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WBCS 2005 Preliminary Examination Question Paper: The W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. examination consists of two parts – (1) Written Examination and (2) Personality Test. Written Examination
will be held in two successive stages, viz., (i) Preliminary Examination (Objective MCQ Type) and (ii) Main Examination (Both Objective MCQ Type and Conventional Type). A number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Preliminary Examination will be allowed admission to the Main Examination and a number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Main Examination will be called to appear at the Personality Test.

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WBCS 2005 Preliminary Examination Question Paper

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper 2005 PDF

WBCS 2005 Preliminary Examination Question Paper

WBCS Preliminary Examination 2005 Question Paper

1.One who acquires a bad name is

(a) famous (b) evil

2.One who leaves his country for another is-

(a) a traitor (b) a refugee

3.That which is not permissible is-

(a) wrong (b) Prohibited

Direction for Question Nos. 4 to 6:

From the given options choose the most appropriate word to fill in the gaps in the following

sentences :

4.The Road was completely ______ by a fallen tree.

(a) closed (b) hindered

5.A hostile crowd tried to ______ the Chairman from delivering his speech.

(a) prevent (b) obstruct

6.The administrator could not make up his mind about this ______ point.

(a) indecisive (b) vague

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Direction for Question .Nos. 7 to 9 :

Complete the sentences by choosing appropriate words from the given options.

7.Judgment was passed on the murderer and he was duly ____

(a) assassinated (b) strangled

8.Jesus of Nazareth illustrated religious concepts by means of ——.

(a) Stories (b) Legends

9.The money a man receives during the year is considered his——.

(a) Revenue (b) Salary

Direction for Question Nos. 10 to 11

Choose the most appropriate single word from the options given, as substitutes for the underlined

parts of the sentences.

10.His ghost story was beyond belief

(a) Fantastic (b) Terrifying

11.My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking

(a) Impulsive (b) Excitable

Direction for Question Nos. 12 and 13 :

Choose the opposite of the following idiomatic experssions from”the options given.

12.In a nutshell

(a) in the open (b) in all its detail

13.On no account

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(a) with an ill grace (b) in the open

Direction for Question Nos. 14 and 15 :

From the option, choose the words most nearly opposite in meaning to those underlined in the

following sentences

14.The boy wore a dismal look after having failed to clear the final examination.

(a) Despondent (b) Solemn

15.The liberal views of the leader did not find favour with a

section of his party.

(a) Biased (b) Prejudiced

Direction for Question Nos. 16 and 17

Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks.

16.The woman is standing _____ the door.

(a) by (b)on

17.The train was passing _______ a dark tunnel.

(a) through (b) under

Direction for Question Nos. 18 to 19 : Choose the correct item.

18.To refuse is to deny but used as a noun the word can mean

(a) garbage (b) dust

19.A day in winter is cold but to turn a cold shoulder to a person is to

(a) Pursue him (b) ignore him

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Direction for Question Nos. 20 to 22 :

From the given options choose the words nearest in meaning to those underlined in the sentences.

20.Please ‘expand’ your commentary on the text

(a) Increase. (b) Amplify

21.The Chairman proceeded to speak in a ‘dignified’ manner.

(a) Elegant (b) Stately

22.Compared with the earth many of the planets are bodies of ‘immense’ size.

(a) Huge (b) Vast

Direction for Question Nos. 23 to 25 :

Complete the following proverbs with words chosen

from those given below :

23. Don’t judge a book by its-——

(a) Contents (b) Cover

24: Deeds are better than —-

(a) Actions (b) Appearances

25.Don’t count your chickens before they are _____

(a) Hatched (b) Eaten

26.Panchayati Raj was started in India in the year (Misc)

(a) 1956 (b) 1951

27.Article 25 of the Constitution of India relates to (Const)

(a) Cultural and educational rights

(b) Right to freedom of religion

(d) Ban on religious instruction in government institutions

28.Who was the main inspiration behind the Young Bengal Movement? (HIST)

(a) Derozio (b) Rammohan

29.Find the odd one out : (MISC)

(a) Stone chips(b) Bricks

30.Who was the first President of Indian National Congress? (HIST)

(a) A. O. Hume (b) Surendranath Banerjee

31.Personality development tends to be most rapid in the (MISC)

(a) early childhood (b) adulthood

32.Rajya Sabha is presided over by the (CONST)

(a) President (b) Prime Minister

(e) Vice-President (d) Home Minister.

