WBCS Prelim 2020 - Practice
Total No. of Questions : 185
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International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on
2.
Choose the two correct numbers in the '∙‘ marked places of the multiplication below.
3.
Teachers’ Day is observed every year In India on
4.
Boghazkoi is important because
5.
Rank of West Bengal in India With reference to total population, vide 2011 census report is
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According to Indian Constitution, the State Legislatures select the
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Who led the Bardoli Movement
8.
Demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes was announced on
9.
Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
1. Winter Solstice – December 22nd
2. Autumn Equinox – September 23rd
3. Summer Solstice – June 21st
4. Spring Equinox – March 21st
Choose the correct answer from the given code:
10.
The speed of an ant is 75 cm/sec. The ant travels a day is
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Who among the following built the Alai Darwaza ?
12.
Samvidhan Divas or Constitution Day is celebrated in India on
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Use the right preposition
He deals ___cosmetic goods.
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D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than A. D is not as tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person?
15.
Who started the first English Newspaper in India ?
17.
What was the Act III,1872 ?
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In a knock-out tournament – i.e., a tournament in which the winner In any match moves to the next round and the loser gets eliminated— there are 22 participants. Then the total number of matches to be played is
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Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse Knighthood ?
20.
Literal meaning of ‘ Lokpal ‘ is
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‘Neel-Darpan’ by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of
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Port Blair is located on which island ?
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What is the meaning of ‘Ghadar‘ ?
24.
The difference between GDP at market prices and GDP at factor cost
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Two position of a dice are shown. Find the number of the three dots on the face opposite the face bearing 3dots
26.
The river on which Tilpara Barrage located ?
27.
Which one is a fertilizer ?
(A) N2
(B) O2
(C) P4
(D) NaNO3
28.
Going 50m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20m. Then turning to the north, she goes 30m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now ?
29.
What number should come next in the sequence 6, 11, 21, 36, 56 ____ ?
30.
The Supreme Court of India upheld that RTI was applicable to the
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A is C’s son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q’s mother. P is son of Z. How is P related to A?
32.
Convert the given sentence into an interrogative sentence and see below for the correct option :
“Honesty is the best policy”
33.
Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the ‘ Chittagong Armory Raid ‘ ?
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He cannot cope ____this pressure.
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In which year was India’s first cotton textile industry set up in Ghusuri near Kolkata ?
36.
Chumbi Valley is on boundary of
37.
Select the correct option :
38.
Somasila Dam is located In which Indian State ?
39.
‘ Non-performing Assets ‘ (NPA) of Indian Commercial Banks are
40.
Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent?
41.
Who was the Governor General during the annulment of Sati’ ?
42.
‘Indian Constitution’ is adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
43.
Hydrogen bomb is based on
44.
When was the first battle of Tarain fought ?
45.
Light from the sun reaches us in nearly
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‘Chancellor’ of the State-run Universities in West Bengal is
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Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named
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India celebrated / will celebrate its 70th Constitution Day in
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The distinct letters of the word EXTRAORDINARY are arranged in alphabetic order. Then the letter In the fifth position from left is
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The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine Integers 1 to 9 but not In that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the Integer assigned to N?
51.
Babies ___ when they are hungry.
52.
The Contribution of Service Sector to India’s GDP is
53.
Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘ Ilbert Bill Controversy ‘ ?
54.
The 100 Rupee Currency Note in India is Signed by
55.
What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period ?
56.
Which complex form is correct for the following sentence ?
“Everyone is happy during Christmas celebration”
57.
Select from the following rice-producing districts in West Bengal In ascending order
58.
When was the Madras State officially renamed as Tamil Nadu ?
59.
Who was the founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia ?
60.
Who founded the Anglo-Vedic college
61.
Graphite, carbon and diamonds are
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Which among the following was the single biggest Item of import to the Vijayanagar empire
63.
When the Hindu College was founded ?
64.
Indian Constitution was prepared by
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The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year
66.
Select the correct option :
I was sure I ___ meet him.
67.
Correct passive form of the following sentence 'Orange tastes sour' is :
68.
In writing the numbers from 10 to 100, how many times is the digit 7 used ?
69.
First Indian product to get G.I Tag is
70.
Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
71.
Who founded the Forward Bloc?
72.
Unemployment in India is concentrated in
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The gas that filled the electric bulb is
74.
What was meant by ‘ Kherwari Hul ‘ ?
75.
We ___ our dinner last night.
76.
Who planted the ‘ Tree of Liberty’ at Serangapatnam ?
77.
The Chairperson of Rajya Sabha is
78.
TV remote control uses
79.
Excess fluoride In drinking water causes
80.
Who authored ‘ The Spirit of Islam ‘ ?
81.
He solved the _____ problem.
82.
Literacy rate in West Bengal census 2011
83.
Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river
84.
Natural radioactivity was discovered by
85.
What is the name of the Lake between Godavari and Krishna deltaic region ?
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In a particular month of some year, there are three Mondays which have even dates. On which day of the week does the 15th of that month fall ?
87.
Find the appropriate synonym for the word 'Climactic'.
88.
Potassium permanganate is used to purify water as It is
89.
The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is
90.
Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’.
91.
In reference to Mughal period’s revenue collection system, ‘Zabti’ means
92.
Who founded the Khuda-i-Khidmatgar party ?
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Never ___upon the marginalized. Fill in with the right phrasal verb
94.
Who was Birjis Kader ?
