Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : If 34N is divisible by 11, then what is the value of N?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 9
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : Check divisibility by 11 ⇒ Sum of digits in odd places – Sum of digits in even places = 0 or multiple of 11. ⇒ (3 + N) – 4 = 0 ⇒ N = 1 Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : Europeans entered India with a mindset of trading only. This streak was initiated by which of the following European nations?
Option 1: French
Option 2: Portuguese
Option 3: British
Option 4: Dutch
Correct Answer: Portuguese
Solution : The correct answer is Portuguese.
Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India in 1498. He reached Calicut via the Atlantic Sea in the Calicut region of India. The first to come to India as traders were the Portuguese, and they were followed
Question : Find the value of $\sqrt{\frac{1-\tan A}{1+\tan A}}$.
Option 1: $\sqrt{\frac{1+\sin 2 A}{\cos 2 A}}$
Option 2: $\sqrt{\frac{1-\sin 2 A}{\cos 2 A}}$
Option 3: $\sqrt{\frac{1+\sin A}{\cos A}}$
Option 4: $\sqrt{\frac{1-\sin A}{\cos A}}$
Correct Answer: $\sqrt{\frac{1-\sin 2 A}{\cos 2 A}}$
Solution : Given expression, $\sqrt{\frac{1-\tan A}{1+\tan A}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{1-\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}{1+\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{\cos A-\sin A}{\cos A+\sin A}}$ Multiplying and dividing by $\sqrt{\cos A-\sin A}$ $\sqrt{\frac{\cos A-\sin A}{\cos A+\sin A}}\times\sqrt{\frac{\cos A-\sin A}{\cos A-\sin }}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{(\cos A-\sin A)^2}{(\cos A+\sin A)(\cos A-\sin A)}}$
Question : Which of the following pair of human disease – microorganism – mode of transmission is correct?
I. Tuberculosis – Virus – Air II. Chicken Pox – Virus – Water/Food
Option 1: Only II
Option 2: Both I and II
Option 3: Neither I nor II
Option 4: Only I
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II
Solution : The correct answer is Neither I nor II.
The disease known as tuberculosis (TB) is brought on by microbes that are transferred from person to person through the air. Although tuberculosis (TB) affects the lungs, it can also affect the brain,
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, close things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the image will appear as
Question : The Sabri brothers, Aziz Warsi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are associated with which singing style?
Option 1: Qawwali
Option 2: Shabad
Option 3: Bhatiali
Option 4: Bhajan
Correct Answer: Qawwali
Solution : The correct option is Qawwali.
The Sabri Brothers, Aziz Warsi, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are associated with Qawwali, a form of devotional music in the Sufi tradition. Qawwali is characterised by its powerful and soul-stirring performances, often featuring vocal improvisations and rhythmic patterns.
Question : Who among the following has written the biography of Buddha, Buddhacharita?
Option 1: Vasumitra
Option 2: Charaka
Option 3: Ashvaghosha
Option 4: Nagarjuna
Correct Answer: Ashvaghosha
Solution : The correct answer is Ashvaghosha.
Ashvaghosha wrote the epic Buddhacharita, which recounts the biography of the Buddha. Ashvaghosha was a poet and philosopher of Sarvastivada Buddhism. He was born in northern India, in Saketa. Ashvaghosha wrote in Classical Sanskrit, even though Buddhism was known
Question : If $\sin (A-B)=\sin A \cos B–\cos A\sin B$, then $\sin 15°$ will be:
Option 1: $\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2\sqrt{2}}$
Option 2: $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{2}}$
Option 3: $\frac{\sqrt{3}–1}{–\sqrt{2}}$
Option 4: $\frac{\sqrt{3}–1}{2\sqrt{2}}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{3}–1}{2\sqrt{2}}$
Solution : Given: $\sin (A–B)=\sin A\cos B–\cos A\sin B$ Let $A=45°$ and $B=30°$ respectively. $\sin (45°–30°)=\sin 45°\cos 30°–\cos 45°\sin 30°$ ⇒ $\sin 15°=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}–\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\times \frac{1}{2}$ $\therefore \sin 15°=\frac{\sqrt{3}–1}{2\sqrt{2}}$ Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{\sqrt{3}–1}{2\sqrt{2}}$.
Question : During a game of hockey, following an offence, if a player is shown a yellow card then he will be sent off the pitch for _______.
Option 1: 5 minutes
Option 2: 6 minutes
Option 3: 4 minutes
Option 4: 3 minutes
Correct Answer: 5 minutes
Solution : The correct answer is 5 minutes.
A yellow card in the field of hockey indicates a temporary suspension of at least 5 minutes. The yellow card can be shown to a specific player or the captain for misconduct by the entire team. In
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Last week, I made the mistake of revisiting the village where I grew up. It used to be a small, friendly community with two farms and a number of old cottages around the village green. I realised very quickly that although in (1)_______ ways it appears unchanged, in reality hardly anything is the same. All the pretty cottages are there, of course, and both the traditional farmhouses. (2)_______, none of the inhabitants are country people. All of them are commuters, who leave early every morning for the nearby town. Neither of the farmhouses is attached to a farm these days; the land (3)_______ and is managed by somebody in an office somewhere who has little interest in the village (4)_______. There are a few new houses but, they have no local character. You can see the same style anywhere in the country. The whole village, (5)_______, has been tidied up so much that it looks no more picturesque than any suburban street.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: themselves
Option 2: itself
Option 3: herself
Option 4: himself
Correct Answer: itself
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: In the sentence, "the land itself" the pronoun "itself" correctly refers to the noun "land". "Itself" is used here because "land" is a non-living entity, and the reflexive pronoun aligns with the antecedent in terms of
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