Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 12 Aug, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

Tula Ram Upreti from _____ has been awarded the Padma Shri 2023 in the field of organic farming.

Which country was not ranked in the top four of the World Happiness Index 2023 by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network?

Which chemical found in mouthwash is known to kill bacteria, stop bleeding gums, soothe sore throats, and act as a teeth-whitening agent?

In which year did Sir Khizr Hayat Tiwana of the Punjab Unionist Party form a short-lived coalition government in Punjab?

Which of the following is responsible for conducting Panchayat elections?

According to Punjab's budget FY 2023-24, in FY 2022-23, Punjab's per capita income (at current prices) has been estimated at ______.

Among the following Sikh Gurus, Sikh Bandi Chhor Diwas (Freedom Day) is celebrated to commemorate the release of which of them?

Provisions about the continuity of citizenship rights are mentioned in ________ of the Indian Constitution.

Which of the following establishments has handed over the first batch of Gaganyaan hardware to the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO)?

Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution of India relate to which of the following:

What is the maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha?

Who among the following had been honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023 for his work for the tribal communities of Northeast India?

Which of the following states has announced a 50% reduction in stubble burning incidents in 2023 compared to 2022?

Which week is celebrated as 'National Wildlife Week' in India, with the aim of protecting the flora and fauna of the country?

In which of the following cities of Punjab is the head office of PEPSU Road Transport Corporation located?

Phillaur Fort in Punjab was built during the reign of which of the following Mughal emperors?

Which district of Punjab is known as the hub of sewing machine manufacturers?

Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the protection and improvement of the environment?

Which of the following rockets by ISRO was launched in Feb 2023 to put three satellites - ISRO's EOS-07, US-based firm Antaris' Janus-1, and Chennai-based space start-up Space Kidz's AzaadiSAT-2 into orbit?

Since which year were the Governors of Mizoram and Tripura given discretionary powers in almost all their functions (except approving regulations for levy of taxes and money lending by non-tribal by district councils)?

The mayor heads which of the following local government institutions?

The average elevation above sea level of the state of Punjab is __________.

Which of the following committees/commissions has recommended constitutional recognition to local governance institutions?

In which of the following years did the Samjhauta Express start running between Amritsar and Lahore?

Which of the following states has a 40-member legislative assembly?

In October 2022, which player became the first Indian player to play 400 matches of T20 International cricket?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

The World Economic Forum will establish a Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) to focus on healthcare and life sciences in which of the following cities?

In which country was the first session of the intergovernmental negotiation meeting for a global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution held in December 2022?

In which of the following districts of Punjab is the tomb of Shamsher Khan located?

The 13^th IBA Women's World Boxing Championship 2023 was inaugurated at _________.

Which of the following states was badly affected by Cyclone Mandos in December 2022?

The Moorish Mosque, a famous Muslim pilgrimage site, is located in which city of Punjab?

Which of the following dances is a traditional dance of Punjab?

What was the estimated population of Punjab according to the 2011 census?

A, B and C start a business with an investment of ₹1,00,000, ₹1,50,000 and ₹2,00,000 respectively. A gets 10% of the profit as salary for running the business. If the total profit in a year is ₹49,500, then the positive difference between the amount earned by A and C is ₹__________.

The value of \(1\over3\) of 2019 + \(1\over11\) of [(9 × 8) + (\(1\over4\) of 64)] is:

A person goes to a certain place at a speed of 30 km/h and returns to the original place via the same route at a speed of 20 km/h. Find his average speed (in km/h) for both the sides of the journey.

A can complete a piece of work in 8 days and B can complete the same piece of work in 16 days. They started from A and worked on alternate days. How many days will it take to complete the work?

A trader of Bharat Petroleum sells two brands of petrol; one premium and the other superior petrol. If the trader mixes 10 litres of premium petrol with 4 litres of superior petrol and sells the mixture at the price of superior petrol, then he makes a profit of \( 2\frac{2}{7}% \). If the price of premium petrol is ₹106 per litre, what is the price of superior petrol per litre?

