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Telangana Police SI Mains Exam 2018 Official Paper 1 (Previous Year Paper)

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1

Match the Idioms in Column A with their meanings in Column B:

AB
(a)move heaven and earth(i)failing to impress
(b)damp squib(ii)talented person
(c)all in all(iii)considering everything
(d)eat humble pie(iv)to admit that you are wrong
(v)try very hard
  1. ((a))

    (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

  2. ((b))

    (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (v), (d) - (ii)

  3. ((c))

    (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)

  4. ((d))

    (a) - (v), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)

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Answer: ((a))

(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

2

Which one of the following gives the correct meaning of the expression, "Don't push your luck!'?

  1. ((a))

    It's a matter of chance you have no control over it.

  2. ((b))

    We'll take whatever is available whether it's good or not.

  3. ((c))

    Don't try too hard to get what you want and risk losing what you have achieved.

  4. ((d))

    What someone wants to happen is unlikely to happen.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

It's a matter of chance you have no control over it.

3

Match the following idioms in List A with their meanings in List B.

AB
(a)get round(i)to meet an unpleasant situation
(b)in fits and starts(ii)strict
(c)face the music(iii)irregularly
(d)hard and fast(iv)persuade someone to do something
(v)insincere
  1. ((a))

    (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

  2. ((b))

    (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (v), (d) - (ii)

  3. ((c))

    (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)

  4. ((d))

    (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (v)

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Answer: ((a))

(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

4

The words bow and bow in the following sentences are called _______.

Bow means to bend at the waist or the front part of a boat.

Bow means a weapon, or a knot made for decoration on a dress, etc.

  1. ((a))

    Homonyms

  2. ((b))

    Homographs

  3. ((c))

    Homophones

  4. ((d))

    Homonyms & Homophones

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Answer: ((a))

Homonyms

5

Pick the correct meaning of the underlined expression in the following sentence:

It's no use splitting hairs over the cause of the lapse.

  1. ((a))

    combing through tangled hair

  2. ((b))

    arguing about petty matters

  3. ((c))

    trying to clean knots

  4. ((d))

    raising major issues after the event

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

combing through tangled hair

6

Fill in the blanks with the correct homophone:

Fair - Fare

Bare - Bear

Write - right

Know - no

(a) I do not ______ that ______ other person except the attender is available in the department today.

(b) The teacher was happy that the student was able to ______ the ______ answer.

(c) We enjoyed ourselves at the ______ because there was such a ______ of goodies to eat.

(d) Bhaskar was able to fight the ______ with his ______ hands.

The correct answer is:

  1. ((a))

    (a) - no, know; (b) - write, right; (c) - fare, fair; (d) - bare, bear

  2. ((b))

    (a) - know, no; (b) right, wright; (c) - fair, fare; (d) - bare, bear

  3. ((c))

    (a) - know, no; (b) write, right; (c) - fair, fare; (d) - bear, bare

  4. ((d))

    (a) no, know; (b) - right, write; (c) - fare, fair; (d) - bear, bare

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Answer: ((a))

(a) - no, know; (b) - write, right; (c) - fare, fair; (d) - bare, bear

7

Which one of the following gives the correct meaning of the expression, "Hit the sack"?

  1. ((a))

    Work better or leave

  2. ((b))

    Slow down

  3. ((c))

    Go to sleep

  4. ((d))

    Good luck

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Work better or leave

8

Fill in the blank with a suitable alternative to make it a meaningful sentence.

'In the field of classical music, he still _______ supreme'.

  1. ((a))

    Reigns

  2. ((b))

    Reins

  3. ((c))

    Rains

  4. ((d))

    Raigns

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Answer: ((a))

Reigns

9

Pick the correct meaning of the underlined expression in the following sentence:

The manager, as usual, is blowing his own trumpet.

  1. ((a))

    Very good at musical instruments

  2. ((b))

    Sings very well

  3. ((c))

    Praising himself

  4. ((d))

    Enjoy art and music

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Answer: ((a))

Very good at musical instruments

10

Fill in the blank with a suitable alternative to make it a meaningful sentence.

'Would you prefer to have an _______ seat or a window seat'?

  1. ((a))

    isle

  2. ((b))

    ill

  3. ((c))

    aisle

  4. ((d))

    aile

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

isle

11

Which one of the following takes the prefix 'sub-' to form a new word?

  1. ((a))

    scribe

  2. ((b))

    geneous

  3. ((c))

    diction

  4. ((d))

    theism

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

scribe

12

Which of the following is synonymous with the word 'genteel' in the sentence 'He lived in genteel poverty'?

  1. ((a))

    Pretentious

  2. ((b))

    Boorish

  3. ((c))

    Callous

  4. ((d))

    Rugged

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Pretentious

13

A room where people can wait before entering a larger room, especially in an important public building is called ______.

