TEST – 67OT–04

BPSC 67th PRELIMS OPEN TEST – 04 SERIES – A

PIAS BPSC – FMPD
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1. 1919 1. Which among the following committees was
organized to examine the working of Government
of India Act, 1919?
(a) Hunter Committee
(a) (b)
(b) Harshell Committee
(c) (d) (c) Maclagon Committee
(e) / (d) Muddiman Committee
2. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) (b) 2. Which of the following Mahajanapadas was
(c) (d) located in Bihar?
(e) / (b) Magadha (c) Anga
(c) Vajji Sangha (d) Koshal
3.
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a)
3. Who among the following was associated with
(b) “Anushilan Samiti”?
(c) (a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh (b) Jatindranath Banerjee
(d) (c) Pramathnath Mitra (d) Pulin Das
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
4. 4. Where was Bakhtiyar Khilji buried?
(a) (b) (a) Bihar Sharif (b) Patna
(c) Darbhanga (d) Maner
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 5. During the reign of which ruler of Tirhut, Ghiyasuddin
5. Tughlaq’s Bengal–Bihar expedition took place?
(a) Nanyadev (b) Ram Singh Dev
(a) (b) (c) Harisingh Dev (d) Narsingh Dev
(c) (d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 6. In 1717, who again gave freedom to the British
to trade in Bihar and Bengal?
6. 1717
(a) Farrukhsiyar (b) Shah Alam II
(c) Prince Azim (d) Prince Parwez
(a) (b) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d) 7. The parallel government was established in
(e) / Jagdishpur during the revolt of 1857. Who was the
7. 1857 head of this government?
(a) Nishan Singh (b) Johan Singh
(c) Thakur Dayal Singh (d) Harkishan Singh
(a) (b)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d)
8. Who was the founder of Boys Association in
(e) / Darbhanga?
8. (a) Parmeshwar Lal
(a) (b) (b) Krishna Sahay
(c) (d) (c) Suryadev Narayan Verma
(e) / (d) Parmeshwar Narayan Mehta
9. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
9. Who was the second Satyagrahi during the
Individual Satyagraha in Bihar?
(a) (b) (a) Badri Nath Sharma (b) Sachchidanand Sinha
(c) (d) (c) Anugrah Narayan Singh (d) Jaglal Choudhary
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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10. 10. Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Munger?
(a) (b) (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Shri Krishna Singh
(c) (d) (c) Chandrika Singh (d) Bharat Mishra
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
11. 11. Which of the following Buddhist council was not
organized in Bihar?
(a) First
(a) (b)
(b) Second
(c) (d)
(c) Third
(e) /
(d) Fourth
12.
(e) None of the above and more than one of the above
(a) (b) 12. Where is Hemis Monastery located?
(c) (d) (a) Dharamsala (b) Ladakh
(e) / (c) Dehradun (d) Gangtok
13. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
13. Where was the capital of Avantipath province
(a) (b) during the Maurya period located?
(c) (d) (a) Tosali (b) Taxila
(e) / (c) Pataliputra (d) Ujjain
14. (e) None of the above /more than one of the above
(a) (b) 14. What was the cultivable land called during the
(c) (d) Gupta period?
(a) Khila (b) Aprahata
(e) /
(b) Kshetra (d) Vastu
15.
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
15. During the Sultanate period, what was the chief
(a) (b)
officer of the intelligence department called?
(c) (d) (a) Barid-i-Mumalik (b) Khajin
(e) / (c) Sadr-us-Sudur (d) Qazi-ul-Quzat
16. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
16. Which ruler of Vijayanagara has been called as
(a) (b) - II Gajbetkar (Elephant hunter) in an inscription?
(c) I (d) (a) Krishna Dev Rai (b) Devaraya - II
(e) / (c) Devaraya - I (d) Achyuta Roy
17. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
17. Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib made his main
center for the promotion of Chishti sect at which
(a) (b) of the following place in South India?
(a) Daulatabad (b) Mysore
(c) (d)
(c) Ahmednagar (d) Madurai
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
18. (King of
18. Which of the following Shah is known as ‘Buland
Lofty Fortunes)
Iqbal’ (King of Lofty Fortunes)?
(a) (b) (a) Shah Jahan (b) Akbar
(c) (d) (c) Dara Shikoh (d) Jahangir
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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19. 19. In which Congress session, Resolution on Fundamental
Rights and National Economic Policy were drafted?
