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TS Police Sub Inspector Final Written Examination will consists of 4 papers which are Objective in nature each of 3 hours duration with a total of 600 marks. The TS Police Sub Inspector Final Written Examination (FWE) can be spread over 4 papers: Paper - I (English), Paper - II (Telugu/ Urdu), Paper III (Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/ Mental Ability), Paper - IV (General Studies).

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Paper Subject Max. Marks for
Post Code Nos. 11, 17, 18 & 19 Post Code Nos. 12 to 15
Paper I English Part-A: Objective Type - MCQs 25 Marks 100 100
Part-B: Descriptive Questions 75 Marks
Paper II Telugu/ Urdu Part-A: Objective Type - MCQs 25 Marks 100 100
Part-B: Descriptive Questions 75 Marks
Paper III Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/ Mental Ability (Objective in Nature) (200 Questions) 200 200
Paper IV General Studies (Objective in Nature) (200 Questions) 200 200

The TS Police Sub Inspector Paper - III (Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/Mental ability), has a total of 200 questions with a maximum of 200 marks. Below mentioned are the different categories of questions in Paper - III (Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/Mental ability) of TS Police Sub Inspector Final Written Examination (FWE).

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FWE Arithmetic and Reasoning - Syllabus:
Arithmetic Reasoning
  • Number system
  • Simple interest
  • Compound interest
  • Ratio & proportion
  • Average
  • Percentage
  • Profit & loss
  • Time & work
  • Work & wages
  • Time & distance
  • Clocks & calendars
  • Partnership
  • Menstruation etc.
  • Verbal & non-verbal type and questions on analogies
  • Similarities and differences
  • Spatial visualization
  • Spatial orientation
  • Problem solving
  • Analysis
  • Judgment
  • Decision making
  • Visual memory etc

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Arithmetic:
1. What is the minimum number of square marbles required to tile a floor of length 5 metres 78 cm and width 3 metres 74 cm?
    A. 176 B. 187 C. 540 D. 748
Answer: Option B
2. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?
    A. 3.5 years B. 4 years C. 4.5 years D. 5 years
Answer: Option B
3. If Rs.7500 are borrowed at C.I at the rate of 4% per annum, then after 2 years the amount to be paid is?
    A. Rs.8082 B. Rs.7800 C. Rs.8100 D. Rs.8112
Answer: Option D
4. The average of first 10 even numbers is?
    A. 18 B. 22 C. 9 D. 11
Answer: Option D
5. The speed of a train is 90 kmph. What is the distance covered by it in 10 minutes?
    A. 15 kmph B. 12 kmph C. 10 kmph D. 5 kmph
Answer: Option A
Reasoning:
1. Directions to Solve
Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.
    A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood. B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers. C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries. D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.
Answer: Option A
2. Directions to Solve
In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much
Look at this series: 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.9, ... What number should come next?
    A. 4.2 B. 4.4 C. 4.7 D. 5.1
Answer: Option C
3. Directions to Solve Read the paragraph carefully and determine the main point the author is trying to make. What conclusion can be drawn from the argument? Each paragraph is followed by five statements.One statement supports the author's argument better than the others do.
In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
    A. low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods. B. ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream. C. ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item. D. low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream. E. consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them
Answer: Option C
4. Directions to Solve
Each question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information.
The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?
    A. A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers. B. Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack. C. Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored. D. Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.
Answer: Option B
5. Directions to Solve
Three of the words will be in the same classification, the remaining one will not be. Your answer will be the one word that does NOT belong in the same classification as the others.
Which word does NOT belong with the others?
    A. parsley B. basil C. dill D. mayonnaise
Answer: Option D
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