Policía Nacional 2022 aptitude test: Básica 38

Which paper this guide covers

Cognik identifies this paper as Policía Nacional, Escala Básica, promotion 38 (2022). The associated recruitment call was published in September 2021: a call’s publication year and the paper’s year need not be the same. This is the aptitude paper, separate from the knowledge test.

This guide analyses the reviewed edition in Cognik. Its source is an unofficial reproduction. Counts and timings describe that copy and do not predict a later exam.

How many questions and parts are there?

The reviewed copy contains 90 items in two parts: questions 1–40 and 51–100. Numbers 41–50 are absent from this edition; ending at 100 does not make it a 100-question paper.

Which question types appear?

We grouped each question by its main task and counted it once. This is an editorial classification for planning practice, not an official syllabus or a breakdown of marks. The question numbers let you check each group in the archived edition.

Calculation and number patterns account for 19 of the first 40 items, including four number-series questions. The second part adds 50 code comparisons. Across the full 90-item edition, those comparisons alone make up 55.6% of the questions; that percentage is not a scoring weight.

Editorial classification of the first 40 questions

Main task	Total	Numbers
Calculation and number patterns	19	1–7, 9, 12, 16–19, 21–22, 28–29, 33–34
Word tasks	8	8, 11, 14, 25–27, 37–38
Codes and invented language	2	10, 15
Deduction and relationships	5	20, 23–24, 39–40
Word and character counting	3	13, 35–36
Spatial folding	3	30–32

How long does each part last?

The first part allows 1,500 seconds for 40 questions: an average of 37.5 seconds each. The second allows 420 seconds for 50 comparisons: 8.4 seconds each. These are arithmetic averages of each part’s allotted time, not a recommended limit for every question.

The two parts contain 32 timed minutes in total. Averaging that total over all 90 questions hides their different demands. Practise them separately before rehearsing the full sequence; spare time in one part should not be treated as extra time in the other.

What to practise from this paper

Use the distribution to choose relevant practice, then adjust your plan to the mistakes you actually make. More items in a category do not establish greater difficulty or greater value in the final score.

1. Build a mixed set with calculation, word tasks, deduction and folding. Review both the answer and the interpretation of the question.
2. For comparison practice, move position by position and include changes of case and similar-looking letters. Start accurately before adding a timer.
3. After an archived attempt, separate method errors, reading errors and items left unfinished. Recheck a new example of the same type instead of memorising its answer.

• Compare codes without skipping the details
• How to approach a number series
• Aptitude test preparation: a practical study plan

An original practice example

This new example follows the app’s positional-comparison rule. It is not a question copied from the archived paper. Compare the two strings exactly, including letter case.

Scores and answer-key cautions

Base 6.1.3.c of the 2021 call gives the following correction formula.

The archived copy’s first part offers four choices. Its second-part instructions mention three alternatives but then define A–D; Cognik’s reviewed task offers counts 0–3. This inconsistency should not be silently turned into a historical scoring rule.

The copy’s printed key for question 24 differs from our reviewed answer. That is an editorial correction, not evidence of a tribunal annulment. Historical weighting and annulments have not been verified; Cognik labels its assessment estimate accordingly. Do not infer an official pass result from question counts or a practice score.

Sources and current exam information

The counts above come from the archived edition and our item-by-item classification. The BOE link supports the historical call and its formula, not this editorial distribution. For the format of a current entrance process, read its own call and the current Policía Nacional guide.

• Policía Nacional aptitude test: Inspector Jefe promotion 25
• Policía Nacional aptitude test: Subinspector promotion 26
• The Spanish National Police aptitude test: format and scoring

• 2021 recruitment call in BOE (base 6.1.3.c)
• Policía Nacional candidate portal