AP Police Constable Prelims Official paper (Held on: 6 November 2016) (Previous Year Paper)

Choose the word which is similar in the meaning to the word underlined.

The young girl wearing a drab pink dress.

Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The interview is candid and interesting.

Choose the antonym of the underlined word.

Religion teaches us not to run after the transient pleasures of the world.

Choose the antonym of the underlined word.

The company supplied spurious drugs to the hospital.

Many people died ______ flu soon ______ the storm.

Choose the appropriate preposition.

We have been planting trees _____ the river side ____ a decade.

Choose the appropriate answer.

_______ carbondioxide extinguisher is _____ best thing to put on electrical fire.

Choose the appropriate answer.

At ____ university I learnt how to be _____ good citizen.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The captain said to the soldiers, " Don't fire until I give you the signal".

Choose the correct form of the reported speech.

"Haven't we met before?", The man said to the girl.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

Murali ____ his work yet.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

The student ________ a prize for narrating a story in this year's contest.

Choose the meaning of the underlined phrase.

Engineering graduates are dime a dozen today. I want to employ an arts graduate.

Choose the meaning of the underlined phrase.

Ravi just plays the devil's advocate. Don't take his opinion seriously.

The scuba divers need air cylinders, ______?

Choose the correction question tag for the following statement.

He has been to the Andamans, ________?

What does the sentence imply?

I am afraid, you will have to wait for some more time.

What does the sentence imply?

Drive slowly U-turn ahead.

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

We must take care of all the living species on the earth.

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Rain disrupted the last day's play between and India and Australia.

Choose the correct one-word substitute.

A process involving too much official formality.

Select the option which means the same as the given word/group of words.

One who despises persons of lower social position.

Complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence.

Susan generally ______ at an odd hour.

Choose the appropriate phrase.

Mr.Kumar always ______ his word.

Choose the correct order of the given jumbled sentence.

and sea turtles(1) / dived into the sea(2) / the swimmers(3) / to watch the coral reefs(4).

Choose the correct order of the given jumbled sentence.

turned(1) / all his well wishers(2) / to the pleadings of(3) / the boy(4) / a deaf ear(5)

Who among the children are more intelligent in author's view?

How do New Guinea children spend their time in the day?

Which one of the following statements is not supported by the studies of childhood development?

Which factor is most effective in accelerating mental development of a child, according to the writer?

If the surface area of a sphere is numerically equal to its volume, then the surface area of that sphere (in square units) is:

If a solid metallic hemi-sphere of radius 8 cm is melted and recast into x spheres of radius 2 cm each, then x is equal to:

A dishonest trader sells goods of 900 grams weight as the good of 1 kg weight. Then his profit percentage is:

A, B and C started a business investments of Rs. 12000, Rs. 24000 and Rs. 9000 respectively. After x months A withdrew his capital and after x more months 'C' withdrew his capital. If, at the end of one year they share the profit in the ration of 2 : 12 : 3; then the value of x is:

The rate of simple interest per annum to be taken, so that an amount becomes four times to its principal in 21 years is:

The population of a village increases at the rate of 25% per annum. If its population at the end of the year 2015 is 4000, then its population at the end of 2017 will be:

A box contains 38 coins each one of which is either a two rupee coin or a five rupee coin. If the total value of these count is Rs. 157, then the number of five rupee coins exceeds the number of two rupee coins by:

There are 50 questions in a test paper. Each correct answer fetches 2 marks and for each wrong answer \(\frac{1}{4}\)th of a mark is deducted. If a person attempted all the questions and obtained 73 marks, then the number of question he answered correctly is:

If the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is 7n² + 2n, then the sum of its third and fifth terms is:

\(\frac{2}{3}\) of 36 + [7 + {8(3 - 5) + 5(3 + 2) -1} -7] =

If a single card is chosen at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards, then the probability of choosing a black queen or a spade card is:

A  bag contains 4 red and some black balls. A ball is picked from the bag at random. If the probability of it being a black ball is twice that of a red ball, then the number of black balls in that bag is:

