Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To hit the nail on the head
Option 1: To hit something accurately
Option 2: To be indecisive
Option 3: To miss an opportunity
Option 4: To express an idea with great precision
Correct Answer: To express an idea with great precision
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The idiom "to hit the nail on the head" means expressing an idea with great precision or accurately addressing the main issue. It is used to describe someone who gets to the core of a problem or situation without unnecessary elaboration.
Therefore, the correct answer is to express an idea with great precision.
Question : If $\cos \theta-\sin \theta=\sqrt{2} \sin \theta$, then $(\cos \theta+\sin \theta)$ is:
Option 1: $-\sqrt{2} \cos \theta$
Option 2: $\sqrt{2} \cos \theta$
Option 3: $\sqrt{2} \tan \theta$
Option 4: $-\sqrt{2} \sin \theta$
Correct Answer: $\sqrt{2} \cos \theta$
Solution : According to the question, ⇒ $\cos \theta-\sin \theta=\sqrt{2} \sin \theta$ ⇒ $(\cos\theta + \sin\theta)^{2} = 2 \sin^{2}\theta$ ⇒ $\cos^{2}\theta + \sin^{2}\theta + 2\sin\theta\cos~\theta = 2\sin^{2}\theta$ ⇒ $\sin^{2}\theta - \cos^{2}\theta - 2\sin~\theta~cos\theta = 0$ ⇒ $\sin^{2}\theta + \cos^{2}\theta - 2\sin\theta\cos\theta = 2 \cos^{2}\theta$ ⇒ $(\sin~\theta - \cos\theta)^{2}=2\cos^2\theta$ ⇒ $\sin\theta - \cos \theta$ = $\sqrt{2}\cos\theta$ Hence, the correct answer is $\sqrt{2}\cos\theta$.
Question : Let $x$ be the least number of 4 digits that when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 leaves a remainder of 1 in each case. If $x$ lies between 2000 and 2500, then what is the sum of the digits of $x$?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 4
Solution :
LCM of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 is 420. The number should be between 2000 and 2500. So, the number is = 420 × 5 = 2100 The remainder will be 1 in each case so the number = 2100 + 1 = 2101 Sum of digit of the number 2101 is = 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 4 Hence, the correct answer is 4.
Question : Which of the following places is not associated with the Kumbh Mela?
Option 1: Nashik-Trimbakeshwar
Option 2: Ujjain
Option 3: Haridwar
Option 4: Puri
Correct Answer: Puri
Solution : The correct option is Puri.
Puri is not traditionally associated with the Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival and pilgrimage that rotates among four locations: Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain. Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, is not one of the designated locations for the Kumbh Mela.
Question : According to Gandhi, the scope for class struggle and love for property can be reduced by :
Option 1: decentralisation
Option 2: participatory democracy
Option 3: separation of the judiciary from the executive
Option 4: trusteeship
Correct Answer: trusteeship
Solution : The correct answer is trusteeship.
Mahatma Gandhi introduced the socio-economic philosophy of trusteeship. It is founded on the idea that everyone who owns money or property holds it in trust for society. It offers a way for the wealthy to serve as trustees of trusts that look out for the welfare of the entire population. His religious conviction that everything belonged to god, and came from god served as its foundation.
Question : Which of the following does not belong to the family of organic compounds?
Option 1: Ammonia
Option 2: Nonane
Option 3: Furan
Option 4: Decane
Correct Answer: Ammonia
Solution : The correct option is Ammonia.
Ammonia (NH3) does not belong to the family of organic compounds. Organic compounds are generally defined as compounds containing carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds, and ammonia does not contain carbon. Instead, it is an inorganic compound composed of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms.
Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary? 1. Measurement 2. Methodology 3. Melanin 4. Metaphor 5. Meritorious
Option 1: 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
Option 2: 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
Option 3: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
Option 4: 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Measurement 2. Methodology 3. Melanin 4. Metaphor 5. Meritorious
Step 1: The first two letters are common in all so we will start with the third letter. The third letter of each word is a, t, r, l. Based on the alphabetical order we can arrange them as – Measurement, Melanin, Meritorious, Methodology, Metaphor Step 2: Compare the fourth letter of (Methodology, Metaphor). Metaphor will come before Methodology in the sequence as a comes before h.
So, the sequence will be Measurement, Melanin, Meritorious, Metaphor, Methodology, or 1, 3, 5, 4, 2. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Bhoodan Yajna (Land Gift) movement?
Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 2: Tarabai Shinde
Option 3: Atmaram Joshi
Option 4: Vinoba Bhave
Correct Answer: Vinoba Bhave
Solution : The correct answer is Vinoba Bhave.
Vinoba Bhave, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, founded the Bhoodan Movement, also known as the Land Donation Movement, in April 1951. The campaign began impromptu during an evening gathering in a village in Andhra Pradesh, where landowners donated land to the landless. Over the following 20 years, the campaign gave rise to a law known as the Bhoodan Act, which gave the government authority over the distribution of land from the land bank.
Question : The title "Indian Napoleon" has been given to which of the following rulers?
Option 1:
Chandragupta Maurya
Option 2: Samudragupta
Option 3: Chandragupta I
Option 4: Harshavardhana
Correct Answer: Samudragupta
Solution : The correct answer is Samudragupta.
Samudragupta is known as "India's Napoleon". He was the son of Chandragupta I. He is believed to be the real founder of the Gupta dynasty. Historian A. V. Smith called him an "Indian Napoleon" because of his great military spirit.
Question : Three years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby having been born the average age of the family is the same today. The present age of the baby (in years) is:
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 2.4
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 1.5
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : Given that the average age of 5 members = 17 $\therefore$ Total age of 5 members = 17 × 5 = 85 Now, let the present age of the baby be $x$ years Present total age of the family $= 85 + 5\times3 + x = 100 + x$ According to the question, $\frac{100+x}{6}=17$ $⇒ 100 + x = 102$ $\therefore x = 2$ years Hence, the correct answer is 2.
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