70th BPSC Pre Re-test Question Paper with Answer Key

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Particular	Details
Examination	70th BPSC Preliminary Re-test
Date of Exam	14 Jan 2025
Conducting Body	Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Paper	General Studies (Preliminary)
Booklet Series	I
Total Questions	150
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Marks	150
Negative Marking	Yes (0.33 Mark)
Answer Key	Official Answer Key Provided
Detailed Explanation	Available in Premium Course

70th BPSC Pre Re-test Questions

The 70th BPSC Pre Re-test 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 level of questions asked in the re-test, improve time management, and assess their overall preparation for the BPSC Preliminary Examination.

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1. The oldest civilization in the world is

(A) Egyptian
(B) Mesopotamia (Iraq)
(C) Chinese
(D) Indus valley

2. For two liquids A and B to form an ideal solution

(A) Enthalpy of mixing should be zero
(B) Entropy of mixing must be zero
(C) Free energy of mixing should be zero
(D) None of the above

3. What should come in place of ? in the following series?

117, 98, 80, 64, ?, 42

(A) 51
(B) 55
(C) 46
(D) 48

4. Under the Government of India Act 1935, who was the first elected Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council?

(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Rai Bahadur Satish Chandra
(C) Rajiv Ranjan Sinha
(D) More than one of the above

5. Which pair of rivers cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice over Chhota Nagpur Plateau?

(A) North Koel – Damodar
(B) North Koel – Suwarnarekha
(C) Suwarnarekha – Damodar
(D) South Koel – Damodar

6. Which Sector in India has benefitted the most from Globalization?

(A) Manufacturing
(B) Agriculture
(C) All Sectors have benefitted equally
(D) Services

7. When antigens are introduced in the body through vaccination antibodies are produced to fight off infection

(A) By only T cells
(B) By both B and T cells
(C) By only B cells
(D) None of the above

8. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the State falls under its

(A) Advisory jurisdiction
(B) Constitutional jurisdiction
(C) Original jurisdiction
(D) Appellate jurisdiction

9. Which newspaper wrote the following about the possible future role of the Indian National Congress : “……. is the nucleus of a future Parliament of our country ….. and will lead to the good of inconceivable magnitude for our countrymen”?

(A) The Times of India
(B) The Indian Mirror
(C) The New York Times
(D) More than one of the above

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10. How many triangles are there in the following figure?

(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 14
(D) 12

11. Which State has the longest boundary with Madhya Pradesh?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra

12. Who led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917?

(A) Sardar Patel
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

13. Tropic of Cancer passes through which State?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Orissa
(D) Bihar

14. Who among the following is the recipient of Bharat Ratna for 2024?

(A) Chandra Shekhar
(B) Pranab Mukherjee
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) C. N. R. Rao

15. One of the properties associated with X-rays is that they can be deflected by

(A) Magnetic fields only
(B) Both electric and magnetic fields together
(C) Electric fields only
(D) None of the above

16. Renewable Energy means

Electricity produced from solar
Electricity produced from thermal plants
Electricity produced from coal
Electricity produced from wind

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 1, 3 and 4 only
(D) 1 and 4 only

17. Which of the following Acts converted Unicameral Legislature of Bihar into Bicameral: Bihar Legislative Assembly and Bihar Legislative Council?

(A) Government of India Act 1935
(B) Government of India Act 1919
(C) Government of India Act 1909
(D) More than one of the above

18. Which is the oldest mountain of South America continent?

(A) Andese Mountain
(B) Brazil Mountain
(C) Turmuc-Humuk
(D) Pacaraima

19. Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislature of not less than one-half of the states?

