http://www.developindiagroup.co.in/ BPSC PRE EXAM 2017 General Studies (Exam held on 12 Feb. 2017)

1) Who was the leader of revolutionaries in wrote it? during the Revolt of 1857? (A) Lord Lytton (A) Namdar Khan (B) Lord Dufferin (B) Babu (C) Lord Curzon (C) Birsa Munda (D) Lord Minto (D) Shankar Shah (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: b 5) Who drew Mahatma Ganghi’s attention 2) Birsa was captured, while asleep, on : towards the exploitation of the peasants by (A) 1 February, 1900 the European Indigo planters ? (B) 2 February, 1900 (A) Baba Ram Chandra (C) 3 February, 1900 (B) Raja Kumar Shukla (D) 4 February , 1900 (C) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Sri Krishna Sinha Ans: e (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 3) “The Muslims , if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British 6) Who was elected the first President of All power in ”. Who wrote it ? India Kisan Sabha at in 1936? (A) Herbert Risley (A) N.G.Ranbga (B) Lord Lytton (B) E.M.S.Namboodri pad (C) W.W.Hunter (C) Swami (D) H.N.Brailsford (D) Acharya Narendra Dev (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: c

4) “In my belief , Congress is to tottering to its 7) Sir Michael O’Dwyer was shot dead on fall and one of my great ambitions while in 13th March, 1940 in London by : India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who (A) Madal Lal Dhingra

(B) M.P.T.Acharya found and actively (C) V.D.Savarkar associated with the INA movement? (D) Udham Singh (A) Jai Prakash Narayan (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) Baikunth Shukla Ans: d (C) Sheel Bhadra Yajee (D) Ram Narain Prasad 8) Who was the Prime Minister of England (E) None of the above/More than one of the above when the Montague-Chelmsford Act was Ans: c passed in 1919? (A) Lloyd George 12) Who is regarded as “The Mother of Indian (B) George Hamilton Revolution”? (C) Sir Samuel Hoare (A) Mrs. (D) Lord Salisbury (B) Snehlata Wadekar (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Ans: a (D) Madam Bhikhaji Rustam Cama (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 9) Who left College with just 20 days Ans: d remaining for his examination during the Non-Cooperation Movement? 13) Which journal was not associated with (A) the revolutionary activities? (B) Braj Kishore (A) Sandhya (C) Jai Prakash Naryana (B) Yugantar (D) Sri Krishna Sinha (C) Ghadr (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Young India Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: e 10) Who became champion of socialism and wanted to overthrow of British rule, Princely 14) First Indian elected to the British House of states, Landlordism and Capitalism in 1933? Commons was who (A) Rajendra Prasad contested on the ticket of ; (B) (A) Liberal Party (C) Bhulabhai Desai (B) Labour Party (D) Sardar Patel (C) Conservative Party (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Communist Party Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 11) Who joined to

15) Party was formed following the 19) The precursor of failure of : was : (A) Non-Cooperation Movement (A) British Indian Association (B) Civil Disobedience Movement (B) Indian Association (C) Rowlatt Bill (C) Indian National Union (D) (D) Indian League (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a Ans: b

16) The had been 20) Who organised the “” in planned by : 1929? (A) (A) Abdul Gaffar Khan (B) Chandan Dutta (B) Ali Brothers (C) Vidhan Ghosh (C) Ansari Brothers (D)Jatin Das (D) Maulana (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a Ans: a

17) The Cabinet Mission came to India in : 21) A, B, C, Invested 20 lac rupees in a business (A) February 1942 in the ratio 7 : 2 : 1. The total profit is 18%. A (B) March 1942 has to pay 30% tax and B hast to pay 20% tax. (C) April 1942 What percent of net profit of A is more than (D) May 1942 the net profit of B? (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) 118.8% Ans: e (B) 180.0% (C) 306.25% 18) A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative (D) 304.5% practice during Non-Cooperation Movement (E) None of the above/More than one of the above was : Ans: C (A) Jai Prakash Narayan (B) Rajendra Prasad 22) If SURGICAL –STRIKE is coded as 13979313- (C) Sahajanand Saraswati 129925, then METRO-TRAIN is coded as (D) Raj Kumar Shukla (A) 15295-29195 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) 45296-29195 Ans: b (C) 45295-29194 (D) 15296-29195

