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Particular	Details
Examination	65th BPSC Preliminary Examination
Date of Exam	15 Oct 2019
Conducting Body	Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Paper	General Studies (Preliminary)
Booklet Series	B
Total Questions	150
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Marks	150
Negative Marking	No
Answer Key	Official Answer Key Provided
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65th BPSC Pre GS Questions

The 65th BPSC Pre GS Question Paper consists of 150 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering subjects such as History, Geography, Indian Polity, Economy, General Science, Environment, Current Affairs, and Bihar Special. Solving the complete paper helps candidates understand the exam pattern, improve time management, and evaluate their level of preparation for the BPSC Preliminary Examination.

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1. Who wrote the book, Desher Katha?

(A) Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Nivaran Chandra
(D) Murali Mohan Prasad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

2. Who was the Editor of Searchlight newspaper in Bihar?

(A) Abdul Bari
(B) Lambodar Mukherjee
(C) Murali Mohan Prasad
(D) Ramananda Chatterjee
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

3. Who formed the ‘Bihar Socialist Party’ in 1931?

(A) Phulan Prasad Varma
(B) Swami Yoganand
(C) Narhari Parikh
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

4. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

(A) William Adam
(B) A. O. Hume
(C) Rash Behari Bose
(D) Motilal Nehru
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

5. Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?

(A) Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

6. Rabindranath Tagore gave up his ‘Knighthood’ because of

(A) Brutal suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Execution of Bhagat Singh
(C) Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
(D) Chauri Chaura Incident
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

7. Who established the ‘Servants of India Society’?

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Bhagat Singh
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

8. Which revolutionaries were hanged in the ‘Kakori Train Robbery Case’?

(A) Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla
(B) Veer Savarkar and Vasudev Chapekar
(C) Prafulla Chandra Chaki and Khudiram Bose
(D) Surya Sen and Udham Singh
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

9. Who wrote the book, India for Indians?

(A) C. R. Das
(B) M. G. Ranade
(C) V. D. Savarkar
(D) S. N. Banerjee
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

10. ‘Satyashodhak Samaj’ was founded by

(A) Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Gandhiji
(D) Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

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11. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

(A) Kasturba Gandhi
(B) Mrs. Annie Besant
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Bhakti Laxmi Desai
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

12. Who was the first Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha Movement?

(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) C. Rajagopalachari
(C) Vinoba Bhave
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

13. Who was the founder of the ‘India House’ in London?

(A) Shyamji Krishnavarma
(B) Rash Behari Bose
(C) Ramchandra
(D) Taraknath Das
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

14. Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Bhagalpur?

(A) Shri Krishna Singh
(B) Mahadev Lal Sarraf
(C) Kumar Mishra
(D) Satyanarayan
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

15. Who led the ‘Ambari Satyagraha’ in 1939 in Bihar?

(A) Rahul Sankrityayan
(B) Yadunandan Sharma
(C) Swami Sahajanand
(D) Swami Yoganand
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

16. If

then the value of is

(A) 125
(B) 120+1/3
(C) 135+1/3
(D) 130
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

17. Two trains, each of length 150 metres, are moving in opposite directions with equal speed of 90 km per hour. The time taken by the trains to cross each other will be

(A) 3 seconds
(B) 4.5 seconds
(C) 6 seconds
(D) 9 seconds
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

18. The number of ways in which 12 identical pens can be distributed between two students, if each student is to get at least two pens, is

(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

19. If the radii of circles A and B are in the ratio 1.5 : 1, then the areas of the circles A and B will be in the ratio

(A) 1.5 : 1
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 2.25 : 1
(D) 2.5 : 1
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

20. One tap can fill a water tank in 3 hours and another tap can empty it in 4 hours. If the tank is one-third full and both the taps are opened together, then the time taken to fill the tank will be

(A) 8 hours
(B) 9 hours
(C) 10 hours
(D) 11 hours
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

21. The next term in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 15, 25, 35, 49, … will be

(A) 80
(B) 64
(C) 81
(D) 63
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

22. If x² – y² = 7 and x – y = 1 , then the length of a diagonal of a rectangle with length and width respectively x cm and y cm will be

(A) 5 cm
(B) 6 cm
(C) 7 cm
(D) 8 cm
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

