Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 16 Aug, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

In which year did the Punjab government form the Punjab State Women's Commission to protect women's rights, provide justice and elevate the status of women?

In which month did Punjab State Farmers and Farm Workers Commission Act, 2017, receive the assent of the Governor of Punjab?

Which Article of the Constitution places restrictions on practice after being a permanent Judge of a High Court?

Under which Article of the Constitution does the Governor of a state have the power to promulgate ordinances?

The norms of Mission Vatsalya scheme, a centrally sponsored scheme for child welfare, were applicable from which date?

On 13 April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in ______, a crowd of non-violent protestors had gathered.

Which of the following countries has hosted World Environment Day led by United Nations Environmental Programme in 2023, with the support of Netherlands? This day will focus on solutions to plastic pollution.

In Punjab, the density of population is ______ as per Census 2011.

Which of the following sugars is NOT present in honey?

What is the name of the centrally sponsored scheme launched for the financial years from 2022-23 to 2025-26, with an aim to improve the quality of life and to encourage people to stay in their native locations in border areas?

In August 2022, Google dedicated a doodle in the honour of which of the following Indian women scientists?

In September 2022, the President of India launched ‘Pradhan Mantri _______ Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’.

Article 243E of the Constitution of India talks about the: _________ .

Om Prakash Mitharwal was honoured with Arjuna Award in the year 2022 for his performance in _________.

Under which Article of the Constitution can the Speaker/Deputy Speaker be appointed in the Legislative Assembly?

How many types of municipalities have been mentioned in the part IX-A of the Constitution of India?

In which year was the LM Singhvi committee constituted?

In Nov 2022, the nation celebrated the 125^th birth anniversary of ________, who was a pioneering botanist and the first Indian woman to be awarded a Ph. D in the botanical sciences.

2023 Magical Kenya Ladies Open title winner Aditi Ashok is related to which of the following sports?

When was the Swacch Vayu Diwas organised by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2022?

The three-tier ‘Panchayati Raj System’ was introduced at the village, block and district levels, as per the 73\( ^{rd} \) Constitutional Amendment Act of _________.

How many airports were there in Punjab state as of 2022?

Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Fundamental Duties in Indian Constitution?

What is the name of the scheme launched by Madhya Pradesh for empowerment of women in March 2023?

The average literacy rate in Punjab for urban regions was ___ as per Census 2011.

____ is the geographical area of Punjab.

_______, an example of the Gothic style of architecture, was built during the reign of Maharaja Balbir Singh, at the end of the 19^th century.

Any person appointed as the Attorney-General of India should possess the same qualifications as __________.

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution states the ‘Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India’?

Which commission was set up by the United Nations in 1983 to examine the interrelationships between human activity and the environment and their implications for economic and environmental policy?

Which of the following dances is performed only by the men during Baisakhi?

In which district of Punjab is the Hindu Temple Shri Durgiana located?

Which of the following parties formed a government in the state of Punjab on 15 August 1947?

Which of the following is also known Darbar Hall in Punjab?

Which of the following is the main reason for the yellowing of the Taj Mahal?

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 960 gm for a kg weight. Find his gain percentage.

Simplify the following expression.

122 – [– 40 ÷ (- 8) + {15 ÷ (-5)}]

Simplify the given equation.

\( \left( \frac{0.05}{0.25} + \frac{0.25}{0.05} \right)^2 = n \)

The number of books of Mathematics, Botany and Zoology in a library are in the ratio of 9 : 6 : 7 respectively. There is a proposal to increase these books by 15%, 20% and 35% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased books?

Reenu can complete a piece of work in 18 days and Sheenu can complete the work in 24 days. If Reenu and Sheenu work on alternating days starting with Sheenu, then in how many days will the work be completed?

The following line graph shows the marks obtained by a student during the exams conducted in the months mentioned. The maximum marks for each test is 400.

The marks obtained in Feb is _______ of the marks obtained in June and October together (correct to 2 places of decimal).

The simple interest (in ₹) on ₹640 at \( 2\frac{1}{2}% \) per annum in \( 2\frac{1}{2} \) years is:

P is \( 1\frac{1}{4} \) times faster than Q. If P gives Q a start of 100 m, how far away should the end point be so that P and Q can reach it at the same time?

Meera finishes the entire work in 10 days, Raj finishes the work in 12 days. In how many days can Meera and Raj finish the work when working together?

The following graph shows the production (in thousands) of two types (A and B) of cars by a company over the years 2016 to 2021.

The percentage decrease in the production of type B cars from 2017 to 2018 is:

Find the value of x for the expression \( \sqrt{3249} + (75)^2 + \sqrt{x} = 5745 \).

