Telangana Police SI Mains Exam 2022 Official Paper 1 (Previous Year Paper)

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

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

Elders in rural areas used to say "HASTE MAKES WASTE".

Fill in the blanks with correct homophone:

(a) My friend wanted to go to his native place on his _______ day but he was not allotted _______ in Sircar Express.

(b) I wanted to go to _______ shore to _______ the thundering waves.

(c) No one can find _______ tree in the sea _______

(d) Dr. C.V. Raman was awarded the title _______ hood but he was afraid of _______

During the Telangana agitation, the State Government (Some) employees abstained from duties without applying for leave or permission. The Government declared "No work - No pay".

Which of the following gives the correct meaning of "No work - No pay"?

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

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

Which one of the following words takes the prefix 'dis' to form a new word?

 Which one of the following is synonymous with the word 'Bright'?

A room where people can sit before entering Doctor's chamber after getting an appointment is __________.

Which of the following is the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence? The killer used a sharp knife to cut the throat of a person.

 Which one of the following is the correct word that exists as per the correctness of its spelling?

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

Every increase or rise of tide will have its _______

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:

Our Principal takes his lunch _______ 1 p.m and 2 p.m.

Choose the correct option of the suitable prepositions to make them meaningful sentences:

i) He is good _______ English language.

ii) He recovered _______ his illness.

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

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

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition**:**

The differences _______ men and women in terms of skill set are slowly vanishing.

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:

Our Circle Inspector is _______ expert in Human Psychology.

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions:

There are hidden treasures _______ knowledge _______ our environment.

Fill in the blanks with the correct articles:

I listened to _______ story and was able to discuss _______ advantages.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb form:

The English teacher has never _______ English grammar in the class, I don't know why?

Match the following to form meaningful sentences:

 Which of the following sentences is irrelevant with reference to concord?

Which of the following statements has an error with concord?

 Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below:

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

The Sub-Inspector of Police _______ already _______ the culprit, but he ran away

Fill in the blank with the suitable option to make it a meaningful sentence:

S.P. Bala Subramanyam was an Indian film playback singer. He _______ since his teenage.

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

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

What did this passage convey to mankind ?

Why do ants captivate some other ants ?

"Might is right" theory means :

Fill in the blank with right ending :

The Naturalist _______.

How do ants cross a stream ?

Which of the following options gives the correct meaning of the expression 'a penny for your thoughts'?

Which one of the following options gives the correct meaning of the expression 'A piece of cake'?

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

A criminal trial in a Military Court of a member of the armed forces who is charged with breaking a Military Law is called ______.

Choose one word substitute for the clause given below:

A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft is ______.

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:

You, boys must settle it ______ yourselves.

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

By the time we reached there, the train ______

Fill in the blank with correct preposition:

Three ______ four make seven.

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank :

They heard the gossip ______ common friends .

Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions :

They live ______ a small one bedroom flat ______ the third floor .

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb forms :

I ______ already ______ him before he came to Hyderabad .

Choose grammatically correct sentence from the options given below :

Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb form in the sentence:

After ______ my dinner, I went to bed.

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

Deva is an amazing dancer. He ______ since his childhood.

In the following question there are six sentences marked S1, S6, A, B, C, D. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four options which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the paragraph.

S1: An aeroplane was a wonderful invention of its time.

A: But its use as a main means of transport was adopted only later.

B: Some even say that it was one of the greatest inventions of all time.

C: The main thing that propelled the development of the aeroplanes at such a fast pace was the first and the second world war.

D: It not only boosted our power of movement but also enhanced our vision.

S6: It has connected nations that would have never been connected otherwise and shown us a new, unseen and spectacular perspective of our earth. 

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

A) Nothing happen ever by chance .

B) Nothing does ever happens by chance .

C) Nothing happens by chance .

D) Nothing happens never by chance .

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

The baby showed a noticeable (A)/ distaste for (B)/ these kind (C)/ of prepared baby food (D)

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

I congratulate you (A)/ on your success (B)/ in the examination (C)/ that never happened last week (D)

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

Hadn't you been (A)/ with me (B)/ I would not have (C)/ win this game (D)

In the following question there are six sentences marked S1 , S6 , A , B , C , D. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed . You are required to choose one of the four options which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the paragraph .

S1 : One hot day , a crow became very thirsty and was going to die for want of water .

( A ) The water was so low that the crow could not drink it .

( B ) It saw a pitcher and at once flew to it with great delight but there was very little water at the bottom of the pitcher .

( C ) The water reached the neck of the pitcher .

( D ) It looked around and saw some pebbles lying nearby so it took the pebbles one by one and dropped them into the pitcher .

S6 : The crow drank the water to its heart's content and flew away .