33.In India, fourteen major commercial banks were nationalised in the year (MISC)

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34.In which plan was the target of deficit finance taken as zero? (MISC)

(a) First Plan (b) Third Plan

35.In 1997 Darwin Prize was awarded to Prakash Tiwari and Suresh Rai for (MISC)

(a) Bravery

(b) Foolish act

(d) Discovery of fossils of Donosaurs in India

36.Who fathered the two-nation-theory? (HIST)

(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (b)M. A. Jinnah

37.Which one of these is not a measuring instrument? (GEN SCI)

(a) Barometer (b) Thermometer

38.Intelligence tests are useful primarily because they (MISC)

(I) Provide a direct measure of intelligence.

(II) Help to predict behaviour in certain social situation.

(a) Only I is logically valid

(b) Only II is logically valid

(d) Neither I nor II is logically valid

39. According to Darwin the unit of Natural Selection is (GEN SCI)

(a) Individual (b) Family

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40.Who introduced the Zabti system? (HIST)

(a) Babar (b) Humayun

41.Who was the revolutionary who assisted Bhagat Singh to throw bomb in the Legislative

Assembly in Delhi? (HIST)

(a) Sukdev (b) Rajguru

42.From which year the policy of globalisaton of Indian economy has been followed? (ECO)

43.Who said “If to love my country is a crime, I am a criminal”? (HIST)

(a)C.R. Das

(b)Sri Aurobinda

(c)Upendranath Ganguly

(d)Brahmabandhab Upadhyay

44.Which one of the following plants keep its stomata open during night and closed during the

day? (GEN SCI)

(a) Water Lily (b) Cactus

45.In which year was the battle to Talikota fought? (HIST)

(a) 1556 (b) 1565 (c) 1571 (d) 1581

46.Who said “Education may wait, but Swaraj cannot”? (HIST)

(a) C.R.Das (b) Gandhiji

47. Panu is shorter than Shanu, but not so short as Hari; Ramu is taller than Shanu, but shorter than

Kanu. Who is the tallest person?

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(MISC)

(a) Panu (b) Ramu (c) Shanu (d) Kanu

48.Communalism Means (MISC)

(a)Showing favour to one community

(b)All communities are equal before law

(c)Showing favour on the basis of religion

(d)None of these

49.The main function of nor epinephrine is to (GEN SCI)

(a)increase blood pressure

(b)increase urine formation

(c)increase cellular respiration

(d)release epinephrine

50.Who founded the “Amrita Bazar Patrika”? (HIST)

(a) Surendranath Banerjee

(b) Barindra Ghosh

(d) Sisir Kumar Ghosh

Direction for Question Nos. 51 and 52: (MISC)

Find out the word which is essential for the sentence mentioned.

51.AH coins have

(a) brightness (b) Copper

52.All birds have

(a) nest (b) song

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53.Find the odd one out :(MISC)

(a) Iron (b) Gold (c) Steel (d) Silver

54.Minimum age of an Indian citizen to be elected for LokSabha is (CONST)

(a) 18 years (b) 20 years

55.Who was described by the British Prime Minister as “half naked fakir from India”? (HIST)

(a) Gandhiji (b) Tej Bahadur Sapru

56.Who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan? (G.K)

(a) Shaukat Aziz (b) Pervez Musharraf

57.Which one of the following is not a metal? (G.K)

(a) Platinum (b) Mercury (c) Nickel (d) Silicon

58.Where was the “Gadar” Party formed? (HIST)

(a) U.S.A. (b) Russia

59.Which Gandhi movement was merged with the Khilafat movement? (HIST)

(a) Non Co-operation (b) Civil Disobedience

60.Name the States where Assembly elections were held in February, 2005 (G.K/CURR

AFFAIRS)

(a)Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttaranchal

(b)Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

(c)Bihar, Jarkhand, Haryana

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(d)Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh

61.The theme country for 30th Kolkata Book Fair is (G.K/CURR AFFAIRS)

(a) Spain (b) Chile

62.Who wrote Kitab-ur-Rahlabl (HIST)

(a) Ibn Batuta (b) Al Beruni

63.Which one of the follwing plant tissues is composed of dead cells? (GEN SCI)

