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BPSC Prelims Exam - 60-62nd
General Studies

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 1. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar 7. Sir Michael O’Dwyer was shot dead on 13 March,
during the Revolt of 1857? 1940 in London by :
(a) Namdar Khan (b) BabuKunwarSingh (a) Madal Lal Dhingra
(c) Birsa Munda (d) Shankar Shah (b) M.P.T.Acharya
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) V.D.Savarkar
above (d) Udham Singh
Ans. BabuKunwar Singh (e) None of the above/More than one of the
2. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on : above
(a) 1 February, 1900 Ans. Udham Singh
(b) 2 February, 1900 8. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the
(c) 3 February, 1900 Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919?
(d) 4 February , 1900 (a) Lloyd George (b) George Hamilton
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) Sir Samuel Hoare (d) Lord Salisbury
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. (e) above
3. “The Muslims , if contented and satisfied, would Ans. Lloyd George
become the greatest bulwark of British power in 9. Who left Patna College with just 20 days remaining
India”. Who wrote it ? for his examination during the Non Cooperation
(a) Herbert Risley (b) Lord Lytton Movement?
(c) W.W. Hunter (d) H.N.Brailsford (a) Rajendra Prasad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (b) Braj Kishore
above (c) Jai Prakash Naryana
Ans. W.W.Hunter (d) Sri Krishna Sinha
4. “In my belief, Congress is to tottering to its fall and (e) None of the above/More than one of the
one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist above
it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it?
Ans. Jai Prakash Naryana
(a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Dufferin
10. Who became champion of socialism and wanted
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Minto to overthrow of British rule, Princely states,
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Landlordism and Capitalism in 1933?
above (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. Lord Curzon (c) Bhulabhai Desai (d) Sardar Patel
5. Who drew Mahatma Ganghi’s attention towards (e) None of the above/More than one of the
the exploitation of the peasants by the European above
Indigo planters?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) Baba Ram Chandra
11. Who joined Subhas Chandra Bose to found All
(b) Raja Kumar Shukla India Forward Bloc and actively associated with
(c) Swami SahajanandaSaraswati the INA movement?
(d) Sri Krishna Sinha (a) Jai Prakash Narayan (b) Baikunth Shukla
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) SheelBhadraYajee (d) Ram Narain Prasad
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Raja Kumar Shukla above
6. Who was elected the first President of All India Ans. SheelBhadraYajee
Kisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936? 12. Who is regarded as “The Mother of Indian
(a) N.G.Ranbga Revolution”?
(b) E.M.S.Namboodri pad (a) Mrs.Annie Besant
(c) Swami SahajanandSaraswati (b) SnehlataWadekar
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev (c) Sarojini Naidu
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (d) Madam BhikhajiRustamCama
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Swami SahajanandSaraswati above

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Ans. Madam BhikhajiRustamCama 19. The precursor of Indian National Congress was:
13. Which journal was not associated with the (a) British Indian Association
revolutionary activities? (b) Indian Association
(a) Sandhya (c) Indian National Union
(b) Yugantar (d) Indian League
(c) Ghadr (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(d) Young India above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. Indian Association
above 20. Who organised the “KhudaiKhidmatgar” in 1929?
Ans. e (a) Abdul Gaffar Khan
14. First Indian elected to the British House of (b) Ali Brothers
Commons was DadabhaiNaoroji who contested (c) Ansari Brothers
on the ticket of ; (d) MaulanaAbulKalam Azad
(a) Liberal Party (b) Labour Party (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) Conservative Party (d) Communist Party above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. Abdul Gaffar Khan
above 21. A, B, C, Invested 20 lac rupees in a business in the
Ans. Liberal Party ratio 7 : 2 : 1. The total profit is 18%. A has to pay
15. Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of: 30% tax and B hast to pay 20% tax. What percent
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement of net profit of A is more than the net profit of B?
