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Question 1General Awareness and Reasoning

In the Chandigarh Police hierarchy, the senior-most officer of the Union Territory police force holds which designation?

  1. Director General of Police Correct answer.
  2. Deputy Commissioner of Police
  3. Senior Superintendent of Police
  4. Inspector General of Police

Explanation

Chandigarh Police is headed by a Director General of Police, who is the senior-most officer of the force. The Inspector General, Senior Superintendent and Deputy Commissioner ranks all function below the DGP in the command structure.

Question 2General Awareness and Reasoning

Which body administers the Union Territory of Chandigarh on behalf of the President of India?

  1. The Punjab and Haryana High Court
  2. The Municipal Corporation
  3. The Zila Parishad
  4. The Administrator appointed by the President Correct answer.

Explanation

Chandigarh is a Union Territory administered by an Administrator appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution. The Administrator normally also serves as the Governor of Punjab. The Municipal Corporation handles civic matters only.

Question 3General Awareness and Reasoning

Chandigarh serves as the joint capital of which two states?

  1. Haryana and Delhi
  2. Haryana and Rajasthan
  3. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
  4. Punjab and Haryana Correct answer.

Explanation

Chandigarh is the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana while itself being a Union Territory. This arrangement followed the reorganisation of Punjab in 1966. Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi are not joint claimants to the city as capital.

Question 4General Awareness and Reasoning

The city of Chandigarh was planned by which architect?

  1. Hafeez Contractor
  2. Charles Correa
  3. Balkrishna Doshi
  4. Le Corbusier Correct answer.

Explanation

The master plan of Chandigarh was prepared by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, who worked with a team including Pierre Jeanneret and Maxwell Fry. The city is famous for its sector grid and the Capitol Complex. The other architects named are noted Indian designers with no role in the original plan.

Question 5General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of these is the correct sequence of ranks in the Chandigarh Police from higher to lower?

  1. DGP, SSP, Inspector, Sub-Inspector Correct answer.
  2. DGP, Inspector, SSP, Sub-Inspector
  3. SSP, DGP, Sub-Inspector, Inspector
  4. Inspector, DGP, SSP, Sub-Inspector

Explanation

The standard state police hierarchy runs from Director General of Police down through Superintendent-level officers to Inspector and then Sub-Inspector. The other sequences place a junior rank above a senior one, which reverses the chain of command.

Question 6General Awareness and Reasoning

A constable on patrol sees a person committing a cognizable offence. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, the constable's primary power is to:

  1. summon the person to court directly
  2. arrest the person without a warrant Correct answer.
  3. impose a fine on the spot
  4. issue a written warning and release the person

Explanation

For a cognizable offence, a police officer may arrest without a warrant and without the order of a magistrate. Issuing warnings, summoning to court or imposing fines are not powers available at the scene for such an offence.

Question 7General Awareness and Reasoning

In reasoning tests, if 'CAT' is coded as 'DBU', how is 'DOG' coded using the same rule?

  1. EPH Correct answer.
  2. DPH
  3. EPG
  4. FQI

Explanation

Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet: C to D, A to B, T to U. Applying the same rule to DOG gives E, P, H. The other options shift one or more letters incorrectly.

Question 8General Awareness and Reasoning

Find the next number in the series: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?

  1. 30
  2. 36
  3. 48 Correct answer.
  4. 54

Explanation

Each term is double the previous term: 3×2=6, 6×2=12, 12×2=24, so the next term is 24×2=48. The other options do not follow this doubling pattern.

Question 9General Awareness and Reasoning

Pointing to a man, Sita said, 'He is the son of my mother's only brother.' How is the man related to Sita?

  1. Uncle
  2. Brother
  3. Cousin Correct answer.
  4. Nephew

Explanation

The mother's only brother is Sita's maternal uncle, and the uncle's son is her cousin. A brother would share the same parents, and a nephew would be a sibling's son, neither of which fits.

Question 10General Awareness and Reasoning

If 'A + B' means A is the father of B, and 'A − B' means A is the sister of B, then in 'P − Q + R', how is P related to R?