(a) (a) Lahore Session of 1929
(b) Karachi Session of 1931
(b)
(c) Tripuri Session of 1939
(c)
(d) Ramgarh Session of 1940
(d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 20. ‘The Cartaz system’ was related to which European
20. company?
(a) (b) (a) British (b) Portuguese
(c) (d) (c) French (d) Dutch
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
21. During the tenure of which Governor General
21.
did the Third Anglo-Mysore War take place?
(a) Warren Hastings
(a) (b) (b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) (d) (c) Lord Wellesley
(e) / (d) Lord Hastings
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
22.
22. Moamoria rebellion was related to which region?
(a) (b) (a) Deccan (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) (d) (c) Assam (d) Orissa
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
23. 23. Where was the second session of Congress held
in Bihar?
(a)
(a) Patna
(b) (b) Muzaffarpur
(c) (c) Gaya
(d) (d) Darbhanga
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
24. Who founded the Indian Women’s University in
24. 1916
1916?
(a) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
(a) (b) Karsondas Mulji
(b) (c) D. K. Karve
(c) (d) B. M. Malabari
(d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 25. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
25. (a) Prarthana Samaj-Atmaram Pandurang
(a) (b) Dharma Sabha-Radhakanta Deb
(c) Social Service League-Devendra Nath Tagore
(b)
(d) Seva Sadan-B.M. Malabari
(c)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(d) 26. Who founded the famous Bengal Chemical
(e) / Swadeshi Store during the Swadeshi Movement?
26. (a) Chidambaram Pillai
(b) Prafulla Chandra Ray
(a) (b) (c) K. K. Mishra
(c) (d) (d) Prithvi Chandra Rai
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
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27. 30 27. Which magazine wrote ‘60 crore hands should be
used to stop colonial oppression and exploitation
60 of 30 crore people living in India’?
(a) (b) (a) Sandhya (b) Yugantar
(c) Mahratta (d) Bangla
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
28. Who among the following organised the Kisan
28. 1922
Sabha (1922) in Munger?
(a) Muhammad Zubair
(a) (b) Sri Krishna Singh
(b) (c) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 29. Azad Dastas was active in Bihar:–
29. (a) During Swadeshi Movement
(a) (b) During Non-cooperation Movement
(c) During Champaran Satyagraha
(b)
(d) During Quit India Movement
(c)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(d)
30. During Freedom Movement, when was the Delhi
(e) / Declaration issued?
30. (a) 1926 (b) 1929
(c) 1932 (d) 1943
(a) (b) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d) 31. During the Salt Satyagraha, who started a salt
(e) / march from Tiruchirapally to Vedaranyam in
31. Tamil Nadu?
(a) K. Kelappan
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(a) (b)
(c) Gopalabandhu Chowdhary
(c) (d)
(d) Chandraprabha Saikti
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
32. 32. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) (a) Rajagopalachari Formula-1944
(b) (b) Wavell Plan-1945
(c) (c) Cripps Mission - 1944
(d) (d) Individual Satyagraha – 1940
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
33. 1906 33. In 1906, which among the following Princely State
launched compulsory primary education in its
entire state?
(a) (b)
(a) Junagadh (b) Baroda
(c) (d)
(c) Hyderabad (d) Oudh
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
34. 34. Recently, in the memory of Guru’s Sahibzadas, Veer
Baal Diwas is decided to be celebrated on:–
(a) (b) (a) 16 December (b) 26 December
(c) (d) (c) 28 December (d) 9th December
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35. RBI 35. Which former Governor of RBI has been appointed
(AIIB) as the Vice-Chairman of Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB)?
(a) (b)
(a) Urjit Patel (b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) (d)
(c) D Subbarao (d) Bimal Jalan
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
36. 36. In which of the following acts, it was laid down that
the members of the Board of Control and their staff
would be paid only out of Indian revenues?
(a) (a) Charter Act of 1793
(b) Charter Act of 1813
(b)
(c) Act of 1786
(c) (d) Regulating Act of 1773
(d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 37. Who among the following commented that “The
37. Preamble to our Constitution expresses what we
had thought or dreamt so long’’?
(a) Ernest Barker
(a)
(b) Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
(b)
(c) Dr. Ambedkar
(c) (d) Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava
(d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 38. Which among the following was established as a
38. 12 1962 Union Territory by the 12th Constitutional Amendment
Act 1962?