23. In a class of 80 students, 60% students play carrom, 45% play chess and 10% students neither play carrom nor chess. The number of students who play only chess is

(A) 36
(B) 24
(C) 12
(D) 8
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

24. If

and

then the value of x² +xy + y²will be

(A) 1
(B) 5/8
(C) 39/4
(D) 39/8
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

25. If

then the value of is

(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

26. The study of bones is done under the branch of science called

(A) Geology
(B) Serology
(C) Orology
(D) Osteology
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

27. Which of the following does not have any enzyme in its cells?

(A) Lichen
(B) Virus
(C) Bacteria
(D) Algae
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

28. In which organ of the human body are the lymphocytes formed?

(A) Liver
(B) Bone marrow
(C) Spleen
(D) Pancreas
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

29. Which of the following hormones contains iodine?

(A) Testosterone
(B) Adrenaline
(C) Thyroxine
(D) Insulin
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

30. AIDS is caused by

(A) Helminth
(B) Bacteria
(C) Fungus
(D) Virus
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

31. The unit of pressure is

(A) kg/cm²
(B) kg/cm
(C) kg/mm
(D) kg/cm³
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

32. The sunlight from the sun to the earth reaches in

(A) 5 minutes
(B) 6 minutes
(C) 8 minutes
(D) 10 minutes
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

33. Which one of the following is a scalar quantity?

(A) Force
(B) Pressure
(C) Velocity
(D) Acceleration
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

34. Which one of the following quantities does not have a unit?

(A) Stress
(B) Force
(C) Strain
(D) Pressure
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

35. Sound wave in air is

(A) Transverse
(B) Longitudinal
(C) Electromagnetic
(D) Polarized
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

36. The value of 50°C in Fahrenheit scale is

(A) 104°F
(B) 122°F
(C) 100°F
(D) 75°F
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

37. What is measured in hertz?

(A) Frequency
(B) Energy
(C) Heat
(D) Quality
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

38. Body temperature is regulated by

(A) Medulla
(B) Thalamus
(C) Hypothalamus
(D) Cerebellum
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

39. The device to measure electric current is

(A) Voltmeter
(B) Ammeter
(C) Voltameter
(D) Potentiometer
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

40. The unit of electric power is

(A) Ampere
(B) Volt
(C) Coulomb
(D) Watt
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

41. Who is regarded as the Father of Modern Chemistry?

(A) Rutherford
(B) Einstein
(C) Lavoisier
(D) C. V. Raman
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

42. The number of electrons and neutrons in an element is 18 and 20 respectively. Its mass number is

(A) 22
(B) 2
(C) 38
(D) 20
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

43. Which of the following is also known as laughing gas?

(A) Nitric oxide
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Nitrogen pentoxide
(D) Nitrogen
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

44. Which of the following is not a type of element?

(A) Metals
(B) Nonmetals
(C) Gases
(D) Metalloids
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

45. The pH value of water is

(A) 4
(B) 7
(C) 12
(D) 18
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

46. The main component of greenhouse gases is

(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Ozone
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

47. Oxygen is absent in

(A) Kerosene
(B) Glass
(C) Soil
(D) Cement
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

48. Natural rubber is a polymer of

(A) Isoprene
(B) Styrene
(C) Vinyl acetate
(D) Propene
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

49. What is the formula of glucose?

(A) C₆H₂₂O₁₁
(B) C₆H₁₀O₅
(C) C₆H₁₂O₆
(D) C₆H₆O₆
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

50. What is the bond order of CO group?

(A) 1
(B) 2.5
(C) 3.5
(D) 3
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

51. The book, The Origin of Species was written by

(A) Linnaeus
(B) Lamarck
(C) Mendel
(D) Darwin
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

52. The interaction between algae and fungi to form lichen is called

(A) parasitism
(B) mutualism
(C) commensalism
(D) conversion
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

53. The actual location or place where an organism lives is called

(A) habitat
(B) ecosystem
(C) niche
(D) biome
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

54. Solar energy is converted into ATP in

(A) mitochondria
(B) chloroplast
(C) ribosome
(D) peroxisome
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

55. The by-product of photosynthesis is

(A) CO₂
(B) O₂
(C) energy
(D) sugar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

56. Who was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court who administered the oath of office to Mr. Fagu Chauhan as the Governor of Bihar in July 2019?

