175 Questions for WBCS 2020

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1 Directive principles of state policy are

A not part of Indian constitution

B policy declarations made by Nehru

C policy principles enunciated by planning commission

D a part of India constitution

2 The composition of UPSC

A has been laid down in the constitution

B is determined by parliament

C Is determined by president

D is determined by home ministry

3. Directive principles of the state policy are

A unique feature of the constitution

B actual feature of the constitution

C not a novel feature of the constitution

D useless feature of the constitution

4. Name the writ issued by a superior court to a lower court or a tribunal forbidding it to perform and act outside its jurisdiction

A certiorari

B prohibition

C mandamus

D Quo warranto

5. Point out what is not the primary function of the finance commission in India

A prepare estimates of consolidated fund of India

B distribution of net proceeds of taxes between centre and the states

C determine factors governing grants-in-aid to the states

D recommend to the president the measures needed to augment the consolidated fund of a state

6 which of the following states does not have panchayeti raj institute

A assam

B Nagaland (Meghalaya and mizoram)

C kerala

D Tripura

7. provisions regarding the panchayets are incorporated in which articles

A art 243 to art 243L

B art 243 to art 243M

C art 243 to art 244

D art 243 to art 243O

8. The panchayets are enshrined in which part of the constitution of india

A part IX

B part IX A

C PART X

D PART XI A

9. reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is dealts within

A part XII

B PART XIII

C Part XIV

D Part XVI

10. Which of the following articles correctly matched

A election commission – art 324

B finance commission – 200

C attorney general – art 176

D national commission for scheduled castes and tribes – 320

11. The first election commissioner of India was

A Sukumar Sen

B Dr. Nagendra singh

C S P Sen Verma

D K V K Sendaram

12. How many subjects are there in the concurrent list in the Indian constitution

A 52

B 62

C 42

D 72

13. The residuary powers of legislation are vested in parliament in India. The residuary provisions are found in which article

A art 245

B art 248 (2)

C art 250

D art 251

14. Role of RBI in the plan period followed this line

A expansion of development loan

B control of inflation

C control of credit

D all the above

15. Indian currency is

A totally convertible in capital account

B partly convertible in capital account

C not convertible in the capital account

D not of the above

16. NABARD provides help by

A giving agricultural refinance facilities

B discounting bills

C giving term loan to banks

D giving direct loan to industries

17. rural credit in india comes mainly from

A regional rural banks

B commercial banks

C co-operative banks

D money lenders

18. bank nationalisation observed, disbursement of large part of priority sector loan to

A small farmers

B big farmers

C small scale industries

D household and cottage industries

19. RBI uses reverse repos to absorb liquidity

The statement is

A true

B false

C Partly true

D does not apply

20. a closed economy is in which

A money supply is fully controlled

B deficit financing takes place

C only export is there

D neither export nor import takes place

21. commercial banks are

A the source of long term finance for industries

B one of the sources of long term finance

C usually do not get involved in term lending

D none of the above

22. CRR instrument applies on

A scheduled commercial banks

B A and the investment companies

C CRR applies on non-banking financial institutions

D none

23. open market operations is

A direct way to control credit

B an indirect way to control credit

C a technique to assist foreign exchange dealers in doing their business

D both a and c

24. High street banking means

A retail lending

B corporate banking

C Long term risk free lending

D short term lending

25. Eighth plan could not take off in 1990 due to

A extreme financial crisis

B fast changing political situation

C the concept of annual plan was brought in

D planning commission advised so

26. If three-fifth of 60% of a number is 36, the number is

A 90

B 80

C 100

D 75

27. the least number which when divided by 15 27 35 and 42 leaves in each case a remainder 7, is

A 1883

B 1987

C 1897

D 2007

28. 111/9 ,121/2 ,142/7 ,162/3 ?

A 191/2

B 20

C 81/3

D 221/3 (could not solve)

29. 4 6 9 131/2 ?

A 223/4

B 201/4

C 19

D 171/2

30. a clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through

A 155o

B 150o

C 145o

D 160o

31. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?

A 22

B 24

C 44

D 48

32. The simple interest on a sum for 5 years is two-fifth of the sum. The rate percent per annum is

A 8%

B 10%

C 6%

D 121/2%

33. a boatman goes 2km against the current of stream in 1 hour and goes 1km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will he take to go 5 km in stationary water?