(a) Xylem (b) Phloem

64.During the reign of which Sultan did Chingiz Khan attack India? (HIST)

(a) Iltutmish (b) Alauddin Khalji

65.The first capital of Magadha was (HIST)

(a) Pataliputra (b) Kashi

(c)-Rajagriha (d) Vaishali

66.Who assisted Rashbehari Basu in his revolutionary activities at Benaras? (HIST)

(a) Paramanand (b) Sachindra Nath Sanyal

67.The headquarter of Airbus is in (G.K)

(a) Seattle (b) Toulouse

68.In which year did Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur? (HIST)

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69.Who constructed the Rajrajesvara temple? (HIST)

(a) Rajendra I (b) Rajaraja I

70.Who among the following persons wrote Mitaksharal (HIST)

(a) Nyayachandra (b) Gangadhar

71.The first Vice-President of India was (G.K)

(a) G.S. PathaV (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

72.Who was the founder President of the Swarajya Party?

(a) Motilal Nehru (b) C. R. Das

73.In which year was Chittagong Armoury raided by Indian revolutionaries? (HIST)

74.Who is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalka Award, 2003? (G.K)

(a) Mrinal Sen (b) Tapan Sinha

Direction for Question No. 75 :

Find out the correct relationship :

75.M is mother of N, N is daughter of O, O is father of P,what is M to P? (REASONING)

(a) Sister (b) Mother

76. Which numbers should come next : 15, 16, 14, 17, 13,18,? (REASONING)

(a) 12 and 19 (b) 13 and 20

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77. Which one, out of the following, is not the objective of Indian Planning? (PLANNING)

(a) Industrial growth

(b) Population growth

(d) Productive employment generation

78.The Indian Planning Commission was formed in the year (PLANNING)

79.In which session of Indian National Congress was the resolution on full Swaraj for India

adopted? (HIST)

(a) Surat (b) Bombay (c) Lahore (d) Kolkata

80.Who composed Allahabad Prasasti?

(a) Asvaghosha (b) Nagarjuna

81.Who founded the Society for Promotion of National Feeling (1866)? (HIST)

(a)Prince Dwarakanath

(b)Is war Gupta

(c)Rajnarayan Bose

(d)Rabindranath

82.If ‘DAD’ is coded as ‘414’, what is.the code for ‘PAD’? (REASONING)

(a). 1624 (b) 1614

83.In the scond industrial policy of-1956, industries weren divided into (MISC)

(a) two classes (b) three classes

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84.Who was called “the mother of Indian revolution”? (HIST)

(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Basanti Devi

85.Who was the roving singer to sing “Mayer deya mota kapar mathai tule ne re bhai”? (G.K)

(a ) Mukunda Das (b) Nabin Chandra Sen

86.How many hands are there in an alarm clock? (G.K)

(a) One (b) Two

87.Who first introduced rationing system? (HIST)

(a) Iltutmish (b) Alauddin Khalji

88. Who of the followng two persons founded Home Rule League? (G.K)

(a) C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru

(b) Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Gandhi and’Baba Shaheb B. R. Ambedkar

89.The first Amendment Act to the Indian Constitution was made in the year (G.K/ CONST)

(a) 1949 (b) 1951

90.After spending Rs. 91- Madhu got Rs. 6/- from his brother.

Now he possesses Rs. 9/-. HOw much money had he before spending? (MATH)

(a) Rs. 10 (b) Rs. 12

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91.Who said ‘Swaraj is my birth-right and I must have it”? (G.K)

(a)Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

(b)Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c)Sri Aurobinda

(d)Lala Lajpat Rai

92.According to Census Report 2001, literacy rate in WestBengal was (G.K)

(a) 43.2% (b) 59.2%

93.Who introduced Kulinism? (G.K)

(a) Samanta Sen (b) Hemanta Sen

94.Which one of the following blood-group bearing persons is called a universal donor? (GEN

SCI)

(a) A (b) B (c) AB (d) O

95.Lilabati was translated into Persian by (G.K)

(a) Faizi (b) AbulFazl

96.The largest reservoir of Nitrogen on Earth is (G.K/GEN SCI)

(a) Soil (b) Air

97. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857? (HIST)

(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning

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98.Who-was known as Amitraghata? (HIST)

