Odisha Police SI case studies
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The Odisha Police Sub-Inspector recruitment examination is the selection process through which the Odisha Police, administered through the Odisha State Selection/Police Recruitment machinery, fills Sub-Inspector posts in the civil police cadre. It is aimed at graduates who want a uniformed supervisory role: a Sub-Inspector typically supervises constables, handles station-level investigation and law-and-order duties, and is the first supervisory rank a new recruit enters. The Odisha Police SI case studies are 5 cases and about 3,689 words.
1Height, Chest and Stopwatch: Deciding Eligibility at the PET Ground
At the physical efficiency test ground in Cuttack, a 24-year-old male candidate is measured at 07:40. The recruitment notice for this post lists four standards: minimum height 168 cm barefoot; minimum chest 79 cm unexpanded with an expansion of at least 5 cm; a 1600 m run to be completed within 6 minutes; and one re-measurement on request on the same day, before the board disperses.
715 words, about 4 min2Two Vehicles, One Fuel Ceiling: Posting Kilometres on a Fixed Budget
A sub-divisional police office in Odisha runs two diesel patrol vehicles. The older vehicle, A, gives 12 km per litre; the newer vehicle, B, gives 14 km per litre.
672 words, about 3 min3One Statement Must Be False: Testing a Chain-Snatching Charge
Three men, A, B and C, are questioned about a chain-snatching at 19:42 near a bus stand. Each makes one statement, recorded verbatim in the case diary: A: 'C snatched the chain.' B: 'A is lying.' C: 'B snatched the chain.' The investigating officer's working note records that exactly one of the three statements is false and the other two are true.
750 words, about 4 min4The 20-Minute Notice: Editing Before It Goes on the Loudspeaker
A sub-inspector must issue a public notice for a traffic diversion on 14 June, 06:00 to 22:00, along a festival route. The draft handed to him reads: 1.
721 words, about 4 min5Storm Surge, Shelter Places and a Bridge That Will Go Under
A cyclone warning for the Puri coast forecasts landfall in 36 hours with a storm surge of 2.2 m above astronomical tide. The district control room's table shows, for each block, the people living within 5 km of the shoreline and the pucca cyclone-shelter capacity inside the block: Block A: 6,800 people, 5,200 places.
831 words, about 4 min