Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : In an election between two candidates, a candidate secured 60% of the valid votes and is elected by a majority of 180 votes. The total number of valid votes is:
Option 1: 1200
Option 2: 1000
Option 3: 800
Option 4: 900
Correct Answer: 900
Solution : Let the number of valid votes be $x$. According to the question, $\frac{60x}{100}-\frac{40x}{100}=180$ ⇒ $\frac{20x}{100}=180$ $\therefore x = 900$ Hence, the correct answer is 900.
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Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Leaves : Rustle :: ? : ?
Option 1: Rain : Jingle
Option 2: Tyres : Sizzle
Option 3: Clouds : Thunder
Option 4: Snow : Drizzle
Correct Answer: Clouds : Thunder
Solution : Given: Leaves: Rustle :: ? : ? (Rustle is the sound made by moving leaves.)
Let's check the options – First option: Rain : Jingle; Jingle is the sound made by metal objects when gently hitting each other. Second option: Tyres : Sizzle;
Question : Directions: Select the option that is correct for the bracketed numbers with respect to their inclusion in the given series. 4, 11, 30, (67), 128, 219, (346), 515
Option 1: The first bracketed number is incorrect and the second bracketed number is correct
Option 2: Both the bracketed numbers are correct
Option 3: Both the bracketed numbers are incorrect
Option 4: The first bracketed number is correct and the second bracketed number is incorrect
Correct Answer: Both the bracketed numbers are correct
Solution : Given: 4, 11, 30, (67), 128, 219, (346), 515;
The pattern is as follows – (1)3 + 3 = 1 + 3 = 4 (2)3 + 3 = 8 + 3 = 11 (3)3 + 3 =
Question : Under which pardoning power of the President, the duration of the sentence is reduced without changing its character?
Option 1: Commutation
Option 2: Remission
Option 3: Respite
Option 4: Reprieve
Correct Answer: Remission
Solution : The correct answer is Remission.
Remission has the effect of lessening the severity of the punishment without changing its nature. The severe punishment of two years, for instance, could be reduced to the severe punishment of one year. The President has the authority to pardon,
Question : The average run rate of a cricket team during the first 20 overs is 4.5. What should be the asking rate per over for the next 30 overs, if it has to chase a target of 282 runs in total?
Option 1: 6.3
Option 2: 6.0
Option 3: 6.4
Option 4: 6.8
Correct Answer: 6.4
Solution : Total runs required in 50 overs = 282 Average of runs in 20 overs = 4.5 ⇒ Total runs scored in first 20 overs = 4.5 × 20 = 90 So, runs needed in the remaining 30 overs = 282 – 90 = 192 $\therefore$
Question : Which among the following is responsible for the rotation of the plane of oscillation of Foucault's pendulum?
Option 1: Centripetal force
Option 2: Viscous drag of air
Option 3: Centrifugal force
Option 4: Coriolis force
Correct Answer: Coriolis force
Solution : The correct answer is Coriolis force.
Coriolis force is responsible for the rotation of the plane of oscillation of Foucault’s pendulum. It is an experiment which was demonstrated in 1851 by a French scientist J. B. Leon Foucault. Coriolis force is due to the
Question : A bus moving at 40 km/hr covers a distance in 6 hours 15 minutes. If it travels the same distance at 50 km/hr, how long will it take to cover the distance?
Option 1: 2 hours
Option 2: 6 hours
Option 3: 4 hours
Option 4: 5 hours
Correct Answer: 5 hours
Solution : Speed = 40 km/hr Time = 6 hr 15 min = 6.35 hours Distance = Speed $\times$ Time = 40 $\times$ 6.25 ⇒ Distance = 250 km Now, speed = 50 km/hr Distance is the same as the distance covered by the bus with
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number from the given alternatives.
Option 1: 95
Option 2: 145
Option 3: 114
Option 4: 152
Correct Answer: 145
Solution : Let's check the given options –
First option: 95; 95 ÷ 19 = 5 Second option: 145; 145 is not divisible by 19. Third option: 114; 114 ÷ 19 = 6 Fourth option: 152; 152 ÷ 19 = 8
So, 145 is not divisible by
Question : A and B can do a piece of work in 36 days. B and C can do the same work in 60 days. A and C can do the same work in 45 days. In how many days can A alone complete the same work?
Option 1: 90
Option 2: 60
Option 3: 120
Option 4: 45
Correct Answer: 90
Solution : According to the question, Let the total Work = LCM of 36, 60 and 45 = 180 The efficiency of (A + B) = $\frac{180}{36}$ = 5 units/day The efficiency of (B + C) = $\frac{180}{60}$ = 3 units/day The efficiency of (C + A)
Question : Which among the following is incorrect about the salient features of the 73rd Amendment Act?
Option 1: The Act gives a Constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions
Option 2: It contains 29 functional items of the Panchayats and deals with Articles 243 to 243(O)
Option 3: The act has added the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution of India
Option 4: The act corresponds to Part III of the Constitution of India
Correct Answer: The act corresponds to Part III of the Constitution of India
Solution : The correct answer is The act corresponds to Part III of the Constitution of India.
Part IX of the Indian Constitution (The Panchayats) was included by the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act of 1992. It
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