PSC Police Sub Inspector Examination-2009 Questions & Answers: Part 1
Here is the Part 1 Questions and answers of PSC Police Sub Inspector Examination which was held on 2009. You can also download the questions in PDF format also.
PSC Police Sub Inspector Examination Questions & Answers Part 1
1. (Questions 1 to 12) Select the sentence or part of a sentence which is grammatically correct from the given alternatives. Identify the right answer among the four choices).
(a) Either the manager or his assistants failed in their duty.
(b) Either the manager his assistants failed in their duty
(c) Either the manager or his assistants failed in his duty
(d) Either the manager nor his assistant failed in their now
Ans: (a) Either the manager or his assistants failed in their duty.
2.
(a) He used to visit us every week but he is rarely coming duty.
(b) He used to visit us every week but he is rarely comes now
(c) He used to visit us every week by he has rarely come now
(d) None of these
Ans: (d) None of these
3. The police arrested him. Change the voice
(a) The Police have arrested him
(b) He is being arrested by Police
(c) He was arrested by the Police
(d) He has been arrested by the Police
Ans: (c) He was arrested by the Police
4. Hedge Hog is the name of :
(a) Country
(b) City
(c) Animal
(d) Planet
Ans: (c) Animal
5. Most of the letters in English alphabet come from:
(a) Arabic
(b) Italian
(c) Hebrew
(d) Roman
Ans: (d) Roman
6. The Albatross is an important character in the poem of :
(a) William Wordsworth
(b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(c) Shelley
(d) Byron
Ans: (b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
7. A Marsupial is a mammal which has:
(a) Pouch
(b) Wings
(c) Camouflage
(d) Poisonous tooth
Ans: (a) Pouch
8. ‘A stitch in the time saves nine’ means:
(a) Do the stitching on your own
(b) A timely act will prevent further trouble
(c) Nine can be saved if you stitch properly
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) A timely act will prevent further trouble
9. Zip code means :
(a) system of control traffic
(b) System of fix rates for items
(c) System of simplify mail sorting
(d) None of these
Ans: (d) None of these
10. Effluent means:
(a) Liquid waste
(b) halo effect
(c) Wealth
(d) Flattery
Ans: (a) Liquid waste
11. One who sneers and shows contempt for riches and enjoyment is :
(a) Satirist
(b) Cynic
(c) Philosopher
(d) Sadist
Ans: (b) Cynic
12. Calipurnia is a character in Shakespeare’s :
(a) Hamlet
(b) Twelfth Night
(c) Othello
(d) Julius Ceasar
Ans: (d) Julius Ceasar
(Questions 13-21. Select the correct word from the alternatives to fill in the blank space)