A worker is paid ₹222 for 6 days. For how many days of work is he paid ₹962?

Study the given line graph and answer the given question. The line graph shows the marks obtained by a student out of 100 in each of the five subjects.

Marks obtained by the student 

Subject = ਵਿਸ਼ਾ

English = ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ; Hindi = ਹਿੰਦੀ ; Maths = ਗਣਿਤ ; Science = ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ; Arts = ਕਲਾ (ਆਰਟਸ) 

What is the average marks obtained by the student?

A batsman averages 30 runs in 10 innings. In the next innings he scores 63 runs. What will be his new average?

A can complete a piece of work in 36 days; B can complete it in 8 days, while C can complete it in 24 days. B and C start the work together and are forced to leave after 3 days. The time taken by A alone to complete the remaining work will be:

If \( 4^p = 5^q = 20^{-r} \), then \( (\frac{1}{p} + \frac{1}{q} + \frac{1}{r}) \) is equal to:

In a 3000-m race between two athletes P and Q, P gives Q a head start of 100 s but still beats Q by 200 m. When he increases the head start to 125 s, both the competitors finish the race at the same time. What is P's 80% speed (in m/s)?

The speed of the bus, excluding the stoppage, is 48 km/h, and including the stoppage it is 40 km/h. How many minutes per hour does the bus stop?

What is the smallest number that must be added to 2184 to make it a perfect cube?

The marked price of a watch is Rs.1,750. A shopkeeper gives two consecutive discounts of 15% and 8%. On cash payment, he gives an additional discount of 6%. What is the selling price of the watch on cash payment?

Study the given information and answer the question that follows.

Population of six cities: City A, City B, City C, City D, City E, City F.

Population composition: Man, Woman, Child.

If the total population of City F is 70 Lakhs (7 million), then how many children are there in City D?

A client wanted to submit some important documents (related to his court case) to his lawyer. But due to lack of time, the client started moving towards the lawyer at 12 noon at a speed of \( 36 \text{ km} \) per hour and the lawyer started moving towards the client at 2 pm at a speed of \( 44 \text{ km } \) per hour. They met each other after covering a total distance of \( 592 \text{ km} \) . At what time did they meet each other?

The ratio of the number of male employees to female employees in a company is \( 1:3 \). If 20% of male employees and 24% of female employees are domestic workers, then the percentage of non-domestic employees is:

The cost price of an item to a shopkeeper is \( ₹2,000 \), which puts its marked price at \( ₹3,200 \). The shopkeeper sells it to a customer at two discounts of 10% and 20% respectively. If the customer redeems the coupon issued earlier by the store, the customer gets a further discount of 10% on his net payment. What is the profit percentage (to the nearest integer) earned by the shopkeeper in this transaction?

A's current salary is \( ₹3,000 \) . It will be increased by 20% next year. What will be A's increased salary?

At simple interest, a sum of money doubles in 25 years. Find the time in which the sum will double at the same rate of interest.

Six people J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting in a straight line facing north. O is sitting at one end of the line. Only two people are sitting between O and L. K is sitting second to the right of L. J is sitting second to the left of N. M is sitting somewhere to the right of O. Who is sitting second to the right of M?

Ankit chose the \( 33 \)th card from the left in a row of \( 70 \) cards. What will be the position of the same card from the right end of the row of cards?

Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming that the information given in the statements is correct, even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.

Statements:

Some apartments are rooms.

Some rooms are flats.

Some flats are hotels.

Conclusions:

I. Some hotel rooms are rooms.

II. Some flats are apartments.

III. Some hotels are apartments.

IV. Some apartments are flats

Q.59 Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing north. Only two people are sitting to the right of G. F is sitting third to the left of D. A is sitting to the left of B but to the right of G. C is sitting to the immediate right of E. Who is sitting second to the right of F?