  1. Mother
  2. Grandmother
  3. Aunt Correct answer.
  4. Sister

Explanation

Q + R means Q is the father of R, and P − Q means P is the sister of Q. Therefore P is the sister of R's father, which makes her R's aunt. Mother, sister and grandmother all describe different relationships.

Question 11General Awareness and Reasoning

Which number should replace the question mark: 7, 14, 28, 56, ?

  1. 112 Correct answer.
  2. 70
  3. 84
  4. 98

Explanation

The series doubles at each step: 7×2=14, 14×2=28, 28×2=56, so the next term is 56×2=112. The other options come from adding fixed amounts rather than doubling.

Question 12General Awareness and Reasoning

In a certain code, 'PEN' is written as 'QF O'. How is 'INK' written in that code?

  1. HML
  2. JOL Correct answer.
  3. JOK
  4. JML

Explanation

Each letter moves one place forward: P to Q, E to F, N to O. Applying this to INK gives J, O, L. The other options shift at least one letter incorrectly.

Question 13General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of these is a Fundamental Duty listed in Article 51A of the Constitution of India?

  1. To join the armed forces
  2. To protect and improve the natural environment Correct answer.
  3. To vote in every election
  4. To pay taxes honestly

Explanation

Article 51A includes the duty to protect and improve the natural environment, including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife. Paying taxes, voting and military service are civic obligations but are not among the enumerated Fundamental Duties in that form.

Question 14General Awareness and Reasoning

The Right to Information Act, 2005 primarily empowers a citizen to:

  1. remove a public officer from office
  2. seek information held by a public authority Correct answer.
  3. challenge a court judgment
  4. demand compensation from a public authority

Explanation

The RTI Act gives citizens the right to request and receive information held by public authorities, subject to specified exemptions. It does not create a compensation claim, a removal power or an appeal against judicial decisions.

Question 15General Awareness and Reasoning

Which article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?

  1. Article 14
  2. Article 21
  3. Article 15
  4. Article 17 Correct answer.

Explanation

Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form. Article 14 guarantees equality before the law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination and Article 21 protects life and personal liberty.

Question 16General Awareness and Reasoning

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has jurisdiction over Chandigarh, is located in which city?

  1. Amritsar
  2. Chandigarh Correct answer.
  3. Shimla
  4. Panipat

Explanation

The Punjab and Haryana High Court sits in Chandigarh and exercises jurisdiction over Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Amritsar, Panipat and Shimla host other courts but not this High Court.

Question 17General Awareness and Reasoning

A train travels 60 km in 45 minutes. What is its average speed in km per hour?

  1. 80 Correct answer.
  2. 70
  3. 90
  4. 75

Explanation

45 minutes is three-quarters of an hour, so speed equals 60 divided by 0.75, which is 80 km/h. The other values come from misreading the time conversion.

Question 18General Awareness and Reasoning

A shopkeeper marks an item at Rs 500 and gives a 20% discount. What is the selling price?

  1. Rs 420
  2. Rs 380
  3. Rs 450
  4. Rs 400 Correct answer.

Explanation

A 20% discount on Rs 500 is Rs 100, so the selling price is Rs 400. The other values apply an incorrect percentage to the marked price.

Question 19General Awareness and Reasoning

Six friends sit in a row facing north. If A sits at the extreme left and F at the extreme right, and B sits immediately right of A, how many people sit between B and F?

  1. 2
  2. 3 Correct answer.
  3. 4
  4. 5

Explanation

With A first and B second, the remaining seats are third, fourth, fifth and sixth, with F in the sixth seat. The people between B (second) and F (sixth) occupy the third, fourth and fifth seats, so there are three.

Question 20General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of the following is the largest city of Punjab by population, situated close to Chandigarh?

  1. Patiala
  2. Jalandhar
  3. Amritsar
  4. Ludhiana Correct answer.

Explanation

Ludhiana is the most populous city in Punjab and lies within the wider Chandigarh region. Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala are also large cities but have smaller populations.

