Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Either Ramesh or Reema have the keys to the cupboard.
Option 1: or Reema have
Option 2: the keys
Option 3: Either Ramesh
Option 4: to the cupboard
Correct Answer: or Reema have
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: In the case of "either/or", the verb must agree with the subject closest to it, which in this case is singular ("Reema"). Hene, the verb "have" should be replaced with "has" to maintain
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Killing of a person by another
Option 1: Homicide
Option 2: Democide
Option 3: .Genocide
Option 4: Euthanasia
Correct Answer: Homicide
Explanation:
Homicide directly addresses the unlawful killing of a person by another individual. It encompasses various forms of unlawful killing, such as murder or manslaughter, without specifying the motive or circumstances surrounding the act.
The meanings of the
Question : Which among the following cities was given as guru Dakshina by Pandavas to Guru Dronacharya?
Option 1: Rawalpindi
Option 2: Nainital
Option 3: Hastinapur
Option 4: Gurgaon
Correct Answer: Gurgaon
Solution : The correct option is Gurgaon.
The city that was given as Guru Dakshina by the Pandavas to Guru Dronacharya is Gurugram (formerly known as Gurgaon). This event is associated with the Mahabharata, where the Pandavas, as a token of gratitude for their education, offered
Question : From which of the following continents pass all three latitudes, i.e., the equator, the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn?
Option 1: North America
Option 2: Asia
Option 3: South America
Option 4: Africa
Correct Answer: Africa
Solution : The correct answer is Africa.
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and Equator all three pass from the African continent. Africa's longitudinal extent is 510 E to 160 W and its latitudinal extent is 370 N to 350 S. It is
Question : Directions: Select the option that gives a meaningful sequence of the given words. 1. Billion 2. Trillion 3. Hundred 4. Million 5. Thousand
Option 1: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
Option 2: 3, 1, 5, 2, 4
Option 3: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Option 4: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
Correct Answer: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
Solution : Given: 1. Billion 2. Trillion 3. Hundred 4. Million 5. Thousand
According to the values the arrangement is as follows – A trillion represents 1,000,000,000,000, which is a thousand times greater than a billion. A million represents 1,000,000, which is a
Question : Which of the following public sector enterprises falls under the status ‘Maharatna’?
Option 1: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Option 2: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Option 3: Steel Authority of India Limited
Option 4: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
Correct Answer: Steel Authority of India Limited
Solution : The correct answer is Steel Authority of India Limited.
The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is one of the largest state-owned steel-making Maharatna companies in India. It was established in 1973 and is headquartered in New Delhi. SAIL produces a
Question : Which Lok Sabha speaker has authored the book 'Matoshree'?
Option 1: Sumitra Mahajan
Option 2: Meira Kumar
Option 3: Somnath Chatterjee
Option 4: Manohar Joshi
Correct Answer: Sumitra Mahajan
Solution : The correct option is Sumitra Mahajan.
The author of the book Matoshree is Sumitra Mahajan. The life and times of the legendary Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, who ruled the Holkar Empire over the Malwa area from 1767 to 1795, are chronicled in the book Matoshree.
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: Which bird is black and white with a huge yellow beak?
Option 1: Siberian crane
Option 2: Paradise flycatcher
Option 3: Grey hornbill
Option 4: Great pied hornbill
Correct Answer: Great pied hornbill
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
As stated in the third paragraph of the passage, the great pied hornbills, are black-and-white birds with colossal yellow beaks, and their wings make a rasping sound.
Question : A concave lens forms an image which is:
Option 1: real and erect
Option 2: virtual and erect
Option 3: real and inverted
Option 4: virtual and inverted
Correct Answer: virtual and erect
Solution : The correct option is virtual and erect.
A concave lens produces a virtual, upright, and diminished image. This is because the rays of light diverge after passing through the lens. When extended backwards, these divergent rays seem to meet at a point
Question : Which membrane-bound cell organelle consisting of a small sac-like structure surrounded by a single membrane serves as the cell's digestive system, allowing material taken from outside the cell to degrade and digest obsolete components of the cell?
Option 1: Lysosome
Option 2: Peroxisome
Option 3: Glyoxysome
Option 4: Polysome
Correct Answer: Lysosome
Solution : The correct answer is Lysosome.
The Lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle consisting of a small sac-like structure surrounded by single membranes that serve as the cell's digestive system, allowing material taken from outside the cell to degrade and digest obsolete components of the cell.
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