GJ Police PC 2024 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

GJ Police PC 2024 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 16 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · Coding and Decoding

   In a certain code language, if 'TRAIN' is written as 'USBJO', how is 'PLANE' written in that code?

   • A. QMBOF
   • B. QMBOA
   • C. QMBPF
   • D. QMCOF
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Each letter is replaced by the next letter in alphabetical order: P→Q, L→M, A→B, N→O, E→F, giving 'QMBOF'.

2. Q2 · Statement and Conclusion

   Statement: All chairs are tables. Some tables are wooden. Conclusion I: Some chairs are wooden. Conclusion II: All tables are chairs. Which conclusion follows?

   • A. Only Conclusion I
   • B. Only Conclusion II
   • C. Both I and II
   • D. Neither I nor II
   Answer and solution

   Answer: D

   Conclusion I does not follow because only some tables are wooden, and we cannot conclude that those overlap with chairs. Conclusion II does not follow because it reverses the given statement.

3. Q3 · Number System

   Find the LCM of 18, 24, and 36.

   • A. 72
   • B. 108
   • C. 144
   • D. 216
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Prime factorizations: 18 = 2×3², 24 = 2³×3, 36 = 2²×3². LCM = 2³×3² = 8×9 = 72.

4. Q4 · Ratio and Proportion

   Two numbers are in the ratio 5:8. If 6 is added to each number, the ratio becomes 7:10. What is the smaller number?

   • A. 15
   • B. 20
   • C. 25
   • D. 30
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Let numbers be 5x and 8x. Then (5x+6)/(8x+6) = 7/10. Solving: 50x + 60 = 56x + 42, so 6x = 18, x = 3. Smaller number = 5×3 = 15.

5. Q5 · Time, Speed and Distance

   A train covers a distance of 240 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed in km/h?

   • A. 70 km/h
   • B. 75 km/h
   • C. 80 km/h
   • D. 85 km/h
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Speed = Distance/Time = 240/3 = 80 km/h.

6. Q6 · Geometry

   A rectangular field is 80 meters long and 45 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the field?

   • A. 250 meters
   • B. 240 meters
   • C. 260 meters
   • D. 230 meters
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(Length + Width) = 2(80 + 45) = 2(125) = 250 meters.

7. Q7 · Indian Economy

   Which of the following is the currency issuing authority in India?

   • A. Ministry of Finance
   • B. Reserve Bank of India
   • C. State Bank of India
   • D. NITI Aayog
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the sole authority for issuing currency notes in India (except one-rupee notes and coins issued by the Government).

8. Q8 · Current Affairs

   In 2024, India successfully conducted 'Exercise Malabar' with which group of countries?

   • A. USA, Japan, and Australia
   • B. Russia, France, and China
   • C. UK, Germany, and Canada
   • D. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Exercise Malabar is a multilateral naval exercise involving India, USA, Japan, and Australia as part of the Quad security dialogue.

9. Q9 · Gujarati Grammar (Vyakaran)

   નીચેનામાંથી 'સંધિ'નું યોગ્ય ઉદાહરણ કયું છે?

   • A. ગુરુ + આદેશ = ગુરુઆદેશ
   • B. મહા + ઔદાર્ય = મહૌદાર્ય
   • C. પુસ્તક + માળા = પુસ્તકમાળા
   • D. રામ + ચંદ્ર = રામચંદ્ર
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   'મહા + ઔદાર્ય = મહૌદાર્ય' એક યોગ્ય સંધિ છે જ્યાં આ + ઔ = ઔ થાય છે. અન્ય વિકલ્પોમાં માત્ર સમાસ છે.

10. Q10 · Sentence Correction

    નીચેનામાંથી શુદ્ધ વાક્ય કયું છે?

    • A. તેણે મને મારા પુસ્તક આપ્યું
    • B. તેણે મને મારું પુસ્તક આપ્યું
    • C. તેણે મને મારી પુસ્તક આપ્યુ
    • D. તેણે મને મારુ પુસ્તક આપ્યા
    Answer and solution

    Answer: B

    વિકલ્પ B શુદ્ધ છે કારણ કે 'પુસ્તક' નપુંસક લિંગ છે અને 'મારું' યોગ્ય સર્વનામ છે.