Model Question Paper ( For the preliminary examination for the recruitment of Clerk cum DEO at WBSWC .) Q1) Mithali Raj is an eminent - a) Politician. b) Film director. c) Cricketer. d) Classical singer. Q2) The price of an article is reduced by 25%. In order to retain the original price, the present price has to be increased by - a) 20% b) 25% c) 33.33% d) 50% Q3 ) The book ‘Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen’ is written by - a) Sukumar Ray. b) Satyajit Ray. c) Lila Majumdar. d) Upendra Kishore Rauchoudhury. Q4 ) The film ‘Saptapadi’ starring Uttam Kumar was directed by - a) Tarun Majumdar. b) Satyajit Ray. c) Ritwik Ghatak d) Ajay Kar. Q5 ) On selling an article for Rs. 48, one losses 20%. In order to gain 20%, what would be the selling price? a) Rs. 52 b) Rs. 56 c) Rs. 68 d) Rs. 72 Page 1 of 5 Q6 ) First metro rail in India is - a) Hyderabad Metro . b) Kolkata Metro . c) Delhi Metro . d) Mumbai Metro . Q7 ) ‘National Science Day’ is celebrated in India on - a) 21 st February. b) 28 th February. c) 14 th February. d) 23 rd February. Q8 ) Find the odd one a) Scurvy b) Rickets c) Night - blindness d) Influenza Q9 ) HCl is used as/in - a) Bath room cleaner. b) Pickling agent before galvanization. c) Tanning of leather. d) All of the above. Q10 ) A man travels 3 km to the north, turns right and goes 4 km. How far is he from the starting point? a) 3 km b) 5 km c) 7 km d) 14 km Q11 ) Harappa was situated on the bank o f - a) R. Indus. b) R. Ghaggar. c) R. Sutlej. d) R. Ravi. Page 2 of 5 Q12 ) The highest lake in India is - a) Tso Lhamo Lake (Cholamu Lake), Sikkim . b) Chilika Lake, Orissa . c) Loktak lake, Manipur . d) Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmi . Q13 ) Choose the correct alternative that will continue the sam e pattern and replace the question mark (?) in the given series 1,8,27,64, ? a) 64 b) 81 c) 125 d) 216 Q14 ) Fundamental duties of Indian Citizens comes under - a) Article 51A of the Indian Constitution. b) Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. c) Article 368 of the Indian Co nstitution. d) Article 31 of the Indian Constitution. Q15 ) Kiwi is a kind of - a) Bird. b) Fruit. c) Both (a) and (b). d) None of the above. Q16 ) Two trains approach each other at 30 km/hr and 27 km/hr from two places 342 km apart. After how many hours will they meet? a) 5 hours b) 6 hours c) 7 hours d) 12 hours Page 3 of 5 Q17 ) Select the word or phrase which is closest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: “ He is zealous only in the initial stage of a project.” a) Absent - minded. b) Distraught. c) Inattentive. d) Indifferent. Q1 8 ) Select the word or phrase which is most nearly similar in meaning as the given word or phrase: “Sanguin ” a) Informed . b) Confident . c) Willing . d) Doubtful . Q19 ) The largest number that divides 210, 315, 147 and 168 exactly, is? a) 3 b) 7 c) 21 d) 4410 Q20 ) Malaria is cause d by - a) E. histolytica. b) L.donovani. c) P.vivax. d) T.evansi. Q21 ) In a certain code, SOBER is written as RNADQ. How LOTUS can be written in that code? a) KNSTR b) MPUWT c) KMSTR d) LMRST Page 4 of 5 Q22 ) A place where bees are kept - a) Nest . b) Aquarium. c) Hive. d) Apiary . Q23 ) Do not boast… ………….. your health. a) At. b) About. c) Of. d) On. Q24 ) If the second half of the English alphabet is written in the reverse order, then find the 15 th letter from right. a) M b) L c) K d) J Q25 ) The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their sum is 420. The greater of the two numbe rs is a) 175 b) 200 c) 240 d) 315 Note: 1) The actual number of questions in the examination may be 2 - 4 times of the number of questions of this model question paper. 2) This model question paper in no way indicates the individual issues /events on which the questions o f the actual examination will be framed. The subjects that will be covered in the actual examination will be according to the syllabus available in this website. Page 5 of 5 .