(A) Hon. Mukesh Shah
(B) Hon. A. P. Sahi
(C) Hon. Rekha Manharlal Doshit
(D) Hon. Dipak Misra
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

57. What is the significance of ‘Bihar Diwas’ that is celebrated on March 22 every year?

(A) On this day, the State Reorganization Commission created Bihar
(B) Bihar was carved out of United Provinces on this day in 1873
(C) To commemorate Bihar’s separation from Bengal Presidency in 1912
(D) To celebrate naming of Bihar in 12th century by Muslim rulers
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

58. Which one of the following States was never granted the Special Category Status (SCS) by the Central Government?

(A) Bihar
(B) Sikkim
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

59. Yousuf Shah Chak, the last Muslim ruler of Kashmir valley, who was exiled to Bihar by the Mughal emperor Akbar, was buried in

(A) Patliputra
(B) Rajgir
(C) Munger
(D) Nalanda
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

60. What is the tagline of Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation?

(A) Bright Bihar
(B) Hum Sabka Bihar
(C) Blissful Bihar
(D) Bihar is the Best
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

61. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation of Mandal Dam Project to be built on which river?

(A) Koshi
(B) Burhi Gandak
(C) Phalgu
(D) North Koel
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

62. In July 2019, experts visited for the first documentation of a Megalithic site of Bihar in which of the following districts?

(A) Patna
(B) Kaimur
(C) Madhubani
(D) Banka
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

63. Which country was invited by the host UAE as the ‘Guest of Honour’ to attend 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Abu Dhabi recently?

(A) Pakistan
(B) Oman
(C) India
(D) Turkey
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

64. Recently, ISRO and CNES signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system. CNES is a space agency of which country?

(A) Russia
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Canada
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

65. What is the capital of Paraguay to which the Vice President of India paid a visit in March 2019?

(A) Asunción
(B) Zagreb
(C) San José
(D) Managua
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

66. Where was the 4th Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) held recently?

(A) Paris—France
(B) Ulaanbaatar—Mongolia
(C) Beijing—China
(D) Nairobi—Kenya
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

67. Which edition of the Indian Sign Language Dictionary was released by the Government in March 2019?

(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

68. Who succeeded Manohar Parrikar as the Chief Minister of Goa on his death recently?

(A) Sudin Dhavalikar
(B) Nilesh Cabral
(C) Pramod Sawant
(D) Rohan Khaunte
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

69. Who is the winner of the International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018?

(A) Yohei Sasakawa
(B) Akshaya Patra Foundation
(C) Sulabh International
(D) Ekal Abhiyan Trust
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

70. World’s first camel hospital is located in which city?

(A) Tehran
(B) Jaipur
(C) Bikaner
(D) Dubai
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

71. Who was the winner of the Men’s Singles of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships, 2019?

(A) Viktor Axelsen
(B) Lin Dan
(C) Kento Momota
(D) Shi Yuqi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

72. The five rhino range nations, who signed a declaration ‘The New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos, 2019’, are India, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia and

(A) Vietnam
(B) Thailand
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bhutan
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

73. Who is the second fastest batsman to score 25 centuries in the Test format after Sir Don Bradman?

(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Mahela Jayawardene
(C) Kane Williamson
(D) Steve Smith
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

74. In July 2019, the spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 was launched from which Indian State?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

75. After Theresa May, who amongst the following was not among the last seven in the contest after the first round of voting in the Conservative Party to be the Prime Minister of the UK?

(A) Boris Johnson
(B) Matthew Hancock
(C) Rory Stewart
(D) Mark Harper
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

76. Where was the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in 2019?

(A) Venezuela
(B) Azerbaijan
(C) Serbia
(D) Ethiopia
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

77. Who was the Permanent Representative of India to the UN before Syed Akbaruddin?

(A) Hardeep Singh Puri
(B) Shashi Tharoor
(C) Asoke Kumar Mukerji
(D) Nirupam Sen
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

78. Who is the Democratic Presidential candidate and the first Hindu member of the US Congress, who sued Google for at least $50 million for its ‘discriminatory actions’ against his/her 2020 election campaign?

