BPSC Question Papers Collection 2018 and 2016 …...BPSC Question Papers Collection 2018 and 2016 General Study Compiled And Edited by Er. Suraj Singh M.Tech (IIT Madras) [email protected]

BPSC Question Papers Collection 2018and 2016

General Study

Compiled And Edited byEr. Suraj Singh

M.Tech (IIT Madras)[email protected]

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And

D.S.RajputPrayagraj(Allahabad)

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April 27, 2019

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Contents

BPSC Prelims Question Papers

General Study 2018

1. Which of the following has pH value 7?

(a) Pure water

(b) Neutral solution

(c) Basic solution

(d) Acidic solution

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

2. Which of the following elements does not con-tain neutrons?

(a) Oxygen

(b) Nitrogen

(c) Hydrogen

(d) Copper


3. Angstrom is a unit of

(a) wavelength

(b) energy

(c) frequency

(d) velocity


4. Frequency is measured in

(a) hertz

(b) meter/ second

(c) radian

(d) watt


5. Who discovered DNA?

(a) James Watson and Francis Crick

(b) Gregor Mendel

(c) Johannsen

(d) Hargovind Khorana


6. What is triglyceride?

(a) Protein

(b) Carbohydrate

(c) Fat

(d) Mineral

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

7. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is used in moni-toring

(a) heart

(b) liver

(c) pancreas

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(d) brain


8. Body temperature is regulated by

(a) thalamus

(b) hypothalamus

(c) cerebellum

(d) medulla


9. Choose the correct statement.

(a) Wavelength of red light is less than violetlight.

(b) Wavelength of red light is more than violetlight.

(c) Wavelength of violet light is more thangreen light.

(d) Wavelength of violet light is more than yel-low light.


10. The value of 40 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheitscale is

(a) 104 F

(b) 100 F

(c) 102 F

(d) 75 F


11. The unit of electric power is

(a) ampere

(b) volt

(c) coulomb

(d) watt


12. In electrical motor

(a) heat is converted into electrical energy

(b) electrical energy is converted into heat

(c) electrical energy is converted into me-chanical energy

(d) mechanical energy is converted into elec-trical energy


13. Human body contains

(a) about 70% water

(b) 20%-30% water

(c) 10%-20% water

(d) 30%-40% water


14. The device to measure electric current is

(a) voltmeter

(b) ammeter

(c) voltameter

(d) potentiometer


15. The main component of greenhouse gases is

(a) carbon dioxide

(b) methane nitrous oxide

(c) ozone

(d) None of the above/More than one of theabove

16. Einstein got the Nobel Prize for

(a) relativity

(b) Bose-Einstein condensation

(c) mass-energy equivalence

(d) photoelectric effect


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17. The powerhouse of cell is

(a) cell wall

(b) mitochondrion

(c) ribosome

(d) nucleus


18. AIDS is caused by

(a) water

(b) bacteria

(c) virus

(d) fungus


19. Which instrument is used to measure humid-ity?

(a) Hydrometer

(b) Hygrometer

(c) Pyrometer

(d) Lactometer


20. What is the unit of pressure?

(a) Newton/sq. meter

(b) Newton-meter

(c) Newton

(d) Newton/meter


21. Defence Minister of India Smt. NirmalaSitharaman made a three-day visit to whichnation in the first week of October 2018?

(a) Russia

(b) Kazakhstan

(c) Ukraine

(d) China


22. The Parliament of which of the following na-tions dismissed the honorary citizenship ofAung San Suu Kyi in October 2018?

(a) USA

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Norway

(d) Canada


23. Which of the following is not associated withNAFTA?

(a) Great Britain

(b) Canada

(c) Mexico

(d) USA


24. With which nation, India has Signed an agree-ment Mobilize four City’ in September 2018?

(a) Sweden

(b) Germany

(c) Japan

(d) France


25. Where did Foreign Minister Smt. SushmaSwaraj inaugurate ’Panini Language Labora-tory’ in August 2018?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) South Africa

(c) Mauritius

(d) Indonesia


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26. Which nation enacted ’Human Organ Trans-plantation Law’ for migrants from Indian ori-gin in August 2018?

(a) United Kingdom

(b) Canada

(c) USA

(d) Singapore


27. Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected as thePresident of which country in presidentialelection held in November 2017?

(a) Uganda

(b) Kenya

(c) Zimbabwe

(d) Ghana


28. On 20th July, 2018, which nation endedemergency after two years?

(a) Iraq

(b) Syria

(c) Turkey

(d) Yemen


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

(a) Papua New Guinea

(b) Fiji

(c) Philippines

(d) Mali


30. For how many times, India won the CricketAsia Cup on 29th September, 2018 defeatingBangladesh?

(a) Six times

(b) Seven times

(c) Eight times

(d) Nine times


31. Which of the following is the correct order ofmedals won by India in the 18th Asian Games,2018 (Jakarta)? Gold Silver Bronze Total

(a) 15 21 33 69

(b) 15 32 22 69

(c) 15 30 24 69

(d) 15 24 30 69


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

(a) Jet Airways

(b) Vistara

(c) Air India

(d) SpiceJet


33. In June 2018, how much amount the WorldBank has approved for ’Atal Bhujal Yojana’, anambitious scheme of India?

(a) Rs.5,000 crore

(b) Rs.6,000 crore

(c) Rs.7,000 crore

(d) Rs.8,000 crore


34. According to the report of IIT, Kharagpur studygroup, continuous low rainfall for how manyyears was the cause of fall of the Indus ValleyCivilization?


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(a) 600 years

(b) 700 years

(c) 800 years

(d) 900 years


35. According to Indian Forest Status Report re-leased February 2018, how much area in ofIndia is covered by forests?

(a) 23.00%

(b) 23-40%

(c) 24.00%

(d) 24-40%


36. In January 2018, which Indian State allowedpeople to establish a humanitarian relation-ship with trees, i.e., brother-sister?

