MP Police SI Official Paper (Held On: 21 Jan, 2026 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Select the option that can be used as a one word substitution for the given sentence.

A person who pretends to be what he is not.

Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Which of the following statements is TRUE?

1. Assertion (A): The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was unique in that it provided for the complete lapse of British paramountcy over the princely states, leaving them legally free to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent.
2. Reason (R): This was a deliberate British strategy to create a "Balkanized" and politically unstable South Asia, which would remain dependent on British economic and military influence.

Mohak sold an item for Rs. 4,510 and incurred a loss of 45%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 45%? 

Umananda Island in India, famous for a Shiva temple, is located on which river?

Which of the following elements does NOT have isotopes?

Why are places near the Equator warmer than those near the poles?

The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is:

The partition of India influenced the framing of its constitution. Which of the following provisions can be most directly attributed to the experiences of Partition?

1. Adoption of a Single Citizenship for the entire Union.
2. Inclusion of Articles 25-28 guaranteeing the Freedom of Religion.
3. The Election of the President by an electoral college.
4. Empowerment of the President to proclaima Financial Emergency.

Where in India are the richest thorium (obtained from monazite and ilmenite) deposits found?

In India, Mangrove forests are typically found in:

In India, which soil has a higher concentration of kanker nodules?

Where was the 22^nd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M and MTC) meeting held on December 2025 in India?

निम्न में से कौन-सा एक स्पर्श व्यंजन का उदाहरण नहीं है?

Which international organization partnered with TRAI for the workshop inaugurated in Dec 2025 in India?

Find the ODD one out from the following:

32, 64, 94, 128

Question:

What is the code for 'sky' in the code language?

Statements:

I. In the code language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'.

II. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'.

From the following letter pairs, choose the one that does NOT follow the same alphabetical pattern:

A-Z, B-Y, C-X, D-V.

What are the dates for the 20^th UNESCO Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Session hosted by India? 

Which two countries will serve as Vice Chairs of the International IDEA Council along with India in 2026? 

Examine Image X's initial set of figures. There is a specific relationship between the first and second figures. Now, using the same relationship, select the missing figure from the options in Image Y for the second pair.

Where was the Indian Navy Day 2025 Operational Demonstration conducted?

Who is credited with the quote, "Who holds the purse holds the power"?

Which MS Word feature allows you to create aprofessional layout with predefined fonts and colors?

Choose the CORRECT passive form of the sentence below.

Critics admire Jane Austen's novel.

What type of climate is found in the higher Himalayas in India?

When was the Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 renamed to "The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955"?

Which backup method stores only files changed since the last full backup?

Choose the CORRECT option to complete the sentence.

"Qutub Minar was built ________ the 13^th century."

With reference to the economy of the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements.

1. The Harappans used a binary system for smaller weights and a decimal system for larger weights, indicating advanced mathematical understanding for trade.
2. The 'Dancing Girl' figurine is made of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, showcasing their mastery in the lost-wax casting technique.
3. They imported lapis lazuli from Shortughai (Afghanistan) and exported cotton textiles to Mesopotamia, which was referred to as Meluhha.

Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?

If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be: 

The most polar compound among the following is:

Which one of the following correctly explains Article 344?

Choose the option with the INCORRECTLY punctuated sentence.

Consider the following pairs. How many of the pairs given below are CORRECTLY matched?

Leader [1, 2, 3, 4]

Associated Newspaper/Journal [A, B, C, D]

Ideological Thrust 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Kesari (Marathi) & Maratha (English)

A. Advocacy of Swaraj as a birthright and mass mobilization through cultural revival.

2. Bipin Chandra Pal - New India & Bande Mataram

C. Promotion of spiritual nationalism and passive resistance, distinct from Tilak's mass appeal.

3. Lala Lajpat Rai - The Tribune (Lahore) & People

C. Emphasis on economic critique of British imperialism and social reform alongside political struggle.

Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature?

Radha is the sister of Suresh's mother. How is Radha related to Suresh?

We often refer to computer errors caused due to incorrect input data or unreliable programs as _______

Regarding the intellectual and social responses to the Revolt of 1857, which of the following statements is/ are CORRECT?

1. Karl Marx, writing in the New York Daily Tribune, hailed the revolt as India's first war of independence.
2. The Bengali intellectual Rajnarayan Basu denounced the revolt as a reactionary movement in his book "Hindur Prokrito Itihash".
3. The British press uniformly portrayed the revolt as a justifiable protest against colonial misrule.

Abhi introduced a girl to his friend as "the only daughter of the only son of his father". The girl's relationship with Abhi is of ______

Which of the following railway is revolutionized urban transport in India?

Consider the following statements regarding the iconography of female figures in Indian temple sculpture. Which of the statements given below is/are CORRECT?

1. Shilabalikas or Nayikas found on temple walls are purely decorative elements representing secular courtly life and have no religious or symbolic significance.
2. The Yakshini from Didarganj is a prime example of a nature spirit from the Mauryan period, embodying fertility and abundance, and is a precursor to later temple maidens.
3. The Saptamatrika (Seven Mother Goddesses) panel, a hallmark of Pala art, represents a syncretic cult where the energy of male gods is personified as female consorts, often depicted as fierce and powerful.

The term "flagship species" refers to:

Consider the following statements regarding the sources of information on Harshavardhana's reign.