(a) Goa
(a) (b)
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) (d) (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(e) / (d) Chandigarh
39. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
39. Which Article of the Indian Constitution states
that no proceedings shall be taken against any
member of Parliament in any court in respect of
anything said or any vote given by him in Parliament
(a) (b) or in any committee there of?
(c) (d) (a) Article 205 (b) Article 105
(e) / (c) Article 194 (d) Article 102
40. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
40. In which of the following Articles, the Fundamental
(a) (b) Rights related to culture and education have been
described?
(c) (d)
(a) Article 14-18 (b) Article 19-22
(e) / (c) Article 25-28 (d) Article 29-30
41. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
41. Which among the following provision of the
Constitution cannot be amended by simple majority
(a) of the two Houses of Parliament?
(a) Rules of Procedure in Parliament
(b)
(b) Use of English language in Parliament
(c) (c) Quorum in Parliament
(d) (d) Goods and Services Tax Council
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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42. 42. Which of the following comes up in the order of
(a) (b) precedence?
(c) (d) (a) Vice President
(b) Prime Minister
(e) /
(c) Former President
43. (d) Chief Justice of India
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) 43. Identify the correct combination from the options
(b) given below for Constitutional Position:-
(c) (a) Attorney General – Article 76
(d) 250A (b) Advocate General – Article 156
(c) CAG of India – Article 248
(e) /
(d) Special officer for – Article 250-A
44.
linguistic minorities
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) 44. Which of the following committees related to
(b) Panchayati Raj was constituted earliest?
(c) (a) G.V.K. Rao Committee
(d) (b) L.M. Singhavi Committee
(e) / (c) Thungan Committee
(d) V. N. Gadgil Committee
45.
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
45. The ‘Yilan’ Crater, the largest impact crater on
(a) (b) Earth, has been discovered in which of the
(c) (d) following country?
(e) / (a) Russia (b) China
46. (c) India (d) Bangladesh
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
46. The tenure of the Chairman and members of the
(a)
Central Vigilance Commission is:-
(b)
(a) 3 years or up to 63 years
(c) (b) 4 years or up to 64 years
(d) (c) 4 years or up to 65 years
(e) / (d) 5 years or up to 66 years
47. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) 2 (b) 4 47. How many Indian states share border with
(c) 5 (d) 3 Myanmar?
(a) 2 (b) 4
(e) /
(c) 5 (d) 3
48. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
48. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Pass Location
(b) (a) Nathu La Himachal Pradesh
(c) (b) Shipki La Himachal Pradesh
(d) (c) Bum La Uttarakhand
(d) Dihang Arunachal Pradesh
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
49.
49. Which of the following river forms the boundary
between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh?
(a) (b) (a) Ghagra (b) Karmnasa
(c) (d) (c) Gandak (d) Bagmati
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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50. 50. Which of the following factors affect the Indian
climate?
(a) Western Jet Streams
(a) (b)
(b) Tibet Plateau
(c) (d)
(c) El-Nino
(e) / (d) Indian Ocean Dipole
51. @ (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
2026 5 51. Which state launched the “women@work”
programme, aiming to deliver five lakh employment
(a) (b) to women with relevant skills by 2026?
(a) Gujrat (b) Karnataka
(c) (d)
(c) Kerala (d) Bihar
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
52. 52. On which river is the Idukki project situated?
(a) (b) (a) Periyar River
(c) (d) (b) Ghatprabha river
(e) / (c) Chambal River
(d) Chenab River
53.
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
53. Which of the following gas is released due to volcanic
(a) (b) eruption?
(c) (d) (a) Sulfur Dioxide (b) Carbon Dioxide
(e) / (c) Methane (d) Hydrogen Sulfide
54. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
54. In which of the following countries the Sahara
Desert does not extend?
(a) (b)
(a) Egypt (b) Chad
(c) (d) (c) Libya (d) Kenya
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
55. 55. Recently, Bihar Government has started “Navya
Scheme”. It aims–
(a) To Provide protection to girls
(a)
(b) To provide protection against cervix cancer
(b)
(c) To provide digital farmer services
(c) (d) To promote entrepreneurship among women in
(d) state
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
56. 56. In which district of Bihar, Rajauli Wildlife Sanctuary
(a) (b) is located?
(a) Nawada (b) Jamui
(c) (d)
(c) Begusarai (d) Munger
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
57. 57. In Bihar, where is Makhdumkund located at?
(a) (b) (a) Munger (b) Saran
(c) (d) (c) Rajgir (d) Saharsa
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
58. In which district of Bihar, Mahakavi Vidyapati
58.
was born?
