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Bihar Public Service Commission (Pre.) Exam-2018 Held on 16-12-2018 General Studies Question Paper With Answer Key

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Bihar Public Service Commission (Pre.) Exam-2018 Held on 16-12-2018

General Studies

1. Which of the following has pH Value 7?

(A) Pure water

(B) Neutral solution

(D) Acidic solution

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

2. Which of the following elements does not contain neutrons?

(A) Oxygen

(B) Nitrogen

(D) Copper

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

3. Angstrom is a unit of-

(A) wavelength

(B) energy

(D) velocity

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

4. Frequency is measured in-

(A) Hertz

(B) meter/second

(D) watt

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

5. Who discovered DNA?

(A) James Watson and Francis Crick

(B) Gregor Mendel

(D) Hargovind Khorana

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

6. What is triglyceride?

(A) Protein

(B) Carbohydrate

(D) Mineral

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

7. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is used in monitoring-

(A) heart

(B) liver

(D) brain

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

8. Body temperature is regulated by-

(A) thalamus

(B) hypothalamus

(D) medulla

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

9. Choose the correct statement.

(A) Wavelength of red light is less than violet light

(B) Wavelength of red light is more than violet light

(D) Wavelength of violet light is more than yellow light

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

10. The value of 40 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit scale is-

(A) 104°F

(B) 100°F

(D) 75°F

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

11. The unit of electric power is-

(A) ampere

(B) volt

(D) watt

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

12. In electrical motor-

(A) heat is converted into electrical energy

(B) electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy

(D) mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

13. Human body contains-

(A) about 70% water

(B) 20-%-30% water

(D) 30%-40% water

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

14. The device to measure electric current is-

(A) voltmeter

(B) ammeter

(D) potentiometer

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

15. The main component of green-house gases is-

(A) carbon dioxide

(B) methane

(D) ozone

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

16. Einstein got the Nobel Prize for-

(A) relativity

(B) Bose-Einstein condensation

(D) photoelectric effect

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

17. The powerhouse of cell is-

(A) cell wall

(B) mitochondrion

(D) nucleus

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

18. AIDS is caused by-

(A) water

(B) bacteria

(D) fungus

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

19. Which instrument is used to measure humidity?

(A) Hydrometer

(B) Hygrometer

(D) Lactometer

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

20. What is the unit of pressure?

(A) Newton/sq. meter

(B) Newton-meter

(D) Newton/meter

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

21. Defence Minister of India Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made a three-day visit to which nation in the first week of October 2018?

(A) Russia

(B) Kazakhstan

(D) China

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

22. The Parliament of which of the following nations dismissed the honorary citizenship of Aung San Suu Kyi in October 2018?

(A) USA

(B) United Kingdom

(D) Canada

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

23. Which of the following is not associated with NAFTA?

(A) Great Britain

(B) Canada

(D) USA

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

24. With which nation has India signed an agreement ‘Mobilize Your City’ in September 2018?

(A) Sweden

(B) Germany

(D) France

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

25. Where did Foreign Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurate ‘Panini Language Laboratory’ in August 2018?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) South Africa

(D) Indonesia

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

26. Which nation enacted ‘Human Organ Transplantation Law’ for migrants from Indian origin in August 2018?

(A) United Kingdom

(B) Canada

(D) Singapore

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

27. Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected as the President of which country in presidential election held in November 2017?

(A) Uganda

(B) Kenya

(D) Ghana

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

28. On 20^th July, 2018 which nation ended emergency after two years?

(A) Iraq

(B) Syria

(D) Yemen

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

29. Which of the following nations declared emergency due to polio outbreak in June 2018?

(A) Papua New Guinea

(B) Fiji

(D) Mali

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

30. For how many times did India win the Cricket Asia Cup on 29^th September, 2018 defeating Bangladesh?

(A) Six times

(B) Seven times

(D) Nine times

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

31. Which of the following is the correct order of medals won by India in the 18^th Asian Games, 2018 (Jakarta)?

Answer: (D)

32. Which is the first Indian airline company that used biofuel as ATF in August 2018?

(A) Jet Airways

(B) Vistara

(D) Spice Jet

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

33. In June 2018 how much amount has the World Bank approved for ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ an ambitious scheme of India?

(A) Rs 5,000 crore

(B) Rs 6,000 crore

(D) Rs 8,000 crore

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

34. According to the report of IIT, Kharagpur study group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley Civilization?

(A) 600 years

(B) 700 years

(D) 900 years

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

35. According to Indian Forest Status Report released in February 2018, how much area of India of covered by forests?

(A) 2300%

(B) 23.40%

(D) 24.40%

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

36. In January 2018, which Indian State allowed people to establish a humanitarian relationship with trees. i.e., brother-sister?

(A) Assam

(B) Sikkim

(D) Manipur

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

37. Which district achieved the first position as per ‘Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2018?

(A) Gaya-Bihar

(B) Tuticorin-Tamil Nadu

(D) Meerut-UP

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

38. Which scheme was recognized as world’s largest insurance scheme launched in India in September 2018?

(A) Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana

(B) Pradhan Mantri Jan Swasthya Yojana

(D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

39. In which of the following institutes was the first Indian Railway University established in September 2018?

(A) Indian National Rail Academy – Vadodara

(B) Indian Railway School – Pune

(D) Indian Rail Coach Institute – Kapurthala

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

40. JIMEX 2018 relates to-

(A) Japan-Indian Joint Military Exhibition

(B) Japan-Indian Maritime Exercise

(D) Japan-India Joint Missile Programme

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

41. In which city/State was air pollution control system ‘VAYU’ installed in September 2018?

(A) Chennai

(B) Amritsar

(D) Varanasi

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

42. Under which of the following did Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar launch more than 750 development schemes at Begusarai and Khagaria districts on 6^th January, 2018?

(A) Vikas Yatra

(B) Vikas Survekshan Yatra

(D) Vikas Samiksha Yatra

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

43. In which city did, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sushil Modi inaugurate Bihars’ first ‘Start-up Hub’ on 16^th March, 2018?

(A) Motihari

(B) Munger

(D) Arrah

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

44. On 22^nd March, 2018 who unveiled the book, ‘Neel Ke Dhabbe’ on the occasion of 106^th Bihar Day in Patna?

(A) Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu

(B) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

(D) Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

45. The capacity of India’s most powerful electric locomotive engine made in Madhepura Locomotive Factory is-

(A) 9000 HP

(B) 10000 HP

(D) 12000 HP

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

46. On 10^th April, 2018 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed ‘Swachhagrahis National Convention’ in-

(A) Motihari

(B) Patna

(D) Katihar

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

47. In which airport did NDMA conduct a mock drill based on CBRN emergency in April 2018?

(A) IGI-New Delhi

(B) LNJP-Patna

(D) DABH-Indore

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

48. According to a report, what is the rank of Patna city among 20 cities as per availability of 4G signals between December 2017 to February 2018?

(A) First

(B) Second

(D) Twentieth

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

49. In which city of Bihar did Sulabh International launch cheapest drinking water project ‘Sulabh Jal’?

(A) Patna

(B) Bhagalpur

(D) Purnea

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

50. Which of the following is not true about Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana?

(A) Proposed annual expenditure for the scheme is Rs 7,221 core

(B) Education, Health and Social Welfare trio departments ran the scheme

(D) At the time of a girl child’s birth, her family receives Rs 2,000

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

51. The earliest evidence of animal domestication and agriculture in India has come from-

(A) Anjira

(B) Damb Sadat

(D) Mehrgarh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

52. After the Mahaparinirvana of Lord Buddha, the first Buddhist council was held at-

(A) Rajgriha (Rajgir)

(B) Gaya

(D) Vaishali

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

53. Who among the following first issued gold coins on a large scale?

(A) Pushyamitra Shunga

(B) Menander

(D) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

54. Who among the following was the first to explain that the rotation of the earth on its own axis accounts for the daily rising and setting of the sun?

(A) Aryabhata

(B) Bhaskara

(D) Varahamihira

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

55. The ruler of Suvarnabhumi, who founded a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and requested Devapala through is ambassador to grant five villages for its maintenance, was-

(A) Dharanindra

(B) Sangramadhananjaya

(D) Chudamanivarmana

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

56. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?