Election of the President.
Representation of States in Parliament.
Any of the lists in the 7th Schedule.
Abolition of the Legislative Council of a State.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4

20. Which of the following State was not annexed under Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse?

(A) Sambhalpur
(B) Satara
(C) Jaipur
(D) Nagpur

21. In which district of Bihar, wheat crop production is maximum?

(A) Rohtas
(B) Patna
(C) Bhojpur
(D) Jahanabad

22. Which field game is most popular in the world?

(A) Soccer (Football)
(B) Cricket
(C) Volleyball
(D) Hockey

23. In 1901 who has published the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?

(A) R. C. Dutt
(B) Phirozshah Mehta
(C) S. N. Banerjee
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

24. Fort William College at Calcutta was established in

(A) 1800 CE to train Indian civil servants
(B) 1800 CE to train civil servants in Indian languages
(C) 1802 CE to understand Indian culture and tradition
(D) 1802 CE for historical research in Indian languages

25. The script written on Ashoka’s Pillars is

(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Samaritan
(D) Brahmi

26. Catalyst used in hydrogenation of vegetable oil into vanaspati ghee is

(A) Ni
(B) Pd
(C) Fe
(D) None of the above

27. Grey revolution is related to

(A) Oilseeds
(B) Potatoes
(C) Fertilizers
(D) Fisheries

28. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the proclamation of Emergency?

(A) Article 356
(B) Article 352
(C) Article 365
(D) Article 360

29. Which of the following Sufi Silsilah was founded in Bihar?

(A) Qalandhar
(B) Kubriya
(C) Firdousia
(D) Quaderia

30. Which of the following country is not a member of G7?

(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Italy

31. Actual site of dark reaction in photosynthesis inside cytoplast is

(A) Stroma
(B) Granum
(C) Grana Lamella
(D) None of the above

32. Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

(A) 20 metres
(B) 10 metres
(C) 45 metres
(D) 30 metres

33. The temple at Deogarh near Jhansi and the sculptures in the temple at Garhwa near Allahabad are important remains of

(A) Maurya art
(B) Rashtrakuta art
(C) Gupta art
(D) None of the above

34. Bihar produces 71 percent of India’s annual production of which of these?

(A) Lychee
(B) Mango
(C) Orange
(D) Pineapple

35. In which city was the G20 Summit 2023 held in India?

(A) Mumbai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Bangalore

36. There is no atmosphere on the surface of the moon because

(A) It revolves around Earth
(B) It gets light from Sun
(C) Escape velocity of gas molecules is less than rms velocity
(D) It is closer to Earth

37. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?

(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Brihadratha
(D) Bindusara

38. Which of the following is not the famous centre for Buddhist Learning in Ancient India?

(A) Vikramshila
(B) Nalanda
(C) Valabhi
(D) Nagpur

39. Which country hosted the 2023 World Economic Forum meeting?

(A) Germany
(B) Switzerland
(C) Canada
(D) Japan

40. Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?

(A) Vitamin K
(B) Vitamin A
(C) Vitamin D
(D) None of these

41. Who became the President of Indian National Congress when Subhash Chandra Bose resigned in 1939?

(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) More than one of the above

42. At what time between 2 and 3 O’Clock will the hands of a clock be together?

(A) 10 10/43 minutes past 2
(B) 10 10/11 minutes past 2
(C) 38 10/11 minutes past 2
(D) 38 2/11 minutes past 2

43. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment in India has decided the maximum strength of the Council of Minister with Chief Minister in a State?

(A) 81st Constitutional Amendment
(B) 91st Constitutional Amendment
(C) 86th Constitutional Amendment
(D) None of the above Amendment

44. Besides spreading Malaria, Anopheles mosquito’s are also vectors of

(A) Encephalitis and Filariasis
(B) Dengue and Filariasis
(C) Dengue and Encephalitis
(D) None of the above

45. Who was re-elected as the President of France in 2022?

(A) Marine Le Pen
(B) Emmanuel Macron
(C) Éric Zemmour
(D) Jean-Luc Mélenchon

46. Choose the correct pair from the following options.

(A) Third-Year Plan – Focus on Globalisation
(B) First Five-Year Plan – Focus on Agriculture
(C) Fifth Five-Year Plan – Focus on Industry
(D) Fourth Five-Year Plan – Focus on Service