  1. ((a))

    Antyroom

  2. ((b))

    Anteroom

  3. ((c))

    Antiroom

  4. ((d))

    Antroom

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Antyroom

14

Which of the following is the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence 'She showed increasing irritation at his attempt to vindicate her.'?

  1. ((a))

    absolve

  2. ((b))

    condone

  3. ((c))

    convict

  4. ((d))

    dismiss

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

absolve

15

Which of the following is the correct one-word substitute equivalent to the phrase 'That which cannot be satisfied'?

  1. ((a))

    Insatiable

  2. ((b))

    Impeccable

  3. ((c))

    Insoluble

  4. ((d))

    Innocuous

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Insatiable

16

Choose the correct option that conveys the same meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence:

Sagacity increases with age.

  1. ((a))

    sugar

  2. ((b))

    admiration

  3. ((c))

    wisdom

  4. ((d))

    inanimate

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

sugar

17

Choose the correct option that is opposite in meaning to the word underlined to fill in the blank in the sentence given below:

These spurious documents can never substitute the _______ ones.

  1. ((a))

    fake

  2. ((b))

    mysterious

  3. ((c))

    genuine

  4. ((d))

    fabricated

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

fake

18

Choose one-word substitute for the clause given below:

'A person who enjoys high quality food and drink' is called _______.

  1. ((a))

    pharmacist

  2. ((b))

    influential

  3. ((c))

    wild

  4. ((d))

    epicure

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

pharmacist

19

Choose one-word substitute for the clause given below:

Concluding part of a literary work:

  1. ((a))

    epitaph

  2. ((b))

    epilogue

  3. ((c))

    epicure

  4. ((d))

    epidemic

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

epitaph

20

Which of the following is the correct one-word substitute equivalent to the phrase 'study of the origin of words'?

  1. ((a))

    Etymology

  2. ((b))

    Semantics

  3. ((c))

    Entomology

  4. ((d))

    Lexicography

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Etymology

21

Fill in the blank with a suitable proposition:

The meeting will be held ________ 2 P.M and 4 P.M.

  1. ((a))

    between

  2. ((b))

    at

  3. ((c))

    in

  4. ((d))

    from

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

between

22

Choose the correct alternative of suitable prepositions to make them meaningful sentences.

(i) We live within a mile _______ the school.

(ii) He recovered _______ his illness quickly.

(iii) We swam deep _______ the sea to the coral beds.

(iv) I want to improve _______ my last exam results.

  1. ((a))

    (i) - of; (ii) - from; (iii) - beneath; (iv) - on

  2. ((b))

    (i) - from; (ii) - on; (iii) - beneath; (iv) - of

  3. ((c))

    (i) - beneath; (ii) - on; (iii) - of; (iv) - from

  4. ((d))

    (i) - of; (ii) - on; (iii) - beneath; (iv) - from

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(i) - of; (ii) - from; (iii) - beneath; (iv) - on

23

Fill in the blanks with suitable alternative to make it a meaningful sentence.

'By the time we get there, Jaya _______'.

  1. ((a))

    will have left 

  2. ((b))

    has left

  3. ((c))

    had left

  4. ((d))

    left

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

will have left 

24

Fill in the blank with the correct prepositions.

I am tired _______ doing the same thing over and over again.

  1. ((a))

    of

  2. ((b))

    from

  3. ((c))

    in

  4. ((d))

    at

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

of

25

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:

Robert is _______ European.

  1. ((a))

    one

  2. ((b))

    a

  3. ((c))

    an

  4. ((d))

    the

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

one

26

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions:

This part _______ the building is powered _______ solar energy.

  1. ((a))

    for, with

  2. ((b))

    off, by

  3. ((c))

    at, of

  4. ((d))

    of, by

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

for, with

27

Fill in the blanks with the correct articles:

_______ kinetic theory explains this property by saying that there are no fixed positions for _______ molecules.

  1. ((a))

    A, an

  2. ((b))

    The, an

  3. ((c))

    An, the

  4. ((d))

    The, the

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A, an

28

Fill in the blanks will appropriate verb forms:

I have never _______ pizza. I don't know what food it is.

  1. ((a))

    eat

  2. ((b))

    be eaten

  3. ((c))

    ate

  4. ((d))

    eaten

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

eat

29

Which of the following sentences is an ungrammatical one with reference to concord?

  1. ((a))

    That Rs. 1,00,000 were an inheritance from my father. 

  2. ((b))

    Part of the walls are to be painted.

  3. ((c))

    A number of board members were absent yesterday.

  4. ((d))

    One of the pens is missing from desk.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

That Rs. 1,00,000 were an inheritance from my father. 

30

Which of the following statements has an error with concord?

  1. ((a))

    The boy standing near the corner is a hockey player.

  2. ((b))

    Hundred kilograms is a lot a weight.

