Up Police Constable 2025 Question Paper (08-Jun-2026) (Shift 2)

Consider the equation:
$$14\times 8÷12+64-2=108$$

This equation is currently incorrect. By interchanging one pair of numbers within the equation, it can be made true. Which pair of numbers should be swapped to balance the equation correctly?

Select the missing number from the following options to complete the given series:
$$326,452,678,1004,\dots ,1956,2582,3308,4134$$

Which of the following concepts explains heat transfer through the bulk movement of fluids (liquids or gases)?

In a row of $85$ people, Anusha is $30\text{th}$ from the left side and Bhanu is $18\text{th}$ from the right side. Find the number of people who are sitting exactly between them.

Find the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at $5:24$.

Study the following sequence of symbol pairs:
$$)\ast ,\&\%,)\ast ,\&\%,)\ast ,\&\%,)\ast ,\_\_\_,)\ast ,\&\%,)\ast ,\&\%$$

Carefully observe the pattern and identify how the two symbol groups repeat in a fixed order, then determine the correct symbol combination that completes the sequence.

There are five women $X$, $Y$, $Z$, $U$, and $V$ standing in a row facing North. The position of $X$ is second from the left end in the row. $U$ and $V$ are standing at the left and right ends respectively. $Y$ is standing to the immediate left of $V$. What is the position of $Z$ in the row?

Complete the missing pattern in the given $3\times 3$ shape matrix:

In a row of $40$ girls, Kavya is sitting $22\text{nd}$ from the left end and Maya is sitting $20\text{th}$ from the right end. If they interchange their positions, what will be Kavya's new position from the left end?

In an open net of a cube, a vertical strip consists of four faces from top to bottom ordered as: $@$, $\&$, $\%$, and $B$. Two additional side faces, $N$ and $\#$, are attached to the left and right sides of the $\%$ face, respectively. When this net is folded into a cube, which symbol will be opposite to '$\&$ '?

Find the value of $x$ from the given linear equation:
$$2.75+3.5x=9.25+1.5x$$

Consider an original figure consisting of an arrow pointing towards the top-right corner, with a small solid circle (dot) at its tail end. What will be the water image of this figure if the water surface is located horizontally just below it?

While looking at a photograph, Arvind pointed to a woman and said, "She is the mother of my wife's only son." How is the woman related to Arvind?

Manav and Manu can complete a piece of work in $16$ days and $24$ days, respectively. They worked together for $8$ days, after which Manav leaves. In how many days can Manu finish the remaining work?

The present ages of Prajwal and Lavanya are in the ratio $5:6$ respectively. After $3$ years, the ratio of Prajwal's age to Lavanya's age will be $6:7$. What is Prajwal's present age?

A group of $5$ workers can complete a job in $8$ days. If each worker is paid $\text{Rs. }400$ per day, what is the total wage paid to all workers?

A horizontal shield-shaped figure is divided into four quadrants with distinct patterns: Top-Left has vertical lines, Top-Right has a cross-hatch grid, Bottom-Left is solid black, and Bottom-Right has a dotted pattern. If this image is rotated $450^{\circ }$ clockwise, which of the following options correctly matches the new orientation?

Given the following relationships between the symbols:
$$\square >◯\text{and}◯=\Delta$$

Which of the following options is definitely true?

A group of $5$ workers can complete a job in $8$ days. If each worker is paid $\text{Rs. }400$ per day, what is the total wage paid to all workers?

Who among the following wrote the famous short story "Idgah"?

Which punctuation mark should be used in the blank space of the given sentence?
"Are wah ...... aapka aagman to aakasmik hai."

Which of the following poems belongs to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar?

What is the correct meaning of the proverb 'Koyale ki dalali mein munh kala'?

Who is the author of the famous poetic work 'Gul-e-Naghma'?

Who among the following is the author of the historical fiction collection "Volga Se Ganga"?

Identify the incorrect gender transformation pair from the choices below.

What is the correct plural form of the singular noun 'Lutiya'?