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above compulsorily graduate. Ans: b

23) x is a consecutive whole number and the first four values of expression x3 + 3y -3 are 7, 20, 45, 88, then the fifth value is (A) 137 (B) 155 (A) EGHD (C) 158 (B) BED (D) 143 (C) BHG (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) HGI Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

24) In the series of numbers and alphabets Ans: e A26H, C24F, G20B, the next term is

(A) M13D 27) If sign +, represents multiplication, x addition, – division, ÷ difference > equal and = (B) O11C represents greater than, then which of the (C) M12B following relation is true? (D) M14E (A) 12 – 2 + 3 ÷ 8 x 1 > 12 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) 11 x 2 ÷ 4 – 2 + 1 = 11 Ans: e (C) 7 ÷ 2 x 5 – 5 + 2 = 7

(D) 5 x 6 – 3 ÷ 3 + 1 > 4 25) The dearness-allowance of a person with (E) None of the above/More than one of the above basic salary Rs.7700 is increased to 132% form 125% and the tax deduction on both is Ans: b increased to 22% from 20%. He got salary increased by 28) How many times the digit 9 occurs in the (A) Rs.74.00 numbers from 100 to 999. (B) Rs.77.00 (A) 280 (C) Rs.385.00 (B) 218 (D) Rs.369.00 (C) 229 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) 228 Ans: e (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a

26) Inspect the following figure and find the region which represents the government 29) In the following pie-chart, the various employee who live in own house and expenditures of an industry are presented. Total

expenditure on raw material is Rs.30 lac. If (B) Vitamin D – Cod-liver oil labour expenditure is increased by 5%. How (C) Vitamin E – Wheat germ oil much expenditure on other expenses be (D) Vitamin K – Alfalfa reduced to maintain the profit ? (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Ans: e

32) Teflon is a polymer of which of the following monomers? (A) Tetrafluoroethylene (B) Vinyl chloride (C) Chloroprene (D) Acetylene dichloride (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) 5.9% Ans: a (B) 12.86% (C) 6.43% 33) Which of the following is responsible for (D) 6.21% controlling hereditary characters of the living (E) None of the above/More than one of the above cells? Ans: c (A) Enzyme (B) Hormone 30) In the bottom of a water tank, there are two (C) RNA drains A and B. If only A is open , it takes 30 (D) DNA minutes to empty a full tank and if only B is (E) None of the above/More than one of the above open, it takes 20 minutes. If for 10 minutes both Ans: d drains are open, then B is closed, how much time it takes to empty a full tank? 34) Which of the following vitamins is known (A) 18 minutes as ergocalciferol ? (B) 15 minutes (A) Vitamin D2 (C) 17 minutes (B) Vitamin D3 (D) 20 minutes (C) Vitamin B12 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Vitamin B6 Ans: e (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 31) Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? 35) Which of the following pairs is not correctly (A) Vitamin B1 – Oranges matched ?

(A) Retinol – Xerophthalmia 3. Artificial Sweetener (B) Tocopherol – Beriberi 4. Refrigerant (C) Cyanocobalamin – Anaemia Codes :

