Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
Question : Who among the following was the first army officer of Independent India to be conferred the rank of Field Marshal?
Option 1: Om Prakash Malhotra
Option 2: Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
Option 3: Tapishwar Narain Raina
Option 4: Sam Manekshaw
Correct Answer: Sam Manekshaw
Solution : The correct option is Sam Manekshaw.
The first army officer of Independent India to be conferred the rank of Field Marshal was Sam Manekshaw. He was appointed as Field Marshal on January 1, 1973. Sam Manekshaw was the Chief of the Army Staff during
Question : Under 'Muktijoddhas Scholarship Scheme', India will give 35 crore rupees to children of freedom fighters in _______________.
Option 1: Pakistan
Option 2: Bangladesh
Option 3: Sri Lanka
Option 4: Nepal
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Solution : The correct option is Bangladesh.
As part of its Muktijoddhas Scholarship Program at an event co-hosted by the Indian High Commission and Bangladesh Muktijodha Academy, India awarded scholarships to the children of 1971 Bangladeshi freedom warfighters.
Question : Directions: In the following question find the odd figure out from the given responses.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: In this figure, the top part of the circle is shaded. Second option: In this figure, the top part of the circle is shaded. Third option: In this figure, the bottom part of the circle is shaded. Fourth option:
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."
My friend will not come to attend this marriage unless he is not invited.
(1) No Error
(2) My friend will not come
(3) to attend this marriage
(4) unless he is not invited.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The error is "unless he is not invited".
The word "not" should be removed to avoid redundancy in the sentence because unless means "if not" and the use of double negatives "unless" and "not
Question : Directions: Five persons Lopa, Kripa, Sumi, Jani, and Sush are sitting in a straight line facing north. Sush is to the immediate left of Sumi. Jani is to the immediate right of Lopa. Kripa is between Sush and Jani. Who is sitting between Lopa and Kripa?
Option 1: Data is inadequate
Option 2: Either Sush or Sumi
Option 3: Jani
Option 4: Sush
Correct Answer: Jani
Solution : Given: (I) Five persons Lopa, Kripa, Sumi, Jani, and Sush are sitting in a straight line facing north. Sush is to the immediate left of Sumi.
(II) Jani is to the immediate right of Lopa. Kripa is between Sush and Jani.
So, Jani sits between
Question : A bus covers a 50-kilometre distance in 1 hour 15 minutes, whereas the same distance is covered by a car in 45 minutes. What is the ratio of the speed of the bus to the speed of the car?
Option 1: 1 : 3
Option 2: 5 : 3
Option 3: 3 : 1
Option 4: 3 : 5
Correct Answer: 3 : 5
Solution : Distance = 60 km Time taken by bus = 1 hr 15 min = 1.25 hr Time taken by car = 45 min = $\frac{3}{4}$ hr Speed = $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$ Speed of Bus = $\frac{60}{1.25}$ = 48 km/hr Speed of car = $\frac{60}{\frac{3}{4}}$ =
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
Rohan is (as fast as) or perhaps faster than Suresh.
(1) almost as fast
(2) as fast
(3) equally fast
(4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: The sentence compares the speed of two individuals, Rohan and Suresh. When making comparisons, we use "as [adjective/adverb] as" to indicate that two things are equal in a certain quality or degree. In this case, the
Question : Directions: Mohan’s house faces south. He steps out of his house and goes straight for 30 m. From there, he takes two successive right turns and covers a distance of 6 m and 24 m, respectively. Finally, he takes a left turn and walks a distance of 2 m to reach a grocery shop. What is the shortest distance between his house and the grocery shop?
Option 1: 12 m
Option 2: 6 m
Option 3: 8 m
Option 4: 10 m
Correct Answer: 10 m
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
Here, A is the starting point (Mohan's house), and E is the endpoint (Grocery shop). AB = 30 m; BC = 6 m; CD = 24 m; DE = 2 m; OD
Question : Direction: The table given below shows the statistics of the top 10 scores in IPL 2016. A few entries are missing in the table. Here INN, AVG and SR stand for innings played, batting average, and batting strike rate respectively. Based on the table answer the following question. (Strike rate = $\frac{\text{Runs}}{\text{balls faced}}\times $100) and AVG = $\frac{\text {Runs}}{\text {INN – NOT OUT}}$
What is the difference between the strike rate of Murali Vijay and that of Rohit Sharma?
Option 1: 10.77
Option 2: 12.75
Option 3: 30.77
Option 4: 15.35
Correct Answer: 10.77
Solution : Murali Vijay’s strike rate = $\frac{378}{315}\times100$ = 120 Rohit Sharma’s strike rate = 130.77 Required difference = Rohit Sharma’s strike rate – Murali Vijay’s strike rate Required difference = 130.77 – 120 = 10.77 Hence, the correct answer is 10.77.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, here we go is coded as asa te du and we can go is coded as du mu asa. What is the code for the word here?
Option 1: mu
Option 2: asa
Option 3: du
Option 4: te
Correct Answer: te
Solution : Given: 1. here we go ⇒ asa te du 2. we can go ⇒ du mu asa
By comparing all the above-coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, we and go are common words, and asa and du are common codes.
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