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WBPSC School Sub-Inspector Previous Year Question Paper

Nowadays, to become a sub-inspector of schools shortly School SI is a very cherished profession of students. Mostly students select this career because they get the chance to visit multiple schools as a Govt. Officer. After all, there is the opportunity to promote himself or herself to a higher post like District Inspector of Schools (DIS).

Previous years' question papers are given below:

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2018

1. ₹7,350 was partly invested in scheme A at 10% p.a. compound interest (compounded annually) for 2 years and partly in scheme B at 7% p.a. simple interest for 4 years. Both the schemes earn equal interest. How much was invested in scheme A?

(A) ₹5,000

(B) ₹4,200

(D) ₹3,150

Equation

2.(√8 × √8)^1/2 + 9^1/2 = (?)³ + √8 - 340

(A) 7

(B) 19

(D) 9

3. Sum of the 8 consecutive odd numbers is 656. Also average of four consecutive even numbers is 87. What is the sum of the smallest odd number and second largest even number?

(A) 165

(B) 175

(D) Cannot be determined

4. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P, Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of the solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes?

Fraction Options

(A) ⁶⁄₁₁

(B) ⁵⁄₁₁

(D) ⁸⁄₁₁

5. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is

(A) 300 kg

(B) 400 kg

(D) 500 kg

6. A starts a business with ₹40,000. After 2 months, B joined him with ₹60,000. C joined them after some more time with ₹1,20,000. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹3,75,000, C gets ₹1,50,000 as his share. How many months after B joined the business, did C join?

(A) 4 months

(B) 5 months

(D) 7 months

7. Machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours. Machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print the same in 12 hours. All the machines started printing at 9 A.M. Machine P is stopped at 11A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the printing of one lakh books be completed?

(A) 3 pm

(B) 2 pm

(D) 11 am

8. Arun borrowed a certain sum from Manish at a certain rate of simple interest for 2 years. He lent this sum to Sunil at the same rate of interest compounded annually for the same period. At the end of two years, he received ₹2,400 as compound interest but paid ₹2,000 only as simple interest. Find the rate of interest.

(A) 40%

(B) 30%

(D) 10%

9. The current of a stream runs at the rate of 2 km per hr. A motor boat goes 10 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 55 min. Find the speed of motor boat in still water.

(A) 22 km/hr

(B) 12 km/hr

(D) 16 km/hr

Equation

10. ¹⁄_{√9 - √8} + ¹⁄_{√8 - √7} + ¹⁄_{√7 - √6} + ¹⁄_{√6 - √5} = ?

(A) 1.5

(B) 0.25

(D) 5

11. How many pieces of 85 cm length can be cut from a rod of 42.5 metres long?

(A) 15

(B) 20

(D) 50

12. The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4:3. At the time of marriage the ratio was 5:3 and after 4 years this ratio will become 9:7. How many years ago were they married?

(A) 8 years

(B) 10 years

(D) 12 years

13. At what time between 7 and 8 O'clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not together?

Question

(A) 5 minutes past 7

(B) 5 ³⁄₁₁ minutes past 7

(D) 5 ¹⁄₁₁ minutes past 7

14. Two trains each 500 metre long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively, the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one is

(A) 50 seconds

(B) 58 seconds

(D) 22 seconds

15. In an examination, a student's average marks were 63. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography and 2 more marks for his History, his average would have been 65. How many subjects were there in the examination?

(A) 12

(B) 11

(D) 14

16. In how many ways can 7 different balls be distributed in 5 different boxes if any box can contain any number of balls and no box is left empty?

(A) 16800

(B) 12400

(D) 19700

17. Arun wants to send invitation letter to his 7 friends. In how many ways can he send the invitation letter if he has 4 servants to carry the invitation letters?

(A) 16384

(B) 10801

(D) 12308

18. Mr. Thomas invested an amount ₹13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be ₹3,508, what was the amount invested in scheme B?

(A) ₹6,400

(B) ₹7,200

(D) ₹7,500

19. Arun is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 pm if he travels at 10 kmph. he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he travel to reach A at 1 pm?

(A) 8 kmph

(B) 10 kmph

(D) 14 kmph

20. In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for the examination?

(A) 28000

(B) 30000

(D) 33000

21. Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water in the ratio 5:2 and 7:6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixture be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8:5?

