Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
Option 1: Performer
Option 2: Amateur
Option 3: Professional
Option 4: Ascetic
Correct Answer: Amateur
Solution : The second option is correct.
Amateur refers to a person who engages in activity for passion and enjoyment rather than as a professional or as a primary source of income, making it the correct one-word substitute.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : What is the value of $\frac{(a^2+b^2)(a-b)-(a^3-b^3)}{a^2b-ab^2}?$
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 1
Option 3: –1
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: –1
Solution : Given: $\frac{(a^2+b^2)(a-b)-(a^3-b^3)}{a^2b-ab^2}$ = $\frac{(a^2+b^2)(a-b)-(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)}{a^2b-ab^2}$ = $\frac{(a-b)(a^2+b^2-a^2-ab-b^2)}{ab(a-b)}$ = $\frac{-ab}{ab}$ = $-1$ Hence, the correct answer is –1.
Question : Lord Hastings initiated the ______ where the East India Company claimed that its authority was supreme and hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
Option 1: Government's Stores Policy
Option 2: Policy of ‘Paramountcy’
Option 3: Imperial Policy
Option 4: Doctrine of Lapse
Correct Answer: Policy of ‘Paramountcy’
Solution : The correct answer is the Policy of ‘Paramountcy’
Lord Hastings, serving as the Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823, introduced a significant policy known as 'paramountcy.' Under this policy, the East India Company asserted its authority as paramount or supreme, asserting that
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Discrimination refers to the inequitable or (1)________ treatment of individuals or collectives on the basis of attributes such as ethnicity, sex, age and sexual orientation. Studies have indicated that the perception of discrimination can (2)________ a series of stress-induced alterations in an individual's mental, physiological and behavioural responses. The experience of stress is known to elicit unfavourable emotional reactions, including but not limited to (3)________, despair and resentment. Furthermore, anxiety has been linked to a rise in health-compromising behaviours such as smoking, drinking and (4)________ drug use, while simultaneously causing a (5)________ in health-promoting activities such as quality sleep and vigorous exercise. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: rise
Option 2: unfruitful
Option 3: decline
Option 4: upheaval
Correct Answer: decline
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In this context, decline refers to a decrease or reduction. It fits the sentence as it describes a decrease in health-promoting activities (like quality sleep and vigorous exercise) as a consequence of anxiety and health-compromising behaviours.
The
Question :
The concentration of which of the following decreases anaemia?
Option 1:
Haemoglobin
Option 2:
Collagen
Option 3:
Myoglobin
Option 4: Myosin
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is Haemoglobin.
Anaemia causes a drop in "haemoglobin" concentration. Anaemia is characterised by a drop in the number of red blood cells or a decrease in the amount of haemoglobin, which can result in a decrease in the ability of the blood
Question : Directions: A group of alphabets is given with each being assigned a number. These have to be unscrambled into a meaningful word and the correct order of the letters may be indicated from the given responses.
Option 1: (v), (iv), (vi), (i), (ii), (iii)
Option 2: (vi), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Option 3: (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (i)
Option 4: (v), (vi), (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Correct Answer: (v), (vi), (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Solution : Given:
Let's check each option – First option: (v), (iv), (vi), (i), (ii), (iii)→SIPERD, not a meaningful word. Second option: (vi), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)→PSIRDE, not a
Directions: In the following question you have to identify the correct response from the given premises stated according to the following symbols. If + is ×, – is +, × is ÷ and ÷ is –, then answer the following questions based on this information. 9 – 4 + 2 ÷ 16 × 2 = ?
Option 1: 71
Option 2: 62
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 24
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : Given: + is ×, – is +, × is ÷ and ÷ is – 9 – 4 + 2 ÷ 16 × 2
After replacing the symbols according to the question, the equation will be as follows – = 9 + 4 × 2 –
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Brain : Natural :: ? : Artificial
Option 1: Deserts
Option 2: Forests
Option 3: Computers
Option 4: Minerals
Correct Answer: Computers
Solution : Given: Brain : Natural :: ? : Artificial
Like, the Brain is referred to as natural as it is not made by human beings. Similarly, computers are referred to as artificial as they are made by human beings.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Vinegar made by fermentation from cane sugar contains:
Option 1: Palmitic acid
Option 2: Lactic acid
Option 3: Citric acid
Option 4: Acetic acid
Correct Answer: Acetic acid
Solution : The correct option is Acetic acid.
Acetic (Ethanoic) acid is diluted with water to create vinegar. Simple carbohydrates are converted into ethanol using yeast, and ethanol is then converted into acetic acid using acetic acid bacteria in the commercial production of acetic acid.
Question : According to the Census of India 2011, Identify the third largest spoken language in India.
Option 1: Tamil
Option 2: Marathi
Option 3: Bengali
Option 4: Hindi
Correct Answer: Marathi
Solution : The correct answer is Marathi.
Marathi is the third most spoken language in India according to data from the 2011 Census, with 8.30 crore speakers. This accounts for approximately 6.86 per cent of the population. Marathi has now surpassed Telugu to become the third
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