(a) Assam

(b) Sikkim

(c) Nagaland

(d) Manipur


37. Which district achieved the first position asper ’Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2018?

(a) Gaya-Bihar

(b) TuticorinTamil Nadu

(c) Satara-Maharashtra

(d) Meerut-UP


38. Which scheme was recognized as world’slargest insurance scheme launched in India inSeptember 2018?

(a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana

(b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Swasthya Yojana

(c) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

(d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana


39. In which of the following institutes was thefirst Indian Railway University established inSeptember 2018?

(a) Indian National Rail Academy-Vadodara

(b) Indian Railway School Pune

(c) Indian National Rail Research Institute-Mysore

(d) Indian Rail Coach Institute -Kapurthala


40. JIMEX 2018 relates to

(a) Japan-India Joint Military Exhibition

(b) Japan-India Maritime Exercise

(c) Japan-India Joint Motor vehicle Exhibi-tion

(d) Japan-India Joint Missile Programme


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

(a) Chennai

(b) Amritsar

(c) Delhi

(d) Varanasi


42. Under which of the following, Shri Nitish ChiefMinister Umar launched more than 750 devel-opment schemes at Khagaria and Begusaraidistricts on 6th January, 2018?

(a) Vikas Yatra

(b) Vikas Survekshan Yatra

(c) Nav-Srijan Yojana, 2018


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(d) Vikas Samiksha Yatra


43. In which city, Deputy Chief Minister ShriSushil Modi inaugurated Bihar’s first ’Start-up Hub’ on 16th March, 2018?

(a) Motihari

(b) Munger

(c) Patna

(d) Arrah


44. On 22nd March, 2018 who unveiled the book,Neel Ke Dhabbe on the occasion of 106th Bi-har Day in Patna?

(a) Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu

(b) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

(c) Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh

(d) Speaker Smt. Mahajan Sumitra


45. The capacity of India’s most powerful electriclocomotive engine made in Madhepura Loco-motive Factory is

(a) 9000 HP

(b) 10000 HP

(c) 11000 HP

(d) 12000 HP


46. On 10th April, 2018, Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi addressed ’Swachhagrahis Na-tional Convention’ in

(a) Motihari

(b) Patna

(c) Kishanganj

(d) Katihar


47. In which airport, NDMA conducted a mockdrill based on CBRN emergency in April 2018?

(a) IGI - New Delhi

(b) LNJP - Patna

(c) CSI - Mumbai

(d) DABH - Indore


48. According to a report, what is the rank ofPatna city among 20 cities as per availability of4G signals between December 2017 to Febru-ary 2018?

(a) First

(b) Second

(c) Nineteenth

(d) Twentieth


49. In which city of Bihar, Sulabh Internationallaunched cheapest drinking water project ’Su-labh Jal?

(a) Patna

(b) Bhagalpur

(c) Darbhanga

(d) Purnea


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

(a) Proposed annual expenditure for thescheme is Rs.7,221 crore

(b) Education, Health and Social Welfare triodepartments ran the scheme

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(d) At the time of a girl child’s birth, her fam-ily receives Rs.2,000


51. The earliest evidence of animal domesticationand agriculture in India has come from

(a) Anjira

(b) Damb Sadat

(c) Kili Gul Muhammad

(d) Mehrgarh


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

(a) Rajgriha (Rajgir)

(b) Gaya

(c) Pataliputra

(d) Vaishali


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

(a) Pushyamitra Shunga

(b) Menander

(c) Vima Kadphises

(d) Gautamiputra Satakarni


54. Who among the following was the first to ex-plain that the rotation of the earth on its ownaxis accounts for the daily rising and settingof the sun?

(a) Aryabhata

(b) Bhaskara

(c) Brahmagupta

(d) Varahamihira


55. The ruler of Suvarnabhumi, who foundeda Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and re-quested Devapala through his ambassador togrant five villages for its maintenance, was

(a) Dharanindra

(b) Sangramadhananjaya

(c) Balaputradeva

(d) Chudamanivarmana


56. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?

(a) Ctesias

(b) Pliny

(c) Ptolemy

(d) Strabo


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

(a) Tarikh-i Hind

(b) Tabaqat-i Nasiri

(c) Taj-ul Maasir

(d) Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi


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

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Balban

(c) Ala-ud-din Khilji

(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq


59. Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to whichsect?


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(a) Suhrawardi Silsilah

(b) Rishi Silsilah

(c) Chisti Silsilah

(d) Firdausi Silsilah


60. Who among the following rulers ”divided histroops into units of two hundred, two hundredfifty and five hundred

(a) Bahlul Lodi

(b) Sikandar Shah

(c) Sher Shah

(d) Islam Shah


61. Who stated that five thousand to twenty thou-sand men worked for forty years to build thepalace of forty pillars at Allahabad in Akbar’stime?

(a) Manucci

(b) Tavernier

(c) William Finch

(d) Abdul Hamid Lahori


62. Which Sultan was reputed to be ’Akbar ofKashmir’?

(a) Sultan Shamsuddin Shah

(b) Sultan Qutbuddin

(c) Sultan Sikandar

(d) Sultan Zainul Abidin


63. Who began the Faraizi Movement?

(a) Haji Shariatullah

(b) Syed Ahmed

(c) Salimullah

(d) M. A. Jinnah


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

(a) R. C. Dutt

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Bipin Chandra Pal

(d) Lajpat Rai


65. When were the rights of the tenants on landin Bengal and Bihar recognized by the BengalTenancy Act?

(a) 1868

(b) 1881

(c) 1885

(d) 1893


66. When did Bihar become a separate province inIndia?

(a) 1897

(b) 1905

(c) 1907

(d) 1912

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

67. Who invited Gandhiji to Champaran?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Raj Kumar Shukla

(c) Mazharul Huq

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

(a) Maulana Muhammad Ali

(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Vallabhbhai Patel

(d) Subhas Chandra Bose


69. When was the Bihar Socialist Party formed?

(a) 1921

(b) 1927

(c) 1931

(d) 1934


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

(a) Anugrah Narayan Sinha

(b) Abdul Bari

(c) Jayaprakash Narayan

(d) Shri Krishna Sinha


71. Which one of the following is a landlockedcountry?

(a) Belgium

(b) Hungary

(c) Rumania

(d) Ukraine


72. Which one among the following is the largestisland in area?

(a) Borneo

(b) Great Britain

(c) Madagascar

(d) Sumatra


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

(a) Central Chile

(b) Cape Town

(c) Adelaide

(d) Pampas


74. The country, which is the largest silk producerin the world, is

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Brazil

(d) Japan


75. Which one among the following countries ofthe world, excel United States of America, isthe largest crude oil producer?

