Punjab Police Head Constable Paper 1 Mock Test - 9 - Punjab Police Constable MCQ

• Pair 1 is correctly matched: Non-violence (Ahimsa) is a core principle of Jainism, strongly associated with Mahavira.
• Pair 2 is correctly matched: The Eightfold Path is a fundamental teaching of Buddhism, introduced by Gautama Buddha as a means to end suffering.
• Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Discarding clothes is associated with Mahavira and the Digambara sect of Jainism, not Chandragupta Maurya.

The Correct Answer  is A: 1 Only

Explanation for the Correct Answer:
The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the prehistoric Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent and evidence of Stone Age habitation starting at the site in Acheulian times.
1. Evidence of Use of Tools and Implements:

• Bhimbetka caves indeed demonstrate the continuity of human evolution from the Lower Paleolithic period to the Mesolithic period to the Chalcolithic period. This is primarily because these caves contain a rich collection of archaeological findings.
• The site has yielded tools and implements from all these periods, providing concrete evidence of human evolution and progress in tool-making techniques and survival strategies.
• The artifacts found here include tools from the Old Stone Age (Lower Palaeolithic), tools from the Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic), as well as tools from the New Stone Age (Chalcolithic).
• This shows a clear progression and continuity of human activities and evolution over a long period of time, which is why statement 1 is correct.

2. Presence of Shankhalipi Inscriptions:

• While the Bhimbetka caves do contain ancient inscriptions, the presence of "Shankhalipi" inscriptions specifically is not a significant factor in demonstrating the continuity of human evolution from the Lower Paleolithic period to the Mesolithic period to the Chalcolithic period.
• Shankhalipi, also known as shell-script, is a unique and lesser-known script found in India, and it is not associated with the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, or Chalcolithic periods.
• Therefore, the presence of Shankhalipi inscriptions in the Bhimbetka caves does not directly support the evidence of continuity of human evolution over these periods. This is why statement 2 is not correct.

So, the correct answer to the question is option A: 1 only.

The correct answer is 'Amritsar'.

Key Points

• ​Amritsar city is known as Sifti da Ghar.
• The city of Amritsar gets its name from the Amrut Sarovar.
• Sifti stands for Adorable, Appreciation, and Praise.
• Da means “is” here, and Ghar means home or abode.
• So Amritsar - Sifti Da Ghar means - "The adorable abode of the Pool with pure, pious, and medicinal water".

Additional Information

• Jalandhar
  • ​Jalandhar is the third-most-populous city in Punjab.
  • It is the largest city in the Doaba region.
  • Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction.
• Damdama Sahib
  • ​The Takht Sri Darbar Sahib Damdama Sahib is one of five takhts of Sikhism.
  • It is located in Talwandi Sabo in Punjab, India.
  • At this place, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, prepared the full version of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in 1705.
  • The other four Takhts are -
  1. Akal Takht
  2. Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib
  3. Takht Sri Patna Sahib and
  4. Takht Sri Hazur Sahib
• Anandpur Sahib
  • Anandpur Sahib is a city in Rupnagar district (Ropar), on the edge of Shivalik Hills, in Punjab.
  • Located near the Sutlej River, the city is a pilgrimage site in Sikhism.
  • It is the place where the last two Sikh Gurus, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh, lived.
  • It is also the place where Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699.
  • The city is home to Takhat Sri Kesgarh Sahib, the third of the five Takhts in Sikhism.​
  • It is the venue of the largest annual Sikh gathering during Hola Mohalla in the spring season.

Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) participated in the 26th edition of the World Energy Congress held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He also said that India ranks fourth globally in renewable energy installed capacity.      

The Correct Answer is Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi.