47. Which is the mountain range along the Mediterranean Coast of Asia Minor ?

(A) Taurus
(B) Pontic
(C) Alburg
(D) Kirther

48. Which of the following country is going to host 20th Asian games in 2026?

(A) Japan
(B) India
(C) Indonesia
(D) China

49. Which country hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics?

(A) Canada
(B) Japan
(C) South Korea
(D) China

50. Turmeric powder is obtained from which part of the plant?

(A) Seed
(B) Dried foot
(C) Dried root
(D) None of the above

51. Which Viceroy decentralized the colonial economic structure in India?

(A) Ripon
(B) Mayo
(C) Curzon
(D) More than one of the above

52. Which of the following is the playground of Europe?

(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Switzerland
(D) Germany

53. Where did the revolt of Birsa Munda take place?

(A) Ranchi
(B) Champaran
(C) Ballia
(D) None of the above

54. Which company became the first Indian company to cross the 200 billion USD market capitalization in 2023?

(A) TCS
(B) Reliance Industries
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Infosys

55. Reactance of a capacitor is

(A) Inversely proportional to frequency
(B) Directly proportional to frequency
(C) Inversely proportional to sq. root of frequency
(D) None of the above

56. Legally stipulated maximum size beyond which no individual farmer can hold any land is

(A) Abolition of intermediaries
(B) Tenancy reforms
(C) Land ceiling
(D) Land consolidation

57. The Vernacular Press Act allowed

(A) Confiscation of the printing press if the newspapers published anything that was found objectionable
(B) Confiscation of the assets of the newspaper if the newspapers published anything that was found objectionable
(C) Confiscation of the printing press if the newspapers published anything that was not found to be objectionable
(D) More than one of the above

58. Average height of Kosi Plain from mean sea level is

(A) 150 m
(B) 300 m
(C) 30 m
(D) 100 m

59. Who is the Chairperson of GST Council?

(A) Chairman of Finance Commission
(B) Union Finance Minister
(C) Union Minister of Corporate Affairs
(D) RBI Governor

60. When was the Bihar State formed?

(A) 1906
(B) 1915
(C) 1911
(D) None of the above

61. Sour taste of vinegar is due to

(A) Citric acid
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Lactic acid
(D) None of these

62. During the Delhi Sultanate, the designation ‘Muqaddam’ or ‘Chaudhuri’ was used for

(A) Revenue officials
(B) Village headmen
(C) Village accountant
(D) None of the above

63. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?

(A) Narges Mohammadi
(B) Maria Ressa
(C) Nadia Murad
(D) Abiy Ahmed

64. ‘Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi’ was written by

(A) Minhaj Siraj
(B) Isami
(C) Yahya Sarhindi
(D) Shams Siraj Afif

65. Choose the odd pair among the following options.

(A) Thar : India
(B) Sahara : Africa
(C) Kalahari : America
(D) Gobi : Mongolia

66. How is Hydrogen stored physically?

(A) By compressing hydrogen gas
(B) In form of hydrides
(C) In form of water
(D) None of the above

67. Which portfolio did Dr. Rajendra Prasad hold during the interim government of 1946?

(A) Food and Agriculture
(B) Defense
(C) Home
(D) None of the above

68. Which is the oil refinery having maximum capacity in India ?

(A) Trombay
(B) Koyali
(C) Mathura
(D) Barauni

69. What is the system of governance in the Panchayat Raj set-up?

(A) Two tier system of local self government at the village and block levels
(B) Single tier structure of local self government at the village level
(C) Four tier system of local self government at the village, block, district and in the State levels
(D) Three tier structure of local self government at the village, block and district levels

70. Blood group of an individual is determined by

(A) Shape of RBC
(B) Presence of Haemoglobin
(C) Combination of WBC and RBC
(D) None of the above

71. In 33rd Olympic which game is not included?

(A) Fencing
(B) Cricket
(C) Modern Pentathlon
(D) Triathlon

72. Which is the Scotland of North-East India?

(A) Nagaland
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

73. Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding Anti-defection Act?

