Odisha Police Constable Exam 2026 Situational Judgement MCQs
Odisha Police Constable Exam 2026 Situational Judgement MCQs
ODISHA POLICE CONSTABLE EXAM 2026 Situational Awareness Top 50 MCQS
Here are the Top 50 Situational Awareness / Situational Judgement MCQs for Odisha Police Constable Exam 2026. This section carries high weightage and tests your common sense, presence of mind, and police attitude.
I have made them as per the latest Odisha Police pattern – Law & Order, Public Dealing, Gender Sensitivity, Ethics & Quick Decision Making.
PART A : Law & Order and Duty-Based Situation
1. You are on night patrolling and you see two persons fighting with knives in a deserted lane. What will you do first?
a) Wait for backup and watch
b) Try to separate them by shouting and using lathi, call control room immediately
c) Go back to police station to report
d) Ignore as it is a personal matter
Answer: b) Immediate intervention with available means + informing control room is the SOP.
2. During a festival in Puri, a huge crowd is getting out of control near the temple. You are alone. What is your first priority?
a) Use force to disperse the crowd
b) Secure vulnerable persons – women, children, elderly and request additional force on wireless
c) Leave the place
d) Start lathi-charge immediately
Answer: b)
3. You receive information that a sand-laden truck is running without permit near Mahanadi river bed at 2 AM. What will you do?
a) Ignore as it is Mining Department work
b) Inform the local police station, note vehicle number, and try to intercept safely
c) Take bribe and let it go
d) Chase it alone on your bike at high speed
Answer: b)
4. A senior officer orders you to do something which is against police rules. You will:
a) Obey blindly
b) Refuse rudely
c) Politely point out the rule and ask for written order if he insists
d) Complain to media
Answer: c)
5. While on traffic duty in Bhubaneswar, an ambulance is stuck due to VIP movement. You will:
a) Let the VIP pass first
b) Stop the VIP convoy momentarily and give way to ambulance – life is priority
c) Ignore the ambulance
d) Ask ambulance to take another route
Answer: b)
6. You find a small child crying alone at Cuttack Railway Station. He cannot tell his parents’ name. What will you do?
a) Leave him there thinking parents will come
b) Take him to Child Help Desk / GRP and inform Childline 1098
c) Take him to your home
d) Scold him
Answer: b)
7. A woman comes to police station to lodge FIR but is hesitating and nervous. As a constable you will:
a) Tell her to come later
b) Call a woman constable/officer, make her comfortable, listen patiently in private
c) Ask her to write complaint outside
d) Make fun of her
Answer: b) As per Odisha Police Mo Parivaar and gender sensitivity guidelines.
8. You are on duty and you see your colleague taking ganja from a peddler and letting him go. You will:
a) Ignore – he is your colleague
b) Secretly record and report to superior / vigilance as per conduct rules
c) Support your colleague
d) Take share from peddler
Answer: b)
9. During a flood in Balasore, people are looting relief trucks. You are part of relief security. What do you do?
a) Allow looting out of sympathy
b) Use minimum force, control crowd, ensure systematic distribution of relief
c) Fire in air
d) Run away
Answer: b)
10. An accused in lock-up complains of chest pain at midnight. What is your immediate action?
a) Think he is acting
b) Immediately inform Duty Officer and shift him to nearest hospital / call 108
c) Give him water and wait till morning
d) Ignore
Answer: b) Custodial death prevention is top priority.
PART B: Public Dealing & Community Policing
11. An old man comes to police station and says his son is beating him for property. He has no written complaint. You will:
a) Say property matter is civil, go to court
b) Listen, help him write complaint, refer to Senior Citizen Cell and counsel his son
c) Shout at him
d) Ask for money to file complaint
Answer: b)
12. You see a group of youths eve-teasing girls near a college in Berhampur. You are not in uniform. You will:
a) Ignore as you are off-duty
b) Intervene, reveal identity, warn them, inform local PS and PCR
c) Join them
d) Just watch
Answer: b)
13. A mob has caught a thief and is beating him badly in a village market. You reach there. What will you do?
a) Let mob beat him as he deserves
b) Rescue the accused from mob, take him into custody, give first aid – law does not allow mob justice
c) Beat him yourself
d) Leave the place
Answer: b)
14. You find an unattended bag at Bhubaneswar Bus Stand. People are crowding around it. You will:
a) Open it yourself
b) Immediately cordon off area, prevent people from touching it, inform Bomb Disposal Squad and Control Room
c) Throw it in dustbin
d) Ignore
Answer: b)
