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WBCS PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2017

TEST BOOKLET SERIES - D
1. An illness that is likely to be fatal is 24. There was no __________ in the rain. (Insert correct phrasal
Ans. (B) Serious verb)
2. An orthopaedist deals with Ans. (A) let up
Ans. (C) Bones 25. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined
3. An Epicurean is one who below :
Ans. (C) Enjoys pleasure. The darkness covered the whole countryside.
4. Fill in the blank with the correct word given below : Ans. (C) Light
He wanted to _________ out. 26. Necton are
Ans. (C) call Ans. (B) swimming organisms in water.
5. Fill in the blank with the correct word given below : 27. I nm is equivalent to
He saved her __________ certain death. Ans. (A) 10Å
Ans. (A) from 28. Barr body is absent in somatic cell of
6. Fill in, with relative pronoun, the blank space below : Ans. (D) Sub-human mammalian female individual.
The man _______ briefcase was lost, reported to the police. 29. A mammal that lays eggs :
Ans. (B) whose Ans. (B) Echidna
7. Choose the word appropriate in meaning to the word under- 30. Which one of the following animal phylum is latest by dis-
lined below : covery ?
The listeners were delighted by the music concert. Ans. (C) Loricifera
Ans. (D) Excited 31. Conversion of CH3C  CH to CH3CH = CH2 needs
8. Put in a correct participle in the blank space : Ans. (A) Lindlar catalyst.
The car was _________ down the slope. 32. Conversion of RBr to RMgBr requires
Ans. (A) rolling Ans. (A) Mg/dry ether/N2-atmosphere.
9. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives 33. The fastest SN1 reaction is of the followings :
given below : Ans. (A) MeO – CH2 – Cl.
À la mode 34. An example of modified underground stem is
Ans. (A) Fashionable Ans. (B) Potato
10. ‘Cinema’ may be used with 35. Crossing over occurs during meiosis at
Ans. (D) Theatre Ans. (C) Pachytene
11. Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below : 36. “Particulate theory of inheritance” was proposed by
Everything was at sixes and sevens. Ans. (B) Gregor Johann Mendel.
Ans. (A) Disordered 37. What is a bacteriophage?
12. Insert proper words in the sentence : Ans. (A) A Virus
Here is the man _______ you asked _______. 38. The nature of stele in primitive vascular plants was
Ans. (B) that, for Ans. (A) Protostele
13. Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space : 39. Which of the following processes makes direct use of oxy-
You __________ catch the train at once. gen?
Ans. (D) must Ans. (D) Electron transport.
14. Fill in the space with an infinitive : 40. The wellknown antibiotic penicillin is obtained from this plant
It is easy _________ but hard to finish. group :
Ans. (D) to begin Ans. (B) Fungi
15. Fill in the blank with the correct word : 41. The strongest electropositive element is
_________ he was late, he come home by nine.
Ans. (A) Cs
Ans. (B) Although
42. Geometry of SF4 is
16. Fill in the blank with the correct word :
Ans. (A) square planar.
The river was __________ the bank.
43. A reaction is spontaneous when
Ans. (A) overflowing
Ans. (A) G = –ve
17. Fill in the blank with the correct word :
44. ‘RADAR’ stands for
A ________ jewel was in the locker.
Ans. (A) Radio Detection and Ranging
Ans. (C) shining
45. A body is acted upon by two unequal forces in opposite direc-
18. ‘Made up his mind’ means
tions, but not in one line. The effect is that the body will have
Ans. (B) Resolved
Ans. (D) rotational as well as translational motion.
19. Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below :
46. A shaving brush is dipped in water. When taken out the hairs
He is a dark horse.
of the brush are seen to be drawn together due to
Ans. (D) Possessing a secret ability
Ans. (A) surface tension of water.
20. Sorrow may be expressed by the following interjection :
47. ‘Red’ is used as a danger signal because
Ans. (D) Alas!
21. ‘At daggers drawn’ means Ans. (B) red light is scattered least by the air molecules.
