Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China, which river is the sorrow of Bihar?
Option 1: Damodar River
Option 2: Kosi River
Option 3: Yamuna River
Option 4: Ravi River
Correct Answer: Kosi River
Solution : The correct answer is Kosi River.
The Kosi, sometimes known as the Koshi. The Kosi is widely recognised for its tendency to change course in a westward direction. The river has migrated westward for around 112 kilometres during the past 200 years; because of
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.
Option 1: ZWSH
Option 2: FCYB
Option 3: PMIR
Option 4: GDAZ
Correct Answer: GDAZ
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: ZWSH; Z – 3 = W; W – 4 = S; S and H are opposite pairs. Second option: FCYB; F – 3 = C; C – 4 = Y; Y and B are opposite pairs. Third option:
Question : Who was the Prime Minister when the Right to Property was scrapped as a Fundamental Right?
Option 1: Charan Singh
Option 2: Indira Gandhi
Option 3: Morarji Desai
Option 4: Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: Morarji Desai
Solution : The correct answer is Morarji Desai.
The Indian Constitution initially recognised the right to property as a fundamental right but faced challenges, particularly with the First Amendment of 1951 and subsequent laws concealed in the Ninth Schedule. Further erosion occurred during legal battles
Question : A sold a watch at a gain of 5% to B and B sold it to C at a gain of 4%. If C paid Rs. 91 for it, the price paid by A is:
Option 1: Rs. 83.33
Option 2: Rs. 84.33
Option 3: Rs. 83
Option 4: Rs. 82.81
Correct Answer: Rs. 83.33
Solution : Let the cost price (CP) of the watch for A be $x$. Selling price (SP) of A = CP of B = $\frac{105}{100}\times x$ SP of B = CP of C = $\frac{104}{100}\times\frac{105}{100}\times x$ Given: CP of C = Rs. 91 So, $\frac{104}{100}\times\frac{105}{100}\times x$
Question : The Barabati Sports Stadium is located in the state of:
Option 1: Assam
Option 2: Goa
Option 3: Odisha
Option 4: Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: Odisha
Solution : The correct option is Odisha
The state of Odisha is home to the Barabati Stadium. It is located in Cuttack, one of the most well-known cities in the state. Over the years, the stadium—a multipurpose location—has played host to several domestic and international cricket matches.
Question : The bar graph given here shows the data on the production of cars by three different companies X, Y, and Z over the years. The average production for 5 years was the maximum for which company/companies?
Option 1: Y and Z
Option 2: Y
Option 3: X and Y
Option 4: X and Z
Correct Answer: X and Z
Solution : According to the question, Total production of company X over 5 years = 30 + 45 + 25 + 50 + 40 = 190 Average production over 5 years = $\frac{190}{5}$ = 38 cars Total production of company Y over 5 years =
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Here the pattern is as follows — 1. In the given series, the triangle is changing its position upward and downward and rotated by 180°. 2. The rectangle is shifted side by side in an anticlockwise direction. So, in the next series, they both will be
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. South Korea is the most cosmetically (1)______ country on Earth. Beauty editors estimate that it is because of the government’s heavy investment (2)______ industry. It is ahead of its competitors, and its citizens (3)_____ twice as much on skincare products as consumers in the United States, the UK, and France. Korean shoppers are (4)______ the world’s most discerning. Eight out of 10 Korean women in their 20s and 30s use an app that (5)_____ like a cosmetics-specific, to debate the merits of various common ingredients. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: Spend
Option 2: cherish
Option 3: comply
Option 4: Propogate
Correct Answer: Spend
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The sentence is comparing the amount of money spent by citizens of South Korea on skincare products to consumers in the United States, the UK, and France. In this context, the verb that appropriately fits is spend, indicating
Question : The idea of Rule of Law was adopted from the Constitution of which of the following countries?
Option 1: Russia
Option 2: United States of America
Option 3: United Kingdom
Option 4: Canada
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
Solution : The correct option is the United Kingdom.
The idea of the Rule of Law, as it is understood in modern constitutional and political theory, has deep roots in the legal and political traditions of the United Kingdom. The Magna Carta, signed in 1215,
Question : The total surface area of a solid metallic hemisphere is 462 cm2. This is melted and moulded into a right circular cone. If the radius of the base of the cone is the same as that of the hemisphere, then its height is: (use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)
Option 1: 14 cm
Option 2: 7 cm
Option 3: 21 cm
Option 4: 28 cm
Correct Answer: 14 cm
Solution : The total surface area of a solid metallic hemisphere = 462 cm2 Let the radius of the hemisphere be $r$ cm. So, $3 \pi r^2$ = 462 ⇒ $r$ = $\sqrt{\frac{462 × 7}{22 × 3}}$ = $\sqrt{49}$ = 7 So, the volume of
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