(a) Russia

(b) China

(c) Saudi Arabia

(d) Canada


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

(a) Bhuban Hills

(b) Garo Hills

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

(a) Zoji La

(b) Rohtang

(c) Nathu La

(d) Khyber

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

78. Karewas soils, which are useful for cultivationof Zafran (a local variety of saffron), are foundin

(a) Kashmir Himalaya

(b) Garhwal Himalaya

(c) Nepal Himalaya

(d) Eastern Himalaya


79. As per 2011 Census, the urban populationpercentage to total population of India wasabout

(a) 21

(b) 31

(c) 36

(d) 40


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

(a) National Internal Trade Information

(b) National Institution for Transforming In-dia

(c) National Integrated Treaty Institute

(d) National Intellectual Training Institute


81. After Independence, in which year were the In-dian States reorganized on the linguistic ba-sis?

(a) 1947

(b) 1951

(c) 1956

(d) 2000


82. Which one among the following States of Indiais called ”Sugar Bowl”?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Bihar

(d) Haryana


83. In which one of the following minerals, Indialeads in production in the world?

(a) Sheet mica

(b) Copper

(c) Gypsum

(d) Iron ore


84. Bihar as an Indian State was formed in

(a) 1911

(b) 1912

(c) 1936

(d) 2000


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

(a) Rohtas Plateau

(b) North-Western Hills

(c) Kharagpur Hills


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(d) North Ganga Plains


86. By how many districts of Bihar was Patna dis-trict bounded till July 2018?

(a) 7

(b) 8

(c) 9

(d) 10


87. Most of the area in Bihar is covered by

(a) mountainous soil

(b) alluvial soil

(c) regur soil

(d) terai soil


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

(a) first

(b) second

(c) third

(d) fourth


89. What is the rank of Bihar in terms of produc-tion of jute among the States of India?

(a) First

(b) Second

(c) Third

(d) Fourth


90. Which type of industries has potentials andprospects in Bihar?

(a) Oil refinery

(b) Forest-based industry

(c) Sand-mining industry

(d) Agro-based industry


91. A Judge of the Supreme Court may resign hisoffice by writing to

(a) the President

(b) the Prime Minister

(c) the Law Minister

(d) the Attorney General of India


92. Who was the first Chairman of the BackwardClasses Commission?

(a) Jagjivan Ram

(b) Kaka Saheb Kalelkar

(c) B. D. Sharma

(d) B. R. Ambedkar


93. The Chairman of the State Public ServiceCommission is appointed by

(a) the Chairman of the Union Public ServiceCommission

(b) the President of India

(c) the Governor of the State

(d) the Chief Minister


94. In order to be chosen a member of the LokSabha, a person must not be less than the ageof

(a) 18 years

(b) 21 years


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(c) 25 years

(d) 30 years


95. The Governor of a State is appointed by

(a) the Prime Minister

(b) the Chief Justice of India

(c) the President

(d) the Chief Justice of the High Court


96. In which Article of the Constitution of Indiawas the provision for reservation of scheduledcastes in the Lok Sabha made?

(a) Article 330

(b) Article 331

(c) Article 332

(d) Article 333


97. The President

(a) is not a part of the Parliament

(b) is a part of the Parliament

(c) is a part of the Parliament and sits in theParliament

(d) can vote in the Parliament


98. Which one of the following Articles directs theState Governments to organize the Panchay-ats?

(a) Article 33

(b) Article 40

(c) Article 48

(d) Article 50


99. In which year did the State Jharkhand comeinto existence?

(a) 1998

(b) 1999

(c) 2000

(d) 2001


100. In which one of the following years wasSarkaria Commission, which was empoweredto recommend changes in Centre-State rela-tions, submitted its report?

(a) 1983

(b) 1984

(c) 1985

(d) 1987


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

(a) Article 280

(b) Article 269

(c) Article 268

(d) Article 265


102. The Attorney General of India is appointed by

(a) the Law Minister

(b) the President of India

(c) the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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103. During Twelfth Five-Year Plan, which one ofthe following average annual growth rate tar-gets was envisaged for agriculture and alliedsector?

(a) 3.0 percent

(b) 3.5 percent

(c) 4.0 percent

(d) 4.5 percent


104. The Government policy Make in India’ aims at

(a) removal of bureaucratic sloth

(b) elimination of red tapism

(c) reduction in cost of manufacturing

(d) making the competitive product


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

(a) Make in India

(b) Ease of Doing Business

(c) Start-up India

(d) Digital India


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

(a) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(b) Manmohan Singh

(c) Lal Krishna Advani

(d) Rajiv Gandhi


107. As per Census 2011, the female literacy ratein India was

(a) 60.0 percent

(b) 63.0 percent

(c) 65.5 percent

(d) 68.5 percent


108. Who among the following has given the ideaof Self-Help Groups as an effective tool forpoverty alleviation?

(a) Amartya Sen

(b) Md. Yunus

(c) S. Chakravarti

(d) Venkaiah Naidu


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

(a) Urjit Patel

(b) Raghuram Rajan

(c) Shanta Kumar

(d) Lalita D. Gupte


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

(a) Efficient irrigation

(b) Quality seeds

(c) Use of pesticides

(d) Use of fertilizers


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

(a) To build assets

(b) To encourage micro irrigation

(c) Water management

(d) To enhance rural income


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112. Which one of the following was not includedin the intended objectives of the Union Bud-get, 2017-18?

(a) Transform India

(b) Clean India

(c) Educate India

(d) Energize India


113. Which one of the following most appropriatelydescribes the nature of Green Revolution oflate sixties of 20th century?