Ans. (B) On bad terms with 48. The immersed portion of a piece of pure ice floating in water is
22. Insert proper preposition in the sentence. 11
He was waiting _________ the train. Ans. (D) th of its volume.
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Ans. (C) for
49. The electric appliances in a house are connected
23. Insert correct word in the blank space :
Ans. (B) in parallel.
Finish your task in a _________ manner.
50. The material used for safety from nuclear radiation is
Ans. (A) swift
Ans. (D) Lead.
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51. A resolution to deploy U.N. monitors to monitor evacuations 74. Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award 2016 was won by
of civilians from Aleppo (Syria) was adopted in December Ans. (A) Viswanathan Anand
2016 by 75. The Headquarter of World Bank is in
Ans. (B) U.N. Security Council Ans. (B) Washington D.C.
52. In December 2016, China launched a new cargo service con- 76. The author of ‘Kadambari’ was
necting Tibet to Ans. (D) Banabhatta.
Ans. (B) Nepal 77. The Mauryan ruler who used the name ‘Piyadasi’ in his offi-
53. George Yeo, who recently resigned from the post of Chancel- cial declarations was
lor of Nalanda University was formerly a politician of Ans. (B) Ashoka
Ans. (D) Singapore 78. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang came to India during the
54. Marceló Rebelo de Sousa has won the Presidential election of reign of
Ans. (B) Portugal Ans. (C) Harsavardhan
55. The Italian Prime Minister who resigned in December 2016 79. The Delhi Sultan who transferred the capital from Delhi to
after voters rejected Constitutional Reforms proposed by him, Daulatabad (Devagiri) was
was Ans. (C) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
Ans. (A) Matteo Renzi. 80. Which historian is famous for his research on Mughal His-
56. Who was appointed in November 2016 as army chief in Paki- tory?
stan? Ans. (B) Jadunath Sarkar
Ans. (B) Qamar Javed Bajwa. 81. Which Mughal emperor wrote his won autobiography?
57. Which Bollywood personality was honoured with a Lifetime Ans. (A) Babur
Achievement Award of the 2016 Dubai International Film 82. ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ was a policy introduced by
Festival (DIFF)? Ans. (A) Akbar
Ans. (C) Rekha. 83. Rana Pratap belonged to the Rajput dynasty of
58. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics was won by Ans. (B) Sisodiya
Ans. (A) Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom. 84. ‘Ashtadiggajas’ were patronised by
59. Which of the following states does not have veto power in the Ans. (D) Krishna Deva Raya
U.N. Security Council? 85. Which Magadha ruler was known as ‘Seniya’?
Ans. (C) Canada. Ans. (A) Bimbisara
60. Which authority in India recently ordered the playing of the 86. Which of the following is a Harappan site located in Rajasthan?
National Anthem in all cinema halls across the country before Ans. (C) Kalibangan
the screening of a movie? 87. The famous physician during Buddha’s time was
Ans. (A) Supreme Court of India. Ans. (D) Jivaka
61. The 2022 Commonwealth Games is scheduled to be held in 88. Who was the founder of the Harijan Sevak Sangh?
Ans. (D) Durban Ans. (C) M K Gandhi
62. The name of Vikas Krishnan is associated with the sport 89. Dewan Velu Thampi’s rebellion against the British took place
Ans. (C) Boxing in the Indian state of
63. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Ans. (C) Travancore
is observed on 90. The nationalist organisation ‘Poona Sarvajanik Sabha’ was
Ans. (C) September 16 established in the year
64. The 2016 G-20 Summit was held in Ans. (A) 1870
Ans. (A) China 91. The custom of ‘Sati’ was banned through legislation in the
65. The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award of 2015 was won by year
Ans. (C) Aqeela Asifi Ans. (C) 1829
92. The Sikh Guru executed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
66. In which country was a lost city dating more than 7,000 years
was
back unearthed in November 2016?
Ans. (A) Tegh Bahadur
Ans. (C) Egypt.