(D) Ergocalciferol – Rickets a b c d (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) 1 3 4 2 Ans: e (B) 2 4 1 3 (C) 3 4 1 2 36) Bakelite is formed by the condensation of (D) 3 1 2 4 (A) Urea and formaldehyde (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) Phenol and formaldehyde Ans: c (C) Phenol and acetaldehyde (D) Melamine and formaldehyde 39) Insulin is (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Fat Ans: b (B) Vitamin (C) Carbohydrate 37) Which one of the following is an antibiotic (D) Protein drug? (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Quinine Ans: e (B) Sulphaguanidine (C) Chloramphenicol 40) The gas used in the manufacture of (D) Aspirin Vanaspati Ghee from Vanaspati Oil is (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Hydrogen Ans: a (B) Oxygen (C) Nitrogen 38) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct (D) Carbon dioxide answer using the codes given below the lists : (E) None of the above/More than one of the above List-I Ans: a [Substances] 1. Aspartame 41) LPG used as domestic fuel chiefly contains 2. Freon (A) Methane 3. Neoprene (B) Propane 4. Benadryl (C) Ethylene List-II (D) Butane [Applications] (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 1. Synthetic rubber Ans: e 2. Anti-histamine

42) Soap removes grease by Ans: b (A) Coagulation (B) Adsorption 45) In human body, Vitamin A is stored in (C) Emulsification (A) Liver (D) Osmosis (B) Skin (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Lung Ans: c (D) Kidney (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 43) Which of the following hormones play a role Ans: a in release of milk from mammary glands? (A) Adrenaline 46) Which of the following vitamins is used as (B) Thyroxine an antidote to anticoagulant poisons ? (C) Progesterone (A) Vitamin A (D) Oxytocin (B) Vitamin D (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Vitamin E Ans: d (D) Vitamin K (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 44) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Ans: d answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I 47) Iodised salt contains 1. Skin Cancer (A) Free iodine 2. Noise Pollution (B) Calcium iodide 3. Global warming (C) Magnesium iodide d.Ozone Hole (D) Potassium iodide List-II (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 1. Chlorofluorocarbons Ans: d 2. Ultraviolet light 3. Decibel 48) Which of the following is present in 4. Carbon dioxide maximum in acid rain? Codes : (A) HCl a b c d (B) HNO3 (A) 1 2 3 4 (C) H2SO4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (D) H2CO3 (C) 2 3 1 4 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) 4 3 2 1 Ans: e (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

49) ‘God Particle’ is 53) What is the India’s rank in the 2016 (A) Neutrino Sustainable Development Goal Index? (B) Higgs Boson (A) 110th (C) Meson (B) 88th (D) Positron (C) 63rd (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) 129th Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 50) Which of the following radio isotopes is used in the treatment of blood cancer 54) The United Nations Framework Convention [leukemia]? on Climate Change deals with (A) Iodine – 131 (A) reduction in fossil fuel usage (B) Sodium-24 (B) CO2 emissions mitigation (C) Phosphorus-32 (C) reduction in Uranium production (D) Cobalt-60 (D) Green house gases emissions mitigation (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d Ans: d

51) The elected US President Donald Trump was 55) The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was won the Presidential Nominee of the by (A) Democratic Party (A) Alice Munro (B) Republican Party (B) Svetlana Alexievich (C) Libertarian Party (C) Bob Dylan (D) Green Party (D) Angus Deaton (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b Ans: c

52) The Iran-Pakistan Gas pipe line is also called 56) Which country has the largest reserves of as oil? (A) Friendship pipeline (A) Untied States (B) Future pipe line (B) China (C) Peace pipeline (C) Russia (D) Unity pipeline (D) Venezuela (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: d

57) Who is the new Secretary General of the United Nations? 61) The head of state of the United Kingdom is (A) Matthew Rycroft (A) Queen Elizabeth I (B) Anibal Cavaco Silva (B) Queen Elizabeth II (C) Antonio Guterres (C) Queen Elizabeth III (D) Vitaly Churkin (D) Queen Elizabeth IV (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: b