(a) Intensive cultivation of green vegetable

(b) Intensive agriculture district programme

(c) High-yielding varieties programme

(d) Seed-Fertilizer-Water technology


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

(a) Amitabh Kant

(b) S. S. Mundra

(c) Cyrus Mistry

(d) Soumya Kanti Ghosh


115. Which one of the following States has the high-est density of population according to the Cen-sus of India, 2011?

(a) Kerala

(b) Haryana

(c) Bihar

(d) Uttar Pradesh


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

(a) 893

(b) 916

(c) 918

(d) 925


117. ”Bihar Economics Survey’, for the first time,was published for the financial year

(a) 2004-05

(b) 2006-07

(c) 2008-09

(d) 2009-10


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

(a) Service sector

(b) Steel industry

(c) Processing industry in agriculture

(d) Cement industry


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

(a) 65

(b) 67

(c) 68

(d) 70


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

(a) 6-3 percent


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(b) 7.3 percent

(c) 8.3 percent

(d) 9.3 percent


121. Which of the following was not a reason formaking the sepoys of the East India Companyrebellious?

(a) The efforts of the officers of the Companyto spread Christianity

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

(c) The stoppage of Bhatta

(d) The inefficiency of the officers


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

(a) Chandni Chowk to Palam

(b) Delhi to Bihar

(c) Peshawar to Bihar

(d) Peshawar to Varanasi


123. Who among the following did not rebel againstthe British East India Company’s control overthem?

(a) Raja of Vizianagaram

(b) Nizam of Hyderabad

(c) Polygar of Tamil Nadu

(d) Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore


124. The Indigo Rebellion was about

(a) the peasant not wanting to grow indigobut being forced to

(b) the peasant wanting to grow indigo butbeing forced not to

(c) the peasant not wanting to stow indigobut being forced to grow at a price thatwas unacceptable

(d) a protest movement that ccarried anindigo-coloured flag


125. The immediate cause of Deccan Riots of 1875

(a) the shadow of a famine

(b) high interest rates charged by Mahajans

(c) high land revenue rates

(d) protest against imposition of religious re-forms


126. Rajani Palme Dutt said, ”They both fought andcollaborated with imperialism.” Which politi-cal grouping was he referring to?

(a) The Indian National Congress

(b) The Communist Party of India

(c) The Swaraj Party

(d) Hindustan Socialist Republican Associa-tion


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

(a) The Hindu

(b) Bengalee

(c) The Mahratta

(d) The Times of India


128. Identify the correct combination from the op-tions given below for Prarthana Samaj, YoungIndia, Lokhitvadi, Satyashodhak Samaj,Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha.


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(a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh,Atmaram Pan-durang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji

(b) Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamc-hand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jy-otiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji

(c) Atmaram Pandurang,Jyotiba Phule, Mo-handas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal HariDeshmukh, Naoroji Furdonji

(d) Naoroji Furdonji, Atmaram Pandurang,Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, GopalHari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule


129. From the options given below, find the correctcombination of the names of Editors of the na-tionalist newspapers The Hindu, Kesari, Ben-galee, Hindustani, Sudharak :

(a) Surendra Nath Banerjea, G. SubramaniaIyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga PrasadVarma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, G. SubramaniaIyer, Surendra Nath Banerjea, GangaPrasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(c) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal GangadharTilak, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Kr-ishna Gokhale, Surendra Nath Banerjea

(d) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal GangadharTilak, Surendra Nath Banerjea, GangaPrasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale


130. Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as’Lokmanya Tilak’ when

(a) he became a popular teacher

(b) he started a popular newspaper

(c) the government accused him in the RandMurder Case

(d) he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festi-vals


131. How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw abomb in the assembly in protest against thegovernment?

(a) 21 years

(b) A little more than 21 years

(c) 25 years

(d) A little more than 25 years


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

(a) Swadeshi Satyagraha

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Individual Satyagraha


133. Where did Kunwar Singh join the Rebellion of1857 against the British?

(a) Arrah

(b) Patna

(c) Bettiah

(d) Varanasi


134. In which territory did tribals rebel against theBritish?

(a) Bihar

(b) Punjab

(c) Sindh

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

(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Sachchidananda Sinha

(d) Rajendra Prasad


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

(a) Ahmedabad

(b) Bardoli

(c) Champaran

(d) Individual


137. Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement urgedpeople to avoid alcohol. This resulted in a se-rious loss of revenue for the government. Thegovernment of a province circulated a list ofprominent individuals who drank alcohol asa device to persuade people to start drinkingagain. Name the province.

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Bombay

(d) Gujarat


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

(a) Chowkidari

(b) Haathi

(c) Development

(d) Malba


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

(a) The participation of India in war

(b) Satyagraha against the British at the callof Gandhi

(c) High taxes being imposed by the British

(d) For the release of political prisoners


140. Who was connected with the Bihar KisanSabha?

(a) Swami Sahajananda

(b) Karyananda Sharma

(c) Rahul Sankrityayan

(d) Yadunandan Sharma


141. The length of the longest pole that can beplaced in a room 12 meters long, 9 meterswide and 8 meters high is

(a) 864 meters

(b) 10 meters

(c) 17 meters

(d) 43 meters

(e) None of the above

142. A train of length 150 meters, moving towardsnorth direction at a speed of 144 km/hr, cancross a 250 meters long bridge in

(a) 20 seconds

(b) 100 seconds

(c) 45 seconds

(d) 10 seconds

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143. How many prime numbers are there between1 and 50?

(a) 17

(b) 15

(c) 14

(d) 16


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

(a) -13

(b) 13

(c) -5

(d) -17

(e) 17

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

(a) 500

(b) 750

(c) 542

(d) 738

(e) 830

146. If x = [(0.00001225)]/(0.00005329)]1/2, then valueof x is

(a) 35/73

(b) 525/933

(c) 205/403

(d) 135/233


147. If x + (1/y) = 1 and y + (1/z) = 1, then the valueof z + (1/x) is

(a) x-y

(b) 1

(c) Not known/Not countable

(d) 2


148. The average age of 4 sisters is 7 years. If weadd the age of mother, then the average in-creases by 6 years. Find the age of the mother.

(a) 46 years

(b) 39 years

(c) 37 years

(d) 47 years

(e) 57 years

149. If 3(x+8) = 27(2x+1), then the value of x is

(a) 9

(b) 1

(c) - 1

(d) 10

(e) -10

150. If S =∑10

n=1

(2n+ 1

2

), then S is

(a) 55 12

(b) 56

(c) 111

(d) 115

(e) 110 12


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BPSC Prelims Question Papers

General Study 2017

1. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Biharduring the Revolt of 1857?

(a) Namdar Khan

(b) Babu Kunwar Singh

(c) Birsa Munda

(d) Shankar Shah


2. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on:

(a) 1 February, 1900

(b) 2 February, 1900

(c) 3 February, 1900

(d) 4 February , 1900


3. The Muslims, if contented and satisfied, wouldbecome the greatest bulwark of British powerin India. Who wrote it?

(a) Herbert Risley

(b) Lord Lytton

(c) W.W.Hunter

(d) H.N.Brailsford


4. In my belief, Congress is to tottering to its falland one of my great ambitions while in Indiais to assist it to a peaceful demise. Who wroteit?

