Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: In the given Venn diagram, the triangle represents politicians, the circle represents lawyers, the rectangle represents teachers and the square represents businessmen. The numbers given in the diagram represent the number of persons in that particular category.
How many lawyers are also teachers, but are neither politicians nor businessmen?
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 18
Option 4: 12
Correct Answer: 18
Solution : In the diagram, the shaded part represents the region common to lawyers and teachers but uncommon to politicians and businessmen.
The number of lawyers who are teachers but are neither politicians nor businessmen is 18. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : A Shopkeeper marked the price as INR 15,000 on an article, and a successive discount of 5%, 10% and 20% was allowed on it. What is the selling price?
Option 1: INR 10,260
Option 2: INR 13,520
Option 3: INR 11,520
Option 4: INR 9,850
Correct Answer: INR 10,260
Solution : A successive discount of 5%, 10%, and 20% means that these discounts are applied one after another For three successive discounts of 5%, 10%, and 20%, Selling price = $\frac{100-\text{Discount}_1\%}{100}× \frac{100-\text{Discount}_2\%}{100}×\frac{100-\text{Discount}_3\%}{100}×$ marked price ⇒ Selling price $=\frac{100-5}{100}×\frac{100-10}{100}×\frac{100-20}{100}×15000$ ⇒ Selling price $=\frac{95}{100}×\frac{90}{100}×\frac{80}{100}×15000$ ⇒ Selling price
Question : One man and one woman together can complete a piece of work in 8 days. A man alone can complete the work in 10 days. In how many days can one woman alone complete the work?
Option 1: $\frac{140}{9}$ days
Option 2: $30$ days
Option 3: $40$ days
Option 4: $42$ days
Correct Answer: $40$ days
Solution : Given, The time taken by one man and one woman to complete the work = 8 days Time taken by a man to complete the work = 10 days ⇒ one man's 1 day's work = $\frac{1}{10}$ Work done by one man and one
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Major
Option 1: Diligent
Option 2: Shallow
Option 3: Considerable
Option 4: Creviced
Correct Answer: Considerable
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The word "considerable" means large or significant in size, amount, or degree. In the context of the given word "major," "considerable" is a synonym, as both convey the idea of being important or significant.
The meanings of the
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Travelling under a name other than one’s own
Option 1: impromptu
Option 2: incognito
Option 3: incredible
Option 4: invisible
Correct Answer: incognito
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Incognito means to avoid being recognised by changing one's name or appearance. It means someone's true identity is being concealed or hidden, and thus is the appropriate one-word substitution for travelling under a name other than one’s
Question : Directions: In the following question, the set of numbers below follows a particular pattern. Which of the numbers in the options does not follow the pattern? Numbers set – 60, 120, 210, 336, 1716
Option 1: 720
Option 2: 990
Option 3: 504
Option 4: 1310
Correct Answer: 1310
Solution : Given: 60, 120, 210, 336, 1716
Let's check the options — First option: 720→720 is a multiple of 3. Second option: 990→990 is a multiple of 3. Third option: 504→504 is a multiple of 3. Fourth option: 1310→1310 is not a multiple of 3.
So,
Question : Which of the following is a part of the 'Sutta Pitaka'?
Option 1: Majjhima Nikaya
Option 2: Dhammasangani
Option 3: Manusmriti
Option 4: Dipavamsa
Correct Answer: Majjhima Nikaya
Solution : The correct option is Majjhima Nikaya
The "Sutta Pitaka" is one of the three "baskets" or divisions of the Pali Canon, which is the primary scripture collection of Theravada Buddhism. It consists of discourses attributed to Gautama Buddha. Within the Sutta Pitaka, there are
Question : Which of the following quantities is a measure of inertia?
Option 1: Velocity
Option 2: Acceleration
Option 3: Mass
Option 4: Weight
Correct Answer: Mass
Solution : The correct option is Mass.
The inertia of an object is measured by its mass. As an object's mass increases, so does its inertia. In other words, heavier things have more inertia and are more resistant to changes in motion. It takes more force
Question : If A is 50% more than B, then B is how much percentage less than A?
Option 1: 50%
Option 2: 100%
Option 3: 66.66%
Option 4: 33.33%
Correct Answer: 33.33%
Solution : Let B = 100 Then A = 150% of 100 = 150 Percentage change = $\frac{\text{Final value - Initial value}}{\text{Initial value}}$ × 100% = $\frac{50}{150}$ × 100 = 33.33% Hence, the correct answer is 33.33%.
Question : The five-year plans in India laid down not only specific objectives to be attained in the five years of a plan but also what was to be achieved over 20 years. This long-term plan is called a __________.
Option 1: perspective plan
Option 2: twenty-year plan
Option 3: two-decade plan
Option 4: perpetual plan
Correct Answer: perspective plan
Solution : The correct answer is the perspective plan.
Five-year plans were the term used in India to refer to plans that lasted five years (a term we stole from the erstwhile Soviet Union, the national planning pioneer). In addition to outlining goals for the
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