Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 08 Aug, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Which of the following is NOT a function of forests?

The State Legislature has exclusive powers over subjects enumerated in the ______ Schedule of the Constitution.

The UN Groundwater Summit 2022 organised by UN-Water, UNESCO and the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre took place in December 2022 at which of the following places?

Who inaugurated the 7^th India Water Week organised in November 2022 in Greater Noida?

The British province of Punjab was split in 1947, and the ____ part became India’s Punjab state.

Which of the following minerals occur in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab?

Which of the following teams won the Santosh Trophy Football Championship 2023?

The provision for protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife lies under which of the following?

During which of the following festivals do the Sikhs gather in huge numbers to execute mock fights and martial arts?

Identify the consequence caused due to unsustainable fuel wood and fodder extraction, forest fires and overgrazing.

Which of the following is located at Mohali (Head Office)?

Which of the following launched a civil disobedience campaign on 4 August 1982, resulting in the arrests of about 36,000 individuals in the following two months?

Which of the following is the male folk dance of Punjab performed to celebrate a victory or success achieved in any field?

Which of the following is biodegradable garbage?

Who has the power to constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats?

Which committee recommended for establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system?

As per Article 202, who shall cause to lay down the annual financial statement before the House of the Legislature of the State?

Which of the following rights can NOT be enforced under Article 32 of the Constitution of India?

1: Constitutional Rights

2: Fundamental Rights

3: Legal Rights

4: Moral Rights

Which of the following Articles of Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India entails uniform civil code for the citizens?

Which of the following mathematicians, globally renowned for his contribution to the probability theory, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2023?

Which of the following schemes has been launched in March 2023 with the theme of ‘Source Sustainability for Drinking Water’?

What is the name of the earth science satellite jointly manufactured by the NASA and the ISRO, whose objectives are to design, develop and launch of a dual-frequency (L and S bands) radar imaging satellite?

Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals ensure good lives and promote well-being for all at all ages?

During the year ___, there was record production of 199.65 LMT of paddy productivity in Punjab state.

Under Bebe Nanki Laadli Beti Kalyan Scheme, an amount of _____ will be deposited with LIC per girl/per beneficiary.

In order to accelerate efforts towards meeting water-related challenges, the United Nations General Assembly declared which of the following as the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development’?

________ gave up his knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Under whom did the Sikh community get consolidated as a socio-religious and military force?

How many Rajya Sabha members represent the Union Territories?

Which of the following Indian cities is going to Conduct the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in India for the first time?

Which form of urban government has no elected member?

_____ is the approximate population in Punjab as per Census 2011.

Which of the following commissioned by Maharaja Jagatjit Singh is in the heart of Kapurthala?

In order to achieve saturation under PMJJBY and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, the Department of Finance Services had launched a three-month saturation campaign from 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023. What is the full form of PMJJBY?

As per Article 189(1) of the Constitution of India, the __________ or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes in the legislature.

The given pie chart shows the expenditure of a family in percentage. Study the chart and answer the question that follows. The total monthly income is ₹60,000.

What is the expenditure on House Rent per month?

The true discount on \( ₹1,980 \) due after a certain time at \( 15% \) per annum is \( ₹180 \). The time after which it is due is:

A shopkeeper sells rice at \( ₹20/kg \) which he purchased at \( ₹17/kg \). However, he gives only \( 800\text{ g} \) of rice instead of \( 1\text{ kg} \) while selling using a wrong weight. What is the actual percentage profit earned by the seller? (Correct to 2 decimal places)

A car runs at constant speed on a circular track of radius \( 700\text{ m} \) taking \( 22 \) seconds for each lap. What is the average speed on each lap?

At \( 12% \) discount, the selling price of a washing machine is \( ₹15,000 \). What will be the selling price if \( 25% \) discount is given in place of \( 12% \) (correct to two decimal places)?

A thief seeing a policeman from a distance of \( 200\text{m} \) starts running at a speed of \( 8\text{km/h} \). The policeman gives chase immediately at a speed of \( 9\text{km/h} \) and the thief is caught. What is the distance run by the thief?

A fruit seller has \( 200\text{ kg} \) of apples, a part of which she sells at \( 12% \) profit and the remaining at a \( 4% \) loss. If she gains \( 8% \) on the whole, then the quantity of apples sold at \( 12% \) is:

The value of the following expression is:

\( 108 \div 12 + (15 - 8) \times 9 \)

Rohan walks around a circular field at the rate of 1 round per hour while Shreyas runs around it at the rate of 5 rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 8:30 am. They shall first cross each other at

A varies directly as B and B varies inversely as C. At a particular time, \( A = 60 \), \( B = 15 \) and \( C = 20 \). If the value of A is changed to 40, then what will be the value of C?

