BSF Head Constable Ministerial (HCM) Mock Test - 1 - BSF Head Constable MCQ

The correct answer is Option C i.e. 'Precautions for the Rainy Season'.
Key Points

• The passage extensively discusses various precautions and guidelines to be followed during the rainy season to prevent infectious diseases and to enjoy the season without troubles.
• It emphasizes on maintaining hygiene, especially hand washing, to avoid respiratory and diarrheal diseases, which are common in the rainy season.
• The passage specifically mentions changing into dry clothes if one gets wet in the rain and maintaining kitchen hygiene.The recommendation to prefer homemade fresh food over market sold fast food for a trouble-free rainy season further supports the focus on precautions specific to this season.

Therefore, the correct answer is- Option C
Additional Information

• Option A: "How to enjoy the Rainy Season" might seem suitable at first glance, but it is too broad. The passage not only discusses enjoyment but also focuses significantly on health precautions.
• Option B: "Fun-filled Seasons" is misleading because the passage specifically talks about the rainy season and its associated precautions and does not broadly cover various seasons.
• Option D: "Precautions against Infectious Diseases" is relevant but too narrow, as the preventative measures discussed in the passage are specifically tailored to the context of the rainy season, rather than infectious diseases in general.

The correct answer is Scripture.
Key Points
Let's look at the meanings of all the options:

• Stricture: a restriction on a person or activity
• Scripture: the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible
• Biography: an account of someone's life written by someone else
• Magnum Opus: a great work; especially : the greatest achievement of an artist or writer

As per the above explanation, it can be concluded that Scripture refers to A holy book/sacred writings of a religion.

The correct answer is "shortcoming"
Key Points
A defect is a flaw, imperfection, or problem that affects the performance, quality, or safety of a product, system, or process. (एक दोष, अपूर्णता या समस्या है जो किसी उत्पाद, प्रणाली या प्रक्रिया के प्रदर्शन, गुणवत्ता या सुरक्षा को प्रभावित करता है।)

Example: A manufacturing defect in a car that causes it to have poor fuel efficiency.

Let's see the meanings of the given words

• Loss can refer to a state or condition of being deprived of something, or the thing that is lost. (नुकसान किसी चीज से वंचित होने की स्थिति या खोई हुई चीज को संदर्भित कर सकता है।)
  • Example: The loss of a loved one can be a traumatic and difficult experience.
• Harm refers to any injury, damage, or negative impact caused to someone or something. It can be physical, emotional, or psychological. (हार्म का तात्पर्य किसी व्यक्ति या किसी वस्तु को लगने वाली चोट, क्षति या नकारात्मक प्रभाव से है। यह शारीरिक, भावनात्मक या मनोवैज्ञानिक हो सकता है।)
  • Example: Physical harm caused by a car accident or a fall.
• A shortcoming is a weakness, deficiency, or limitation in something or someone. (किसी चीज या किसी में कमजोरी, कमी होना ।)
  • Example: A shortcoming in a company's marketing strategy that leads to low sales.
• Delicate can be used to describe something that is fragile, easily broken or damaged, requiring careful treatment or handling. (नाजुक का उपयोग किसी ऐसी चीज का वर्णन करने के लिए किया जा सकता है जो नाजुक है, आसानी से टूट जाती है या क्षतिग्रस्त हो जाती है, जिसके लिए सावधानीपूर्वक उपचार या हैंडलिंग की आवश्यकता होती है।)
  • Example: A delicate piece of porcelain or crystal, which can be easily broken.

According to the meanings of the given words, the correct answer is Option C, i.e., shortcoming.

The correct answer is 'when I come'.
Key Points

• The verb ‘come’ is in the present tense, which is incorrect after ‘when’.
• After ‘when’, we use the past tense of the verb.
• The correct form is ‘came’.

Therefore, the correct answer is ‘Option C’.
Correct Sentence: You were not at home when I came to your house yesterday.
Additional Information

• You were: This is correct verb in the past tense.
• Not at home: This is a correct adverb phrase showing the location of the subject.
• To your house yesterday: This is a correct prepositional phrase showing the destination and time of the action.

To find the opposite surface of '4', we need to compare the common surface in the given dices,
Now, surface '5' and '3' is given in Dice 1 and Dice 2,
So, From Dice 1 and Dice 2,

→ '5' and '3' is the common surface.
So, the remaining '2' will be the opposite face of '4'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option A".