  3. ((c))

    Playing cricket is compulsory in our school.

  4. ((d))

    Neither of the combatants were able to win a decisive victory.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The boy standing near the corner is a hockey player.

31

Choose grammatically correct sentence from the options given below:

  1. ((a))

    The ship was wrecked, and every man, woman and child have drowned.

  2. ((b))

    The ship was wrecked, and every man, woman and child are drowned.

  3. ((c))

    The ship was wrecked, and every man, woman and child is drowned.

  4. ((d))

    The ship was wrecked, and every man, woman and child was drowned.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The ship was wrecked, and every man, woman and child have drowned.

32

Choose grammatically correct sentence from the options given below:

  1. ((a))

    My uncle and guardian want me to study medicine.

  2. ((b))

    My uncle and guardian wants me to study medicine.

  3. ((c))

    My uncle and guardian have wanted me to study medicine.

  4. ((d))

    My uncle and guardian are wanting me to study medicine.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

My uncle and guardian want me to study medicine.

33

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms in the following sentence:

I ______ already ______ Venkatesh before he came to Hyderabad.

  1. ((a))

    have, met

  2. ((b))

    had, met

  3. ((c))

    am, meeting

  4. ((d))

    has, met

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

have, met

34

Fill in the blanks with suitable alternative to make it a meaningful sentence.

'Sam was a wonderful guitarist. He _______ ever since he was a teenager.'

  1. ((a))

    has been play

  2. ((b))

    had been playing

  3. ((c))

    had played

  4. ((d))

    has played

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

has been play

35

In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R, S. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the paragraph:

S1: Most people tend to become anxious or nervous before doing something important in public.

(P) The same approach is true for successful speakers.

(Q) However, we must know that only those people who know how to transform their nervousness into excitement or enthusiasm become successful.

(R) For instance, athletes are nervous before a big game. Politicians are nervous to stand in front of a huge gathering.

(S) And actors also are nervous to face the camera and deliver the dialogues.

S6: Hence, becoming nervous before a speech or presentation is natural, normal and sometimes even desirable.

  1. ((a))

    RSQP

  2. ((b))

    SRPQ

  3. ((c))

    PQRS

  4. ((d))

    QRSP

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

RSQP

36

Which of the following sentences has the appropriate order of words to make it a meaningful sentence?

  1. ((a))

    They had to rush to get everything shipshape before the official opening. 

  2. ((b))

    They had to get to rush shipshape thing before the official opening.

  3. ((c))

    Before the official opening they had rush to get shipshape everything.

  4. ((d))

    Before they get to shipshape the official opening everything had to rush.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

They had to rush to get everything shipshape before the official opening. 

37

Rearrange the following words to form a meaningful sentence:

(P) attacked by locusts.

(Q) crops in many parts

(R) Since the earliest days of agriculture,

(S) of the world have been 

The proper sequence should be:

  1. ((a))

    RSPQ

  2. ((b))

    RQSP

  3. ((c))

    PRQS

  4. ((d))

    SRPQ

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Answer: ((a))

RSPQ

38

Identify the part of the following sentence that has an error.

They would have been (A)/here by now (B)/if they caught (C)/the early train. (D)

  1. ((a))

    (A)

  2. ((b))

    (B)

  3. ((c))

    (C)

  4. ((d))

    (D)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(A)

39

In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R, S. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the paragraph:

SI: There was a family of pigeons which had made the top of a mosque its abode.

(P) The head of the family discussed the migration with the family, so they moved to a church.

(Q) A family goes together, and so they discussed this issue and planned another migration.

(R) They settled down in their new abode and life was going on smoothly till the church was being decorated this time, again for a festival.

(S) They were living happily for a while and one day when the mosque was being decorated for a festival, the pigeons had to think of relocation.

S6: This time around they migrated and made their new abode at the top of a temple.

  1. ((a))

    PSQR

  2. ((b))

    SQPR

  3. ((c))

    QSPR

  4. ((d))

    SPRQ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

PSQR

40

Find out which part of the following sentence has an error:

Myself and Gopalan (A) / will take care of the function (B) / which will be held on (C) / Sunday in Hyderabad (D).

  1. ((a))

    (A)

  2. ((b))

    (B)

  3. ((c))

    (C)

  4. ((d))

    (D)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(A)

41

Identify the part of the following sentence that has an error:

If he improved (A)/his IT skills, (B)/he's easily (C)/get a job.(D)

  1. ((a))

    (A)

  2. ((b))

    (B)

  3. ((c))

    (C)

  4. ((d))

    (D)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(A)

42

Find out which part of the following sentence has an error:

His mouth watered (A) / when he saw (B) / a bouquet of grapes (C) / in the market (D).