What is the punctuation mark or horizontal line drawn directly beneath a word, phrase, or clause to highlight its specific significance called?

Which of the following critical works belongs to Dr. Nagendra, for which he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the year $1965$?

Which compound type (Samas) is used in the word 'Gaganchumbi'?

What is the antonym (Vilom) of the word 'Ninda'?

Identify the adjective form of the underlined word 'मिठास' in the sentence 'रसगुल्ले में मिठास अधिक है'.

Who wrote 'Harshacharita'?

What is the correct meaning of the proverb (लोकोक्ति) 'गेहूं के साथ घुन भी पिसता है'?

'Moon' (चंद्रमा), 'Conch' (शंख), and 'Camphor' (कपूर) are homonyms (अनेकार्थी शब्द) for which of the following words?

Identify the tense (काल) of the given sentence: 'मन्दिर में जाने के बाद मन को शान्ति मिली है।'

How many subtypes of Personal Pronoun (पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम) are there in Hindi grammar?

Choose the correct single word for the phrase: 'जिसकी भुजा ऊपर की ओर हो' (One whose arms are raised upwards).

Which suffix (प्रत्यय) is present at the end of the word 'जुआरी'?

Which of the following is a synonym (पर्यायवाची शब्द) of 'पुत्र' (Son)?

In which of the following words is the prefix 'उप' utilized?

Select the correct sandhi-viccheda (split) of the word 'गीतांजलि'.

Select the option that correctly represents the meaning of the idiom “मुँह पर कालिख लगाना”.

What is the meaning of the idiom 'लाल पीला होना'?

What is the masculine (पुल्लिंग) form of the word 'आचार्या'?

Which of the following is a synonym of the word 'जंगल' (Forest)?

Who among the following is the author of the literary work “Dhritarashtra Times” (धृतराष्ट्र टाइम्स)?

Which prefix (उपसर्ग) is present in the word 'कमज़ोर'?

What type of adjective (विशेषण) is represented by the word 'ईमानदार' (Honest)?

What is the literal meaning of the word 'विषैला'?

Where is the directional dash/line punctuation mark (निर्देशक चिह्न या रेखिका —) primarily used?

What is the branch of science dealing with the study of living things called?

What term is used to describe something that can only be obtained with great difficulty?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows based on the passage.
Education is the cornerstone of human life. An educated person develops not only himself but also the society and the country. Education removes the darkness of ignorance and spreads the light of knowledge. It teaches a person to distinguish between good and bad. In ancient India, the Gurukul education system was prevalent where disciples acquired knowledge by staying in the Guru's ashram. Today, the form of education has changed. Digital technology has brought education to every home. Government schemes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day Meal have connected children to schools. Special attention needs to be paid to women's education because an educated mother educates the entire family. Investment in education is the most profitable investment for the country.

How is education described in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows based on the passage.
Education is the cornerstone of human life. An educated person develops not only himself but also the society and the country. Education removes the darkness of ignorance and spreads the light of knowledge. It teaches a person to distinguish between good and bad. In ancient India, the Gurukul education system was prevalent where disciples acquired knowledge by staying in the Guru's ashram. Today, the form of education has changed. Digital technology has brought education to every home. Government schemes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day Meal have connected children to schools. Special attention needs to be paid to women's education because an educated mother educates the entire family. Investment in education is the most profitable investment for the country.

According to the passage, which education system was prevalent in ancient India?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows based on the passage.
Education is the cornerstone of human life. An educated person develops not only himself but also the society and the country. Education removes the darkness of ignorance and spreads the light of knowledge. It teaches a person to distinguish between good and bad. In ancient India, the Gurukul education system was prevalent where disciples acquired knowledge by staying in the Guru's ashram. Today, the form of education has changed. Digital technology has brought education to every home. Government schemes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day Meal have connected children to schools. Special attention needs to be paid to women's education because an educated mother educates the entire family. Investment in education is the most profitable investment for the country.

According to the passage, what argument is given in the context of women's education?