The logic here followed is:

Hence, the correct answer is " 147".

According to the given information:
Step 1: Rocky starts from point A and drives 3 km towards east. He takes left turn and drives 4 km.

Step 2: He again takes a left turn and drives 3 km. He takes one more left turn and drives 2 km and stops at B.

We can see that both the sides are parallel, so point A will be 2 km towards south.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Statement: Good health is a luxury in country ‘X’ where rate of mortality due to hunger, malnutrition and unhygienic conditions is very high as compared to other nations of the region.

Conclusions:

I. People in country ‘X’ can’t afford to have many luxuries in life → True

Good health is a luxury in country ‘X’. The word luxury means something that can’t be afforded or a very comfortable and enjoyable situation. Hence, conclusion I follows.

II. Good health is a gift of nature. → False

A gift of nature is something that is available to everyone free of cost, but according to statement good health is a luxury. So, the above conclusion cannot be concluded from the statement.

Hence, only conclusion I follows.

Logic:

And,

From the given certain code,
R is coded as U,
E is coded as T,
A is coded as V,
D is coded as D,
Then,

Here, 'READER' is coded as 'UTVDTU' as per logic.
Hence, the correct answer is "UTVDTU".

Given:
Given Amount (A) = ₹7,535, Rate (R) = 7.4%, Time (T) = 5 years
Formula Used:
1. Simple Interest (SI) Formula: SI = P x R x T/100
2. Amount with Simple Interest: A = P + SI
3. Compound Interest (CI) Formula: A = P(1 + R/100n)^nT

Calculation:
1. Find Principal (P) using Simple Interest:
Using SI formula: A = P + P x R x T/100

⇒ 7535 = P x 1.37
⇒ P = 7535/1.37
⇒ P = 5500
2. Calculate Amount with Compound Interest for 1 year at 20% annual interest rate compounded half-yearly:
Principal (P) = ₹5,500, Rate (R) = 20%, Time (T) = 1 year, n = 2 (half-yearly compounding)
Using CI formula: 


⇒ A = 5500(1 + 0.1)²
⇒ A = 5500(1.1)²
⇒ A = 5500 x 1.21
⇒ A = 6655
∴ The correct answer is ₹6,655 .

The worker may claim each km travels by taxi for = Rs. 1.5

The worker may claim each km travels by own car for = Rs. 0.5

Calculation:

Let the distance travel by taxi be x km, then

Distance travel by own car = (80 - x) km

According to the question

x × 1.5 + (80 - x) × 0.5 = 50

⇒ 1.5x + 40 - 0.5x = 50

⇒ x = 50 - 40

⇒ x = 10

∴ Distance covered by taxi is 10 km.

Short Trick:

We can solve this using option

Let the distance covered by taxi be 10 km, then distance covered by car 70 km.

10 × 1.5 + 70 × 0.5

⇒ 15 + 35

⇒ 50 (satisfied)

Given:-

Speed of train A = 80 km/h

Speed of train B = 100km/h

Formula used:

Distance = Speed × Time

Calculation:-

Let, the time taken to cross-train A is T hr.

According to the question, A leaves the station 30 min earlier

Distance traveled by A in 30 min (i.e. 1/2 hr) = 80 × 1/2 = 40 km.

Distance traveled by A in T hr = 80T

Distance traveled by B in T hr = 100T

Train B will cross train A if

100 T = 80 T + 40

⇒ 20T = 40

⇒ T = 2 hours

So, Train B will take 2 hours to pass train A.

Alternate Method

For train A -

Distance travel in first 1 hour = 40 + 80 = 120 km

Distance travel in next 1 hour = 120 + 80 = 200 km

Distance travel in next 1 hour = 200 + 80 = 280 km

For train B -

Distance travel in first 1 hour = 100km

Distance travel in next 1 hour = 100 + 100 = 200 km

So, Train B passes the train A in 2 hours.

Given:

Statements: “It is difficult to form true selfless friendship with women after their marriage because they always give priority to their family over their friends.” – A woman complains to her husband.

Conclusion:

I. Families should be given priority by the elders to maintain good relations within the family → False (Because it is given in the statement that women always give priority after their marriage to their family over their friends and there is no such information mentioned regarding elders.)

II. Friendship with a married person is not possible → False (Because no such information is given regarding married person.)

Hence, the correct answer is "Option D".

Given:
P, Q, R, S are friends.