Key Points

• Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was an Indian administrator and civil servant who served as the first Indian governor of the state of Punjab (then East Punjab) after Independence in 1947.
• He subsequently served as the first Governor of Andhra Pradesh from its creation in 1953 until 1957.
• Born- 2 July 1893
• Died- 15 March 1980
• The Governor is appointed by the president for a term of 5 years.
• Power and functions of Governor:-
  • Executive Power related to administration, appointments, and removals.
  • Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad.
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

Additional Information

Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari:-

• Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari was the first Governor of West Bengal.
• Tenure:- 15 August 1947 to 21 June 1948
• Current Governor Of West Bengal:- Jagdeep Dhankhar

Maharaj Man Singh II ( Rajpramukh):-

• Maharaj Man Singh II ( Rajpramukh) was the first Governor of Rajasthan.
• Tenure:- 30 March 1949 to 31 October 1956
• Current Governor of Rajasthan:- Kalraj Mishra

Dharma Vira:-

• Dharma Vira was the first Governor of Haryana.
• Tenure:- 1 November 1966 to 14 September 1967
• Current Governor of Haryana:- Satyadev Narayan Arya

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its flagship report, the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA). Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on health and the environment – the equivalent of at least $10 trillion annually.
The figure represents nearly 10 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the 2023 edition of the report which covers 154 countries.

The correct answer is 'The Khyber pass'.

Key Points

• The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan.
• Since it was part of the ancient Silk Road, it has been a vital trade route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent and a strategic military choke point for various states that controlled it.
• Historical invasions of the Indian subcontinent have been predominantly through this Himalaya Pass, such as those of Cyrus, Darius I, Genghis Khan, and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja, and Kebek.

Additional Information

• The Gomal pass
  • ​Gomal Pass is a mountain pass on the Durand Line border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • It takes its name from the Gomal River.
  • It is midway between the legendary Khyber Pass and the Bolan Pass.
• The Bolan pass
  • ​Bolan Pass is a valley and a natural gateway, through the Toba Kakar range in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
  • It is made up of a number of narrow gorges and stretches.
  • Strategically located, traders, invaders, and nomadic tribes have also used it as a gateway to and from South Asia.

The correct answer is 'Ludhiana'.

Key Points

• Ludhiana is the largest city in Punjab.
• The city occupies an area of 159 sq. km.
• The city lies on the old bank of the Sutlej River.
• It is a Northern India manufacturing hub, also referred to by BBC as India's Manchester.
• It is among the list of smart cities that the government of India will develop.
• It has also been ranked according to the World Bank as India's easiest business city.
• It is also home to the Punjab Agricultural University, Asia's largest agricultural university.

Additional Information

• Amritsar is the second largest city with an area of 136 sq. km.
• Patiala is the fourth largest city with an area of 65 sq. km.
• Jalandhar is the third largest city with an area of 102 sq. km.

India maintained its ranking at 126th in the World Happiness Report 2024, the same as the previous year. This ranking is based on various factors such as GDP, life expectancy, social support, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.

• The correct answer is Nawab Kapoor Singh.

Key Points

• Dal Khalsa was the name of the combined military forces of 12 Sikh misls that operated in the 18th century (1735–1799) in the Punjab region.
• The military force was established by Nawab Kapur Singh in the mid 1730s.

Additional Information

• Nawab Kapur Singh:
  • He is considered one of the major figures in Sikh history, under whose leadership the Sikh community traversed one of its darkest periods.
  • He was the organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and the Dal Khalsa. He is regarded by Sikhs as a leader and general par excellence.
• Banda Singh Bahadur:
  • He was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army.
  • At age 15 he left home to become a Hindu ascetic, and was given the name ‘’Madho Das’’.
  • He established a monastery at Nānded, on the bank of the river Godāvarī, where in 1708 he became a disciple of, Guru Gobind Singh, who gave him the new name of Banda Bahadur.
  • He came to Khanda in Sonipat and assembled a fighting force and led the struggle against the Mughal Empire.
  • His first major action was the sacking of the Mughal provincial capital, Samana, in November 1709.
  • After establishing his authority and Khalsa rule in Punjab, he abolished the zamindari system, and granted property rights to the tillers of the land.
  • Banda Singh was captured by the Mughals and tortured to death in 1715-1716.

• Guru Gobind Singh

• Birth:
  • He was born on December 22 in Patna in the year 1666.
  • His birth anniversary is observed as Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti every year in accordance with the lunar calendar.
  • He was a poet, spiritual leader, philosopher, warrior and writer.
• 10^th Guru:
  • He was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
• Khalsa Panth:
  • He was the founder of the Khalsa Panth.
    • He also founded the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699.
  • He became a Sikh guru at the age of nine, after the death of his father Guru Tegh Bahadur.
    • His father was executed by Aurangzeb.