If the income of a person is first increased by 15% and thereafter decreased by 12%, then the net percentage change in his income is:

In a circular race of 750 m, X and Y start from the same point and at the same time with speeds of 9 km/h and 13.5 km/h, respectively. If they are running in the same direction then, when will they meet again for the first time on the track?

A thief, seeing a policeman from a distance of 388 meters, started running at a speed of 8.5 m/s. If the policeman started chasing the thief at a speed of 45 km/h and caught the thief, then the time taken (in seconds) by policeman to catch the thief is:

Three equal successive discounts are offered on an item with ₹150 maximum retail price (MRP). The cost of the item is ₹120. What should be equal successive discount to have 7.5% profit?

In order to grow their market, a company announces successive discounts as detailed below.

Successive discounts of 20% and 10% as Trade Discounts followed by a cash discount of 5%.

What is a single discount equivalent to the announced successive discounts including the cash discount?

The average weight of boys in a class is 40 kg and the average weight of girls in the same class is 30 kg. If the average weight of the whole class is 32 kg, then what could be the possible strength of boys and girls respectively in the same class?

Rita and Jiya started a shop investing capital ₹18,000 and ₹28,000, respectively, for equal time. After 4 months Kavita joined them, investing a certain amount. At the end of one year, the total profit is ₹31,600. If Kavita gets a profit of ₹4,000, then the capital invested by Kavita is:

A sum of ₹3,131 is divided among A, B and C in such a way that the ratio of the shares of A and B is 9 : 7 and that of A and C is 3 : 5. The share of B in the money is:

In a shopping mart, the average salary of 5 managers is ₹4,200 and that of 20 salespersons is ₹2,000. If each salesperson gets a Diwali bonus of ₹500, find the new average salary for the month.

Siya goes shopping to each of the markets namely A, B, C, D, E, F and G on different days of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. She visits market C on Monday. She visits only one market between the days she visits G and D, with G always before D. She never visits market D on Sunday. She visits market E immediately after she visits C. She visits market B on one of the days after market G and D. She will never visit market A on Saturday. She will never visit market B on Sunday.

On which day of the week does Siya visit market B?

Five friends A, B, C, D and E live on different floors of the same building. The floors are numbered 1 to 5 only. A and C live on even-numbered floors. A lives exactly below E. D lives on floor number 3.

A lives on which floor?

Seven people Aman, Priya, Naman, Daya, Suman, Firoz and Roshni work on different days of the week, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.

Priya works on Monday. Naman works on Sunday. Aman works immediately before Naman. Firoz works immediately after Priya. Only Suman works between Daya and Roshni. Roshni works immediately before Aman. How many people work between Daya and Aman?

Three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions 1 and 2. You have to accept the three 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:

1. All Cadburys are Nestle.

2. There is no Nestle Hershey's.

3. All Hershey's are Milka.

Conclusions:

1. All Cadburys are likely to be Milka.

2. There is no Hershey's Cadbury.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F, each have a different height. B is taller than only two friends. No one is shorter than E. C is taller than B but shorter than A. F is taller than A.

Who is the second shortest?

Six candidates Q, W, E, R, T and Y were interviewed for admission in a certain university and were given marks according to their performance. Each candidate scored different marks. E scored more than T. E scored less than W and Y. T scored less than R. Q scored more than W. Which of the following candidates scored the least?

Alexander, Benjamin, Carter, Daniel, Elijah and Finn are the boys of sixth grade having different heights. Daniel is the shortest among them. Carter is taller than Benjamin. Benjamin is taller than only Daniel. Alexander is shorter than Finn but taller than Carter. Elijah is taller than Finn. Who among them is the third tallest?

Two 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:

Some wings are feathers.

All feathers are tides.

Some tides are gloves.

Conclusions:

(I) All feathers can never be gloves.

(II) At least some wings are tides.

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

Select the term from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

U32T, R16Q, O8N, L4K, ?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following alpha numeric series?

TD7, UG14, VJ21, WM28, ?

‘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 ‘Y @ M % K # J & L @ Q % R’, then how is L related to K?

Five people are sitting in a straight line, facing south. They are D, E, F, G and H. D is sitting to the immediate left of E. D is sitting to the immediate right of F. F is sitting to the immediate right of H. G is sitting at the extreme left end of the line. Who is sitting to the immediate right of G?

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

26, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 44, ?, 54

A certain number of people are sitting in a row, facing North. Only eight people sit between R and P. Only two people sit to the left of Q. R sits third to the right of T. Only four people sit between P and Q. Only two people sit to the right of V. Only six people sit between T and V. If no other person is sitting in the row, then what is the total number of people seated?

Seven people — L, D, V, R, E, M and K — are sitting in a straight line, facing north. V sits exactly in the centre. E does not have any neighbours on the right. Only two people sit between R and V. D sits second to the left of L. M is an immediate neighbour of E.

