Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 18 Aug, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Which provision of the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 is mandatory?

The Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha consists of ____ members.

Consider the following statements related to the "New India Literacy Program" (NILP).

1. It is proposed to be implemented for five years from the financial year 2022-23 to 2026-27.

2. The target of this scheme is to cover 5.00 crore non-literate people.

3. This scheme will focus only on rural educational schemes.

4. It will cover basic literacy and numeracy and critical life skills for the participants. Tick the correct codes from the following.

KC Wheare described Indian federalism as _________.

Which of the following kings of Punjab built the Moti Bagh Palace in Patiala?

Phagwara city is famous for which of the following industrial units?

Teej is the local name for the festival of Teej, which is celebrated across Punjab in which month according to the Hindu calendar?

What is the name of the machine built by ISRO in December 2022 that successfully completed a test run of a vehicle traveling at least five times the speed of sound or more than Mach 5?

What is India’s overall global rank in meeting the SDGs in the 2022 Global Index of SDGs?

In 2023, the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India aims to open new avenues for quality research in which of the following areas through the 'SMART' initiative?

Who among the following is the Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board till May 2023?

Which article of the Constitution deals with the special powers of the state legislatures?

Under which article does the President have the right to consult the Supreme Court?

Punjab is known as the land of which of the following five rivers?

The fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2023 was inaugurated at ________.

The Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) is located at:

On an educational trip to the Red Fort, school children were taught not to write anywhere on the walls of the building. Which fundamental duty advocates this type of duty of citizens?

Asia's first drone delivery hub and network for universal access to healthcare was inaugurated in which Indian state in December 2022?

What is Mandi Gobindgarh known for:

Consider the following statements:

1. The Council of States has the power to declare a subject of national importance by a two-thirds majority.

2. States have power related to national highways.

3. During emergency, Parliament has the power to make laws on any state subject.

4. According to Article 163, the discretionary decision of the Governor is not final.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which article of the Indian Constitution directs the state to organize village panchayats?

In which of the following cities of Punjab is the ancestral home of Shaheed Kartar Singh located?

The central government's new Labour Code (2020), proposed to be implemented in 2023, allows for the current limit on daily working hours to be increased from 8 to _______, while the limit on weekly working hours will remain at 48.

Find out where the northeast winds originate.

In which of the following years was Operation Blue Star carried out by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab?

Who among the following is India's representative for the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition?

Eutrophication occurs when the environment becomes rich in nutrients. In this context, eutrophication in aquatic organisms occurs due to excess amounts of which of the following nutrients from homes and industries?

Which of the following is a form of dance in which traditional martial arts are performed by the Sikhs of Punjab?

Who among the following can be members of Gram Sabha under Part IX of the Constitution?

What was the real name of Bhagat Puran Singh, who built Pingalwara in Amritsar, which was a home for the sick and disabled?

A judge of the Supreme Court shall hold office until he attains the age of _________.

Identify the organism used to produce citric acid commercially.

Which city in Punjab has the largest population?

According to the 2011 census, what is the percentage of Hindu population in Gurdaspur district of Punjab?

India will host the T-20 Cricket World Cup 2026 along with _________.

A shopkeeper sells goods to a customer at a profit of p% more than the cost price. Also, he cheats the customer by giving 850 g instead of 1 kg. His total profit percentage is 30%. Find the value of p.

Ravi and Suresh contested an election. Ravi won the election by 300 votes and secured 65% of the votes. If 100 votes were invalid, then how many votes were cast in total in the election?

The average weight of 32 students of a college is 54 kg. If the weight of the teacher is included, the average weight increases by 600 grams. Find the weight of the teacher.

On a circular track of 705m, Rahul and Rajesh start from the same point at the same time with speeds of 18 km/h and 36 km/h respectively. After how much time will they meet again on the track for the first time while they are running in the same direction?

Study the given line graph and answer the given question. The line graph shows the production of pulses in a country in different years.

Production of pulses in a country during 2015-2020 = 2015-2020 Production (in thousand tonnes) = Production (in thousand tonnes)

Series1 = Series 1

Year = Year

In which year, the production of pulses is equal to the sum of the production of pulses in the years 2017 and 2019?

The present ages of the father and son are in the ratio of 3 : 1 while after 10 years the ratio of their ages will be 2 : 1. What is the sum of their present ages (in years)?

Which of the following can be a rational number between \( \frac{3}{4} \) and \( \frac{3}{8} \)?

A thief is seen by a policeman from a distance of 250 m. The policeman chases the thief. The thief and the policeman run at the speed of 9 km/h and 12 km/h respectively. What will be the distance between them after 4 minutes?

Two friends F and G start walking together at the speed of 40 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. If F takes 15 minutes more than G to complete the journey, then the total distance (in km) of the journey is:

The simple interest on a certain sum for 11 months at a rate of 8% per annum is ₹88. What is the sum?

An electronic store owner allows two equal successive discounts of 10% on each item. The store also has a scheme of reward points which enables a customer to get an additional discount of 25 on every 100 reward points earned. This is applicable on the net payment. If a refrigerator is marked at ₹45,000, what will its selling price (in ₹) be for a customer who has 750 reward points to his credit on the previous purchases from this store?