A 40 minute

B 1 hour

C 1 hour 15 minute

D 1 hour 30 minute

34. Which fraction comes next in the sequence

½ ¾ 5/8 7/16 ?

A 10/17

B 12/35

C 9/32

D 11/34

35. 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, ?

A 240

B 336

C 290

D 504

36. the speed of the boat in still water 15km/hr. It can go 30km upstream and return downstream to the original point in 4 hours 30 minute. The speed of the stream is

A 8km/hr

B 10km/hr

C 5km/hr

D 15km/hr

37. A boat is rowed downstream at 15.5 km/hr and upstream at 8.5km/hr. The speed of the stream is

A 3.5

B 5.75

C 6.5

D 7

38. In what time will a sum of money double itself at 61/4 % p.a simple interest

A 5

B 12

C 8

D 16

39. 4,6,12,14,28,30, ?

A 32

B 60

C 62

D 64

40 4,8,28,80,244, ?

A 728

B 278

C 428

D 628 (could not solve)

41. a, b, c subscribed Rs. 50000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than b and b Rs 5000 more than c. Out of total profit of Rs 35000, a receives

A 14700

B 8400

C 11900

D 13600

42. X began business with Rs 4500 and was joined afterwards by Y with Rs 5400. If the profits at the end of the year were divided in the ratio 2:1, Y joined business after

A 5

B 4

C 7

D 6

43. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1, If the ratio of milk and water is to be 1:2, the amount of water (in litres) to be further added is

A 30

B 20

C 40

D 60

44. Magazine : Periodical

A Gun : Soldier

B Harvesting : agriculture

C Pun: Joke

D Truck : Transport

45. Confine: Prisoner

A impeach: prisoner

B detain: suspect

C ambush: sentry

D trace : Fugitive

46. Necessity : Innovation

A curiosity: Knowledge

B Nation: citizen

C Language : Conversation

D Price: commodity

47. Choose the odd numeral pair

A 12:96

B 13:117

C 15:120

D 16:128

48. comets, stars, satellites

A they are shining masses

B they give out light

C they rotate from left to right

D they are heavenly body

49. Theta, phi, omega

A these are latin alphabets

A these are signs of algebra

C these are greek letters

D these are used in physical derivation

50. Dinesh introduces Nikhil as the son of the only brother of his father’s wife. How Nikhil is related to dinesh?

A uncle

B cousin

C brother

D son

Group verb

51. put up

A stays

B tolerate

C arrest

D pursue

52. run out

A out of game

B come to an end

C departure

D none

Idiom

53. come in handy

A to abuse

B to held by hand

C to be useful

D waiting

54. dare devil

A Satan

B follower of devil

C challenger of devil

D fearless person

55. Eke out

A drawing something

B drawing a building plan

C supplementary income

D to defy

One word

56. cartographer

A one who drives a motorcar

B one who draws a map

C radio jockey

D none

57. usurer

A one who gives shape to stones

B one who teaches art of dancing

C one who does nothing for a living

D one who lends money at a very high rate

58. fratricide

A murder of king

B murder of one’s brother

C murder of one’s father

D murder of one’s parents

59. cryogenics

A the science deals with the production of rocket engines

B the science deals with the production and control and the application of very low temperature

C study of ecology and insects

D study of correct pronunciation

60. Hodophobia

A Fear of death

B Fear of head injury

C fear of travel

D fear of water

Foreign words and expression

61. alma mater

A until we meet again

B meanwhile

C mother institution one person attended

D pleasant journey

62. bonhomie

A pleasant of manners

B full freedom of action

C in a good faith

D lightning attack

Fill in the blanks

63. _____ eye witness, the news reporter gave a graphic description of how fire broke out

A reporting

B observing

C seeing

D quoting

64. He gave me an additional ____ of Rs 100 a month by the _____ of the commissioner

A allowance, permission

B pay , allowance

C payment, agreement

D salary , admittance

65. There is no glory in war ____ the blood it ___

A considering, shed

B comparing, spills

C worth, costs

D thinking , demands

66. The director has ____ me to ____ a speech for him

A notified, do

B demanded, prepare

C entrusted , write

D commissioned, draft

67. In one election after another, officers have been guilty of serious ___ of duty

A dereliction

B carelessness

C lapses

D abandoning

68. being extremely ___ he examines every detail of the case before forming his opinion

