Part IX — Full-Length Mock Tests

Chapter 9: Mock Test 1 — Delhi Police Constable Pattern (60 Representative MCQs)

This mock test provides a representative, exam-realistic sample across all four sections in their correct proportional weighting (Reasoning, heavily-weighted General Knowledge, Numerical Ability, and Computer Knowledge), condensed to 60 questions for focused practice. Suggested time limit: 55 minutes.

Section A: Reasoning (15 Questions)

1. Choose the odd one out: Rose, Lily, Lotus, Mango
   (a) Rose (b) Lily (c) Lotus (d) Mango
2. In the analogy "Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to ___," the missing word is:
   (a) Student (b) School (c) Book (d) Chalk
3. In the series 5, 10, 20, 40, ?, what is the next term?
   (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 90
4. If in a code, INDIA is written as JOEJB (each letter shifted forward by 1), how is BHARAT written?
   (a) CIBSBU (b) CIBSCU (c) CIBTBU (d) DIBSBU
5. A man walks 12 km east, then turns left and walks 5 km. How far is he from his starting point?
   (a) 12 km (b) 13 km (c) 14 km (d) 17 km
6. If A is B's mother, B is C's father, and C is D's sister, then A is D's:
   (a) Grandmother (b) Aunt (c) Sister (d) Mother
7. Given: "All officers are trained. Some trained people are leaders." Which conclusion necessarily follows?
   (a) All officers are leaders (b) Some trained people are officers (c) No definite conclusion about officers being leaders can be drawn from these two statements alone (d) No officers are trained
8. In the letter series C, G, L, R, ?, what is the next letter (gaps +4,+5,+6, next +7)?
   (a) X (b) Y (c) Z (d) W
9. Given: M > N ≥ O > P. Which of the following must be true?
   (a) M > P (b) P > M (c) N < P (d) O > M
10. In a floor-based puzzle (7 floors, ground = 1), a person living exactly 2 floors below the topmost floor lives on floor:
    (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
11. Data Sufficiency questions primarily test whether:
    (a) The given data is grammatically correct (b) The given data is sufficient to answer a question (c) The question has no answer (d) Only calculation speed
12. In order and ranking, a candidate ranks 14th from the bottom in a group of 40. Their rank from the top is:
    (a) 26th (b) 27th (c) 28th (d) 29th
13. If "@" means "add," "#" means "subtract," and "$" means "multiply," what is the value of 8 @ 3 # 2 $ 4?
    (a) 3 (b) 33 (c) 12 (d) 17
14. Venn diagrams are particularly useful for solving:
    (a) Only numerical simplification (b) Syllogism-type logical deduction problems (c) Only direction sense problems (d) Only coding-decoding problems
15. In the number series 2, 6, 12, 20, ?, what is the pattern (n×(n+1)) and next term?
    (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 34

Section B: General Knowledge & Current Affairs (25 Questions)

16. The Indus Valley Civilisation's major sites include Harappa and:
    (a) Pataliputra (b) Mohenjo-daro (c) Ujjain (d) Kanauj
17. The Mughal Empire was founded by:
    (a) Akbar (b) Babur (c) Humayun (d) Sher Shah Suri
18. The Indian National Congress was founded in:
    (a) 1875 (b) 1885 (c) 1905 (d) 1920
19. The Constitution of India came into effect on:
    (a) 15 August 1947 (b) 26 January 1950 (c) 26 November 1949 (d) 2 October 1950
20. Who chaired the Constitution's Drafting Committee?
    (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Sardar Patel (d) Rajendra Prasad
21. The Lok Sabha is best described as:
    (a) The indirectly elected upper house (b) The directly elected House of the People (c) A purely advisory body (d) The judiciary's apex body
22. The Supreme Court of India is headed by the:
    (a) Attorney General (b) Chief Justice of India (CJI) (c) President directly (d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
23. As of August 2026, the President of India is:
    (a) Ram Nath Kovind (b) Droupadi Murmu (c) Pratibha Patil (d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
24. As of August 2026, the Prime Minister of India is:
    (a) Rahul Gandhi (b) Narendra Modi (c) Manmohan Singh (d) Amit Shah
25. As of August 2026, the Chief Minister of Delhi is:
    (a) Arvind Kejriwal (b) Rekha Gupta (c) Atishi Marlena (d) Sheila Dikshit
26. As of August 2026, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is:
    (a) Anil Baijal (b) Vinai Kumar Saxena (c) Najeeb Jung (d) Tejendra Khanna
27. The Delhi Police administratively reports to:
    (a) The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (b) The state's own Home Ministry, as in most other states (c) The Municipal Corporation (d) The Election Commission
28. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is primarily responsible for:
    (a) Civic services like sanitation and primary education (b) National defence (c) Foreign policy (d) Currency issuance
29. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) primarily handles:
    (a) Planned urban development and land allocation (b) Criminal investigations (c) Income tax collection (d) Railway operations
30. The Thar Desert is located predominantly in:
    (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Haryana
31. Which of the following is a Himalayan (glacier-fed, perennial) river?
    (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Ganga (d) Kaveri
32. The Western Ghats run primarily along India's:
    (a) Western coast (b) Eastern coast (c) Northern border (d) Central plateau, away from any coast
33. Which sector is the largest contributor to India's GDP?
    (a) Primary sector (agriculture) (b) Secondary sector (manufacturing) (c) Tertiary sector (services) (d) None; all are equal
34. The Union Budget is typically presented on:
    (a) 1 April (b) 1 February (c) 31 March (d) 26 January
35. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants:
    (a) Convert light energy into chemical energy, releasing oxygen (b) Absorb oxygen and release CO2 exclusively (c) Convert water into oxygen only (d) Store genetic information
36. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) primarily functions to:
    (a) Carry genetic information in living organisms (b) Generate electrical energy (c) Store computer data (d) Regulate banking transactions
37. The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is located in:
    (a) New York (b) Geneva (c) Washington, D.C. (d) Vienna
38. The IMF and World Bank headquarters are both located in:
    (a) New York (b) Geneva (c) Washington, D.C. (d) London
39. India's highest civilian award is the:
    (a) Bharat Ratna (b) Padma Shri (c) Arjuna Award (d) Ashoka Chakra
40. India's highest individual sporting honour is the:
    (a) Khel Ratna (b) Arjuna Award (c) Dronacharya Award (d) Padma Shri

