UPPSC PCS - 2013

The relationship between Doctor: Nurse is same as in Police Inspector: ?

Year Asked: 2013

A
Thief
B
Constable
C
Pistol
D
Jail

Correct Answer

B. Constable

Detailed Explanation

The correct answer is B) Constable. A doctor is the senior professional and the nurse works under the doctor's direction, assisting in patient care. In the same way, a Police Inspector is a supervising officer and a Constable is the subordinate who carries out duties under the inspector's command. The link is superior to subordinate within one organisation.

  • A) Thief is the person the police act against, so he is an adversary, not a subordinate.
  • C) Pistol is an item of equipment. The inspector does not supervise a weapon in the way a doctor supervises a nurse.
  • D) Jail is an institution where offenders are kept. It is a place the police feed into, not a person the inspector commands.

Core concept: analogies based on rank and role within a service. This connects to the Mains theme of police reform and chain of command, including the Prakash Singh judgment (2006) on police accountability and separation of functions.

Trap: Aspirants pick Thief because police and thieves are linked by crime, or Pistol because the police carry weapons. Ask who works under whom, not who is related to the police by context.

This question appeared in UPPCS 2013 GS Paper 2.

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