  1. ((a))

    (A)

  2. ((b))

    (B)

  3. ((c))

    (C)

  4. ((d))

    (D)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(A)

43

Identify the correct rearrangement of the following sentences to make it a meaningful paragraph on 'Drone technology for crop surveillance to bring precision to farming. The introductory sentence No. 1 (S1) and the concluding sentence No. 6 (S6) have already been marked for you.

S1: The 'Flying Farmer' is designed to solve two major agricultural issues faced by farmers - pesticide treatment and weed detection.

(P) Secondly, human weed detection is inefficient and prone to error, leading to lower produce.

(Q) Drones, programmed with computer vision algorithms and infrared sensors can detect the exact position and nature of weeds and transmit information to the farmer for timely action.

(R) To deliver pesticides, pre-programmed drones can target specific farm areas and crops avoiding wastage and overuse of pesticides.

(S) With rising labour costs and shortage of labour, drone technology is hypothesized to replace human intervention in delivering pesticide treatment.

S6: The field trials conducted at LPU led to an improvement of 15-20% in produce quantity.

  1. ((a))

    PRSQ

  2. ((b))

    RSQP

  3. ((c))

    QRSP

  4. ((d))

    SRPQ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

PRSQ

44

In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R, S. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the paragraph:

S1: 'The Weed' is a beautiful short story of a rustic girl.

(P) Simple, uneducated, and superstitious, she was married as the second wife of an 'old, short, loose-jawed man'.

(Q) Angoori believes it is 'the weed' given by a man that makes a girl fall in love, which is a sin.

(R) Angoori, the protagonist, is a typical Indian village girl, black, young, and beautiful.

(S) A victim of a patriarchal society and forced to marry by parental choice, 

S6: At the end, she realizes that she herself is a victim of 'the weed', the natural inclination of a girl for the man she loves.

  1. ((a))

    PSQR

  2. ((b))

    QSPR

  3. ((c))

    RPSQ

  4. ((d))

    SPQR

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

PSQR

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

There are some people who are born with a gift for early rising. I was born with a genius for lying in bed. I have always felt that people who rise early are slightly self-righteous. They can't help feeling a little scornful of us sluggards. And we know it. Humility is the badge of all our tribes. We are not proud of lying in bed. We are ashamed and happy. The noblest sluggard of us all has stated our case for us. "No man practises so well as he writes", said Dr. Johnson "I have all my life been lying till noon; yet I tell all young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will ever do any good."

Of course we pay the penalty We do not catch the early worm, When we turn out all the bargains have gone, and we are left only with odds and ends. From a practical point of view, we have no defence. We know that an early start is the secret of success. And if you have ever been on a walking or cycling tour you know that early rising is the key of the business. Start early and you are the master of your programme and your fate. Start late and you are the slave of the hours.

45

What did Dr. Johnson say about sluggards?

  1. ((a))

    Sluggards never practise so well as they write.

  2. ((b))

    Sluggards often wake up early.

  3. ((c))

    Sluggards are successful in business. 

  4. ((d))

    Sluggards practise so well as they write.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sluggards never practise so well as they write.

46

How do the late risers feel?

  1. ((a))

    They are genius

  2. ((b))

    Ashamed and happy

  3. ((c))

    Proud of lying in bed

  4. ((d))

    Harmless people in the society

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

They are genius

47

What does the author think of the people who rise early?

People who rise early are _______.

  1. ((a))

    born with silver spoon

  2. ((b))

    gifted human beings

  3. ((c))

    scornful sluggards

  4. ((d))

    slightly self-righteous

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

born with silver spoon

48

According to this passage, what is the secret of success?

  1. ((a))

    Be good and do good

  2. ((b))

    Sincerity and punctuality

  3. ((c))

    Early start

  4. ((d))

    Regular walking or cycling

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Be good and do good

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Melanophia are a type of beetle with an amazing ability-they can sense the presence of fire. When a fire breaks out, melanophia can detect the blaze upto 30 miles away. Their larvae feed on freshly burnt wood, so melanophia rush to the scene where they lay their eggs in the charred timbers. Often as firefighters arrive, they find melanophia by the hundreds already there. Some firefighters report being bitten. Because of their attraction to and need for fire, melanophia are often called "fire beetles".

49

Which sentence best states the main idea of the story?

  1. ((a))

    Melanophia beetles are sometimes called "fire beetles."

  2. ((b))

    One type of beetle can sense the presence of fire.

  3. ((c))

    The melanophia beetle can sense a blaze 30 miles away.

  4. ((d))

    The melanophia beetle larvae feed on freshly burnt wood.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Melanophia beetles are sometimes called "fire beetles."

50

Which would be the best title for this story?

  1. ((a))

    Six-Legged Firefighters

  2. ((b))

    The Amazing Melanophia

  3. ((c))

    First on the Scene

  4. ((d))

    Fire Alarm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Six-Legged Firefighters

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