(A) Ctesias

(B) Pliny

(D) Strabo

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

57. The earliest description of Bakhtiyar Khilji’s invasion of Bihar is in-

(A) Tarikh-i-Hind

(B) Tabaqat-i Nasiri

(D) Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

58. Which Sultan demanded half the crops on land after measurement as revenue?

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Balban

(D) Muhammad bin Tughluq

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

59. Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to which sect?

(A) Suhrawardi Silsilah

(B) Rishi Silsilah

(D) Firdausi Silsilah

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

60. Who among the following rulers divided his troops into units of two hundred, two hundred fifty and five hundred?

(A) Bahlul Lodi

(B) Sikander Shah

(D) Islam Shah

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

61. Who stated that five thousand to twenty thousand men worked for forty years to build the palace of forty pillars at Allahabad in Akbar’s time?

(A) Manucci

(B) Tavernier

(D) Abdul Hamid Lahori

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

62. Which Sultan was reputed to be ‘Akbar of Kashmir’?

(A) Sultan Shamsuddin Shah

(B) Sultan Qutbuddin

(D) Sultan Zainul Abidin

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

63. Who began the Faraizi Movement?

(A) Haji Shariatullah

(B) Syed Ahmed

(D) M. A. Jinnah

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

64. Who wrote the book, Poverty and un-British Rule in India?

(A) R. C. Dutt

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Lajpat Rai

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

65. When were the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar recognized by the Bengal Tenancy Act?

(A) 1868

(B) 1881

(D) 1893

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

66. When did Bihar become a separate province in India?

(A) 1897

(B) 1905

(D) 1912

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

67. Who invited Gandhiji to Champaran?

(A) Rajendra Prasad

(B) Raj Kumar Shukla

(D) Krishna Sahay

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

68. Who raised the Flag of Independence at the Congress Session of 1929?

(A) Maulana Muhammad Ali

(B) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Subhas Chandra Bose

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

69. When was the Bihar Socialist Party formed?

(A) 1921

(B) 1927

(D) 1934

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

70. Who among the following was the leader of the first Congress Ministry in Bihar?

(A) Anugrah Narayan Sinha

(B) Abdul Bari

(D) Shri Krishna Sinha

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

71. Which one of the following is a landlocked country?

(A) Belgium

(B) Hungary

(D) Ukraine

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

72. Which one among the following is the largest island in area?

(A) Borneo

(B) Great Britain

(D) Sumatra

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

73. In which of the following areas, does Mediterranean climate not prevail?

(A) Central Chile

(B) Cape Town

(D) Pampas

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

74. The country, which is the largest silk producer in the world, is-

(A) India

(B) China

(D) Japan

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

75. Which one among the following countries of the world, except United States of America, is the largest crude oil producer?

(A) Russia

(B) China

(D) Canada

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

76. Which one of the following is not a part of the Meghalaya Plateau?

(A) Bhuban Hills

(B) Garo Hills

(D) Jaintia Hills

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

77. The Pass, which is situated at the highest elevation, is-

(A) Zoji La

(B) Rohtang

(D) Khyber

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

78. Karewas soils, which are useful for cultivation of Zafran (a local variety of saffron), are found in-

(A) Kashmir Himalaya

(B) Garhwal Himalaya

(D) Eastern Himalaya

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

79. As per 2011 Census, the urban population percentage to total population of India was about-

(A) 21

(B) 31

(D) 40

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

80. In Government of India’s NITI Aayog, which is an economic policy-making think tank, what is the full form of NITI?

(A) National Internal Trade Information

(B) National Institution for Transforming India

(D) National Intellectual Training Institute

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

81. After Independence, in which year were the Indian States reorganized on the linguistic basis?

(A) 1947

(B) 1951

(D) 2000

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

82. Which one among the following States of India is called ‘Sugar Bowl’?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(D) Haryana

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

83. In which one of the following minerals, does India lead in production in the world?

(A) Sheet mica

(B) Copper

(D) Iron ore

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

84. Bihar as an Indian State was formed in-

(A) 1911

(B) 1912

(D) 2000

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

85. Which one of the following parts of Bihar is geologically older in age relatively?

(A) Rohtas Plateau

(B) North-Western Hills

(D) North Ganga Plains

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

86. By how many districts of Bihar was Patna district bounded till July 2018?

(A) 7

(B) 8

(D) 10

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

87. Most of the area in Bihar is covered by-

(A) mountainous soil

(B) alluvial soil

(D) terai soil

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

88. Among the States of India, Bihar’s rank in terms of lowest literacy rate (2011 Census) is

(A) first

(B) second

(D) fourth

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

89. What is the rank of Bihar in terms of production of jute among the States of India?

(A) First

(B) Second

(D) Fourth

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

90. Which types of industries have potentials and prospects in Bihar?

(A) Oil refinery

(B) Forest-based industry

(D) Agro-based industry

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

91. A Judge of the Supreme Court may resign his office by writing to-

(A) the President

(B) the Prime Minister

(D) the Attorney General of India

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

92. Who was the first Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission?

(A) Jagjivan Ram

(B) Kaka Sahab Kalelkar

(D) B. R. Ambedkar

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

93. The Chairman of the State Public Service Commission is appointed by-

(A) the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission

(B) the President of India

(D) the Chief Minister

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

94. In order to be chosen a member of the Lok Sabha, a person must not be less than the age of-

(A) 18 years

(B) 21 years

(D) 30 years

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

95. The Governor of a State is appointed by-

(A) the Prime Minister

(B) the Chief Justice of India

(D) the Chief Justice of the High Court

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

96. In which Article of the Constitution of India was the provision for reservation of scheduled castes in the Lok Sabha made?

(A) Article 330

(B) Article 331

(D) Article 333

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

97. The President-

(A) is not a part of the Parliament

(B) is a part of the Parliament

(D) can vote in the Parliament

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

98. Which one of the following Articles directs the State Government to organize the Panchayats?

(A) Article 33

(B) Article 40

(D) Article 50

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

99. In which year did the State Jharkhand come into existence?

(A) 1998

(B) 1999

(D) 2001

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

100. In which one of the following years did Sarkaria Commission, which was empowered to recommend changes in Centre-State relations, submit its report?

(A) 1983

(B) 1984

(D) 1987

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

101. Under which one of the following Articles is the formation of Finance Commission laid down?

(A) Article 280

(B) Article 269

(D) Article 265

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

102. The Attorney General of India is appointed by-

(A) the Law Minister

(B) the President of India

(D) the Prime Minister

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

103. During Twelfth Five-Year Plan, which one of the following average annual growth rate targets was envisaged for agriculture and allied sector?

(A) 3.0 per cent

(B) 3.5 per cent

(D) 4.5 per cent

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

104. The Government policy ‘Make in India’ aims at-

(A) removal of bureaucratic sloth

(B) elimination of red tapsim

(D) making the product competitive

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

105. Which one of the following is not an initiative for industrial development?

(A) Make in India

(B) Ease of Doing Business

(D) Digital India

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

106. PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas) model was advocated by-

(A) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(B) Manmohan Singh

(D) Rajiv Gandhi

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

107. As per Census 2011, the female literary rate in India was-

(A) 60.0 per cent

(B) 63.0 per cent

(D) 68.5 per cent

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

108. Who among the following has given the idea of Self-Help Groups as an effective tool for poverty alleviation?

(A) Amartya Sen

(B) Md. Yunus

(D) Venkaiah Naidu

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

109. At present, who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

(A) Urjit Patel

(B) Raghuram Rajan

(D) Lalita D. Gupte

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

110. Which one of the following is the pathway to increase productivity in agriculture?

(A) Efficient irrigation

(B) Quality seeds

(D) Use of fertilizers

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

111. Which one of the following is the objective MGNREGA?

(A) To build assets

(B) To encourage micro-irrigation

(D) To enhance rural income

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

112. Which one of the following was not included in the intended objectives of the Union Budget, 2017-18?

(A) Transform India

(B) Clean India

(D) Energize India

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

113. Which one of the following most appropriately describes the nature of Green Revolution of late sixties of 20^th century?

