Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 16 Aug, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Identify the dance form from the given description.

It is performed only by men and in a circular circle. It is common to see three generations of Punjabi men from a family dancing together. Acrobatics are the hallmarks of this dance and the costumes are similar to Bhangra.

The biography of Guru Nanak Dev Ji reaches us through the 'Janam Sakhis'. Which one of the following hagiographies is not related to these Janam Sakhis?

Haryana Government launched 'CHEERAG' scheme for students of ________ category.

National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), a central sector scheme, was launched on 21 January 2015 and implemented in 12 cities. In which of these cities was it implemented?

In the context of Rajya Sabha, how many members retire on the expiry of every second year?

Which of the following weather radar networks was inaugurated in New Delhi in 2023 with the aim of providing more accurate advance information related to turbulent weather events to Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand?

The Samjhauta Express train service was started under which of the following agreements?

Under the 69^th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1991, which special status was given to Delhi?

Article 6 of the Indian Constitution deals with _________.

The 21 soldiers of the 36 Sikhs Battalion, who lost their lives bravely defending their posts to protect Fort Lockhart on 12 September 1897, were awarded which of the following honours posthumously?

Who among the following addresses the Union Legislature on the first day of the Budget Session every year?

As of November 2022, according to the India Brand Equity Foundation, Punjab is the source of ________ of India's woolen woven fabric production.

PM-POSHAN scheme, a nutrition programme for children, is related to which of the following articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India?

The National Air Sports Policy 2022 was announced by _________.

Which of the following is not a disqualification of a member of the Legislative Assembly?

What is the name of the framework adopted by member countries of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to conserve and effectively restore existing biodiversity?

How many Aam Aadmi Clinics did the Punjab Government launch across the state on 15^th August 2022 to provide accessible quality primary healthcare services within community groups at their doorsteps?

The Ashok Mehta Committee on Local Governments submitted its report in the year ___________.

Identify one false statement regarding genetically modified organisms.

5000 students from classes 6^th to 12^th from different parts of the country designed and developed 150 PICO satellites in 2023. These satellites were launched by which mission?

Which state does not come under the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Which of the following states has launched a women-centric scheme 'Lek Ladki' in the year 2023?

A milestone work towards wildlife conservation written by Dr. Ankur Awadhiya was published in 2021. What is the name of the book?

Which of the following is the most recent set of uniform standards to improve the quality of public healthcare delivery in the country by March 2023?

Which of the following Indian Grandmasters defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and finished runner-up in the FTX Crypto Cup 2022?

The 'Aata Dal' scheme being run in Punjab was brought under the ambit of NFSA, 2013 and was renamed as _________ in the year 2017.

The Champion of the Earth Award 2022 has been given to _________, who leads a group of over 10,000 women from villages in India, dedicated to protecting the world's second rare stork species from the impact of human activities.

What is the average temperature in coniferous forests in summer?

Which Viceroy took the initiative to create local self-government institutions in India?

The nature of the fundamental duties mentioned in the Indian Constitution is ________.

Which of the following space agencies is associated with the Gaia mission?

According to the Punjab Economic Survey 2022-23, to increase the availability of quality fish seeds in the state of Punjab, a new government fish seed farm is being built at ________, which will be operational by the year 2022-23.

According to the Punjab Economic Survey 2022-23, Punjab is the ________ state to be declared open defecation free (in both rural and urban areas).

Identify the fort with the help of the given features.

• The fort was built by Rajput Sardar Jaspal Singh Pathania in 1505.

• It is located within the outer limits of Pathankot.

• It was built in the 16^th century.

• A part of the fort today serves as a rest house.

According to the India State of Forest Report 2021, approximately how much of Punjab is covered by forests?

If Ram can do a piece of work in 20 days, how much work can he do in 4 days?