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement (a) 118.8% (b) 180.0%
(c) Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha (c) 306.25% (d) 304.5%
(d) Champaran Satyagraha (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
above Ans. 306.25%
22. If SURGICAL – STRIKE is coded as 13979313-
Ans. Non-Cooperation Movement
129925, then METRO-TRAIN is coded as
16. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned
(a) 15295-29195
by
(b) 45296-29195
(a) Surya Sen (b) Chandan Dutta
(c) 45295-29194
(c) Vidhan Ghosh (d) Jatin Das
(d) 15296-29195
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above
Ans. Surya Sen
Ans. 45296-29195
17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in :
23. x is a consecutive whole number and the first four
(a) February 1942 (b) March 1942
values of expression 400;” > + 3y –3 are 7, 20, 45,
(c) April 1942 (d) May 1942 88, then the fifth value is
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) 137 (b) 155
above (c) 158 (d) 143
Ans. (e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the
18. A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice above
during Non-Cooperation Movement was :
Ans. 155
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
24. In the series of numbers and alphabets A26H,
(b) Rajendra Prasad C24F, G20B, the next term is
(c) Sahajanand Saraswati (a) M13D (b) O11C
(d) Raj Kumar Shukla (c) M12B (d) M14E
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Rajendra Prasad Ans. (e)

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 25. The dearness-allowance of a person with basic
salary Rs.7700 is increased to 132% form 125%
and the tax deduction on both is increased to 22% Raw-Material
from 20%. He got salary increased by exp.
(a) Rs.74.00
(b) Rs.77.00 Other 120°
exp.
(c) Rs.385.00
(d) Rs.369.00 80° 90°
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Transportance Labour
above exp. exp.
Ans. (e)
26. Inspect the following figure and find the region
which represents the government employee who
live in own house and compulsorily graduate. (a) 5.9%
F (b) 12.86%
Govt. Employee (c) 6.43%
Graduate A E G
B I (d) 6.21%
Post-graduate D (e) None of the above/More than one of the
H Own House
C above
J Ans. 6.4
(a) EGHD 30. In the bottom of a water tank, there are two drains
(b) BED A and B. If only A is open , it takes 30 minutes to
(c) BHG empty a full tank and if only B is open, it takes 20
(d) HGI minutes. If for 10 minutes both drains are open,
(e) None of the above/More than one of the then B is closed, how much time it takes to empty
above a full tank?
(a) 18 minutes (b) 15 minutes
Ans. (e)
27. If sign +, represents multiplication, x addition; – (c) 17 minutes (d) 20 minutes
division, ÷ difference > equal and = represents (e) None of the above/More than one of the
greater than, then which of the following relation above
is true? Ans. e
(a) 12 – 2 + 3 ÷ 8 × 1 > 12 31. Which of the following pairs is not correctly
(b) 11 × 2 ÷ 4 – 2 + 1 = 11 matched?
(c) 7 ÷ 2 × 5 – 5 + 2 = 7 (a) Vitamin B Oranges
(d) 5 × 6 – 3 ÷ 3 + 1 > 4 (b) Vitamin D – Cod-liver oil
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) Vitamin E – Wheat germ oil
above (d) Vitamin K – Alfalfa
Ans. 11 × 2 ÷ 4 – 2 + 1 = 11 (e) None of the above/More than one of the
28. How many times the digit 9 occurs in the numbers above
from 100 to 999.
Ans. (e)
(a) 280 (b) 218
32. Teflon is a polymer of which of the following
(c) 229 (d) 228 monomers?