(A) 3:4

(B) 4:3

(D) 7:9

Question 22

22. A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400 m³. The emptying of the tank is 10 m³ per minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the pump?

Multiple Choice

(A) 20 m³/min
(B) 40 m³/min
(C) 50 m³/min
(D) 60 m³/min

23. Two vertical poles are 200 m apart and the hejght of one is double that of the other. From the middle point of the line joining their feet and observer finds the angular elevations of their tops to be complementary. Find the heights of the poles.

(A) 141 m and 282 m

(B) 705 m and 141 m

(D) 130m and 260 m

24. At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in 6 hours less than it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 24 mile round trip, the downstream 12 miles would then take only one hour less than the upstream 12 miles. What is the speed of the current in miles per hour?

(A) 7 3 mph

(B) 4 3 mph

(D) 8 3 mph

25. A contract is to be completed in 56 days if 104 persons work, each working at 8 hours a day. After 30 days 2/5 of the work is completed. How many additional persons should be deployed so that the work will be completed in the scheduled time, each persons now working 9 hours a day?

(A) 160

(B) 150

(D) 56

26. The 2018 International Tiger Day is observed on which date?

(A) July 29

(B) July 28

(D) July 31

27. The joint military exercise 'Maitree 2018' has started between India and which country?

(A) Thailand

(B) Nepal

(D) Vietnam

28. Balramji Das Tandon, who passed away recently, at the time of his death was the Governor of which state?

(A) Assam

(B) Karmataka

(D) Himachal Pradesh

29. Which country is host to the 2018 Global Summit on Climate Action?

(A) United States

(B) Brazil

(D) France

30. The Anti-Leprosy Day is observed on which date in India?

(A) January 28

(B) January 30

(D) January 31

31. Which country has recently declared that it will imposc a 'carbon tax' from 2019 to cut its Greenhouse gas emissions?

(A) India

(B) Singapore

(D) Japan

32. The Salal Hydro Electric Power Station is built across which river in Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Jhelum

(B) Ravi

(D) Beas

33. Which State Government in India has declared Jackfruit as official fruit of the state?

(A) Odisha

(B) Nagaland

(D) Tripura

34. The world's longest sandstone cave has been discovered in which state of India?

(A) Meghalaya

(B) Karmataka

(D) Mizoram

35. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Forests?

(A) Forests and Water

(B) Forests and Energy

(D) Forests and Life

36. The world's largest solar park will come up in which Indian State?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Maharashtra

(D) Rajasthan

37. The Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is situated in which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Karmataka

(D) Kerala

38. Under which theme the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the 2018 Financial Literacy Week?

(A) Digital Safety

(B) Customer Protection

(D) Your Liability

39. Vikas Gowda has recently announced his retirement from which sports?

(A) Boxing

(B) Race Walking

(D) Discus throw

40. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched which comprehensive plan to eliminate trans fat in foods by 2023?

(A) HEALTH

(B) REPLACE

(D) TRANS HEALTH

41. The UNDP has proposed to set up skill development centre which Indian city to empower vulnerable and marginalised women?

(A) New Delhi state?

(B) Chennai

(D) Bengaluru

42. The Sikkim Government has nominated which Bollywood personality as the Green Ambassador of the state?

(A) Shreya Ghoshal

(B) Atif Aslam

(D) Sonu Nigam

43. Which of the following countries is to host the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026?

(A) US, Canada and Mexico

(B) Brazil, Chile and Argentina

(D) Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam

44. Which app has been launched by the Indian Ministry of Railways to expedite and streamline passenger grievance redressal?

(A) Rail Sathi

(B) Rail Dost

(D) Rail Neer

45. The Kune Falls is located in which state in India!

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(D) Maharashtra

46. The biopic 'The Making of the Mahatma' has been screened in South Africa to commemorate the 125th year of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha. The biopic is based on which novel?

(A) The Essential Gandhi

(B) Apprenticeship of a Mahatma

(D) Gandhi on non-violence

47. Swapan Sarkar, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

(A) Politics

(B) Sports Journalism

(D) Art

48. The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 aims to remove discrimination and stigma attached to patients of which disease?

(A) Leprosy

(B) HIV

(D) Cancer

49. The book 'No Spin' is the autobiography of which veteran cricketer?

(A) Anil Kumble

(B) Muttiah Muralitharan

(D) Bishan Singh Bedi

50. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer?