(a) (b) (a) Muzaffarpur (b) Chhapra
(c) (d) (c) Madhubani (d) Supaul
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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59. 2011 59. According to the 2011 census, which district has
the highest rural population in Bihar?
(a) (b) (a) Sheohar (b) East Champaran
(c) (d) (c) Purnia (d) Patna
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
60. Which among the following has highest growth
60. 2020–21
rates in the Transport, Storage and Communication
sector during the period of 2020-21?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(a) (b) (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Jharkhand
(c) (d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 61. Bokaro Iron and Steel Company (BISCO) was
61. established during which five year plan?
(a) Second Five Year Plan
(a) (b) Third Five Year Plan
(b) (c) Fourth Five Year Plan
(c) (d) Fifth Five Year Plan
(d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 62. Gini Coefficient is related to–
(a) Measurement of inequality of income
62.
(b) Measuring the level of education
(a)
(c) Standard of Health
(b)
(d) Development of infrastructure
(c)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(d) 63. The Reserve Bank of India established S. S. Tarapore
(e) / Committee for which of the following objective?
63. (a) Prevent fraud in banks
(b) Provide financial services in the villages
(a) (c) To Propose a roadmap for full convertibility of
(b) the Rupee on the capital account
(c) (d) For the improvement of infrastructure
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(d) 64. Where is the headquarter of the National Fisheries
(e) / Development Board located?
(a) Pune (b) Bengaluru
64.
(c) Kolkata (d) Hyderabad
(a) (b)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d)
65. The MSME Development Act was passed in?
(e) /
(a) 2002
65. (b) 2008
(a) (b) (c) 2014
(c) (d) (d) 2006
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
66. 66. Who is the author of the book ‘How to Pay for War’?
(a) (b) (a) John Maynard Keynes (b) Marshal
(c) (d) (c) Adam Smith (d) Karl Marx
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67. HAECHI-II 67. HAECHI-II was related to:-
(a) (a) Operation against Gold smuggling
(b) (b) Operation against Narcotics smuggling
(c) (c) Cyber financial crime crack down
(d) (d) Operation against rare sea species smuggling
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
68. 68. Which of the following measures is/are to control
inflation?
(a) (a) Making a balanced budget
(b) (b) Progressive Taxation
(c) (c) Control over public expenditure
(d) (d) Excess issue of money
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
69. 69. The Largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is
being builit in:-
(a) (b) (a) Nalanda (b) Vaishali
(c) (d) (c) Bodh Gaya (d) Bhagalpur
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
70. 2020–21 70. As per Bihar economic survey, the per capita GSDP
in the state in 2020-21 at current prices was–
(a) (b) (a) Rs 50,555 (b) Rs 50, 111
(c) (d) (c) Rs 49,272 (d) Rs 49,099
(e) / (e) None of the above /more than one of the above
71. 71. Recently, the term "PARAM GANGA" was in
the news. It is related to:-
(a) (a) Evacuate Students from Ukraine.
(b) (b) National Supercomputing Mission.
(c) (c) Ganga Cleanliness Campaign.
(d) (d) National waterway in the river Ganga.
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
72. 72. Recently, who has become the winner of Yonex
2022 Sunrise India Open Badminton, 2022?
(a) (b) (a) Lakshya Sen (b) Subhankar Dev
(c) (d) (c) Sumit Nagal (d) Kartike Kumar
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
73. 73. Recently, which of the following day has been
declared as National Startup Day?
(a) (b) (a) February 22nd (b) January 16th
(c) (d) (c) January 6th (d) January 28th
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
74. 2022 74. What is the rank of India in the recently released
Henley Passport Index, 2022?
(a) (b) (a) 82nd (b) 83rd
(c) (d) (c) 88th (d) 92nd
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above

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75. 75. Which will be the first Sadar Hospital in Bihar to
conduct D.N.B training?
(a) (a) Arwal Sadar Hospital
(b) (b) Motihari Sadar Hospital
(c) (c) Supaul Sadar Hospital
(d) (d) Saharsa Sadar Hospital
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
76. 76. In which of the following country, there was a
violent demonstration due to the increase in the
price of petrol-fuel which led to declaration of
emergency?
(a) (b)
(a) Kazakhstan (b) Romania
(c) (d)
(c) Uzbekistan (d) Turkmenistan
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
77.