A cautious

B meticulous

C eccentric

D suspicious

69. It is very unfortunate that the two communities which were so friendly till recently are now

A unfriendly

B at daggers drawn

C hostile

D unhappy

70. because of the bitter experiences of the past he ____ everywhere

A disbelieved

B smells a rat

C see a danger

D suspects a fowl

71. on seeing the police approach, the miscreants ____

A cooled their heels

B wore at their heels

C took to their heels

D took upon their heels

72. The committee’s appeal to people for money ____ little response

A evoked

B provided

C gained

D provided

73. He is very ______ on meeting foreigners and befriending them

A anxious

B find

C insistent

D keen

74. If a speech is full of pompous words, it is ____

A verbose

B bombastic

C grandiose

D grandiloquent

75. We don’t know what ____ him to commit the crime

A excited

B roused

C prompted

D attracted

76. a supreme court established in India in

A 1784

B 1765

C 1792

D 1774

77. Who was first british governor general of east india company in India

A Robert clive

B lord Cornwallis

C warren hastings

D john shore

78. pitt’s india act was passed in

A 1780

B 1792

C 1788

D 1784

79. The permanent settlement of Bengal was introduced in

A 1790

B 1792

C 1793

D 1794

80. Sir Thomas munro was associated with which land revenue system

A permanent settlement

B mahalwari settlement

C ryotwari settlement

D none

81. the system of subsidiary alliance was introduced by

A Robert clive

B warren hastings

C wellesley

D Dalhousie

82. Trade monopoly of east india company was ended by

A regulating act 1773

B pitt’s India act 1784

C charter act of 1813

D charter act of 1833

83. the thuggis were suppressed during governor generalship of lord

A Bentinck

B ripon

C lytton

C Curzon

84. who established fort William college

A lord Cornwallis

B lord wellesley

C lord hastings

D lord ripon

85. who was creator of police in india

A ripon

B Cornwallis

C canning

D Wellesley

86. The high court Calcutta bomby and madras was established in

A 1813

B 1833

C 1858

D 1865 (1862 is right answer)

87. who among the following was instrumental in the abolishing of sati in 1829

A lord hastings

B lord ripon

C lord beninck

D lord Irwin

88. first war of independence took place in the year

A 1856

B 1857

C 1858

D 1859

89. rani laxmibai died fighting the british in the battle of

A Gwalior

B kalpi

C jhanshi

D Kanpur

90. Who among the following Mughal emperors was deported by the britishers to Rangoon

A shah jahan II

B bahadur shah jafar

C mohammad shah

D none

91. which leader is called the father of india’s social reform movement

A mahatma Gandhi

B raja rammohan roy

C G.K.Gokhle

D B G Tilak

92. Aligarh movement was started by

A mohammad ali jinnah

B syed ahmed khan

C zakir Hossain

D mohammad Iqbal

93. when the hindu widow remarriage act was passed

A 1852

B 1856

C 1860

D 1865

94. First telegraph line between Calcutta and agra was opened in

A 1852

B 1853

C 1854

D 1855

*please note first telegraph line was opened between Kolkata and diamond harbour in 1851.

95. Who was father of indian local self government

A lord hastings

B lord william Bentinck

C lord canning

D lord rippon

96. The famous hindu college in Calcutta was founded by

A alexandar duff

B david hare (other people were Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Radhakanta Deb, Sir Edward Hyde East, Baidyanath Mukhopadhya and Rasamay Dutt.)