(a) Bindusara (b) Bimbisara

Direction for Question Nos. 99 and 100 : Fill in the blank space :

99.The increase in an individual’s size with changing age is termed — (G.K)

(a) growth (b) development

100.Habit depends on (MISC)

(a) learning (b) imitation

101.Oxygen was discovered by (G.K)

(a) Priestley (b) Lavoisier

102.Which one of the following is in the mixture of sympathetic ink? (GEN SCI)

(a) Cobalt chloride and water

(b) Zinc chloride and water

(d) None of the above

103.Both ends of the tube of a Telescope have (GEN SCI)

(a) convex lens (b) concave lens

104.According to cellular structure which one of the follow

ing is most complex? (GEN SCI)

(a) Bacteria (b) Protozoa

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105.Plants store glucose in the form of (GEN SCI)

(a) Monosaccharide (b) Cellulose

106.The Deccan Lava region was formed during (GEO)

(a) CretSteous period (b) Jurassic period

107.The amount of blood in the blood circulatory system of a man is (GEN SCI)

(a) one litre (b) two litres

108.The process by which the gas comes out of an L.P.G. Cylinder is called (GEN SCI)

(a) Diffusion (b) Effusion

109.Which of the following countries has not been affected by Tsunami? (G.K)

(a) Maldives (b) Maruitius

110.Imphal is the capital of (G.K)

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Manipur

111.When was the first West Bengal Human Development Report published? (G.K)

(a) 2001 (b) 2002

112.Who played the role of Mogambo in the movie Mr.India? (G.K)

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(a) Shekhar Kapur (b) Amrish Puri

113.In which year was the Treaty of Bassein signed? (G.K)

(a) 1765 (b) 1792

114.Of the twenty amino acids how many are considered essential? (GEN SCI)

(a) Six (b) Eight

115.The University of Vikramshila was established by (G.K)

(a) Devapala (b) Gopala

116. World environment day is (G.K)

(a) 8th March (b) 5 th June

117.The forest group covering most of India is (G.K)

(a)Tropical Moist Deciduous

(b)Tropical Dry Deciduous

(c)Tropical Wet Evergreen

(d)Sub-Tropical Dry Evergreen

118.Who is known as ‘Kunik’ in the history of India? (HIST)

(a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatashauu

119.L.P.G. Cylinders contain inside (G.K)

(a)Butane and Isobutane

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(b)Butane and Propane

(c)Isobutane and Propane

(d)Butane,Isobutane and Propane

120.Sania Mirza reached the third round of Australian Open Tennis Championship by defeating :

(G.K)

(a) Patra Mandula (b) Serena Williams

121.Who wrote Amukta Malyada? (HIST)

(a) Bukka (b) Harihara II

122.Under whose orders the Mahabharata was translated into Bengali? (G.K)

(a) Alauddin Hossain Shah (b) Jalaluddin

123.Who first introduced the Portfolio system? (HIST)

(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning

124.The highest point in West Bengal is (GEO/G.K)

(a) Sandakphu (b) Darjeeling

125. Surya-Siddhanta was authored by (G.K)

(a) Aryabhatta (b) Barahamihir

126. Which University in West Bengal has currently been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary?

(CURR AFFAIRS/G.K)

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(a) Jadavpur University (b) Burdwan University

127.The first speaker of Lok Sabha was (G.K)

(a) G. S. Dhillon (b) Hukam Singh

(c)Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

(d)Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar

128.The newly elected President of Palestinian National Authority is (CURR AFFAIRS)

(a) Baha al-Bakri (b) Mahmood Abbas

129.Who among the following kings performed ‘AsvamedhYajna’? (HIST)

(a) Pulakesin I (b) Kirtivarman

130.Dentists use (G.K/GEN SC)

(a) Special Mirror (b) Plane Mirror

131.Who said, “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself” (G.K)

(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

(d) Jawaharlal Nehur

132.Which of the following is not a Union territory of India? (G.K)

(a) The Andaman and Nicobar Island

(b) Pondicherry (c) Chandigarh (d) Tripura

133.Who was the opponent of Babar at the battle of Panipat? (HIST)

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(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Rana Sanga

134.Which, out of the following, can be levied by the State Government? (G.K)

(a) Income tax (b) Wealth tax

135.Cholesterol is a/an (G.K/GEN SC)