1. The Aihole Inscription of Pulakeshin II provides a Prashasti-style account that corroborates Harsha's literary achievements as mentioned in the Harshacharita. own
2. Xuanzang's "Si-yu-ki" is an invaluable source for the socio-economic and administrative conditions of Harsha's empire, though it is notably silent on the Narmada defeat.
3. Banabhatta's "Harshacharita", being a "kavya" (poetic biography), offers a eulogistic and idealized portrait and must be critically assessed against archaeological and foreign accounts.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECСТ?

What is the approximate total length of India's road network as of Aug 2025?

The thermal resistance of a material is:

Progesterone contains which of the following functional group?

मानकीकरण के सन्दर्भ में कौन-सा एक कथन सत्य है?

Which word comes first in the English dictionary:

"Gadget", "Gadfly", "Gadgets", "Gad"?

Two resistors, 3 Ω and 6 Ω, are connected in parallel. What is their equivalent resistance?

Of which body are all the Chief Ministers of the states ex-officio members?

Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.

She has ________ unique approach to solving problems that sets her apart from ________ others.

The words "Satyameva Jayate" in the State Emblem of India were taken from:

From the choices in Image Y, select the figure that logically completes the analogy in Image X.

On the banks of which river was the famous battle of ten kings fought?

Which disadvantage of system software refers to the difficulty in personalizing the computing experience?

Choose the option in which the word is NOT formed CORRECTLY using a standard negative prefix.

Choose the option with the INCORRECTLY punctuated sentence.

निम्न में से कौन-सी एक संस्था 'हिंदी सेवी संस्था' नहीं है?

Which of the following is true about DVD-ROM compared to CD-ROM?

The Committee set up in 1977 to review the functioning of Panchayati Raj institutions was chaired by:

Approximately what percentage of the India's total cropped area does maize occupy?

Who exercises administrative and operational control over the Armed Forces?

A thin rod of length L and mass M is rotated about an axis perpendicular to its length and through its center. What is its moment of inertia?

देवनागरी लिपि में कुल कितने टाइप टंकन होते हैं?

_______ is another bus, used today mostly for video cameras and external hard drives.

Which of the following states in India receives medium rainfall (100-200 cm)?

What happened to the Vidhan Sabhas after the reorganization of states in 1956?

A major function of mass communication is to disseminate ______, fill in the blank.

Where are the qualifications for the Chairman and members of the Finance Commission specified?

X is the sister of Y. Z is the only son of Y. W is the father of Z's maternal grandmother. How is X related to W?

From the options in Image Y, select the figure that logically completes the analogy in Image X.

Choose the option that most suitably completes the formal collocation in the following sentence.

The government's new policy has been introduced to allay public __________ regarding the safety of the new vaccination program.

Your friend said, "If yesterday was tomorrow, today would be Friday." On which day did your friend make this statement?

In India, under the 2025 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment, the trust created for mineral exploration has been renamed. What is its new name? 

Which printer uses a print head shaped like a daisy flower?

The α-helix structure of proteins is stabilized by:

When did the work of creating this code in Devanagari to create fonts for Indian languages ​​begin at IIT Kanpur?

For the 2025-2029 term, which country was elected to the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme?

Nucleolus is formed by which of the following structure:

Which nation has unveiled its newest nuclear-powered submarine 'Khabarovsk', designed to carry the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone in 2025?

The SI unit of specific heat capacity is _______

What is one word substitution for "one who studies the development of the human race"?

निम्न में से कौन-सा एक स्वर अर्द्धसंवृत नहीं है?

In cloud storage architecture, which pairing best matches the data model and typical access mechanism?

Which indian leader was appointed as the National Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December 2025?

Which of the following is not a type of new communication medium?

Question:

How many children are there between P and Q in a row of children?

Statements:

I. P is fifteenth from the left in the row.

II. Q is exactly in the middle and there are ten children towards his right.

Which shortcut key creates a new folder in Windows Explorer?

निम्न में से कौन-से एक समर्थक हिंदी भाषा के हैं?

Fill in the blanks with the CORRECT form of the verb.

Half of the students _______ already submitted their assignments when the teacher checked yesterday.

Vidhya is mother of Vinay. How is Vinay's only sister's father related to Vidhya?

Which word comes first in the English dictionary:

"Tyrant", "Typhoon", "Туpe", "Туpical"?

Find the ODD one out from the following:

101, 131, 151, 171

Which antivirus method compares source code patterns with known malware in a heuristic database?

A college offers two payers to a student such that if a student studies Philosophy, he or she must study French. One who studies History cannot choose Psychology. French students cannot study Histoty. French students cannot opt for Spanish. Only History students can study Political Science. No Psychology students has opted for Sociology. If so, what other discipline willa Psychology student have to study?

From the options in Image Y, select the figure that logically completes the analogy in Image X.

Consider the following statements regarding the Virashaiva/Lingayat movement founded by Basavanna in the 12^th century in Karnataka. Which of the statements given below is/are CORRECT?

1. It vehemently rejected the authority of the Vedas and the caste system, advocating for social equality and the rejection of temple-based worship.
2. The central ritual involved the wearing of an Ishtalinga, a personal lingam, symbolizing the individual's direct connection to Shiva, bypassing the need for priestly intermediaries.
3. The movement's economic philosophy, Kayaka, emphasized honest labor and the donation of a part of one's earnings to the community, creating a self-sufficient social order.

How many members were elected to the MP Vindhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in the 1952 general elections?

Directive Principles of State Policy in India were primarily inspired by the constitution of which country?

Which among the following is NOT a basic feature of the constitution of India?