93. The Satnami rebellion took place during the reign of Mughal
67. Oscar Award 2016 for best actress was won by
emperor
Ans. (D) Brie Larson
Ans. (D) Aurangzeb
68. In November 2016, who resigned from the post of Editor-in-
94. The first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885 was
Chief of the ‘Times Now’ news channel?
held in the city of
Ans. (A) Arnab Goswami. Ans. (B) Bombay
69. Who is the author of the book ‘An Era of Darkness : The 95. The Younghushand Mission to Tibet was sent by which Vice-
British Empire in India’? roy?
Ans. (C) Shashi Tharoor. Ans. (D) Curzon
70. The Mullaperiyar Dam is a cause of discontent between 96. The title ‘Raja’ was conferred on Ram Mohun Roy by the
Ans. (B) Tamil Nadu and Kerala Mughal emperor
71. Who takes over as the Indian Airforce Chief when Arup Raha Ans. (C) Akbar II
retires on 31, December 2016? 97. The author of ‘Neel Darpan’ was
Ans. (A) Briender Singh Dhanoa. Ans. (B) Dinabandhu Mitra
72. The 103rd Session of the Indian Science Congress was held 98. ‘Razmnama’ was a Persian translation of
in 2016 in Ans. (D) Mahabharata
Ans. (A) Mysore 99. The auhor of ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ was
73. The 2016 World Internet Conference was held in Ans. (B) Abul Fazl
Ans. (B) China 100. The leader of the Munda rebellion (Ulgulan) was
Ans. (B) Birsa
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101. In which year was the Indian National Congress established? 127. Name of the capital of the newly formed state of Andhra
Ans. (B) 1885 Pradesh is
102. “Swaraj is my birth right”—who said? Ans. (A) Amaravati.
Ans. (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 128. Pollavaram Project is associated with the river
103. Which political party was founded in 1906? Ans. (D) Godavari.
Ans. (B) Muslim League 129. Which one of the following is not an administrative division
104. With which Revolt names of Sidhu and Kanu are associated? of West Bengal?
Ans. (A) Santhal Ans. (C) Kolkata.
105. Who was the Governer General of India at the time of the 130. In West Bengal ‘Rarh’ is a physiographic region, part of which
outbreak of the Revolt of 1857? can be found in the district of
Ans. (C) Lord Canning Ans. (C) Paschim Medinipur.
106. After which incident the Non-Cooperation movement was 131. Which district of West Bengal has achieved the highest level
withdrawn by Mahatma Gandhi? of Human Development Index in the state?
Ans. (A) Chauri Chaura incident Ans. (A) Kolkata
107. In which year was the Lucknow Pact signed between the Mus- 132. What was the primary objective of construction of the Farakka
lim League and the Indian National Congress? Barrage?
Ans. (C) 1916 Ans. (B) Augmentation of water supply in the Hugli river.
108. _______ was the centre of the Aligarh movement. 133. ‘Toto’ is a primitive tribal community found in the state of
Ans. (B) The Anglo-Oriental College Ans. (C) West Bengal.
109. The Morley-Minto Reform was declared in the year _____. 134. Which one of the following is not mined in the delta region of
Ans. (B) 1909. West Bengal?
110. When and where did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place? Ans. (A) Natural gas
Ans. (D) 1919, Amritsar 135. Drought is occasionally experienced in the plateau region of
111. Who was the President of the First Session of the Indian Na- West Bengal because of
tional Congress? Ans. (C) Excessive evapo-transpiration.
Ans. (A) Womesh Chandra Bonerji 136. India’s share of total land area in the world is about
112. Which phase is considered to be the liberal phase of Indian Ans. (A) 2.4 per cent
National Congress?
137. In terms of longitude the easternmost state of India is
Ans. (B) 1885–1905
Ans. (D) Arunachal Pradesh.
113. The Partition of Bengal was annulled in the year
138. The summer monsoon normally arrives in the South Bengal
Ans. (C) 1911
during
114. On the eve of which movement Mahatma Gandhi gave the
Ans. (B) 5-10 June.
slogan of “Do or Die”?
139. Which state of India experiences the maximum annual varia-
Ans. (C) Quit India movement
tion of rainfall?
115. Who was the founder of the ‘Forward Bloc’?
Ans. (C) Rajasthan.
