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

PB Police PC 2024 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 18 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 · History

   The First Battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between Babur and which ruler?

   • A. Rana Sanga
   • B. Ibrahim Lodi
   • C. Sher Shah Suri
   • D. Hemu
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The First Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526 between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, which marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire in India.

2. Q2 · Sports

   In which sport is the term 'Grand Slam' used?

   • A. Cricket
   • B. Tennis
   • C. Football
   • D. Hockey
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The term 'Grand Slam' in Tennis refers to winning all four major championships (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in a calendar year.

3. Q3 · Static GK

   Which river does NOT flow through Punjab?

   • A. Sutlej
   • B. Beas
   • C. Yamuna
   • D. Ravi
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Yamuna does not flow through Punjab. The major rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab (partially), and Ghaggar.

4. Q4 · Time and Work

   A can complete a work in 15 days and B can complete the same work in 20 days. If they work together, in how many days will they finish the work?

   • A. 8 days
   • B. 8.57 days
   • C. 9 days
   • D. 10 days
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Combined work per day = 1/15 + 1/20 = 7/60. Days to complete = 60/7 ≈ 8.57 days.

5. Q5 · Number and Letter Series

   Find the missing term in the series: 3, 7, 15, 31, ?, 127

   • A. 55
   • B. 61
   • C. 63
   • D. 65
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Each term is (previous term × 2) + 1. So, 31 × 2 + 1 = 63.

6. Q6 · Statements and Conclusions

   Statement: The government has decided to provide free health checkups to all citizens above 60 years in government hospitals. Conclusion I: The government is concerned about the health of senior citizens. Conclusion II: Private hospitals will lose their elderly patients. Which conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statement?

   • A. Only conclusion I follows
   • B. Only conclusion II follows
   • C. Both conclusions I and II follow
   • D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Conclusion I logically follows as the government's decision to provide free health checkups shows concern for senior citizens. Conclusion II does not necessarily follow as the statement only mentions government hospitals, not the impact on private hospitals.

7. Q7 · Coding and Decoding

   In a certain code language, 'PENCIL' is written as 'QFODKM'. How will 'ERASER' be written in that code?

   • A. FSBTFS
   • B. FQBSDR
   • C. FSBRFS
   • D. FSBSFS
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Each letter is shifted by +1 position in the alphabet. E→F, R→S, A→B, S→T, E→F, R→S. Therefore, 'ERASER' is coded as 'FSBTFS'.

8. Q8 · Error Spotting

   Identify the part that contains an error: A) Every police officer / B) must maintain / C) their discipline / D) at all times.

   • A. Every police officer
   • B. must maintain
   • C. their discipline
   • D. at all times
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   'Every police officer' is singular, so the pronoun should be 'his or her' instead of 'their'. The error is in part C.

9. Q9 · Spelling Correction

   Identify the word with correct spelling:

   • A. Accommodation
   • B. Accomodation
   • C. Acommodation
   • D. Acomodation
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   The correct spelling is 'Accommodation' with double 'c' and double 'm'.

10. Q10 · Idioms and Proverbs

    ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ 'ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਧੂੜ ਪਾਉਣਾ' ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?

    • A. ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣਾ
    • B. ਅੱਖਾਂ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
    • C. ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਨਾ
    • D. ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਕਰਨਾ
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ 'ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਧੂੜ ਪਾਉਣਾ' ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣਾ (to deceive)।