 1: Iltutmish
Option 2: Ghiyas ud din Balban
Option 3: Aram Shah II
Option 4: Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Correct Answer: Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Solution : The correct option is Qutb ud-Din Aibak.
The commander of Muhammad Ghori, who founded the Slave Dynasty in India, was Qutb ud-Din Aibak. After Ghori's death, he became the ruler and established the Slave Dynasty in Delhi in 1206. He was the first
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