HP Police Constable Mock Test - 4 - HP Police Constable MCQ

Talk a mile a minute (Idiom): to speak in a very quick or hurried manner; to talk very fast.
Weasel out (Idiom): to avoid doing something that you have agreed to do, especially by being dishonest.
Weave in and out (Idiom): move by twisting and turning or winding in and out, as in The motorcycle wove in and out of traffic, leaving us far behind.
Send up a trial balloon (Idiom): to suggest something in order to get feedback on it or gauge how people respond to it.
It is obvious that ‘talk a mile a minute’ makes perfect sense in the given blank.
Hence, the correct answer is option D. 

Dress down: to scold or reprimand someone.
Give away: to give something freely as a gift or donation.
Pour out: to express one’s feelings in an unrestrained way.
Play down: to represent something as being less important than it in fact is.
Hence, the correct answer is option B. 

Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc.

The synonym of REPERCUSSION is Reaction.

An impromptu action is one that you do without planning or organizing it in advance.

The synonym of FRUGALITY is Economy.
Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the consumption of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.
 

The correct transformation into indirect speech is: b) He said that he could solve this problem.

In indirect speech, the verb typically shifts from the present tense to the past tense, and "this" often changes to "that."

The sentence mentions that the Crown announced the withdrawal of something. Withdrawal of ‘indictment’ and ‘exoneration’ can be done and these words can be used in the sentence but ‘palpitation’ is contextually incorrect and cannot be used here.
Indictment (noun) : a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Exoneration (noun) : the action of officially absolving someone from blame.
Palpitation (noun) : a noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness.
Hence, the correct answer is option D. 

he first blank suggests a messy ‘state’ because that is what causes ‘smirk and jokes’, hence, the right word is 'dishevelled' which means 'making clothes untidy'. This eliminates all other options.

Also, the second blank suggests a hint towards her and the right word to be used here is 'indicative', which means 'serving as a sign or indication'. This perfectly fits in the context.

Meanings of the given words:

Dishevelled (Verb): making clothes untidy.
Indicative (Adjective): serving as a sign or indication.
Reckless (Adjective): heedless of danger.
Predicting (Verb): say something that will happen in future.
Upbeat (Adjective): cheerful.
Releasing (Verb): allow or enable to escape from confinement.
Terrific (Adjective): of great size.
Amounting (Verb): come to be total.

So, the correct option is A.

The words ‘fiasco’ and ‘naive’ are contextually incorrect and thereby can be eliminated.
Both the words ‘charm’ and ‘glamour’ can be used to depict that beauty of Taj Mahal always fascinates people and seek their attention.
Fiasco: failure
Charm: attractiveness
Naive: beginner
Glamour: beauty
Hence, option B is the correct answer. 

If we read the sentence, we can observe that as situation of 'cause and effect' is given where the result is the effect of the last five years. Since the result is unpleasant, the cause too must have been undesirable so we have 'misadventures' as the best answer.
adventure- excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks.
misadventure- an unfortunate incident; a mishap.
step- a measure or an action.
reform- make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.
Clearly, option B is the correct answer. 

As we know that ,
Scrimp means to live on very little money and Lavish is to live extravagantly, i.e., spending a lot of money, parsimonious are means for making money.
Therefore , Lavish is opposite word of Scrimp . 

The word Meandering (Adjective) means : not straight; curved; a course that does not follow a straight path.
Hence, the words meandering and straight are antonymous. 

As we can say that ,
Compassionate is someone who cares or is concerned about another person, unsympathetic is one who does not care or understand another’s condition or position. Indecisive means someone who cannot take decisions easily, unlawful is something against law, and Untrustworthy is someone who cannot be trusted.
From above it is clear that Unsympathetic is an opposite word of Compassionate . 

Months: Mar, Apr,  May,  June,  July,  Aug,  Sept, Oct
Odd days: 3,  2, 3,  2, 3, 3, 2, 3 
Total 21 odd days 
21/7 = 0
So, November will start with the same day.

As Ornithologist is a specialist of Birds similarly Archealogist is a specialist of Archealogy.

12(x) >30

=> x>30/12 

=> x>2.5

=>x=3 

Statement: S = U > K > L ≥ Y < R ≤ B

Conclusion:

I. K < Y → False (As, S = U > K > L ≥ Y)

II. L > Y → False (As, S = U > K > L ≥ Y)

III. L = Y → False (As, S = U > K > L ≥ Y)

But conclusion II and III forms a complementary pair.

Hence, either conclusion II or III follows.

E G T A R L Q E

Vowels at the beginning and the at the end are same, so they are to be coded as $, and as 6 in between.
$ 5 1 6 5 3 8 $ as it does not tally with the given option.

We can draw the above diagram based on the information given in the question. If the gender of the person is known, it is denoted by the suffix m or f. If it is not known, then it is denoted by x or y. We know, for example, that G is of the same sex as C, so we can label both as x; B and therefore, F are of the opposite sex from C, so we can label both y, and so on. Horizontal lines indicate marriage, vertical or diagonal lines indicate children. 
D is an x, and can therefore, marry any unmarried y. So, he can marry F, J, or K. 
Hence, answer option (1) is correct.

The distance between the starting point to final point is (24-8)km. 
Option 3 is the correct answer. 

(5 x 3) + 4 = 19

and (6 x 4) + 5 = 29

Therefore, (7 x 5) + 6 = 41