The value of \( (\sqrt[3]{3.5} + \sqrt[3]{2.5}) \times {(\sqrt[3]{3.5})^2 - \sqrt[3]{8.75} + (\sqrt[3]{2.5})^2} \) is:

A train leaves Anand Vihar station at 7 pm for Pune with an average speed of 72 km per hour. Another train leaves the same station at 8 pm for Pune with an average speed of 90 km per hour. After how much distance will the fast train overtake the slow train?

If x's income is 75% less than z's income, then by what percentage is z's income greater than x's income?

The marked price of an article is 21% more than its cost price. What percentage (to the nearest two decimal places) of two equal consecutive discounts can be given on the marked price so that there is no loss or gain on the article?

The average salary of all employees in an office is ₹6,250 per month. The average salary of officers is ₹10,000 and that of non-officers is ₹5,000. If the number of officers is 200, then find the number of non-officers.

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 30, 40 and 120 days respectively. If A is helped by B and C every day in turn, then in how many days can A complete the work?

A family spends 60% of its total income. What is the percentage change in savings when the family's income increases by 15% and its expenditure also increases by 5%?

A shopkeeper sells an article at a profit of 26% and uses 10% less weight. His total profit percentage in this transaction is:

A thief, seeing a policeman from a distance of 400 m, starts running at a speed of 17 km/h. The policeman chases at a speed of 18 km/h and catches up with the thief. What is the distance covered by the thief?

P and R started a shop. Their investment is ₹1,80,000 and ₹1,50,000 respectively. P runs the business and gets a fixed salary of ₹5,000 per month from the profit. R, the owner of the shop, charges a fixed rent of the shop per month from the profit. In a year, they get an equal share of the profit of ₹1,65,000. What is the monthly rent of the shop in ₹?

The given bar graph shows the production (in thousand tonnes) of Wheat, Sugar, Rice and Dal during the years shown.

Between the years 2019 and 2020, which crop has the highest growth rate in production?

Amanjit covers a distance of 900 m in 6 minutes. What is his speed (in km/h)?

The average weight of 24 students in section A of a class is 58 kg, while the average weight of 26 students in section B of the same class is 60.5 kg. Find the average weight of all 50 students in the class.

Ram borrowed ₹1,600 at 12% and Robert borrowed ₹1,200 at 20%. After how much time will both have equal debt?

The points (1, 5), (a, 25), and (−1, b) lie on the line passing through the origin. The sum of a and b is ________.

\( (\frac{x}{y})^{xy} \times (\frac{y}{x})^{xy} \) is equal to:

The line graph given below shows the number of candidates (in thousands) who appeared in a competitive examination from different cities. Read the graph carefully and answer the question asked.

What is the ratio of the number of candidates who appeared from Chennai and New Delhi?

Sushma has purchased some items worth ₹26,600 (as per face value). She gets a discount of 6% on those items and pays GST at the rate of 10%. How much amount will she have to pay to the shopkeeper?

If \( \frac{744}{0.744} = \frac{74.4}{K} \) , what is the value of K?

Seven people Amit, Bharat, Chirag, Daya, Hamid, Farhan and Gaya have their exams on different days of the week, starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Amit's exam is on Wednesday. Daya's exam is on Sunday. Hamid's exam is immediately after Amit's, while Bharat's exam is immediately before Amit's. Only one person has an exam between Hamid and Gaya. Chirag's exam is on Monday. How many people have an exam between Chirag and Farhan?

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

24, 28, 46, ?, 194, 374

In a particular code language,

X + Y means 'X is the husband of Y',

X − Y means 'X is the sister of Y',

X × Y means 'X is the brother of Y. ',

X ÷ Y means 'X is the mother of Y'.

Based on the above, if 'C × D + E ÷ F − G', then what is the relation of C to G?

In a row of 80 people, Radhika's position is 47^th from the left end. What is her position from the right end of the row?

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table facing the centre. F is sitting second to the right of C. Both A and D are sitting next to E. A is sitting to the immediate right of F. Who is sitting to the immediate left of B?

Some girls are sitting in a row facing north, Garima's rank is 32^nd from the left end. Salma's rank is 24^th from the right end. If 39 girls are sitting between them, then find the total number of girls in the row.