(a) Lord Lytton

(b) Lord Dufferin

(c) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Minto


5. Who drew Mahatma Gandhi’s attention to-wards the exploitation of the peasants by theEuropean Indigo planters?

(a) Baba Ram Chandra

(b) Raja Kumar Shukla

(c) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati

(d) Sri Krishna Sinha


6. Who was elected the first President of All IndiaKisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936?

(a) N.G.Ranbga

(b) E.M.S.Namboodri pad

(c) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

(d) Acharya Narendra Dev

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7. Sir Michael ODwyer was shot dead on 13thMarch 1940 in London by:

(a) Madal Lal Dhingra

(b) M.P.T.Acharya

(c) V.D.Savarkar

(d) Udham Singh


8. Who was the Prime Minister of England whenthe Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in1919?

(a) Lloyd George

(b) George Hamilton

(c) Sir Samuel Hoare

(d) Lord Salisbury


9. Who left Patna College with just 20 days re-maining for his examination during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Braj Kishore

(c) Jai Prakash Naryana

(d) Sri Krishna Sinha


10. Who became champion of socialism andwanted to overthrow of British rule, Princelystates, Landlordism and Capitalism in 1933?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Bhulabhai Desai

(d) Sardar Patel


11. Who joined Subhas Chandra Bose to foundAll India Forward Bloc and actively associatedwith the INA movement?

(a) Jai Prakash Narayan

(b) Baikunth Shukla

(c) Sheel Bhadra Yajee

(d) Ram Narain Prasad


12. Who is regarded as The Mother of Indian Rev-olution?

(a) Mrs.Annie Besant

(b) Snehlata Wadekar

(c) Sarojini Naidu

(d) Madam Bhikhaji Rustam Cama


13. Which journal was not associated with the rev-olutionary activities?

(a) Sandhya

(b) Yugantar

(c) Ghadr

(d) Young India

14. First Indian elected to the British House ofCommons was Dadabhai Naoroji who con-tested on the ticket of ;

(a) Liberal Party

(b) Labour Party

(c) Conservative Party

(d) Communist Party


15. Swaraj Party was formed following the failureof:

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement

(b) Civil Disobedience Movement


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(c) Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha

(d) Champaran Satyagraha


16. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had beenplanned by:

(a) Surya Sen

(b) Chandan Dutta

(c) Vidhan Ghosh

(d) Jatin Das


17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in:

(a) February 1942

(b) March 1942

(c) April 1942

(d) May 1942


18. A leader of Bihar who left his lucrative practiceduring NonCooperation Movement was:

(a) Jai Prakash Narayan

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(c) Sahajanand Saraswati

(d) Raj Kumar Shukla


19. The precursor of Indian National Congresswas:

(a) British Indian Association

(b) Indian Association

(c) The Indian National Union

(d) Indian League


20. Who organised the Khudai Khidmatgar in1929?

(a) Abdul Gaffar Khan

(b) Ali Brothers

(c) Ansari Brothers

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


21. A, B, C, Invested 20 lac rupees in a businessin the ratio 7 : 2 : 1. The total profit is 20netprofit is what percent of B’s net profit.

(a) 118.8

(b) 180.0

(c) 306.25

(d) 304.5


22. If SURGICAL STRIKE is coded as 13979313-129925, then METROTRAIN is coded as

(a) 15295-29195

(b) 45296-29195

(c) 45295-29194

(d) 15296-29195


23. x is a consecutive whole number and the firstfour values of expression x3 + 3y -3 are 7, 20,45, 88, then the fifth value is

(a) 137

(b) 155

(c) 158

(d) 143


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

(a) M13D


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(b) O11C

(c) M12B

(d) M14E


25. The dearness-allowance of a person with basicsalary Rs.7700 is increased to 132to 22

(a) Rs.74.00

(b) Rs.77.00

(c) Rs.385.00

(d) Rs.369.00


26. Inspect the following figure and find the re-gion which represents the government em-ployee who live in own house and compulsorilygraduate.

(a) EGHD

(b) BED

(c) BHG

(d) HGI


27. If sign +, represents multiplication, x addition,division, difference ¿ equal and = representsgreater than, then which of the following rela-tion is true?

(a) 12 2 + 3 8 x 1 ¿ 12

(b) 11 x 2 4 2 + 1 = 11

(c) 7 2 x 5 5 + 2 = 7

(d) 5 x 6 3 3 + 1 ¿ 4


28. How many times the digit 9 occurs in the num-bers from 100 to 999.

(a) 280

(b) 218

(c) 229

(d) 228


29. In the following pie-chart, the various expen-ditures of an industry are presented. Totalexpenditure on raw material is Rs.30 lac. Iflabour expenditure is increased by 5expensesbe reduced to maintain the profit?

(a) 5.9

(b) 12.86

(c) 6.43

(d) 6.21


30. In the bottom of a water tank, there are twodrains A and B. If only A is open, it takes 30minutes to empty a full tank and if only B isopen, it takes 20 minutes. If for 10 minutesboth drains are open, then B is closed, howmuch time it takes to empty a full tank?

(a) 18 minutes

(b) 15 minutes

(c) 17 minutes

(d) 20 minutes


31. Which of the following pairs is not correctlymatched?

(a) Vitamin B1 Oranges

(b) Vitamin D Cod-liver oil

(c) Vitamin E Wheat germ oil

(d) Vitamin K Alfalfa


32. Teflon is a polymer of which of the followingmonomers?


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(a) Tetrafluoroethylene

(b) Vinyl chloride

(c) Chloroprene

(d) Acetylene dichloride


33. Which of the following is responsible for con-trolling hereditary characters of the livingcells?

(a) Enzyme

(b) Hormone

(c) RNA

(d) DNA


34. Which of the following vitamins is known asergocalciferol?

(a) Vitamin D2

(b) Vitamin D3

(c) Vitamin B12

(d) Vitamin B6


35. Which of the following pairs is not correctlymatched?

(a) Retinol Xerophthalmia

(b) Tocopherol Beriberi

(c) Cyanocobalamin Anaemia

(d) Ergocalciferol Rickets


36. Bakelite is formed by the condensation of

(a) Urea and formaldehyde

(b) Phenol and formaldehyde

(c) Phenol and acetaldehyde

(d) Melamine and formaldehyde


37. Which one of the following is an antibioticdrug?

(a) Quinine

(b) Sulphaguanidine

(c) Chloramphenicol

(d) Aspirin


38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correctAns using the codes given below the lists:List-I[Applications]