58) Which of the following countries has 62) India’s first and Asia’s longest cycle highway recently joined the Hague Code of Conduct has been opened in which State of India? [HCoC] , a global initiative to prevent ballistic (A) missile proliferation? (B) Andhra Pradesh (A) Palestine (C) Bihar (B) Israel (D) Assam (C) India (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Iran Ans: a (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c 63) India’s first textile university will be set up in which of the following states ? 59) Which State has been declared India’s first (A) Madhya Pradesh ‘Open Defecation Free State’? (B) Bihar (A) Bihar (C) Gujarat (B) Assam (D) Odisha (C) Himachal Pradesh (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Sikkim Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d 64) What is the fiscal deficit target of India for the financial year 2016-17? 60) Which of the following is the newest (A) 3.9% of GDP member of the Eurozone? (B) 3.5% of GDP (A) Lithuania (C) 4.9% of GDP (B) Croatia (D) 4.5% of GDP (C) Bulgaria (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Cyprus Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a

65) The 2016 joint military exercise “Maitree” (D) Tri-Veil has been conducted between India and which (E) None of the above/More than one of the above of the following countries? Ans: b (A) Indonesia (B) Thailand 69) Which committee has been constituted by (C) Malaysia the to boost cashless (D) Maldives transaction? (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Nachiket More Committee Ans: b (B) Shanta Kumar Committee (C) H.R.Khan Committee 66) The nation-wise breast-feeding programme (D) Neeraj Kumar Gupta Committee “MAA” has been launched by which Union (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ministry? Ans: d (A) Ministry of Tribal Affairs (B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 70) Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup (C) Ministry of Women and Child Development Tennis Tournament? (D) Ministry of AYUSH (A) Argentina (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) Switzerland Ans: b (C) Serbia (D) Croatia 67) Which of the following is a bond through (E) None of the above/More than one of the above which Indian entities can raise money from Ans: a foreign markets in rupees, and not in foreign currency? 71) India’s first Laser Interferometer (A) Corporate Bonds Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) (B) Masala Bonds laboratory will be setup in which State ? (C) Municipal Bonds (A) Uttar Pradesh (D) Zero-coupon Bonds (B) Maharashtra (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Andhra Pradesh Ans: b (D) Bihar (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 68) Which train safety system has recently been Ans: b launched by the Indian Railways to avoid train accidents? 72) In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finished (A) Tri-Safety at the top of the table with gold medals ? (B) Tri-Netra (A) United States (C) Tri-Network (B) China

(C) Great Britain (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Russia Ans: d (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 77) Who has been conferred with the 2015 Jnanpith Award ? 73) The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in (A) Pannalal Patel (A) Argentina (B) Umashankar Joshi (B) Germany (C) Raghuveer Chaudhari (C) Qatar (D) Rama Jain (D) Russia (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: c 78) The book ‘Six Machine : I Don’t Like Cricket 74) As per Census 2011, what is the rank of Bihar …. I Love It “ is the autobiography of which State in terms of population in the country? cricketer? (A) I (A) Yuvraj Singh (B) II (B) Chris Gayle (C) III (C) Virendra Sehwag (D) IV (D) AB de Villiers (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: b

75) Which country has won the 2016 Kabaddi 79) Who is the first Indian to win two World Cup? Paralympic Gold Medals? (A) Srilanka (A) Devendra Jhajharia (B) Iran (B) Deepa Malik (C) India (C) Mariyappan Thangavelu (D) China (D) Varun Singh Bhati (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: a

76) Which country’s women Badminton team 80) What was the theme of the 2016 Rio has won the 2016 Uber Cup Tournament? Olympics ? (A) Thailand (A) Peace for inner soul (B) India (B) World peace and Environment (C) South Korea (C) Nothing can be achieved without peace (D) China (D) Live sports , live freedom

