Pune Police Sub Inspector Exam - English

The waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are :

A student measures the distance traversed in free fall of a body, initially at rest in a given time. He uses this data to estimate g; the acceleration due to gravity. If the maximum percentage errors in measurement of the distance and the time are e¹ and e² respectively the percentage error in the estimation of g is

Which of the following logic gates Is an univ eNal gate ?

A ray of light is incident on a 60° prism at the minimum deviation position. The angle of refraction at the first face (ie, incident face) of the prism is

     For transistor action
    (1) Base, emitter and collector regions should have similar size and doping concentrations.
    (2) The base region must be very thin and lightly doped.
    (3) The emitter-base junction is forward biased and base-collector junction is reverse biased.
    (4) Both the emitter-base junction as well as the base collector junction are forward biased.
    Which one of the following pairs of statements is correct?

The velocity with which a projectile must be fired so that it escapes earth’s gravitation does not depend on :

The amount of heat measured in calories needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of substance by 1 degree centigrade is known as

A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross-section 1.5 × 10^–4 m² carries a current of 2.0 A. It is suspended through its centre and perpendicular to its length, allowing it to turn in a horizontal plane in a uniform magnetic field 5 × 10^–2 T making an angle of 30° with the axis of the solenoid. The torque on the solenoid will be

A particle having a mass of 10^–2 kg carries a charge of 5 × 10^–6 C. The particle is given an initial horizontal velocity of 105 ms^–1 in the presence of electric field  and magnetic field . To keep the particle moving in a horizontal direction, it is necessary that
    (1)  should be perpendicular to the direction of velocity and  should be along the direction of velocity.
    (2) Both  and  should be along the direction of velocity.
    (3) Both  and  are mutually perpendicular and perpendicular to the direction of velocity.
    (4)  should be along the direction of velocity and  should be perpendicular to the direction of velocity.
    Which one of the following pairs of statements is possible?

The physical quantity which has the dimensional formula M1T - Is

Among the elements Ca, Mg, P and Cl, the order of increasing atomic radii is Mg 

The pressure exerted by 6.0 g of methane gas in a 0.03 m³ vessel at 129° C is (Atomic masses : C = 12.01, H = 1.01 and R –8.314 JK^–1 mol^–1) 

Among the following four compounds 

A. Phenol                  
B. Methyl pheno
C. meta-nitrophenol     
D. para nitrophenol the acidity order is

Among the following which one has the highest cation to anion size ratio?

Three moles of an ideal gas expanded spontaneously into vacuum. The work done will be

Consider the following relations for emf of a electrochemical cell
    
(A) Emf of cell = (oxidation potential of anode) – (reduction potential of cathode)
(B) Emf of cell = (oxidation potential of anode) + (reduction potential of cathode)
(C) Emf of cell = (reduction potential of anode) + (reduction potential of cathode)
(D) Emf of cell = (oxidation potential anode) –  (Oxidation potential of cathode)

Which of the above relations are correct?

 Match List I (substances) with List II (processe employe in the manufacture of the substances) and select the correct option.
  List I                                  List II  
 (Substances)                   (Processes)
 A.Sulphuric acid         1. Haber’s process
 B.Steel                      2. Bessemer’s  process
 C.Sodium                  3. Leblanc process hydroxide    
 D.Ammonia               4. Contact process

When glycerol is treated with excess of HI, it produces

Some statements about heavy water are given below
    (A) Heavy water is used as moderator in nuclear reactors.
    (B) Heavy water is more associated than ordinary water.
    (C) Heavy water is more effective solvent than ordinary water.
 Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following oxidation states is the most common among the lanthanoids?

Which one of the following pairs of structures is correctly matched with their correct description?

Fastest distribution of some injectible material/medicine and with no risk of any kind can be achieved by injecting it into the 

Which one of the following statements about the particular entity is true?

Which one of the following is a xerophytic plant in which the stem is modified into the flat green and succulent structure?

Which of the following is used in gene cloning?

Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who among them is the oldest ?
 

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
 

How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using each letter only once in each word ?
 

If ‘P’ denotes ‘+’, ‘R’ denotes ÷, T denotes’  and ‘W’ denotes x, then
        40 R  8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ?
 

What should come next in the following number sequence ?
        2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4

 

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CONSTABLE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
 

In a certain code BOARD is written as 54#12 and MORE is written as 941$. How is DREAM written in the code ?
 

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
 

How many such digits are there in the number 5231698 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order ?
 

In a certain code ‘CREAM’ is written as NBDBQ. How is BREAD written in that code ?
 

In a certain code, the word DOUBT is written as '$#35&' and the word BONES is written as '5#@67'. How is the word STONE written in this code?

Amount five friend A,B,C,D and E each running at a different speed in a race. E ran faster than only two friends. A ran faster than D but slower than B. B did not run the fastest. Who ran the second   slowest?

