National Police Selection Test
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patrol team begins duty at 07:45 and finishes at 16:15. How long is the shift?
✔✔ 8 hours 30 minutes.
A station has 72 officers. One-third are assigned to patrol duties. How many officers are on patrol?
✔✔ 24 officers.
An officer records 18 incidents on Monday and 27 on Tuesday. How many incidents were recorded
altogether?
✔✔ 45 incidents.
A vehicle travels 96 miles in 2 hours. What is its average speed?
✔✔ 48 mph.
A police unit has 150 radios, but 12 are being repaired. How many radios are available?
✔✔ 138 radios.
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,Four officers divide 68 witness statements equally. How many statements does each officer
review?
✔✔ 17 statements.
A station's monthly fuel budget is £2,400. If £1,875 has been spent, how much remains?
✔✔ £525.
An officer starts interviewing a witness at 14:35. The interview lasts 50 minutes. At what time
does it finish?
✔✔ 15:25.
A police vehicle travels 180 miles using 15 gallons of fuel. How many miles does it travel per
gallon?
✔✔ 12 miles per gallon.
Twenty-five percent of 80 applicants fail an assessment. How many applicants fail?
✔✔ 20 applicants.
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, A suspect was seen leaving at 21:17 and was located 38 minutes later. At what time was the suspect
located?
✔✔ 21:55.
A team processes 84 reports over 7 days at an equal daily rate. How many reports are processed
each day?
✔✔ 12 reports.
What is the correct past tense of "seek"?
✔✔ Sought.
What word means information provided by someone who personally observed an event?
✔✔ Eyewitness account.
What is the opposite of "cooperate"?
✔✔ Resist or refuse to cooperate.
Which word means to examine something carefully to establish facts?
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patrol team begins duty at 07:45 and finishes at 16:15. How long is the shift?
✔✔ 8 hours 30 minutes.
A station has 72 officers. One-third are assigned to patrol duties. How many officers are on patrol?
✔✔ 24 officers.
An officer records 18 incidents on Monday and 27 on Tuesday. How many incidents were recorded
altogether?
✔✔ 45 incidents.
A vehicle travels 96 miles in 2 hours. What is its average speed?
✔✔ 48 mph.
A police unit has 150 radios, but 12 are being repaired. How many radios are available?
✔✔ 138 radios.
1
,Four officers divide 68 witness statements equally. How many statements does each officer
review?
✔✔ 17 statements.
A station's monthly fuel budget is £2,400. If £1,875 has been spent, how much remains?
✔✔ £525.
An officer starts interviewing a witness at 14:35. The interview lasts 50 minutes. At what time
does it finish?
✔✔ 15:25.
A police vehicle travels 180 miles using 15 gallons of fuel. How many miles does it travel per
gallon?
✔✔ 12 miles per gallon.
Twenty-five percent of 80 applicants fail an assessment. How many applicants fail?
✔✔ 20 applicants.
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, A suspect was seen leaving at 21:17 and was located 38 minutes later. At what time was the suspect
located?
✔✔ 21:55.
A team processes 84 reports over 7 days at an equal daily rate. How many reports are processed
each day?
✔✔ 12 reports.
What is the correct past tense of "seek"?
✔✔ Sought.
What word means information provided by someone who personally observed an event?
✔✔ Eyewitness account.
What is the opposite of "cooperate"?
✔✔ Resist or refuse to cooperate.
Which word means to examine something carefully to establish facts?
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