TN Police PC 2025 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

TN Police PC 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 20 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 · Indian History

   Which ancient Indian ruler is credited with establishing the first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent after the Vedic period?

   • A. Ashoka the Great
   • B. Chandragupta Maurya
   • C. Samudragupta
   • D. Harsha Vardhana
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire around 322 BCE, which was the first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent.

2. Q2 · Indian Economy

   The Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India came into effect from which date?

   • A. 1st April 2017
   • B. 1st July 2017
   • C. 1st January 2017
   • D. 1st August 2017
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented on July 1, 2017 in India, replacing multiple indirect taxes with a unified tax system.

3. Q3 · Sports

   Which Indian chess player became the youngest World Chess Champion in December 2024?

   • A. Viswanathan Anand
   • B. D. Gukesh
   • C. Arjun Erigaisi
   • D. Praggnanandhaa R
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   D. Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion in December 2024 at the age of 18, defeating China's Ding Liren in Singapore.

4. Q4 · TN Freedom Struggle

   V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, a prominent Tamil Nadu freedom fighter, established which shipping company to challenge British monopoly?

   • A. Indian Shipping Corporation
   • B. Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company
   • C. Madras Coastal Shipping
   • D. Tamil Steam Trading Company
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   V.O. Chidambaram Pillai founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to break the British shipping monopoly between Tuticorin and Colombo.

5. Q5 · Logical Reasoning

   Statement: All officers are diligent. Some diligent people are honest. Conclusion I: All officers are honest. Conclusion II: Some honest people are officers. Which conclusion logically 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 diligent people are honest. Conclusion II does not necessarily follow because there is no direct link between officers and honest people.

6. Q6 · Series

   Find the missing number in the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, ?

   • A. 68
   • B. 72
   • C. 76
   • D. 78
   Answer and solution

   Answer: D

   The pattern is: each term is (previous term × 2) + 2. So, 3×2+2=8, 8×2+2=18, 18×2+2=38, 38×2+2=78.

7. Q7 · Blood Relations

   Pointing to a photograph, Meena said, 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is the woman in the photograph related to Meena?

   • A. Sister
   • B. Mother
   • C. Cousin
   • D. Daughter
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Meena's grandfather's only son is Meena's father. The daughter of Meena's father is Meena's sister.

8. Q8 · Decision Making

   A police constable observes suspicious activity in two locations simultaneously. Location A has a minor theft in progress, and Location B shows signs of a serious assault. Which action should the constable prioritize?

   • A. Rush to Location A and apprehend the thief
   • B. Call for backup and proceed to Location B immediately
   • C. Ignore both and continue patrolling
   • D. Report both incidents to headquarters and wait for instructions
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Serious assault poses immediate threat to life and requires urgent intervention. Calling backup ensures both locations are addressed while prioritizing the critical situation.

9. Q9 · Percentage

   A man spends 25% of his monthly salary on rent and 15% on food. If he saves ₹12,600, which is 35% of his salary, what is his monthly salary?

   • A. ₹32,000
   • B. ₹36,000
   • C. ₹40,000
   • D. ₹42,000
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   If ₹12,600 = 35% of salary, then salary = 12,600 ÷ 0.35 = ₹36,000.

10. Q10 · Time & Work

    A can complete a work in 12 days and B can complete the same work in 18 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?

    • A. 6.5 days
    • B. 7.2 days
    • C. 8 days
    • D. 9 days
    Answer and solution

    Answer: B

    A's rate = 1/12, B's rate = 1/18. Combined rate = 1/12 + 1/18 = 5/36. Time = 36/5 = 7.2 days.