BPSC 60-62 PT Examination held on 12-02-2017 : Set ‘B’ Sl Question hint Correct Explanation No. answer 1 Kalinga’s King Kharvel was associated A* Kharavela was a king of Kalinga in present-day Odisha, India. The with : best known king of the Mahameghavahana dynasty, he ruled somewhere around first or second century BCE. The main source of information about Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription. 2 Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came A Sungyun, a Chinese traveler, came to India in 517 AD. He says: to India in : “These people do not consider animal-killing a good thing. Those who eat meat, eat of those animals only that die of their own death. These people resemble with the people of Khotan in their conduct and language. But the script of these people is Brahmi.” 3 Which among the following Harappan B site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found? 4 Odantpuri Education centre …. B Odantapuri which was also called Odantapura or Uddandapura was a Buddhist Mahavihara. The ruins of Odantapuri were located in Nalanda District of Bihar, nearby to Bihar Sharif. It was established by the Pala Emperor Gopala I in the 8th century. 5 Diwan –e-erj C During sultanate period it was head of Defence department . 6 Aprahat A 7 Persian traveller ‘Abdurrajjak’ C 8 Jaswant & dasawan ..famous painters A …….were courtier of ? 9 Founder of Bahmani Kingdom… A 10 Surendra nath banerjee eliminated A Banerjee was the second Indian to pass the Indian Civil Service from ICS …..? examinations, and was appointed to a post in Sylhet in his homeland; however, in 1874 he was dismissed for a minor and apparently inadvertent procedural error. 11 Father of Dyarchy A* 12 Akhil Bhartiy Kisan congress… A 13 Santhal Revolt … D 14 Founder of Karnat dynesty …. A 15 1st Muslim conqueror of Bihar ….. C 16 Titles of Rai Bahadur & Khan Bahadur A* were begun in ….. 17 Author of Udwant prakash … A 18 Nalanda vihar was destroyed by… A 19 Last king of Karnat dynesty….. A 20 Author of rajniti ratnakar …. A 21 What is particulate matters..? B Particulate matter (PM), also known as particle pollution, is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets that get into the air. Once inhaled, these particles can affect the heart and lungs and cause serious health effects. 22 Mid latitude grassland in south B Mid-latitude grasslands, including the prairie and Pacific America…. grasslands of North America, the Pampas of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay(South America ), calcareous downland, and the steppes of Europe. They are classified with temperate savannas and shrublands as the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. 23 The Great Victorian Desert… A 24 Activities performed at Coolgardi C 25 Match D Bangluru -----1. Iron & steel Kobra …………… 2. Copper 26 Sea having highest salinity… D 27 Att which place copper industry D located …? 28 What is Golden quadrilateral? C The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai, and hence its name. Other metropolises also connected by the network are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Nellore, Vijayawada and Guntur.It is the largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world, 29 Dravadian race …. A 30 …Eastern ghats meets western C ghatss….? 31 The only state which produces saffron C ….? 32 ..alakhnanda & Bhagirathi combines D ,,,? 33 …iron ore mined at Beladila.? A 34 River Tel a tributary of …? E Is a tributary of Mahanadi 35 Which of the following canal system B irrigate areas of Bihar ? 36 …landforms occupy the North-western A part of Bihar state? 37 NH connecting Goplaganj & Chhapara C …? 38 ….highest growth of population during C 2001-2011 39 …a silk textile producing centre in C Bihar 40 …Bharat Wagon & Engineering Co.Ltd D situated? 41 Constitution day B 42 ..which officer of the govt of India has B right to take part in the proceedings….? 43 DPSP in Part IV of the constitution ….? D 44 Vote on account…. C 45 Pachayat samiti at the block level….? C* 46 A seat of a MP can be vacant ….? B 47 The SC has held that …..National B flag….? 48 Fundamental rights not available to A the aliens 49 Creation of a new state ..requires…. ? A 50 …expression ‘Socialist’ was A introduced. ? 51 Union list a.97 entries B State ist b.47 entries …. 52 The ease of doing business index.. B 53 …to aid in improving India’s Balance of Payment . 54 President of India excerises his power A* ….? 55 The economist who … National B income…..? 56 % of decadal growth …..? B 57 Servive tx…. B 58 …census 2011 State having lowest sex B ration ….? 