• P and Q play football and cricket.
• Q and R play cricket and hockey.
• P and S play baseball and football.
• R and S play hockey and baseball.

So, Q, R and S plays 'Hockey'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option A".

The correct answer is: Option D i.e. A disorderly haste.
Key Points

• The phrase "helter-skelter" means a state of chaos or disorderly haste, often associated with panic or confusion. (अव्यवस्थित जल्दीबाजी में)
  • Example: When the fire alarm went off, everyone ran helter-skelter to the nearest exit.
• "A disorderly haste" refers to hurried actions done in a chaotic and disorganized manner, often due to panic or urgency. (अव्यवस्थित जल्दीबाजी में)
  • Example: After the announcement of the sudden storm, people rushed to their homes in a disorderly haste.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option D i.e. A disorderly haste.
Additional Information
Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• In great fear (भय में): Experiencing intense fear or terror.
  • Example: She was in great fear when she heard the loud noise in the middle of the night.
• In hurry (जल्दी में): Acting quickly, often due to a lack of time.
  • Example: He left the house in a hurry and forgot his keys.
• In astonishment (आश्चर्य में): Experiencing great surprise or amazement.
  • Example: She looked at the magician in astonishment as he pulled a rabbit out of the hat.

The image embedded in given figure is as shown below:

Hence, 'option B' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:​

Centre : Focus - Center is a type of focal point or point of convergence.

Similarly,

Vicar : Priest - Vicar is a type of Priest.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option B"

Given Equation: 145 A 27 D 3 B ? = 163
BODMAS Table:

Decoding the given information:

New Equation: 145 + 27 ÷ 3 × ? = 163
Calculation:
145 + 27 ÷ 3 × ? = 163
9 × ? = 163 - 145
9× ? = 18
? = 18 ÷ 9
? = 2.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option B'.

The position and positional value of English Alphabets are:

The logic followed here is: Consider the positional values of the given letters.

V → The positional value of English Alphabet V is 22.

Z → The positional value of English Alphabet Z is 26.

S → The positional value of English Alphabet S is 19.

X → The positional value of English Alphabet V is 24.

T → The positional value of English Alphabet V is 20.

So, the positional values of all the letters is even except the letter S.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option D'.

Given statement: The increase in the population of a country is a major challenge for the policymakers there.

Conclusion I: After a certain time, the population of that country will decrease.

This is a hypothetical statement. The given statement is about policymakers and population growth.

This conclusion does not follow the statement.

Conclusion II: The increasing population will have an impact on the availability of resources in the country.

It is true that population growth strains resources and it is also a challenge for policymakers.

Therefore, only conclusion II follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (B)".

Given:

F G H _ Y _ G _ U Y F_ H _ Y F G _ W _

Checking all the options:

1. U F H G V I Y

F G H U Y / F G H U Y / FG H V Y / F G I W Y

2. T G H G V H Y

F G H T Y / G G H U Y / FG H V Y / F G H W Y

3. T F H G V H Y

F G H T Y / F G H U Y / FG H V Y / F G H W Y

Here, the series is completed.

4. U G H G V H Y

F G H U Y / G G H U Y / FG H V Y / F G H W Y

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (C)".

Given word: FLOWERY
Now, each letter of the word 'FLOWERY' is arranged in English alphabetical order:

Here, only 'One' letter(Y) will remain unchanged after arrange the words in Alphabetical order.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option A".

The arrangement of all the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary is as shown below:

The letters F and A are common in the given words, so we will start arranging the word from the third letter in alphabetical order.

1. Fabric
2. Fact
3. False
4. Fan

Thus, 'False' will come third in the English dictionary.

Hence, the correct answer is "False".

The correct answer is ​a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i
Key Points

a) = LEFT("Edurev", 4) -> "Test"

This function extracts the first 4 characters from the string "Edurev".

b) = CONCAT("Hello", " ", "World") -> "Hello World"

This function concatenates the strings "Hello", a space, and "World" into a single string.

c) = HEX2DEC("A") -> 10

This function converts the hexadecimal value "A" to its decimal equivalent, which is 10.

d) = DEC2BIN(10) -> 1010

This function converts the decimal number 10 to its binary equivalent, which is 1010.

