Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bend over backwards
Option 1: Working hard to try to impress
Option 2: Working slowly and lazily
Option 3: Going backward
Option 4: Using wrongful means
Correct Answer: Working hard to try to impress
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
The idiom "bend over backwards" does indeed convey the idea of working hard to try to impress. It involves going to great lengths or making a significant effort to meet someone's expectations or
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. The company had some initial problems, but now it is___________.
Option 1: flying like a rock
Option 2: flying the nest
Option 3: flying a kite
Option 4: flying high
Correct Answer: flying high
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank is flying high.
The sentence suggests that the company had some initial problems but is now doing well or experiencing success. The idiom flying high is used to convey
Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear 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 third option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Left out in the cold
Option 1: To serve stale and cold food
Option 2: To leave in hurry
Option 3: To bear extreme weather condition
Option 4: To be ignored
Correct Answer: To be ignored
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom left out in the cold means to be ignored or excluded from something, often intentionally. It implies being left alone or abandoned in a situation where one would normally expect to be included
Question : What was the main aim of the Basel Convention?
Option 1: Protection of the ozone layer
Option 2: Bio-diversity conservation
Option 3: Global warming
Option 4: Climate change
Correct Answer: Bio-diversity conservation
Solution : The correct option is Bio-diversity conservation.
The Basel Convention governs the transboundary flow of hazardous, and other wastes, and requires its parties to manage, and dispose of such wastes in an environmentally sound way. The Convention covers noxious, poisonous, explosive, flammable, and infectious
Question : Directions: A man climbing up a wall 24 m high. He climbed 16 m on one day but slipped back by 3.40 m in the evening. How far had the man reached on that day?
Option 1: 19.40 m
Option 2: 12.60 m
Option 3: 11.40 m
Option 4: 12.40 m
Correct Answer: 12.60 m
Solution : Given: Total height of wall = 24 m Height climbed by man = 16 m Height by which he slipped = 3.40 m
⇒ Total height climbed by man = (16 – 3.40) m = 12.60 m
So, he had reached 12.60 m far
Question : Directions: Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. TXB, QWE, NVH, KUK, ?
Option 1: ITM
Option 2: HSN
Option 3: JTM
Option 4: HTN
Correct Answer: HTN
Solution : Given: TXB, QWE, NVH, KUK, ?
Subtract 3, 1 in the first and second letter respectively, and add 3 in the positional value of the third letter to obtain the required code – TXB → T – 3 = Q, X – 1 = W,
Question : Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Bakhsh?
Option 1: Aurangzeb
Option 2: Azam Shah
Option 3: Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
Option 4: Dara Shikoh
Correct Answer: Dara Shikoh
Solution : The correct answer is Dara Shikoh.
Shah Shuja and Murad Bakhsh, respectively, were the second and sixth children of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his Empress consort Mumtaz Mahal. The third son, Aurangzeb, was younger than Shah Shuja and older than Murad
Question : Let $x$ be the least number which when divided by 8, 9, 12, 14 and 36 leaves a remainder of 4 in each case, but $x$ is divisible by 11. The sum of the digits of $x$ is
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given numbers = 8, 9, 12, 14, and 36 LCM(8, 9, 12, 14, 36) = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 = 504 Let the required number = (504k + 4) which is divisible by 11, ⇒ (504k + 4)
Question : Directions: The bar graph given below represents the number of boys in a school using three apps for three months.
What is the total number of boys using the three apps in March?
Option 1: 1420
Option 2: 1480
Option 3: 1450
Option 4: 1500
Correct Answer: 1450
Solution : As per the graph, The total number of boys using apps in March = 680 + 470 + 300 = 1450 Hence, the correct answer is 1450.
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