(A) Intensive cultivation of green vegetable

(B) Intensive agriculture district programme

(D) Seed-Fertilizer-Water technology

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

114. Who among the following is the CEO of the NITI Aayog?

(A) Amitabh Kant

(B) S. S. Mundra

(D) Soumya Kanti Ghosh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

115. Which one of the following States has the highest density of population according to the Census of India 2011?

(A) Kerala

(B) Haryana

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

116. What is the sex ratio in Bihar State as per the Census of India, 2011?

(A) 893

(B) 916

(D) 925

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

117. ‘Bihar Economic Survey’, for the first time, was published for the Financial Year

(A) 2004-05

(B) 2006-07

(D) 2009-10

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

118. In Bihar, during April-June 2018, which sector has attracted the highest FDI equity inflow?

(A) Service sector

(B) Steel industry

(D) Cement industry

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

119. What is the percentage of population in Bihar State employed in agriculture sector in 2017-18?

(A) 65

(B) 67

(D) 70

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

120. What was the economic growth rate of the State of Bihar during the year 2016-17?

(A) 6.3 per cent

(B) 7.3 per cent

(D) 9.3 per cent

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

121. Which of the following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious?

(A) The efforts of the officers of the Company to spread Christianity

(B) The order to the sepoys to travel on ships

(D) The inefficiency of the officers

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

122. About Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, it was said that his empire extended from-

(A) Chandni Chowk to Palam

(B) Delhi to Bihar

(D) Peshwar to Varanasi

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

123. Who among the following did not rebel against the British East India Company’s control over them?

(A) Raja of Vizianagaram

(B) Nizam of Hyderabad

(D) Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

124. The Indigo Rebellion was about

(A) the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to

(B) the peasant wanting to grow indigo but being forced no to

(D) a protest movement that carried an indigo-coloured flag

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

125. The immediate cause of the Deccan Riots of 1875 was-

(A) the shadow of a famine

(B) high interest rates charged by Mahajans

(D) protest against imposition of religious reforms

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

126. Rajani Palme Dutt said, “They both fought and collaborated with imperialism.” Which political grouping was he referring to?

(A) The Indian National Congress

(B) The Communist Party of India

(D) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

127. Which of the following was not a ‘nationalist’ newspaper?

(A) The Hindu

(B) Bengalee

(D) The Times of India

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

128. Identify the correct combination from the options given below for Prarthana Samaj, Young India, Lokhitvadi, Satyashodhak Samaj, Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha:

(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji

(B) Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji

(D) Naoroji Furodonji, Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

129. From the options given below, find the correct combination of the names of Editors of the nationalist news papers The Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee, Hindustani, Sudharak :

(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee, G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, G. Subramania Iyer, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

130. Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as ‘Lokmany Tilak’ when-

(A) he became a popular teacher

(B) he started a popular newspaper

(D) he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

131. How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government?

(A) 21 years

(B) A little more than 21 years

(D) A little more than 25 years

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

132. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the context of which Gandhian Satyagraha?

(A) Swadeshi Satyagraha

(B) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(D) Individual Satyagraha

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

133. Where did Kunwar Singh join the Rebellion of 1857 against the British?

(A) Arrah

(B) Patna

(D) Varanasi

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

134. In which territory did tribals rebel against the British?

(A) Bihar

(B) Punjab

(D) Kathiawar

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

135. “So always with the assent and often to the dictates of the Chamber of Commerce, the Government of India is carried on, and this is the ‘White Man’s Burden’.” Who said this?

(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Rajendra Prasad

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

136. Which of the following was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India?

(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Bardoli

(D) Individual

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

137. Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement urged people to avoid alcohol. This resulted in a serious loss of revenue for the government. The government of a province circulated a list of prominent individuals who drank alcohol as a device to persuade people to start drinking again. Name the province.

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(D) Gujarat

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

138. During Salt Satyagraha, in Bihar, in addition to making salt, the people chose to oppose the government by opposing which tax?

(A) Chowkidari

(B) Haathi

(D) Malba

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

139. The elected Government of Bihar resigned in February 1938 for which reason?

(A) The participation of India in war

(B) Satyagraha against the British at the call of Gandhi

(D) For the release of political prisoners

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

140. Who was connected with the Bihar Kisan Sabha?

(A) Swami Sahajananda

(B) Karyananda Sharma

(D) Yadunandan Sharma

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

141. The length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 12 meters long, 9 meters wide and 8 meters high is-

(A) 864 meters

(B) 10 meters

(D) 43 meters

(E) None of the above

Answer: (C)

142. A train of length 150 meters, moving towards north direction at a speed of 144 km/hr, can cross a 250 meters long bridge in-

(A) 20 seconds

(B) 100 seconds

(D) 10 seconds

(E) 28 seconds

Answer: (D)

143. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 50?

(A) 17

(B) 15

(D) 16

(E) None of the above

Answer: (B)

144. If x = −2/3, then 9x² – 3x – 11 is equal to-

(A) −13

(B) 13

(D) −17

(E) 17

Answer: (C)

145. In an examination, every candidate took Hindi or History or both 66% took Hindi and 59% took History. The total number of candidates was 3000. How many candidates took both Hindi and History?

(A) 500

(B) 750

(D) 738

(E) 830

Answer: (B)

146. If then the value of x is-

(A) 35/73

(B) 525/933

(D) 135/233

(E) None of the above

Answer: (A)

147. If then the value of is-

(A) x – y

(B) 1

(D) 2

(E) None of the above

Answer: (B)

148. The average age of 4 sisters is 7 years. If we add the age of mother, then the average increases by 6 years. Find the age of the mother.

(A) 46 years

(B) 39 years

(D) 47 years

(E) 57 years

Answer: (A)

149. If 3^{x + 8} = 27^{2x + 1}, then the value of x is-

(A) 9

(B) 1

(D) 10

(E) −10

Answer: (C)

150. If then S is-

(A)

(B) 56

(D) 115

(E)

Answer: (*)

63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) Examination Held on 1-7-2018 General Studies Question Paper With Answer Key

January 28, 2021November 17, 2018 by suresh84

63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) Examination Held on 1-7-2018

General Studies

1. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati published a journal named-

(A) Jankranti

(B) Hunkar

(D) Vidrohi

(E) None of the above/more than one of the above

Answer: (B)

2. Who established a branch of Anushilan Samiti at Patna in 1913?

(A) Rewati Nag

(B) Yadunath Sarkar

(D) Mazharul Haque

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

3. Who organized Kisan Sabha at Munger in 1922-23?

(A) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

(B) Shri Krishna Singh

(D) K. N. Singh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

4. Bihar Socialist Party was born in 1934 with its Secretary-

(A) Acharya Narendra Dev

(B) Jayaprakash Narayan

(D) Karpoori Thakur

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

5. Who was the member of the Constituent Assembly of India from Bihar?

(A) A. N. Sinha

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(D) Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

6. The first Indian Ministry in Bihar in 1937 came into existence under whose leadership?

(A) Shri Krishna Singh

(B) Md. Yunus

(D) Wahab Ali

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

7. Who did Rajendra Prasad consider as the father of Pakistan?

(A) Md. Jinnah

(B) Lord Mountbatten

(D) Liaquat Ali Khan

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

8. When was Patna Lawan renamed as Gandhi Maidan?

(A) During Quit India Movement

(B) During Anti-Simon Commission Rally

(D) On the eve of Independence

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

9. Bombay Presidency Association was established by-

(A) Ferozshah Mehta

(B) K. T. Tailang

(D) Tayabjee

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

10. Who established Imperial Cadet Corps?

(A) Lord Minto

(B) Lord Curzon

(D) Lord Ripon

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

11. The Declaration of Partition of Bengal was done on-

(A) 19th July, 1905

(B) 7th August, 1905

(D) 16th October, 1905

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

12. Who was given life punishment for the murder of Colonel Wyllie?

(A) Madan Lal Dhingra

(B) Udham Singh

(D) Manmathanath

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

13. The post of the Indian High Commission was created by which Act?

(A) The Indian Councils Act, 1909

(B) The Government of India Act, 1919

(D) The Indian Independence Act, 1947

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

14. The Indian National Congress did not take part in which of the following Round Table Conferences?

(A) First

(B) Second

(D) Participated in all

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

15. Mahatma Gandhi presided over which Session of the Indian National Congress?

(A) 1922

(B) 1924

(D) 1930

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

16. Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission?