The correct answer is 'Satluj'.

Key Points

• Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam situated at the Satluj River in Bhakra Village in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.
• It is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
• The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir, which is the second largest reservoir in India.
• It is Asia’s second-tallest dam.
• The Bhakra Nangal Dam was described as the ‘Temple of Resurgent India’ by Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Bhakra dam was a part of the Bhakra Nangal Project whose aims were to prevent floods in the Satluj-Beas river valley and to provide irrigation to adjoining states while also providing hydroelectricity.​

Important Points

Confusion Points

• Nangal Dam is another dam in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam though they are two separate dams.

• Initially, only men were allowed into the Sangha, but later women were also admitted. According to Buddhist texts, this was made possible through the mediation of Ananda, one of Buddha's dearest disciples, who persuaded him to allow women into the Sangha.

• Buddha's foster mother, Mahapajapati Gotami, was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni.

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key PointsGuru Gobind Singh

Birth:

• He was born on December 22 in Patna in the year 1666.
• His birth anniversary is observed as Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti every year in accordance with the lunar calendar.
• He was a poet, spiritual leader, philosopher, warrior and writer.

10th Guru:

• He was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.

Khalsa Panth:

• He was the founder of the Khalsa Panth.
• He also founded the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699.
• He became a Sikh guru at the age of nine, after the death of his father Guru Tegh Bahadur.
• His father was executed by Aurangzeb.

Japan hosted the Ukraine reconstruction conference, demonstrating its commitment to Ukraine's reconstruction. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized the importance of investing in Ukraine's future during the conference, which saw the signing of over 50 cooperation agreements between Japan and Ukraine.

correct answer and solution is - ​Religious persecution of the Sikhs by Mughals.

• The rule of the Sikhs over the entire Punjab east of Lahore obstructed the communication between Delhi and Lahore, the capital of Punjab, and this worried Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah He gave up his plan to subdue rebels in Rajasthan and marched towards Punjab.
• Banda Singh Bahadur is known to have halted the Zamindari and Taluqdari system in the time he was active and gave the farmers proprietorship of their own land.
• It seems that all classes of government officers were addicted to extortion and corruption and the whole system of regulatory and order was subverted.
• Local tradition recalls that the people from the neighborhood of Sadaura came to Banda Singh complaining of the iniquities practices by their landlords.
• Banda Singh ordered Baj Singh to open fire on them.
• The people were astonished at the strange reply to their representation and asked him what he meant.
• He told them that they deserved no better treatment when being thousands in number they still allowed themselves to be cowed down by a handful of Zamindars. He defeated the Sayyids and Shaikhs in the Battle of Sadhaura.

The correct answer is 'Gandhara'.

Key Points

• The Sindh hilly terrain was called Gandhara in the Puranic Period.
• In the present day, it is located in northwest Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan.
• Gandhara was frequently mentioned in Vedic epics, including Rig Veda, Ramayana and Mahabharata.
• It was the home of Gandhari, the princess of the Gandhara Kingdom.
• Gandhara was part of the 16 mahajanpad of ancient India (~600 BCE).
• Later it was part of the Indian Maurya Empire (~310 BCE) as its North-Western territory.
• Due to its placement (West of River Sindhu), it was always a place of conflict between Indian and foreign powers.

Additional Information

• Vahlika
  • Vahlika was the king of the Bahlika kingdom.
  • He was the elder brother of Shantanu, who was the king of Hastinapur and the uncle of Bhishma.
  • He was the oldest warrior to fight in the Kurukshetra War.
  • He is mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
• Panjnad
  • ​The Panjnad River is a river at the extreme end of the Bahawalpur district in Punjab, Pakistan.
  • The name Panjnad means "five rivers".
  • The Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence or merger of the five rivers of Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
  • A barrage on Panjnad has been erected; it provides irrigation channels for Punjab and Sindh provinces.

The correct answer is 'Bajra and jowar'.

Key Points

• The economy of the state of Punjab depends primarily on agriculture.
• There are two main harvests in the year - Rabi (Hari) and Kharif (Sawani).
• The principal crops of Punjab are barley, wheat, paddy, maize, and sugarcane.
• Among the fodder crops, the major crops are Bajra and Jowar.
• Green fodder is very popular with farmers for feeding milch cattle.

