Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 07 Aug, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Which factor is NOT associated with food deterioration?

What is the ultimate goal of ‘Mission Indradhanush’ of the Government of India?

The IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) headquarters is at:

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 is related to the ___________ of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India.

Under Bebe Nanki Laadli Beti Kalyan Scheme, benefit will be given to those families whose annual income is less than _____.

Moorish Mosque is patterned on the lines of the Grand Mosque of Marrakesh, ____.

Which of the following is not correct regarding the terms of office of the Governor?

________ is celebrated in Punjab, marking the end of winter, and is celebrated a day before Makar Sankranti in the month of January.

_________ laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth (Khalsa Army) and defined its five symbols.

Cotton productivity was observed at 776 kg lint/ha during ________ in Punjab.

Which of the following was not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee?

How many fundamental duties of citizens are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the total water content of a soil sample?

What is India's rank among 163 countries in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2022?

_____ is the literacy rate of Punjab as per Census 2011.

According to the Centre for Science and Environment's 'State of India's Environment Report 2022', India's overall score was _______ out of 100.

Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals promotes peaceful and inclusive societies that provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels?

How many seats are reserved for women in all Panchayat Institutions according to the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act?

Which of the following rivers flows through the present-day state of Punjab in India?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

In ______, Punjab was divided on the basis of language into the mostly Hindi-speaking state of Haryana and the new, primarily Punjabi-speaking state of Punjab.

Which of the following was built as a part of the Old Moti Bagh Palace in the 19^th century?

Which of the following universities has opened the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science and Technology?

Which of the following dances is a religious dance associated with the Pirs and Vairagis in Punjab?

Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals encourages the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development?

Which of the following Parts of the Constitution of India deals with the 'The Municipalities'?

Which of the following articles is related to the application of provisions of Part IXA (the Municipalities) to Union Territories?

The National Institute of Urban Affairs, for providing training to municipal personnel, was established in:

What is the minimum age prescribed for contesting elections to the State Legislative Assembly under Article 173(b) of the Constitution?

At which of the following places is the Head Office of Punjab Water Pollution Control Board located?

Which Part of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Duties?

In March 1948, the Government of Punjab, in consultation with the Government of India, approved the area of the foothills of the ______ as the site for the new capital.

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution states that ‘If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum.’?

Which of the following Schedules deals with ‘Forms of Oaths or Affirmations’?

Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. is a Fundamental Right under ________.

In a school, house tests are held every second month. During the year April 2019-March 2020, Class X students appeared for each of the tests. The marks obtained by Ramesh in each house test are shown in the given line-graph. Study the graph and answer the question that follows.

Maximum marks in each test are 250

What is the percentage of marks obtained by Ramesh in Aug-19 and Oct-19 taken together?

At simple interest, ₹100 becomes ₹120 in 3 years. At the same rate of interest, the sum of ₹120 will become ₹ _______ in the next 3 years.

In a 600 meter race, P gave a head start to Q by 5 seconds and then won the race by 20 seconds. If the ratio of the speeds of P and Q is \( 2 : 1 \) then what is the speed of Q?

The police are chasing a thief on a motorbike at a speed of \( 15 \text{ m/s} \) and the thief is going on a straight road in a jeep at a speed of \( 14 \text{ m/s} \) . If the distance between the motorbike and the jeep is \( 150 \text{ m} \) , then in how much time will the police catch the thief?

In a school, the number of boys and girls are in the ratio \( 6 : 5 \). If the number of boys and girls increased \( 25% \) and \( 20% \), respectively, then the new ratio between boys and girls is:

Ramesh spends \( 42% \) of his income on food, \( 13% \) on children’s clothes and \( 70% \) of the remaining income on purchase of a wall painting. What percentage of the income is he left with?

A sum of \( ₹1,340 \) is divided between A, B and C. If A’s share to B’s share is in the ratio \( 3 : 5 \) and B’s share to C’s share is in the ratio \( 4 : 7 \), then the share of C (in \( ₹ \)) is:

Find the value of k in the given expression.

\( (81)^{5-2k} \times 3^3 - 51^0 = 2187 - 5^0 \)

The given graph shows the profit percentage (profit percentage is being calculated on corresponding year expenditure) of companies X and Y from the year 1996 to 2001. If the expenditure of company  X in 1998 was ₹110 crore, what was its income in 1998?

Find the value of the following. \( \frac{\frac{1}{2} \div 4 + 20}{\frac{1}{2} \times 4 + 20} \)

An article is listed at ₹60. A customer bought this article for ₹42 and got two successive discounts, of which one is 10%. Find the other discount of this discount scheme that was allowed by the shopkeeper.

Arunima runs a medicated ayurvedic massage parlor. She offers a 20% discount on back massage oil to senior citizens and gives an additional 5% discount if the customer pays in cash. What is the marked price of the massage oil if a senior citizen customer pays ₹532 in cash?

