Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: In a row of people, Manu is 7th from the bottom end of the row. Shrey is 10 ranks above Manu. If Shrey is 8th from the top, then how many people are there in this row?
Option 1: 25
Option 2: 26
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 23
Correct Answer: 24
Solution : Given: Manu is 7th from the bottom end of the row. Shrey is 10 ranks above Manu and is 8th from the top.
The rank of Shrey from the top = 8 The rank of Shrey from the bottom = 10 + 7 = 17
Question : Directions: Which is the correct image if the picture is held in front of a mirror?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. So, according to the above property and the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the
Question : Directions: If 31 December 2003 was a Wednesday, then what was the day of the week on 7 March 2005?
Option 1: Tuesday
Option 2: Sunday
Option 3: Saturday
Option 4: Monday
Correct Answer: Monday
Solution : Given: 31 December 2003 is a Wednesday.
Let's calculate the total number of days from the 31st of December 2003 to the 7th of March 2005 – 366 + 31 + 28 + 7 = 432 Now, on dividing 432 by 7, we get 5
Question : In which year the Constituent Assembly of India started functioning?
Option 1: 1945
Option 2: 1946
Option 3: 1947
Option 4: 1948
Correct Answer: 1946
Solution : The correct answer is 1946.
M. N. Roy was the first person to suggest the idea of a constituent assembly. The cabinet mission plan, however, served as the basis for the actual constituent assembly's formation in 1946. On December 9, 1946, now known as
Question : Directions: Three of the following four–letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
Option 1: UFAL
Option 2: DWJC
Option 3: BYHE
Option 4: HSNZ
Correct Answer: HSNZ
Solution : Let's check each option : First option: UFAL Second option: DWJC Third option: BYHE Fourth option: HSNZ
Therefore, the fourth option is different from the other three options because the difference in the position value of the letters is 7 instead of 6. Hence, the
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. COVETED
Option 1: desired
Option 2: despised
Option 3: covered
Option 4: renounced
Correct Answer: desired
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Coveted refers to something that is eagerly desired or wished for. Desired aligns closely with this meaning, indicating something that is wanted or wished for.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : As per the projection of the Union Budget 2019-20, the Indian economy is set to become a __________trillion dollar economy in the financial year 2019-20.
Option 1: three
Option 2: five
Option 3: four
Option 4: two
Correct Answer: three
Solution : The correct option is three.
The Union budget for the financial year 2019–20 was presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and according to her projection, the Indian economy will be worth 3 trillion dollars in the financial year 2019–20. Nirmala Sitharaman is the
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
After a tiring day, the workers decided to ____________ to restore their energy.
Option 1: have an axe to grind
Option 2: put a spoke in the wheel
Option 3: bring to book
Option 4: hit the sack
Correct Answer: hit the sack
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom hit the sack is an informal expression that means to go to bed, especially when one is tired or exhausted. In the context of the sentence, the workers are seeking a way to
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Be hard hit
Option 1: An extreme struggle
Option 2: To speak something unpleasant
Option 3: Severely affected by something unpleasant
Option 4: To hit someone hard
Correct Answer: Severely affected by something unpleasant
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: This idiom describes the situation when someone or something is significantly and severely affected by a challenging or adverse circumstance. It implies that the impact or consequences of an unpleasant event or
Question : P and Q can do a piece of work in 14 days. Q and R together can do it in 21 days. If P is twice as good a workman as R, then in how many days Q alone can do the work?
Option 1: 42 days
Option 2: 40 days
Option 3: 35 days
Option 4: 38 days
Correct Answer: 42 days
Solution :
Given: Number of days P and Q take to do a piece of work = 14 days Number of days Q and R take to do a work = 21 days P is twice as good as Workman as R Let P, Q, and
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