Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: If MADRAS is coded as 517916 and TENANT is coded as 432124, how would you encode RMATSN?
Option 1: 851353
Option 2: 951363
Option 3: 951462
Option 4: 941562
Correct Answer: 951462
Solution : Given: MADRAS is coded as 517916, and TENANT is coded as 432124.
Code the given letters of the word with an equivalent number code – M→5; A→1; D→7; R→9; A→1; S→6 And, TENANT is coded as 432124 – T→4; E→3; N→2; A→1; N→2; T→4 All
Question : If Abhi travels a certain distance at 6 km/hr, he reaches his destination 12 minutes early, but if he travels at 4 km/hr, he reaches his destination 10 minutes late. The speed (in km/hr) at which he should travel to reach his destination on time is _____.
Option 1: $5 \frac{1}{4}$
Option 2: $5 \frac{1}{8}$
Option 3: $4 \frac{3}{7}$
Option 4: $4 \frac{5}{7}$
Correct Answer: $4 \frac{5}{7}$
Solution : Given : Abhi's original speed = 6 km/hr Abhi's new speed = 4 km/hr Let the right time for the man to cover his journey be $x$ min. According to the question, $ 6\ \times \frac{x\ -\ 12}{60}\ =\ 4\ \times\ \frac{x\ -\ 12}{60}$
Question : Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
If you ______ your book, I'd like to borrow it.
Option 1: finished
Option 2: have finished
Option 3: will finish
Option 4: finish
Correct Answer: have finished
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Have finished is the present perfect tense, which is required in the sentence, as it indicates a completed action and matches the structure of the conditional sentence.
This helps convey the intended meaning that the speaker
Question : Directions: If 30 April 1983 was a Saturday, then what was the day of the week on 13 August 1989?
Option 1: Thursday
Option 2: Sunday
Option 3: Monday
Option 4: Friday
Correct Answer: Sunday
Solution : Given: 30th April 1983 was Saturday.
Calculate the number of days between April 30, 1983 and August 13, 1989. Number of remaining days in 1983 ⇒ May = 31; June = 30; July =31; August = 31; September = 30; October = 31; November
Question : Directions: From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all the possible orientations of the question figure in which of the given option figures it can fit itself. By comparison of all option figures, the question figure is embedded only in
Question : Directions: In the following question, which answer figure will complete the question figure?
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music.
What percentage of the total sample indicated that Rock is their favourite style of music (rounded off to 2 decimal places)?
Option 1: 27.36%
Option 2: 18.25%
Option 3: 29.65%
Option 4: 22.35%
Correct Answer: 27.36%
Solution : Number of people who like rock = 9 + 7 +13 = 29 Total samples = 28 + 32 + 46 = 106 Required percentage = $\frac{\text{People who likes rock}}{\text{Total samples}}\times100$ = $\frac{29}{106}\times100$ = 27.358 = 27.36 (rounded off to 2 decimal places) Hence, the
Question : The Landholder’s Society was founded to look after the interests of which class?
Option 1: Landlords
Option 2: Labour
Option 3: Farmers
Option 4: Traders
Correct Answer: Landlords
Solution : The correct answer is Landlords.
The Zamindari Association, sometimes known as the Landholders' Society, is regarded as the founding political organisation of modern India. In March 1838, it was formally introduced in Calcutta. It was established to protect the landlords' interests.
Question : Identify from the given options the word most similar in meaning to the underlined word according to its meaning in the following sentence. He is a person who holds old fashioned opinions.
Option 1: obsolete
Option 2: ancient
Option 3: antique
Option 4: senior citizen
Correct Answer: obsolete
Solution : The correct answer to this question is the first option.
Explanation: The term obsolete refers to something that is no longer in use, outdated, or no longer considered relevant or effective. When an item, technology, idea, or practice becomes obsolete, it means that it has
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
Neem tastes / a little bitterly, / but is very useful.
Option 1: a little bitterly
Option 2: Neem tastes
Option 3: but is very useful
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer: a little bitterly
Solution : The first option is correct.
The corrected sentence should be: "Neem tastes a little bitter, but is very useful."
The error is in the use of the adverb bitterly after a little. The correct adjective form to describe the taste
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