(A) Ozone : All there is between you and earth

(B) Keep cool and carry on : The Montreal Protocol

(D) Ozone : The mission to protect world

51. 11th Five Years Plan in India introduced on

(A) 2002-2007

(B) 2007-2012

(D) 1997-2002

52. Full form of DPEP:

(A) District Primary Education Programme

(B) District Policy on Education and Planning

(D) None of the above

53. Full form of IRDP:

(A) Internal River Development Project CASII8

(B) International Rural Development Programme

(D) Both (A) and (B)

54. Effective teaching means

(A) corporal punishment given to student at the time of moral offences.

(B) individualized instruction and open classroom discussion.

(D) Both (B) and (C)

55. The first important step in teaching is

(A) planning before hand.

(B) organizing material to be taught.

(D) None of the above

56. The most appropriate meaning of learning is

(A) personal adjustment.

(B) acquisition of skills.

(D) inculcation of knowledge.

57. Micro Teaching is useful to students of

(A) higher classes and primary classes both.

(B) 10+ 2 classes only.

(D) junior classes only.

58. If a teacher is not able to answer the question of a student, he should

(A) feel shy of his ignorance.

(B) rebuke the student.

(D) say that the question is wrong.

59. Cause and Effect relationship are studied by studies.

(A) experimental

(B) clinical

(D) developmental

60. Which one of the following is the most important elements in teaching?

(A) Students knowledge

(B) Subject matter

(D) Teaching techniques and aids used

61. If some of your students misbehave with you in the school you must

(A) report to the Headmaster.

(B) improve their behaviour by your own character and scholarship.

(D) mobilize other teachers against these guys.

62. Mental Health is

(A) harmonious functioning of the total personality.

(B) symptoms of maladjustment.

(D) can not able to adjust.

63. Good test of a psychological nature bear the following features:

(A) Cheaper

(B) Rote Learning

(D) Guessing Power

64. The best way to memorize to

(A) study for long time.

(B) understand the concept.

(D) write the concept. with

65. The best remedy of the student's problems related learning is

(A) suggestion for hard work.

(B) suggestion for private tuition.

(D) diagnostic teaching.

66. Role of modern teacher

(A) Helps his students in learning

(B) Maintain good discipline

(D) Teaches the whole curriculum

67. You like teaching profession because

(A) you are interested in it.

(B) it is easy.

(D) it provides you more holidays.

68. The maximum contribution to the process of socialization in general comes from

(A) teacher

(B) school

(D) community

69. Cooley's face to face' group refers to

(A) a primary group

(B) a formal group

(D) inherited group

70. A group in which one has a 'We feeling' is called

(A) a primary group

(B) a secondary group

(D) a national group

71, What is the meaning of lesson plan?

(A) To read the lesson before teaching it.

(B) To prepare all that the teacher wants to teach in a limited period.

(D) To prepare the list of questions to be asked.

72. What do you mean by curriculum?

(A) Students learn through curriculum

(B) Sum total of annual study

(D) Sum total of the activities of a school

73. Project method of teaching is an outstanding contribution of

(A) Realism

(B) Pragmatism

(D) Naturalism

74. Which school of philosophy raised the slogan 'Back to Nature'?

(A) Naturalism

(B) Idealism

(D) None of the above

75. National Adult Education Programme was introduced in India in __________.

(A) 1986

(B) 1979

(D) 1978

76. Man is potentially divine --said.

(A) Aurobinda

(B) Gandhji

(D) None of the above

77. The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught said.

(A) Plato

(B) Rusk

(D) Aurobinda

78. Integrated curriculum comes from

(A) Idealism

(B) Naturalism

(D) Realism

79. Idealism in education was propounded by

(A) Rousseau

(B) Aurobinda

(D) Dewey

80. Modern education is

(A) teacher-centric

(B) childcentric

(D) None of the above D-10 education.