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) Tetrafluoroethylene
above
(b) Vinyl chloride
Ans. 280
(c) Chloroprene
29. In the following pie-chart, the various expenditures
(d) Acetylene dichloride
of an industry are presented. Total expenditure on
raw material is Rs.30 lac. If labour expenditure is (e) None of the above/More than one of the
increased by 5%. How much expenditure on other above
expenses be reduced to maintain the profit? Ans. Tetrafluoroethylene

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 33. Which of the following is responsible for (c) 3 4 1 2
controlling hereditary characters of the living (d) 3 1 2 4
cells? (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) Enzyme (b) Hormone above
(c) RNA (d) DNA Ans. (c)
(e) None of the above/More than one of the 39. Insulin is
above (a) Fat (b) Vitamin
Ans. DNA (c) Carbohydrate (d) Protein
34. Which of the following vitamins is known as (e) None of the above/More than one of the
ergocalciferol ? above
(a) Vitamin D (b) Vitamin D Ans. (e)
(c) Vitamin B (d) Vitamin B 40. The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee
(e) None of the above/More than one of the from Vanaspati Oil is
above (a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
Ans. Vitamin D (c) Nitrogen (d) Carbon dioxide
35. Which of the following pairs is not correctly (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
matched? Ans. Hydrogen
(a) Retinol – Xerophthalmia 41. LPG used as domestic fuel chiefly contains
(b) Tocopherol – Beriberi (a) Methane (b) Propane
(c) Cyanocobalamin – Anaemia (c) Ethylene (d) Butane
(d) Ergocalciferol- Rickets (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. (e)
above 42. Soap removes grease by
Ans. (e) (a) Coagulation (b) Adsorption
36. Bakelite is formed by the condensation of (c) Emulsification (d) Osmosis
(a) Urea and formaldehyde (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above
(b) Phenol and formaldehyde
Ans. Emulsification
(c) Phenol and acetaldehyde
43. Which of the following hormones play a role in
(d) Melamine and formaldehyde release of milk from mammary glands?
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) Adrenaline (b) Thyroxine
above (c) Progesterone (d) Oxytocin
Ans. Phenol and formaldehyde (e) None of the above/More than one of the
37. Which one of the following is an antibiotic drug? above
(a) Quinine (b) Sulphaguanidine Ans. Oxytocin
(c) Chloramphenicol (d) Aspirin 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
(e) None of the above/More than one of the answer using the codes given below the lists:
above List-I List-II
Ans. Quinine A. Skin Cancer 1. Chlorofluorocarbons
38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct B. Noise Pollution2. Ultraviolet light
answer using the codes given below the lists: C. Global warming3. Decibel
List-I List-II D. Ozone Hole 4. Carbon dioxide
[Substances] [Applications] Codes :
1. Aspartame 1. Synthetic rubber A B C D
2. Freon 2. Anti-histamine (a) 1 2 3 4
3. Neoprene 3. Artificial Sweetener (b) 2 3 4 1
4. Benadryl 4. Refrigerant (c) 2 3 1 4
Codes : (d) 4 3 2 1
A B C D (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) 1 3 4 2 above
(b) 2 4 1 3 Ans. (b)

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 45. In human body, Vitamin A is stored in 53. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Sustainable
(a) Liver (b) Skin Development Goal Index?
(c) Lung (d) Kidney (a) 110 (b) 88
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) 63 (d) 129
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Liver above
46. Which of the following vitamins is used as an Ans. 110
antidote to anticoagulant poisons? 54. The United Nations Framework Convention on
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin D Climate Change deals with
(c) Vitamin E (d) Vitamin K (a) reduction in fossil fuel usage
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (b) emissions mitigation
above (c) reduction in Uranium production
Ans. Vitamin K (d) Green house gases emissions mitigation
47. Iodised salt contains (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) Free iodine (b) Calcium iodide above
(c) Magnesium iodide (d) Potassium iodide Ans. Greenhouse gases emissions mitigation
(e) None of the above/More than one of the 55. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by
above (a) Alice Munro
Ans. Potassium iodide (b) Svetlana Alexievich
48. Which of the following is present in maximum in
(c) Bob Dylan
acid rain?