The greatest number that leaves remainders 1 and 2 respectively when 8178 and 7971 are divided by it, is:

If the L.C.M of two numbers is 1763, then the sum of those numbers is:

If the ratio of three integers a, b, c is 3 : 4 : 5 and their sum is 252, then the ratio of c and 147 is:

if the fourth proportional of \({7}{{}}\frac{1}{5}\), \({4}{{}}\frac{1}{5}\), \({3}{{}}\frac{6}{7}\) is k, then \(\frac{4k+1}{4k-1}\) =

Three men can do a job in 2 days. The number of days needed for 5 men to do another job that is \({2}\frac{1}{2}\) times the previous job is:

In a 1000 meters race, A beats B by 100 metres and C by 190 meters. Then the distance (in meters) by which B beats C in finishing that race is:

In a class of 20 boys, a boy ate 25 chocolates. If the average number of chocolates eaten by the others is one less than the average number of chocolates eaten by all, then the average number of chocolates eaten by all is:

In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg and less than 72 kg. His brother does not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg and less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all of them are correct in their estimation, the average of different probable weights of Arun (in Kg) is:

The number that follows \(\frac{9}{7}\) in the sequence \(\frac{3}{4}\), 1, \(\frac{9}{8}\), \(\frac{6}{5}\),\(\frac{5}{4}\),\(\frac{9}{7}\), .... is:

The next term that follows 214 in the sequence 4, 4, 10, 28, 64, 124, 214, .... is :

The number that follows -206 in the sequence 9, 2, -17, -54, -115, -206, ....is:

The product of the 10^th and 11^th terms of the sequence -4, -6, -6, -4, 0, 6, 14, 24, .... is:

• a c - a a c c c - a a c c c c - a a a

a b c - a d c b - c d a b a - c c d a b c - a d

a b c b- a c a b - c b c - a b - c

If the letters of the word given below are re-arranged to form a meaningful word, then the new order of the numerals that are assigned to each letter in the given word is:

H N R C A B

1  2  3 4  5 6

If in a certain code language 'TRIANGLE' is written as 'SSHBMHKF', then 'EXAMPLE' is written in code language as:

If "ski rps tri" stands for "Nice Sunday morning", "teh sti rps" stands for "Every Tuesday morning" and "ski ptr qlm" stands for "Nice market place", then the word that stands for Sunday is:

In a certain code language if ACE is written as AIY, then BED is written in that code language as:

Rani goes 20 km towards South from her house and then goes 8 km towards North from there. Then at the end if she goes 5 km towards East, the distance and the direction from her starting point to her destination is:

Priya travelled 3 km straight towards South, then turned left and travelled 8 km straight. Then if she turned right and travelled 3 km straight, the distance from her starting point to the destination (in km) is:

Sandhya's house faces North, Sandhya came out of her house and walked straight 10 m, then turned left and walked 25 m. She then turned right and walked 5 m. Again she turned right and walked 25 m. Now the distance from her house to the destination (in m.) is:

Pointing to Charan, Kajal said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son Arjun". Then Charan is related to Kajal as:

Introducing a man, a woman said "His wife is the only daughter of my father". Then that man is related to the woman as:

Mahesh told Manoj "Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my paternal grand mother". Then the person defeated by Mahesh is his:

The letter that represents the artists who are the doctors and dancers only is

The letters that represents the artists who are neither scientists nor doctors are: 

The letters that represents the artists who are dancers as well as doctors are:

The letter that represents the scientists who are not artist is:

The missing number in the place of the symbol "?" as shown in the third figure of the following is:

The following statements are followed by two conclusions. Decide the correct option based on the given conclusion.

Statements:

A : All the organised persons find time for rest

B : Sunita, inspite of her very busy schedule finds time for the rest

Conclusions:

I : Sunita is an organised person.

II : Sunita is an industrious person

Given below is a statement followed by two conclusions. Choose the correct option based on the given conclusions:

Statement: " Fortune favours the brave".

Conclusions:

I) Risks are necessary for success.

II) Cowards die many times before their death.

Which one of the following conclusion follows the given statement?