Mira, Nina and Sima can complete a piece of work in 9 days, 12 days and 18 days, respectively. In how many days will the work be completed if each of them works on every third day starting with Nina and followed by Mira and Sima?

If a competitor covers a distance of 1,000 m in 250 seconds, then find the speed of the competitor in km/h.

In a college election between two candidates, one candidate got 60% of the total valid votes. 20% votes were declared invalid. If the total votes were 30,400, what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?

Ramesh sells rice at the cost price but uses false weight and thus gains 25% profit. Find how much rice he is giving in 2 kg.

P and Q working separately can complete a piece of work in 9 and 12 days, respectively. If they work for a day alternately, starting with P, in how many days can the work be completed?

There were 24 students in a class. One of them who was 12 years old, left the class and his place was taken by a new student, thereby reducing the average age of the class by 1 month. The age of the new student is:

Monika has 57.6 m of cloth. She needs equal pieces of cloth of length which is one-fifth of a metre. How many such pieces can she cut out of this cloth?

An army of 12,000 soldiers consists of south and north Indians. The average height of south Indian soldiers is 5 ft 10 inches and that of north Indian soldiers is 5 ft 9 inches. The average height of the whole army is \( 5\text{ ft } 9\frac{3}{4} \) inches. The number of south Indians in the army is:

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given number series?

24, 22, 25, 21, 26, 20, ?

L, M, N, O, P and Q each scored different marks. P scored more than O but less than M. Q scored more than M. N scored less than O but more than L. Who among them scored the third highest marks?

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will logically complete the series.

AB_F   G_IL   MNO_   _TUX

Select the option that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series in order to make it logically complete.

XU12   RO18   LI24   ?

'A # B' means 'A is the brother of B'

'A @ B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.

'A & B' means 'A is the husband of B'.

'A % B' means 'A is the wife of B'.

If 'P & Q @ T & Z @ J % K', then what is the relationship of K to Q?

Three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions 1 and 2. You have to accept the given statements as true, even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.

Statement:

All mangoes are apples.

Some apples are bananas.

There is no such thing as an orange banana.

Conclusions:

Some mangoes are definitely not oranges.

There is no mango banana.

Mohit went from A to B, which is 5 feet distant. Then he turned to the right and walked 2 feet. After this, he turned to the right again and walked the distance equal to the distance between points A to B. Lastly, he turned to the right and walked 1 foot. How far is he now from A?

Seven people, A, B, C, D, P, Q and R, are sitting in a straight row, facing the north. C is an immediate neighbour of B. Only two people are sitting between R and C. Only one person is sitting to the right of B. No one is sitting to the left of Q. P is sitting to the immediate left of D. R is an immediate neighbour of Q. Who is sitting second to the left of A?

Five friends A, B, C, D and E live on different floors of the same building. The floors are numbered only from 1 to 5. A and B live on odd numbered floors. C lives just above B but not on floor number 5. D does not live on floor number 1.

Who lives on floor number 2?

In a row of 88 students, Y's position is 25^th from the left end and Z's position is 14^th from the right end. How many students are between Y and Z?

Six friends, D, E, P, B, O and S, are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. D is an immediate neighbour of both E and P, while S is an immediate neighbour of both O and B. E is an immediate neighbour of both O and D. B is an immediate neighbour of both S and P. B sits to the immediate right of P. Who sits to the immediate right of O?

In a group of 323 students, Asmita’s rank is 32^nd from the top and Krishna’s rank is 61^st from the bottom. How many students are ranked between Asmita and Krishna in the group?

Select the letter that will correctly replace the question mark (?) and complete the given letter series.

B, L, E, O, H, R, ?

A, B, C, D, E and F are of different heights. Only two people are shorter than A. B is taller than A but shorter than F. D is shorter than B but taller than both C and E. E is not the shortest person. Who amongst them is the third-tallest person?

In a certain code language,

X + Y means ‘X is the father of Y’,

X − Y means ‘X is the mother of Y’,

X × Y means ‘X is the husband of Y’,

X ÷ Y means ‘X is the brother of Y’.

Based on the above, how is I related to M if ‘I + J × K − L ÷ M’?

Six colleagues J, K, L, M, N and O compare their monthly incomes. Each of them has a different monthly income. L’s monthly income is more than that of M but less than that of O. N's monthly income is more than that of M. K’s monthly income is less than that of M but more than that of J. O’s monthly income is less than that of N. Who among the six has the highest monthly income?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All books are albums.

All albums are files.

All files are paintings.

Conclusions:

I. All books are paintings.

II. Some files are books.

In a row of 33 girls facing north, Rani is standing 18^th from the left end, while Poonam is standing 19^th from the right end. How many people are standing between Rani and Poonam?

Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on different floors of the same building, which has only seven floors. The floors are numbered 1 to 7 from the ground, respectively. Four persons live above P in the building. V lives immediately above U in the building. S and T live on even-numbered floors. R lives on the topmost floor of the building, while U lives on the bottommost floor of the building. Who lives on the 3^rd floor?

Select the option that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series in order to make it logically complete.

BE1 GK8 MR27 ?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

___________ Crosses the line, will get eliminated from the contest.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Mamatha, a second daughter / of Kavitha, / has been selected / for a national-level competition.

Parts of the following sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

‘Sloth’ is considered one of

(A) the seven deadly sins because, according to Catholic tradition

(B) but in their case slowness is beneficial

(C) it hinders spiritual progress, but it is

(D) also the name of a group of six living species of mammals that are known for their slowness,

“ਘਿਨਾਉਣਾ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The ________ of the situation was not lost on anyone.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

When I speak to my old uncle, I need to speak on to make myself audible.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (1 and 6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

1. The cinema has been a principal form of entertainment in India for decades.

A. They follow the steps of the movie actors related to every sphere of their lives.

B. In the name of the favourite actors, service-related programs are conducted by the fans.

C. Its role and influence on society is very significant.

D. People worship the favourite cinema stars.

6. All this may become a past in the near future because, in recent days, even top movie heroes’ movies have failed to bring the audience to the theatres.

Which of the following is NOT a step taken to ensure education to children between the ages of six and fourteen?

Which of the following is true regarding education in India? 

Which of the following is NOT a challenge that India faces in ensuring access to education?

ਯੋਧਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਵਿਚ ਲਿਖੀ ਗਈ ਬਿਰਤਾਂਤਕ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ?

‘ਅਰੋਗ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਹਤ ਠੀਕ ਹੋਣੀ’ ਲਈ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਚੁਣੋ:-

‘LIE’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

Without reading newspaper we are not better then a frog in the well ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

‘ਇਹ ���ੂੰਹ ਤੇ ਮਸਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਦਾਲ’ ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਦੱਸੋ?

‘ਅੰਤਲਾ’ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਕਰੋ:-

ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਕਮਾਈ ਬਾਰੇ ਕੀ ਸੋਚਦੇ ਹਨ:

ਸਟੇਜਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੌਣ ਨਿੰਦਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਕੀ ਸੀ?

Slides can be added to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation using which of the following keyboard shortcuts?

Which of the following statements related to MS-Word 2021 is true?

(i) “Ctrl+U” can be used to underline selected texts.

(ii) Both subscript and superscript appear under the “Font” command group.

DNS server is a computer having a database that stores the IP addresses and their domain names. What is the full form of DNS?

Which of the following generations of computers is most closely associated with the development of artificial intelligence?

Which of the following statements is false?

(i) The recipient of email can read the mail, forward it or reply back.

(ii) The recipient of email can store the e-mail but cannot delete it.

“ਕਵਿਤਾ ਲਿਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ” ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਇਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

‘ਮੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ਕਮਾਈ ਲਈ ਕਨੇਡਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।‘ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਲਿੰਗ ਬਦਲ ਕੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸਹੀ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

‘ਆਦਮਖੋਰ’ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

‘Garbage’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ “ਓੜਕ” ਦਾ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

8460 ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਲਿਖਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:-

ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ‘ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ’ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਦੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂ��ੀ ਹੈ?

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ 22 ਅੰਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਨ?

‘ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ______ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।’ ਵਿਚ ਖਾਲੀ ਸਥਾਨ ਭਰਨ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:-

‘king’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

“ਜਿਹੜਾ ਹਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਵਿਚ ਹੋਵੇ” ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਇਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

‘ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼! ਅਸੀਂ ਟੂਰਨਾਮੈਂਟ ਜਿੱਤ ਗਏ।’ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

'ਕਾਰੀਗਰ' ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:-

'Anger' ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

ਵੀਰਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

'ਕੁਲਦੀਪ ਦਾ ਮਾਮਾ ਬਾਹਰ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।' ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਵਚਨ ਬਦਲੋ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੈ?

'ਬਾਜ਼ੀਗਰ' ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਲੱਗੇ ਹਨ?

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ, ਗਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੇ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਲਗਦਾ ਹੈ?

“ਛਾਪਾ ਮਾਰਨਾ ” ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:-

“ਮਜਬੂਰੀ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਹੈ:-

“ਅੰਨ੍ਹਾ ਕੀ ਭਾਲੇ ਦੋ ਅੱਖਾਂ” ਅਖਾਣ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਦੀ ਹੈ:-

ਦੇਸੀ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਹੈ:-

‘Different’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

‘ਅਫਗਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

‘ਦਾਦਾ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਲਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ:-

“ਬਿਸਤਰ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਹੈ:-

“ਕਿਰਪਾਨ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਹੈ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਯੁਕਤ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:-