Ans. (A) Subhas Chandra Bose
140. In India the maximum area is covered by the
116. Which Mission/Commission visited India in 1946?
Ans. (D) Alluvial soils
Ans. (B) Cabinet Mission.
117. When did the Chittagong Armoury Raid take place and who 141. As per Census of 2011 the share of population below the age
was its chief organizer? of 35 years in India is
Ans. (A) 1930, Surya Sen Ans. (D) 65 per cent.
118. The Indian Independence Act was passed in 142. The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is
Ans. (A) July; 1947. Ans. (A) a central government organization of India.
119. Who was the First Governor General of independent India? 143. In terms of area and population the largest urban agglomera-
Ans. (A) Lord Mountbatten tion in India is
120. Who was the First Governer General of Pakistan? Ans. (A) Mumbai
Ans. (B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah 144. Which one of the following sea ports has natural harbor?
121. In which year the Pakistan resolution was adopted by the Ans. (B) Vishakhapatnam.
Muslim League and where? 145. Bhilai in the state of Chattishgarh is famous for the industry of
Ans. (C) 1940, Lahore Ans. (C) Iron and Steel.
122. In its Lahore Session (1929), which of the following was de- 146. ‘Shifting cultivation’ is not practiced in which one of the fol-
clared to be the aim of the Indian National Congress? lowing states?
Ans. (A) Complete Independence Ans. (B) West Bengal
123. Who was the founder of the ‘Azad Hind Fauz’? 147. Which one of the following crops witnessed the maximum
Ans. (A) Subhas Chandra Bose rate of increase of production due to the Green Revolution in
124. Who considered the proposals of the Cripps’ Mission as a India?
‘post-dated cheque’? Ans. (A) Wheat.
Ans. (C) Mahatma Gandhi 148. In terms of value of agricultural production the most impor-
125. Which Party gave a call for ‘Direct Action’ and which date tant cash crop in India is
was chosen as the ‘Direct Action Day’? Ans. (A) Cotton
Ans. (A) Muslim League; 16th August, 1946 149. In India petroleum oil was first discovered in
126. The Western Ghats is an important mountain system of the Ans. (B) Digboi
west coast of India. The word ‘Ghat’ means 150. Which state of India has the largest installation of wind power?
Ans. (B) Stair Ans. (D) Tamil Nadu
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151. Five boys are sitting in a row. Kajol is sitting in between Piyush 174. A person, standing on a railway platform 120 meters long,
and Paresh while Gogol is sitting in between Ronnie and notices that a train, which passed him in 5 seconds, passed
Piyush. Who is sitting at the extreme right of Gogol? completely through the station in 15 seconds. The length of
Ans. (A) Paresh the train is
152. Five boys are so standing that they form a circle. Rahim is Ans. (B) 60 m
between Ajoy and Tom. Salman is to the left of Bablu and 175. In an examination, 35% students fail in Mathematics, 15%
Ajoy is to the left of Salman. Who is to the right of Bablu? fail in English. If 10% fail in both, the pass per cent is
Ans. (A) Tom Ans. (A) 60%
153. If a * b = ab + b – a, what is the value of c such that c * (2 * 5) = 97? 176. In terms of population India ranks second in the world, while
Ans. (B) 7 in terms of area India ranks
154. If a  b means ‘a to be added to b’ and a × b means ‘a to be Ans. (C) seventh
divided by b’, then the value of (14  7)  (14 × 7) is 177. The service sector of India generates more than
Ans. (C) 23 Ans. (D) 50% of GDP
155. Choose the odd one 178. In the wake of the Stockholm Conference, the Government of
Ans. (D) Beriberi India set up the National Committee on Environmental Plan-
156. If MASON is coded as NBTPO, then WORLD is coded as ning and Coordination in the year
Ans. (A) XPSME Ans. (A) 1972
157. If BOY is coded as ZPC, then GIRL is coded as 179. The Human Development Index was first introduced in the
Ans. (B) MSJH year
158. If a  b = L.C.M. of a and b, a  b = G.C.M. of a and b, then Ans. (B) 1990
(12  16)  (24  36) will be 180. The Second Five Year Plan of India was based on
Ans. (C) 12 Ans. (C) the Mahalanobis Model.
