JK Police SI study guide
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector examination is the recruitment route into the supervisory rank of the J&K Police, the officer who runs a police station's day-to-day policing, supervises constables, handles case files and liaises with the public and magistrates. Recruitment is conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police Recruitment Board (JKPRB), which advertises vacancies, publishes eligibility conditions and issues the syllabus and scheme for each cycle. The JK Police SI study guide has 8 sections and about 2,816 words.
01General English
The JK Police SI English section rewards precision, not vocabulary display: error spotting, sentence improvement, fill in the blanks, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, one-word substitutions and a short comprehension passage. Subject–verb agreement.
353 words, about 2 min02General Awareness and Current Affairs
General Awareness and Current Affairs in the JK Police SI paper mixes national and international events of the last 12–18 months with static facts that are permanently examinable - Indian polity, awards, sports, defence exercises, schemes, days and reports - plus J&K appointments and institutions. Appointments and offices.
342 words, about 2 min03Reasoning and Analytical Ability
This section checks whether you can find the rule behind a pattern and apply it without assumptions: analogies, odd-one-out, coding–decoding, series (number, letter, symbol), blood relations, direction sense, syllogisms, seating arrangements, ranking, clocks and calendars. Ranking: Total = Left rank + Right rank − 1; the number of people between two positions = (Left of A) − (Left of B) − 1.
340 words, about 2 min04Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude
The paper tests calculation speed rather than advanced mathematics: number system, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time–work, time–speed–distance, mensuration and data interpretation. Percentage change = (change ÷ original) × 100; always identify the base first.
335 words, about 2 min05Indian Constitution
Expect questions on the framing of the Constitution, borrowed features, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties, amendments, emergency provisions, the judiciary and Centre–State relations, including the special position J&K held until 2019. The Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946; the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950.
350 words, about 2 min06Policing and Law
Questions come from criminal procedure, substantive criminal law, evidence and special statutes, plus policing doctrine - FIR and investigation, arrest and custody, bail, human rights, cybercrime, and the new criminal codes that replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act from 1 July 2024 (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam). FIR: information about a cognizable offence is recorded under Section 173 BNSS (earlier Section 154 CrPC), read over to the informant and signed; a copy goes free of cost.
387 words, about 2 min07Jammu and Kashmir Specific Knowledge
History, geography, culture, polity and economy of Jammu and Kashmir, and of Ladakh where the pre-2019 state is concerned: rulers and treaties, the 1947 accession, Article 370, the 2019 reorganisation, rivers, lakes, passes, districts, festivals, crafts and institutions. 1846 Treaty of Amritsar: after the First Anglo-Sikh War, Gulab Singh became ruler of Jammu and Kashmir under Dogra rule, which lasted until 1947.
368 words, about 2 min08Computer Awareness and Basic IT
Basic IT literacy: hardware and software, memory units, operating systems, MS Office, internet and networking, shortcuts, databases, cyber security, and police IT systems such as CCTNS. Memory: 1 byte = 8 bits; 1 KB = 1024 bytes; 1 MB = 1024 KB; 1 GB = 1024 MB; 1 TB = 1024 GB.
341 words, about 2 min