Statement:  To succeed in the examination, one must work hard

Conclusions:

Two bodies of masses 25 kg and 35 kg are dropped vertically from a certain height from the ground. The rate of change of their velocity is:

Which of the following liquids expands on cooling from 4°C to 2°C?

Which of the following is not an application of total internal reflection?

Match the following:

A block of mass 2 kg is lifted through 2 m from the ground. The potential energy of the block in joules at that height is (g = 9.8 ms-2)

Assertion (A) : Cricket player pulls his hands backwards while catching the ball coming towards him with high velocity

Reason (R) : To catch the ball without missing

Kirchhoff's junction law is the consequence of:

Which of the following waves requires medium for propagation?

The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in an orbital with n = 3 and l = 1 is:

Identify the aqueous solution of the salt whose pH is less than '7'.

Which of the following processes represents 'roasting'?

In modern periodic table, an element 'X' has ns²np³ configuration in the valence shell. 'X' belongs to the group;

Arrange the following molecules in the increasing order of their bond angles.

NH₃ - (I), H₂O - (II), BF₃ - (III), BeCl₂ - (IV)

Which of the following molecules has both σ - (sigma) and π - (pi) bonds?

The process of cleaning of fleece of sheep with a stream of water is:

In plants conduction of sugars through phloem has been demonstrated by

Match the following.

Choose the correct combinations from the following:

Assertion (A): Steapsin is secreted by the pancreas

Reason (R): It acts on carbohydrates

Choose correct schematic path in coagulation of blood.

Dominant and Recessive traits for seed colour and pod colour in garden pea plants respectively are as follows:

Assertion (A) : Littoral and Limnetic zones are photic zones.

Reason (R) : In a lake photosynthesis is less in these zones.

The special structures present in Dolphins enabling them to inhabit at particular depth in the water are:

Name two plants grown for biodiesel and soil nitrogen enrichment respectively:

In plants, the nutrient that helps the roots to penetrate deep into the soil to absorb nutrients quickly:

Match the following:

The ratio of ploidy of chromosomes present in nuclei of antipodals, synergids, zygote and endosperm respectively are:

In mitosis the DNA replication, takes place in this phase

Match the following with reference to the classification of living organisms:

Assertion (A): In echinoderms, water vascular system helps in excretion

Reason (R): In echinoderms excretory system is absent

Match the following Harappan civilization towns with their archaeological sources:

Who wrote the book "Prataparudra Yashobhushanam"?

Consider the following statements:

Cornwallis permanent land settlement of Bengal:

a) Recognised Zamindars as the owners of the land

b) Put the ryots under the mercy of zamindars

c) Secured a stable income for the company

d) Made zamindars allies of the East India company

Who played an important role in improving women's rights in Maharashtra?

Who was the First Governor General of Bengal at the time of company's rule?

Assertion (A) : The British parliament passed a new act in 1858. Transferred the powers of East India company to the British crown.

Reason (R) : To ensure a more responsible management of Indian affairs.

In the context the above two statements which of the following is correct?

Match the following A with B.

Who preached the Idea of "One caste, One religion, One God"?

Which of the following did not form a part of the Chola Army?

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

The worship of Fire in the Indus Valley is proved by the discovery of the Fire altar at: 

a) Surkotada

b) Alamgirpur

c) Kalibangan

d) Chanhudaro

The life history of Gautama Buddha is known as:

What is the meaning of 'pasura sutta'?

Which festival was celebrated in a great manner by the rulers of Vijayanagara every year?

Choose the incorrect pair among the following:

With reference to the Indian Freedom struggle consider the following statements:

1. Krishna Patrika was founded by Veeresalingam 2. Krishna Patrika was edited by Mutnuri Krishna Rao

Match the following:

The Gujurat Sabha under the presidentship of Mahatma Gandhi played a leading role in the:

Which one of the following was not actually part of the original plan of the non-cooperation movement but acquired great popularity among the movement in many parts of the country?

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of:

Arrange the following events in the chronological order:

i) Cripps Mission

ii) Quit India movement

iii) Individual Satyagraha

iv) August offer