Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 16, 32, ?, 192, 576, 1152
Option 1: 48
Option 2: 80
Option 3: 64
Option 4: 96
Correct Answer: 96
Solution : Given: 16, 32, ?, 192, 576, 1152
Multiply the previous term by 2 and 3 alternately to get the next term. 16 × 2 = 32; 32 × 3 = 96; 96 × 2 = 192; 192 × 3 = 576; 576 × 2 =
Question : As of 30 June 2020, Harsimrat Kaur Badal was the Indian Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of ______.
Option 1: Health and Family Welfare
Option 2: Human Resource Development
Option 3: Women and Child Development
Option 4: Food Processing Industries
Correct Answer: Food Processing Industries
Solution : The correct answer is Food Processing Industries.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, as of June 30, 2020, was the Indian Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. She held this position from May 2019, after being elected for a third term from
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Farmers have harvested wheat by using whatever labour that was available to them.
Option 1: by using amalgamated labour
Option 2: by using limited labour
Option 3: by using dispersed labour
Option 4: by using united labour
Correct Answer: by using limited labour
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The phrase "whatever labour" is vague and grammatically awkward. It's unclear whether it refers to any labour available, regardless of quantity or quality, or to all the labour that was specifically available to those farmers.
Question : A shopkeeper sells sugar at INR 40 per kg, which he purchased at INR 36 per kg. His weighing machine is faulty and it weighs only 800 gm while selling. His percentage profit (correct to 2 decimal places) is:
Option 1: 37.58%
Option 2: 40%
Option 3: 39.28%
Option 4: 38.89%
Correct Answer: 38.89%
Solution : The cost price of 1000 grams of sugar = INR 36 The selling price of 800 grams of sugar = INR 40 Selling price of 1000 gram of sugar = $\frac{40}{800}\times1000$ = INR 50 Profit = selling price – cost price = 50 – 36
Question : Directions: Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words. Lotus : Flower
Option 1: Rial : Currency
Option 2: Metal : Copper
Option 3: Paper : Book
Option 4: Furniture : Wood
Correct Answer: Rial : Currency
Solution : Given: Lotus : Flower (The first term is a type of the second term)
First option: Rial : Currency; Rial is a type of currency. Second option: Metal : Copper; Copper is a metal, but the order of the terms is not correct.
Question : If two medians BE and CF of a triangle ABC, intersect each other at G and if BG = CG, $\angle$BGC = $120^{\circ}$, BC = 10 cm, then the area of the triangle ABC is:
Option 1: $50\sqrt{3}$ $cm^2$
Option 2: $60$ $cm^2$
Option 3: $25$ $cm^2$
Option 4: $25\sqrt{3}$ $cm^2$
Correct Answer: $25\sqrt{3}$ $cm^2$
Solution : In $\triangle$ BGC, BG = CG, $\angle$BGC = $120^{\circ}$, BC = 10 cm $\triangle$ BGC is an isosceles triangle. ⇒ $\angle$GBC = $\angle$GCB Sum of angles of a triangle = $180^{\circ}$ $\angle$GBC + $\angle$GCB + $\angle$BGC = $180^{\circ}$ $2\angle$GBC = $180^{\circ}-120^{\circ}$ = $60^{\circ}$ $\angle$GBC
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
We always ________ your team at cricket.
Option 1: overcome
Option 2: beat
Option 3: defeat
Option 4: conquer
Correct Answer: beat
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
It means to defeat or surpass someone or something in a contest, competition, or performance. It implies that our team consistently wins against the other team in cricket matches, which is the intended meaning.
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Question : Directions: Which of the given figures when placed in the 5th position would continue the series that is established by the first four figures?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figure series – 1. The elements are being shifted by 1 position in the clockwise direction. 2. In every alternate box, the elements are inverted. So, following the above pattern, the missing figure is –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, the given sentence has four parts marked P, Q, R, and S. Choose the part of the sentence with the error and select it as your answer. If there is no error, select 'No error (S)' as your answer.
Scientists intended (P) / to reintroduce and conserve grey wolves (Q) / in their original habitats. (R) / No error (S)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: There is an incorrect use of the plural form in the sentence. The word "habitats" should be replaced with "habitat" to convey the intended meaning of a plan to reintroduce grey wolves to their original
Question : Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
Option 1: Abul Fazl – Chief Advisor
Option 2: Faizi – Poet
Option 3: Birbal – Finance Minister
Option 4: All are correct
Correct Answer: Birbal – Finance Minister
Solution : The answer is Birbal - Finance Minister.
Birbal (Mahesh Das) was one of the Navratnas and considered a close advisor, known for his wit and wisdom. During Akbar's reign, Raja Todar Mal was the Mughal Empire's Finance Minister, and Raja Man Singh
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