Preliminary Written Test (PWT): the screening filter
What the PWT is
The Preliminary Written Test is the first objective filter for Telangana Police Constable recruitment. In the standard TSLPRB blueprint it carries 200 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks in 3 hours, split evenly across four blocks: Arithmetic (50), General Science (50), General Studies (50) and Reasoning/Analytical Ability (50). It is a screening test: your PWT score decides whether you enter the PMT/PET pool, but it is not added to final merit.
What each block tests
- Arithmetic: number system, HCF/LCM, ratio and proportion, percentages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, averages, time-work, time-distance, mensuration and data interpretation.
- General Science: class-10-level physics, chemistry, biology and environmental science, including everyday applications and health.
- General Studies: Indian history, geography, polity, economy, current affairs, and Telangana history, culture and movement.
- Reasoning: series, analogies, coding-decoding, blood relations, directions, syllogisms, seating and puzzles.
Worked example
An article is marked 40% above cost and sold after a 25% discount. Take cost = ₹100. Marked price = ₹140. Selling price = 75% of ₹140 = ₹105. Profit = ₹5 on ₹100, so profit = 5%. The trap is adding or subtracting the percentages directly; successive changes must be applied to the changing base.
Traps that cost marks
Treating PWT marks as final merit; mixing Telangana movement dates with general Indian history; ignoring units in speed and mensuration; sinking time into one puzzle while 50 easy science questions wait. Because PWT is screening, clearing the sectional balance matters more than chasing one hard question.