West Bengal (M.S.C.) Assistant Grade Exam.

, 2008
(Held on 7-9-2008)

General Studies : Solved Paper

1. For how long did Kurukshetra War continue ? (A) 20 days (B) 30 days (C) 18 days (D) 26 days 1. For how long did Kurukshetra War continue ? (A) 20 days (B) 30 days (C) 18 days (D) 26 days 2. Which places was Chhattisgarh curved out from ? (A) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh (B) Jharkhand and Bihar (C) Maharashtra and Bihar (D) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh 3. Which of the following changes is a physical change ? (A) Action of heat on potassium chlorate (B) Copper sulphate is mixed with iron (C) Sodium iodide and lead nitrate react (D) Ammonium Chloride is combined with water 4. Mayors tenure in West Bengal (Kolkata) is (A) 1 year (B) 2 years (C) No definite time (D) 5 years 5. Resistance of a wire depends on (A) Cross Section of wire (B) Material (C) Length of wire (D) All of these 6. Which of the following is a chemical change ? (A) Sublimation of iodine (B) Candle is lighted (C) Action of heat on potassium chlorate (D) Photosynthesis

7. Central Drug Research Institute is located at (A) Bangalore (B) Patna (C) Lucknow (D) Kolkata 8. Find the correct one (A) 1757-Battle of Plassey (B) 1765-Battle of Buxar (C) 1761-Battle of Amritsar (D) 1757-First Battle of Panipat 9. Indian Forest Research Institute is located at (A) Dehradun (B) Meerut (C) Bilaspur (D) Mausinram 10. First Film of Satyajit Ray was (A) Pather Panchali (B) Apur Sansar (C) Aparajita (D) Kanchenjungha 11. Pen name Beerbal belongs to (A) Pramatha Chaudhury (B) Samaresh Basu (C) Samaresh Majumdar (D) Ashapurna Devi 12. Who wrote the book Ashani Sanket ? (A) Satyajit Ray (B) Bibhuti Bhusan (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) Jay Goswami 13. Where is Hawa Mahal located ? (A) Jaipur (B) Lucknow (C) Bikaner (D) Jaisalmer 14. Who founded the city of Allahabad ? (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir

(C) Sher Shah Suri (D) Shah Jahan 15. Who was the Governor general of India during Sepoy Mutiny ? (A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord Canning (C) Lord Cornwallish (D) Lord Bentinck 16. Fort William in West Bengal was built in the name of ? (A) William Blake (B) William Taylor (C) William III (D) William 17. The last general election held in India wasnumber of election ? (A) 13th (B) 14th (C) 15th (D) 16th 18. In which year was Sarva Siksha Abhiyan launched ? (A) 2005 (B) 1998 (C) 2001 (D) 2003 19. Which of the following organisms is responsible for creating the disease Malaria ? (A) Female Anopheles (B) Male Anopheles (C) Culex (D) Eddis mosquitoes 20. Which part of our body is adversely affected owing to excessive intake of alcohol ? (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Nerves (D) Spinal cord 21. Which is the National Flower of India ? (A) Lotus (B) Apricot (C) Tulip (D) Shamrock 22. What is the unit of resistance ?

(A) Ohm Cm (B) Ohm (C) Miu (D) Angstrom 23. Which of the following is not associated with Sports ? (A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) Mouma Bose (C) Jhulan Goswami (D) Saheli Dhar 24. With which is Uro Cup associated ? (A) Cricket (B) Polo (C) Football (D) Wrestling 25. Santosh Cup is associated with ? (A) Cricket (B) Polo (C) Football (D) Wrestling 26. Subroto Cup is associated with ? (A) Cricket (B) Polo (C) Football (D) Wrestling 27. Which of the following transferred his capital from Munghyr to Murshidabad ? (A) Mir Qasim (B) Mir Zafar (C) Murshid Quli Khan (D) Alibardi Khan 28. East India Company was established in (A) 1600 (B) 1708 (C) 1702 (D) 1710 29. By which war was British rule in India established firmly ? (A) Battle of Buxar (B) Battle of Wandiwash (C) Battle of Plassey (D) None of these

30. Which of the following cricketers has the record of having the highest number of runs in world cricket ? (A) Allan Border (B) Steve Waugh (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Bryan Lara 31. The Principle of Jet Engine follows (A) Theory of Angular Momentum (B) Newtons third Law (C) Theory of Friction (D) Theory of Kinetic Energy 32. Which is the largest desert of India ? (A) Thar (B) Sahara (C) Jaisalmer (D) Mukrahn 33. Which of the following conditions allows a person to obtain Indian Citizenship ? (A) Born in India (B) Naturalisation (C) By Registration (D) All of these 34. Which of the following is an electromagnet ? (A) Iron Bell (B) Telephone Receiver (C) Watch (D) None of these 35. Rusting is an example of (A) Reduction (B) Symbiosis (C) Oxidation (D) Pigmentation 36. Which of the following is known as the king of chemistry ? (A) Ferrous Sulphate (B) Sulphuric acid (C) Hydrochloric acid (D) Nitric acid 37. Diabetes is caused when (A) there is a combination of defective insulin secretion and defective responsiveness to