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 85) Which among the following state ‘Odantipur’ Education Centre was situated? 81) Which among the following Harappan site (A) Bengal terracotta of ‘plough’ was found? (B) Bihar (A) Dholavira (C) Gujarat (B) Banawali (D) TamilNadu (C) Kalibangan (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Lothal Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 86) ‘Diwan-E-Arj’ department was associated with : 82) Kalinga’s King Kharvel was associated with (A) Royal Correspondence : (B) Foreign (A) Mahameghvahana dynasty (C) defence (B) Chedi dynasty (D) finance (C) Satvahana dynasty (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Rath-Bhojak dynasty Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 87) Who was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom? 83) Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came to (A) Alauddin Hasan India in : (B) Feroz Shah (A) 515 A.D to 520 AD (C) Mahmud Gaonwa (B) 525 AD to 529AD (D) Asaf Khan (C) 545AD to 552 AD (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) 592 AD to 597AD Ans: a (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 88) Which among the following King’s reign Persian traveller ‘Abdurrajjak’ came to India? 84) Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’? (A) Dev Rai I (A) Without cultivated forest land (B) Krishna Dev Rai I (B) Irrigated land (C) Dev Rai II (C) Dense forest land (D) Krishna Rai II (D) Cultivated land (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: e

89) ‘Jaswant and Dasawan’ famous painters 93) Who is known as father of Dyarchy? were courtier of Mughal emperor: (A) Lord Clive (A) Akbar (B) Hector Munaro (B) Jehangir (C) Lord Macaulay (C) Shahjahan (D) Sir Leonil Cartis (D) Aurangzeb (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d Ans: a 94) Which among the following viceroy period 90) Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded the title of ‘Rai Bahadur’ and ‘Khan Bahadur’ in : were began to conferred to Indian? (A) 1936 AD (A) Lord Ripon (B) 1939 AD (B) Lord Lytton (C) 1942 AD (C) Lord Meyo (D) 1945 AD (D) Lord Dufferin (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a Ans: b

91) Which among the following year ‘Santhal 95) Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty? revolt’ was occurred? (A) Nanyadev (A) 1831 – 32 AD (B) Narsimhadev (B) 1844 – 46 AD (C) Vijaydev (C) 1851 – 52 AD (D) Haridev (D) 1855 – 56 AD (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a Ans: d 96) Who was the first Muslim Conqueror of 92) Which among the following year Surendra Bihar? Nath Bannerjee was eliminated from Indian (A) Malik Ibrahim Civil Services ? (B) Iltumish (A) 1874 AD (C) Bakhtiyar Khalji (B) 1877 AD (D) Ali Mardan Khalji (C) 1885 AD (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) 1892 AD Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 97) Who was the last King of Karnata dynasty? (A) Harisimha

(B) Ramsimha (C) Matisimha 102) Which of the following activities is (D) Shyamsimha performed at Coolgardi? (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Coal mining Ans: a (B) Copper mining (C) Gold mining 98) The author of ‘Rajaniti Ratnakara’ is (D) Forestry (A) Chandesvara (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) Vidyapati Ans: c (C) Jyotiresvara (D) Haribrahmadeva 103) What is Particulate matter ? (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Solid residue Ans: a (B) Air pollutant (C) Water pollutant 99) The author of ‘Udwant Prakash’ is (D) Soil pollutant (A) Mauli Kavi (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (B) Bodhraj Ans: b (C) Paramala (D) Vidyapati 104) What is the name of mid latitude grass land (E) None of the above/More than one of the above in South America? Ans: a (A) Prairie (B) Pampas 100) Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by : (C) Veld (A) Bakhtiyar Khalji (D) Steppes (B) Qutubddin Aibak (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq Ans: b (D) Alauddin Khalji (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 105) Match the following places with industries Ans: a and select the correct answer using the code given below : 101) The Great Victorian Desert is located at Place (A) Australia 1. Bengaluru (B) India 2. Korba (C) Egypt 3. Jamhedpur (D) North Africa 4. Malajkhand (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Industry Ans: a 1. Iron & Steel