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

U2F, X7H, A14J, D19L, G26N, ?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. 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.

Statement:

All doors are windows.

Some windows are gates.

All windows are cupboards.

Conclusions:

I. Some cupboards are gates.

II. All doors are cupboards.

Select the option that will replace the question mark (?)(?)

in the given sequence to complete the sequence logically.

BD8 FI10 KO12 ?

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 be different from commonly known facts, and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements:

1. All pastas are donuts.

2. All donuts are cakes.

3. No cake is a brownie.

Conclusions:

1. No donut is a brownie.

2. All pastas are cakes.

What should come in place of the question mark (?)(?)

in the alphanumeric sequence given below?

NY8, PS12, RM16, TG20, ?

A, B, C, D, E and F are six persons of different ages. A is the youngest among them. D is older than A but younger than E. B is older than E. F is older than B. C is younger than F. Who among the following is the oldest?

Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing north. Only three people are sitting to the right of F. G is sitting third to the left of F. Only four people are sitting between B and D. C is sitting second to the left of B. E is not sitting right next to F. How many people are sitting between G and C?

What should come in place of the question mark (?)(?)

in the given sequence to complete it logically?

3-MN, 4-QR, 6-UV, 9-YZ, ?

Aman is facing East. He turns 90˚ in an anti-clockwise direction, then he turns 180˚ in the same direction and finally he turns 270˚ in the same direction. In which direction is he facing now?

Six persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U scored different marks in an examination. T scored the lowest among them. Q scored more marks than T and U scored more marks than Q. R scored more marks than S. P scored less marks than S and P scored more marks than U. Who among the following scored the third highest marks?

In a group of 110 students, Roshan's rank is 46^th from the top and Niharika's rank is 28^th from the bottom. How many students are there whose rank is between Roshan and Niharika?

In a row of girls, all facing north, Sheetal is 43^rd from the left end and 15^th from the right end. Find the total number of girls in the row.

In a specific code language,

'A + B' means 'A is the son of B';

'A – B' means 'A is the father of B';

'A$B' means 'A is the daughter of B' and

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

Based on the above, if P + Q – R$ T % S + W - V % Z. Then what is the relation of V to P?

Six persons D, E, F, I, G and H scored different marks in an examination. D scored the highest marks. E scored less marks than D. G scored less marks than E. H scored less marks than G. I scored more marks than F but less marks than H. Who among them scored the third lowest marks?

Identify the error in the following sentence and select the option with the correct use of the phrasal verb.

Robin was very angry at his boss, but after a while he cut down.

Select the correct synonym of the word in brackets and complete the sentence.

She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was (hungry)________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I was absent for two days, _____ I missed the important lectures.

The given sentence is divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I own / an car / that never / heats up.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Imagine you are about to finally enjoy the chocolate only to unexpectedly find it covered with pale spots.

B. Chocolate bloom happens when cocoa butter migrates to the surface of the chocolate due to heat, light exposure or improper handling.

C. Rest assured: The chocolate is indeed safe to eat.

D. What you see is the result of a natural reaction known as ‘chocolate blooming’.

E. Chocolate blooming happens when molecules within the candy start moving.

“ਦੁਰਭਾਗ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:

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. Perseverance is the very hinge of all virtues.

A. The smallest brook on earth, by continuing to run, has hollowed out for itself a considerable valley to flow in.

B. It is in the vacillating and desultory mode of using them, in flying from object to object, in staring away at each little disgust, and thus applying the force which might conquer any one difficulty to a series of difficulties, so large that no human force can conquer them.

C. Commend me therefore to the virtue of perseverance.

D. On looking over the world, the cause of nine-tenths of the lamentable failures which occur in men’s undertakings, and darken and degrade so much of their history, lies not in the want of talents, or the will to use them.

S6. Without it all the rest are little better than fairy gold, which glitters in your purse, but when taken to market proves to be slate and cinders.

Select the most appropriate title for the given passage.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the word ‘foe’.

