Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
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
Question : Directions: Select the correct option to indicate the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Tissue 2. Population 3. Organ 4. Cell 5. Organism
Option 1: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
Option 2: 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
Option 3: 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
Option 4: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
Correct Answer: 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Tissue 2. Population 3. Organ 4. Cell 5. Organism
The building blocks of the ecosystem in increasing order of their size are as follows – Cell→Tissue→Organ→Organism→Population
Thus, the order is 4, 1, 3, 5, 2. Hence, the third option
Question : The ______ is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India.
Option 1: B. C. Roy Trophy
Option 2: Duleep Trophy
Option 3: Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup
Option 4: Beighton Cup
Correct Answer: Duleep Trophy
Solution : The correct answer is Duleep Trophy.
Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in India, named after Duleep Singh. In 1961–1962, BCCI launched the competition. Each zonal squad is made up of players that represent state teams that compete for the Ranji Trophy
Question : Which of the following terms is associated with the anatomy of the human heart?
Option 1: Cerebrum
Option 2: Aorta
Option 3: Medulla
Option 4: Cerebellum
Correct Answer: Aorta
Solution : The correct answer is the aorta.
The aorta is a large, cane-shaped blood vessel that supplies your body with oxygen-rich blood. It travels through the chest and abdomen before beginning in the lower-left chamber of the heart. Blood veins leave the aorta along the route
Question : The following pie chart shows the monthly household expenditure of Family A under various heads. The monthly expenditure incurred for Family A is Rs. 50,000. Study the chart carefully and answer the question that follows. What is the ratio of the combined monthly expenditure on Entertainment, Travel, and Miscellaneous to the average expenditure on Food, Education, Electricity, and Medicine?
Option 1: 69 : 125
Option 2: 69 : 124
Option 3: 124 : 69
Option 4: 31 : 69
Correct Answer: 124 : 69
Solution : Here, 100% = Rs. 50,000 ⇒ 1% represents = Rs. 500 Now, the monthly expenditure on Entertainment , travel and miscellaneous = (10% + 10% + 11%) = 31% of 50,000 ⇒ $\frac{31}{100}$ × 50000 = Rs. 15500 Also, the monthly expenditure on
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".
A weak-minded person is frighten away (1) / by the initial difficulties and (2) / gives up the attempt in despair. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
Explanation: The error is in the use of the verb "frighten". The sentence is in the passive voice, and the past participle form of the verb "frighten" should be used, which is "frightened".
Therefore,
Question : Directions: From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all the possible orientations of the question figure in which of the given option figures it can fit itself. By comparison of all option figures, the question figure is embedded only in
Question : The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called ______.
Option 1: adjustive radiation
Option 2: adjustive evolution
Option 3: adaptive evolution
Option 4: adaptive radiation
Correct Answer: adaptive radiation
Solution : The correct answer is adaptive radiation.
The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area, starting from a point and radiating to other areas of geography (habitats), is called "adaptive radiation." Adaptive radiation occurs when a single ancestor species gives rise
Question : Stomatal opening is based on which of the following?
Option 1: Exosmosis
Option 2: Endosmosis
Option 3: Plasmolysis in guard cells
Option 4: Decrease in concentration of cell sap
Correct Answer: Endosmosis
Solution : The correct option is Endosmosis.
Endosmosis is the mechanism by which plant guard cells open their stomata. The passage of water over a semi-permeable membrane from a low solute concentration area to a high solute concentration area is osmosis. Water travels into guard cells
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