(A) Pethick-Lawrence

(B) Wavell

(D) A. V. Alexander

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

17. Who wrote the pamphlet ‘Now or Never’?

(A) Md. Jinnah

(B) Md. Iqbal

(D) Khafi Khan

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

18. Who declared ‘Sati’ illegal?

(A) Warren Hastings

(B) William Bentinck

(D) Curzon

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

19. When was the Punjab Land Alienation Act passed?

(A) 1850

(B) 1895

(D) 1905

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

20. The Department of State was established under whose headship?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) J. L. Nehru

(D) Sardar Patel

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

21. A number when divided by 342 gives a remainder 47. When the same number is divided by 19, what would be the remainder?

(A) 0

(B) 9

(D) 8

(E) None of the above

Answer: (B)

22. The person who spends of his income is able to save Rs 1,200 per month. His monthly expenses (in Rs) are-

(A) 2,400

(B) 3,000

(D) 3,600

(E) 2,800

Answer: (A)

23. A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be-

(A) 140

(B) 200

(D) 160

(E) 120

Answer: (A)

24. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?

(A) 6

(B) 5

(D) 7

(E) 4

Answer: (D)

25. How many numbers between 11 and 90 are divisible by 7?

(A) 10

(B) 9

(D) 12

(E) 11

Answer: (E)

26. A man can row per hour in still water. If in a river running at an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?

(A) 3 km

(B) 4 km

(D) 5 km

(E) 7 km

Answer: (A)

27. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs 4,624 in 2 years and to Rs 4,913 in 3 years. The sum of money is-

(A) Rs 4,240

(B) Rs 4,280

(D) Rs 4,346

(E) Rs 4,406

Answer: (C)

28. A man buys Rs 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12% on his money. The market value of each share is-

(A) Rs 18

(B) Rs 15

(D) Rs 25

(E) Rs 20

Answer: (B)

29. The following pie-chart shows the spending of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the chart carefully and answer the question-

How much per cent less is spent on football than that on cricket?

(A)

(B) 29

(C)

(D) 31

(E)

Answer: (E)

30. A invested Rs 76,000 in a business. After few months, B joined him with Rs 57,000. At the end of the year, the total profit was divided between them in the ratio 2 : 1. After how many months did B join?

(A) 6

(B) 4

(D) 8

(E) 5

Answer: (B)

31. Quartz crystals used in clocks are-

(A) sodium silicate

(B) silicon dioxide

(D) titanium oxide

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

32. Bromine is a-

(A) colourless gas

(B) brown solid

(D) red liquid

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

33. Gases used in welding are-

(A) oxygen and hydrogen

(B) oxygen and nitrogen

(D) hydrogen and acetylene

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

34. Galavanized iron pipes have a coating of-

(A) zinc

(B) mercury

(D) chromium

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

35. The wavelength of visible spectrum is in the range-

(A) 1300 Å – 3900 Å

(B) 3900 Å – 7600 Å

(D) 8500 Å – 9800 Å

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

36. Detergents used for cleaning clothes are-

(A) carbonates

(B) bicarbonates

(D) sulfonates

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

37. The element excreted through human sweat is-

(A) sulfur

(B) iron

(D) zinc

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

38. Blue vitriol is chemically-

(A) sodium sulfate

(B) nickel sulfate

(D) iron sulfate

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

39. The positively charged part at the centre of an atom is called as-

(A) proton

(B) neutron

(D) nucleus

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

40. The conversions of a solid directly into gas is called as-

(A) sublimation

(B) condensation

(D) boiling

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

41. In human system, insulin controls the metabolish of-

(A) fats

(B) carbohydrates

(D) nucleic acids

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

42. The antibiotic among the following is-

(A) penicillin

(B) aspirin

(D) sulfadiazine

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

43. Which of the following is mostly carbohydrate?

(A) Wheat

(B) Barley

(D) Maize

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

44. The heaviest metal among the following is-

(A) gold

(B) silver

(D) platinum

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

45. Stainless steel is an alloy of-

(A) iron and nickel

(B) iron and chromium

(D) iron and zinc

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

46. To protect broken bones, plaster of Paris is used. It is-

(A) slaked lime

(B) calcium carbonate

(D) gypsum

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

47. A hydrocarbon in which two carbon atoms are joined by a double bond is called as an-

(A) alkane

(B) alkene

(D) ionic bond

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

48. The chemical name for vinegar is-

(A) methanol

(B) ethanol

(D) ethyl acetate

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

49. The acid used in a car battery is-

(A) acetic acid

(B) hydrochloric acid

(D) sulfuric acid

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

50. The gas, which comes out on opening a soda water bottle, is –

(A) carbon dioxide

(B) hydrogen

(D) sulfur dioxide

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

51. Which of the following smart cities has become the India’s first city to run on 100% renewable energy during daytime?

(A) Bengaluru

(B) Jaipur

(D) Diu

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

52. Mahmoud Abu Zeid has won the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. He hails from which country?

(A) Israel

(B) Iraq

(D) Egypt

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

53. The bilateral military exercise ‘Harimau Shakti 2018’ has been conducted between India and which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Malaysia

(D) South Korea

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

54. Which Union Ministry has launched the Second Edition of the ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?

(A) The Ministry of Home Affairs

(B) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(D) The Ministry of Rural Development

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

55. Which Union Ministry in Collaboration which Google India has launched a 360Y Virtual Reality (VR) video on ‘Incredible India’?

(A) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(B) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

(D) The Ministry of Tourism

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

56. Which city hosted India’s firstever nationwide food archaeology conference ‘Archaeo Broma’?

(A) Mumbai

(B) New Delhi

(D) Surat

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

57. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)?

(A) 136th

(B) 138th

(D) 137th

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

58. Which institute has been awarded the 2018 National Intellectual Property Award in the category ‘Top R & D Institution/Organization for Patents and Commercialization?

(A) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(B) The Indian Space Research Organization

(D) The Defence Research and Development Organization

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

59. Which State has topped the list of States with most number of beggars, as per data released by the Union Ministry of Social Justice?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

60. Which district has become the India’s first district to have 100% solar-powered health centres?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Chennai

(D) Surat

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

61. Which Indian sports person has bagged Gold in the Men’s 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Event at the 2018 ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup in Sydney?

(A) Rajkanwar Singh

(B) Anhad Jawanda

(D) Anish Bhanwala

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

62. Which State Government has signed a pact with Airport Authority of India (AAI) to develop villages in Kamrup?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Mizoram

(D) Assam

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

63. Which State has the highest number of fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Odisha

(D) Jharkhand

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

64. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-6A satellite from which rocket vehicle?

(A) GSLV-F07

(B) GSLV-F09

(D) GSLV-F08

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

65. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Forests?

(A) Forests and Water

(B) Forests and Energy

(D) Forests and Life

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

66. Who has been elected as the new President of Egypt?

(A) Moussa Mostafa Moussa

(B) El-Sayyid el-Badawi

(D) Ahmed Shafiq Sisi

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

67. Who has been chosen for the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for 2017?

(A) Sathyan Anthikkad

(B) K. G. George

(D) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

68. According to recent data released by Indian Cellular Association (ICA), India has acquired what position in the world in producing mobile phones?

(A) First

(B) Second

(D) Fourth

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

69. Which State Government has rolled out ‘Rupashree Scheme’ for marriage of poor girls?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Odisha

(D) Assam

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

70. NITI Aayog has launched the ‘Atal New India Challegne’ that will provide grants of up to how much amount to innovative products and solutions?

