UP Police Constable Mental Aptitude / Reasoning — Previous Year Questions
70 Mental Aptitude / Reasoning questions asked in past UP Police Constable papers, split into 7 timed practice sets — every question with its answer and explanation.
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About UP Police Constable Mental Aptitude / Reasoning previous year questions
This page collects every Mental Aptitude / Reasoning question that has appeared in past UP Police Constable papers on AajExam — 70 questions in total, organised into 7 short, timed practice sets. Each question is shown with its four options, the correct answer, and an explanation of the reasoning, so you can use the page either as a self-test or as a revision reference.
Why previous year questions are the highest-value Mental Aptitude / Reasoning preparation you can do for UP Police Constable: recruitment boards reuse a stable pool of concepts across cycles. The wording changes, the underlying idea rarely does. Working through a few hundred genuine past Mental Aptitude / Reasoning questions teaches you which sub-topics the paper actually rewards, how the examiner likes to frame distractors, and roughly how long each question type should take — none of which a syllabus document can tell you.
How to use this page: attempt questions in blocks of ten without looking at the answers, then review every question you got wrong or guessed. Read the explanation for the concept, not just the answer letter. When a concept keeps catching you out, open the related topic page linked below and drill that single area before returning here. Repeat across the full bank, and track how your accuracy on the second pass compares with your first — a 15-20% improvement is normal and is the clearest sign your preparation is working.
What is in this bank: the questions are transcribed from actual UP Police Constable question papers, kept in the original order and wording, with solutions written by subject specialists. Sets are free to attempt, work on mobile, and need no login to read. If you would rather practise a complete paper end to end under exam conditions, the full UP Police Constable previous-year papers are linked below as well.
Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQs asked in UP Police Constable
A sample of 30 questions from the full bank of 70. Try each one before opening the solution — the remaining questions are in the timed practice sets below.
Q1.Shyam travels 7 km North, then he turns to his right and walks 3 km. He again turns to his right and moves 7 km forward. Now in which direction is he from his starting point?
- A.South
- B.North
- C.West
- D.East
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Answer: D. East
Q2.In the following question, some words are given. They have some common features except the odd one. You are required to find odd one out.
- A.Harass
- B.Annoy
- C.Ravage
- D.Distress
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Answer: C. Ravage
Q3.Choose the correct alternative from given ones that will complete the series: 2.3, 15.9, 79.6, 423, 2574, (?)
- A.10300
- B.5632
- C.18067
- D.8432
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Answer: C. 18067
Q4.In a certain code language "MADRAS" is written as "OWNHEQ". How will "SUNDAY" be written in that same code ?
- A.WUZWYR
- B.WUZRYX
- C.UWZYWR
- D.UWZRYW
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Answer: D. UWZRYW
Q5.Suresh's sister is the wife of Ram. Ram is Rani's brother. Ram's father is Madhur. Sheetal is Ram's grandmother. Rema is Sheetal's daughter - in - law. Rohit is Rani's brother's son. How is Rohit related to Suresh ?
- A.Brother
- B.Brother - in - law
- C.Nephew
- D.Son
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Answer: C. Nephew
Q6.If in the word "SPIRITUAL", position of second and fifth letter is interchanged, similarly position of fourth and sixth letter is interchanged with seventh and ninth letters respectively, then how many pair of letters in the new word have as many letters between them (either forward or backward) as they have in the English alphabet series?
- A.5
- B.3
- C.6
- D.4
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Answer: A. 5
Q7.A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 4, the hour hand has turned through
- A.130°
- B.120°
- C.135°
- D.125°
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Answer: D. 125°
Q8.Study the following figure and answer the question given below. What is represented by the number 7?
- A.Married nurses in the hospital
- B.Trained nurses
- C.Married trained nurses
- D.Unmarried trained nurses
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Answer: A. Married nurses in the hospital
Q9.Which of the following diagrams best indicates the relation between India, Gujarat, Surat?
- A.(image option)
- B.2.
- C.3.
- D.4.
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Answer: C. 3.
Q10.Solve: 120 ÷ 3 + 8 × 3 - 40 = ?
- A.-256
- B.24
- C.74
- D.-24
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Answer: B. 24
Q11.In a row Mihir is 17th from the left and 19th from the right, then what is the total number of candidates in that row?
- A.35
- B.36
- C.29
- D.31
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Answer: A. 35
Q12.There is a cuboid whose dimensions are 4 × 3 × 3 cm. The opposite faces of dimensions 4 × 3 are coloured yellow. The opposite faces of other dimensions 4 × 3 are coloured red. The opposite faces of dimensions 3 × 3 are coloured green. Now the cuboid is cut into small cubes of side 1 cm. How many small cubes have three faces coloured?