(d) Angus Deaton
(a) HCl (b) HNO3
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) H2SO4 (d) H2CO3
above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
above Ans. Bob Dylan
56. Which country has the largest reserves of oil?
Ans. (e)
(a) Untied States
49. ‘God Particle’ is
(a) Neutrino (b) Higgs Boson (b) China
(c) Meson (d) Positron (c) Russia
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (d) Venezuela
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Higgs Boson above
50. Which of the following radio isotopes is used in Ans. Venezuela
the treatment of blood cancer [leukemia]? 57. Who is the new Secretary General of the United
(a) Iodine -131 (b) Sodium-24 Nations?
(c) Phosphorus-32 (d) Cobalt-60 (a) Matthew Rycroft
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (b) Anibal Cavaco Silva
above (c) Antonio Guterres
Ans. Cobalt-60 (d) VitalyChurkin
51. The elected US President Donald Trump was the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Presidential Nominee of the above
(a) Democratic Party (b) Republican Party Ans. Antonio Guterres
(c) Libertarian Party (d) Green Party 58. Which of the following countries has recently
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above joined the Hague Code of Conduct [HCoC], a
Ans. Republican Party global initiative to prevent ballistic missile
52. The Iran-Pakistan Gas pipe line is also called as proliferation?
(a) Friendship pipeline (b) Future pipe line (a) Palestine (b) Israel
(c) Peace pipeline (d) Unity pipeline (c) India (d) Iran
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Peace pipeline Ans. India

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 59. Which State has been declared India’s first ‘Open 66. The nation-wise breast-feeding programme
Defecation Free State’? “MAA” has been launched by which Union
(a) Bihar (b) Assam Ministry?
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim (a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
above (c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ans. Sikkim (d) Ministry of AYUSH
60. Which of the following is the newest member of (e) None of the above/More than one of the
the Eurozone? above
(a) Lithuania (b) Croatia Ans. (b)
(c) Bulgaria (d) Cyprus 67. Which of the following is a bond through which
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Indian entities can raise money from foreign
above markets in rupees, and not in foreign currency?
Ans. Lithuania (a) Corporate Bonds
61. The head of state of the United Kingdom is (b) Masala Bonds
(a) Queen Elizabeth I (c) Municipal Bonds
(b) Queen Elizabeth II (d) Zero-coupon Bonds
(c) Queen Elizabeth III (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above
(d) Queen Elizabeth IV
Ans. Masala Bonds
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
above 68. Which train safety system has recently been
launched by the Indian Railways to avoid train
Ans. Queen Elizabeth II accidents?
62. India’s first and Asia’s longest cycle highway has (a) Tri-Safety (b) Tri-Netra
been opened in which State
(c) Tri-Network (d) Tri-Veil
of India?
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
above
(c) Bihar (d) Assam
Ans. Tri-Netra
(e) None of the above/More than one of the 69. Which committee has been constituted by the
above Government of India to boost cashless transaction?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh (a) Nachiket More Committee
63. India’s first textile university will be set up in which (b) Shanta Kumar Committee
of the following states ? (c) H.R.Khan Committee
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar
(d) Neeraj Kumar Gupta Committee
(c) Gujarat (d) Odisha
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
above
Ans. Neeraj Kumar Gupta Committee
Ans. Gujarat 70. Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup Tennis
64. What is the fiscal deficit target of India for the Tournament?
financial year 2016-17? (a) Argentina (b) Switzerland
(a) 3.9% of GDP (b) 3.5% of GDP (c) Serbia (d) Croatia
(c) 4.9% of GDP (d) 4.5% of GDP (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
above Ans. Argentina
Ans. 3.5% of GDP 71. India’s first Laser Interferometer Gravitational-
65. The 2016 joint military exercise “Maitree” has Wave Observatory (LIGO) laboratory will be setup
been conducted between India and which of the in which State ?
following countries? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(a) Indonesia (b) Thailand (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar
(c) Malaysia (d) Maldives (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above above
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 72. In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finished at 79. Who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic Gold
the top of the table with gold medals? Medals?