(A) Rs 2 crore

(B) Rs 1 crore

(D) Rs 2.5 crore

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

71. Who chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce?

(A) Narendra Modi

(B) Arun Jaitley

(D) Smriti Irani

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

72. Which of the following districts of Bihar does not share border with Nepal?

(A) Madhubani

(B) Kishanganj

(D) Purnia

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

73. Which of the following is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site present in Bihar State of India?

(A) Mahabodhi Vihar

(B) Buddhist Monastery in Nalanda

(D) Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

74. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and SACEP for cooperation on oil and chemical pollution in the South Asian seas region. What does SACEP stand for?

(A) South Asia Compatibility Environment Programme

(B) South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme

(D) South Asia Coercive Environment Programme

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

75. Which State Government has recently signed MoU with South Korea to enhance tourism co-operation?

(A) Kerala

(B) Mizoram

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

76. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has signed MoU with TIFAC for supporting forest-based communities. Where is the headquarters of ICFRE located?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Bengaluru

(D) Dehradun

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

77. Which of the following teams has won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for the project on Groundwater Arsenic Research in Ganga River Basin?

(A) India-Russia Joint Team

(B) India-UK Joint Team

(D) India-Israel Joint Team

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

78. The Barh Super Thermal Power Station (BSTPS) is located in which State?

(A) Bihar

(B) Karnataka

(D) Punjab

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

79. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has recently signed a pact with which international organization to promote solar energy deployment in Asia and Pacific?

(A) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(B) New Development Bank

(D) Asian development Bank

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

80. India has signed a tripartite MoU with which countries for civil nuclear cooperation?

(A) USA and Nepal

(B) Japan and Myanmar

(D) Germany and Sri Lanka

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

81. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?

(A) Burnt brick buildings

(B) First true arches

(D) Art and architecture

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

82. Megasthenes was the ambassador of-

(A) Seleucus

(B) Alexander

(D) the Greeks

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

83. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on-

(A) economic relations

(B) principles and practice of statecraft

(D) wealth accumulation

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

84. Tripitakas are the sacred books of the-

(A) Jains

(B) Hindus

(D) Buddhists

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

85. The central point in Ashoka’s Dhamma is-

(A) loyalty to the king

(B) peace and non-violence

(D) religious toleration

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

86. The division of Mauryan society into seven classes is particularly mentioned in-

(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

(B) Ashokan edicts

(D) the Indica of Megasthenes

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

87. The famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visited India during the reign of-

(A) Chandragupta I

(B) Chandragupta II

(D) Srigupta

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

88. The Chola age was most famous for-

(A) village assemblies

(B) war with the Rashtakutas

(D) advancement of Tamil culture

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

89. The mighty gateways found at the temples of South India are called-

(A) Shikhars

(B) Gopurams

(D) Mandaps

(E) None of the above

Answer: (B)

90. The remains of Vijayanagara empire are found in –

(A) Bijapur

(B) Golkunda

(D) Baroda

(E) None of the above

Answer: (C)

91. Who was the muslim ruler to formulate the ‘theory of Kingship’ similar to the theory of divine right of the kings?

(A) Aibak

(B) Iltutamish

(D) Alauddin

(E) None of the above

Answer: (C)

92. Paper came to be used in the –

(A) 12th century

(B) 13th century

(D) 15 century

(E) None of the above

Answer: (A)

93. European paintings were introduced in the court of-

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(D) Shah Jahan

(E) None of the above

Answer: (B)

94. Who was the ruler of India when the English East India Company was formed?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Akbar

(D) Humayun

(E) None of the above

Answer: (B)

95. Which of the following Princely States was not annexed by the British?

(A) Sind

(B) Gwalior

(D) Satara

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

96. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha?

(A) Repeal of Salt laws

(B) Curtailment of the government’s power

(D) ‘Purna Swaraj’ for India

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

97. The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 broke out in-

(A) Assam

(B) Kerala

(D) Bengal

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

98. The Swadeshi Movement took place in India during-

(A) the Champaran Satyagraha of Gandhiji

(B) the anti-Bengal partition agitation

(D) the Non-Cooperation Movement

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

99. Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha was formed in-

(A) 1929

(B) 1930

(D) 1932

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

100. By which Act, Bihar became a separate province?

(A) The Government of India Act of 1935

(B) The Government of India Act of 1919

(D) The Indian Independence Act of 1947

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

101. Which one of the following Committees/Commissions recommended the creation of Nyaya Panchayats?

(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

(B) Ashok Mehta Committee

(D) Sarkaria Commission

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

102. Which one of the following functions is not the concern of Local Self-Government?

(A) Public Health

(B) Sanitation

(D) Maintenance of Public Order

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

103. The system of Panchayati Raj is mentioned in-

(A) the Union List

(B) the State List

(D) None of the above

(E) More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

104. 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions is legalized in certain States such as-

(I) Bihar

(II) Uttarakhand

(III) Madhya Pradesh

(IV) Himachal Pradesh

(A) Only III

(B) Only II and III

(D) I, II, III and IV

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

105. Money Bill can be presented-

(A) only in the Lok Sabha

(B) only in the Rajya Sabha

(D) in joint meeting of both the Houses

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

106. What is the nature of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Federal

(B) Unitary

(D) Federal in Nature but unitary in spirit

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

107. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court of India ?

(A) The Prime Minister

(B) The President

(D) The Ombudsman

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

108. Who is the Ex Officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

(A) The President

(B) The Vice President

(D) None of the above

(E) More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

109. The Prime Minister of India is responsible of whom?

(A) The Cabinet

(B) The President

(D) The Rajya Sabha

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

110. What is the minimum age for a Member of the Parliament?

(A) 18 years

(B) 21 years

(D) 30 years

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

111. What is the retirement age of the Judges of the Supreme Court?

(A) 60 years

(B) 62 years

(D) 70 years

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

112. Who is the highest Civil Services Officer of the Central Government?

(A) The Attorney General of India

(B) The Cabinet Secretary

(D) The Finance Secretary

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

113. One of the problems in calculating National Income in India is-

(A) underemployment

(B) inflation

(D) non-organized sector

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

114. The apex bank for providing agricultural refinance in India is-

(A) RBI

(B) NABARD

(D) Imperial Bank

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

115. According to the 14th Finance Commission, the percentage share of State in the net proceeds of the shareable central tax revenue should be-

(A) 32 per cent

(B) 35 per cent

(D) 42 per cent

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

116. Which sector in India attracts the highest FDI equity flow?

(A) Construction Sector

(B) Energy Sector

(D) Service Sector

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

117. Who amongst the following is the present Governor of the RBI?

(A) Bimal Jalan

(B) Arvind Subramanian

(D) Urjit Patel

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

118. The size of marginal landholding in India is-

(A) more than 5 hectares

(B) 2 hectares to 4 hectares

(D) less than 1 hectare

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

119. Globalization does not include-

(A) reduction in import duties

(B) abolition of import licensing

(D) disinvestment of Public Sector Equity

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

120. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act came into force in India during-

(A) 1998

(B) 1999

(D) 2005

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

121. TRIMS stands for-

(A) Trade-Related Income Measures

(B) Trade-Related Incentives Measures

(D) Trade-Related Innovative Measures

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

122. NITI Aayog came into existence on-

(A) 1st January, 2014

(B) 1st June, 2014

(D) 1st June, 2015

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

123. ‘Gullak Bachcha Bank’ is a bank based in-

(A) Delhi

(B) Patna

(D) Jaipur

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

124. The base year for All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) has been changed by the Government of India from 2004-05 to-

(A) 2010-11

(B) 2011-12

(D) 2013-14

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

125. According to Indian Population Census 2011, the percentage of literacy among males and females both is lowest for the State of-

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Jammu-Kashmir

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

126. The average size of landholding in Bihar in comparison with other States is-

(A) lowest

(B) second lowest

(D) second highest

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

127. The latest per capita income at current prices is lowest for the Indian State of-

(A) Bihar

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Nagaland

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

128. The latest annual per capita consumption of electricity in Bihar is

(A) lowest

(B) second lowest

(D) second highest

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

129. The average yield of cotton is highest in India for the State of-

(A) West Bengal

(B) Bihar

(D) Andhra Pradesh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

130. The road length per lakh of population in Bihar is-

(A) lowest

(B) second lowest

(D) second highest

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

131. During 10000 BC, the population of the world was-

(A) 2 million

(B) 3 million

(D) 5 million

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (E)

132. Cocos Plate lies between-

(A) Central America and Pacific Plate

(B) South America and Pacific Plate

(D) Asiatic Plate and Pacific Plate

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

133. ‘Rust Bowl’ of the USA is associated with which one of the following regions?