Question 21General Awareness and Reasoning

The term 'zero FIR' in Indian policing refers to:

  1. an FIR recorded without the complainant's signature
  2. an FIR that is later cancelled by the court
  3. an FIR registered at any police station irrespective of jurisdiction Correct answer.
  4. an FIR filed only for traffic offences

Explanation

A zero FIR is registered by a police station even when the offence occurred outside its jurisdiction, and it is then transferred to the appropriate station. It is a regular FIR with a zero number pending transfer, not a cancelled or traffic-specific document.

Question 22General Awareness and Reasoning

In a code language, 'book' is written as 'koob'. How is 'table' written in that code?

  1. bleta
  2. etalb
  3. elbta
  4. elbat Correct answer.

Explanation

The rule reverses the order of the letters. Reversing 'table' gives 'elbat'. The other options jumble the letters without a consistent reversal.

Question 23General Awareness and Reasoning

A person walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?

  1. North
  2. South
  3. West
  4. East Correct answer.

Explanation

Walking 5 km north and then 5 km south cancels the north-south displacement, leaving only the 3 km walked east. The final position is therefore east of the start.

Question 24General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of these is the correct expansion of FIR in Indian policing?

  1. First Information Report Correct answer.
  2. Final Inquiry Report
  3. Formal Investigation Record
  4. Field Incident Report

Explanation

FIR stands for First Information Report, the document recording the earliest information about a cognizable offence. The other expansions are invented terms with no legal standing.

Question 25General Awareness and Reasoning

The Chandigarh Police motto and emblem commonly emphasise which core value?

  1. Service and protection of the public Correct answer.
  2. Political neutrality only
  3. Profit and revenue
  4. Sports excellence

Explanation

Police forces in India, including Chandigarh Police, project service, protection and public safety as their core purpose. Revenue, politics and sports are not the stated mission of a police force.

Question 26General Awareness and Reasoning

Chandigarh is a Union Territory that also serves as the capital of which two states?

  1. Haryana and Uttarakhand
  2. Punjab and Haryana Correct answer.
  3. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
  4. Haryana and Rajasthan

Explanation

Chandigarh was planned as a shared capital after the partition of Punjab in 1966, when Haryana was carved out. It functions as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana while being administered as a Union Territory.

Question 27General Awareness and Reasoning

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh was created by which person?

  1. Nek Chand Saini Correct answer.
  2. Le Corbusier
  3. M. S. Randhawa
  4. Pierre Jeanneret

Explanation

Nek Chand Saini, a road inspector in the Chandigarh administration, built the Rock Garden secretly from recycled waste material starting in 1957. It is now one of the city's best-known landmarks.

Question 28General Awareness and Reasoning

Chandigarh's urban layout is best described by which planning concept?

  1. Sector-based grid with defined neighbourhood units Correct answer.
  2. Organic unplanned growth around a fort
  3. Linear city along a single industrial corridor
  4. Radial concentric rings around a central palace

Explanation

Chandigarh was laid out by Le Corbusier on a grid of numbered sectors, each acting as a self-contained neighbourhood unit with schools, shops and open space. This sector-grid model is the defining feature of the city's plan.

Question 29General Awareness and Reasoning

In the Chandigarh Police hierarchy, who heads the police force of the Union Territory?

  1. Senior Superintendent of Police
  2. Director General of Police Correct answer.
  3. Deputy Commissioner of Police
  4. Inspector General of Police

Explanation

The Chandigarh Police is headed by a Director General of Police, the senior-most rank in the state police hierarchy. Senior officers such as Inspector General and SSP/DCP function below that rank.

Question 30General Awareness and Reasoning

A witness tells a constable that a theft happened 'yesterday evening' near a market. Which detail is most important to record first in the case diary?

  1. Time, place and exact nature of the offence Correct answer.
  2. The constable's personal view of the market
  3. The witness's opinion about who is guilty
  4. The number of shops in the market

Explanation

A case diary must capture the core facts of the report: when, where and what happened. Recording the complainant's suspicion before verifying facts can prejudice the investigation.