13. I have been awaken ——five hours
(a) since
(b) in
(c) for
(d) from
Ans: (c) for
14. As he was cleaning his gun, it went ——— and killed him
(a) off
(b) out
(c) away
(D) up
Ans: (a) off
15. Without careful nursing the patient can’t pull —————-
(a) up
(b) through
(c) out
(d) Along
Ans: (b) through
16. He attributed his success ——— sheer luck.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) by
(d) with
Ans: (b) to
17. Nobody answered it, …………………. ?
(a) Did he
(b) Didn’t
(c) Didn’t they
(d) Did they
Ans: (d) Did they
18. I advised him ———
(a) Not resign his job
(b) To not resign his job
(c) Not to resign his job
(d) To don’t resign his job
Ans: (c) Not to resign his job
19. I ———— him since his childhood
(a) know
(b) have known
(c) knew
(d) am knowing
Ans: (b) have known
20. Have some more rice ……………….?
(a) Will you
(b) Don’t you
(c) Haven’t you
(d) Won’t you
Ans: (d) Won’t you
21. You ——— cross the road when the lights are red.
(a) can
(b) must
(c) mustn’t
(d) needn’t
Ans: (c) mustn’t
22. The Commonwealth Games were earlier called :
(a) British Colonies Sports Festival
(b) British Empire Sports Festival
(c) Royal Colonies Games
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) British Empire Sports Festival
23. C.V. Raman discovered Raman Effect of scattered light on February 28 :
(a) In the year of 1931
(b) In the year of 1930
(c) In the year of 1928
(d) In the year of 1940
Ans: (c) In the year of 1928
24. Swami Vivekananda was born in Culcutta on January 12 :
(a) In the year of 1865
(b) In the year of 1868
(c) In the year of 1864
(d) In the year of 1863
Ans: (d) In the year of 1863
25. In 1878, the following newspaper was published with G.S. Aiyer as the editor:
(a) The Tribune
(b) The Hindu
(c) The Deccan Herald
(d) The Times of India
Ans: (b) The Hindu
26. The world’s second largest country is
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) Germany
(d) Canada
Ans: (d) Canada
27. The founder of Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha is:
(a) C.Rajagopalachari
(b) Dr.Radhakrishnan
(c) Makhan Lal
(d) Rantirth
Ans: (a) C.Rajagopalachari
28. Ampere is the unit of :
(a) Flow of electric current
(b) Electromotive force
(c) Electric Power
(d) All the above
Ans: (a) Flow of electric current
29. For measuring the depth of ocean, the instrument used is called :
(a) Hydrometer
(b) Fathometer
(c) Fathom
(d) Magnetometer
Ans: (b) Fathometer
30. Dry ice is :
(a) Solid Hydrogen
(b) Ice when kept below 0 0C
(c) Solid Carbon dioxide
(d) Ice which is dried
Ans: (c) Solid Carbon dioxide
31. Arterial blood pressure is measured by:
(a) Manometer
(b) Cardiograph
(c) Sphygmomanometer
(d) Barometer
Ans: (c) Sphygmomanometer
32. The effects of hormones on the body is :
(a) Stimulation of organs
(b) Catalytic functions
(c) Proper growth
(d) co-ordination of functions of different organs
Ans: (a) Stimulation of organs
33. Asteroids are:
(a) Pieces of falling stars
(b) Rocks found on the moon
(c) Satellites of other planets
(d) Very small planets revolving around the sun
Ans: (d) Very small planets revolving around the sun
34. A plant with green leaves placed in red light will appear:
(a) Black
(b) Green
(c) Red
(d) Violet
Ans: (a) Black
35. Who said, “A body will remain at rest unless an external force act on the body” ?
(a) Newton
(b) Einstein
(c) Archimedes
(d) Galileo
Ans: (a) Newton
36. The oil in which an oil lamp rises up due to:
(a) Pressure difference
(b) Low viscosity of oil
(c) Capillary action
(d) Gravitational force
Ans: (c) Capillary action
37. An echo is produced by the —–––––– of sound waves.
(a) Refraction
(b) Absorption
(c) Reflection
(d) Diffraction
Ans: (c) Reflection
38. Coating of iron with zinc is known as :
(a) Galvanization
(b) Electroplating
(c) Ionization
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Galvanization
39. A red light is used in a traffic signal because:
(a) It has the longest wavelength and can easily be noticed
(b) It is beautiful
(c) It is visible to people with bad eyesight
(d) It is the colour of danger
Ans: (a) It has the longest wavelength and can easily be noticed
40. In diesel engine, ignition takes place by:
(a) Compression
(b) Electrical Spark
(c) Dynamo
(d) Battery
Ans: (a) Compression
41. Which of the following metal is used in aircraft ?
(a) Chromium
(b) Titanium
(c) Palladium
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Titanium
42. A fuse wire is used to :
(a) To make the electrical circuit strong
(b) Convert AC to DC
(c) Convert DC to AC
(d) Prevent on unduly high electric current to pass through the circuit
Ans: (d) Prevent on unduly high electric current to pass through the circuit
43. A sudden fall in the barometer indicates
(a) Clear weather
(b) Hailstorm
(c) Storm
(d) Heavy rainfall
Ans: (c) Storm
44. The terminal colours of rainbow are
(a) Violet and red
(b) Violet and green
(c) Red and green
(d) Red and blue
Ans: (a) Violet and red
45. The best conductor of electricity is
(a) Iron
(b) Aluminium
(c) Copper
(d) Silver
Ans: (d) Silver
46. When milk is churned, the cream from it is separated due to
(a) Gravitational force
(b) Centrifugal force
(c) Frictional force
(d) Heat
Ans: (b) Centrifugal force
47. Solder is an alloy of
(a) Tin and lead
(b) Tin and zinc
(c) Zinc and lead
(d) Zinc and copper
Ans: (a) Tin and lead
48. Amalgams are the compounds which always contain:
(a) Al
(b) Hg
(c) Zn
(d) Cu
Ans: (b) Hg
49. Which pair is incorrect ?
(a) Tannic acid : leather
(b) Lactic acid : milk
(c) Amino acid : protein
(d) Acetic acid : vinegar
Ans: (a) Tannic acid : leather
50. The chemical name of quartz is :
(a) Calcium oxide
(b) Calcium phosphate
(c) Sodium phosphate
(d) Sodium silicate
Ans: (d) Sodium silicate
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