‘ਸਾਥ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਣਾ’ ਦਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?

I think, someone is keeping an eye on our home. ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਦਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚਕਾਰ ਸੁੱਕੀ ਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ

‘ਅੰਨ੍ਹਾ’ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ:-

ਸਭਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਹੋਣ ਤੇ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਅਖਾਣ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ?

‘QUEER’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਗੁਆਂਢੀ ਚੰਗੇ ਹੋਣ ਤਾਂ ਕੀ ਕੱਟੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ?

ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਆਂਢੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਪਣੱਤ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਧਾਈ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ?ਉਸਦੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਕ

ਚੰਗੇ ਗੁਆਂਢੀ ਨੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਨਿਭਣਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?

Which of these is not a mobile operating system?

(i) Bada

(ii) Bing

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(i) Smartphones cannot provide biometrics support.

(ii) Smartphones can support video chatting.

Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to move the cursor one word to the left in an MS-PowerPoint slide?

Which of the following statements regarding MS-Word 2021 is/are correct?

(i) In a document, all paragraphs should have the same alignment (left, right, center or justify).

(ii) A drop cap is a capital letter that appears at the beginning of a paragraph and has a depth equal to two or more lines of regular text.

Which of the following is not an integral part of the CPU?

‘We both are on the same page.’ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

‘ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।’ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ‘ਪੜ੍ਹਾਉਂਦਾ’ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ?

ਮਈ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਾਲੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਲਿਖੋ:-

‘ਆਦਰ’ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:

‘ਕੋਠੜੀ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਹੈ:

ਜਿਹੜਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਲਿੰਗ, ਵਚਨ, ਕਾਰਕ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਬਦਲ ਜਾਵੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ:-

‘ਸਹਿਜ ਪਕੇ ਸੋ ________’ ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਚੋਂ ਇਸ ਅਖਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰੋ:

ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਦਿਨ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?

‘Determined’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:

‘ਅੰਦਰਲਾ’ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:

‘ਕੁੜਮ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:

'ਮੈਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਲ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ' ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਯੋਜਕ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ?

‘ਇਹ ਨਜ਼ਾਰਾ ਬੜਾ ______ ਹੈ।’ ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣਾ ਚੋਂ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਖਾਲੀ ਸਥਾਨ ਭਰੋ:

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਅਰਧ ਸਵਰ ਹਨ:

ਸਵਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਹੈ-

‘ਉਹ ਕੋਠੇ ਉਤੋਂ ਡਿਗ ਪਿਆ।’ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਸਬੰਧਕ ਹੈ:

‘ਜਮਾਤ’ ਨਾਂਵ ਦੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਹੈ:

‘ਨਾਲੇ ਕੋਹਵੇ ਨਾਲੇ ਰੋਣ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਦੇਵੇ’ ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:-

‘ਯੁਵਤੀ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਹੈ:

ਕਿਸੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਦੁੱਗਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸ ਲਗਾਖਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੀ ਉਪ-ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਹੈ:-

‘ਮੋਠਾਂ ਦੀ ਛਾਵੇਂ ਬਹਿਣਾ’ ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਵਾਕ ਚੁਣੋ:-

‘ਲੇਖਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਹਨ।’ ਵਚਨ ਬਦਲ ਕੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

‘9635’ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਉਚਾਰਣ ਹੈ:

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਨਿੱਜਵਾਚਕ ਪੜਨਾਂਵ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਜੁੱਟ ਹੈ:

ਜਿਸ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਰਮ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿਚ ਆਏ ਉਸ ਵਾਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ:

'ਅਠੱਨਵੇਂ' ਨੂੰ ਹਿੰਦਸਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਲਿਖਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:

'ਕੰਘੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ' ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:

ਉਹ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਚੁਣੋਂ ਜਿਸ ਵਿਚ 'ਹਮ' ਅਗੇਤਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਈ:

ਸਨਿੱਚਰਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ: