Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : The sum of two numbers is 16 and the difference is 2. What is the product of the two numbers?
Option 1: 35
Option 2: 56
Option 3: 63
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 63
Solution : Given: The sum of the two numbers is 16 and their difference is 2. The bigger number = $\frac{\text{Sum + Difference}}{2}$ = $\frac{16 + 2}{2}$ = 9 The smaller number = 16 – 9 = 7 Therefore, the product of the two numbers = 9
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Ms. Tina could finish the assignment by Friday - at a push, Wednesday.
Option 1: try very hard to do something, usually something nice
Option 2: probably possible, but it will be difficult
Option 3: make more of an effort
Option 4: using whatever methods are necessary
Correct Answer: probably possible, but it will be difficult
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The phrase at a push is an idiom used to convey that something is possible but with difficulty or effort. In this context, it suggests that Ms. Tina could potentially finish the
Question : Who among the following invented a device called PM 2.5 which when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles will curb air pollution?
Option 1: Debayan Saha
Option 2: Deepak Gupta
Option 3: Nikesh Arora
Option 4: Asha Sharma
Correct Answer: Debayan Saha
Solution : The correct answer is Debayan Saha.
Debayan Saha created the PM 2.5 gadget, which reduces air pollution when installed next to a vehicle's silencer pipe. An IIT-Kharagpur graduate has developed a tool called "-2.5" to combat the pollution that bears the same name to
Question : Directions: Which figure from the given options would replace the question mark (?) if the following figure series were to be continued?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – 1. D, 2, A, and the star are being shifted one position along the corners in the clockwise direction. 2. The arrow in the centre rotates 45° in the anti-clockwise direction.
So, following the above pattern, the required figure will
Question : Who started the first English newspaper in India ?
Option 1: Bal Gangadhar Tilak .
Option 2: Raja Rammohan Roy .
Option 3: J.A.Hickey.
Option 4: Lord William Bentinck.
Correct Answer: J.A.Hickey.
Solution : Correct Answer is J.A.Hickey.
A two-sheet newspaper, it was published weekly. The Bengal Gazette, the first Indian newspaper, was published in India by James Augustus Hicky in 1780. Even though it was also known as the Calcutta General Advertiser, it was often referred to as
Question : Directions: Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words? (a) Plant (b) Tree (c) Soil (d) Fruit (e) Seed
Option 1: c, d, a, b, e
Option 2: c, e, a, b, d
Option 3: c, b, e, d, a
Option 4: e, b, a, d, c
Correct Answer: c, e, a, b, d
Solution : Given: (a) Plant (b) Tree (c) Soil (d) Fruit (e) Seed
The process of fruit production includes several stages, beginning with the ploughing of the soil to prepare it for planting. Once the soil is ready, the seeds are sown and
Question : Directions: The line chart given below represents the runs scored by Kohli and Sharma against 5 teams. Total runs scored by Sharma against 5 teams is what percentage of total runs scored by Kohli against 5 teams?
Option 1: 104.16%
Option 2: 96%
Option 3: 98.13%
Option 4: 108.24%
Correct Answer: 104.16%
Solution : Using the given line chart: Total runs scored by Kohli against 5 teams = 1000 + 1100 + 1400 + 500 + 800 = 4800 Total runs scored by Sharma against 5 teams = 800 + 700 + 1000 + 1200 + 1300 = 5000
Question : A retailer wants to sell an item for Rs. 2700 after granting a 10% discount. What is the marked price of the item?
Option 1: Rs. 2850
Option 2: Rs. 3000
Option 3: Rs. 3050
Option 4: Rs. 3110
Correct Answer: Rs. 3000
Solution : The retailer wants to sell the item for Rs. 2700 after a 10% discount. Now, the marked price = selling price × $\frac{100}{100-\text{discount percentage}}$ = 2700 × $\frac{100}{100-10}$ = 2700 × $\frac{100}{90}$ = 3000 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 3000.
Question : Coup is _____.
Option 1: The sudden overthrow of a government illegally
Option 2: A system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of normal administration and justice
Option 3: Territory under the immediate political control of another state
Option 4: All options are correct
Correct Answer: The sudden overthrow of a government illegally
Solution : The correct answer is The sudden overthrow of a government illegally.
A "coup" is a rapid, unlawful and frequently violent seizure of government power, usually by a portion of an army. Usually, a small group of individuals, such as
Question : In July 2018, an experiment aboard the International Space Station cooled a cloud of atoms of which chemical element to one ten-millionth of one Kelvin above absolute zero, forming a Bose-Einstein Condensate in space.
Option 1: Rubidium
Option 2: Plutonium
Option 3: Radium
Option 4: Thorium
Correct Answer: Rubidium
Solution : The correct option is Rubidium.
In July 2018, scientists aboard the orbiting lab used the Cold Atom Laboratory to chill a cloud of rubidium atoms to a temperature just one-tenth of a degree above absolute zero, achieving the fifth state of matter known as
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