(A) Great Lakes region

(B) Alabama region

(D) Pittsburg region

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

134. Which one of the following approaches is associated with Prof. Amartya Sen?

(A) Basic Needs Approach

(B) Capability Approach

(D) Welfare Approach

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

135. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Coffee Part’ of the world?

(A) Sao Paulo

(B) Santos

(D) Buenos Aires

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

136. Which one of the following States has the highest percentage of area under forests?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Assam

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

137. Which one of the following soils is deposited by rivers ?

(A) Red soil

(B) Black soil

(D) Laterite soil

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

138. What is the share of hydroelectric power in the total electricity produced in India?

(A) 10 per cent

(B) 12 per cent

(D) 22 per cent

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

139. Which Census year is called ‘Demographic Divide’ in the population study of India?

(A) 1911

(B) 1921

(D) 1941

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

140. The largest number of cotton mills in Tamil Nadu are found in-

(A) Chennai

(B) Coimbatore

(D) Salem

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

141. Which one of the following States is the leading producer of rubber in India ?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

142. National Waterway-1 connects-

(A) Kottapuram to Kollam

(B) Sadiya to Dhubri

(D) Haldia to Kolkata

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

143. Khetri Belt of Rajasthan State is famous for-

(A) copper mining

(B) gold mining

(D) iron ore mining

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

144. Which one of the following rivers joins the Ganga at Fatuha?

(A) Son

(B) Punpun

(D) Balan

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

145. According to Koppen’s climatic classification, the climate of North Bihar may b e explained as-

(A) Cwg

(B) Aw

(D) CB’w

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (A)

146. Which soil is predominantly found in the districts of Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Champaran?

(A) Black soil

(B) Newer alluvium

(D) Red soil

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

147. The largest jute-producing district of Bihar is-

(A) Siwan

(B) Gaya

(D) Purnia

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (D)

148. Triveni Canal has been constructed on the river-

(A) Kosi

(B) Son

(D) Kamla

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

149. The salvation place of Mahavirji, the originator of Jain religion, is located at-

(A) Maner

(B) Rajgir

(D) Jalan Fort

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (C)

150. Kaimur Plateau is famous for-

(A) copper

(B) limestone

(D) bauxite

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (B)

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) 60-62nd Common Combined Pre. Competitive Examination Held on February 12, 2017 General Studies Question Paper with Answer Key

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Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)

60-62nd Common Combined Pre. Competitive Examination Held on February 12,2017

General Studies

1. Which officer of the government of India has the right to take part in the proceeding of Parliament of India even though he is not a member?

(a) Vice-President

(b) Attorney-General India

(d) Election Commissioner

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

2. Which of the following is/are listed among the Directive Principles in Part-IV of the Constitution of India?

I. Equal Pay for Equal Work

II. Uniform Civil Code

III. Small family norm

IV. Education through mother tongue at primary level.

(a) I, II and III

(b) I and II

(d) I, II and IV

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

3. ‘Vote on Account’ is meant for

(a) vote on the report of CAG

(b) to meet unforeseen expenditure

(d) budget

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

4.Constitution Day of India is celebrated on

(a) October 26

(b) November 26

(d) August 15

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

5. A seat of a MP can be declared vacant, if he absents himself from the house for a continuous period of

(a) six months

(b) two months

(d) one year

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

6. The Supreme Court has held that hoisting the National Flag atop the private buildings is a fundamental right of every citizen under

(a) Article-14 of the Constitution

(b) Article-19 (I) (a) of the Constitution

(d) Article-25 of the Constitution

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

7. Choose the fundamental rights available to Indian Citizen but not to aliens

I. Freedom of Speech and Expression

II. Equality before the Law

III. Right of Minorities

IV. Protection of Life and liberty

(a) I and III

(b) I and IV

(d) II and III

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

8. A Panchayat Samiti at the block level in India is only a/n

(a) advisory body

(b) consultative committee

(d) administrative authority

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

9. The expression ‘Socialist’ was introduced in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by which amendment?

(a) 42nd amendment

(b) 44th amendment

(d) 74th amendment

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

10. Match the following:

I. Union list a. 97 entries

II. State list b. 47 entries

III. Concurrent list c. 66 entries

(a) I – a; II – b; III – c

(b) I – a; II – c; III – b

(d) I – c; II – b; III – a

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

11. Creation of a new State requires a ………….. majority for Constitutional Amendment.

(a) Simple

(b) Two-third

(d) Two-third plus ratification by half of all States

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

12. Which one of the following measures is not likely to aid in improving India’s Balance of Payment position?

(a) Promotion of Import Substitution Policy

(b) Devaluation of rupee

(d) Levying of higher duties on exports

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

13. President of India exercises his powers

(a) either directly or through officers subordinate Ministers

(b) through Ministers

(d) through Cabinet

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (e)

14. The ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ is prepared and published by

(a) World Trade Organization

(b) World Bank Group

(d) European Union

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

15. The percentage of decadal growth of population during 2001-2011 as per Census-2011 is

(a) 21.54

(b) 17.64

(d) 19.21

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

16. Service tax was introduced in India on the recommendation of:

(a) Kelkar Committee

(b) Raja J. Challiah Committee

(d) Yashwant Sinha Committee

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

17. As per Census-2011, which State has the lowest sex-ratio?

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(d) Bihar

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

18. The economist, who for the first time scientifically determined National Income in India

(a) DR Gadgil

(b) VKRV Rao

(d) YV Alagh

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

19. Which Indian State has the largest number of cotton textile mills?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(d) West Bengal

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

20. Which of the following is not a cash crop?

(a) Jute

(b) Groundnut

(d) Sugarcane

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

21. First Five Year Plan of India was based on the

(a) Harrod-Domar Model

(b) Mahalanobis Model

(d) JL Nehru Model

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

22. Black revolution is related to the

(a) fish production

(b) coal production

(d) mustard production

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

23. Black revolution is related to the

(a) fish production

(b) coal production

(d) mustard production

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

24. Which district in Bihar is poorest according to per capita income criteria?

(a) Begusarai

(b) Madhepura

(d) Sheohar

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

25. Which of the following tax is levied by Union and collected and appropriated by States?

(a) Stamp duties

(b) Passenger & goods tax

(d) Taxes of newspapers

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

26. Bank rate means

(a) interest rate charged by moneylenders

(b) interest rate charged by scheduled banks

(d) official rate of interest charged by Central Bank

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

27. ‘JEEVIKA’ is an initiative of Bihar government for

(a) employment generation

(b) financial inclusion

(d) public distribution

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

28. ‘SPUR’ project in Bihar relates to

(a) health

(b) poverty

(d) municipal finances

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

29. Total length of National Highways in Bihar is

(a) 3410 km

(b) 3587 km

(d) 4707 km

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

30. Per capita energy consumption in the State of Bihar is

(a) 203 kWh

(b) 187 kWh

(d) 145 kWh

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

31. “The Muslims, if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India.” Who wrote it?

(a) Herbert Risely

(b) Lord Lytton

(d) HN Brailsford

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

32. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?

(a) Namdar Khan

(b) Babu Kunwar Singh

(d) Shankar Shah

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

33. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on

(a) February 1, 1900

(b) February 2, 1900

(d) February 4, 1400

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

34. Who was elected the first President of All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936?

(a) NG Ranga

(b) EMS Namboodripad

(d) Acharya Narendra Dev

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

35. “In my belief, Congress is to tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise. “Who wrote it?

(a) Lord Lytton

(b) Lord Dufferin

(d) Lord Minto

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

36. Who drew Mahatma Gandhi’s attention towards the exploitation of the peasants by the European Indigo planters?

(a) Baba Ram Chandra

(b) Raj Kumar Shukla

(d) Sri Krishna Sinha

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

37. Who left Patna College with just 20 days remaining for his examination during the Non-cooperation Movement?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Brij Kishore

(d) Sri Krishna Sinha

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

38. Sir Michael O’Dwyer was shot dead on March 13, 1940 in London by

(a) Mandan Lal Dhingra

(b) MPT Acharya

(d) Udham Singh

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

39. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919?