77. Recently, Alka Mittal has been elected as the
first woman head of which company–
(a) (b) (a) IOCL (b) ONGC
(c) (d) (c) HP (d) HAL
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
78. 78. Who has become the first Indian origin woman to
complete a solo unsupported track to the South Pole?
(a) (b) (a) Harpreet Chandi (b) Premlata Agarwal
(c) (d) (c) Sangeeta Sindhi (d) Suhana Bajaj
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
79. 79. Recently, Bihar's first Food Processing Office opened
at:–
(a) (b) (a) Gaya (b) Muzaffarpur
(c) (d) (c) Patna (d) Darbhanga
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
80. 80. Bihar’s first floating solar plant located in Kadirabad
has been completed. It is located in which of the
following district?
(a) Darbhanga (b) Supaul
(a) (b)
(c) Purnia (d) Kishangaj
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
81. In which of the following states, the proposal to
81.
open the country’s third Food Processing University
has been announced?
(a) (b) (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) (d) (c) Bihar (d) Punjab
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
82. 82. Recenlty, in which country, the first case of Florona
has been registered?
(a) (b) (a) UAE (b) Israel
(c) (d) (c) Nigeria (d) South Africa
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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83. 83. As per new rules for Consumer Protection 2021,
the District Consumer Forum will hear cases up
(a) (b) to Rs.:-
(c) (d) (a) 2 crore (b) 3 crore
(e) / (c) 50 lakhs (d) 2.5 crores
84. 2020–21 (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
84. As per Bihar Economic Survey, total expenditure
by the state government in 2020-21 was–
(a) (b)
(a) Rs 1,65,696cr (b) Rs 1,39,493cr
(c) (d)
(c) Rs 1,28,168cr (d) Rs 1,11,386cr
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
85. 2021
85. Recently, (in December 2021) which country has
been announced to be included as a new member
of BRICS New Development Bank?
(a) (b) (a) Saudi Arabia (b) Egypt
(c) (d) (c) Indonesia (d) Israel
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
86. 86. “Cow’s excreta as food and shelter for Dung Beetles”
comes under which type of Biotic interaction?
(a) Mutualism (b) Commensalism
(a) (b) (c) Amensalism (d) Neutralism
(c) (d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 87. In which of the following states, it has been
87. announced to include Vedic Mathematics in the school
curriculum?
(a) (b) (a) Bihar (b) Gujarat
(c) (d) (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
88. Which of the following country has been at the
88.
first place in the world in the production of
Nickel?
(a) (b)
(a) China (b) South Africa
(c) (d)
(c) USA (d) Indonesia
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
89. 89. Which country has named the Cyclone Gulab?
(a) (b) (a) Bangladesh (b) Iran
(c) (d) (c) Maldives (d) Pakistan
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
90. (G.I.) 90. Which of the following pair is not correctly
matched with respect to GI Tag?
Product State
(a) (a) Katarni Rice Bihar
(b) (b) Sojat Mehndi Rajasthan
(c) (c) Terracotta U.P (Gorakhpur)
(d) (d) Pethapur Block Printing Tamil Nadu
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91. EOS-03 91. From which of the following launch vehicle was
satellite EOS-03 launched?
(a) PSLV-C51 (b) PSLV-C45 (a) PSLV-C51 (b) PSLV-C45
(c) GSLV-F10 (d) GSLV-MKIII (c) GSLV-F10 (d) GSLV-MKIII
(e) / (e) None of the above /more than one of the above
92. Where was Kalanamak Rice Festival 2021 organized?
92. 2021
(a) Kushinagar (b) Siddharth Nagar
(c) Lucknow (d) Jhansi
(a) (b) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d) 93. Which operation was carried out by the Railway
(e) / Protection Forces to stop the sale of unauthorized
93. brand's water bottles in railway premises and trains?
(a) Operation Thunder
(b) Operation Thirst
(a) (b) (c) Operation Green
(c) (d) (d) Operation Vanilla
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
94. Miguel Diaz Canal is the President of which of the
94.
following country?
(a) (b)
(a) Norway (b) Cuba
(c) (d) (c) Sweden (d) Italy
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
95. 95. Where has been India’s first Sandalwood Museum
(a) (b) established?
(c) (d) (a) Mysore (b) Hyderabad
(e) / (c) Vijayawada (d) Chennai
96. DUSTLIK-II (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
96. DUSTLIK-II military exercise was held between
India and which of the following country?
(a) (b)
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Britain
(c) (d)
(c) Qatar (d) Turkmenistan
(e) /
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
97. (SPARSH) 97. In which of the following year, the Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Sparsh (SPARSH) scheme was launched?