(a) Saturated fat (b) Unsaturated fat

136.Which one of the following animals possess least number of body segments? (G.K/GEN SC)

(a) Flat worm (b) Earth worm

137.Sweat, saliva and tear contain an enzyme called Lysozyme. It kills (G.K/GEN SC)

(a) Virus infected cells (b) Protozoa

138.Baltora glacier is located in (GEO)

(a) Karakoram range (b) Kailash range

139.Areawise, west Bengal is roughly identical to (GEO)

(a) Hungary (b) Vietnam

140.Amount of annual rainfall is above 200 cm. over—of India’s total area. (GEO)

(a)11 (b) 21 (c) 37 (d) lc

141.Proportion of Scheduled Tribe population is highest in (G.K)

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(a) Nagaland (b) Meghalaya

142.The difference in local times between the Eastern most and Western most points of India is

(GEO)

(a) 1 hr. 57 m. (b) 2 hr.

143.West Bengal lies between ((G.K

(a) 85°50’E-89050’E (b) 85°30’E-90°E

144.Community development is organised on the basis of (G.K)

(a) Population (b) Community

145.Almost 98% reserves of barites are found in (G.K)

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Rajasthan

146.Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty? (HIST)

(a) Simuk (b) Krishna

147. Tipam sand stones are found in (G.K/GEO)

(a) Assam (b) Jharkhand

148. In which year was the Railway Board founded?

(a) 1905 (b) 1919

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149.The Pong dam lias been constructed on— (G.K)

(a) The Beas (b) The Narmada (c) The Sone (d) The Ravi

150.Hamleted rural settlements are characteristic of— (G.K/GEO)

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar

151.The Jarawas live in (G.K/GEO)

(a) Laccadive (b) Andaman Islands (c) Mazuli (d) Maldives

152.In India, natural rate of increase of population was highest during ——decade (G.K)

(a) 1961-71 (b) 1981-91

153.Who was proclaimed as an Emperor of India during the Revolt of 1857? (HIST)

(a) Bahadur Shah II (b) Tantia Topi

154.Karewas are terraces of glacial origin found in-— (G.K/GEO)

(a) Jhelum valley (b) Teesta valley (c) Chenuh valley (d) Ravi valley

155.Chirakut, Chachai and Ke.kton waterfalls are located in

(a) M.P. (b) A.P. (c) U.P. (d) W.B.

156.Gautami and Bashista are the principal distributaries of (GEO)

(a) Godabari river (b) Cauveri river

157.The National Development Council consists of (CONST/G.K)

(a)Prime Minister

(b)Chief Ministers of all States

(c)Members of the Planning Commission

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(d)All of the above

158.Which one, out of the following, is not a fundamental right? (CONST)

(a)The right to equality

(b)The right to freedom of religion

(c)The right to strike

(d)The right against exploitation

159.The Siwaliks are called in Arunachal Pradesh (GEO)

(a) Dhundwa (b)Dhang

160.Proportion of area under forest cover in West Bengal is (GEO)

(a) 13.5% (b) 11.8% (c) 14.2%. (d) 20.0%

161.Titan is (G.K)

(a) Saturn’s largest moon (b) a luxury passenger liner

162.Antibodies are synthesized by (GEN SC)

(a) Bone marrow

(b) Plasma and Lymph

163.Of the Indian States, West Bengal has the longest boundary with (G.K/GEO)

(a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar

164.Indus, Tsangpo, Arun and Sutlej are typical examples of (G.K)

(a) Antecedent drainage (b) Consequent drainage (c) Subsequent drainage (d)

Superimposed drainage

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165.Where is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre located? (G.K)

(a) San Fransisco (b) Santiago

166.The Patent Act 1970 has recently been amended to Keep India’s commitment to————.

