Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 4, 11, 19, 31, 52, 89, ?
Option 1: 151
Option 2: 105
Option 3: 150
Option 4: 115
Correct Answer: 151
Solution : Given: 4, 11, 19, 31, 52, 89, ?
Follow the pattern to obtain the next term.
So, 151 is the missing term in the given series. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Who among the following has written the book "Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives"?
Option 1: Arundhati Roy
Option 2: Shashi Deshpande
Option 3: Sudha Murty
Option 4: Anita Nair
Correct Answer: Sudha Murty
Solution : The correct answer is Sudha Murty.
In 2017, Sudha Murty's book "Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives" was published. The book consists of eleven different stories, each inspired by her personal experiences. These stories contain embedded morals.
Question : Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains provisions for the disqualification of legislators on the grounds of defection?
Option 1: Schedule X
Option 2: Schedule IX
Option 3: Schedule XI
Option 4: Schedule VIII
Correct Answer: Schedule X
Solution : The correct answer is Schedule X.
Schedule X of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the disqualification of legislators on the grounds of defection. The Anti-defection law was added to the Constitution through the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985. It provides for the disqualification of elected legislators from the legislature in instances where they voluntarily switch parties or vote against the party's directory.
Question : Directions: Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Potato, Vegetable, Carrot
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : A potato is a type of vegetable, a carrot is also a type of vegetable, and they share the common category of being vegetables, but they are different in their specific characteristics and types. Therefore, the Venn diagram will be as follows –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: Which figure from the given options would replace the question mark (?) if the following figure series were to be continued?
Solution : According to the given figure series – 1. The elements are being rotated by 90 degrees in every alternate box. 2. The elements shift by one place along the corners in the clockwise direction. So, following the above pattern, the missing figure will be –
Question : J. J. Thomson's proposed model of action is generally called ........................model.
Option 1: cream and cake
Option 2: plum pudding
Option 3: plum and cake
Option 4: cream and pudding
Correct Answer: plum pudding
Solution : The correct option is plum pudding.
The plum pudding model was the atomic structure hypothesis put forth by J.J. Thomson. This theory holds that an atom is an electrically positive-charged sphere with electrons dispersed throughout, much like plums in a pudding.
Question : What is the atomicity of Phosphorus?
Option 1: Poly-atomic
Option 2: Monoatomic
Option 3: Diatomic
Option 4: Tetra-atomic
Correct Answer: Tetra-atomic
Solution : The correct option is Tetra-atomic.
Phosphorus exists in a tetra-atomic form as P4 molecules. In this molecular form, four phosphorus atoms are bonded together in a tetrahedral arrangement. The P4 molecule is the most stable and common allotrope of phosphorus under normal conditions. Each phosphorus atom in the P4 molecule forms three single bonds with other phosphorus atoms, resulting in a tetrahedral structure with a characteristic tetra-atomic nature.
Question : Directions: Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. U, P, M, H, ?, Z
Option 1: H
Option 2: E
Option 3: K
Option 4: J
Correct Answer: E
Solution : Given: U, P, M, H, ?, Z
Subtract 5 and 3 in each alternative letter, to obtain the required missing term – U – 5 = P; P – 3 = M; M – 5 = H; H – 3 = E; E – 5 = Z
Therefore, the required missing letter is E. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
Ask her to call me (1)/ when she (2)/ will come back. (3)/ No error. (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
While expressing future actions that depend on another event happening first, we use the present tense in the dependent clause. So, comes back is the correct form here instead of will come back.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Ask her to call me when she comes back.
Question : Directions: In the following figure, the boys who are cricketers and sober are indicated by which number?
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : In the below diagram, the shaded part represents the region common to cricketers, boys, sober and girls. The numbers of the asked fields that fall in the region of girls will also be counted as there is no direction given that the region belonging to girls can not be included.
So, the boys who are cricketers and sober are indicated by 2. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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