insulin (B) there is inadequate insulin secretion and responsiveness to insulin (C) Both A and B (D) Neither A nor B 38. World Environment Day is on (A) June 5 (B) June 11 (C) June 30 (D) June 17 39. What is the unit of Power ? (A) Watt (B) Joules (C) Dyne (D) Poundal 40. Do or Die Movement is otherwise known as (A) Civil Disobedience Movement (B) Non-cooperation Movement (C) Quit India Movement (D) Khilafat Movement 41. Chemical name of Hypo is (A) Sodium thiosulphate (B) Calcium hexameta phosphate (C) Phosphorous dihydride (D) Sodium nitrate 42. Kathakali is a classical dance of (A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Chennai 43. The President of Indian Cricket League is (A) Subhash Chander (B) Kapil Dev Nikhanj (C) Kiran More (D) John Macmillan 44. Satpura range lies between (A) Narmada and Tapti (B) Vindhya and Panchet (C) Mahanadi and Kaveri (D) Kaberi and Godavari

45. Hirakud dam is located on the bank of which of the following rivers ? (A) Narmada (B) Tapi (C) Mahanadi (D) Godavari 46. Talcher is famous for a thermal power plant. It is located in which of the following states ? (A) West Bengal (B) Bihar (C) Assam (D) Orissa 47. Electric wire is added with (A) Live wire (B) Earth wire (C) Hardware (D) Software 48. Which of the following metals is the most reactive with cold water ? (A) Magnesium (B) Potassium (C) Sodium (D) Boron 49. What happens when mercury in a barometer falls (A) an approaching storm (B) good, dry and colder weather (C) a probable settled weather (D) None of these 50. Joint sitting of Parliament is presided over by (A) Lok Sabha Speaker (B) Chairman, Rajya Sabha (C) President (D) None of these 51. Which of the following is responsible for mineral mapping and exploration of minerals in India ? (A) ASI (B) GSI (C) MCI (D) Ministry of Mines 52. Mycoplasma is associated with

(A) Respiration disorder (B) Excreation (C) Photosynthesis (D) None of these 53. Which is the most important thing responsible in photosynthesis ? (A) Chloroplast (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Water (D) Mineral salt 54. Gandhijis Satyagraha revolt was initiated against (A) Rowlatt law (B) Partition of Bengal (C) Anti people policy of the British (D) Drain of Wealth 55. Which of the following is the oldest existing Bank of India ? (A) New Bank of India (B) The State Bank of India (C) The Reserve Bank of India (D) The Bank of Hindustan 56. First session of Indian National Congress was held in (A) Bombay (B) Pune (C) Lucknow (D) Dehradun 57. Which one of the following metals was unknown to Indus Valley People (Mohenjodaro) ? (A) Silver (B) Copper (C) Bronze (D) Gold 58. Indus Valley People worshipped the God ? (A) Pashupati Shiva (B) Pipal (C) Phallus (D) Mother Goddess 59. Among the following most foreign exchange earner of India is (A) Wheat (B) Tea (C) Coffee

(D) Cotton 60. Rabi crops include (A) Wheat (B) Ricew (C) Jowar (D) Millet 61. The first real emperor of India was (A) Alexander (B) Ashoka (C) Samudragupta (D) Akbar 62. The Ganges flow from the Bay of Bengal upto Nabadweep in the name of (A) Hooghly (B) Bhagirathi (C) Padma (D) Ganges 63. Which of the following Vedas is the oldest ? (A) Samveda (B) Jaju veda (C) Atharva veda (D) Rig veda 64. Which part of our body gets affected in the disease of jaundice ? (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Pancreas (D) Nerve 65. Which of the following refining processes is the purest ? (A) Electrolytic refining (B) Distillation (C) Liquation process (D) Oxidation 66. The first general election in India was held in the year (A) 1951 (B) 1952 (C) 1956 (D) 1948 67. Operation Flood is associated with (A) Dairy and milk production

(B) Oilseed production (C) Pulses production (D) None of these 68. White Vitriol is (A) Zinc phosphate (B) Zinc sulphate (C) Ferrous sulphate (D) Zinc oxide 69. Quick Lime is (A) Calcium oxalate (B) Calcium oxide (C) Calcium bicarbonate (D) Calcium hydroxide 70. Coral reef can be seen in (A) Pacific Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) Indian Ocean (D) Mediterranean Sea 71. Worlds largest island is (A) Madagaskar (B) Greenland (C) Great Britain (D) None of these 72. Which of the following countries does not pass through Tropic of Cancer ? (A) Switzerland (B) Bahamas (C) Libya (D) Algeria 73. Find the parts of speech to which the following bold word falls. The shirt is very beautiful. (A) Noun (B) Adjective (C) Adverb (D) Interjection 74. Find in which tense the following sentence is They will have written the remaining part of the story. (A) Future perfect (B) Future indefinite (C) Future continuous

(D) None of these 75. Write the meaning of the bold word in the following sentence. Please write out/in a copy of the agreement. (A) fill with writing (B) cancel (C) calculate (D) prepare 76. Find the odd one out of the following words (A) Socks (B) Shirt (C) Watch (D) Skirt 77. Find the meaning of the following group of words/phrase/idioms. To take with a grain of salt (A) To have some reservation (B) To take with total disbelief (C) To take whole heartedly (D) To take seriously/lightly 78. Find the meaning of the bold word in the following sentence. The political leaders charisma influenced all his followers. (A) Magnetic appeal (B) Influence (C) None of these (D) Wisdom

Answers :
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