Section C: Numerical Ability (15 Questions)

41. A shopkeeper buys an item for ₹700 and sells it for ₹910. What is the profit percentage?
    (a) 25% (b) 28% (c) 30% (d) 32%
42. Find the simple interest on ₹5000 at 7% per annum for 4 years.
    (a) ₹1200 (b) ₹1300 (c) ₹1400 (d) ₹1500
43. Find the compound interest on ₹8000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
    (a) ₹1600 (b) ₹1680 (c) ₹1720 (d) ₹1760
44. A train travels 300 km in 5 hours. What is its average speed?
    (a) 55 km/h (b) 60 km/h (c) 65 km/h (d) 70 km/h
45. The average of 5 numbers is 30. If a 6th number is added, the average becomes 32. What is the 6th number?
    (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 44 (d) 46
46. Solve for x: 5x − 12 = 3x + 8.
    (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11
47. If x² − 7x + 12 = 0, the values of x are:
    (a) 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 6 (c) 1 and 12 (d) −3 and −4
48. What is the value of tan 45°?
    (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) √3
49. Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 9 cm.
    (a) 44 sq cm (b) 50 sq cm (c) 54 sq cm (d) 60 sq cm
50. Find the circumference of a circle with radius 21 cm (use π = 22/7).
    (a) 120 cm (b) 126 cm (c) 132 cm (d) 138 cm
51. Find the mean of the data set: 6, 10, 8, 12, 14.
    (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
52. Find the median of the data set: 4, 8, 11, 17, 23.
    (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 13
53. Divide ₹1500 in the ratio 2:3.
    (a) ₹600 and ₹900 (b) ₹500 and ₹1000 (c) ₹700 and ₹800 (d) ₹450 and ₹1050
54. Two pipes fill a tank in 12 hours and 18 hours respectively. Working together, how long do they take to fill it?
    (a) 6 hours (b) 6.8 hours (c) 7.2 hours (d) 8 hours
55. A car covers the first half of a journey at 50 km/h and the second half at 75 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?
    (a) 58 km/h (b) 60 km/h (c) 62.5 km/h (d) 65 km/h

Section D: Computer Knowledge (10 Questions)

56. The "brain" of the computer is the:
    (a) RAM (b) CPU (c) ROM (d) Monitor
57. Which of the following is used primarily for word processing?
    (a) MS Excel (b) MS Word (c) MS PowerPoint (d) MS Access
58. RAM is best described as:
    (a) Permanent, non-volatile storage (b) Volatile memory used for temporary data during processing (c) A type of printer (d) An input device
59. A URL specifies:
    (a) A web resource's address (b) A computer's physical location only (c) A user's password (d) An email's subject line
60. A common precaution against online banking fraud is to:
    (a) Share OTPs with callers claiming to be bank officials (b) Never share OTPs or passwords with anyone (c) Reuse the same password everywhere (d) Click links in unsolicited "bank" emails

Answer Key

Section A: 1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(a) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(c) 8.(b) 9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(b) 12.(b) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(b)

Section B: 16.(b) 17.(b) 18.(b) 19.(b) 20.(b) 21.(b) 22.(b) 23.(b) 24.(b) 25.(b) 26.(b) 27.(a) 28.(a) 29.(a) 30.(a) 31.(c) 32.(a) 33.(c) 34.(b) 35.(a) 36.(a) 37.(b) 38.(c) 39.(a) 40.(a)

Section C: 41.(c) 42.(c) 43.(b) 44.(b) 45.(b) 46.(c) 47.(a) 48.(b) 49.(c) 50.(c) 51.(b) 52.(b) 53.(a) 54.(c) 55.(b)

Section D: 56.(b) 57.(b) 58.(b) 59.(a) 60.(b)