(CONST)

(a)World Bank

(b)International Monetary Fund

(c)World Trade Organization

(d)United Nations

167.The first hormone produced by Genetic Engineering is (G.K)

(a) Estrogen (b) Testosterone

168.X-ray fail to pass through (G.K)

(a)Flesh (b) Bone (c) Iron (d) Gold

169.National Youth Day is observed on (G.K)

(a)Swami Vivekananda’s birthday

(b)Nataji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday

(c)Jawaharlal Nehru’s Birthday

(d)Derozio’s birthday

170.Who passed the Arms Act? (HIST)

(a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Lytton

171.The Fedchenko, Biafo and Hispar are the names of Himalayan (GEO)

(a) Glaciers (b) Lakes

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172.This year’s chief guest at the Republic Day was (CURR AFFAIRS)

(a)The King of Nepal

(b)The King of Bhutan

(c)The Prime Minister of Mauritius

(d)The Prime Minister of Maldives

l73. The song ‘Bande Mataram’ is from (G.K)

(a) Pather Dabi (b) Durgesh Nandini

174.The captain of Bengal cricket team is (CURR AFFAIRS)

(a) Rohan Gavaskar (b) Sourav Ganguly

175.’Operation Barga’ refers to (G.K)

(a) a programme of universal registration of tenants

(b) recognition of sharing of outputs between landlords and share-croppers

(d) equal distribution of lands

Direction for Question Nos. 176 to 181:

Find the suitable word which will express the same relationship with the third word as that exists

between the first two words within inverted comma of each question.

176.’Hand’ is to ‘write’, as ‘foot’ is to (REASONNIG)

(a) Shoe (b) Finger

177.’Truth’ is to ‘gentleman’, as ‘lie’ is to (REASONNIG)

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(a) Rascals (b) Live

178.’Vision’ is to ‘eye’-, as ‘olfaction’ is to (REASONNIG)

(a) Ear (b) body

179.’Food’ is to ‘hunger’, as ‘water’ is to (REASONNIG)

(a) Liquid (b) Colourless

180.’4′ is to ‘.04’ as ‘2.0’ is to (REASONNIG)

(a) 20 (b) .2

181.’Dismal’ is to ‘dark’, as ‘cheerful’ is to (REASONNIG)

(a) Bright (b) House (c) Gloomy (d) Laughter

182.Who pleaded for Sri Aurobinda in the Alipur Bomb Case? (HIST)

(a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) C.R. Das

183.Problem solving may be the result of (G.K)

(a) anxiety (b) past experience

184.Who was the first Indian martyr in United Kingdom? (HIST/G.K)

(a) Savarkar (b) Haridayal

185.The Patkoi bum forms the boundary between (G.K/GEO)

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(a)Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar

(b)Manipur and Nagaland

(c)Assam and Meghalaya

(d)Meghalaya and Nagaland

186. By which amendment of the Constitution of India the right to property was excluded from the

fundamental right? (CONST)

(a) 40th Amendment (b) 4.1st Amendment

187.West Bengal Legislative Council was abolished in the year (HIST/CONST)

188.Who is the author of the book ‘Long Walk to Freedom’? (G.K)

(a) Bill Clinton (b) Frantz Fanon ,

189.Which of the following is not one of the sources of revenue of the village panchayat? (G.K)

(a) Government grants (b) Income tax

190.Who was the first Editor of the “Yugantar”? (HIST/G.K)

(a)Brahmabandhab Upadhyay

(b)Barindra Ghosh

(c)Krishna Kumar Mitra

(d)Bhupendra Nath Datta

191.Find the odd one out : (REASONNIG)

(a) Dolphin (b) Sparrow

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192. No. of Scheduled Caste is highest in State. (G.K)

(a) Karnataka (b) Orissa

193.Article 370 of the Constitution of India is applicable to (CONST)

(a) Maharashtra (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Karnataka (d) Bihar

194.The President of India can declare emergency if there is (CONST)

(a)War or threat of war

(b)Failure of constitutional machinery

(c)Financial instability

(d)Any of these three

195.Who was the author of “Swadhinata hinatay key bachitey chai”? (G.K)

(a) Hemchandra Banerjee (b) Rangalal Banerjee (c) Iswar Chandra Gupta (d) Nazrul Islam

196.The scientific name of Vitamin ‘C’ is (GEN SC)

(a) Acetic acid (b) Muriatic acid

197.What number can replace both the question marks? //WRONG QUES//

(a) 1 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 100

198.The first General Election of independent India waS held in the year (G.K)

(a) 1951 (b) 1952

199.Adams bridge forms a link between— (G.K)

(a)India and Sri Lanka

(b)Hyderabad and Secunderabad

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(c)India and Pakistan

(d)Araballi and Satpura

200.Government of India has started selling share of selected public sectors from the year (G.K)

(a) 1992 (b) 1993

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