(A) Eighth Schedule
(B) Tenth Schedule
(C) Second Schedule
(D) Fifth Schedule

74. Name of first 3d printed humanoid robot in India is

(A) Mitra
(B) Manav
(C) Robcop
(D) Indro

75. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution the Annual Financial Statement (Budget) is necessary to be laid before the Parliament?

(A) Article 112
(B) Article 111
(C) Article 114
(D) Article 113

76. The 60.2 percent share in GSDP of Bihar in 2019–20 was of

(A) Industrial Sector
(B) Agriculture Sector
(C) Manufacturing Sector
(D) Service Sector

77. In which district of Bihar, Lichi production is maximum?

(A) Muzaffarpur
(B) Chhapara
(C) Sonpur
(D) Siwan

78. Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

(A) Kosi
(B) Ganga
(C) Gandak
(D) Son

79. Average height of snow-line in Uttar Pradesh is

(A) 5500 m
(B) 4500 m
(C) 7500 m
(D) 6500 m

80. The Ishihara test is related with

(A) Colour blindness
(B) Haemoglobin level
(C) IQ
(D) Bone density

81. Who among the following is not associated with Azad Hind Fauz (INA)?

(A) Shahnawaz Khan
(B) General Mohan Singh
(C) Prem Singh Sehgal
(D) S. A. Dange

82. What is Infant Mortality rate?

(A) Proportion of children that die before the age of 2 years as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year
(B) Proportion of children that die before the age of 1 year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year
(C) Proportion of children that die before the age of 4 years as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year
(D) Proportion of children that die before the age of 3 years as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year

83. Which longitude separates Canada and Alaska?

(A) 151° W
(B) 141° W
(C) 161° W
(D) 131° W

84. Match the List – I of authors with List – II of the books on 1857 and choose answers from the code given below:

List – I

a. V. D. Savarkar
b. S. N. Sen
c. Eric Stokes
d. S. B. Chaudhuri

List – II

i. The First War of Independence
ii. The Peasant and the Raj
iii. Civil Rebellion and in the Indian Mutinies
iv. Eighteen Fifty-Seven

Code:

(A) a–i, b–iv, c–ii, d–iii
(B) a–iv, b–ii, c–i, d–iii
(C) a–ii, b–iii, c–i, d–iv
(D) None of the above

85. Match List – I of social reformers with List – II of their societies and choose answer from the code given below:

List – I

a. Brahma Samaj
b. Ramkrishna Mission
c. Servants of India Society
d. Vidhwa Vivah Samaj

List – II

i. Vishnu Shastri Pandit
ii. Swami Vivekananda
iii. Raja Rammohan Roy
iv. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Code :

(A) a–iii, b–ii, c–i, d–iv
(B) a–iii, b–i, c–ii, d–iv
(C) a–iii, b–ii, c–iv, d–i
(D) None of the above

86. Light weight bullet proof helmets and jackets use which of the following fibres for their production?

(A) Kevlar
(B) Terylene
(C) Nylon
(D) None of the above

87. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha enjoys

(A) Two votes – one in ordinary course and the other in case of a tie
(B) No right to vote
(C) The right to vote like other members of the House
(D) The right to vote only in case of a tie

88. The term Zillillah was first used by

(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Akbar
(D) Alauddin Khilji

89. The ratio of total deposits that a Commercial Banks must keep with Reserve Bank of India is called

(A) Cash Reserve Ratio
(B) Deposit Ratio
(C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(D) Legal Reserve Ratio

90. An electron of mass M kg and charge e coulomb travels from rest through a potential difference of V volts. The final energy in joules would be

(A) e/V
(B) MeV
(C) eV/M
(D) eV

91. Which Indian State has the highest literacy rate as per the 2023 census?

(A) Mizoram
(B) Kerala
(C) Goa
(D) Himachal Pradesh

92. Which of the following is not associated with Chandragupta Maurya?

(A) Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman
(B) Vishnugupta
(C) Sanchi
(D) Susima