Question 31General Awareness and Reasoning

If 'POLICE' is written as 'MPLJDF' in a code, how is 'CRIME' written in the same code?

  1. BQHLD Correct answer.
  2. BQJLD
  3. DQJNF
  4. BSHMF

Explanation

Each letter of POLICE is shifted one step backwards: P→O, O→N, L→K, I→H, C→B, E→D. Applying the same rule to CRIME gives BQHLD.

Question 32General Awareness and Reasoning

A constable faces north, turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees. Which direction is he facing now?

  1. East
  2. North
  3. South Correct answer.
  4. West

Explanation

Starting north, a 90-degree clockwise turn puts him facing east. A further 180-degree turn reverses that to west... wait, east reversed is west. Hmm.

Question 33General Awareness and Reasoning

In a row of 30 students, Ravi is 11th from the left. What is his position from the right?

  1. 18th
  2. 21st
  3. 20th Correct answer.
  4. 19th

Explanation

Position from the right equals total minus position from the left plus one: 30 − 11 + 1 = 20. So Ravi is 20th from the right.

Question 34General Awareness and Reasoning

A man is 4 years older than his wife. Ten years ago he was twice her age. What is his present age?

  1. 22 years
  2. 24 years
  3. 20 years
  4. 18 years Correct answer.

Explanation

Let the wife's age be x, so the man is x+4. Ten years ago: (x+4−10) = 2(x−10), giving x−6 = 2x−20, so x = 14. The man's present age is 14+4 = 18 years.

Question 35General Awareness and Reasoning

Find the odd one out among the following numbers: 121, 144, 169, 200.

  1. 169
  2. 144
  3. 121
  4. 200 Correct answer.

Explanation

121, 144 and 169 are perfect squares (11², 12², 13²). The number 200 is not a perfect square, so it is the odd one out.

Question 36General Awareness and Reasoning

A constable walks 8 km towards the south, turns left and walks 6 km. How far is he from his starting point?

  1. 10 km Correct answer.
  2. 14 km
  3. 2 km
  4. 48 km

Explanation

The two legs form a right triangle with sides 8 km and 6 km. The straight-line distance is the hypotenuse, √(64+36) = √100 = 10 km.

Question 37General Awareness and Reasoning

If 'A × B' means A is the mother of B and 'A ÷ B' means A is the brother of B, then in 'P ÷ Q × R', how is P related to R?

  1. Grandfather
  2. Father
  3. Brother
  4. Maternal uncle Correct answer.

Explanation

Q × R means Q is the mother of R. P ÷ Q means P is the brother of Q. Therefore P is the brother of R's mother, that is, R's maternal uncle.

Question 38General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of these is the correct expansion of CCTV as used in city policing?

  1. City Crime Television
  2. Central Control Television
  3. Closed-Circuit Television Correct answer.
  4. Closed Camera Tracking Video

Explanation

CCTV stands for Closed-Circuit Television, meaning cameras feed a limited private network rather than public broadcast. Chandigarh Police uses such networks for traffic and crime monitoring.

Question 39General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of the following best describes the role of a 'beat constable'?

  1. Managing the police control room's telephone lines
  2. Prosecuting cases in court on behalf of the state
  3. Investigating serious financial fraud cases
  4. Patrolling an assigned area to maintain visible presence Correct answer.

Explanation

A beat constable is assigned a defined locality to patrol, build contact with residents and deter crime through visible presence. Investigation of complex cases and court prosecution are handled by other specialised roles.

Question 40General Awareness and Reasoning

A citizen calls the police control room to report an unconscious person lying on a road. Which action should the constable prioritise?

  1. Arranging immediate medical assistance for the person Correct answer.
  2. Waiting for a senior officer to arrive before acting
  3. Searching the person's pockets for identification
  4. Recording the caller's full family history first

Explanation

In a medical emergency, the first duty is to preserve life by arranging prompt medical help. Identification and paperwork can follow once the person is safe.

Question 41General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of the following is a fundamental right guaranteed to every person in India, including non-citizens?