Pramod and Qureshi started a business with an investment in the ratio of 2 : 3. They decided to share their profits also in the respective ratios. What percentage of their net profit will the two partners get?

The simple interest on \( \text{₹}8,000 \) at the rate of x% per annum in 6 years equals to the simple interest on \( \text{₹}10,000 \) at the rate of 18% per annum in 4 years. The value of x% is:

30 men can complete a work in 20 days and 20 women can complete the same work in 50 days. 9 men and 6 women started the work. After working for some days, they were replaced by 18 men and 8 women who complete the remaining work in 4 days. The total number of days the teams have taken to complete the work is (all men are equally efficient and all the participating women's efficiency is the same):

Mira can do a piece of work in 8 hours. Divya and Nita together can do it in 6 hours, while Mira and Nita together can do it in 4 hours. How long will Divya take to do it?

Sheenu, Reenu and Meenu do a piece of work in 8, 12 and 16 days, respectively. If they receive a total amount of ₹910, then the wages (in ₹) of Reenu is:

If \( \frac{1}{1 + \frac{1}{1 + \frac{1}{1 - x}}} = 2 \), then x = ?

The following line graph shows the sell (sales) in a company (in thousands) over the years from 2018 to 2022. Study the graph and answer the question that follows.

The decrease in the percentage of  sales from 2019 to 2020 is:

The value of \( \sqrt{12} + \sqrt{50} + \sqrt{75} - \sqrt{147} - \sqrt{128} \) is:

11% of the eligible voters are between the ages of 18 and 21. During an election, 95% of the eligible voters who voted were between the ages of 18 and 21. What percentage of the total eligible voters are people between the ages of 18 and 21?

In a 3 km race between A and B, A gives B a head start of 80 seconds but still beats him by 150 m. When the head start is increased to 100 seconds, both reach the finish line at the same time. What is the speed of A?

‘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 # M @ R & J @ K & W’, then how is K related to P?

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

XYZ_YZAX_ZA_XY_ABC

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

FPN H_K TH LV NXB

Six people A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. D sits to the immediate left of F. C sits third to the left of D. B sits second to the right of C. E is not an immediate neighbour of B. Who sits to the immediate right of F?

D, E, F, G, H and I live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor, which is numbered 6.

G lives on floor number 4. Only two people live between G and I. Only two people live between F and H. H lives on an odd numbered floor but not floor number 5. E lives immediately below H.

How many people live below D?

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

Statements:

All gyms are cafes.

No hotel is a shop.

All cafes are hotels.

Conclusions:

(I) Some gyms are shops.

(II) Some shops are cafes.

In a row of 30 people facing north, Rajesh is 20^th from the left end. If Navya sits 7^th to the right of Rajesh, what is Navya’s position from the right end of the line?

Sandeep is taller than Riya and Sanjay. Arjun is the tallest. Riya is taller than Sanjay, Ravi and Akshay. Who is the second tallest?

One boy was walking towards North and takes a right turn, he turns right again and once again he turned right. In which direction is he facing now?

Three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Take the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.

Statements:

All bulbs are wires.

No wire is a switch.

All switches are fans.

Conclusions:

I. No bulb is a fan.

II. Some fans are not wires.

In a row of girls facing north, Gayatri’s position is 39^th from the left end and Shalini’s position is 37^th from the right end. If 36 girls are sitting between them, then find the total number of girls in the row.

L is the brother of J. F is the mother of L. B is the mother of the husband of F. A is the husband of B. C is the father of J. K is the son of the only son of B. How is K related to L?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series in order to make it logically complete?

A-121-D, E-100-H, ?, M-64-P, Q-49-T

In a row of 37 students facing north, Rahul is 9^th from the right end. Sanya sits 5^th to the left of Rahul. What is Sanya’s position from the left end of the row?

Six GD members Dhiraj, Roshan, Satish, Pawan, Tarun and Niraj are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Satish is sitting to the immediate right of Pawan. Niraj is sitting second to the left of Satish. Tarun is sitting to the immediate left of Niraj. Both Niraj and Roshan are immediate neighbours of Tarun. Who is sitting between Satish and Roshan when counted from the right of Satish?

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

28, 29, 34, 43, 60, 85, ?

H, K, M, P, S and T scored different marks in an entrance exam. H scored more than only T. M scored more than H but less than both S and K. Neither S nor K scored the highest marks. Who scored the second-highest marks?

In a row of children facing north, Anurag is 13^th from the left end and 4^th to the right of Kush. What is the position of Kush from the left end of that row?

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T, and U, each have a different height. S is taller than only two friends. No one is shorter than T. U is taller than Q. P is taller than S but shorter than Q.

Who is the tallest?