List-II[Substances]

Aspartame Synthetic rubberFreon Anti-histamineNeoprene Artificial Sweet-

enerBenadryl Refrigerant

(a) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

(b) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

(c) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

(d) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4


39. Insulin is

(a) Fat

(b) Vitamin

(c) Carbohydrate

(d) Protein


40. The gas used in the manufacture of VanaspatiGhee from Vanaspati Oil is

(a) Hydrogen

(b) Oxygen

(c) Nitrogen


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(d) Carbon dioxide


41. LPG used as domestic fuel chiefly contains

(a) Methane

(b) Propane

(c) Ethylene

(d) Butane


42. Soap removes grease by

(a) Coagulation

(b) Adsorption

(c) Emulsification

(d) Osmosis


43. Which of the following hormones play a role inrelease of milk from mammary glands?

(a) Adrenaline

(b) Thyroxine

(c) Progesterone

(d) Oxytocin


44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correctAns using the codes given below the lists: List-I a) Skin Cancer b) Noise Pollution c) Globalwarming d) Ozone Hole List-II 1. Chloroflu-orocarbons 2. Ultraviolet light 3. Decibel 4.Carbon dioxide

(a) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

(b) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

(c) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

(d) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1


45. In human body, Vitamin A is stored in

(a) Liver

(b) Skin

(c) Lung

(d) Kidney


46. Which of the following vitamins is used as anantidote to anticoagulant poisons?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin D

(c) Vitamin E

(d) Vitamin K


47. Iodised salt contains

(a) Free iodine

(b) Calcium iodide

(c) Magnesium iodide

(d) Potassium iodide


48. When sulfur dioxide is released into the air itreacts with water and oxygen to form sulfuricacid, H2SO4. Sulfuric acid is a strong acid.Which of the following is present in maximumin acid rain?

(a) HCl

(b) H2NO3

(c) H2SO4

(d) H2CO3


49. God Particle is

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(b) Higgs Boson

(c) Meson

(d) Positron


50. Which of the following radio isotopes is usedin the treatment of blood cancer [leukemia]?

(a) Iodine 131

(b) Sodium-24

(c) Phosphorus-32

(d) Cobalt-60


51. The elected US President Donald Trump wasthe Presidential Nominee of the

(a) Democratic Party

(b) Republican Party

(c) Libertarian Party

(d) Green Party


52. The Iran-Pakistan Gas pipeline is also calledas

(a) Friendship pipeline

(b) Future pipeline

(c) Peace pipeline

(d) Unity pipeline


53. What is the Indias rank in the 2016 Sustain-able Development Goal Index?

(a) 110th

(b) 88th

(c) 63rd

(d) 129th


54. The United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change deals with

(a) Reduction in fossil fuel usage

(b) SO2 emissions mitigation

(c) reduction in Uranium production

(d) Greenhouse gases emissions mitigation


55. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by

(a) Alice Munro

(b) Svetlana Alexievich

(c) Bob Dylan

(d) Angus Deaton


56. Which country has the largest reserves of oil?

(a) United States

(b) China

(c) Russia

(d) Venezuela


57. Who is the new Secretary General of theUnited Nations?

(a) Matthew Rycroft

(b) Anibal Cavaco Silva

(c) Antonio Guterres

(d) Vitaly Churkin


58. Which of the following countries has recentlyjoined the Hague Code of Conduct [HCOC] ,a global initiative to prevent ballistic missileproliferation?

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(b) Israel

(c) India

(d) Iran


59. Which State has been declared Indias firstOpen Defecation Free State?

(a) Bihar

(b) Assam

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Sikkim


60. Which of the following is the newest memberof the Eurozone?

(a) Lithuania

(b) Croatia

(c) Bulgaria

(d) Cyprus


61. The head of state of the United Kingdom is

(a) Queen Elizabeth I

(b) Queen Elizabeth II

(c) Queen Elizabeth III

(d) Queen Elizabeth IV


62. Indias first and Asias longest cycle highwayhas been opened in which State of India?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Bihar

(d) Assam


63. Indias first textile university will be set up inwhich of the following states ?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Gujarat

(d) Odisha


64. What is the fiscal deficit target of India for thefinancial year 2016-17?

(a) 3.9

(b) 3.5

(c) 4.9

(d) 4.5


65. The 2016 joint military exercise Maitree hasbeen conducted between India and which ofthe following countries?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Thailand

(c) Malaysia

(d) Maldives


66. The nation-wise breastfeeding programmeMAA has been launched by which Union Min-istry?

(a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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67. Which of the following is a bond throughwhich Indian entities can raise money fromforeign markets in rupees, and not in foreigncurrency?

(a) Corporate Bonds

(b) Masala Bonds

(c) Municipal Bonds

(d) Zero-coupon Bonds


68. Which train safety system has recently beenlaunched by the Indian Railways to avoid trainaccidents?

(a) Tri-Safety

(b) Tri-Netra

(c) Tri-Network

(d) Tri-Veil


69. Which committee has been constituted by theGovernment of India to boost cashless trans-action?

(a) Nachiket More Committee

(b) Shanta Kumar Committee

(c) H.R.Khan Committee

(d) Neeraj Kumar Gupta Committee


70. .Which country has won the 2016 Davis CupTennis Tournament?