(a) 2014 (b) 2015 (a) 2014 (b) 2015
(c) 2017 (d) 2019 (c) 2017 (d) 2019
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
98. 98. A new Mobile app “Bihan” has been launched.
It aims–
(a) (a) To promote entrepreneurship in state
(b) To provide digital farmer services.
(b)
(c) To provide educational materials to students
(c)
(d) To improve health services in state.
(d)
(e) None of the above and more than one of the above
(e) /
99. In which of the following state, the Deepor Beel
99.
Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
(a) Tripura (b) Assam
(a) (b)
(c) Nagaland (d) Gujarat
(c) (d)
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100. 100. How much energy (in molecules) is released at
the completion of the Krebs cycle?
(a) 32 ATP (b) 28 ATP (a) 32 ATP (b) 28 ATP
(c) 36 ATP (d) 38 ATP (c) 36 ATP (d) 38 ATP
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
101. 101. Which of the following material is a semiconductor?
(a) (a) Germanium
(b) (b) Silicone
(c) Selenium
(c)
(d) Copper
(d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
102. Study of nose, ear and throat is called–
102.
(a) Rhinology (b) Calology
(a) (b)
(c) Arachnology (d) Myrmecology
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 103. Hydra, earthworm and cockroach come under which
103. of the follownig animal kingdom classification?
(a) Monera (b) Protista
(a) (b) (c) Animalia (d) Palanti
(c) (d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 104. Who was the first to discover Viroids?
104. (Viroids) (a) Von Becher (b) Michaeli
(c) T. O. Diener (d) Leuvenhoek
(a) (b) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d) 105. Which among the following is paramagnetic in
(e) / nature?
105. (a) Oxygen (O) (b) Boron (B)
(a) (O) (b) (B) (c) Carbon (C) (d) Nitrogen (N)
(c) (C) (d) (N) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 106. What element is/are found in the chemical
106. structure of nucleic acids?
(a) Carbon (C) (b) Nitrogen (N)
(c) Oxygen (O) (d) Phosphorus (P)
(a) (C) (b) (N)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (O) (d) (P)
107. The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales have the same
(e) /
temperature on –
107.
(a) –40o (b) 60o
(c) 80 o
(d) 140o
(a) –40o (b) 60o (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) 80o (d) 140o 108. Which one of the following hormones encourages
(e) / the detachment of leaves, fruits and flowers?
108. (a) Ethylene
(b) Abscisic acid
(a) (b) (c) Auxin
(c) (d) (d) Cytokynin
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
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109. 109. Which of the following enzymes converts maltose
into glucose?
(a) (b) (a) Erepsin (b) Maltase
(c) (d) (c) Lactase (d) Sucrase
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
110. Which of the following mineral is important for
110.
blood clotting?
(a) Calcium (b) Iron
(a) (b)
(c) Phosphorus (d) Chlorine
(c) (d) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) / 111. Deficiency of thyroxine causes which of the following
111. disease?
(a) (b) (a) Thyroid (b) Cretinism
(c) (d) (c) Myxedema (d) Hashimoto’s disease
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
112. 112. Which among of the following disease is not
(a) (b) caused by bacteria?
(c) (d) (a) Tetanus (b) Cholera
(e) / (c) Plague (d) Measles
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
113.
113. In which of the following year, India conducted
its second nuclear test?
(a) (b)
(a) 1974 (b) 1988
(c) (d)
(c) 1998 (d) 2002
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
114. 114. The Toda tribe is the main tribe of which of the
(a) (b) following region?
(c) (d) (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Tripura
(e) / (c) Bihar (d) Gujarat
115. (NATO) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
115. Where is the headquarters of the North Atlantic
(a) (b) Treaty Organization (NATO) located?
(c) (d) (a) Geneva (b) Washington DC
(e) / (b) New York (d) Brussels
(e) None of the above and more than one of the above
116.
116. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘The Hindu View of Life’?
(a) (b)
(a) Shashi Tharoor
(c) (d)
(b) Nirad C. Chowdhary
(e) / (c) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
117. (d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) 117. Nuclides with same neutron number but different
(b) atomic number are called–
(c) (a) Isotopes (b) Isobars
(d) (c) Isomers (d) Isotones
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above

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118. 118. Unit of Charge density is–
(a) (b) 2 (a) Coulomb/meter (b) Coulomb/meter2
(c) 3
(d) (c) Coulomb/meter3 (d) Coulomb meter
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
119. Which among the following come under qualitative
119.
methods for credit control?