Which country won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026?

Who won the gold medal in the $10\text{m}$ air pistol mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup 2026?

Which of the following is a well-known mathematical text authored by Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara II) in the $12^{\text{th}}$ century?

The 'Warli' painting tradition, which uses basic geometric shapes to depict tribal life and is executed on mud-plastered walls, belongs to which Indian state?

The Gaganyaan mission was developed by:

According to the Indian Constitution, what is the minimum age required to be appointed as a Governor?

The westernmost longitude of India is approximately:

The 'Samarth' portal initiative launched in Uttar Pradesh is primarily aimed at:

Who was the last Nawab (King) of Awadh?

Which of the following was newly added as a Ramsar Site in Uttar Pradesh in 2026?

How many cyber incidents were handled by CERT-In in 2025?

What does the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) measure?

The Constitution ($122^{\text{nd}}$ Amendment) Bill related to GST was introduced in which year?

On which date was "World Veterinary Day" celebrated in 2024?

Which port in Myanmar is being developed under a framework agreement between India and Myanmar as part of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP)?

Which islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland?

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is part of the _____ mountain range.

Which organization confers the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?

Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) is located in which country?

Where is the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) located?

"Lei - A Wreath for Your Soul" is a literary work written by which of the following authors?

Which state inaugurated India's first quantum test facilities on April 14, 2026, positioning itself as a quantum technology hub?

Which tax replaced multiple indirect taxes in India?

Which agricultural product is associated with the Yellow Revolution?

The Manthan Award was launched in which year?

"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" was written by whom?

Which of the following gases is not considered a greenhouse gas?

Into how many periods is the Stone Age usually divided?

When is "National Science Day" celebrated every year in India?

Which Article of the Indian Constitution granted special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir?

What is the medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields to generate detailed images of internal body structures?

Which option below identifies the official monetary unit of Iceland?

Kolatam is a folk dance mainly performed in which of the following states?

The Nyctibatrachus kali species belongs to a genus endemic to which biodiversity hotspot?

GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City), India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), is located in which city?

Which city in Uttar Pradesh is known for black pottery?

In which city is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) located?

Who was the Portuguese explorer and navigator and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India?

A teacher records the test scores of five students in two different subjects. The scores are as follows:
* Maths: $78,85,92,88,76$
* Science: $82,79,91,87,84$

Calculate the average score for each subject.

John invests $\text{Rs. }18,000$ in stocks and Sarah invests $\text{Rs. }1,00,000$ in stocks. What is the ratio of John's investment to Sarah's investment?

Two trains, each $800\text{m}$ long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are $80\text{km/h}$ and $60\text{km/h}$ respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster train.

If the side length of a square garden is $2,800\text{meters}$, how much fencing is needed to enclose it?

A circle has a radius of $92.8\text{cm}$. What is the circumference of the circle? (Use $\pi =3.14$)

Which of the following numbers is not a perfect square?

At $12\%$ simple interest per annum, Sunitha lent $\text{Rs. }4,000$ to Rohan for $3\text{ years}$ and $\text{Rs. }5,000$ to Priyanka for $2\text{ years}$. Calculate the total interest Sunitha earned from both loans.

Find the value of the following expression:

Determine the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the algebraic expressions $x^{2}y$ and $x{y}^3$.

If $\text{Rs. }1,500$ is invested at $5\%$ per annum compounded annually, what will be the total amount after $2\text{ years}$?

A shopkeeper marks his goods at $160\%$ above the cost price and offers a discount of $25\%$ on the marked price. What is his profit percentage?

In a mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk to water is $5:2$. If the total mixture is $35\text{ litres}$, how many litres of milk does it contain?

A number is first increased by $20\%$ and then decreased by $20\%$. What is the net percentage change?

Find the value of $K$ from the given equation:
$$13450+12846-1230-K=23670+987$$

$J$ and $K$ invest $\text{Rs. }20,000$ and $\text{Rs. }30,000$ respectively in a business. They agree to share profits in the ratio of their investments. If the business earns a profit of $\text{Rs. }15,000$ at the end of $8$ months, what is $K$ 's share of the profit?