15. A communal rumour is spreading fast on WhatsApp about a clash in Sambalpur. You are a constable. What do you do?
a) Forward the message to check
b) Inform cyber cell / senior officers, and appeal to public not to believe rumours and maintain peace
c) Share your own opinion on social media
d) Do nothing
Answer: b)
16. While patrolling, you see a road accident – a bike rider is bleeding heavily. What is the sequence?
a) First inform PS, then help
b) First secure the scene, call 108/112, give first aid and help shift to hospital – Golden Hour principle
c) Take photos for social media
d) Wait for traffic police
Answer: b)
17. A visually impaired person is trying to cross a busy road at Vani Vihar. You are on duty. You will:
a) Blow whistle for him to stop
b) Go and help him cross safely
c) Tell public to help
d) Ignore as not your duty
Answer: b)
18. A person offers you Rs. 5000 to not register a case against his friend. You will:
a) Accept and not register case
b) Politely refuse, explain that it is a crime under PC Act, and proceed as per law
c) Take money and still register case
d) Ask for more money
Answer: b)
19. You are posted at Women & Children Desk. A minor girl reports sexual harassment by a relative. What will you do first?
a) Call her parents and send her back
b) Follow POCSO procedure, ensure confidentiality, call woman officer, medical & counseling support
c) Ask for proof
d) Delay FIR
Answer: b)
20. During election duty, a candidate offers food packets to police staff on duty. You will:
a) Accept as it is normal
b) Refuse as per MCC (Model Code of Conduct), you cannot take favour from any candidate
c) Accept and vote for him
d) Distribute among public
Answer: b)
PART C: Ethics, Presence of Mind & Quick Decision
21. You see smoke coming out of a house during patrol. People say a cylinder burst inside. You will:
a) Wait for fire brigade
b) Immediately inform fire service 101, police control, try to evacuate people, and keep safe distance
c) Enter inside alone
d) Run away
Answer: b)
22. Two groups are fighting over loudspeaker volume near a temple-mosque area. Situation can become communal. You will:
a) Support temple side
b) Remain impartial, separate groups, seize loudspeaker if violating noise rules, call senior officer
c) Support mosque side
d) Let them fight
Answer: b)
23. You are carrying a self-loading rifle on guard duty and suddenly a civilian snatches it. You will:
a) Leave it
b) Try to retain weapon with physical strength without firing indiscriminately, raise alarm
c) Shoot at crowd
d) Cry for help
Answer: b)
24. A drunk man is abusing everyone on road at night. You will:
a) Beat him badly
b) Detain him, take him to PS, after sobering give warning / action under MV Act / Nuisance
c) Leave him
d) Abuse back
Answer: b)
25. If you are late for duty due to family emergency, you will:
a) Give false excuse
b) Inform your superior in advance on phone/wireless and report with reason and proof
c) Not go for duty
d) Mark proxy attendance
Answer: b)
26. What is the most important quality of Odisha Police constable under Mo Sarkar / 5T initiative?
a) Rudeness
b) Citizen-centric service, transparency and empathy
c) Showing power
d) Laziness
Answer: b)
27. You find a wallet with Rs. 10,000 and Aadhaar card on road. You will:
a) Keep the money
b) Deposit it in police station malkhana and try to contact owner via Aadhaar address
c) Distribute money
d) Throw wallet
Answer: b)
28. During heavy rain in Koraput, a landslide blocks road and a school bus is stuck. You will:
a) Wait for PWD
b) Help evacuate children to safe place first, inform administration and ODRAF
c) Ask bus to go back dangerously
d) Do nothing
Answer: b)
29. Your senior praises you wrongly for work done by your colleague. You will:
a) Accept praise
b) Honestly tell senior that credit goes to your colleague
c) Remain silent
d) Insult colleague
Answer: b)
30. While checking vehicles, a youth without helmet argues that he is son of MLA. You will:
a) Let him go due to fear
b) Politely but firmly enforce law equally – law is same for all
c) Take his photo and post online
d) Apologize to him
Answer: b)
PART D: Advanced Situational MCQs – Odisha Specific
31. At Puri Srimandir Parikrama, a foreign tourist complains of theft of passport. You will:
a) Say go to embassy
b) Register Zero FIR / FIR, help in contacting Tourist Police and FRRO
c) Ignore
d) Ask for bribe
Answer: b)
32. You are constable driver and your official vehicle meets with minor accident with a cycle. Cycle-wala is injured. You will:
a) Speed away
b) Stop, help injured, inform control room and senior
c) Blame cycle-wala
d) Hide vehicle
Answer: b)
33. A dead body is found in a well in your area. Crowd gathers. You will first:
a) Take out body yourself
b) Preserve scene of crime, prevent crowding, inform PS and forensic team
c) Touch everything
d) Declare it suicide immediately
Answer: b)
34. You are on leave and you see a wanted criminal from your PS list in a market in Bhubaneswar. You will:
a) Ignore as you are on leave
b) Keep discreet watch, inform local PS / control room 112 immediately and help in apprehension
c) Try to catch alone with fight
d) Post on Facebook
Answer: b)
35. In a cyber fraud case, a victim says he lost money through OTP sharing. What will you advise first?
a) Call 1930 immediately and also report on cybercrime.gov.in, block cards, freeze account
b) Say money will not come back
c) Ask him to go home
d) Delete his complaint
Answer: a)
36. During Chhat Puja crowd at river ghat, a child falls into water. You don’t know swimming well. You will:
a) Jump anyway
b) Immediately throw lifebuoy / rope / tube, shout for expert swimmers, call ODRAF / Fire Service, keep eye on child
c) Leave
d) Wait for parents
Answer: b)
37. A tribal woman in Malkangiri cannot speak Odia properly and is unable to lodge complaint. You will:
a) Send her away
b) Take help of local Asha / Anganwadi / translator who knows her dialect and patiently record complaint
c) Scold her
d) Ask her to bring educated person
Answer: b)
38. You are given charge of arms and ammunition. You notice one pistol is missing from register. You will:
a) Hide the matter
b) Immediately report to Armoury In-charge and senior officer in writing
c) Buy a new one from market
d) Write it off yourself
Answer: b)
39. A constable is found sleeping on sentry duty at night. You are his friend and notice. You will:
a) Ignore
b) Wake him, warn him that sleeping on sentry is grave negligence and can cause major mishap
c) Let him sleep and take photo
d) Sleep yourself
Answer: b)
40. In a road rage incident, both parties claim to be victim and demand action against other. You are first responder. You will:
a) Arrest both immediately
b) Separate them, listen to both sides and witnesses, note vehicle numbers, bring to PS for lawful action
c) Support richer party
d) Take money from both and let go
Answer: b)
41. You notice illegal brown sugar sale near a college hostel in Cuttack. You will:
a) Ignore as it is Excise dept work
b) Conduct discreet enquiry, inform Anti-Narcotics Wing / senior officer
c) Take drugs for yourself
d) Warn peddler and take monthly
Answer: b)
42. A fire breaks out in police station record room. What will you save first after informing fire service?
a) Your personal bag
b) Arms, ammunition and important case records / malkhana if possible without risking life
c) Chairs
d) Nothing
Answer: b)
43. A woman constable is harassed by a senior constable inside police lines. She complains to you. You will:
a) Tell her to keep quiet
b) Support her to file complaint to Internal Complaints Committee (Vishakha Guidelines)
c) Make joke
d) Blame her
Answer: b)
44. On VIP bandobast duty for long hours, you are very hungry. A shopkeeper offers free food out of respect. You will:
a) Eat freely
b) Politely decline free food, pay if you need to eat – to avoid undue influence
c) Take food and also take for friends
d) Threaten shopkeeper for more
Answer: b)
45. You receive two calls at same time on 112 – one of theft, other of murder. Which will you prioritize?
a) Theft as it is near
b) Murder – heinous crime gets priority as life is at stake
c) None
d) Both same
Answer: b) Priority = Heinous > Non-heinous.
46. You are verifying a tenant. House owner is reluctant to give details saying privacy. You will:
a) Leave verification
b) Politely explain tenant verification is mandatory for security as per Odisha Police order and request cooperation
c) Threaten owner
d) Take bribe and verify without checking
Answer: b)
47. A mentally ill person is roaming with iron rod and scaring people in your area. You will:
a) Beat him with lathi
b) Tackle with minimum force, disarm, call family / 108 and shift to hospital, not to jail
c) Shoot him
d) Tie him to pole
Answer: b)
48. During a search of a house of an accused, the family alleges you stole jewelry. To be safe, what should you have done?
a) Search alone
b) Always search in presence of independent witnesses and woman officer (if woman occupant), and prepare seizure list / videography
c) Search at night secretly
d) Not search
Answer: b)
49. Your police station’s phone number is getting many hoax calls from a child. You will:
a) Abuse child and block number
b) Trace number, inform parents and counsel child about misuse of emergency number 112
c) Arrest child
d) Switch off phone
Answer: b)
50. What is the best action if you see a suspicious person taking photos of Police HQ / Assembly / Airport?
a) Ignore as photography is allowed
b) Politely question him, check ID, see photos, if suspicious detain and inform Intelligence / senior
c) Snatch his phone and break it
d) Arrest immediately without reason
Answer: b)
Quick Strategy for Odisha Police Situational Paper:
- Life First: Ambulance, child, woman, drowning, accident > everything else
- Rule of Law: No mob justice, no bribe, equal law for all
- Procedure: Inform control room 112/100, call woman officer for woman victim, preserve crime scene, call 1930 for cyber
- Mo Sarkar Mantra: Empathy + Transparency + Honesty. Never take free food/favour.
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