159. The 6th term in the following series ab2 + bc2 + cd2 + de2 + ..... 181. World Development Report is published by
Ans. (C) fg2 Ans. (C) the World Bank
160. Manipuri is to Dance as Urdu is to ________. 182. The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853
Ans. (D) Language between
161. A man starts from his office and goes 8 km East. Then he Ans. (B) Bombay and Thane
turns to the left and walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and 183. The unorganised sector of India is characterised by
walks for 8 km. At what distance is he from the starting point? Ans. (C) more barter transactions.
Ans. (D) 3 km 184. More than 50% of the working population in India depend on
162. Due to some error in the weighing machine, Aahana’s weight Ans. (A) the primary sector.
was shown 72 kg as against the actual value of 80 kg. The 185. The largest contributor to the gross domestic savings of India
percentage error is is
Ans. (C) 10% Ans. (A) the household sector.
163. A man won Rs. 60,000 in a lottery. 35% of the money was 186. In India non-agricultural income tax is
taken by the Govt. as a tax. He actually receives Ans. (D) levied by the Centre and shared with the States.
Ans. (B) Rs. 39,000 187. In India the Repo rate is announced by
164. Due to rotten fish, a fish trader forces to sell in 10% loss. If Ans. (C) the Reserve Bank of India
the purchase value is Rs. 250, the selling price will be 188. The Special Economic Zones Act was passed by the Indian
Ans. (A) Rs. 225 Parliament in 2005 and the Act came into force in
165. Number : Mathematics : : Notes : ? Ans. (A) 2006.
Ans. (A) Currency 189. ‘Economic Reforms’ were introduced in India in
166. P is sister of Q. Q is the wife of R. S and R are brothers. What Ans. (C) 1991
is P to R? 190. AGMARK is related to
Ans. (A) Sister-in-law Ans. (C) agricultural goods
167. 40% of A is 60% of B. A : B will be 191. The objective of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Man-
Ans. (B) 3 : 2 agement Act, 2004 is
168. Ratio of Bus and Train fare is 4 : 5. If Bus fare increases by Ans. (D) All of the above
10% and Train fare increases by 20%, new ratio of Bus and 192. Which of the following was not included when the writing of
Train fare will be the Constitution of India was completed on 29.11.1949?
Ans. (C) 11 : 15 Ans. (B) Fundamental Duties
169. A goes to a party hosted by his brother B. B has a daughter C. 193. To pass a Money Bill in the Parliament which of the follow-
C has a brother D. What is D to A? ing is not necessary?
Ans. (D) Nephew Ans. (B) Approval of the Finance Minister.
170. Hockey : India : : Baseball : ? 194. ‘Law and Order’ is included in the
Ans. (D) America Ans. (B) State List
171. A box contains one red ball, one blue ball and one green ball. 195. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is
The ratio of the weight of the red and blue ball is 5 : 6 and that Ans. (C) the Vice-President of India.
of blue and green ball is 5 : 4. If the blue ball weighs 60 g, the 196. The SEBI was given statutory recognition in 1992 on the rec-
weight of the green ball is ommendation of
Ans. (A) 48 g Ans. (D) the Narasimham Committee.
172. The population of a district increases by 4% during the first 197. The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year
year and decreases by 5% during the second year. If the present Ans. (B) 1935.
population of a district is 494000, two years ago it was 198. Grants-in-aid are provided for in the Constitution of India
Ans. (B) 500000 under Articles
173. A man deposited Rs. 3,000 in a Bank and Rs. 2,500 in a Post Ans. (D) 275 and 282
Office. Rate of interest of Bank is ½% more than that of Post 199. The Panchayati Raj system of India has
Office. If he gets Rs. 235 as total interest at the end of the Ans. (C) three-tiers
year, the rate of interest of Post Office is 200. The first citizen of the Republic of India is
Ans. (C) 4% Ans. (B) the President of India.