Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Stoop 2. Stoke 3. Storage 4. Stock 5. Storey 6. Stomach
Option 1: 2, 4, 6, 3, 1, 5
Option 2: 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5
Option 3: 4, 2, 6, 3, 1, 5
Option 4: 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5
Correct Answer: 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5
Solution : Given: 1. Stoop 2. Stoke 3. Storage 4. Stock 5. Storey 6. Stomach
Step 1: Compare the first, second, and third letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter S are followed by t and
Question : Directions: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find the word. ESTRANGE
Option 1: GENERATE
Option 2: SERGEANT
Option 3: REAGENTS
Option 4: GREAT
Correct Answer: GENERATE
Solution : Given: ESTRANGE
Let's compare all the option words with the word ESTRANGE –
First option: GENERATE; E is not present thrice in the word ESTRANGE. Thus, it is the odd one. Second option: SERGEANT; All the letters of SERGEANT are present in the word ESTRANGE.
Question : Directions: Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 14, 17, 23, 32, 44, 59, ?
Option 1: 74
Option 2: 67
Option 3: 78
Option 4: 77
Correct Answer: 77
Solution : Given: 14, 17, 23, 32, 44, 59, ?
Add multiples of 3 in each number to obtain the next number. 14 + 3 = 17; 17 + 6 = 23; 23 + 9 = 32; 32 + 12 = 44; 44 + 15 = 59;
Question : The first Satyagraha started in Champaran to oppose the cultivation of ____.
Option 1: cotton
Option 2: indigo
Option 3: silk
Option 4: kesar
Correct Answer: indigo
Solution : The correct answer is indigo.
It was a peasant movement that pitted indigo farmers against indigo planters during the colonial era. In place of the crops, they preferred to grow, the farmers of Champaran were compelled to grow indigo. Gandhi started the first civil
Question : What are the components of the nucleus of an atom?
Option 1: Only protons
Option 2: Protons and neutrons
Option 3: Neutrons and electrons
Option 4: Only neutrons
Correct Answer: Protons and neutrons
Solution : The correct option is Protons and neutrons
The core, a dense portion of an atom that contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons together with most of the atom's mass, is called nucleus. A cloud of negatively charged electrons occupying various energy levels
Question : In the life cycle of a star, the stage nebula refers to:
Option 1: the stage when the outer layers expand, cool down and become less bright
Option 2: a cloud of dust and hydrogen
Option 3: the last stage of its life
Option 4: the outer shell of a star
Correct Answer: a cloud of dust and hydrogen
Solution : The correct answer is a cloud of dust and hydrogen.
The first stage in the evolution of all stars involves the formation of a nebula. A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas which has been collected together
Question : Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 11. If their HCF is 28, then the difference between the two numbers is:
Option 1: 28
Option 2: 308
Option 3: 112
Option 4: 196
Correct Answer: 112
Solution : Ratio of two numbers = 7 : 11 HCF = 28 Let the numbers be $7x$ and $11x$. HCF of $7x$ and $11x=x$ ⇒ $x= 28$ Difference $=11x-7x=4x= 4 × 28= 112$ Hence, the correct answer is 112.
Question : A can complete one-third of a work in 10 days and B can do $\frac{3}{5}$ th of the same work in 24 days. They worked together for 10 days. The remaining work was completed by C alone in 15 days. In how many days can C alone do $\frac{2}{3}$rd of the same work?
Option 1: 27
Option 2: 24
Option 3: 30
Option 4: 32
Correct Answer: 24
Solution : Time taken by A to do $\frac{1}{3}$rd of a work = 10 days Time taken by A to complete the work = 3 × 10 = 30 days Part of work done by A in a day = $\frac{1}{30}$ Time taken by B to do
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Boil the ocean
Option 1: Something very big
Option 2: Something which gets hot gradually
Option 3: Try to do something impossible
Option 4: To make someone very angry
Correct Answer: Try to do something impossible
Solution : The third option is correct.
The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom is try to do something impossible.
When someone says, don't try to boil the ocean, they are advising against attempting something unfeasible or attempting to solve
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
He went to the doctor because he had not been feeling well since several weeks.
(1) He went to the doctor
(2) since several weeks.
(3) because he had not been feeling well
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: When expressing a duration of time, the appropriate preposition is for. "Since" is used to pinpoint a specific starting point in time, not to indicate a duration.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "He went to
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