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TS Police Sub Inspector Preliminary Written Test (PWT) will have the 200 questions for 200 marks and the duration of the exam is 3 hours. The TS Police Sub Inspector Preliminary Written Test (PWT) can be spread over 2 sections – Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/Mental ability, General Studies.

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S.No. Subject Questions Max. Marks Duration
1 Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/Mental ability 100 100 3 hours
2 General Studies 100 100
Total 200 200

The TS Police Sub Inspector Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/Mental ability section, has a total of 100 questions with a maximum of 100 marks. Below mentioned are the different categories of questions in the Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning/Mental ability Section of TS Police Sub Inspector Preliminary Written Test (PWT).

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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. Three gold coins of weight 780gm, 840gm and 960gm are cut into small pieces, all of which have the equal weight. Each piece must be heavy as possible. If one such piece is shared by two persons, then how many persons are needed to give all the pieces of gold coins?
    A. 86 B. 70 C. 43 D. 35
Answer: Option A
2. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to do the work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was
    A. 12 B. 11 C. 10 D. 9
Answer: Option D
3. There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate?
    A. Rs. 2160 B. Rs. 3120 C. Rs. 3972 D. Rs. 6240
Answer: Option C
4. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:
    A. Rs. 8400 B. Rs. 11,900 C. Rs. 13,600 D. Rs. 14,700
Answer: Option D
5. A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100 boys and girls in such a way that the boy gets Rs.3.60 and each girl Rs.2.40 the number of girls is
    A. 35 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50
Answer: Option B
Reasoning:
1. QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____
    A. UAV B. UAT C. TAS D. TAT
Answer: Option A
2. Study the given information to answer the followings questions In a certain code, ‘today positive decent found’ is written as ‘@6A @6V &7B @5Q’ ‘people attend daily party’ is written as ‘@6V *6V #5B @5A’ ‘regular fitness sound health’ is written as ‘@6A @8P #8O @5E’ ‘picture perfect quality movie’ is written as ‘#6B #8B #8V @8Q’ What is the code for the word ‘picnic time’?
    A. @5A @3B B. #5A @3B C. @7A @3B D. #5A #5B E. Cannot be determined
Answer: Option E
3. Read the following information carefully to answer the following questions There are six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U in a family. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the family. R is the sister of U. Q is the brother of T’s husband. S is the father of P and grandfather of U. Who is the mother in the family?
    A. P B. R C. T D. S E. None of these
Answer: Option C
4. Footwear: Leather :: Apparel: ?
    A. shirt B. pant C. cloth D. jeans E. None of these
Answer: Option C
5. 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 ?
    A. bcdr B. ghst C. nmlv D. vxzw E. akhi
Answer: Option E
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