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The number in each circle in the number pyramid is the sum of the two numbers just below it. Few of the numbers in a number pyramid are filled in. Find the number in the position marked “?”.
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In which of the following years Akbar built Ibadat Khana ?
97.
Under whose Governor Generalship the Railways were introduced in India?
98.
The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics is
99.
Who established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India in 1948 ?
100.
Fill in the number grid with the numbers listed. Which of the numbers won’t fit ?
101.
PCMA (2006) is the abbreviated version of
102.
National Institute of Disaster Management or NIDM was previously named as:
103.
The commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his Deccan campaigns was
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In the logo of Lokpal, vigilance represented by
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The smallest composite number is
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Which region is called the granary of South India ?
107.
The word ‘Genocide’ means
108.
What comes next In the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ____ ?
109.
What is the time _______ your watch ?
110.
Choose the correct indirect statement.
He said, “Grass is green.”
111.
What number should come next In the sequence 6, 18, 72, 360, 2160, ____ ?
112.
In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared ?
113.
John, Aries, and Joseph are brothers with different ages. Given that:
(i) Aries is the oldest.
(ii) Joseph is not the oldest.
(iii) John is not the youngest.
Who is the youngest?
114.
Kakrapar Atomic Centre is located near City in India ?
115.
The slogan ‘ Garibi Hatao ‘ is coined by
116.
Which City in Gujarat is widely known as ship breaking yard ?
117.
Inflation in India is
118.
Numbers are placed in the figure below on the basis of some rules. Find the correct alternative to replace the question mark.
119.
Which can bind O2 molecules ?
120.
Highest Tobacco producing state in India
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Who founded Indian Women’s University ?
122.
Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in
123.
L.P.G. is a mixture of
124.
Below given are certain statements about a river :
l. It rises on Ranchi plateau In Jharkhand.
2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National Park.
3. It is a tributary of Son River.
Identify the river based on the information given above:
125.
The first non-Congress government at the Center was led by
126.
In which year Salt Satyagraha took place ?
127.
Who Is called the ‘Father of Indian National Congress ‘?
128.
The sum of all the internal angles of a hexagon is
129.
In which Congress the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj ‘ was placed ?
130.
The idiomatic expression ‘pull yourself together’ ___
131.
When Indian Rupee gets depreciated vis-a-vis U.S. dollar, It usually makes our
132.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is published by the
133.
Last Census of Indian Population was held in the year
134.
Which of the following is a correct statement about Indus Valley civilization ?
135.
The greenhouse gas that is a product of the contribution of fossil fuels is
(A) CO2
(B) CH4
(C) O3
(D) N2O
136.
Superconductors are substances which
137.
What was the date of “ Queen’s’ proclamation ” ?
138.
In a row ‘A’ is in the 11 th position from the left and ‘B’ is in the 10th position from the right. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ interchange, then ‘A’ becomes18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than ‘A’ and ‘B’?
139.
Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won’t fit ?
140.
The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is
141.
Who was the first editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika ?
142.
The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
143.
Use the appropriate preposition in the sentence :
We sat ____ the shade of the tree.
144.
The word ‘Analogous’ means
145.
Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from the following ?
146.
In 2006 NIDM was established. Which one of the following is correct ?
147.
When the first Independence Day was celebrated in India ?
148.
Who wrote ‘ The Indian war of Independence ‘
149.
Who wrote ‘ Rajatarangini ‘?
150.
Let x1, x2, …….., x100 be 100 numbers such that xi + xi+1 = 100 for all i. If x10 = 1, then the value of x1 is
151.
Plants receive nutrients from
152.
Use the correct expression :
I ___the patient will die.
154.
The largest producer of milk in the world is
155.
It is nine o clock in Darjeeling in the morning and ___
156.
Which tribal language has been given official status in West Bengal and regarded endangered by UNESCO?
157.
Nationalisation of 14 Commercial Banks took place in
158.
In which Act yearly Rs.1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians ?
159.
A caterpillar crawls up a pole 75 Inches high, starting from the ground. Each day it crawls up 5 Inches and each night it slides down 4 Inches. When will it first reach the top of the pole ?
160.
The Constitution of India was adopted by
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Radiocarbon dating technique is used to estimate the age of
162.
Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference (23rd November, 1919) ?
163.
Which of the followings clearly define ‘ Mitakshara ‘?
164.
Who was known as the creator of modern Hindi literature
165.
In which year West Dinajpur district of West Bengal was divided Into two districts namely North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur ?
166.
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be now ?
167.
He will reach home _____ at evening
168.
‘ Economic Reform ‘ measures in India was formally introduced in
169.
Tick the correct option :
_____ are still tortured in remote villages.
170.
‘Farmers suicide’ in India is viewed as an outcome of
171.
How many Indian States have touched the border of West Bengal ?
172.
Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of
173.
Identify the vector quantity from the following:
174.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) was Introduced in India by Finance Minister
175.
Which Indian mass movement began with the famous ‘ Dandi March ‘ of Mahatma Gandhi ?
176.
Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
177.
Find the odd one out
178.
The English established their first factory in India at
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SIX persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Anup is seated opposite Belal, who is between Chirag and Derek. Anup between Ela and Farook. Ela is to the left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing each other ?
180.
Find the odd one out:
181.
Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced by
182.
Who among the following historians has written the book entitled ‘ The wonder that was India ‘ ?
183.
‘Gangani’ region of West Bengal has which type of soil’ ?
184.
Who was the founder of the Tattabodhini Sabha ?
185.
Speed of sound is the maximum In