While selling an article, the shopkeeper offers the following discount schemes. The sale cost of the article is ₹10,000. He demands a 20% down cash payment. For the remaining 80% payment, he offers the following schemes.

1.Two successive discounts of 10%

2.A discount of 10% followed by a discount of 8%

If the buyer opts for the first scheme, then how much benefit is he getting in the payment?

Hema and Jaya invest some amount in ratio 4 : 5. If 10% of the total profit is donated to charity and Jaya’s share is ₹5,000, then the total profit is:

Study the given table and answer the given question.

Number of employees employed in 5 units of a factory during the years 2000 to 2005

In the year 2000, the number of employees employed in Unit C is what percentage of the total number of employees employed in all units in the same year?

A, B and C are three numbers. If A is 70% more than B and B is 20% less than C, then A: C is:

Simplify: (18+(13-8÷4)×8÷2).

A and B can complete a piece of work in 20 days and 40 days respectively. They started the work together, but A left after 7 days and was joined by C, who alone can complete the work in 60 days. In how many days will the work be completed?

X, Y and Z can complete a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can X complete the work, if he is helped by Y and Z every third day?

Find the value of 'k' in the following equation.

\( (\sqrt{5})^{k-5} = (\sqrt[9]{5})^{k+2} \times (\sqrt[3]{5})^{2k+6} \)

If the mean of p, q, r is R and pq + qr + rp = 0, then the mean of \( p^2, q^2, r^2 \) is _______.

Select the correct option that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete.

T_INKWHI_KZH_NK_HIN_

Which of the following letter-clusters can replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

QRS, YNU, ? , OFY, WBA

If 24 August 2001 was Friday, then what day was it on 14 October 2003?

Eight doctors, Prakul, Srinath, Roman, Talmi, Upendra, Vishaki, Yugendra and Anmol, are sitting in two opposite rows facing each other. There are four people in each row. Prakul is between Vishaki and Yugendra and they are facing north. Anmol is opposite Upendra, who is sitting on the immediate left of Srinath. Roman is between Talmi and Srinath. Anmol is sitting on the immediate right of Yugendra.

Who among the following is sitting opposite Srinath?

Select the number from among the options that can replace the question mark (?) to form a logical series.

71, 143, 287, 575, ?

Akash ranked 17^th from the top and 14^th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in the class?

Study the given information and answer the given question.

All organizations are calling their employees to work from home on a weekly basis. Below is the new weekly roster of employees starting from Monday and ending on Sunday.

Hitesh, Mitesh, Naresh, Himesh, Kamlesh, Suresh and Ramesh work in the same department of an organization and their manager has prepared the following roster.

Ramesh is working on Monday. Ramesh is working exactly four days before Naresh. Hitesh is working two days after Naresh. Kamlesh is working four days before Hitesh. The roster of the remaining employees will be decided later.

What day is Kamlesh working?

D, E, F, X, Y, and Z live on six different floors of the same building. The bottom-most floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on, with the topmost floor being numbered 6.

Only one person lives below Z. Only two people live between Z and F. D lives on an even-numbered floor but not on floor number 6. E lives on an odd-numbered floor but not on floor number 3. Y lives on a floor below X.

Who lives on floor number 4?

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

NJ8, PM27, RP64, TS125, ?

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

25Y, 20T, 15O, 10J, ?

P, Q, R, S, T and U all scored different marks. S scored more marks than Q but scored less marks than P. Q scored more marks than R. U did not score the lowest marks. Exactly two people scored less marks than R.

How many people between P and Q got marks?

Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit to the right of E. G sits second to the left of E. D sits third to the right of A. C sits second to the left of F. How many people sit between G and C?

P, Q, R, S, T, and U are all of different heights. Only two people are shorter than U. P is not the shortest. R is taller than U. Q is shorter than T but taller than R. Who is the second shortest among them?

A, B, C, D, E and F live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. Only three people live below D. Only two people live between B and D. F lives immediately below C, but above D. E does not live on an even numbered floor. How many people live between E and B?

S is the wife of T. M is the brother of K. H is the son of T. K is the father of S. P is the mother of M. How is P related to S?

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by three conclusions numbered (I), (II) and (III). You have to take the given three statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some numbers are integer.

Some integer is positive.

All positive is negative.

Conclusions:

I: Some integers are negative.

II: Some integers cannot be negative.

III: Some numbers are positive.

Three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered 1 and 2. Assuming the statements to be 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:

1. No strawberry is a banana.

2. All oranges are bananas.

3. No orange is a grape.

Conclusions:

1. No orange is a strawberry.

2. No strawberry is a grape.

In a specific code language,

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

A − B means 'A is the husband of B'.

A × B means 'A is the brother of B'.

A ÷ B means 'A is B's sister'.

