Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. More people in Turkey are on the breadline now than thirty years ago.
Option 1: Be very poor
Option 2: Are well educated
Option 3: Be very expensive
Option 4: Earn a lot of money
Correct Answer: Be very poor
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The idiom on the breadline is often used to describe a situation where individuals or families are living in poverty or are financially struggling to meet their basic needs, including the cost of food
Question : Directions: In the following question, if a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the correct mirror image of the given figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the top of the figure (on line MN). So, the top of the reflected image will appear as the
Question : Study the pie chart and answer the question. Distribution (degree wise) of the total number of employees of a company in its five offices A, B, C, D & E Total number of employees = 9200 The total number of employees of the company in offices D and E is what percentage more than the number of employees in office A? (Your answer should be correct to one decimal place.)
Option 1: 21.8
Option 2: 20.6
Option 3: 21.4
Option 4: 22.2
Correct Answer: 21.4
Solution : The total number of employees of the company in offices D and E = $\frac{57.6+64.8}{360}×9200$ = $\frac{122.4}{360}×9200$ = 3128 Number of employees in office A = $\frac{100.8}{360}×9200$ = 2576 Required percentage = $\frac{3128-2576}{2576}×100$ = $\frac{552}{2576}×100$ = 21.4% Hence, the correct answer is 21.4%.
Question : If $x + y + z =1$, $xy + yz + zx = - 26$, and $x^3+y^3+z^3 = 151$. then what will be the value of $xyz$?
Option 1: –18
Option 2: 32
Option 3: 24
Option 4: –30
Correct Answer: 24
Solution : Given: $x + y + z =1$, $xy + yz + zx = - 26$, and $x^3+y^3+z^3 = 151$ We know, $x^{2} + y^{2} + z^{2} = (x + y + z)^{2} − 2(xy + yz + zx)$ $\therefore x^{2} + y^{2} + z^{2} =
Question : What is the primary function of the eccrine glands?
Option 1: To produce growth hormones
Option 2: To produce the colour of the skin
Option 3: To produce sweat
Option 4: To produce body hair
Correct Answer: To produce sweat
Solution : The correct answer is To produce sweat.
Eccrine glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands present throughout the body. Thin skins cover most of the body and contain sweat glands. Sweat glands play a regenerative role in skin damage.
Question : Which of the following types of climate–area is not correct?
I. Semi-arid steppe climate – Punjab II. Monsoon with dry summer – Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Neither I nor II
Option 3: Only II
Option 4: Both I and II
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II
Solution : The correct answer is Neither I nor II.
Punjab's climate is characterised by intense heat waves and extreme cold. The region along the foothills of the Himalayas receives a lot of rainfall. This region experiences high temperatures and little rainfall because
Question : The highest common factor of 120, 360, and 210 is:
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 30
Solution : Factors of 120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 Factors of 360 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 Factors of 210 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 $\therefore$ The highest common factor of
Question : Directions: If + means ×, × means –, – means ÷, and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the (?) in the following equation? 9 + 3 ÷ 2 × 135 – 15 = ?
Option 1: 22
Option 2: 25
Option 3: 18.5
Option 4: 20
Correct Answer: 20
Solution : Given: + means ×, × means –, – means ÷, and ÷ means + 9 + 3 ÷ 2 × 135 – 15 = ?
After replacing the symbols according to the question, the equation is as follows – = 9 × 3 + 2
Question : What is the total area of India?
Option 1: 8,511,965 sq. km
Option 2: 3,897,950 sq. km
Option 3: 5,926,780 sq. km
Option 4: 3,287,590 sq. km
Correct Answer: 3,287,590 sq. km
Solution : The correct answer is 3,287,590 sq. km.
India is the seventh-largest country in the world in terms of geographical area. The total geographical area of India is 3,287,590 sq. km. It lies in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Tropic of Cancer passes through
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: I. Some chocolates are toffees. II. All toffees are eclairs. Conclusions: I. Some eclairs are toffees. II. Some eclairs are chocolates.
Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some eclairs are toffees – From the Venn diagram, the circle of toffee is completely inside the circle of eclairs.
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