2. Copper Ans: c 3. Aircraft 4. Aluminium 109) At which of the following places the Codes : Copper Industry is located? a b c d (A) Tarapur (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) Titagarh (B) 2 1 4 3 (C) Ranchi (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) Khetri (D) 3 4 1 2 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d Ans: d 110) What is the Golden Quadrilateral ? 106) Which of the following seas has the highest (A) Rail lines joining metros average salinity? (B) Major Air Routes (A) Black Sea (C) National Highway Project (B) Yellow Sea (D) Gold Trade Routes (C) Mediterranean Sea (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Dead Sea Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d 111) Which of the following Iron ores is mined at Bailadila? 107) The Dravadian races are mainly confined (A) Haematite at which of the following parts of India? (B) Siderite (A) South India (C) Limonite (B) North-Western India (D) Magnetite (C) North-Eastern India (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) North India Ans: a (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: a 112) The only state which produces saffron in India is 108) At which of the following hills the Eastern (A) Himachal Pradesh Ghats join the Western Ghats ? (B) Assam (A) Palani Hills (C) Jammu – Kashmir (B) Anaimudi Hills (D) Meghalaya (C) Nilgiri Hills (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Shervoroy Hills Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

113) At which of the following towns the 117) Which of the following is a silk textile Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi combines to producing centre in Bihar? form River Ganga? (A) Motipur (A) Haridwar (B) Bajari (B) Rishikesh (C) Bhagalpur (C) Rudraprayag (D) Dalmianagar (D) Devprayag (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: d 118) At which of the following places Bharat 114) Which of the landforms occupy the North- Wagon and Engineering Co.Ltd. is situated? Western parts of Bihar State? (A) Madhepura (A) Someshwar Hilly Range (B) Jamalpur (B) Kaimur Plateau (C) Harnat (C) Nawada Hilly Region (D) Mokama (D) Rajgir Hilly Region (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d Ans: a 119) Which of the following National Highways 115) River Tel is a tributary of which of the connect Chhapara and Gopalganj? following rivers ? (A) National Highway No.77 (A) Bagmati (B) National Highway No.84 (B) Ghaghara (C) National Highway No.85 (C) Gandak (D) National Highway No.80 (D) Kamla (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: e 120) Which of the following districts record 116) Which of the following canal systems highest growth of population during 2001-11? irrigate areas of Bihar? (A) Kishanganj (A) Upper Ganga Canal (B) Araria (B) Triveni Canal (C) Madhepura (C) Sharda Canal (D) Khagdia (D) Eastern Yamuna Canal (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: c Ans: b

121) Which of the following is/are listed among (A) Vice-President the Directive Principles in Part-IV of the (B) Attorney General of India ? (C) Comptroller and Auditor General I. Equal Pay for Equal Work (D) Election Commissioner II. Uniform Civil Code (E) None of the above/More than one of the above III. Small family norm Ans: b IV. Education through mother tongue at primary level 125) The Supreme Court has held that hoisting Code : the National Flag a top the private buildings is (A) I, II and III a fundamental right o every citizen under : (B) I and II (A) Article 14 of the Constitution (C) II and III (B) Article 19 (1) (A) of the Constitution (D) I, II and IV (C) Article 21 of the Constitution (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Article 25 of the Constitution Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 122) Vote on Account is meant for (A) Vote on the report of CAG 126) Choose the fundamental rights available (B) To meet unforeseen expenditure to Indian Citizen but not to aliens : (C) Appropriating funds pending passing of bud- I. Freedom of Speech and Expression get II. Equality Before the Law (D) Budget III. right of Minorities (E) None of the above/More than one of the above IV. Protection of Life and Liberty Ans: c Code : (A) I and III 123) Constitution Day of India is celebrated on (B) I and IV (A) 26th October (C) II and IV (B) 26th November (D) II and III (C) 26th January (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) 15th August Ans: a (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 127) A Panchayat Samiti at the block level in India is only a/an 124) Which officer of the Government of India (A) Advisory Body has the right to take part in the proceedings of (B) Consultative Committee Parliament of India even though he is not a (C) Co-ordinating and Supervisory Authority member? (D) Administrative Authority

