NPSC Police Constable Exam study guide
NPSC Police Constable Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NPSC Police Constable Examination is the recruitment route through which the Nagaland Public Service Commission selects candidates for the post of constable in the Nagaland Police. It is intended for candidates who meet the commission's notified age, educational and physical requirements and who want an entry-level uniformed role in state policing. The NPSC Police Constable Exam study guide has 7 sections and about 2,337 words.
01General English: Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension
General English in the NPSC Police Constable paper tests standard written English rather than literary criticism. Expect error spotting, sentence improvement, fill-in-the-blanks, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, one-word substitutions, spelling, and a short reading comprehension passage.
332 words, about 2 min02General Knowledge and Current Affairs: Static Facts and Recent Events
General Knowledge and Current Affairs checks a broad base of Indian polity, history, geography, science, economy, sports, awards and recent government decisions. The current-affairs portion usually covers the months before the advertisement, so revise a rolling twelve-month window rather than an old yearbook.
305 words, about 2 min03General Mathematics and Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic with Speed
General Mathematics and Quantitative Aptitude tests numerical reasoning through percentage, ratio and proportion, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, speed and distance, mensuration, simplification and number system. The paper rewards clean method and approximation, not lengthy algebra.
320 words, about 2 min04Reasoning and Mental Ability: Patterns, Relations and Deduction
Reasoning and Mental Ability tests logical structure rather than factual recall. Common items include number and letter series, analogies, coding-decoding, blood relations, directions, syllogisms, seating arrangement, ranking, calendars and non-verbal figures.
335 words, about 2 min05Nagaland General Knowledge and Local Culture: State, Tribes and Institutions
Nagaland General Knowledge and Local Culture tests the state’s history, geography, constitutional position, tribes, festivals, governance and recent developments. Questions are often factual and locally specific, so general Indian GK is not enough.
328 words, about 2 min06Physical Standard Test: Height, Chest and Weight
The Physical Standard Test, or PST, is a measurement gate before the Physical Efficiency Test. It checks height, chest measurement and weight against the standards in the current NPSC advertisement.
358 words, about 2 min07Physical Efficiency Test: Running, Long Jump and Shot Put
The Physical Efficiency Test, or PET, measures running endurance, explosive leg power and upper-body throwing power. It usually consists of a distance run, a long jump and a shot put.
359 words, about 2 min