- A.16
- B.8
- C.20
- D.12
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Answer: B. 8
Q13.In the following question, a word has been given, followed by four other words, one of which can be formed using the letters of the given word. Find that word. MEASUREMENT
- A.RETUNES
- B.ASSURE
- C.MANTLE
- D.SUMMIT
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Answer: A. RETUNES
Q14.A scientist is trying to recall the access code to a secure laboratory. He remembers the following details: The code starts with the digit 5. The code ends with 987. The second digit is the sum of the first digit and 3. The third digit is half of the second digit. Now, considering these conditions, the scientist has narrowed down four potential access codes for the laboratory. Find the suitable one.
- A.563987
- B.542987
- C.548987
- D.584987
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Answer: D. 584987
Q15.In the question below two statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III are given. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true, then consider the the three conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond reasonable doubt from the information given in the statements. Statements: Water has no shape, has volume. The knowledge is like water, flowed from one side to other. Conclusions: The knowledge is interdisciplinary. The knowledge is bound within a specific area. The knowledge influences the core of mental activity directly.
- A.Both I and II follow.
- B.Only conclusion I follows.
- C.Both I and III follow.
- D.Only conclusion II follows.
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Answer: B. Only conclusion I follows.
Q16.A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. Then how is A related to D?
- A.Daughter
- B.Grand mother
- C.Grand daughter
- D.Grand father
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Answer: C. Grand daughter
Q17.Que. 54
- A.1.
- B.2.
- C.3.
- D.4.
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Answer: B. 2.
Q18.Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in the figure (X).
- A.(1)
- B.(2)
- C.(3)
- D.(4)
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Answer: B. (2)
Q19.Find out from amongst the four alternatives as to how the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.
- A.(3)
- B.(1)
- C.(4)
- D.(2)
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Answer: A. (3)
Q20.Simplify : 108 ÷ 36 × 1 + 2 × 3 1 4 5 4 Que. 57 Simplify : 108 ÷ 36 × 1 + 2 × 3 1 4 5 4
- A.2 1 5
- B.1 1 20
- C.2 1 11
- D.2 1 20
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Answer: A. 2 1 5
Q21.Which of the following option would be meaningful order of the following words? Exhaust Night Day Sleep Work
- A.3, 5, 1, 4, 2
- B.1, 3, 5, 4, 2
- C.3, 5, 2, 1, 4
- D.3, 5, 1, 2, 4
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Answer: D. 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
Q22.Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
- A.(3)
- B.(1)
- C.(4)
- D.(2)
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Answer: A. (3)
Q23.The number of apples in a basket doubles every minute. If the basket is full of apples in an hour, when was the basket half-filled ?
- A.55 minutes
- B.38 minutes
- C.59 minutes
- D.47 minutes
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Answer: C. 59 minutes
Q24.The Great Barrier Reef is located at the coast of which of the following countries?
- A.Australia
- B.South Africa
- C.Philippines
- D.Indonesia
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Answer: A. Australia
Q25.Who among the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946 ?
- A.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
- B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- C.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- D.Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q26.The "Prayaga Prashasti" had been composed by whom among the following in Sanskrit ?
- A.Bhavabhuti
- B.Harishena
- C.Baudhayana
- D.Banabhatta
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Answer: B. Harishena
Q27.Which of the following is the largest salt water lagoon lake situated at the Eastern coast of India ?
- A.The Lonar Crater Lake
- B.The Kolleru Lake
- C.The Chilika Lake
- D.The Panchbhadra Salt Lake
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Answer: C. The Chilika Lake
Q28.The white light is composed of how many colours ?
- A.Seven
- B.Five
- C.Eight
- D.Six
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Answer: A. Seven
Q29.Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by which of the following ?
- A.The Makassar Strait
- B.The Eight Degree Channel
- C.The Strait of Messina
- D.The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar
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Answer: D. The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar
Q30.The Sonepur Cattle Fair is a cultural event held at which of the following states of India every year ?
- A.Sikkim
- B.Bihar
- C.Odisha
- D.Assam
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Answer: B. Bihar
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many UP Police Constable Mental Aptitude / Reasoning previous year questions are available?
70 Mental Aptitude / Reasoning questions from past UP Police Constable papers are available on AajExam, split into 7 practice sets. New questions are added as fresh papers are released.
Are the answers and explanations free?
Yes. Every question on this page shows its correct answer and explanation free of charge, and you do not need an account to read them. A free account only adds attempt tracking and performance analytics.
Do UP Police Constable repeat questions from previous years?
Exact repeats do occur, but the more reliable pattern is conceptual: the same Mental Aptitude / Reasoning sub-topics reappear cycle after cycle with reworded questions. That is why working through past questions raises your score more reliably than reading theory alone.
How should I use these questions in my UP Police Constable preparation?
Attempt a set of ten cold, review every wrong and guessed question with its explanation, then drill the weak sub-topic on its topic page before moving on. Revisit the same set after a few days — your second-attempt accuracy is the honest measure of whether the concept stuck.
UP Police Constable Mental Aptitude / Reasoning practice sets
Each set is a timed 10-question drill drawn from the same question bank.
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 1
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 2
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 3
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 4
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 5
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 6
- UP Police Constable - Mental Aptitude / Reasoning PYQ Quiz 7