(a) United States (b) China (a) Devendra Jhajharia
(c) Great Britain (d) Russia (b) Deepa Malik
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) MariyappanThangavelu
above (d) Varun Singh Bhati
Ans. United States (e) None of the above/More than one of the
73. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in above
(a) Argentina (b) Germany
Ans. DevendraJhajharia
(c) Qatar (d) Russia 80. What was the theme of the 2016 Rio Olympics?
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) Peace for inner soul
above
(b) World peace and Environment
Ans. Qatar
(c) Nothing can be achieved without peace
74. As per Census 2011, what is the rank of Bihar State
in terms of population in the country? (d) Live sports , live freedom
(a) I (b) II (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) III (d) IV above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. World peace and Environment
above 81. Which among the following Harappan site
terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?
Ans. III
(a) Dholavira (b) Banawali
75. Which country has won the 2016 Kabaddi World
Cup? (c) Kalibangan (d) Lothal
(a) Srilanka (b) Iran (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) India (d) China above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. Banawali
above 82. Kalinga’s King Kharvel was associated with:
Ans. India (a) Mahameghvahana dynasty
76. Which country’s women Badminton team has won (b) Chedi dynasty
the 2016 Uber Cup Tournament? (c) Satvahana dynasty
(a) Thailand (b) India (d) Rath-Bhojak dynasty
(c) South Korea (d) China (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
above Ans. Chedi dynasty
Ans. China 83. Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came to India in:
77. Who has been conferred with the 2015 Jnanpith (a) 515 A.D to 520 AD
Award ?
(b) 525 AD to 529AD
(a) Pannalal Patel
(c) 545AD to 552 AD
(b) Umashankar Joshi
(d) 592 AD to 597AD
(c) RaghuveerChaudhari
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(d) Rama Jain
above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. 515 A.D to 520 AD
above
84. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’?
Ans. RaghuveerChaudhari
(a) Without cultivated forest land
78. The book “Six Machine : I Don’t Like Cricket ....
I Love It” is the autobiography of which cricketer? (b) Irrigated land
(a) Yuvraj Singh (b) Chris Gayle (c) Dense forest land
(c) VirendraSehwag (d) AB de Villiers (d) Cultivated land
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Chris Gayle Ans. (e)

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 85. Which among the following state ‘Odantipur’ 92. Which among the following year Surendra Nath
Education Centre was situated? Bannerjee was eliminated from Indian Civil
(a) Bengal (b) Bihar Services?
(c) Gujarat (d) Tamil Nadu (a) 1874 AD (b) 1877 AD
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) 1885 AD (d) 1892 AD
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Bihar above
86. ‘Diwan-E-Arj’ department was associated with: Ans. 1874 AD
(a) Royal Correspondence 93. Who is known as father of Dyarchy?
(b) Foreign (a) Lord Clive (b) Hector Munaro
(c) defence (c) Lord Macaulay (d) Sir LeonilCartis
(d) finance (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Sir Leonil Cartis
above
94. Which among the following viceroy period the
Ans. defence title of ‘Rai Bahadur’ and ‘Khan
87. Who was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom? Bahadur’ were began to conferred to Indian?
(a) Alauddin Hasan (b) Feroz Shah (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Lytton
(c) Mahmud Gaonwa (d) Asaf Khan (c) Lord Meyo (d) Lord Dufferin
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Alauddin Hasan Ans. Lord Lytton
88. Which among the following King’s reign Persian 95. Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty?
traveller ‘Abdurrajjak’ came to India? (a) Nanyadev (b) Narsimhadev
(a) Dev Rai I (b) Krishna Dev Rai I (c) Vijaydev (d) Haridev
(c) Dev Rai II (d) Krishna Rai II (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
above Ans. Nanyadev
Ans. Dev Rai II 96. Who was the first Muslim Conqueror of Bihar?