81. Father of childcentric education was

(A) Rusk

(B) Dewey

(D) Rousseau

82. Where was first Experimental Psychology Laboratory set up? during

(A) Berlin

(B) Leipzig

(D) Kolkata

83. Which method has made educational psychology is a science?

(A) Survey method

(B) Clinical method

(D) Observation method

84. The original Guilford Structure of Suggest intellect model

(A) 7 primary factors

(B) 150 factors

(D) None of the above

85. The Army-Alpha and Amy-

(A) World War II

(B) 1950-60

(D) 1980-90 -Beta were devised

86. Performance Test measured

(A) Intelligence

(B) Memory

(D) None of the above

87. In an Intelligence Test a child age is 8 years and his mental age is 9 years. His IQ is

(A) 100

(B) 125

(D) 95

88. "Leaming is the modification of behaviour through experience and training" associated with

(A) Skinner

(B) Bhatia

(D) None of the above

89. Insightful learning is basically learning by

(A) Conditions

(B) Cognitions

(D) Imitation

90. The expectancy theory is related to concept

(A) Motivation

(B) Memory

(D) Emotion

91. At present the Government Policy on Education considers Education as a unique

(A) source of income

(B) consumption

(D) expenditure

92. The University Education Commission (1948 49) recommended the establishment of

(A) Agriculture and Rural University.

(B) Central University in each state.

(D) University for Teacher Education.

93. Serampore College established on

(A) 1818

B) 1820

(D) 1830

94. Charter Act comes on

(A) 1825

(B) 1813

(D) 1812

95. Full form of G.C.P.I.:

(A) Government Council for Private Institution

(B) General Committee of Public Instruction

(D) None of the above

96. N.L.M, comes on

(A) 1990

(B) 1988

(D) 1997

97. In the type of education, the family imparts to the child is

(A) Formal

(B) Nonformal

(D) Traditional

98. Full form of S.U.PW.:

(A) Socially Useful and Productive Work

(B) Social Useful Project Work

(D) None of the above

99. Dropouts are more likely to be

(A) unemployed.

(B) engaged in antisocial behaviour.

(D) All of the above

100. National Policy for the Empowerment of Women Comes on

(A) 2000

(B) 2005

(D) 2010

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2015

1. Bharat Ratna was conferred in 2015 to

(A) Atal Behari Vajpayee

(B) Amit Shah

(D) Dr. Karan Singh

2. The book 'Argumentative Indian' is authored by

(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(B) Amartya Sen

(D) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

3. The present Chairman of UGC is

(A) Prof. Ved Prakash

(B) Dr. Hari Gautam

(D) None of the above

4. 'Bank Nationalization' took place in India in the year

(A) 1969

(B) 1975

(D) 2001

5. The 'South Asian University' is situated in

(A) Colombo

(B) New Delhi

(D) Kathmandu

6. The Mahalanobis strategy of Indian Planning gave emphasis to the growth of

(A)Agricultural Sector

(B) Services Sector

(D) Foreign Trade Sector

7. Structural Adjustment Policy was introduced by India in 1991 on taking loan from

(A)IMF

(B) World Bank

(D) European Union

8. The Indian Spacecraft "Mangalyaan" was launched in

(A) November, 2013

(B) September, 2013

(D) None of the above

9. The Minister of Food Processing lndustries Govt. of lndia is

(A) Narendra Singh Tomar

(B) Anant Geete

(D) None of the above

10. The most thickly populated State, Bihar, has population density of

(A) 1028 persons per sq.km.

(B) 1106 persons per sq.km.

(D) None of the above

12. Aruna Shanbaug, a victim of sexual assault at her workplace. died on May 18, 2015 after living in a vegetative state for

(A) 36 years

(B) 38 years

(D) 44 years

12. What does a hippologist study?

(A) Hippy culture

(B Horses

(D) None of the above

13. Gandh1 Peace Prize for the year 2014 has been awarded to

(A) Sainu Nehwal

(B) Indian Space Research Organisation

(D) Nonc of the above

14. What is the meaning of comprehensive evaluation?

Evaluation of

(A) Everything taught to the learner

(B) Completely covered syllabus

(D) AIl the domains of instructional objectives.