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.

P _ U G R _ K U G _ P K U _ R P K _ G R

“ਜਦੋ-ਜਹਿਦ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

This novel appeared _________ interesting in the beginning but it is not so.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘unintentional’ to fill in the blank.

His remark about her weight loss was _________, but it still hurt her feelings.

Parts of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last parts (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the parts in between are jumbled up. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

S1: The professor frowned.

P) He knew that Johnny got moody sometimes,

Q) but usually he could see

R) He was beginning to get concerned.

S) the boy's foul moods

S6: coming a mile off.

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

My cousin is working / as a assistant/manager in / a multinational company.

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. Teaching is considered as a noble profession in India.

A. Teaching should not be a profession only for earning money.

B. In Indian philosophy, there are some qualities for teachers.

C. A teacher should be like a father to the students.

D. He/she should focus on the overall development of the learners.

6. Because the future of the society depends on the profession of teaching, teachers should be sublime in their thoughts and deeds.

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

When we stopped at the gas station, the worker gave us a feedback form to fill up while he was filling up the fuel tank of the car.

Based on the reading of the passage, select the correct statement.

​Where do the sparrows NOT build nests?

What is the colour of the spot on a male sparrow’s throat?

‘MIST’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:

‘ਬਰੀਕੀਆਂ ਛਾਂਟਣੀਆਂ’ ਦਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?

‘ਊਣਾ’ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ?

‘ਊਠ ਨਾ ਕੁੱਦੇ, ਬੋਰਾ ਕੁੱਦੇ’ ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਦੱਸੋ:

ਜਿਹੜਾ ਪਸ਼ੂ ਰੱਜ ਕੇ ਪੱਠੇ ਚਰੇ

At least you could tell me. ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਕਰੋ:

ਸਾਨੂੰ ਕਿਸ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਝਿਜਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ?

ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਚਰਦਿਆਂ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਕੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਅਸੀਂ ਗ਼ਲਤੀ ਮੰਨਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰੀ ਕਿਉਂ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ?

Which of the following statements is false?

(i) The e-mail works on the client-server model.

(ii) The e-mail client interacts with the e-mail server to send or receive e-mail.

Every web page is identified on Internet by its address, also called URL. What is the full form of URL?

What is the full form of ‘D’ in SDRAM?

Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to duplicate one or more selected slides in an MS-PowerPoint presentation?

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

(i) 'Ctrl+D' can be used to open 'Font' dialogue box.

(ii) The 'Format Painter' icon/option appears under the 'Font' command group.

'ਪੁਸਤਕਾਂ' ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਕਵਚਨ ਹੈ:-

'ਅਰਥ' ਦਾ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

'ਅਣਗਿਣਤ' ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

'ਪੜਨਾਂਵ ਦੀਆਂ _______ ਕਿਸਮਾਂਹਨ।' ਵਿਚ ਖਾਲੀ ਸਥਾਨ ਭਰਨ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:-

'ਹੀਲੇਰਿਜ਼ਕ ਬਹਾਨੇਮੌਤ' ਅਖਾਣ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ:-

“ਉਹ ਥਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸਿੱਕੇ ਘੜੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹੋਣ” ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਇਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

“ਜੋ ਉੱਨਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ” ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਇਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਬੋਲਚਾਲ ਦੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਲਿਖਣ ਸਮੇਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਅੱਖਰ ਛੱਡਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਲਗਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਸਹੀ ਵ���ਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗੇ ਹਨ?

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੈ?

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

ਸਹੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

‘ਕਿਸਮਤ _______ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੇ ______ ਚੁੰਮਦੀ ਹੈ। ਵਿਚ ਖਾਲੀ ਸਥਾਨ ਭਰਨ ਦੇ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਦਾ ਜੁੱਟ ਹੈ:-

ਦੇਸੀ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਅਖੀਰਲਾ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਹੈ:-

‘ਮੱਛਰਮਾਰ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

‘Gorgeous’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ :-

‘ਹਿਰਨ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:-

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

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ 46 ਅੰਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਨ?

ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਜੁੱਟ ਹੈ:-

ਨਿਮਨ ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿਚ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਤ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਜੁੱਟ ਹੈ:-

“ਨੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ’ ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਇਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੈ?

‘Honest’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

‘ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?’ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

“ਚਾਂਦੀ ਦੀ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਮਾਰਨਾ” ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:-

ਲਿਖਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ।

‘ਵਾਹ! ਕਿੰਨੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਇਮਾਰਤ। ’ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

“ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੜਕਣਾ” ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਰਤ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਏ ਸਹੀ ਵਾਕ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕਰੋ:-