Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Two numbers are in the ratio 12 : 7. If their HCF is 25, find the numbers.
Option 1: 225 and 135
Option 2: 300 and 175
Option 3: 300 and 50
Option 4: 175 and 120
Correct Answer: 300 and 175
Solution : The numbers in the ratio 12 : 7 can be represented as $12x$ and $7x$, where $x$ is a common factor. Given that their Highest Common Factor (HCF) is 25, we can say that $x = 25$. Therefore, the two numbers are, First
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Emulate
Option 1: Respect
Option 2: Neglect
Option 3: Spoilt
Option 4: Bash
Correct Answer: Neglect
Solution : The second option is correct.
Emulate means to imitate or strive to match or surpass someone, whereas neglect refers to the act of failing to give proper attention. These both represent opposite actions, as one aims to imitate or follow, while the other involves overlooking
Question : By selling 24 items, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 4 items. His gain percentage is:
Option 1: $16 \frac{1}{3} \%$
Option 2: $20 \%$
Option 3: $33 \frac{1}{3} \%$
Option 4: $16 \frac{2}{3} \%$
Correct Answer: $20 \%$
Solution : The profit made by the shopkeeper is the selling price of 4 items. If the shopkeeper sells 24 items, the profit is $\frac{4}{24} = \frac{1}{6}$ of the total selling price. This means the cost price is $1 - \frac{1}{6} = \frac{5}{6}$ of the total
Question : The immunisation technique was developed by
Option 1: Joseph Lister
Option 2: Louis Pasteur
Option 3: Edward jenner
Option 4: Robert Koch
Correct Answer: Louis Pasteur
Solution : The correct option is Louis Pasteur.
The principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurisation, which bear his name, were discovered by French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur. Through the creation of rabies and anthrax vaccines, Pasteur's work is credited with saving millions of
Question : Find the LCM of 28 and 92.
Option 1: 464
Option 2: 644
Option 3: 161
Option 4: 322
Correct Answer: 644
Solution : Factors of 28 = 2 × 2 × 7 Factors of 92 = 2 × 2 × 23 $\therefore$ LCM of 28 and 92 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 23 = 644 Hence, the correct answer is 644.
Question : Directions: Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows with four people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are seated in the same row facing South. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are seated in the same row facing North. 4 and 2 do not sit at the extreme corners of their row. 7 sits at the extreme right end of their row and is exactly opposite 1. 3 sits exactly opposite 8. Who sits at the extreme left end of the row of people sitting facing South?
Option 1: 3
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Given: (I) Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows with four people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are seated in the same row facing South. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are
Question : Who among the following was the Vice President of the Interim Government formed by Congress in 1946?
Option 1: Vallabhbhai Patel
Option 2: Baldev Singh
Option 3: John Matthai
Option 4: Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution : The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the Vice President of India's first temporary government. On September 2, 1946, the Interim Government of India was established. The temporary administration was in charge until August 15, 1947.
Question : In the Indian political system, the real executive power is vested in:
Option 1: The Governor
Option 2: The President
Option 3: The Vice President
Option 4: The Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers
Correct Answer: The Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers
Solution : The correct option is the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers.
In the Indian political system, the real executive power is vested in the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers at the national level. The
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'. Rahul thinks that this is quite the cheap restaurant.
Option 1: so the cheap
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: quite a cheap
Option 4: so a cheap
Correct Answer: quite a cheap
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
When using the adjective cheap, it is more grammatically correct to use the indefinite article a rather than the definite article the before it.
The use of quite a is a common construction in English when
Question : The given pie chart shows the percentage distribution of 450 employees in an organization. Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
If 60 % of the employees in department E are females, how many male employees are there in that department?
Option 1: 54
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 72
Option 4: 18
Correct Answer: 36
Solution : According to the question, Since the females in department E = 60% Number of male employees in department E = 0.4 × 0.2 × 450 = 0.08 × 450 = 36 Hence, the correct answer is 36.
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