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

ZPY_QWV_UTS_ZPY_QWV_UTS_

A, B, C, L, M and N live on six different floors of the same building. The lowest floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on up to the top floor, which is numbered 6.

Only two of them live below A. Only two of them live between N and A. C lives on an even-numbered floor but not on floor number 1. Only two people live between C and M. B lives on an odd-numbered floor.

Who lives on the lowest floor?

All 43 people in a class are standing in a straight line facing north. Vidya is 15^th from the right, while Sarika is 17^th from the left. How many people are standing between Vidya and Sarika?

Choose the term in the given alphanumeric sequence that will replace the question mark (?)

N121, I81, E49, ?, Z9, Y1

Choose the alphanumeric word from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the sequence below.

A5C, D5F, G10I, J30L, M120O, ?

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

QP_OK Q_RO_QPR_K_PROK

Choose the combination of letters that, when placed in the blank spaces of the given sequence, will complete the sequence.

ZX_TRP_LJ_F_B

Aman, Basu, Chand and Dev are playing carrom. Chand and Aman, Dev and Basu are partners. Dev is on Chand's right. If Chand faces east, then in which direction does Basu face?

D, E, F, G, H, and I each scored different marks. Only four people scored less than F. D did not score the lowest. H scored more than D but less than I. E scored more than F. How many people scored less than I?

In a particular code language,

A + B means 'A is the mother of B'.

A - B means 'A is the brother of B'.

A × B means 'A is the wife of B'.

A ÷ B means 'A is the father of B'.

Based on the above, if 'G÷H – I + J × K' then what is the relationship of G to J?

If July 7, 1989 was a Friday, what day was November 29, 1989?

In a particular code language,

A + B means 'A is B's sister'.

A − B means 'A is B's wife'.

A × B means 'A is B's son'.

A ÷ B means 'A is B's husband'.

Based on the above, what is the relationship of P to T if 'P÷ Q + R × S− T' is?

In each of the questions below, three statements are given and these statements are followed by three conclusions (I), (II) and (III). You have to accept the three given statements as correct, even if they seem to be different from the commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions, ignoring commonly known facts, logically follow from the three given statements.

Statements:

Some wet lands are fertile lands.

No fertile land is desert.

Some deserts are dry lands.

Conclusions:

I: Some dry lands can never be fertile lands.

II: Some wet lands can never be deserts.

III: Some wet lands are deserts.

A, B, C, D, E and F are 6 friends of different ages.

1. A is smaller than B and F.

2. C's age is twice that of F.

3. D's age is four times that of F.

4. E is in fourth (4^th) place in age order.

5. D is bigger than B.

Who is the oldest?

Choose the number from the given options which can replace the question mark (?) in the following sequence.

91, 99, 110, 126, ?, 181

In a row of people, all facing north, Madhav is 13^th from the right. Payal is 25^th from the right. Payal is exactly between Madhav and Riya. If Riya is 5^th from the left in the row, then how many people are there in the row?

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

Select the option that correctly rearranges the given set of disarranged fragments into a logical and meaningful sentence.

body / one of / the largest / and most / complex / the brain / is/ organs in / the human

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

Rohit is an football player unlike his brother who plays cricket.

Select the most appropriate conjunction to fill in the blank.

Though his aunt is wealthy, _________ she is very frugal.

‘ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣ ਨਾ ਦਿਉ’ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

The ANTONYM for the word ‘intrepid’ is ________.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) 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.

S1. For few years now manufacturers have been taking all the roughage out of our food.

A. Over several million years our digestive systems have been developed to deal with food which contains roughage and they have developed in such a way that the roughage actually has quite an important part to play.

B. What the manufacturers did not realise, however, is that our bodies have grown accustomed to the roughage.

C. When they first started doing this they undoubtedly thought that they were doing us all a favour.

D. Roughage doesn’t contain any nutritional value and it goes through the intestinal tract unchanged.

S6. It is the roughage that gives your bowel walls something to squeeze.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Bourdon

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Percussionist

How does a tanpura support a soloist?