(A) Ro Khanna
(B) Bobby Jindal
(C) Raja Krishnamoorthi
(D) Tulsi Gabbard
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

79. Who is the author of the book, A Gallery of Rascals?

(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) Ruskin Bond
(C) Vikram Seth
(D) Toni Morrison
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

80. The first showroom in India of the retail furniture giant ‘Ikea’ was opened in which city in 2018?

(A) Bengaluru
(B) Hyderabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Mumbai
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

81. Where will the Summer Olympic Games be held in 2020?

(A) Berlin
(B) Paris
(C) Tokyo
(D) Los Angeles
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

82. UNESCO inaugurated the celebration of 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements to celebrate the completion of how many years?

(A) 100
(B) 150
(C) 75
(D) 50
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

83. By passing Triple Talaq Law recently, the Parliament of India endorsed which year’s ruling of the Supreme Court of India that had made Triple Talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat) as unconstitutional?

(A) 2011
(B) 2013
(C) 2015
(D) 2017
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

84. Where is the BRICS Summit, 2019 scheduled to be held?

(A) Brazil
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Russia
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

85. Who became the Editor of the newspaper, The Hindu, after Mukund Padmanabhan?

(A) N. Ram
(B) Siddharth Varadarajan
(C) Suresh Nambath
(D) Malini Parthasarathy
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

86. Who is considered as the creator of Modern Bihar?

(A) Sachchidananda Sinha
(B) Kumar Kalika Prasad Sinha
(C) Sir Ganesh Singh
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

87. Who formed Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha?

(A) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(B) Ram Sundar Singh
(C) Ganga Sharan Sinha
(D) Ramanand Mishra
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

88. Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?

(A) 1601
(B) 1632
(C) 1774
(D) 1651
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

89. Who established Swaraj Dal in Bihar?

(A) Shri Krishna Singh
(B) Ramlal Shah
(C) Bankim Chandra Mitra
(D) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

90. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

(A) Chakravarti
(B) Priyadarshi
(C) Dharmadeva
(D) Dharmakirti
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

91. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?

(A) Sushruta
(B) Saumilla
(C) Shudraka
(D) Shaunaka
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

92. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

(A) Brahmi
(B) Sharada
(C) Kharosthi
(D) Nandanagari
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

93. Which one of the following ports was in use for north Indian trade during the Gupta period?

(A) Kalyan
(B) Tamralipti
(C) Broach
(D) Cambay
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

94. Mughal painting reached its zenith under

(A) Jahangir
(B) Humayun
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Akbar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

95. In medieval India, why was Mansabdari system introduced?

(A) For revenue collection
(B) Facilitating recruitment to the army
(C) To establish religious harmony
(D) Ensuring clean administration
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

96. Who established Ashta Pradhan?

(A) Chandragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Shivaji
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

97. Which Delhi Sultan built maximum number of canals?

(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Sikandar Lodi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

98. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?

(A) The Dutch
(B) The French
(C) The Portuguese
(D) The British
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

99. Under whose leadership was suppression of Thugs achieved?

(A) Lord Clive
(B) Captain Sleeman
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Alexander Burnes
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

100. The Viceroy who followed aggressive policy towards Afghanistan was

(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Lytton
(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) Lord Canning
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

101. In 1930, from where Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement?

(A) Wardha
(B) Dandi
(C) Sevagram
(D) Sabarmati
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

102. The Sarabandi Campaign of 1922 was led by

(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

103. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India?

(A) J. B. Kripalani
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) C. Rajagopalachari
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

104. Who led the 1857 Revolt in Bihar?

(A) Babu Amar Singh
(B) Hare Krishna Singh
(C) Kunwar Singh
(D) Raja Shahzada Singh
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

105. Who led cultivators in Bihar during the Non-cooperation Movement?

(A) Swami Vidyanand
(B) Raj Kumar Shukla
(C) Shri Krishna Singh
(D) J. B. Sen
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

106. Among the following districts, which one has larger area under dense deciduous forest cover?

(A) Paschim Champaran
(B) Gaya
(C) Kaimur
(D) Nawada
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

107. The district of Bihar which has a longer length of Ganga river is

(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Katihar
(C) Patna
(D) Begusarai
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