The correct answer is REVIEW.
Key Points

• The review tab provides tools for spell check, tracking changes, adding and showing comments to the notes, etc.
• This menu provides Restricted editing options that prevent users from modifying or editing the document. This option makes the document read-only.
• Before sending the document to review, the author can add a password for security reasons. This prevents any user from modifying the document.
• Spelling & Grammar, Thesaurus and Word count are the tools available in the Proofing group.
  • New comments and Show comments are available in the Comments group.

Additional Information

• Comments group lets you add a comment, notes or suggestions to the document. You can add a new comment or see the comments.
• A thesaurus is like a dictionary that lets you quickly search the synonyms and antonyms for different words.
• The Editor in the proofing group lets you check the spelling and grammar in the text.
• The word count option shows the statistics that contain the number of words, spaces, pages etc.

The correct option is (A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
Key Points

• ALU stands for the arithmetic logic unit in its full form. It is a combinational digital circuit that manipulates binary numbers through arithmetic operations.
• The component of a central processing unit known as an arithmetic-logic unit performs arithmetic and logic operations on the operands in computer instruction words.
• The Operand register, OPR, the double-length Accumulator, ACC, made up of the shift registers ACCl and ACC2, and the multiplier-quotient shift register, MQR, are the four registers that make up the ALU. One machine word of n bits is contained in each register.
• ALU stands for Arithmetic and Logical Unit which performs Arithmetic functions like Addition, Subtraction, Division, etc. The task of controlling computer functions is carried out by the control unit, or CU.
• A processor or microprocessor is another name for the central processing unit (CPU). The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), the Control Unit, and the Registers are the three components of the CPU.

The correct answer is System Tray.

Key Points

• The System Tray is the area of the taskbar in Windows operating systems that displays the time and system icons, such as the volume control, network status, and action center.
• It is located at the far-right end of the taskbar.
• It is also known as the notification area.

Additional Information

• Start Menu: This is a menu in the Windows operating system that provides quick access to programs, system settings, and files. It is typically located at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
• Quick Access: This is a feature in Windows File Explorer that allows users to quickly access frequently used files and folders.
• Task View: This is a feature in Windows that allows users to see all open windows and desktops, making it easier to manage multiple tasks.

The correct answer is 1 output

Key Points

• The IF() function in Excel is designed to return only one output based on a condition that is evaluated.
• It has the general form of IF(logical_test, value_if_true, value_if_false).
• Depending on whether the 'logical_test' is true or false, the function returns 'value_if_true' or 'value_if_false', respectively.
• Thus, for any given input, the IF() function will produce only one output.

The correct answer is To close a document

Key Points

• The 'Ctrl + W' keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word 365, is commonly used to close the current window or document. It's a convenient keyboard shortcut because it saves you having to navigate to the File menu and click 'Close'.
• Once you press 'Ctrl + W', if any changes were made to the document that haven't been saved, Word will prompt you to save changes before closing. So, it's a safe command to use without worrying about losing unsaved work.
• Please note that it doesn't shut down the Word application entirely, it only closes the current active document. If you have multiple documents open, you'll need to use the command for each one you want to close.

Additional Information

• Ctrl + S: Save the document. If it's not yet saved anywhere, it will prompt you to choose a location and name.
• Ctrl + O: Open a document.
• Ctrl + N: Create a new document.
• Ctrl + P: Print the document.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo an action.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo an action.
• Ctrl + X: Cut the selected content to the Clipboard.
• Ctrl + C: Copy the selected content to the Clipboard.
• Ctrl + V: Paste the contents of the Clipboard.
• Ctrl + A: Select all content in the document.
• Ctrl + B: Bold the selected text.
• Ctrl + I: Italicize the selected text.
• Ctrl + U: Underline the selected text.
• Ctrl + F: Open the Find dialog box.
• Ctrl + H: Open the Find and Replace dialog box.
• Ctrl + E: Center align the text.
• Ctrl + L: Left align the text.
• Ctrl + R: Right align the text.
• Ctrl + J: Justify the text.
• F12: Save the document as a new file.

The correct answer is i - correct, ii - incorrect, iii - correct
Key Points

• i. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider.
  • Correct. ISP is an acronym for Internet Service Provider, which is a company that provides customers with Internet access.
• ii. DVD stands for Digital Video Disc.
  • Incorrect. While DVD is often referred to as Digital Video Disc, its official name is Digital Versatile Disc.
• iii. SQL stands for Structured Query Language.
  • Correct. SQL is an acronym for Structured Query Language, which is used for managing and manipulating databases.

Correct Answer: B) i - correct, ii - incorrect, iii - correct