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

TS Police PC 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 115 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 · Analogies

   Book : Pages :: Tree : ?

   • A. Forest
   • B. Branches
   • C. Leaves
   • D. Root
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   A book is made up of pages, and similarly, a tree has leaves as its components.

2. Q2 · Observation

   In a row of boys, Ramesh is 8th from the left and Suresh is 12th from the right. If they interchange their positions, Ramesh becomes 14th from the left. What is Suresh's new position from the right?

   • A. 6th
   • B. 8th
   • C. 10th
   • D. 18th
   Answer and solution

   Answer: D

   After interchange, Ramesh is 14th from left, meaning Suresh's original position was 14th from left, which corresponds to 12th from right before, so Suresh's new position from right = Ramesh's old position = 8th becomes 18th from right in a row of 25 boys.

3. Q3 · Arithmetic and Non-Verbal Series

   Find the missing number in the series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?

   • A. 125
   • B. 127
   • C. 121
   • D. 129
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2 and adding 1: (3×2+1=7, 7×2+1=15, 15×2+1=31, 31×2+1=63, 63×2+1=127).

4. Q4 · Venn Diagrams

   Which Venn diagram best represents the relationship among: Doctors, Teachers, and Women?

   • A. Three separate circles
   • B. Three overlapping circles
   • C. Two circles inside one larger circle
   • D. Two overlapping circles and one separate
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Doctors, Teachers, and Women can overlap (a woman can be a doctor or teacher, etc.), so the best representation is three overlapping circles.

5. Q5 · Number System

   Find the smallest number which when divided by 15, 24 and 36 leaves a remainder of 8 in each case.

   • A. 368
   • B. 360
   • C. 352
   • D. 728
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   LCM of 15, 24, 36 is 360. The required number is 360 + 8 = 368.

6. Q6 · Profit and Loss

   A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20%. What is his profit percentage?

   • A. 12%
   • B. 10%
   • C. 8%
   • D. 15%
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Let CP = 100. MP = 140. SP after 20% discount = 140 × 0.8 = 112. Profit% = (112-100)/100 × 100 = 12%.

7. Q7 · Analogies

   Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

   • A. School
   • B. Office
   • C. College
   • D. Classroom
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   A Doctor works in a Hospital, similarly a Teacher works in a School. Both are places of profession.

8. Q8 · Observation

   In the following number series, one number is missing. Identify it: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __

   • A. 40
   • B. 42
   • C. 44
   • D. 48
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The pattern is: 1×2=2, 2×3=6, 3×4=12, 4×5=20, 5×6=30, 6×7=42. The missing number is 42.

9. Q9 · Direction and Distance

   Ravi walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km. He then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from the starting point?

   • A. 3 km
   • B. 5 km
   • C. 8 km
   • D. 13 km
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   After walking North 5 km, right (East) 3 km, and right again (South) 5 km, Ravi is 3 km East of his starting point.

10. Q10 · Coding and Decoding

    If in a certain code, 'LAMP' is written as 'OZSK', how is 'BULB' written in that code?

    • A. EXOE
    • B. EYOF
    • C. FYOF
    • D. EXOF
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    Each letter is shifted forward by 3 positions: L→O, A→D→Z, M→P→S, P→S→K. Similarly: B→E, U→X, L→O, B→E.