108. Which district of Bihar has recorded the highest density of population (per sq. km) as per the 2011 Census?

(A) Sheohar
(B) Vaishali
(C) Patna
(D) Darbhanga
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

109. Which one of the following countries is the largest country without borders in terms of geographical area?

(A) New Zealand
(B) Philippines
(C) Japan
(D) Cuba
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

110. The country which has the longest north-south (latitudinal) extension of its territory is

(A) Russia
(B) Chile
(C) China
(D) Brazil
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

111. Which one of the following countries has the highest number of islands?

(A) Philippines
(B) Indonesia
(C) Maldives
(D) Cuba
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

112. Among the following countries, which one is the largest producer of saffron in the world?

(A) Spain
(B) Greece
(C) New Zealand
(D) Iran
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

113. Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?

(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) France
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

114. The hills situated closer to Kanyakumari are

(A) Anaimalai Hills
(B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Cardamom Hills
(D) Shevaroy Hills
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

115. Among the following tributaries, which one is the part of Ganga river basin?

(A) Sankh
(B) North Koel
(C) South Koel
(D) Barakar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

116. Which one of the following hills does not have tea plantations?

(A) Kanan Devan
(B) Nilgiri
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Girnar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

117. In India, the State with its largest area under dense deciduous forest cover is

(A) Odisha
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

118. Coral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions?

(A) Gulf of Cambay
(B) Gulf of Mannar
(C) Gulf of Kachchh
(D) Lakshadweep and Minicoy Island
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

119. Among the following religious groups, which one has recorded the highest percentage of literacy rate as per the 2011 Census?

(A) Christians
(B) Hindus
(C) Sikhs
(D) Jains
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

120. Which one of the following pairs of Tribe and State is not matched?

(A) Bhils—Gujarat
(B) Gaddis—Himachal Pradesh
(C) Kotas—Tamil Nadu
(D) Todas—Kerala
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

121. Which one of the following industrial/economic corridors of India is being developed in collaboration with Japan?

(A) Chennai–Vizag
(B) Mumbai–Bengaluru
(C) Delhi–Mumbai
(D) Amritsar–Kolkata
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

122. Which one of the following districts does not have Dharwar geological formations?

(A) Munger
(B) Rohtas
(C) Jamui
(D) Nawada
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

123. The number of districts situated on the banks of Ganga river in Bihar State is

(A) 21
(B) 17
(C) 12
(D) 6
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

124. Which one of the following wildlife sanctuaries is situated in Munger district of Bihar?

(A) Valmiki
(B) Rajgir
(C) Bhimbandh
(D) Gautam Buddha
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

125. The district of Bihar which has recorded the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census is

(A) Siwan
(B) Gopalganj
(C) Saran
(D) Kishanganj
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

126. Who amongst the following is a land record officer?

(A) Patwari
(B) Lambardar
(C) Zamindar
(D) Zaildar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

127. Which one of the following characteristics is not true for unitary form of Government?

(A) Swift decision
(B) Flexible
(C) Ideal for large countries
(D) Uniformity of laws
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

128. What is the objective of Community Development Programmes?

(A) Providing educational facilities
(B) Improving standards of living
(C) Political training
(D) Helping villages in planning
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

129. Aam Admi party is a

(A) State party
(B) National party
(C) Regional party
(D) Registered party
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

130. Which one of the following constitutional remedies is also known as ‘postmortem’?

(A) Prohibition
(B) Mandamus
(C) Certiorari
(D) Quo warranto
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

131. What is the version of the machine VVPAT used for voting in India?

(A) M1
(B) Z1
(C) M3
(D) Z3
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

132. Which one of the following Indian States has the largest number of members in its State Legislature?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Manipur
(D) Meghalaya
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

133. In the Indian Order of Precedence, who amongst the following comes first?

(A) The Chairman of UPSC
(B) The Chief Election Commissioner
(C) The Comptroller and Auditor General
(D) The Chief Justice of High Court
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

134. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding parliamentary form of Government?

