Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word. Ram was abandoned by his parents at a very early age.
Option 1: Loved
Option 2: Left
Option 3: Hated
Option 4: Disgraced
Correct Answer: Left
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: In the context of the sentence "Ram was abandoned by his parents at a very early age," the words abandoned and the word left are used interchangeably. Both convey the idea that Ram's parents departed
Question : Directions: My friend and I started simultaneously towards each other from two places 100 m apart. After walking 30 m, my friend turns left and goes 10 m, then he turns right and goes 20 m and then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had started walking. If we walk at the same speed, what is the distance between us at this point?
Option 1: 50 m
Option 2: 20 m
Option 3: 30 m
Option 4: 40 m
Correct Answer: 20 m
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
In the above figure, the friend is denoted by A and I is denoted by F. Here, AF = 100 m; CD = BE = 20 m Total distance covered by a
Question : Which Union Territory recorded the highest male literacy rate, according to the 2011 Census?
Option 1: Daman and Diu
Option 2: Delhi
Option 3: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Option 4: Lakshadweep
Correct Answer: Lakshadweep
Solution : The correct answer is Lakshadweep.
According to the Census 2011, Lakshadweep recorded the highest male literacy rate in the Union territory of India. The male literacy of Lakshadweep is 95.56% and the female literacy of Lakshadweep is 87.95%. The overall literacy percentage of Lakshadweep
Question : What is the selling price of a dress that has a marked price of Rs. 500 and is given a 20% discount and subsequently a 10% discount?
Option 1: Rs. 330
Option 2: Rs. 360
Option 3: Rs. 365
Option 4: Rs. 345
Correct Answer: Rs. 360
Solution : Given: Marked price = Rs. 500 1st discount($x$) = 20% 2nd discount($y$) = 10% $\therefore$ Effective discount = $x + y - \frac{xy}{100}=20 + 10 - \frac{200}{100}= 28\%$ Now, the selling price = $500×\frac{100-28}{100}$ = Rs. 360 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 360.
Question : In the following sentence, four words are underlined, out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word. The ruins of many structures that still stand tall in their granduer are testimony to the fact that Mewar was not only the land of the courageous.
Option 1: testimony
Option 2: courageous
Option 3: granduer
Option 4: ruins
Correct Answer: granduer
Solution : The third option is correct.
Explanation: The incorrectly spelled word in the sentence is granduer, as the place of the vowel "u" and "e" should be interchanged. Hence, the correct spelling is grandeur. The word in question is intended to be grandeur, which
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term. 5 : 24 :: ? : 143 :: 4 : 15
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 8
Option 4: 11
Correct Answer: 12
Solution : Given: 5 : 24 :: ? : 143 :: 4 : 15
Subtract 1 from the square of the first number to get the second number – Like, 5 : 24→52 – 1 = 24 And, 4 : 15→42 – 1 = 15
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ANYWAY is written as YNAYAW, and BATTLE is written as TABELT. How will COSTLY be written in that language?
Option 1: SOCYLT
Option 2: SCTOLY
Option 3: OCTSLY
Option 4: YLTSOC
Correct Answer: SOCYLT
Solution : Given: ANYWAY is written as YNAYAW, and BATTLE is written as TABELT.
Divide the letters of the word ANYWAY in two halves, and then reverse the order of letters, to obtain the required code – Divide the letters of the word ANYWAY in two halves→ANY
Question : Kaiga-ll plant, which supplies electricity, is a
Option 1: hydel project
Option 2: coal project
Option 3: nuclear power reactor
Option 4: none of the above
Correct Answer: nuclear power reactor
Solution : The correct option is a nuclear power reactor.
In the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in Kaiga, close to the Kali River, is the Kaiga Generating Station, a nuclear power plant. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India has been running the
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer 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 reflected image will appear
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the italicised word.
We also must do something about our mental and physical lethargy.
Option 1: eagerness
Option 2: enthusiasm
Option 3: hebetude
Option 4: vigour
Correct Answer: hebetude
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word lethargy refers to a state of lack of energy, alertness, or enthusiasm. Hebetude denotes the state of being dull or lethargic.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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