(a) Lloyd George

(b) George Hamilton

(d) Lord Salisbury

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

40. Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’?

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Snehlata Wadekar

(d) Madam Bhikhaji Rustam Cama

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

41. Who became champion of socialism and wanted to overthrow of british rule, Princely states, Landlordism and Capitalism in 1933?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Sardar Patel

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

42. Who joined Subhash Chandra Bose to found All India Forward Bloc and actively associated with the INA movement?

(a) Jai Prakash Narayan

(b) Baikunth Shukla

(d) Ram Narain Prasad

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

43. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by

(a) Surya Sen

(b) Chandan Dutta

(d) Jatin Das

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

44. Which ournal was not associated with the revolutionary activities?

(a) Sandhya

(b) Yugantar

(d) Young India

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

45. First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji, who contested on the ticket of

(a) Liberal Party

(b) Labour Party

(d) Communist Party

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

46. Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of

(a) Non-cooperation Movement

(b) Civil Disobedience Movement

(d) Champaran Satyagraha

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

47. Who organized the ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’ in 1929?

(a) Abdul Gaffar Khan

(b) Ali Brothers

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

48. The Cabinet Mission came to India in

(a) February, 1942

(b) March, 1942

(d) May, 1942

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (e)

49. A pleader of Bihar, who left his lucrative practice during Non-cooperation movement was

(a) Jai Prakash Narayan

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(d) Raj Kumar Shukla

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

50. The precursor of Indian National Congress was

(a) British Indian Association

(b) Indian Association

(d) Indian League

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

51. x is a consecutive whole number and the first four values of expression x³ + 3y – 3 are 7, 20, 45, 88, then the fifth value is

(a) 137

(b) 155

(d) 143

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

52. A, B, C invested Rs. 20 lac in a business in the ratio 7 : 2 : 1. The total profit i s 18%. A has to pay 30% tax and B has to pay 20% tax. What percent of net profit of A is more than the net profit of B?

(a) 118.8%

(b) 180.0%

(d) 304.5%

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

53. If SURGICAL-STRIKE is coded as 13979313-129925, then METRO-TRAIN is coded as

(a) 15295-29195

(b) 45296-29195

(d) 15296-29195

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

54. Inspect the following figure and find the region, which represents the government employee, who live in own house and compulsorily graduate.

(a) EGHD

(b) BED

(d) HGI

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

55. In the series of numbers and alphabets A26H, C24F, G20B, the next term is

(a) M13D

(b) O11C

(d) M14E

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

56. The dearness-allowance of a person with basic salary Rs. 7700 is increased to 132% from 125% and the tax deduction on both is increased to 22% from 20%. He got salary increased by

(a) Rs. 74.00

(b) Rs. 77.00

(d) Rs. 369.00

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

57. How many times the digit 9 occurs in the numbers from 100 to 999.

(a) 280

(b) 218

(d) 228

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

58. If sign ‘+’ represents multiplication, ‘×’ addition, ‘−‘ division, ‘÷’ difference, ‘>’ equal and ‘+’ represents greater than, then which of the following relation is true?

(a) 12 – 2 + 3 ÷ 8 × > 12

(b) 11 × 2 ÷ 4 – 2 + 1 = 11

(d) 5 × 6 – 3 ÷ 3 +1 > 4

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

59. In the bottom of a water tank, there are two drains A and B. If only A is open, it takes 30 minutes to empty a full tank and if only B is open, it takes 20 minutes. If for 10 minutes both drains are open, then B is closed, how much time it takes to empty a full tank?

(a) 18 minutes

(b) 15 minutes

(d) 20 minutes

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

60. In the following pie-chart, the various expenditures of an industry are presented. total expenditure on raw material is Rs. 30 lakh. If labour expenditure is increased by 5%, how much expenditure on other expenses be reduced to maintain the profit?

(a) 5.9%

(b) 12.86%

(d) 6.21%

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

61. Which of the following is responsible for controlling hereditary character of the living cells?

(a) Enzyme

(b) Hormone

(d) DNA

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

62. Which o f the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Vitamin B₁ – Oranges

(b) Vitamin D – Cod-liver oil

(d) Vitamin K – Alfalfa

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

63. Teflon is a polymer of which of the following monomers?

(a) Tetrafluoroethylene

(b) Vinyl chloride

(d) Acetylene dichloride

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

64. Bakelite is formed by the condensation of

(a) Urea and formaldehyde

(b) Phenol and formaldehyde

(d) Melamine and formaldehyde

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

65. Which of the following vitamins is known as ergocalciferol?

(a) Vitamin D₂

(b) Vitamin D₃

(d) Vitamin B₆

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

66. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Retinol-Xerophthalmia

(b) Tocopherol-Beri-beri

(d) Ergocalciferolo-Rickets

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

67. Insulin is

(a) fat

(b) vitamin

(d) protein

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

68. Which one of the following is an antibiotic drug?

(a) Quinine

(b) Sulphaguanidine

(d) Aspirin

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

69. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I (Substances) List II (Application)

A. Aspartame 1. Synthetic rubber

B. Freon 2. Anti-histamine

C. Neoprene 3. Artificial Sweetener

D. Benadryl 4. Refrigerant

(a) A – 1; B – C – 4 ; D – 2

(b) A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D – 3

(d) A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 4

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

70. Which of the following hormones play a role in release of milk from mammary glands?

(a) Adrenaline

(b) Thyroxine

(d) Oxytocin

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

71. The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee from Vanaspati Oil is

(a) hydrogen

(b) oxygen

(d) carbon dioxide

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

72. LPG used as domestic fuel chiefly contains

(a) methane

(b) propane

(d) butane

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

73. Soap removes grease by

(a) Coagulation

(b) Adsorption

(d) Osmosis

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

74. Which of the following vitamins is used as an poisons?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin D

(d) Vitamin K

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

75. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I List II

A. Skin cancer 1. Chlorofluorcarbons

B. Noise pollution 2. Ultraviolet light

C. Global warming 3. Decibel

D. Ozone hole 4. Carbon Dioxide

(a) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

(b) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1

(d) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

76. In human body, vitamin A is stored in

(a) liver

(b) skin

(d) kidney

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

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77. Which of the following radio isotopes is used in the treatment of blood cancer (leukemia)?

(a) Iodine-131

(b) Sodium-24

(d) Cobalt-60

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

78. Iodished salt contains

(a) free iodine

(b) calcium iodide

(d) potassium iodide

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

79. Which of the following is present in maximum amount in acid rain?

(a) HCl

(b) HNO₃

(d) H₂CO₃

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

80. ‘God particle’ is

(a) Neutrino

(b) Higgs Boson

(d) Positron

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

81. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change deals with

(a) reduction in fossil fuel usage

(b) CO₂ emissions mitigation

(d) greenhouse gases emissions mitigation

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

82. The elected US President Donald Trump was the presidential nominee of the

(a) Democratic Party

(b) Republican Party

(d) Green Party

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

83. The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is also called as

(a) Friendship pipeline

(b) Future pipeline

(d) Unity pipeline

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

84. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goal Index?

(a) 110th

(b) 88th

(d) 129th

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

85. Which of the following countries has recently joined the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC), a global initiative to prevent ballistic missile proliferation?

