Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The excitement of bird watchers on spotting a particular species for the very first time is unparalleled. With eyes shining and pride bursting, they exclaim, “I had a life today”, or “It was a lifer for me”. For the longest time, I couldn’t fathom what all the fuss was about. I mean, at some point in their lives, even a crow or mynah would have been a lifer — seen for the very first time. So, here, I’ve done a bit of jugaad with the term and defined it as a bird that you see maybe (but not necessarily) for the first time, but which has made a lasting, life-changing impact on you. Then I recalled some of my own “lifers”.
Number 1 is the little coppersmith barbet. The first bird I saw through brand new, big and powerful binoculars — and it was solely responsible for my getting interested in birds. The fellow looked like a tubby little clown with hiccups and that just blew me away.
I will never forget the first time I saw grey hornbills aeons ago: over sullen grey skies in the Borivali National Park (now called Sanjay Gandhi National Park) — squealing as they flew high up across the sky. They looked as if they had just left Jurassic Park. Or, for that matter, their larger, more glamorous, cousins — Great pied hornbills. Tramping through a streambed in Kalagarh (near Corbett), we suddenly heard this rasping, whooshing, sound. Up there, in the clear blue, were six-seven huge black-and-white birds with colossal yellow beaks flying in tandem across the clear blue sky, their wings making a rasping sound.
Say “paradise flycatcher” and a birder’s eyes will begin to glint: “Where? When? Will it be there now?” are questions that will be shot out like machine-gun bullets. The first time I saw a full-grown milk-white-and-glossy-black male, with its glamorous 18-inch streamer tail, was at the Sultanpur National Park in Haryana. But I remember better the flycatchers, that made me run around in a tea garden in Palampur, teasingly whistling at me from one end to the other. The nesting pair in Naukuchiatal was more accommodating except that I had to stand kneedeep in the hotel’s garbage dump to get a good view of them flitting to and fro the gully nearby. To compensate, one actually flew nearly down to my feet to snatch up a blue bottle I had missed.
Of course, there have been rarities: the highlight of the regular Bharatpur (the Keoladeo National Park) visits was the darshan of VIP Siberian cranes. Then they stopped coming, which was the first indication of their slow extinction — even if it was just “local” to our area. The gloriously uppity Great Indian bustards in the Karera Sanctuary (Madhya Pradesh) were another unforgettable sighting. The sheer disdain with which they flounced away from our howling, jolting jeep and took to their wings was a lesson in being put in your place. Now, not only does the sanctuary not exist anymore but those magnificent muscular birds are crashing to total extinction.
Question: What does the word 'lifer' mean for the author?
Option 1: A bird that you see for the first time
Option 2: A bird which is becoming extinct
Option 3: A bird which makes a life-changing impact on you
Option 4: A bird that you love
Correct Answer: A bird which makes a life-changing impact on you
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
According to the author, the term 'lifer' is defined as a bird that we see, maybe for the first time, but more importantly, it has a lasting, life-changing impact on
Question : In $\triangle$ABC, D is the median from A to BC. AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm, and BC = 10 cm.The length of median AD (in cm) is:
Option 1: 4.5
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : AB = 6 cm BC = 10 cm AC = 8 cm AD is the median bisects BC Pythagoras theorem, AB$^2$ + AC$^2$ = BC$^2$ Circumcentre theorem Circumcentre of a right-angled triangle lies on the mid-point of the hypotenuse AD = BD = DC AB$^2$
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The dance performance was more beautifuler than I expected.
Option 1: was more beautiful
Option 2: was beautiful
Option 3: was most beautiful
Option 4: is being more beautiful
Correct Answer: was more beautiful
Solution : The first option is correct.
Explanation: When using comparative adjectives, the correct structure is to use more before the adjective. In this case, beautiful is already a comparative adjective.
So, the correct sentence would be: "The dance performance was more beautiful than I
Question : Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
Option 1: 00 longitude - Prime Meridian
Option 2: 00 longitude - Equator
Option 3: 00 latitude - Equator
Option 4: 23.50 North - Tropic of Cancer
Correct Answer: 00 longitude - Equator
Solution : The correct answer is 00 longitude - Equator.
The Equator is 00 latitude, which divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.00 latitude is known as the Prime Meridian.
Other important latitudes are-
1. Tropic of
Question : Directions: The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : _____ is a situation of a low rate of interest in the economy where every economic agent expects the interest rate to rise in future and consequently bond prices to fall, causing capital loss.
Option 1: Liquidity trap
Option 2: Revenue deficit
Option 3: Parametric shift
Option 4: Paradox shift
Correct Answer: Liquidity trap
Solution : The correct answer is the Liquidity trap.
A liquidity trap occurs when interest rates are low, and people would rather keep their money in cash or cash equivalents since they don't know how the country's economy will perform.
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. Among the largest species of cats in the world, tigers are powerful hunters with (1)________ teeth, strong jaws, and agile bodies. They range across Asia, from Russia all the way to Sumatra and mainland Southeast Asia. Researchers still have much to learn (2) ________ these beautiful, endangered (3) ________. There is currently one recognised species of tiger, Panthera tigris. Scientists have further (4) ________ the tiger into nine subspecies: the extinct Bali, Caspian, and Javan subspecies, and the living Malayan, Sumatran, South China, Indochinese, Bengal, and Amur (or Siberian) subspecies. Of these six subspecies, AZA-accredited zoos currently manage three: Amur, Malayan, and Sumatran. The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to Sumatran and Amur tigers; Sumatran tigers are (5) ________ as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and Amur tigers have been classified as endangered. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: with
Option 2: into
Option 3: about
Option 4: along
Correct Answer: about
The preposition about is appropriate in this context to indicate the subject or topic about which researchers have much to learn. It forms a complete and coherent sentence, indicating that researchers have much more to discover or understand
Question : Which hill is not a part of the Meghalaya Plateau?
Option 1: Nilgiri Hills
Option 2: Jaintia Hills
Option 3: Khasi Hills
Option 4: Garo Hills
Correct Answer: Nilgiri Hills
Solution : The correct option is Nilgiri Hills.
The Nilgiri Hills are located in the Western Ghats, which is a mountain range in South India. These are not part of the Meghalaya Plateau. It runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian subcontinent. The Nilgiris
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A plum job
Option 1: An easy and pleasant job
Option 2: A rare job
Option 3: A difficult job
Option 4: A job involving extensive travelling
Correct Answer: An easy and pleasant job
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: A "plum job" is a position of employment that is considered highly desirable due to various factors such as good pay, favourable working conditions, prestige, or other attractive benefits.
Question : The slope of the given line is: :
Option 1: Positive
Option 2: Negative
Option 3: Undefined
Option 4: Zero
Correct Answer: Negative
Solution : The slope of this graph will be negative. Reason: Slope = m = $\tan\theta$ Here the $\theta > 90^{\circ}$ i.e., in the second quadrant. $\therefore\tan\theta$ is negative in the second quadrant. Hence, the correct answer is negative.
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