89. ‘Jaswant and Dasawan’ famous painters were (a) Malik Ibrahim (b) Iltumish
courtier of Mughal emperor: (c) BakhtiyarKhalji (d) Ali MardanKhalji
(a) Akbar (b) Jehangir
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. Bakhtiyar Khalji
above 97. Who was the last King of Karnata dynasty?
Ans. Akbar (a) Harisimha (b) Ramsimha
90. Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded in: (c) Matisimha (d) Shyamsimha
(a) 1936 AD (b) 1939 AD (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) 1942 AD (d) 1945 AD above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. Harisimha
above 98. The author of ‘Rajaniti Ratnakara’ is
Ans. 1936 AD (a) Chandesvara (b) Vidyapati
91. Which among the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ (c) Jyotiresvara (d) Haribrahmadeva
was occurred? (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) 1831 – 32 AD above
(b) 1844 – 46 AD Ans. Chandesvara
(c) 1851 – 52 AD 99. The author of ‘Udwant Prakash’ is
(d) 1855 – 56 AD (a) Mauli Kavi (b) Bodhraj
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) Paramala (d) Vidyapati
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. 1855 – 56 AD Ans. MauliKavi

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100. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by: 106. Which of the following seas has the highest average
(a) BakhtiyarKhalji salinity?
(b) Qutubddin Aibak (a) Black Sea (b) Yellow Sea
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (c) Mediterranean Sea (d) Dead Sea
(d) Alauddin Khalji (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
above Ans. Dead Sea
Ans. BakhtiyarKhalji 107. The Dravadian races are mainly confined at which
101. The Great Victorian Desert is located at of the following parts of India?
(a) Australia (b) India (a) South India
(c) Egypt (d) North Africa (b) North-Western India
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) North-Eastern India
above (d) North India
Ans. Australia (e) None of the above/More than one of the
102. Which of the following activities is performed at above
Coolgardi? Ans. South India
(a) Coal mining (b) Copper mining 108. At which of the following hills the Eastern Ghats
(c) Gold mining (d) Forestry join the Western Ghats?
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) Palani Hills (b) Anaimudi Hills
above (c) Nilgiri Hills (d) Shervoroy Hills
Ans. Gold mining (e) None of the above/More than one of the
103. What is Particulate matter? above
(a) Solid residue (b) Air pollutant
Ans. Nilgiri Hills
(c) Water pollutant (d) Soil pollutant 109. At which of the following places the Copper
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Industry is located?
above (a) Tarapur (b) Titagarh
Ans. Air pollutant (c) Ranchi (d) Khetri
104. What is the name of mid latitude grass land in
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
South America?
above
(a) Prairie (b) Pampas
Ans. Khetr
(c) Veld (d) Steppes
110. What is the Golden Quadrilateral ?
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above (a) Rail lines joining metros
Ans. Pampas
(b) Major Air Routes
105. Match the following places with industries and
select the correct answer using the code given (c) National Highway Project
below : (d) Gold Trade Routes
Place Industry (e) None of the above/More than one of the
1. Bengaluru 1. Iron & Steel above
2. Korba 2. Copper Ans. National Highway Project
3. Jamhedpur 3. Aircraft 111. Which of the following Iron ores is mined at
4. Malajkhand 4. Aluminium Bailadila?
Codes : (a) Haematite (b) Siderite
A B C D (c) Limonite (d) Magnetite
(a) 1 2 3 4 (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
(b) 2 1 4 3 Ans. Haematite
(c) 4 3 2 1 112. The only state which produces saffron in India is
(d) 3 4 1 2 (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Assam
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) Jammu &Kashmir (d) Meghalaya
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
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113. At which of the following towns the Alaknanda 119. Which of the following National Highways
and the Bhagirathi combines connect Chhapara and Gopalganj?
to form River Ganga? (a) National Highway No.77
(a) Haridwar (b) Rishikesh (b) National Highway No.84
(c) Rudraprayag (d) Devprayag (c) National Highway No.85
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (d) National Highway No.80
above (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Ans. Devprayag above
114. Which of the landforms occupy the North-Western Ans. National Highway No.85
parts of Bihar State? 120. Which of the following districts record highest
(a) Someshwar Hilly Range growth of population during 2001-11?
