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General Intelligence & Reasoning for UP Police Constable

UP Police Constable sets 37 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 74 marks in the Written Examination, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

37 questions74 marks5 topics

How to approach General Intelligence & Reasoning in UP Police Constable

The non-verbal and analytical reasoning that SSC and railway papers lean on: series, analogy, classification, coding and the figure-based questions. It rewards pattern recognition built through volume, so the return on drilling a lot of questions is unusually high here.

Weightage in the paper

How much General Intelligence & Reasoning is worth in each UP Police Constable stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
Written Examination3774—25%

General Intelligence & Reasoning syllabus for UP Police Constable

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

  • Analogies, series and classification
  • Coding-decoding and blood relations
  • Direction sense, order and ranking
  • Logical Venn diagrams and syllogism
  • Mental aptitude, IQ and reasoning ability

Sample General Intelligence & Reasoning questions with solutions

Written to the UP Police Constable pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Number series · solved example

Find the next term in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

  • 36Correct
  • 30
  • 49
  • 35

Solution

The terms are the perfect squares 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, which are 1 to 5 squared. The next is 6 squared = 36.

Alphabet and number coding · solved example

If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 and so on, what is the sum of the values of the letters in the word CAB?

  • 6Correct
  • 7
  • 5
  • 9

Solution

C = 3, A = 1 and B = 2. Their sum is 3 + 1 + 2 = 6.

Blood relations · solved example

Ram's mother is the only daughter of Mohan. How is Mohan related to Ram?

  • Maternal grandfatherCorrect
  • Father
  • Uncle
  • Brother

Solution

The only daughter of Mohan is Ram's mother, so Mohan is the father of Ram's mother — that is, Ram's maternal grandfather.

Calendar and days · solved example

If the day before yesterday was Thursday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?

  • MondayCorrect
  • Sunday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday

Solution

If the day before yesterday was Thursday, then yesterday was Friday and today is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday, and the day after tomorrow is Monday.

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General Intelligence & Reasoning study material

Sit General Intelligence & Reasoning under a real clock

General Intelligence & Reasoning shows up in every UP Police Constable mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

  • UP Police Constable: 12-question practice mock

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  • UP Police Constable: full-length mock (113 questions)

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  • UP Police Constable: full-length mock 2 (113 questions)

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Frequently asked questions

How many General Intelligence & Reasoning questions are asked in UP Police Constable?

UP Police Constable 2026 cycle sets 37 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 74 marks in the Written Examination.

Is there negative marking for General Intelligence & Reasoning in UP Police Constable?

Yes. UP Police Constable deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, General Intelligence & Reasoning included, so unsure guesses cost you. 0.5 marks are deducted for each wrong answer; each question carries 2 marks. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

Which General Intelligence & Reasoning topics matter most for UP Police Constable?

The UP Police Constable syllabus lists Analogies, series and classification, Coding-decoding and blood relations, Direction sense, order and ranking, Logical Venn diagrams and syllogism, Mental aptitude, IQ and reasoning ability. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise General Intelligence & Reasoning for UP Police Constable free?

Every General Intelligence & Reasoning question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the UP Police Constable mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.