(a) Repo Rate
(a) (b) (b) Bank Rate
(c) (d) (c) Cash Reserve Ratio
(e) / (d) Direct Action
120. (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
120. GST was first implemented under the name VAT
(a) (b) in which of the following countries?
(c) (d) (a) Russia (b) China
(e) / (c) Canada (d) France
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
121. SI
121. What is the SI unit of Quantity of Matter?
(a) (b)
(a) Mole (b) Candela
(c) (d)
(c) Kelvin (d) Radian
(e) / (e) None of the above /More than one of the above
122. 122. Potential due to a charge at its location is–
(a) (b) (a) Zero (b) Infinite
(c) (d) (c) Charge Dependent (d) Finite Constant
(e) / (e) None of the above /More than one of the above
123. 123. Which of the following colors has the longest
(a) (b) wavelength?
(c) (d) (a) Orange (b) Green
(d) Yellow (d) Purple
(e) /
(e) None of the above /More than one of the above
124.
124. Who discovered the magnetic effect of electric
(a) (b) current?
(c) (d) (a) Oersted (b) Newton
(e) / (c) Benjamin Franklin (d) Thomson
125. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
(a) (b) 125. Who discovered the Long Radiowave?
(c) (d) (a) Newton (b) Ritter
(e) / (c) Marconi (d) Heinrich
126. (e) None of the above /More than one of the above
126. The device used to measure flow of liquid is–
(a) (b)
(a) Udometer (b) Venturimeter
(c) (d)
(c) Pyrometer (d) Hygrometer
(e) /
(e) None of the above /More than one of the above
127. 127. Concave mirror is used in –
(a) (a) Reflecting Telescope
(b) (b) Solar Cooker
(c) (c) Searchlight
(d) (d) Headlight of the car
(e) / (e) None of the above /More than one of the above

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128. 74 128. Arsenic-74 is used for-
(a) (a) In the treatment of leukemia
(b) (b) Detecting tumour
(c) (c) In controlling blood pressure
(d) (d) Diagnosing anemia
(e) / (e) None of the above /More than one of the above
129. 129. The rate of diffusion of hydrogen gas is how much
more than that of oxygen gas?
(a) (b) (a) Double (b) Triple
(c) (d) (c) Four times (d) Five times
(e) / (e) None of the above /More than one of the above
130. 130. Vulcanization is a chemical process in which the
natural rubber is heated with-
(a) (b) (a) Sulphur (b) Iron
(c) Gold (d) Silver
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above /More than one of the above
(e) /
131. Which among the following substances behave
131.
both as Oxidising agents and Reducing Agent?
(a) Nitrous Acid
(a) (b)
(b) Hydrogen Peroxide
(c) (d)
(c) Nitric Acid
(e) /
(d) Hydrogen Sulphide
132.
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) (b)
132. Which among the following metals is the most
(c) (d) reactive?
(e) / (a) Calcium (b) Aluminum
133. (c) Zinc (d) Magnesium
(a) (b) (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) (d) 133. Calcite is an ore of which one of the following metal?
(e) / (a) Calcium (b) Copper
134. (c) Potassium (d) Magnesium
(a) FeSO4.7H2O (b) ZnSO4.7H2O (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(c) CuSO4.5H2O (d) CaSO4.7H2O 134. What is the chemical formula of White Vitriol?
(e) / (a) FeSO4.7H2O (b) ZnSO4.7H2O
135. (c) CuSO4.5H2O (d) CaSO4.7H2O
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(a) 135. Which glass is used in making microscopes,
(b) telescopes and prisms?
(c) (a) Flint Glass (b) Potash Glass
(d) (c) Soda Glass (d) Optical Glass
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
136. 136. Who among the following has been appointed as
the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?
(a) (b) (a) Dinesh Khara (b) Debrata Patra
(c) (d) (c) Madhabi Puri Buch (d) Debashish Panda
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137. 137. S. Somnath has been elected as the Chairman of–
(a) (b) (a) DRDO (b) ISRO
(c) (d) (c) HAL (d) NALCO
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
138. 138. Recently, who has been appointed as the first
woman judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan?