(b) Kaimur Plateau (a) Kishanganj (b) Araria
(c) Nawada Hilly Region (c) Madhepura (d) Khagdia
(d) Rajgir Hilly Region (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
above Ans. Madhepura
Ans. Someshwar Hilly Range 121. Which of the following is/are listed among the
115. River Tel is a tributary of which of the following Directive Principles in Part-IV of the Constitution
rivers ? of India?
(a) Bagmati (b) Ghaghara I. Equal Pay for Equal Work
(c) Gandak (d) Kamla II. Uniform Civil Code
(e) None of the above/More than one of the III. Small family norm
above IV. Education through mother tongue at primary
Ans. e level
116. Which of the following canal systems irrigate areas (a) I, II and III
of Bihar? (b) I and II
(a) Upper Ganga Canal (c) II and III
(b) Triveni Canal (d) I, II and IV
(c) Sharda Canal (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(d) Eastern Yamuna Canal above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. (b)
above 122. Vote on Account is meant for
Ans. Triveni Canal (a) Vote on the report of CAG
117. Which of the following is a silk textile producing (b) To meet unforeseen expenditure
centre in Bihar? (c) Appropriating funds pending passing of
(a) Motipur (b) Bajari budget
(c) Bhagalpur (d) Dalmianagar (d) Budget
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Bhagalpur Ans. Appropriating funds pending passing of budget
118. At which of the following places Bharat Wagon 123. Constitution Day of India is celebrated on
and Engineering Co.Ltd. is (a) 26 October
situated? (b) 26 November
(a) Madhepura (b) Jamalpur (c) 26 January
(c) Harnat (d) Mokama (d) 15 August
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Mokama Ans. 26 November

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124. Which officer of the Government of India has the 129. Match the following :
right to take part in the proceedings of Parliament I. Union List a. 97 entries
of India even though he is not a member? II. State list b. 47 entries
(a) Vice-President III. Concurrent list c. 66 entries
(b) Attorney General of India Codes :
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General I II III
(d) Election Commissioner (a) a b c
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (b) a c b
above (c) c a b
Ans. Attorney General of India (d) c b a
125. The Supreme Court has held that hoisting the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
National Flag a top the private buildings is a above
fundamental right of every citizen under: Ans. b
(a) Article 14 of the Constitution 130. Creation of a new state requires a majority for
(b) Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution Constitutional Amendment.
(c) Article 21 of the Constitution (a) Simple
(d) Article 25 of the Constitution (b) Two-third
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (c) Three-fourth
above (d) Two-third plus ratification by half of all
Ans. Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution states
126. Choose the fundamental rights available to Indian (e) None of the above/More than one of the
Citizen but not to aliens: above
I. Equality before Law Ans. Simple
II. Freedom of Expression and Speech 131. The expression ‘Socialist’ was introduced in the
Preamble of Indian Constitution by which
III. Right of Minorities to conserve their
amendment?