C james hicky

D jonathan Duncan

97. Who was governor general of India when railway started its operation in India?

A lord beninck

B lord Dalhousie

C warren hastings

D lord clive

98. first jute mill started in India in rishra in

A 1840

B 1868

C 1855

D 1858

99. ____ was the agricultural product which attracted the least british capital

A indigo

B tea

C coffee

D cotton

100. Leader of farazi movement was

A aga mohammad raza

B dadu miyan

C shamsher gazi

D wazir ali

101. Which period in indian history regarded as golden age

A mauryan period

B kushan period

C indo greek period

D gupta period

102. the title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by

A harsha

B Chandragupta II

C kanishka

D samudragupta

103. the banking operations in ancient India were conducted by

A guilds

B sarthas

C sayyapana

D none

104. Ajanta cave paintings depict stories of

A jatakas

B Panchatantra

C purans

D tripitaks

105. the silver coins of gupta periods were known as

A dinar

B rupyaka

C satamana

D none

106. Ashoka ruled India between

A 273 bc to 232 bc

B 269bc to 232 bc

C 273 bc to 222 bc

D 269 bc to 222 bc

107. bhagwatism centred round the worship of

A Vishnu

B shiba

C devi

D brahman

108. the rulers of thanesar was feudatory chief of

A maukharis

B maitrakas

C later gupta

D vakataks

109. banbhatta was court poet of

A vikramitya

B kumargupta

C harshabardhan

D kanishka

110. the university which became famous in the post gupta period was

A kanchi

B taxila

C nalanda

D ballavi

111. The chalukya king who defeated harshabardhana on the banks of river narmada

A pulakeshin II

B srimukha

C mangalesa

D kirtivarman I

112. Pulakeshin II was defeated by

A Narsimhaburman I

B simha Vishnu

C mahendraburman

D rajaraja

113. Which place Harsha organised a religious assembly in every fifth year during his reign

A prayag

B banaras

C gaya

D kanauj

114. Who is considered last great HINDU emperor of India

A Chandragupta

B harsha

C krishnadebray

D mihir bhoja

115. shasanka gratest king of which dynasty

A pala dynasty

B sena dynasty

C gauda dynasty

D kamrup dynasty

116. who had built sompura mahavihar

A kumar gupta I

B harsha

C dharmapala

D vujaysena

117. Capital of pallab kings were

A chennapattnam

B mahabalipuram

C Kanchipuram

D Madurai

118. the rockcut shrines of Ellora and Elephanta belong to the period of

A cholas

B chalukyas

C rastrakuta

D pallavas

119. Some rockcut temples were known as seven pagodas, were built by

A cholas

B chalukyas

C pallavas

D rastrakutas

120. The first Indian ruler, who established supremacy of Indian Navy in Arabian sea was

A rajaraja I

B rajendra I

C rajadhiraja I

D vikrama chola

121. The founder of first pandyan empire was

A sendan

B kadungan

C maravarman

D kochadayan ranadiran

122. Who among the following chola kings reigned as kulottung chola I?

A vikramaditya I

B vikramaditya II

C rajaraja narendra I

D rajendra III (HAVE NO ANSWER)

123. Elora is known for cave temples concerning

1 Hinduism

2 Buddhism

3 Jainism

A 1

B 2

C 1, 2

D 1,2, 3

124. Which king founded the vikramshila university

A Dhruva

B devapala

C dharmapala

D bhoja

125 Medhatithi was contemporary of

A harshavardhan

B chalukyas (CONFUSION)

C palas

D guptas

126. The first to invade india during 8th century was

A turks

B afghans

C arabs

D English

127. Muhammad bin kashim attacked Sindh in the year

A 714

B 715

C 710

D 712

128. Shahnama – a biography of Mahmud of ghazni was written by

A Firdausi

B al- beruni

C abul fazal

D barauni

129. the second war of tarain was fought in the year of

A 1191

B 1192

C 1193

D 1194

130. which of the following sultans of delhi is described as lakh baks

A iltutmis

B ala ud din khalji

C balban

D qurubuddin aibek

131. Before becoming emperor balban was a deputy to

A iltutmis

B razia

C nasir ud din Mahmud

D altunia

132. the first medieval ruler to propound divine theory of kingship was

A Qutubuddin aibek

B iltutmis

C balban

D ala ud din khilji

133. the writer traveller who throws light on opinion of balban about sovereignty and the government was

A barani

B isami

C ibn batuta

D Minhaj us siraj

134. who introduced market control mechanism

A iltutmis

B balban

C ala ud din khilji

D feroz shah tughlaq

135. amir khusrau named the ‘parrot of india’ was contemporary of

A balban

B ghiyashuddin toughlaq

C ala ud din khilji

D all the above

136. Who among the following generals of ala ud din khilji, ultimately became the first sultan of tughlaq dynasty

A Ghazi malik (ghiyashuddin toughlaq)

B malik kafur

C zafar khan

D ubigh khan

137. Who issued a token currency in copper coins between 1329 to 1330 ad

A ala ud din khilji

B ghiyash ud din taughlaq

C Muhammad bin taughlaq

D firoz shah taughlaq

138. during sultanat period what was khams?