(a) Palestine

(b) Israel

(d) Iran

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

86. The 2016 Noble Prize in Literature was won by

(a) Alice Munro

(b) Svetlana Alexievich

(d) Angus Deaton

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

87. Which country has the largest reserves of oil?

(a) United States

(b) China

(d) Venezuela

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

88. Who is the new Secretary General of United Nations?

(a) Matthew Rycroft

(b) Anibal Cavaco Silva

(d) Vitaly Churkin

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

89. India’s first and Asia’s longest cycle highway has been opened in which State of India?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

90. Which State has been declared India’s first ‘Open Defecation Free State?

(a) Bihar

(b) Assam

(d) Sikkim

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

91. Which of the following is the newest member of the Eurozone?

(a) Lithuania

(b) Croatia

(d) Cyprus

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

92. The head of State of the United Kingdom is

(a) Queen Elizabeth I

(b) Queen Elizabeth II

(d) Queen Elizabeth IV

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

93. The nation-wise breast-feeding progamme ‘MAA’ has been launched by which Union Ministry?

(a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(d) Ministry of AYUSH

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

94. India’s first textile university will be set-up in which of the following States?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Odisha

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

95. What is the fiscal deficit target of India for the financial year 2016-17?

(a) 3.9% of GDP

(b) 3.5% of GDP

(d) 4.5% of GDP

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

96. The 2016 joint military exercise ‘Maitree’ has been conducted between India and which of the following countries?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Thailand

(d) Maldives

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

97. Which committee h as be constituted by the government of India to boost cashless transaction?

(a) Nachiket More Committee

(b) Shanta Kumar Committee

(d) Neeraj Kumar Gupta Committee

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

98. Which of the following is a bond through which Indian entities can raise money from foreign markets in rupees, and not in foreign currency?

(a) Corporate Bonds

(b) Masala Bonds

(d) Zero-coupon Bonds

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

99. Which train safety system has recently been launched by the Indian Railways to avoid train accidents?

(a) Tri-Safety

(b) Tri-Netra

(d) Tri-Veil

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

100. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in

(a) Argentina

(b) Germany

(d) Russia

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

101. Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup tennis tournament?

(a) Argentina

(b) Switzerland

(d) Croatia

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

102. India’s first Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) will be set-up in which State?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Bihar

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

103. In Rio Olympics 2016, which country finished at the top of the table with gold medals?

(a) The USA

(b) China

(d) Russia

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

104. Which country’s women Badminton team has won the 2016 Uber Cup tournament?

(a) Thailand

(b) India

(d) China

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

105. As per Census-2011, what is the rank of Bihar State in terms of population in the country?

(a) I

(b) II

(d) IV

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

106. Which country has won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Iran

(d) China

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

107. What was the theme of the 2016 Rio Olympics?

(a) Peace for Inner soul

(b) World Peace and Environment

(d) Live Sports, Live Freedom

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

108. Who has been conferred with the 2015 Jnanpith Award?

(a) Pannalal Patel

(b) Umashankar Joshi

(d) Rama Jain

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

109. The book ‘Six Machine : I Don’t Like Cricket . . . I love It’ is the autobiography of which cricketer?

(a) Yuvraj Singh

(b) Chris Gayle

(d) AB de Villiers

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

110. Who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic Gold Medals?

(a) Devendra Jhaijharia

(b) Deepa Malik

(d) Varun Singh Bhati

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

111. Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came to India in :

(a) 515 AD to 520 AD

(b) 525 AD to 529 AD

(d) 592 AD to 597 AD

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

112. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?

(a) Dholavira

(b) Banawali

(d) Lothal

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

113. Kalinga’s King Kharvel was associated with

(a) Mahameghvahana dynasty

(b) Chedi dynasty

(d) Rath-Bhojak dynasty

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

114. ‘Diwan-E-Arj’ department was associated with

(a) royal correspondence

(b) foreign

(d) finance

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

115. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’?

(a) Without cultivated forest land

(b) Irrigated land

(d) Cultivated land

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

116. Which among the following State ‘Odantipur’ Education Centre was situated?

(a) Bengal

(b) Bihar

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

117. ‘Jaswant and Dasawan’ famous painters were courtier of Mughal emperor

(a) Akbar

(b) Jahangir

(d) Aurangzeb

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

118. Who was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom?

(a) Alauddin Hasan

(b) Firoz Shah

(d) Asaf Khan

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

119. Which among the following King’s reign Persian traveller ‘Abdurrajjak’ came to India?

(a) Dev Rai I

(b) Krishan Dev Rai I

(d) Drishna Rai II

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

120. Who is known as father of Dyarchy?

(a) Lord Clive

(b) Hector Munaro

(d) Sir Leonil Cartis

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

121. Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Congress was founded in

(a) 1936 AD

(b) 1939 AD

(d) 1945 AD

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

122. Which among the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ was occurred?

(a) 1831-32 AD

(b) 1844-46 AD

(d) 1855-56 AD

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

123. Which among the following year Surendra Nath Bannerjee eliminated from Indian Civil Services?

(a) 1874 AD

(b) 1877 AD

(d) 1892 AD

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

124. Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar?

(a) Malik Ibrahim

(b) Iltutmish

(d) Ali Mardan Khalji

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

125. Which among the following viceroy period, the title of ‘Rai Bahadur’ and ‘Khan Bahadur’ were began to conferred to Indian?

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Dufferin

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

126. Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty?

(a) Nanyadev

(b) Narsimhadev

(d) Haridev

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

127. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by

(a) Bakhtiyar Khalji

(b) Qutubddin Aibak

(d) Alauddin Khalji

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (a)

128. Who was the last king of Karnata dynasty?

(a) Harisimha

(b) Ramsimha

(d) Shyamsimha

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

129. The author of ‘Rajaniti Ratnakara’ is

(a) Chandesvara

(b) Vidyapati

(d) Haribrahmadeva

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

130. The author of ‘Udwant Prakash’is

(a) Mauli Kavi

(b) Bodhraj

(d) Vidyapati

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

131. What is the name of mid latitude grass, land in South America?

(a) Prairie

(b) Pampas

(d) Steppes

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

132. The Great Victorian Desert is located at

(a) Australia

(b) India

(d) North Africa

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

133. Which of the following activities is performed at Coolgardi?

(a) Coal mining

(b) Copper mining

(d) Forestry

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

134. What is particulate matter?

(a) Solid residue

(b) Air pollutant

(d) Soil pollutant

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

135. Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?

(a) Black Sea

(b) Yellow Sea

(d) Dead Sea

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (b)

136. Match the following places with industries and select correct answer using the code given below:

Place Industry

A. Bengaluru 1. Iron & Steel

B. Korba 2. Copper

C. Jamshedpur 3. Aircraft

D. Malajkhand 4. Aluminium

(a) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

(b) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3

(d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d)

137. What is the Golden Quadrilateral?

(a) Rail lines joining metros

(b) Major Air Routes

(d) God Trade Routes

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

138. The Dravadian races are mainly confined at which of the following parts of India?

(a) South India

(b) North-Western India

(d) North India

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

139. At which of the following hills the Easter Ghats join the Western Ghats?

(a) Palani Hills

(b) Anaimudi Hills

(d) Shervoroy Hills

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

140. At which of the following places the copper industry is located?

(a) Tarapur

(b) Titagarh

(d) Khetri

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

141. At which of the following towns the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi combines to form river Ganga?

(a) Haridwar

(b) Rishikesh

(d) Devprayag

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

142. Which of the following Iron ores is mined at Bailadila?

(a) Haematite

(b) Siderite

(d) Magnetite

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

143. The only State which produces saffron in India is

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(d) Meghalaya

(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (c)

144. Which of the following canal systems irrigate areas of Bihar?

(a) Upper Ganga canal

(b) Triveni canal

(d) Eastern Yamuna canal

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (b)

145. Which of the following landforms occupy the North-Western parts of Bihar State?

(a) Someshwar hilly range

(b) Kaimur plateau

(d) Rajgir hilly region

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (a)

146. River Tel is a tributary of which of the following rivers?

(a) Bagmati

(b) Ghaghara

(d) Kamla

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (e)

147. Which of the following districts record highest growth of population during 2001-11?

(a) Kishanganj

(b) Araria

(d) Khagdia

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

148. Which of the following is a silk textile producing centre in Bihar?

(a) Motipur

(b) Bajari

(d) Dalmiangar

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)

149. At which of the following places Bharat Wagon and Engineering Co. Ltd. Is situated?

(a) Madhepura

(b) Jamalpur

(d) Mokama

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (d)

150. Which of the following National Highways connect Chhapara and Gopalganj?

(a) National Highway-77

(b) National Highway-84

(d) National Highway-80

(e) None of these/More than one of these

Answer: (c)