Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, what will come in place of ? in the following equation? 36 – 5 ÷ 240 × 6 + 17 = ?
Option 1: 218
Option 2: 221
Option 3: 203
Option 4: 237
Correct Answer: 203
Solution : Given: + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means + 36 – 5 ÷ 240 × 6 + 17 = ?
After replacing the given symbols according to the question, the equation becomes – = 36 × 5 + 240 ÷
Question : Who among the following founded an expatriate Communist Party of India at Tashkent in 1920?
Option 1: P.C. Joshi
Option 2: Shripad Amrut Dange
Option 3: Jolly Kaul
Option 4: M.N. Roy
Correct Answer: M.N. Roy
Solution : The correct answer is M.N. Roy.
The Indian Communist Conference at Kanpur was held in 1925, and the Communist Party of India (CPI) was formed in December 1925 in India by M.N. Roy. He was a twentieth-century Indian philosopher. He began his career
Question : A, B, and C subscribe a sum of Rs. 75,500 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 3,500 more than B, and B subscribes Rs. 4,500 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 45,300, how much (in Rs.) does A receive?
Option 1: 17,400
Option 2: 14,700
Option 3: 12,600
Option 4: 15,000
Correct Answer: 17,400
Solution : Given, Total investment = Rs. 75,500 Profit = Rs. 45,300 We know, Profit is divided in the ratio of (investment × time) Let $x$ be the investment of C. ⇒ C = $x$ ...........(1) ⇒ B = $(x + 4500)$ ..........(2) And, A = $(x
Question : Read the given sentence and select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Deplete’ from the following options. Depletion of old things has become a fancy business as it brings back old memories but at a high cost.
Option 1: restore
Option 2: old
Option 3: high
Option 4: fancy
Correct Answer: restore
Solution : The first option is correct.
Deplete means to reduce or exhaust the quantity or resources of something. Restore means to bring something back to its original or normal condition, or to replenish and renew.
In the context of the sentence, the depletion of old things
Question : The average of 15 results is 21. The average of the first 7 of those is 21 and the average of the last 7 is 20. What is the 8th result?
Option 1: 25
Option 2: 31
Option 3: 28
Option 4: 22
Correct Answer: 28
Solution : The average of 15 results is 21, which means the sum of all 15 results is 15 × 21 = 315. The average of the first 7 results is 21, which means the sum of the first 7 results is 7 × 21 = 147.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, HAPPY is written as JCRRA and MAGIC is written as OCIKE. How will LEVEL be written in that language?
Option 1: OGYEN
Option 2: MHNGO
Option 3: MFMEO
Option 4: NGXGN
Correct Answer: NGXGN
Solution : Given: HAPPY is written as JCRRA and MAGIC is written as OCIKE.
Add 2 to the place value of the letters of HAPPY to obtain the required code – H + 2 = J; A + 2 = C; P + 2 = R; P
Question : Study the pie chart and answer the question.
If 80% of the number of employees working in the IT department and 40% of the number of employees working in both the HR and Accounts departments are females, then total number of female employees working in these three departments is _____.
Option 1: 312
Option 2: 332
Option 3: 344
Option 4: 364
Correct Answer: 364
Solution : Given: Angle value of IT department = $72^\circ$ Angle value of Accounts department = $57.6^\circ$ Angle value of HR department = $32.4^\circ$ Value of a sector = $\frac{\text{Central angle of sector}}{360^\circ}\times$ Total Value Now, Number of female employees in IT department = $\frac{72}{360} \times \frac{80}{100}
Question : Directions: Four pairs of numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose out the odd one.
Option 1: 51 – 25
Option 2: 50 – 7
Option 3: 16 – 3
Option 4: 64 – 32
Correct Answer: 64 – 32
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: 51 – 25 51 + 25 = 76; 19 × 4 = 76; The sum of the pair is the multiple of 19. Second option: 50 – 7 50 + 7 = 57; 19 × 3
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. Bricks : House :: Twigs : ?
Option 1: Fire
Option 2: Tree
Option 3: Nest
Option 4: Wood
Correct Answer: Nest
Solution : Given: Bricks : House :: Twigs : ?
The second term is made of the first term – Like in, Bricks : House → Bricks are used to build houses. Similarly, Twigs : ? → Twigs a slender woody shoots growing from a branch or
Question : A man sold 250 chairs and had a gain equal to the selling price of 50 chairs. His profit percent is:
Option 1: 20%
Option 2:
25%
Option 3:
50%
Option 4:
15%
Correct Answer:
Solution : Here, SP is the selling price and CP is the cost price. We know that, Gain = SP – CP SP of 250 chairs – CP of 250 chairs = SP of 50 chairs ⇒ SP of 200 chairs = CP of 250 chairs Gain
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