59 Black revolution . C List of All Revolutions: • Black Revolution – Petroleum Production • Blue Revolution – Fish Production • Brown Revolution – Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production • Golden Fibre Revolution – Jute Production • Golden Revolution – Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production • Green Revolution – Food grains • Grey Revolution – Fertilizer • Pink Revolution – Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India) /Prawn production • Red Revolution – Meat & Tomato Production • Round Revolution – Potato • Silver Fiber Revolution – Cotton • Silver Revolution – Egg/Poultry Production • White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) – Milk/Dairy production • Yellow Revolution – Oil Seeds production • Evergreen Revolution – Overall development of Agriculture 60 …has the largest no. of cotton textile C* mills….? 61 …not a cash crop ….? C 62 First five year plan of India is based A ….? 63 Bank rate ….? D 64 …which sector highest growth …? C 65 …which district in bihar is the poorest D ….? 66 …tax levied by Union & collected & A appropriated by states ….? 67 Per capita energy consumption in The per capita power consumption in Bihar is 144 kilo watt hour Bihar ….? (kwh), 85% lower than the all-India average of 927 kwh. Only 26% of rural households are electrified.(Report of 2014-2015 ) 68 JEEVIKA…. C 69 SPUR….? D 70 …length of National highways in Bihar C …..? 71 Birsa was captured …. E 72 “the Muslims if contended & satisfied ……..” 73 …leader of revolutionaries in Bihar….? B 74 Who drew Mahatma Gandhi ji’s B attention ….? 75 …first President of All India Kisan C Sabha ….? 76 In my belief ,,peaceful demise”.who C wrote it ? 77 Who was the PM of England when A Montegue –Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919 ? 78 Whko left Patna college ……during the C non –cooperation movement ? 79 Sir Michael O Dwyer was shot dead D on….by 80 Who joined Subhash Chandra Bose C Sheel Bhadra Yajee (1906–1996) was an activist from Bihar who ….with the INA movement ? was associated with the non-violent and the violent form of the Indian independence movement.Yajee's participation in the freedom movement began in 1928 when, as a student, he attended the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. He joined the Congress Socialist Party four years later and became involved in the Kisan movement. Later, he came in close touch with Subhas Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi. In 1939, he joined Bose to found the All India Forward Bloc. He was actively associated with the INA movement. Yajee raised his voice against caste prejudices and other social evils. 81 Who is regarded as the mother of D Indian Revolution? 82 Who became champion of socialism & wanted to overthrow…..british rule …. 83 Swaraj party was formed following the A Swaraj Party was formed by Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das failure of : It was established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj. In Hindi and many other languages of India, swaraj means "independence" or "self-rule." The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, who was its president and Motilal Nehru, who was its secretary. Das and Nehru thought of contesting elections to enter the legislative council with a view to obstructing a foreign government. Many candidates of the Swaraj Party got elected to the central legislative assembly and provincial legislative council in the 1923 elections. In these legislatures they strongly opposed the unjust government policies. 84 The Chittagong Armoury Raid had A The Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong been planned by : uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Bangladesh) by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen. The raiders were inspired by the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and led by Surya Sen. The group included Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Bal, Ambika Chakrobarty, Harigopal Bal (Tegra), Ananta Singh, Anand Prasad Gupta, Pritilata Waddedar, Kalpana Dutta, Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Subodh Roy, Debi Prasad Gupta and many others. 85 Which journal was not associated with D Young India was a weekshed - a weekly paper or journal - in the revolutionary activities? English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1931.Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of nonviolence in organising movements and to urge readers to consider, organise, and plan for India's eventual independence from Britain. The journal was reprinted in USA by the India Home Rule League of America. 86 First Indian elected to the British A Dadabhai Naoroji also known as the Grand Old Man of India, was House of Commons was Dadabhai a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian Naoroji who contested on the ticket of political and social leader.