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

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

14, 20, 44, 104, ?, 434

A man travels 40 km towards the East. From there, he turns left and travels 20 km. Then, he turns right and travels 20 km. Finally, he turns right and travels 20 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. While the first and the last parts (P1 and P6) are in the correct order, the parts in between are jumbled up. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

P1. We

P. they have done

Q. are highly indebted

R. not forget what

S. to them and will

P6. for us.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘lively’ to fill in the blank.

After a heavy meal, she felt _________ and didn't want to do anything except lie on the couch.

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. Jane Eyre is the orphan daughter of the sister of Mr. Reed of Gateshead Hall.

B. This naturally irritated Mrs. Reed, who might have disposed her off, if Mr. Reed on his death bed had not exacted a promise from her that she would treat Jane as her own daughter.

C. Her uncle treated her very kindly, and we are told that he was more indulgent to her than to his own children.

D. After the death of her parents, her uncle Mr. Reed adopted her, and she came to live at Gateshead Hall.

Select the most appropriate position for the adverb ‘brilliantly’ in the given sentence.

Suyash played in the match that was organized in the locality on Saturday.

The underlined phrase in the given sentence has been used incorrectly. Select the option that can correctly replace the underlined segment.

I am afraid my computer will break up if I try to run it at a high speed.

‘ਰਾਹੁਲ ਜਿੱਤ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ’ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

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

The longest / river in / the world / is an Amazon river.

Based on reading of the passage, select the most appropriate description of the Vat tree.

Read the following sentence from the passage.

The same tree that was one of the fourteen treasures that emerged from the ocean's milk churning is this kalpavriksha.

Based on the reading, select the most appropriate meaning for the word ‘churning’.

Read the following sentence from the passage.

They gain strength over time and function as pillars to support the very branches from which they originated.

Based on the reading, select the most appropriate option that describes ‘they’ in the above sentence.

Position of the people in rural sides of India is very pitiable. ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ:-

ਘਰੋਂ ਮਾੜਾ ਦਿਸਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੁਣਵਾਨ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

“ਜਿਸ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਵੀ ਉਗਦਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।“ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ:-

“Lessee” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਵਿਪਰੀਤਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਜੁੱਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਆਹੀ ਜੋੜੀ ਦੀ ਤਾਰੀਫ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਹੈ:-

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਕੁ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵਸਦੇ ਹਨ?

ਉੱਤਰ-ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ ਨੇ ਪਰਵਾਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਬਣਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ?

ਤੀਜੀ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਜ-ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਕਿਸ ਦੇ ਦਬਾਅ ਹੇਠ ਹਨ?

______ is the fifth generation of cellular wireless technology.

In Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, which of the following is not part of the Slide Show tab?

______ is a security device used to monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic.

______ is a hardware output device used to produce hard copies of documents.

Select the correct MIME type.

“ਆਸਤਕ” ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ:

“ਸੰਤ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਦੱਸੋ?

ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਵਰਨਮਾਲਾ ਦੇ ਟ ਵਰਗ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ?

“ਉਹ ਹਰੇਕ ਕੰਮ ਵਿਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਕਾਹਲ਼ੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ” ਵਾਕ ਦੀ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਹੈ?

“Don’t show tantrums so much” ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਸਵਰ-ਧੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਹੈ?

ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਵਰਨਮਾਲਾ ਦੇ ਅ ਤੋਂ ਯ ਤੱਕ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਹਨ?

ਜਿਹਨਾਂ ਲਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਉਚਾਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸਾਹ ਲਗੇ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

ਬਣਤਰ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ’ਤੇ ਪੂਰਨ ਸੰਬੰਧਕ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਹਨ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਵਾਕ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ:-

“ਬੱਚੇ ਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ ਵੇਖਦੇ ਹਨ” ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ-ਵਾਚਕ ਪੜਨਾਂਵ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸਹੀ ਵਿਸਰਾਮ-ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਾਕ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ :-

“ਮਾਮੀ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਦੱਸੋ?

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਅੱਖਰ 39 ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ?

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਕਿਸ ਅੱਖਰ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ:-

“ਪੰਛੀ ਉੱਡਦਾ ਹੈ” ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ?

“ਚੰਗੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਰੌਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ”। ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਬਦਲ:-

“ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਦੀ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਹੈ”। ਲਿਖੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਯੋਜਕ ਚੁਣੋ:

ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨਾ ਦੇਖੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਸਕਣ, ਨਾ ਫੜੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਸਕਣ, ਕੇਵਲ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਹੀ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਸਕਣ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

“ਜਲੰਧਰ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਂਵ ਦੀ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਹੈ?

“ਇੱਕ ਹੱਥ ਨਾਲ ਤਾੜੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਵਜਦੀ” ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ:

“You let me down” ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

“ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ ਤ੍ਰਿੰਞਣਾ ਦੀ ਰੌਣਕ ਅਲੋਪ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ”। ਵਾਕ ਦੀ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ ਦੱਸੋ?

“ਅੱਧਖੜ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?

“ਅਸਿਹ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?

“ਰੂਹਾਨੀ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਅੰਜਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ-ਜੀਭੀ ਵਰਗ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ ?