Sub Inspector 2009

For the following two questions - Select the sentence or part of a sentence which is grammatically correct from the given alternatives. Identify the right answer among the four choices.

Question 1 :
Either the manager or his assistants failed in their duty.
Either the manager his assistants failed in their duty
Either the manager or his assistants failed in his duty
Either the manager nor his assistant failed in their now

Question 2 :
He used to visit us every week but he is rarely coming duty.
He used to visit us every week but he is rarely comes now
He used to visit us every week by he has rarely come now
None of these

Question 3 :
The police arrested him. Change the voice
The Police have arrested him
He is being arrested by Police
He was arrested by the Police
He has been arrested by the Police

Question 4 :
Hedge Hog is the name of :
Country
City
Animal
Planet

Question 5 :
Most of the letters in English alphabet come from:
Arabic
Italian
Hebrew
Roman

Question 6 :
The Albatross is an important character in the poem of :
William Wordsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Shelley
Byron

Question 7 :
A Marsupial is a mammal which has :
Pouch
Wings
Camouflage
Poisonous tooth

Question 8 :
‘A stitch in the time saves nine’ means:
Do the stitching on your own
A timely act will prevent further trouble
Nine can be saved if you stitch properly
None of these

Question 9 :
Zip code means :
system of control traffic
System of fix rates for items
System of simplify mail sorting
None of these

Question 10 :
Effluent means:
Liquid waste
halo effect
Wealth
Flattery

Question 11 :
One who sneers and shows contempt for riches and enjoyment is :
Satirist
Cynic
Philosopher
Sadist

Question 12 :
Calipurnia is a character in Shakespeare’s :
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
Othello
Julius Ceasar

For the following four questions - Select the correct word from the alternatives to fill in the blank space

Question 13 :
I have been awaken ——five hours
since
in
for
from

Question 14 :
As he was cleaning his gun, it went ——— and killed him
off
out
away
up

Question 15 :
Without careful nursing the patient can’t pull —-------------
up
through
out
Along

Question 16 :
He attributed his success ——— sheer luck .
for
to
by
with

Question 17 :
Nobody answered it, ...................... ?
Did he
Didn’t
Didn’t they
Did they

Question 18 :
I advised him ———
Not resign his job
To not resign his job
Not to resign his job
To don’t resign his job

Question 19 :
I ———— him since his childhood.
know
have known
knew
am knowing

Question 20 :
Have some more rice ...................?
Will you
Don’t you
Haven’t you
Won’t you

Question 21 :
You ——— cross the road when the lights are red.
can
must
mustn’t
needn’t

Question 22 :
The Commonwealth Games were earlier called :
British Colonies Sports Festival
British Empire Sports Festival
Royal Colonies Games
None of these

Question 23 :
C.V. Raman discovered Raman Effect of scattered light on February 28 :
In the year of 1931
In the year of 1930
In the year of 1928
In the year of 1940

Question 24 :
Swami Vivekananda was born in Culcutta on January 12 :
In the year of 1865
In the year of 1868
In the year of 1864
In the year of 1863

Question 25 :
In 1878, the following newspaper was published with G.S. Aiyer as the editor:
The Tribune
The Hindu
The Deccan Herald
The Times of India

Question 26 :
The world’s second largest country is
Russia
India
Germany
Canada

Question 27 :
The founder of Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha is :
C.Rajagopalachari
Dr.Radhakrishnan
Makhan Lal
Rantirth

Question 28 :
Ampere is the unit of :
Flow of electric current
Electromotive force
Electric Power
All the above

Question 29 :
For measuring the depth of ocean, the instrument used is called :
Hydrometer
Fathometer
Fathom
Magnetometer

Question 30 :
Dry ice is :
Solid Hydrogen
Ice when kept below 0°C
Solid Carbon dioxide
Ice which is dried

Question 31 :
Arterial blood pressure is measured by :
Manometer
Cardiograph
Sphygmomanometer
Barometer

Question 32 :
The effects of hormones on the body is :
Stimulation of organs
Catalytic functions
Proper growth
co-ordination of functions of different organs

Question 33 :
Asteroids are :
Pieces of falling stars
Rocks found on the moon
Satellites of other planets
Very small planets revolving around the sun

Question 34 :
A plant with green leaves placed in red light will appear:
Black
Green
Red
Violet

Question 35 :
Who said, “A body will remain at rest unless an external force act on the body” ?
Newton
Einstein
Archimedes
Galileo

Question 36 :
The oil in which an oil lamp rises up due to :
Pressure difference
Low viscosity of oil
Capillary action
Gravitational force

Question 37 :
An echo is produced by the —–––––– of sound waves.
Refraction
Absorption
Reflection
Diffraction

Question 38 :
Coating of iron with zinc is known as :
Galvanization
Electroplating
Ionization
None of these

Question 39 :
A red light is used in a traffic signal because:
It has the longest wavelength and can easily be noticed
It is beautiful
It is visible to people with bad eyesight
It is the colour of danger

Question 40 :
In diesel engine, ignition takes place by :
Compression
Electrical Spark
Dynamo
Battery

Question 41 :
Which of the following metal is used in aircraft ?
Chromium
Titanium
Palladium
None of these

Question 42 :
A fuse wire is used to :
To make the electrical circuit strong
Convert AC to DC
Convert DC to AC
Prevent on unduly high electric current to pass through the circuit

Question 43 :
A sudden fall in the barometer indicates
Clear weather
Hailstorm
Storm
Heavy rainfall

Question 44 :
The terminal colours of rainbow are
Violet and red
Violet and green
Red and green
Red and blue

Question 45 :
The best conductor of electricity is
Iron
Aluminium
Copper
Silver

Question 46 :
When milk is churned, the cream from it is separated due to
Gravitational force
Centrifugal force
Frictional force
Heat

Question 47 :
Solder is an alloy of
Tin and lead
Tin and zinc
Zinc and lead
Zinc and copper

Question 48 :
Amalgams are the compounds which always contain:
Al
Hg
Zn
Cu

Question 49 :
Which pair is incorrect ?
Tannic acid : leather
Lactic acid : milk
Amino acid : protein
Acetic acid : vinegar

Question 50 :
The chemical name of quartz is :
Calcium oxide
Calcium phosphate
Sodium phosphate
Sodium silicate

Question 51 :
The main purpose of White Blood Corpuscles
To carry nutrients
To combat infection
To carry oxygen
To give strength

Question 52 :
The seat of memory in human brain is located in the
Medulla oblongatae
Cerebrum
Cortex
Cerebellum

Question 53 :
Chromosomes are
Parts of human brain
Thread like bodies that occur in the nuclei which carry genetic code
Constituent of blood which produces heat in the body
None of the above

Question 54 :
Which of the following glands secretes tears?
Lachrymal
Pituitary
Thyroid
Pancreas

Question 55 :
Mumps is a disease caused by
Fungus
Bacteria
Virus
None of these

Question 56 :
‘Lock jaw’ is difficulty in opening the mouth is symptom of
Plague
Tetanus
Cholera
None of these

Question 57 :
Biopsy is done in
Tissue taken from a dead body
Tissue taken from a living body
Blood from veins
Blood from arteries

Question 58 :
Aspirin was discovered by ...............in 1897.
K. Landsteiner
Robert Koch
Felix Hoffman
Alexander Haring

Question 59 :
Which of the two organs/glands are affected by Malaria?
Lungs and heart
Spleen and liver
Kidneys and lungs
Ears and brain

Question 60 :
Chills, pain in chest, rusty sputum, rapid breathings abdominal pain are the symptoms of
Plague
Syphilis
Gonorrhea
Pneumonia

Question 61 :
The battlefield of Plassey is situated in
Bihar
Andhra pradesh
Orissa
West Bengal

Question 62 :
Chronologically arrange the visit of following pilgrims to India :

(A) Thomas Roe (B) Fa -hien (C) Hiuen Tsang
ABC
BAC
BCA
CAB

Question 63 :
The Governor - General of India who initiated the introduction of English to India was
Lord Curzon
Lord Macaulay
Lord Bentick
Lord Dalhousie

Question 64 :
The Upanishads are
A source of Hindu Philosophy
Books of ancient Hinduism
Books on social behaviours of man
Prayers to God

Question 65 :
Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly which enacted ,adopted and signed the Constitution of India?
B.N.Rao
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

Question 66 :
The court order which literally means “ to have the body” is
Mandamus
Quo warranto
Habeas corpus
Certiorari

Question 67 :
If the position of President and Vice- president are vacant who officiates?
The Prime Minister
Chief Justice of India
Speaker of Lok Sabha
None of the above

Question 68 :
The Ghana bird sanctuary is located in the state of
Goa
Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat

Question 69 :
What is mixed farming ?
Growing rabi as well as kharif crops
Growing several crops
Growing several crops and also rearing animals
Growing sugarcane as well as creeds

Question 70 :
From land mass point of view India’s position in the world is
Second
Fourth
Seventh
Sixth

Question 71 :
‘ Good Government is no substitute to Self - Government’ written - by
William Shakespeare
Tennyson
Lord Byron
Winston Churchill
Mahatma gandhi

Question 72 :
‘Things Fall Apart’ is the book by
V.S.Naipaul
Kamala Das
Chinua Achebe
Vikram Seth

Question 73 :
The word similar in meaning to ‘weird’
Unnatural
Ghostly
Natural
Spiritual

Question 74 :
The word opposite in meaning to ‘pride’
Shame
Lowly
Humanitarian
Humility

Question 75 :
The phrase ‘to subjugate’means
Emancipate
Enslave
Liberate
None of these

Question 76 :
The word with the wrong spelling is
Privilege
Acclimatise
Separation
Alligation

Question 77-80: Read the passage and select the answer from the given alternatives

For at least 12 centuries, the oracle at Delphi in Greece spoke on behalf of God Apollo, advising rulers. Citizens and philosophers from their sex lives to affairs of state. The oracle was always a native woman called the Pythia. In a trace at time sin a frenzy, she would answer petitioners, questioners give order and make prophases modem scholarship long ago dismissed the explanation that the ancient Greeks gave for the oracle's inspiration, vapours rising from the temples floor. Experts concluded that the vapours were mythical like much else about the site since they found no undergoing fissure or possible source of intoxicants.

Question 77 :
Oracle is a term which could mean
To speak to pray
The wisdom of prophets
Divine utterance for men
All of these

Question 78 :
‘In a frenzy’ means
Violent mental agitation
Happening at short intervals
Ornamentally
None of these

Question 79 :
Experts concluded that the vapours were mythical because
Volcanoes were found near by
Hot spring were there in the vicinity
Fissures were not found
None of these

Question 80 :
The passage talks upon
Inspiration of the oracles
Fissures and intoxicants
Role played by oracle for centuries
Mature women

Questions 81 - 83 ,Three words are given. There is a relationship between the first two words. Select a word that expresses a similar relationship with the third word from the given alternatives

Question 81 :
Pride : Lion ::: Pack ?
None of these
Sheep
Wolves
Elephant

Question 82 :
Seller : Peddler ::: buyer ?
Pedler
Prospector
Mediator
Purchaser

Question 83 :
Scintillating : lusteress ::: Infallible?
Dubious
Dependable
Earning
None of these

Questions 84 - 86 ,Four words are given in each. Three words can be grouped together applying in principle. One word does not belong to the group find it.

Question 84 :
Poisonous
Venomous
Toxic
Harmless

Question 85 :
Blue bottle
Hibiscus
Cauliflower
Sunflower

Question 86 :
Womanish
Efferminate
Masculine
Unmanly

Question 87 :
1668 + 8756 - 2817 = ?
7637
6637
6747
None of these

Question 88 :
5*0.5* 0.05*0.005 = ?
62.5
0.000625
6.25
0.00625

Question 89 :
In a certain code CENTRAL is written as LARTNEC how is SEMINAR
RANIMES
NARISEM
MESIRAN
None of these

Question 90 :
If the following words were rearranged in alphabetical order as in dictionary which will income in the third place
Plenty
Plain
Plane
Place

Question 91 :
If South - east is called East, North - east is called South and so on what will North be called
East
North - east
South
South - west

Question 92 :
Which is the missing letter ? A,B,C,D,- ?
G
A
C
E

Question 93 :
If ARID = 32 then DEAR = ?
22
24
26
28

Question 94 :
What should be number in the place of the hyphen

(a) 12, 24, (‐), 96
86
68
112
48

Question 95 :
Which number does not fit the following series

0 6 24 60 120 216 336
24
60
120
216

Question 96 :
Insert the missing number

18, 8, -2, -12 ?
-22
-8
-18
-20

Question 97 :
A doctor gives Rema five tablets asking her to take each one after half an hour. How long will she take to finish all the tablets?
1.5 hrs
2 hrs
2.5 hrs
3.5 hrs

Question 98 :
If + means x, x means -, ÷ means ÷ and - means + then 60 + 5 ÷ 15 – 20 x 15 = ?
105
-273
25
None of these

Question 99 :
Which is the one that does not belong to the group
PRT
QOM
CEG
IKM

Question 100 :
When a number is divided by 8 the remainder is 6 and when the same number is divided by 7 the remainder is 5. What is the number ?
51
37
54
None of these