(a) (b) (a) Noura Matrushi (b) Ayesha Malik
(c) (d) (c) Samia Hassan (d) Marla Koum
(e) / (e) None of the above/more than one of the above
139. 139. Recently, Prime Minister Modi has been honoured
with the ‘Ngadag Pel Gi Khorlo Awards’. This is
the highest civilian award of:–
(a) (b) (a) Maldives (b) Bhutan
(c) Bahrain (d) Sri Lanka
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e) /
140. Khudol initiative against COVID-19 is initiative
140. COVID-19
of which of the following state?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Manipur
(a) (b)
(c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
(c) (d)
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
(e)
141. When 732 is subtracted from the square of a
141. 732
number, the answer that is obtained is 5280. What
5280
is the number?
(a) 97 (b) 103
(a) 97 (b) 103
(c) 99 (d) 101
(c) 99 (d) 101
(e)
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
142. 142. What will come in place of question mark (?) in
the following number series?
2, 5, 11, 23, 44, 77, ? 2, 5, 11, 23, 44, 77, ?
(a) 48 (b) 150 (a) 48 (b) 150
(c) 125 (d) 92 (c) 125 (d) 92
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
143. 6 11 14 16 143. The average age of 6 students is 11 years. If two
more students of ages 14 and 16 years join. What
will be their average age now?
(a) 11 (b) 12 (a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 13 (d) 14 (c) 13 (d) 14
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
144. A, B, C 3:5:6 144. The ratio of working efficiency of A, B, and C is
60 3 : 5 : 6. If they work together, can complete a
A 50%, piece of work in 60 hours. In how many hours
will A alone complete 50% of the same work?
(a) 125 (b) 63 (a) 125 hours (b) 63 hours
(c) 84 (d) 140 (c) 84 hours (d) 140 hours
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
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145. x  3  5, x 2  16 x  6 145. If x  3  5 , then the value of x 2  16 x  6 is
(a) 4 (b) 0 (a) 4 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) –2 (c) 2 (d) –2
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
146. 184 146. The sum of the two numbers is 184. If one-third
8 of the first number exceeds one-seventh of the
other by 8, find the smaller number-
(a) 92 (b) 84 (a) 92 (b) 84
(c) 72 (d) 76 (c) 72 (d) 76
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
147. 5 147. A motor cyclist completes a certain journey in
60 5 hours. He covers one-third distance at 60km/
80 hour and the rest at 80 km/hour. The length of
the journey is:
(a) (b) (a) 180 km (b) 240 km
(c) (d) (c) 300 km (d) 360 km
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
(941  149) 2  (941 – 149) 2 (941  149) 2  (941 – 149) 2
148. 148. The value of will be:-
941  941  149  149 941  941  149  149
(a) 2 (b) –2 (a) 2 (b) –2
(c) 0 (d) 1 (c) 0 (d) 1
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
149. x3 + y3 = 405 x + y = 9, xy 149. If x3 + y3 = 405 and x + y = 9, then the value of xy
will be:-
(a) 12 (b) 8 (a) 12 (b) 8
(c) 18 (d) 24 (c) 18 (d) 24
(e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
150. 30 150. If the width of the rectangle is 30 cm and diagonal of
(2x – 10) 1200 the rectangle is (2x – 10) cm. If the area of the
x rectangle is 1200 sq. cm, then, the value of the x is:
(a) 30 (b) 32 (a) 30 (b) 32
(c) 40 (d) 35 (c) 40 (d) 35
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 Do not open the question booklet until your not told to do so

TEST – 67OT–04 Candidate's Roll Number Question Booklet Series

CODE : PIAS BPSC – FMPDBPSC 67th
PRELIMS OPEN TEST – 04 SERIES – A
A
GENERAL STUDIES Question Booklet No.

Time : 2 Hours Marks : 150

Read the following Instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
1. This Question Booklet contains 150 question in all.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. Attempt all questions.
4. Immediately after commencement of the examination, you should check on your Question Booklet.
Please check that the Booklet contains 20 printed pages and no page or question in missing or
unprinted or torn or repeated. If you find any defect in this Booklet, get it replaced immediately by
complete Booklet of the same series.
5. If there is any sort of mistake either of printing or of factual nature, then out of English and Hindi versions of
the questions, the English version will be treated as standard.
6. You must write your Roll Number is in the space provided on the top of this page. Do not write anything else
on the Question Booklet.
7. An Answers Sheet will be supplied to you separately by the Invigilator to mark the answer. You must write
your Name, Roll No., Question Booket Series and other particulars in the space provided on Page-
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the top right-hand corner of the Question Booklet with Black/Blue ink ballpoint pen in the space provided on
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