“ਅਗਲਾ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਹੈ।

“ਉੱਚਾ ਲੰਮਾ ਗੱਭਰੂ, ਪੱਲੇ ਠੀਕਰੀਆਂ” ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਕੀ ਹੈ?

“ਮੈਦਾਨ ਮਾਰਨਾ” ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ।

Don’t you have faith in me? ਇਸਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਅੱਗੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਵਾਕ ਦੇ ਸਹੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕਰੋ।

A lot of people had gathered outside the station.

ਜੋ ਬੰਦਾ ਦੁਨੀਆਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਨਾਤਾ ਤੋੜ ਜੰਗਲਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਚਲਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਲਈ ਨਿਮਨਲਿਖਿਤ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸਹੀ ਹੈ?

ਸਹੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋੜ ਚੁਣੋ।

ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਜਲਦੀ ਹੀ ਪਛਾਣੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ ?

ਧੁੱਪ-ਛਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਰਵਾਹ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ?

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਬੰਦਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਪਰਵਾਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ?

Select the latest version of Android from the list below.

In Microsoft Word 2007, which of the following is not available in the case menu options?

______ is a collection of computers and devices that are connected together to enable communication and data exchange.

Select the correct full form of the SMTP protocol.

Which of the following is not a type of monitor?

“ਅਲੂਣੀ ਸਿਰ ਚੱਟਣਾ” ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:-

“ਕਿਹੜਾ” ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਹੈ:-

ਵਾਕ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਰੂਪ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕਰੋ:-

ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

“ਮੇਰਾ ਘਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਘਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ ਹੈ”। ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਕ ਹੈ:-

89 ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਨ?

“What are you to up?” ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

“ਸੁਸ਼ੀਲ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

“______ ਮੱਝ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਲਗ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।“ ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਖਾਲੀ ਸਥਾਨ ਭਰੋ:-

“ਉੱਖਲੀ ਵਿਚ_______” ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:-

“ਭਣਵਈਆ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

“ ‘ਮੋਹਨ ਆਪ ਵੀ ਕਲਾਸ ਵਿਚ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਥਾਨ ”ਤੇ ਆਇਆ’। ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਹੈ:-

“ਜਾਰਗਨ” ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ:-

ਵਿਆਕਰਣ ਦੇ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਤੱਤ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਕੰਠੀ ਧੁਨੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਜੁੱਟ ਹੈ:-

ਪੁਰਖਵਾਚਕ ਪੜਨਾਂਵ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ ਹਨ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ।

“ਉਹ ਛੋਟਾ, ਪਰ ਜ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਟੋਟਾ ਹੈ”।

“Concrete” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

“ਅਸੀਂ ਘੜ੍ਹੀ-ਮੁੜ੍ਹੀ ਗ਼ਲਤੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ”। ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿਸੇਸ਼ਣ ਹੈ:-

ਦੁਆਬੀ ਉਪਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਬੋਲੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ?

“Competitor” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

ਦੇਸੀ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਆਖਰੀ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਹੈ:-

“ਤੈਰਾਕ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

“ਕੁਲਜੀਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਹੈ।” ਕੁਲਜੀਤ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਨਾਂਵ ਹੈ:-

ਸੋਮਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

“ਮੁਟਿਆਰ” ਦਾ ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:-

“ਖੂਬਸੂਰਤ” ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

“ਸੋਨਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਧਾਤੂ ਹੈ।” ਸੋਨਾ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਨਾਂਵ ਹੈ:-

ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਰੂਪ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕਰੋ:-

ਸੋਨੂੰ, ਥੁਆਨੂੰ, ਕੰਨੀਂ ਆਦਿ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿਸ ਉਪਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਹਨ?