Karnataka Police Constable Previous Year Question Papers 2026: Download PDF with Answer Key

Karnataka Police Constable previous year question papers give candidates the clearest idea of what the KSP Constable written exam actually tests. Karnataka State Police (KSP) conducts this 100 mark, 90 minute objective exam for Civil PC, DAR/CAR PC, KSRP PC, KSISF PC and Bandsman posts, and papers are available below with official answer keys.

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Karnataka Police Constable Previous Year Question Paper PDFs

Year	Question Paper	PDF Links
2020	Bandsmen	Download PDF
	KSRP / IRB	Dwonload PDF
	CAR/DAR Armed PC (Men)	Download PDF
	Civil PC	Download PDF
2018	KSRP PC GK	Download PDF
2018	CR-DR PC GK	Download PDF
2017	SRPC KSRP PC GK	Download PDF
	CR-DR PC GK	Download PDF
	Civil HK PC GK	Download PDF

Subject-wise Weightage in Karnataka Police Constable Previous Papers

Looking across the last few Civil PC and DAR/CAR papers, the 100 questions are not spread evenly. Some subjects show up in force every year, while a few contribute only a handful of marks. Use this pattern to decide where your revision hours go.

Priority	Subjects	What the trend shows
High	Science and Technology, Indian Constitution and Polity, Geography	These three together account for the largest single share of questions in every recent paper and are worth mastering first.
Medium	Indian and Karnataka History, Reasoning and Mental Ability	Present in every paper at a stable but smaller share; selective, focused revision covers most of what appears.
Low	Economics, Current Affairs, General Knowledge (miscellaneous)	Fewer questions each year; basic coverage plus the last 6 to 12 months of current affairs is usually enough.

This weightage pattern is drawn from analysing recent Civil PC and DAR/CAR papers side by side, not from an official Karnataka Police Constable breakdown.

Karnataka Police Constable Exam Pattern Behind These Papers

Every paper follows the same written exam structure that Karnataka Police Constable has used across recent cycles, which is also what the recruitment cycle is expected to follow.

Detail	Value
Mode	Offline, pen and paper
Question type	Objective, multiple choice
Total questions	100
Total marks	100
Duration	90 minutes (1.5 hours)
Negative marking	0.25 marks deducted per wrong answer
Medium of paper	Kannada and English
Qualifying marks	As specified in the official notification for that recruitment cycle

For the complete section-wise breakdown and marking scheme, check the Karnataka Police Constable Exam Pattern 2026 page. The full topic list for each subject is covered on the KSP Constable Syllabus 2026 page.

Which Post Should You Practice For: Civil PC, DAR/CAR, KSRP or Bandsman

Karnataka Police Constable releases separate papers for different constable cadres, and the paper candidates should prioritise depends on the post they have applied for.

Post	What the papers cover
Civil PC	General law and order duties; papers stay closest to the standard GK, reasoning and Karnataka-specific syllabus.
DAR/CAR PC	District and City Armed Reserve postings; question style is nearly identical to Civil PC with a slightly heavier science and current affairs share.
KSRP / IRB PC	State Reserve Police cadre deployed during emergencies; practice both KSRP-specific and Civil PC papers since question banks overlap.
Bandsman	A smaller, separate paper; general awareness and reasoning questions carry most of the weight.

If candidates are unsure which papers to prioritise, solve the Civil PC set first since it forms the base pattern every other cadre's paper builds on.

How to Solve Karnataka Police Constable Previous Year Papers Effectively

Step 1: Finish a first read of the full syllabus before attempting a complete paper; solving cold wastes the diagnostic value of the exercise.

Step 2: Set a 90 minute timer and attempt the paper exactly as you would on exam day, without pausing or referring to notes.

Step 3: Mark against the official answer key where available, and score using the 0.25 negative marking rule so your practice score matches the real formula.

Step 4: List every wrong or skipped question in a separate notebook and revisit the underlying topic, not just the correct option.

Step 5: Once you have cleared the last three to four years' real papers, move to the model papers to keep practising in the same format without repeats.

Step 6: Re-attempt one or two of the earlier papers about two weeks later to check whether your speed and accuracy have actually improved.

Language Availability of Karnataka Police Constable Question Papers

KSP sets the Constable written exam bilingually, and every paper on this page is available in both Kannada and English. If you plan to attempt the actual exam in Kannada, practise with the Kannada versions specifically. Question phrasing sometimes shifts meaning slightly between the two languages, and solving in your intended exam language avoids surprises on the day.

Karnataka Police Constable OMR Sheet and the 5th Option Rule

Karnataka Police Constable OMR answer sheet carries a 5th bubble alongside the four answer options, and missing it costs marks even on a question you never attempted.

Every question on the OMR sheet has 5 circles: 4 answer options plus a 5th "not attempted" circle.
Leaving a question blank without shading the 5th circle still costs 0.25 marks, the same penalty as marking a wrong answer.
KSP allows about 5 minutes after the exam ends specifically to shade the 5th circle for any question you are deliberately skipping.
Practising with real previous year papers as a full OMR drill, not just a question solving drill, is the only way to build the habit of shading the 5th option before time runs out.
This rule has applied consistently across recent Civil PC and Armed Police Constable notifications, so budget those final minutes into your attempt every time you solve a past paper.

Kannada vs English Wording Differences in Karnataka Police Constable Papers

Karnataka Police Constable's question paper is set in Kannada and English side by side, and translation between the two can occasionally shift how a question reads, particularly in reasoning and vocabulary based English questions.

Reasoning and vocabulary questions carry the most translation risk, since idioms and word based clues do not always convert cleanly between Kannada and English.
General Knowledge and Numerical Ability questions carry the least risk, since facts and numbers stay identical across both language versions.
If you can read both languages, glance at the other version of a question that reads ambiguously, without spending exam time working through it twice.
Practising previous year papers in the exact medium you plan to attempt in is more reliable than switching mediums close to the exam.

Raw Score to Selection: What Karnataka Police Constable's Cutoff Depends On

Karnataka Police Constable 2026 does not publish an exact score-to-selection figure until results are declared, but the shortlisting mechanics around that cutoff are fixed and worth knowing while you score your own previous year paper attempts.

The written exam sets a minimum qualifying mark of 30 percent for the 2026 cycle, below which a candidate is not considered regardless of category.
Candidates who clear the minimum qualifying mark are shortlisted for the Physical Standard Test in a 1:5 ratio against the number of vacancies, not by a fixed score.
Category-wise cutoff marks for recent Civil PC cycles, including the 2024 exam, had not been published as a specific figure at the time of writing, so treat any "expected cutoff" number you see elsewhere as an estimate, not an official one.
Use your score on real previous year papers, marked with the 0.25 negative marking rule, as your own benchmark against the 30 percent qualifying mark rather than an unconfirmed cutoff number.

Karnataka Police Constable previous year question papers work best solved in sequence: real papers, each one timed and scored with the actual 0.25 negative marking rule. Pair that practice with the subject weightage trend above, and revisit the OMR and section order notes right before exam day so nothing about the paper's format catches you off guard. The papers alone will not guarantee a place on the merit list, but skipping them is the easiest way to lose marks you could have kept.

Relevant Links
KSP Constable Exam Pattern	KSP Constable Syllabus
KSP Constable Eligibility	KSP Constable Application Process
KSP Constable Admit Card	KSP Preparation Tips

Karnataka Police Constable Previous Year FAQs

Ques: Does solving Karnataka Police Constable previous year papers help with the Physical Standard Test or Physical Endurance Test?

Ans: No, PST and PET are physical fitness rounds with no written component, so previous papers only help you prepare for the written exam stage.

Ques: Has the Karnataka Police Constable exam pattern changed across the years covered in these papers?

Ans: Recent cycles from 2019 onward stick to the 100 question, 100 mark, 90 minute format, but papers from 2014-2017 may reflect an older pattern, so weight recent papers more heavily.

Ques: Can candidates challenge the provisional answer key for a past Karnataka Police Constable paper?

Ans: Yes, KSP opens a fixed objection window after the provisional key before releasing the final one, though that window has already closed for the older papers listed here.

Ques: Are Karnataka Police Constable previous year papers enough on their own, or is coaching needed too?

Ans: Previous papers cover most of the written exam prep on their own; coaching mainly adds value for structured physical training, not the written syllabus.

Ques: Which is harder, Civil PC or DAR/CAR PC previous year papers?

Ans: Both draw from the same subject pool at a similar difficulty level; DAR/CAR papers lean slightly more toward science and current affairs questions.