(E) None of the above/More than one of the above amendment ? Ans: c (A) 42nd Amendment (B) 44th Amendment 128) A seat of M.P. can be declared vacant if he (C) 46th Amendment absents himself from the house for a (D) 74th Amendment continuous period of (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (A) Six months Ans: a (B) Two months (C) Three months 132) President of India exercises his powers (D) One year (A) either directly or through officers subordinate (E) None of the above/More than one of the above to him Ans: b (B) through Ministers (C) through Prime Minister 129) Match the following : (D) through Cabinet I. Union List a. 97 entries (E) None of the above/More than one of the II. State list b. 47 entries above III. Concurrent list c. 66 entries Ans: e Codes : I II III 133) The ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ is (A) a b c prepared and published by (B) a c b (A) World Trade Organisation (C) c a b (B) World Bank Group (D) c b a (C) United Nations (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) European Nations Ans: b (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 130) Creation of a new state requires a majority for Constitutional Amendment. 134) Which one of the following measures is (A) Simple not likely to aid in improving India’s Balance of (B) Two-third Payment position ? (C) Three-fourth (A) Promotion of Import Substitution Policy (D) Two-third plus ratification by half of all states (B) Devaluation of rupee (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Imposition of higher tariff on imports Ans: a (D) Levying of higher duties on exports (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 131) The expression ‘Socialist’ was introduced Ans: d in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by which

Ans: b 135) Service tax was introduced in India on the recommendation of : 139) Which of the following is not a cash crop ? (A) Kelkar Committee (A) Jute (B) Raja J. Challiah Committee (B) Groundnut (C) Manmohan Singh Committee (C) Jowar (D) Yashwant Sinha Committee (D) Sugarcane (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b Ans: c

136) As per Census 2011, which state has the 140) First Five Year Plan of India was based on lowest sex-ratio ? the (A) Punjab (A) Harrod Domar Model (B) Haryana (B) Mahalanobis Model (C) Uttar Pradesh (C) Dadabhai Naroji Model (D) Bihar (D) J.L. Nehru Model (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b Ans: a

137) The economist who for the first time 141) Black revolution is related to the scientifically determined National Income in (A) Fish Production India : (B) Coal production (A) D.R. Gadgil (C) Crude oil production (B) V.K.R.V. Rao (D) Mustard production (C) Manmohan Singh (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Y.V.Alagh Ans: c (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: b 142) Which Indian state has the largest number of Cotton Textiles Mills ? 138) The percentage of decadal growth of (A) Madhya Pradesh population during 2001-2011 as per Census (B) Maharashtra 2011 is : (C) Gujarat (A) 21.54 (D) West-Bengal (B) 17.64 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) 15.89 Ans: e (D) 19.21 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 143) Which district in Bihar is poorest according

to per capita income criteria ? (B) Poverty (A) Begusarai (C) Banking (B) Madhepura (D) Municipal Finances (C) Supaul (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Sheohar Ans: e (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d 148) Total length of National Highways in Bihar is : 144) Which of the following Tax is levied by (A) 3410 kms Union and collected and appropriated by (B) 3587 kms States? (C) 4595 kms (A) Stamp duties (D) 4707 kms (B) Passenger & Goods Tax (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Estate Duty Ans: c (D) Taxes on Newspapers (E) None of the above/More than one of the above 149) Per capita energy consumption in the state Ans: a of Bihar is : (A) 20 kWh 145) Bank rate means (B) 187 kWh (A) Interest rate charged by moneylenders (C) 161 kWh (B) Interest rate charged by Scheduled Banks (D) 145 kWh (C) Rate of profit of banking institution (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (D) Official rate of interest charged by Central Bank Ans: e (E) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: d 150) ‘JEEVIKA’ is an initiative of Bihar Govt for: (A) Employment Generation 146) In Bihar, which sector recorded highest (B) Financial Inclusion growth during 2005-06 to 2014-15 ? (C) Poverty Attenuation (A) Agriculture (D) Public Distribution (B) Banking (E) None of the above/More than one of the above (C) Registered Manufacturing Ans: c (D) Transport (E) None of the above/More than one of the above . . . Ans: c

147) ‘SUPUR’ project in Bihar relates to : (A) Health

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