How many digits will be to the right of the decimal point in the product $0.2\times 0.03\times 0.004$?

The HCF of two numbers is $4$ and their LCM is $5940$. If one of the numbers is $108$, what is the other number?

A person bought a laptop for $\text{Rs. }40,000$ and sold it at a profit of $15\%$. What is the selling price of the laptop?

What is the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of $234$ and $452$?

Select the word from the given alternatives which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word "ESTABLISHMENT", without repeating any letter more times than it appears in the original word.

Identify the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the word 'ILLUSTRATION' without repeating any letter more times than it appears in the original word.

Ruthvilk walked $40\text{ meters}$ North. Then he turned right and walked $60\text{ meters}$. After that, he turned right again and walked $80\text{ meters}$. Next, he turned left and walked $30\text{ meters}$. In which direction is he now with respect to his starting point?

Study the relationship between the given pair of letter clusters and identify the pattern of transformation. Use the same rule to find the missing letter cluster.
$$\text{ILGDC}:\text{KNIFE}::\text{DPMLB}:\_\_\_\_\_::\text{QUMPB}:\text{SWORD}$$

$P$, $Q$ and $R$ live in the same city. $R$ 's home is $21\text{ km}$ East of $Q$ 's home and $Q$ 's home is $20\text{ km}$ South of $P$ 's home. In which direction is $P$ 's home located with respect to $R$ 's home?

Temperatures (in ${}^{\circ }\text{C}$) recorded in a city for six days are as follows:
$$\text{Day 1: }32,\text{Day 2: }35,\text{Day 3: }29,\text{Day 4: }38,\text{Day 5: }33,\text{Day 6: }31$$

What is the range of the recorded temperatures?

Raina starting from his house goes $8\text{ km}$ in the East, and then he turns to his right and goes $6\text{ km}$. What is the minimum distance he must cover to return directly to his house?

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
$$\text{LA},\text{MC},\text{OF},\text{RJ},?,\text{AU}$$

Choose the word with the correct prefix usage. Form a new word from the given base word by adding an appropriate prefix (use only one prefix and select the option that forms a meaningful and commonly accepted English antonym):
Base word: "REPLACEABLE"

Which of the following words can be formed using the letters of the word 'DETERMINATION' without exceeding the frequency of letters present in the original word?

Which of the following words can be formed from the letters of the word 'CONSERVATION', using each letter at most as many times as it appears in the original word?

Identify the correct option regarding the given statements and conclusions:
Statements:

1. All swans are fishes.
2. All fishes are crabs.

Conclusions:

1. All swans are crabs.
2. Some crabs are swans.

Read the question and statements provided and decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Question: Find the area of a triangle.
Statements:
I. One of its sides is $6\text{ units}$.
II. It is an equilateral triangle.

If the mathematical operations are defined as follows:
* '$A\ast B$ ' means '$A+B\times 2$ '
* '$A\#B$ ' means '$A-B÷3$ '
* 'A \ B${}^{\prime }mean{s}^{\prime }$ A \times B + 1${}^{\prime }Whatisthevalueof$ (24 \# (14 * 5)) \$9$?

A car travels the following distances on four consecutive days:
* Day 1: $120\text{km}$
* Day 2: $95\text{km}$
* Day 3: $145\text{km}$
* Day 4: $140\text{km}$

What is the average distance covered per day?

Identify the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the word 'NATIONAL'.

Read the coded direction relationships carefully:
* $P\%Q$ means $Q$ is to the North-East of $P$
* $P\text{ \& }Q$ means $Q$ is to the South of $P$
* $P\wedge Q$ means $Q$ is to the East of $P$
* $P!Q$ means $Q$ is to the North-West of $P$

Based on the expression $D\%B\text{ \& }C\wedge A$, find the direction of $A$ with respect to $D$.
(NOTE: Assume all points are placed at equal step-distances according to standard grid placement).

In a certain code language, 'RAIN' is written as 'NIAR' and 'SNOW' is written as 'WONS'. Following the same pattern, for the word 'CLOUD', what will be the second letter from the right in the coded word and the third letter from the left end in the original word respectively?

Determine the missing term in the series using the underlying pattern:
0.16\text{V},\, 0.032\text{Q},\, 0.0096\text{L},\, \text{_______},\, 0.00192\text{B},\, 0.001152\text{W},\, 0.0008064\text{R}

In a class of $80$ students, $45$ play cricket, $35$ play football, and $15$ play both cricket and football. How many students play only cricket?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the categorical relationship and overlap between 'fruits', 'apples', and 'red objects'?

The probability of an event happening is $0.55$. What is the probability that the event does not happen?

Arrange the following real numbers in ascending order:
$$\frac{2}{\sqrt{2}},1.41,1.4142,1.414$$

If the letters in the word 'DANGEROUS' are rearranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be exactly in the middle position?

A student's marks in six subjects are recorded as follows:
Physics: $78$, Chemistry: $82$, Mathematics: $90$, Biology: $74$, English: $68$, Computer: $86$.
If the minimum passing marks are $70$ in each subject, what percentage of the total subjects did the student fail in?

In a certain code language:
* "visit there" is written as "na pa"
* "we and they" is written as "sa ra ta"
* "visit and come" is written as "pa ra la"

How is the word "there" written in that code language?

Ananya wants to finish all her homework $5\text{ minutes}$ before 9:30 PM so that she can watch an important TV programme. She has five subjects, and each subject requires exactly $40\text{ minutes}$ to complete. At what time must she start her homework to finish exactly at 9:25 PM?

How many Thursdays are there in February 2024, given that the month begins on a Thursday and 2024 is a leap year?

In a certain code language, "CAB" is written as "12" and "LAN" is written as "54". How will "WAN" be written in that same code language?

From the letters of the word 'BRIGHT', how many distinct $3$ -letter word arrangements can be formed without repeating any letter?

Ramya starts facing East. She then performs the following turns in sequence:
1. Turns $90^{\circ }$ clockwise.
2. Followed by a $180^{\circ }$ anticlockwise turn.
3. Makes a complete about-turn ($180^{\circ }$).
4. Finally, turns $90^{\circ }$ clockwise.

After completing all these turns, which direction is she facing?

Which of the following words would appear second in the English dictionary when they are arranged in proper alphabetical order?

The scores of a cricket team in five matches are given as $165,210,185,240,$ and $175$. If the team needs a combined average score of $200\text{ runs}$ across six matches to qualify, how many runs must it score in the sixth match?

If the day before yesterday was a Saturday, determine what day of the week it will be exactly three days after tomorrow.

The given table shows the revenue (in crore rupees) of a company from different sources over five years. Study the table carefully and answer the question.
$$\begin{array}{cccccc}\text{Year}& \text{Product Sales}& \text{Services}& \text{Investment Income}& \text{Export Earnings}& \text{Miscellaneous}\\ 2016& 850& 120& 40& 210& 30\\ 2017& 920& 135& 55& 240& 25\\ 2018& 870& 145& 60& 230& 35\\ 2019& 940& 160& 50& 260& 40\\ 2020& 980& 170& 65& 280& 45\end{array}$$

In 2019, what percent of the company's total income came from export earnings?

The given graph shows the sales (in lakhs) made by five different branches ($C_1$ to $C_5$) of a company over two years - $2024$ and $2025$. Use the data to answer the given question.
Which branch recorded the highest combined sales across $2024$ and $2025$?

Select the Venn diagram that accurately depicts the relationship between the sets 'Electric vehicles', 'Cars', and 'Bicycles', considering overlap and mutually exclusive categories.

In the given Venn diagram, the Triangle represents people who like Orange juice, the Circle represents people who like Avocado juice, and the Rectangle represents people who like Lime juice. Find the number of people who like only Lime juice.