(a) Argentina

(b) Switzerland

(c) Serbia

(d) Croatia


71. Indias first Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) laboratory will be setup in which State?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Bihar


72. In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finishedat the top of the table with gold medals?

(a) United States

(b) China

(c) Great Britain

(d) Russia


73. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in

(a) Argentina

(b) Germany

(c) Qatar

(d) Russia


74. As per Census 2011, what is the rank of BiharState in terms of population in the country?

(a) I

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV


75. Which country has won the 2016 KabaddiWorld Cup?

(a) Srilanka

(b) Iran

(c) India


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(d) China


76. Which countrys women Badminton team haswon the 2016 Uber Cup Tournament?

(a) Thailand

(b) India

(c) South Korea

(d) China


77. Who has been conferred with the 2015 gyan-pith Award?

(a) Pannalal Patel

(b) Umashankar Joshi

(c) Raghuveer Chaudhari

(d) Rama Jain


78. The book Six Machine: I Dont Like Cricket .I Love It is the autobiography of which crick-eter?

(a) Yuvraj Singh

(b) Chris Gayle

(c) Virendra Sehwag

(d) AB de Villiers


79. Who is the first Indian to win two ParalympicGold Medals?

(a) Devendra Jhajharia

(b) Deepa Malik

(c) Mariyappan Thangavelu

(d) Varun Singh Bhati


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

(a) Peace for inner soul

(b) World peace and Environment

(c) Nothing can be achieved without peace

(d) Live sports , live freedom


81. Which among the following Harappan site ter-racotta of plough was found?

(a) Dholavira

(b) Banawali

(c) Kalibangan

(d) Lothal


82. Kalingas King Kharvel was associated with:

(a) Mahameghvahana dynasty

(b) Chedi dynasty

(c) Satvahana dynasty

(d) Rath-Bhojak dynasty


83. Chinese traveler Sungyun was came to Indiain:

(a) 515 D to 520 AD

(b) 525 AD to 529AD

(c) 545AD to 552 AD

(d) 592 AD to 597AD


84. Which type of land was called Aprahat?

(a) Without cultivated forest land

(b) Irrigated land

(c) Dense forest land

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85. Which among the following state OdantipurEducation Centre was situated?

(a) Bengal

(b) Bihar

(c) Gujarat

(d) TamilNadu


86. Diwan-E-Arj department was associated with:

(a) Royal Correspondence

(b) Foreign

(c) defence

(d) finance


87. Who was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom?

(a) Alauddin Hasan

(b) Feroz Shah

(c) Mahmud Gaonwa

(d) Asaf Khan


88. Which among the following Kings reign Per-sian traveller Abdurrajjak came to India?

(a) Dev Rai I

(b) Krishna Dev Rai I

(c) Dev Rai II

(d) Krishna Rai II


89. Jaswant and Dasawan famous painters werecourtier of Mughal emperor:

(a) Akbar

(b) Jehangir

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Aurangzeb


90. Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded in:

(a) 1936 AD

(b) 1939 AD

(c) 1942 AD

(d) 1945 AD


91. Which among the following year Santhal revoltwas occurred?

(a) 1831 32 AD

(b) 1844 46 AD

(c) 1851 52 AD

(d) 1855 56 AD


92. Which among the following year SurendraNath Banerjee was eliminated from IndianCivil Services?

(a) 1874 AD

(b) 1877 AD

(c) 1885 AD

(d) 1892 AD


93. Who is known as father of Dyarchy?

(a) Lord Clive

(b) Hector Munaro

(c) Lord Macaulay

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94. Which among the following viceroy period thetitle of Rai Bahadur and Khan Bahadur werebegan to conferred to Indian?

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Lytton

(c) Lord Meyo

(d) Lord Dufferin


95. .Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty?

(a) Nanyadev

(b) Narsimhadev

(c) Vijaydev

(d) Haridev


96. Who was the first Muslim Conqueror of Bihar?

(a) Malik Ibrahim

(b) Iltumish

(c) Bakhtiyar Khalji

(d) Ali Mardan Khalji


97. Who was the last King of Karnata dynasty?

(a) Harisimha

(b) Ramsimha

(c) Matisimha

(d) Shyamsimha


98. The author of Rajaniti Ratnakara is

(a) Chandesvara

(b) Vidyapati

(c) Jyotiresvara

(d) Haribrahmadeva


99. .The author of Udwant Prakash is

(a) Mauli Kavi

(b) Bodhraj

(c) Paramala

(d) Vidyapati


100. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by :

(a) Bakhtiyar Khalji

(b) Qutubddin Aibak

(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

(d) Alauddin Khalji


101. The Great Victorian Desert is located at

(a) Australia

(b) India

(c) Egypt

(d) North Africa


102. Which of the following activities is performedat Coolgardi?

(a) Coal mining

(b) Copper mining

(c) Gold mining

(d) Forestry


103. What is Particulate matter ?

(a) Solid residue

(b) Air pollutant

(c) Water pollutant

(d) Soil pollutant


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104. What is the name of mid latitude grass land inSouth America?

(a) Prairie

(b) Pampas

(c) Veld

(d) Steppes


105. Match the following places with industries andselect the correct Ans using the code given be-low :Place Industry1. Bengaluru i. Iron Steel2. Korba ii. Copper3. Jamhedpur iii. Aircraft4. Malajkhand iv. Aluminium

(a) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

(b) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

(c) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

(d) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2


106. Which of the following seas has the highest av-erage salinity?

(a) Black Sea

(b) Yellow Sea

(c) Mediterranean Sea

(d) Dead Sea


107. The Dravadian races are mainly confined atwhich of the following parts of India?

(a) South India

(b) North-Western India

(c) North-Eastern India

(d) North India


108. At which of the following hills the EasternGhats join the Western Ghats ?

(a) Palani Hills

(b) Anaimudi Hills

(c) Nilgiri Hills

(d) Shervoroy Hills


109. At which of the following places the Copper In-dustry is located?

(a) Tarapur

(b) Titagarh

(c) Ranchi

(d) Khetri


110. What is the Golden Quadrilateral ?

(a) Rail lines joining metros

(b) Major Air Routes

(c) National Highway Project

(d) Gold Trade Routes


111. Which of the following Iron ores is mined atBailadila?

(a) Haematite

(b) Siderite

(c) Limonite

(d) Magnetite


112. The only state which produces saffron in Indiais


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(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Jammu Kashmir

