Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Gopika Varma won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2019 in which of the following dance forms?
Option 1: Kathak
Option 2: Bharatanatyam
Option 3: Mohiniyattam
Option 4: Kuchipudi
Correct Answer: Mohiniyattam
Solution : The correct answer is Mohiniyattam.
Gopika Varma, a Mohiniyattam dancer and teacher originally from Kerala, has made Chennai, Tamil Nadu, her home. Renowned for her contributions to Mohiniyattam, she has garnered prestigious awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, COUNTY is written as ULCYGN, and FOREST is written as RLFTHE. How will MARGIN be written in that language?
Option 1: RJMDSZ
Option 2: ZMTPRH
Option 3: ZMMRGI
Option 4: RZMNRG
Correct Answer: RZMNRG
Solution : Given: COUNTY is written as ULCYGN, and FOREST is written as RLFTHE.
Change the position of letters and write opposite letters of the second and fifth letter of COUNTY, to obtain the required code –
Thus, COUNTY is coded as ULCYGN. And in, FOREST is
Question : Which of these straits separates Asia from Africa?
Option 1: Malacca
Option 2: Hormuz
Option 3: Bab el-Mandeb
Option 4: Bosphorus
Correct Answer: Bab el-Mandeb
Solution : The correct answer is Bab el-Mandeb.
Situated in the African continent between Yemen and Djibouti, the Bab el-Mandeb strait divides Asia from Africa. The majority of Asian trade with Western countries occurs over this strait. The Malacca Strait separates Malaysia from Indonesia, the Bosphorus
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 4, 9, 20, 43, 90, ?
Option 1: 181
Option 2: 184
Option 3: 186
Option 4: 185
Correct Answer: 185
Solution : Given: 4, 9, 20, 43, 90, ?
Here, the pattern followed is as follows –
So, 185 is the missing term in the series. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : If the number 55p1067q9 is exactly divisible by 99, then pq is equal to:
Option 1: 35
Option 2: 28
Option 3: 36
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 35
Solution : Given number = 55p1067q9 If a number is divisible by 99, it should also be divisible by 9 and 11. For the divisibility rule of 9, the sum of the digits of the number should be divisible by 9. ⇒ 5 + 5 + p
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
Sunita is feeling little uncomfortable today (1) / because she is ill, so she can perform (2) / her work after having some rest for a while. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
The determiner "little" should be replaced with "a little" to convey the intended meaning that Sunita is feeling slightly uncomfortable. "Little" means negligible and "a little" means some but greater than "little". So, when we
Question : Directions: If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, what will come in place of ? in the following equation? 42 × 6 − 7 ÷ 13 + 28 = ?
Option 1: 43
Option 2: 27
Option 3: 34
Option 4: 39
Correct Answer: 34
Solution : Given: + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means + 42 × 6 − 7 ÷ 13 + 28 = ?
After interchanging the symbols according to the question, the equation becomes − = 42 ÷ 6 × 7 + 13
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered meaningful words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Derive : Infer :: Urge : ?
Option 1: Protest
Option 2: Hinder
Option 3: Censure
Option 4: Exhort
Correct Answer: Exhort
Solution : Given: Derive : Infer :: Urge : ?
Here, the second term is the synonym for the first term – Like in, Derive : Infer→Derive is the process of obtaining information or conclusions from something known, and infer is the synonym of the derive. Similarly,
Question : Pandit Ram Narayan, a famous instrumentalist, is known for playing which of the following instruments?
Option 1: Ghatam
Option 2: Veena
Option 3: Sarod
Option 4: Sarangi
Correct Answer: Sarangi
Solution : The correct answer is Sarangi.
Pandit Ram Narayan is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music. He was born in 1927 in Amber village in Rajasthan. He is credited with elevating the Sarangi's
Question : Directions: Six people are sitting in a row. A is sitting to the immediate left of B and the immediate right of C. C is sitting to the immediate right of F. If D is to the immediate right of E, who is to the left of F, then which two people are sitting in the centre ?
Option 1: D and B
Option 2: A and B
Option 3: F and C
Option 4: E and D
Correct Answer: F and C
Solution : Given: Assuming that all the people are sitting in a row facing north, the following arrangements can be made as per the given information – (i) A is sitting to the immediate left of B and the immediate right of C.
(ii) C
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