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group?

In a row of 80 children, Radhika is 19^th from the left end. Find her position from the right end of the row.

In a certain 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, how is O related to Q if ‘N ÷ O – P + Q × R’?

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given letter-cluster series?

PLF, QMD, ROB, SRZ, ?

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

ACEE_CEGA_EI_CE_

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. He would tie her with a strap of linen while he was busy working at his loom.

B. On the advice of Mrs. Winthrop, Silas decided to punish her.

C. She was often the trouble maker.

D. Eppie was a very naughty girl.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I was ________ surprised by his sudden rise to fame.

“ਜੁਆਰੀਆ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:

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

Scientists ' scientific creations

(A) of satellites have enabled us to use

(B) without it, nothing can be built

(C) science is at the centre of our civilisation;

(D) high-speed internet connections; hence,

Select the most appropriate Synonym of the word ‘shambles’ to fill in the blank.

Her office was in ________, with papers and books scattered all over the floor.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error mark 'No error' as your answer.

The mobile manufacturing company / had to wind over the / enterprise due to recession.

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

There are many rivers / in our country / but Ganga / is the largest one.

Why do Indian squirrels hide?

Based on the reading of the passage, select the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Descend

Select the most appropriate title for the passage.

‘ਉਤਰਨਾ’ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ:

‘ਔਖਾ ਕੰਮ ਸਹੇੜਨਾ’ ਦਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?

Pollution is the biggest problem of today's era. ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:

‘LIBERATE’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:

‘ਖੂਹ ਪੁੱਟਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਖਾਤਾ ਤਿਆਰ’ ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?

ਜਿਹੜਾ ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ ਚਾਹੇ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਿਲ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿਚ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਬੋਲਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ?

ਪੈਰੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ?

Which of the following components of CPU is responsible for performing both arithmetic and logical operations?

(i) ALU (ii) Control unit

Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to select all objects in an MS-PowerPoint presentation slide?

Which of the given options represents the truthfulness of the following statements?

(i) In an MS-PowerPoint, the ‘Editing’ command group appears under the ‘Home’ menu item.

(ii) The ‘Format Painter’ feature is NOT supported by MS-PowerPoint 2021.

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

(i) The “Ctrl+Z” is used to redo the last action in a document.

(ii) Both subscript and superscript type very small letters just below the line of text.

Which of the following statements is false?

(i) If you mark an email as No Spam, emails from this sender will always be put in the Trash folder.

(ii) The Drafts folder contains your saved emails, which you can send or edit later on.

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਯੁਕਤ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:-

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

ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਦੇ 10ਵੇਂ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ:-

‘ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਹਾਕੀ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ’, ਵਾਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੀ ਕਿਸ ਕਿਸਮ ਅਧੀਨ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

“ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਵਚਨ ਹੈ:-

‘ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਪੜਨਾਂਵ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬਧਿਤ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਜੁੱਟ ਚੁਣੋ :-

ਨਿਮਨ ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵਾਕ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

ਮੈਂ, ਤੂੰ, ਅਸੀਂ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਦਿ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ :-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ?

‘ਪਹਾੜਨ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋੜ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੈ?

‘Colonel’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

ਨਿਮਨ ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵਾਕ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੈ:-

ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਯੁਕਤ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:-

‘ਸਾਥੀ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:-

‘ਸੋਹਣਾ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ:-

‘Detect’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

ਦਾ, ਦੇ, ਦੀ ਕਾਰਕ ਦੀ ਕਿਸ ਕਿਸਮ ਅਧੀਨ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

‘ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਚੀ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੈ:-

“ਸਿਰ ਖਾਣਾ” ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:-

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

‘ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਫੋਕੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਰੇ’ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਸ ਅਖਾਣ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ:-

‘ਅੰਬ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਆਦੀ ਹੈ।’ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਵਚਨ ਬਦਲੋ:-

ਵਾਹ! ਅਸੀਂ ਮੈਚ ਜਿੱਤ ਗਏ। ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਲੱਗੇ ਵਿਸਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਕੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

‘ਸੰਤੋਖ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ:-

‘ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਔਰਤ ਹੈ।‘ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਲਿੰਗ ਬਦਲ ਕੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸਹੀ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

ਪਰਿਮਾਣ-ਵਾਚਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਹੈ :-

‘Scientist’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

‘ਅਸੀਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ’ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਖਾਸ ਨਾਂਵ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ :-

‘ਗੁਰਦਿੱਤ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸ ਲਗਾਖਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸ੍ਵਰ ਧੁਨੀ ਹੈ:-