A : B : C = 150 : 75 : 100 = 6 : 3 : 4
A : B : C = 6 : 3 : 4

Hence, Option D is correct.

This is a complex trial and error based question and the way you would have to think in this is:

From the figure above, it is clear that A is faster as he takes only t + 2 hours while B has taken t +
9 hours to complete the journey.
Then, we get: (t – 6)/9 = 8/t
Solving for t, we get t = –6 (not possible)
Or t = 12. Putting this value of t in the figure it changes to:

We also get ratio of speeds = 3 : 2 (inverse of ratio of times)
The next part of the puzzle is to think of the 12 km less traveled by the first person till the meeting
point.
If the speed of the faster person is 3s, that of the slower person = 2s.
Further
12 × 2s – 6 × 3s = 12 km
s = 2 kmph.
The speed of the faster tourist is 3 × 2 = 6 kmph

Side of the square = √144 = 12 cm

So the answer = π × 3 × 3 = 9π cm² 

Let 3889 + 12.952 - x = 3854.002.

Then x = (3889 + 12.952) - 3854.002

= 3901.952 - 3854.002

= 47.95.

Let the numerator = x and denominator = y

y + 3 = 2y ⇒ y = 3

x +1= 3 ⇒ x = 2

∴ xy = 2 × 3 = 6

Factors of 1 to 10 numbers
1=1
2=1×2
3=1×3
4=1×2×2
5=1×5
6=1×2×3
7=1×7
8=1×2×2×2
9=1×3×3
10=1×2×5
∴ LCM of number 1 to 10 = LCM (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
= 1×2×2×2×3×3×5×7 = 2520

Hence, Option B is correct.

ਉਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ" ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਕਰਤਰੀ ਵਾਚ: "ਉਹ ਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।"

Key Points

• ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਵਾਕ "ਉਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ" ਕਰਮਣੀ ਵਾਚ (Passive Voice) ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦਾ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ 'ਤੇ।
• ਇਸ ਵਾਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਤਰੀ ਵਾਚ (Active Voice) ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅਸੀਂ ਉਸ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ।

ਸਹੀ ਉੱਤਰ ਹੈ , ਉੱਡਣਾ

Additional Information ਹੋਰ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਰੂਪ :

• ਖਾਨਾ – ਖਾਣਾ
• ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਨਾ – ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣਾ
• ਡਿਗਨਾ – ਡਿਗਣਾ

ਸਹੀ ਜਵਾਬ ਹੈ , Accord

Additional Information

• Discard = ਰੱਦ
• Partnership = ਭਾਈਵਾਲੀ
• Dialect = ਬੋਲੀ

ਸਹੀ ਜਵਾਬ ਹੈ , ਦੇਸੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ

Additional Information

• ਦੇਸੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ : ਜੋ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿਚ ਵਿਰਸੇ ਵਿੱਚੋ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਹੋਣ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਸੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।. ਜਿਵੇ ,ਇੱਟ ,ਮੰਜੀ ਛਾਤੀ ਆਦਿ।
• ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ : ਜੋ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿਚ ਵਿਰਸੇ ਵਿੱਚੋ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਸਗੋਂ ਦੂਸਰੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹੋਣ , ਊਨਾ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।. ਜਿਵੇ , ਅਖਬਾਰ ,ਜਲਸਾ (ਅਰਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ), ਸ਼ਰਬਤ , ਗੁਲਾਬ (ਫਾਰਸੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ) ਆਦਿ
• ਤਤਸਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ : ਜਿਹੜੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣਾ ਰੂਪ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਦਲਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਇਸਤੇਮਾਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ,ਉੰਨਾ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਤਸਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜਿਵੇ , ਆਕਾਸ਼ ,ਗਿਆਨ , ਸਹਿਜ ਆਦਿ।
• ਤਦਭਵ ਸ਼ਬਦ : ਜਿਹੜੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕੁਝ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੂਸਰੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਵਿੱਚੋ ਲਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ , ਉੰਨਾ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੱਤਭਵ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜਿਵੇ , ਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ , ਕਾਵਿ ,ਕਾਲਜ ਆਦਿ।