A spoils of war

B religious tax

C land tax

D house tax

139. The only sultan who declared himself khalifa was

A ala ud din khilji

B Mubarak shah khalji

C khusrau shah

D Muhammad bin taughlaq

140. the transfer of capital from delhi to daulatabad was ordered by

A firoz shah taughalq

B ghiyasuddin shah taughlaq

C Mubarak

D Muhammad bin taughlaq

141. Who was chief guest of republic day 2019?

A Donald trumph

B siril ramaphosa

C imanuel macro

D none

142. who was awarded seol peace price?

A Donald trumph

B narendra modi

C immanuel macro

D none

143. Indra 2018 was organised in

A new delhi

B Gwalior

C jhanshi

D Nagaland

144. ashma Jahangir, an UN human right prize awardee, hails from

A Pakistan

B india

C Bangladesh

D afghanisthan

145. Pandit Jawaharlal Sarin is associated with ____ language

A german

B French

C English

D latin

146. Britain’s sterth claidth university awarded honourary doctorate degree to arunima Sinha, she is

A teacher

B entrepreneur

C mountain climber

D politician

147. Who was appointed as Lokayukta of west Bengal?

A ashim kumar roy

B suraj Pradhan

C avay kumar

D ashok kumar gupta

148. UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador is

A Priyanka chopra

B Malala usufjai

C bob helmer

D mili boby brown

149. Who holds the record for fastest 10000 test cricket runs?

A bryan lara

B sourav ganguly

C Sachin Tendulkar

D virat kohli

150. SAFF championship game is related to

A cricket

B football

C hockey

D basket ball

151. How many times MARY COM won gold medal?

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 7

152. Asain champion’s trophy 2018 winner is

A india

B Pakistan

C both

D none

153. Trident juncture treaty is a war game, organised in

A Alaska USA

B NORWAY

C Russia

D Panaji goa

154. president of brazil is

A luis pogins

B mesius bolsonaro

C coco imlins

D none

155. India is about start exporting of sugar after a gap of 10 years to which country?

A Nepal

B Bhutan

C Pakistan

D china

156. Kerala launched masala bond for reconstruction of its infrastructure, target was to raise

A 2000 crore

B 3000 crore

C 5000 crore

D 8000 crore

157. In which country India opened a ‘Jaipur foot camp’

A malasya

B Vietnam

C cyprass

D Singapore

158. Supreme court recently struck down which of the following?

A article 370

B article 377

C IPC 370

D IPC 377

159. hira.wb.gov.in – this website is related to

A control and regulation of diamond sale and jewellery

B control and regulation of housing industry

C control and regulation poppy culture

D none

160. Navlekha platform has been launched by

A Microsoft

B google

C ibm

D facebook

161. AAPOORTI app was launched by

A ISRO

B Defence ministry

C railway

D drinking water

162. BIMSTEK summit held in

A Pakistan

B Nepal

C Bhutan

D india

163. 2+2 discussion held between India and

A Russia

B USA

C Japan

D Israel

164. Largest ship of Indian Navy is

A INS Vikrant

B INS Vikramaditya

C INS kalavari

D INS Virat

165. Mount Everest Friendship 2018 is a

A war game

B clean mount Everest

C visa free entry for climbers

D none

166. MILEX 2018 is war game for group of countries called

A NATO

B CENTO

C G20

D BIMSTEC

167. Rank of INDIA in Human development Index is

A 136

B 138

C 130

D 122

168. Which country has maximum number of nuclear weapons?

A USA

B Russia

C France

D China

169. Moving on moving forward -- a year in office, book was authored by

A mamta Banerjee

B ramnath kobind

B venkaiya naidu

D keshri nath tripathi

170. 281 and beyond—book is authored by

A Sachin Tendulkar

B sourav ganguly

C shane warne

D laxman

171. Gangayan is a

A vessel, floating on river ganga for amusement purpose

B a spaceship for carrying supply to international space station

C a spaceship to carry humans to space launched by India

D a private spaceship

172. Aeolus is a satellite, launched for

A predicting natural disasters

B monitoring air quality

C monitoring nuclear radiation

D none

173. JUNO spaceship was launched by

A ISRO

B NASA

C EU Space program

D Chinese space agency

174. Data set search engine will be helpful to

A entertainment purpose

B scientists

C doctors

D lawyers