15. For constructivist teaching learning, the teacher should -

(A) Ask students to read themselves

(B) Ask students to cite their own examples

(D Present analogy from other subjects

16. Which chapter of the Right to Education Act 2009, adopted the 'no detention principle?

(A) Chapter II

(B) Chapter IV

(D) None of the above

17. What is the meaning of simulated teaching?

(A) To practice teaching with the peers

(B) Teaching in a make belief situation

(D) To practice teaching using computer software

18. Which type of curriculum is most acceptable in the contemporary world?

(A) Experience curriculum

(B) Activity curriculum

(D) Integrated curriculum

19. Competition as motivator is actually

(A) Intrinsic motivation

(B) Extrinsic motivation

(D) Achievement motivation

20. Zakir Hussain Committee on Nai Talim submitted its report in

(A) 1927

(B) 1937

(D) 1957

21. What is the meaning of classroom management?

To maintain in the classroom -

(A) Discipline

(B) Adequate learning environment

(D) Active and responding environment

22. What is the meaning of reliability of an achievement test?

(A) Useful and dependable

(B) Capable of yielding desirable result

(D) Having consistency with other tests

23. Immediate memory span is, in fact, a measure of -

(A) LTM

(B) STM

(D) Sensory memory

24. Which one is most appropriate for the evaluation of predetermined learning outcome?

(A) Absolute grading

(B) Relative grading

(D) Alphabetical grading

25. Which one should be the most acceptable criterion of curriculum evaluation?

(A) Students' satisfaction

(B) Students' learning outcome

(D) Ease of implementation

26. Intelligence was categorised into types for the first time by

(A) William McDougall

(B) William James

(D) Thurstone

27. The most probable cause of frequent absenteeism in school may be __________.

(A) Maladjustment

(B) Cultural deprivation

(D) Ill health

28. The knowledge and skill that cannot be imparted through regular courses can be provided through

(A) Distance education

(B) Technical Schools

(D) Night school

29. According to Cari Rogers 'Self' is the key to __________.

(A) Guidance

(B) Maladjustment

(D) Therapy

30. Privatisation of education is an inevitable outcomc of ____________.

(A) Population explosion

(B) Economic depression

(D) Change in social expectation

31. The term Resource Teacher refers to __________.

(A) Specialised teacher for any disability

(B) Teachers of the special schools

(D) Special educators hired by regular schools

32. In Indian Philosophy the validity of scriptures has been challenged by

(A) The Charvakas

(B) The vedanta

(D) Nyaya

33. The language which is the window of the world is

(A) German

(B) English

(D) Spanish

34. Rabindranath Tagore's ideas of education is

(A) Education for all

(B) Education for fullness

(D) Education for Man-making

35. Learn1ng is basically

(A) Group process

(B) Individual process

(D) Co-operational process

36. Psychology is

(A) Science of nation

(B) Science of behaviour

(D) Science of science

37. History tells us of the changing

(A) Habit of nation

(B) Thoughts of nations

(D) Social culture

38. A child has the first experience of social group from

(A) Primary group

(B) Family group

(D) Play group.

49. 8 men can finish a piece of work in 40 days. If 2 more men join with them, then the work will be completed in -

(A) 30 days

(B) 36 days

(D) 32 days

50. The difference between the present age of Anil and Raju is 6 years. The ratio between their ages after 4 years will be 3:4. What can be the present age of Raju?

(A) 15 years

(B) I8 years

(D) 24 years

51. The highest run scored by an Indian Batsman in the Semi-Fina! Match of the World Cup Cricket, 2015, was

(A) Virat Kohli

(B) Suresh Raina

(D) Shikhar Dhawan

52. The agency that estimates Ind1a's National Income is

(A) Central Statistical Organization (CSO)

(B) RBI

(D) SEB1

53. The 'Human Development Report' is published every year by

(A) IMF

(B) World Bank

(C)UNDP

(D) WTO

54. The currency note Rs. 100/- in India is signed by

(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

(B) President of India

(D) Prime Minister of India

55. The score which occurs most frequently is called

(A) Mean

(B) Median

(D) Standard Deviation

56. Agriculture under the Indian Constitution is

(A) State subject

(B) Union Government Subject

(D) None of the above

57. The Centenary Conference of the Indian Science Congress held in 2013 was at

(A) New Delhi

(B) Mumia

(D) Kolkata

58. Which is the Spice garden of India?

(A) Assam

(B) Kerala

(D) Tamilnadu

59. The literacy rate in India as per 2011 census is

(A) 74.01

(B) 73.04

(D) 71.01

60. 31st March is observed as:

(A) International Day of Families

(B) World No-Tobacco Day

(D) World Poetry Day.

61. "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star" 2015, the highest Civilian Award of Japan was conferred on

(A) Prof. CNR Rao

(B) Smt. Poonam Surie

(D) None of the above

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