(d) Meghalaya


113. At which of the following towns the Alaknandaand the Bhagirathi combines to form RiverGanga?

(a) Haridwar

(b) Rishikesh

(c) Rudraprayag

(d) Devprayag

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

(a) Someshwar Hilly Range

(b) Kaimur Plateau

(c) Nawada Hilly Region

(d) Rajgir Hilly Region


115. River Tel is a tributary of which of the follow-ing rivers ?

(a) Bagmati

(b) Ghaghara

(c) Gandak

(d) Kamla


116. Which of the following canal systems irrigateareas of Bihar?

(a) Upper Ganga Canal

(b) Triveni Canal

(c) Sharda Canal

(d) Eastern Yamuna Canal


117. Which of the following is a silk textile produc-ing centre in Bihar?

(a) Motipur

(b) Bajari

(c) Bhagalpur

(d) Dalmianagar


118. At which of the following places Bharat Wagonand Engineering Co.Ltd. is situated?

(a) Madhepura

(b) Jamalpur

(c) Harnat

(d) Mokama


119. Which of the following National Highways con-nect Chhapara and Gopalganj?

(a) National Highway No.77

(b) National Highway No.84

(c) National Highway No.85

(d) National Highway No.80


120. Which of the following districts record highestgrowth of population during 2001-11?

(a) Kishanganj

(b) Araria

(c) Madhepura

(d) Khagdia



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121. Which of the following is/are listed among theDirective Principles in Part-IV of the Constitu-tion of India? I. Equal Pay for Equal Work II.Uniform Civil Code III. Small family norm IV.Education through mother tongue at primarylevel

(a) I, II and III

(b) I and II

(c) II and III

(d) I, II and IV


122. Vote on Account is meant for

(a) Vote on the report of CAG

(b) To meet unforeseen expenditure

(c) Appropriating funds pending passing ofbudget

(d) Budget


123. Constitution Day of India is celebrated on

(a) 26th October

(b) 26th November

(c) 26th January

(d) 15th August


124. Which officer of the Government of India hasthe right to take part in the proceedings of Par-liament of India even though he is not a mem-ber?

(a) Vice-President

(b) Attorney General of India

(c) Comptroller and Auditor General

(d) Election Commissioner


125. The Supreme Court has held that hoisting theNational Flag a top the private buildings is afundamental right o every citizen under :

(a) Article 14 of the Constitution

(b) Article 19 (1) (A) of the Constitution

(c) Article 21 of the Constitution

(d) Article 25 of the Constitution


126. Choose the fundamental rights available to In-dian Citizen but not to aliens : I. Freedom ofSpeech and Expression II. Equality Before theLaw III. Eight of Minorities IV. Protection ofLife and Liberty

(a) I and III

(b) I and IV

(c) II and IV

(d) II and III


127. A Panchayat Samiti at the block level in Indiais only a/an

(a) Advisory Body

(b) Consultative Committee

(c) Co-ordinating and Supervisory Authority

(d) Administrative Authority


128. A seat of M.P. can be declared vacant if he ab-sents himself from the house for a continuousperiod of

(a) Six months

(b) Two months

(c) Three months

(d) One year



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129. Match the following : List I I. Union List II.State list III. Concurrent list List II a. 97 en-tries b. 47 entries c. 66 entries

(a) I- a, II-b, III-c

(b) I-a, II-c, III-b

(c) I-c, II-a, III-b

(d) I-c, II-b, III-a


130. Creation of a new state requires a majority forConstitutional Amendment.

(a) Simple

(b) Two-third

(c) Three-fourth

(d) Two-third plus ratification by half of allstates


131. The expression Socialist was introduced inthe Preamble of Indian Constitution by whichamendment ?

(a) 42nd amendment

(b) 44th Amendment

(c) 46th Amendment 74th Amendment

(d) None of the above/More than one of theabove

132. President of India exercises his powers

(a) either directly or through officers subor-dinate to him

(b) through Ministers

(c) through Prime Minister

(d) through Cabinet


133. The Ease of Doing Business Index is preparedand published by

(a) World Trade Organisation

(b) World Bank Group

(c) United Nations

(d) European Nations


134. Which one of the following measures is notlikely to aid in improving India‘s Balance ofPayment position ?

(a) Promotion of Import Substitution Policy

(b) Devaluation of rupee

(c) Imposition of higher tariff on imports

(d) Levying of higher duties on exports


135. Service tax was introduced in India on the rec-ommendation of :

(a) Kelkar Committee

(b) Raja J. Challiah Committee

(c) Manmohan Singh Committee

(d) Yashwant Sinha Committee


136. As per Census 2011, which state has the low-est sex-ratio ?

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Bihar


137. The economist who for the first time scientifi-cally determined National Income in India :

(a) D.R. Gadgil

(b) V.K.R.V. Rao

(c) Manmohan Singh

(d) Y.V.Alagh


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138. The percentage of decadal growth of popula-tion during 2001-2011 as per Census 2011 is:

(a) 21.54

(b) 17.64

(c) 15.89

(d) 19.21


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

(a) Jute

(b) Groundnut

(c) Jowar

(d) Sugarcane


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

(a) Harrod Domar Model

(b) Mahalanobis Model

(c) Dadabhai Naroji Model

(d) J.L. Nehru Model


141. Black revolution is related to the

(a) Fish Production

(b) Coal production

(c) Crude oil production

(d) Mustard production


142. Which Indian state has the largest number ofCotton Textiles Mills ?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Gujarat

(d) West-Bengal


143. Which district in Bihar is poorest according toper capita income criteria ?

(a) Begusarai

(b) Madhepura

(c) Supaul

(d) Sheohar


144. Which of the following Tax is levied by Unionand collected and appropriated by States ?

(a) Stamp duties

(b) Passenger & Goods Tax

(c) Estate Duty

(d) Taxes on Newspapers


145. Bank rate means

(a) Interest rate charged by moneylenders

(b) Interest rate charged by Scheduled Banks

(c) Rate of profit of banking institution

(d) Official rate of interest charged by CentralBank


146. In Bihar, which sector recorded highestgrowth during 2005-06 to 2014-15 ?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Banking

(c) Registered Manufacturing

(d) Transport



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147. SUPUR project in Bihar relates to :

(a) Health

(b) Poverty

(c) Banking

(d) Municipal Finances


148. Total length of National Highways in Bihar is :

(a) 3410 kms

(b) 3587 kms

(c) 4595 kms

(d) 4707 kms


149. Per capita energy consumption in the state ofBihar is :

(a) 20 kWh

(b) 187 kWh

(c) 161 kWh

(d) 145 kWh


150. JEEVIKA is an initiative of Bihar Govt for :

(a) Employment Generation

(b) Financial Inclusion

(c) Poverty Attenuation

(d) Public Distribution



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