(A) The Legislature is responsible to Judiciary.
(B) The Legislature is responsible to Executive.
(C) The Legislature and the Executive are independent.
(D) The President is responsible to Judiciary.
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

135. Which of the following was constituted under the Panchayati Raj system?

(A) Khap Panchayat
(B) Caste Panchayat
(C) Gram Panchayat
(D) Jan Panchayat
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

136. As per the Census 2011, the child sex ratio in Bihar was

(A) 935
(B) 934
(C) 933
(D) 932
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

137. The growth rate of the tertiary sector in Bihar during the year 2017–18 was

(A) 14.2%
(B) 14.6%
(C) 15.6%
(D) 15.2%
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

138. The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Bihar at current prices in the year 2017–18 was

(A) ₹4,87,628 crores
(B) ₹3,61,504 crores
(C) ₹1,50,036 crores
(D) ₹5,63,424 crores
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

139. Which one of the following programmes was initiated during the Sixth Five-Year Plan?

(A) Integrated Rural Development Programme
(B) Rural Literacy Development
(C) Rural Railways
(D) Advanced Communication Links for Rural People
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

140. Antyodaya Programme was started first of all in the State of

(A) Bihar
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

141. India’s share in meat and meat preparation exports in the year 2017 was

(A) 5%
(B) 6%
(C) 2%
(D) 3%
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

142. The system under which the peasant himself owns the land and is responsible for payment of land revenue to the Government is known as

(A) Zamindari system
(B) Ryotwari system
(C) Mahalwari system
(D) Dahsala system
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

143. In the fiscal year 2018–19, the total foreign exchange reserves are

(A) ₹34,55,882 crores
(B) ₹30,55,882 crores
(C) ₹32,55,882 crores
(D) ₹28,55,882 crores
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

144. Which one of the following is not a source of direct finance?

(A) NABARD
(B) Regional Rural Bank
(C) State Bank of India
(D) Allahabad Bank
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

145. What is the full form of EPCG?

(A) Export Promotion Consumer Goods
(B) Exchange Programme for Consumer Goods
(C) Export Promotion Capital Goods
(D) Expert Programme for Credit Generation
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

146. In Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Scheme, each subscriber shall receive the minimum assured pension of ______ per month after attaining the age of 60 years.

(A) ₹3,500
(B) ₹2,000
(C) ₹3,000
(D) ₹1,500
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

147. Who determines the minimum support price in India?

(A) The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
(B) The Agriculture Ministry
(C) The Finance Commission
(D) NABARD
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

148. Hindu growth rate is related to

(A) money
(B) GDP
(C) population
(D) GNP
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

149. In Bihar, ‘Krishi Kumbha Mela, 2019’ was held in

(A) Champaran
(B) Motihari
(C) Rajgir
(D) Gaya
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

150. In NITI Aayog’s Health Index, 2019, Bihar scored

(A) 30.12
(B) 30.13
(C) 32.11
(D) 32.12
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

ANSWER KEY

Q No.	A Key	Q No.	A Key	Q No.	A Key	Q No.	A Key	Q No.	A Key
1	A	31	E	61	D	91	A	121	C
2	E	32	E	62	B	92	C	122	B
3	A	33	B	63	C	93	E	123	C
4	B	34	C	64	C	94	A	124	C
5	C	35	B	65	A	95	B	125	B
6	C	36	B	66	D	96	D	126	A
7	C	37	A	67	B	97	A	127	C
8	A	38	C	68	C	98	C	128	E
9	A	39	B	69	A	99	B	129	E
10	B	40	D	70	D	100	B	130	C
11	B	41	C	71	C	101	B	131	C
12	C	42	C	72	D	102	B	132	B
13	A	43	B	73	D	103	A	133	A
14	B	44	C	74	B	104	C	134	E
15	A	45	B	75	D	105	A	135	C
16	A	46	E	76	A	106	A	136	A
17	C	47	A	77	C	107	C	137	B
18	B	48	A	78	D	108	A	138	A
19	C	49	C	79	B	109	C	139	A
20	A	50	D	80	B	110	A	140	D
21	D	51	D	81	C	111	B	141	D
22	A	52	B	82	B	112	D	142	B
23	B	53	E	83	D	113	A	143	D
24	C	54	B	84	A	114	C	144	E
25	D	55	B	85	C	115	B	145	C
26	D	56	B	86	A	116	D	146	C
27	E	57	C	87	A	117	C	147	A
28	B	58	A	88	B	118	A	148	B
29	C	59	D	89	A	119	D	149	B
30	D	60	C	90	B	120	D	150	C

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