Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Climate policy must now put health at the centre and promote climate change mitigation policies that bring health benefits simultaneously. Health-focused climate policy would help bring about a planet that has cleaner air, more abundant and safer freshwater and food, more effective and fairer health and social protection systems, and, as a result, healthier people. Investments in clean energy will yield health gains that repay those investments twice over. There are proven interventions able to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, for instance, applying higher standards for vehicle emissions, which have been calculated to save approximately 2.4 million lives per year, through improved air quality and reduce global warming by about 0.5°C by 2050. The cost of renewable sources of energy has decreased significantly in the last few years, and solar energy is now cheaper than coal or gas in most major economies. Question: What is the ANTONYM for the word ‘intervention’, from the passage?
Option 1: Specific
Option 2: Evidence
Option 3: Non-involvement
Option 4: Data
Correct Answer: Non-involvement
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Explanation: In the passage, the term intervention is used to refer to actions or measures taken to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. An antonym in this context would be a term that signifies not taking action
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
My teacher asked me to compress the file.
Option 1: Search
Option 2: Trace
Option 3: Enlarge
Option 4: Turn
Correct Answer: Enlarge
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The term compress refers to the action of reducing the size or volume of a file. To find an antonym, we need to identify a word that signifies the opposite action, namely expanding or increasing the
Question : If A's salary is 60% more than B's salary, then by what percentage is B's salary less than that of A?
Option 1: 45%
Option 2: 37.5%
Option 3: 47.7%
Option 4: 33.3%
Correct Answer: 37.5%
Solution : A = B + 60% of B A = 160% of B A : B = 160 : 100 = 8 : 5 The required percentage = $\frac{\text{A's salary – B's salary}}{ \text{A's salary}}\times 100$ = $\frac{8-5}{8} \times 100 $ = 37.5% Hence, the correct
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks will complete the letter series. R_S_ _ _SGRT_G_TS_
Option 1: GTRTSGR
Option 2: RGTRSRG
Option 3: TGRSTRG
Option 4: TGRTSRG
Correct Answer: TGRTSRG
Solution : Given: R_S_ _ _SGRT_G_TS_
To fill the series, we have to divide the series – R_S_ / _ _SG / RT_G / _TS _ Let's check each option – First option: GTRTSGR; RGST / RTSG / RTSG /
Question : Directions: A man drives his car 50 km towards the eastward direction. He turned right and went for 30 km. Then he turned west and drove for 10 km. How far is he from the starting point?
Option 1: 50 km
Option 2: 60 km
Option 3: 100 km
Option 4: 20 km
Correct Answer: 50 km
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
Here, A is the starting point and D is the finishing point of the car. AD is the distance from the starting point. By applying the Pythagoras theorem – (AD)2 =
Question : Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the correct alternative that will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
After "a period for imprisonment" she renounced terrorism.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The phrase a period for should be replaced with a period of to convey a period. The period of imprisonment conveys the idea that she renounced terrorism after being imprisoned for a certain amount of
Question : Directions: How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 11
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 11
Solution : The given figure can be labeled as shown below –
There are a total of 11 triangles in the above figure. They are ABC, DEF, AEG, AFG, AEF, BEH, BDH, BDE, CID, CIF, CDF.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : In an election between two candidates, 20% of the voters on the voter's list did not cast their votes and 80 voters cast their ballot papers blank. The winner secured 45% of all the voters in the list and he got 280 votes more than his rival. The number of voters on the list was:
Option 1: 1500
Option 2: 2800
Option 3: 2500
Option 4: 2000
Correct Answer: 2000
Solution : Given : 20% of voters did not cast their votes. 80 voters cast their ballot papers blank. The winner gets 45% votes of the total voters and wins by 280 votes. Now, Let the total number of votes in the voting list be $x$. Total
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first is related to the second term. NRGLEDGLLQ : MOTIVATION :: ? : DEMEANOURS
Option 1: WHNHZQLXIV
Option 2: WHNIYOLXIV
Option 3: WHHNZLQXIV
Option 4: WHMHZQLWIV
Correct Answer: WHNHZQLXIV
Solution : Given: NRGLEDGLLQ : MOTIVATION :: ? : DEMEANOURS
Add 3 in the even place value of the letters and write opposite letters for the odd place value of the letters of NRGLEDGLLQ, to obtain the required code – N→M; R – 3 = O; G→T;
Question : If 2A = 3B and 3B = 2C, then what is $A:B:C$?
Option 1: $3:2:3$
Option 2: $2:3:2$
Option 3: $1:3:1$
Option 4: $2:3:4$
Correct Answer: $3:2:3$
Solution : 2A = 3B and 3B = 2C ⇒ $ A= \frac{3B}{2}$ and $C = \frac{3B}{2}$ So, the required ratio is, $A:B:C = \frac{3B}{2} : B : \frac{3B}{2}$ ⇒ $A:B:C = 3:2:3$ Hence, the correct answer is $3:2:3$.
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