Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: The data of a company's employees is shown by the given Venn diagram. The circle represents engineers, the triangle represents computer experts, the rectangle represents MBAs, and the pentagon represents females. The numbers given in the diagram represent the number of persons in that particular category.
How many of the employees are MBAs, and how many male MBAs are computer experts but NOT engineers, respectively?
Option 1: 44, 11
Option 2: 63, 11
Option 3: 25, 18
Option 4: 44, 16
Correct Answer: 63, 11
Solution : In the diagram, the shaded part represents the region that represents MBAs. The total number of the employees are MBAs are = 12 + 5 + 11 + 3 + 7 + 25 = 63
In the diagram, the shaded part represents the region
Question : When we touch leaves of "Touch me not plant", they close, these movements are called
Option 1: photonastic movements
Option 2: nyctinastic movements
Option 3: seismonastic movements
Option 4: chemotactic movements
Correct Answer: seismonastic movements
Solution : The correct option is seismonastic movements.
When the leaves of the "Touch me not plant" (Mimosa pudica) are touched, they make "seismonastic movements". Seismonastic motions are reversible and quick reactions to mechanical stimuli like touch or vibration. When the leaves of Mimosa
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. The two trains gave the illusion of been stationary.
Option 1: The two
Option 2: of been stationary
Option 3: the illusion
Option 4: trains gave
Correct Answer: of been stationary
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
Explanation: Of being stationary uses the gerund form "being" after the preposition "of" to describe the nature or quality of the illusion. The gerund form ("being") is used to indicate a continuous or ongoing state. In
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, RING is coded as 64, and WATCH is coded as 125. How will BRACELET be coded in the same language?
Option 1: 512
Option 2: 504
Option 3: 478
Option 4: 343
Correct Answer: 512
Solution : Given: RING is coded as 64, and WATCH is coded as 125.
To obtain the code, find the cube of the total number of letters of RING, to obtain the required code – The number of letters in RING is = 4→43 = 64
Question : A, B, and C working separately can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days, and 55 days respectively. In how many days, the work will be completed if A is assisted by B and C on alternate days?
Option 1: 2 days
Option 2: 6 days
Option 3: 4 days
Option 4: 8 days
Correct Answer: 8 days
Solution : Given: A, B, and C can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days, and 55 days respectively. Total work = LCM of (11, 20, 55) = 220 units Efficiency of A =$\frac{220}{11}$ = 20 units Efficiency of B =$\frac{220}{20}$ = 11
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Kick up a row
Option 1: cause a disturbance
Option 2: arrange in rows
Option 3: hit someone angrily
Option 4: break a queue
Correct Answer: cause a disturbance
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The grammatical hint suggests identifying the option that accurately represents the meaning of the idiom, kick up a row. This idiom means to cause a disturbance or create a noisy commotion. It is not
Question : Refer to the following table. Read the table and answer the question. Food grain Production in a country in 1999. (in lakh tons)
State P alone produce how much percentage of wheat out of the total wheat production in the country?
Option 1: 22.50%
Option 2: 27.50%
Option 3: 25.50%
Option 4: 23.50%
Correct Answer: 27.50%
Solution : From the given table, Total wheat production = 113 + 96 + 42 + 47 + 32 + 25 + 18 + 38 = 411 units Wheat production by state P = 113 units So, the required percentage = $\frac{113}{411}\times100$ = 27.50% Hence, the correct
Question : The painting of Bharat Mata was done by_____.
Option 1: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 2: Jamini Roy
Option 3: Nandalal Bose
Option 4: Abanindranath Tagore
Correct Answer: Abanindranath Tagore
Solution : The correct answer is Abanindranath Tagore.
The Indian painter Abanindranath Tagore created Bharat Mata in 1905. A woman dressed in saffron, like a Sadhvi, is shown in the artwork clutching a book, paddy sheaves, a piece of white cloth and a rudraksha garland
Question : Which of the following is used for very high-speed searching applications?
Option 1: Flash Memory
Option 2: Content-addressable Memory
Option 3: Dynamic Random Access Memory
Option 4: Static Random Access Memory
Correct Answer: Content-addressable Memory
Solution : The correct option is Content-addressable Memory.
Content-addressable memory (CAM) is employed in high-speed searching applications. CAM is a sort of computer memory that allows data to be retrieved based on content rather than memory location. CAM is for searching and retrieving activities, making it
Spill the beans
Option 1: Reveal a plan
Option 2: Reveal a crime
Option 3: Reveal a secret
Option 4: Reveal a mystery
Correct Answer: Reveal a secret
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The idiom spill the beans means to disclose a secret or reveal confidential information that was supposed to be kept private. It refers to accidentally or intentionally divulging information that was meant to be kept
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