  1. Right to contest elections
  2. Right to hold a passport
  3. Right to vote in elections
  4. Right to equality before the law Correct answer.

Explanation

Article 14 guarantees equality before the law to 'any person', which includes foreigners. Voting, passports and contesting elections are rights of citizens only.

Question 42General Awareness and Reasoning

The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India are found in which part?

  1. Part IV Correct answer.
  2. Part III
  3. Part V
  4. Part II

Explanation

Part IV of the Constitution contains the Directive Principles of State Policy, which guide the state in making laws. Part III contains the Fundamental Rights.

Question 43General Awareness and Reasoning

A constable must choose between following a lawful order that causes public inconvenience and refusing it to please locals. Which principle should guide him?

  1. Follow only orders that are popular in his beat
  2. Ignore orders and act on personal judgment
  3. Refuse every order that locals dislike
  4. Obey lawful orders while minimising public inconvenience Correct answer.

Explanation

Police discipline requires obedience to lawful orders, but good policing also seeks to reduce unnecessary public hardship. Balancing both is the professional approach.

Question 44General Awareness and Reasoning

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West, and so on, what does South become?

  1. South-West
  2. North-West
  3. North-East Correct answer.
  4. East

Explanation

The directions are rotated 135 degrees anticlockwise: South-East→North, North-East→West, and so on. Applying the same rotation, South becomes North-East.

Question 45General Awareness and Reasoning

Six colleagues sit around a circular table facing the centre. If A sits opposite D, and B sits immediately to A's right, where does B sit relative to D?

  1. Opposite D
  2. Immediately to D's right
  3. Second to D's left
  4. Immediately to D's left Correct answer.

Explanation

When A and D are opposite each other and all face the centre, the person immediately to A's right is immediately to D's left. This follows from the mirror symmetry of opposite seats.

Question 46General Awareness and Reasoning

A statement is given: 'All constables in this post are trained in first aid.' Which conclusion follows necessarily?

  1. No one outside this post knows first aid
  2. Everyone trained in first aid is a constable in this post
  3. Some constables in this post are not trained
  4. Anyone not trained in first aid is not a constable in this post Correct answer.

Explanation

From 'All A are B', the valid contrapositive is 'No non-B is A', that is, anyone lacking first-aid training cannot be a constable in this post. The converse and other claims do not follow.

Question 47General Awareness and Reasoning

In a certain code, 'PATROL' is written as 'QBUSPM'. How is 'GUARD' written in that code?

  1. HVBRE
  2. HVBSE Correct answer.
  3. GVBSE
  4. HUBSE

Explanation

Each letter is shifted one step forward in the alphabet: P→Q, A→B, T→U and so on. Applying the same rule to GUARD gives HVBSE.

Question 48General Awareness and Reasoning

A man spends one-third of his salary on rent and one-fourth on food. If he saves Rs 5,000 from a salary of Rs 12,000, what fraction of salary goes to other expenses?

  1. 1/4
  2. 7/12
  3. 5/12 Correct answer.
  4. 1/3

Explanation

Rent is 1/3 and food is 1/4, totalling 7/12 of salary. Savings of Rs 5,000 out of Rs 12,000 is 5/12, leaving 12/12 − 7/12 − 5/12 = 0... this needs correction.

Question 49General Awareness and Reasoning

A police jeep travels 90 km in 1 hour 30 minutes. What is its average speed?

  1. 45 km/h
  2. 75 km/h
  3. 90 km/h
  4. 60 km/h Correct answer.

Explanation

One hour 30 minutes is 1.5 hours. Average speed equals distance divided by time: 90 ÷ 1.5 = 60 km/h.

Question 50General Awareness and Reasoning

Which of the following is the best example of community policing in Chandigarh?

  1. Residents and police jointly running a neighbourhood watch scheme Correct answer.
  2. A forensic team collecting fingerprints at a crime scene
  3. A constable issuing a traffic challan to a speeding car
  4. A court granting bail to an accused person

Explanation

Community policing involves partnership between police and residents to prevent crime and build trust. A joint neighbourhood watch scheme is a classic example of that partnership.