Which of the following will come next in the following series
a z a b y a b c x a b c d w a b c d

in a certain code language,”TONIC’ is coded as ‘CINOT’ and ‘SCALE’ is coded as ‘ACELS’ In the  same code language, ‘PLANK’ will be coded as’…………?

Which of the following will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the English alphabetical order?
YS RM LH ? CA

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word NEUTRAL, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

'Talk' is related to 'Speak' in a certain way. Similarly, 'Honest' is related to 'Truthful'. Following the same logic, 'Listen' is related to

Which of the following will come next in the following series?
09019012901239012349012345 9012345

How many such pairs of letters are there in '.he word WONDERS, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

In a certain code language, 'DRINK' is coded as 'JMHQC' and 'BLOTS' is coded as 'RSNKA'. In the same code language, 'HONEY' will be coded as

In a certain code PAUSE is written as OBVTD and SHIFT is written as RIJGS. How will THINK be written in the same code?

Ajay walked 2m towards east, took a right turn and walked 7m. He then took a left turn and walked 5m before taking a left turn and walking 7m. He then took a final right turn and walked lm before stopping. How far is Ajay from the starting point?

In a certain code DETAIL is written as BJMUFE. How is SUBMIT written in that code ?

 

If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the second, the fourth, the sixth and the ninth letters of the word PROACTIVE, using each letter only once, second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one word can be formed your answer is M and if no such word can be formed your answer is N.
 

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FOREHAND each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet ?
 

If one-third of one-seventh of a number is 15, then two-fifth of that number is
 

The simple interest obtained when a sum of money is invested for 4 yr at 18% per annum is Rs. 427 more than the simple interest obtained if the same sum of money is invested for 2 yr at 22% per annum. What is the amount obtained when the same sum of money is invested for 4 yr at 18% per annum?

Train A, whose length is 328 m, can cross a 354 m long platform in 11 s. Train B can cross the same platform in 12 s. If the speed of Train B is 7/8th of the speed of Train A, what is the length of Train B?

The ratio of number of males and number of females in Village X is 11: 7 respectively. If in Village Y, the number of males is 20% more than the number of males in Village X and the number of females is 12% less than those in Village X, then what will be the respective ratio of males to females in Village V?
 

The areas of two circular fields are in the ratio of 25 : 64 respectively. If the radius of the latter is 16 m then what is the radius of the former?
 

16 times X is equal to 5 times Y. If 8 is subtracted from Kit is 10 more than 2 times X. What is the sum of X and V?
    

Glenn labelled the price of an article in such a way so as to earn 25% profit. However, while selling he offered 6% discount on the labelled price. If the sold it for 7 10340, what was the cost price of the article?
 

In what ratio Martina should mix two varieties of juice worth Rs.  52 per liter and 7 74 per liter, so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 71.28 per liter she can earn a profit of 8%?
 

The difference between length and breadth of a rectangle is 17 m and the perimeter is 106m. Find the area of rectangle.

 

Present ages of three persons A, B and C are in the ratio of 6:7:9 respectively. After 5 yr, sum of their ages will be 81 yr. Find the present age of B.
 

3.88 x 5.6 x 11.5 – 31.653 = ?

The average monthly income of A and B is Rs.7760. The average monthly income of B and C is Rs 10990 and that of C and A is Rs 9070. What is the annual income of B?
 

Scheme A offers compound interest (compounded annually) at a certain rate of interest (per cent per annum). When a sum was invested in the scheme it amounted to Rs. 14112 after 2 yr and Rs.16934.40 after 3 yr. What was the sum of money investsed?
 

Mr. Sharma distributed an amount of money among his wife, one son and one daughter and kept some money for himself. 12% of the total amount he gave to his wife and kept 22% for himself. Out of the
remaining amount, he gave to his son and daughter in the ratio of 7:8 respectively. If the daughter got Rs. 3806 more than the son, what was the total amount that Mr. Sharma had?
 

319, 320, 347, 472, 815, ?
  

319, 320, 347, 472, 815, ?
  

2560/32 + 23/45 of 855 = 7/11 of ? + 391
  

56 - 742 / 53 / 2 = ?²       

A, B and C started a business together. The respective ratio of investments of A and B was 3 : 5 and the respective ratio of investments of B and C was 10 : 13. If at the end of the year C received ? 5876 as his share of annual profit, what was the total annual profit earned by all of them together?
       

112, 117, 127,142, 162, ?
 

The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 6 m. Length of the rectangle is equal to the side of a square whose area is 729 sq m. What is the perimeter (in m) of the rectangle?
 

3.3 + 13.33 + 31.33 + 13.31 + 1.3 =?
 

17 + 345 ÷ 15 x 2 =?
      
 

What will be the average of the followings set of scores (Rounded off to the nearest integer)?
 62, 76, 42, 84, 21, 47, 28
 

Cost of 24 pens and 13 pencils is ? 175. What is the cost of 48 pens and 26 pencils?