language and culture
(a) 42 Amendment (b) 44 Amendment
IV. Protection to life and liberty
(c) 46 Amendment (d) 74 Amendment
(a) I and III (b) I and IV
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) II and IV (d) II and III above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans.42 Amendment
above
132. President of India exercises his powers
Ans. I and III (a) either directly or through officers subordinate
127. A Panchayat Samiti at the block level in India is to him
only a/an (b) through Ministers
(a) Advisory Body
(c) through Prime Minister
(b) Consultative Committee (d) through Cabinet
(c) Co-ordinating and Supervisory Authority (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(d) Administrative Authority above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. (e)
above 133. The ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ is prepared
Ans. Co-ordinating and Supervisory Authority and published by
128. A seat of M.P. can be declared vacant if he absents (a) World Trade Organisation
himself from the house for a continuous period of (b) World Bank Group
(a) Six months (b) Two months (c) United Nations
(c) Three months (d) One year (d) European Nations
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Two months Ans. World Bank Group

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134. Which one of the following measures is not likely 140. First Five Year Plan of India was based on the
to aid in improving India’s Balance of Payment (a) Harrod Domar Model
position? (b) Mahalanobis Model
(a) Promotion of Import Substitution Policy
(c) DadabhaiNaroji Model
(b) Devaluation of rupee
(d) J.L. Nehru Model
(c) Imposition of higher tariff on imports
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(d) Levying of higher duties on exports above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. Harrod Domar Model
above
141. Black revolution is related to the
Ans. Levying of higher duties on exports (a) Fish Production
135. Service tax was introduced in India on the
(b) Coal production
recommendation of:
(a) Kelkar Committee (c) Crude oil production
(b) Raja J. Challiah Committee (d) Mustard production
(c) Manmohan Singh Committee (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above
(d) Yashwant Sinha Committee
Ans. Crude oil production
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
above 142. Which Indian state has the largest number of
Cotton Textiles Mills?
Ans. Raja J. Challiah Committee
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
136. As per Census 2011, which state has the lowest
sex-ratio? (c) Gujarat (d) West-Bengal
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar above
(e) None of the above/More than one of the Ans. (e)
above 143. Which district in Bihar is poorest according to per
capita income criteria?
Ans. Haryana
(a) Begusarai (b) Madhepura
137. The economist who for the first time scientifically
determined National (c) Supaul (d) Sheohar
Income in India: (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) D.R. Gadgil above
(b) V.K.R.V. Rao Ans. Sheohar
(c) Manmohan Singh 144. Which of the following Tax is levied by Union and
collected and appropriated by States?
(d) Y.V.Alagh
(a) Stamp duties
(e) None of the above/More than one of the
(b) Passenger & Goods Tax
above
(c) Estate Duty
Ans. V.K.R.V. Rao
138. The percentage of decadal growth of population (d) Taxes on Newspapers
during 2001-2011 as per Census 2011 is: (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) 21.54 (b) 17.64 above
(c) 15.89 (d) 19.21 Ans. Stamp duties
(e) None of the above/More than one of the 145. Bank rate means
above (a) Interest rate charged by moneylenders
Ans. 17.64 (b) Interest rate charged by Scheduled Banks
139. Which of the following is not a cash crop? (c) Rate of profit of banking institution
(a) Jute (b) Groundnut (d) Official rate of interest charged by Central
(c) Jowar (d) Sugarcane Bank
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (e) None of the above/More than one of the
above above
Ans. Jowar Ans. Official rate of interest charged by Central Bank

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146. In Bihar, which sector recorded highest growth (d) 4707 kms
during 2005-06 to 2014-15? (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(a) Agriculture above
(b) Banking Ans. 4595 kms
(c) Registered Manufacturing 149. Per capita energy consumption in the state of Bihar
(d) Transport is:
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) 20 kWh
above (b) 187 kWh
Ans. Registered Manufacturing (c) 161 kWh
147. ‘SUPUR’ project in Bihar relates to : (d) 145 kWh
(a) Health (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(b) Poverty above
(c) Banking Ans. (e)
(d) Municipal Finances 150. ‘JEEVIKA’ is an initiative of Bihar Govt for:
(e) None of the above/More than one of the (a) Employment Generation
above (b) Financial Inclusion
Ans. (e) (c) Poverty Attenuation
148. Total length of National Highways in Bihar is: (d) Public Distribution
(a) 3410 kms (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(b) 3587 kms above
(c) 4595 kms Ans. Poverty Attenuation

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