93. Which Indian State topped the NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat

94. Buds are typically found

(A) At the base of leaves
(B) Both at the base of leaves and tip of branches
(C) At the tip of branches
(D) None of the above

95. Which one of the following is electoral college for the President but not forum for his impeachment?

(A) Rajya Sabha
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) State Legislative Assemblies
(D) State Legislative Councils

96. Amarkantak source place of Son river is situated at

(A) Makalu range
(B) Maikal range
(C) Mahadeo hills
(D) Rajmahal hills

97. CIRCLE is related to RICELC in the same way SQUARE is related to

(A) ERAUQS
(B) AREUQS
(C) UQSARE
(D) UQSERA

98. Which of the following is not an electrophile?

(A) H⁺
(B) Na⁺
(C) BF^–₃
(D) All of the above

99. The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties

(A) With the consent of States concerned
(B) Without the consent of any State
(C) With the consent of the majority of States
(D) With the consent of all States

100. In which district of Bihar, Maize production is maximum?

(A) Siwan
(B) Saran
(C) East Champaran
(D) Muzaffarpur

101. Quinine is a common drug for malaria that is obtained from a plant. Which part of the plant yields this drug?

(A) Stem bark
(B) Leaves
(C) Root
(D) None of the above

102. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?

(A) Maulana Azad
(B) Hasrat Mohani
(C) Badruddin Taiyabji
(D) More than one of the above

103. Kashmir Valley is which type of Valley?

(A) Erosional
(B) Tectonic
(C) Blind
(D) Rift

104. When did Macaulay issue his famous minute on Indian Education?

(A) 02 February 1835
(B) 01 February 1835
(C) 12 February 1836
(D) 12 February 1835

105. January 1, 2008 is Tuesday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 2009?

(A) Wednesday
(B) Monday
(C) Sunday
(D) Thursday

106. The conductivity of a strong electrolyte

(A) Increases slightly on dilution
(B) Decreases on dilution
(C) Does not changes with dilution
(D) None of the above

107. The Tribal Movement–Santhal hool (Rebellion) took place in

(A) 1855–56
(B) 1854
(C) 1858–59
(D) 1857–58

108. Who is the current Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

(A) S. Somnath
(B) K. Sivan
(C) U. R. Rao
(D) G. Madhavan Nair

109. Which of the following is not associated with Australia Continent?

(A) Salwin Mountain
(B) Salvin Valley
(C) Nallarbar Plain
(D) Eyr Lake

110. Which country hosted the COP28 climate summit in 2023?

(A) United Kingdom
(B) United Arab Emirates
(C) Brazil
(D) Italy

111. The number of scientific payloads on Aditya L–1 mission for systematic study of Sun is

(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 9

112. In April, 2020 the Bihar Education Department started the following program through DD Bihar

(A) the telecast of Karsak-Chopal program for farmers
(B) the telecast of a cultural program to save old culture of Bihar
(C) the telecast of e-content for class IX–X students
(D) the telecast of e-content for class V–VI students

113. All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the year

(A) 1918
(B) 1920
(C) 1919
(D) More than one of the above

114. As the diameter of objective lens of a telescope increases, the resolution of telescope

(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Depends on focal length of lens
(D) Remains same

115. Who is the Prime Minister of Italy as of 2024?

(A) Laura Boldrini
(B) Giorgia Meloni
(C) Rosy Bindi
(D) Emma Bonino

116. In India which of the following city has been declared as the first ‘City of Literature’ by UNESCO?

(A) Kolkata in W.B.
(B) Nasik in Maharashtra
(C) Kozhikode in Kerala
(D) Jabalpur in M.P.

117. World famous painting is found in which district of Bihar?

(A) Darbhanga
(B) Samastipur
(C) Madhepura
(D) Madhubani

118. A British Citizen staying in India can not claim right to

(A) Freedom of trade and profession
(B) Equality before law
(C) Protection of life and personal liberty
(D) Freedom of religion

119. Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?

(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Holt Mackengie
(C) Lord Cornwallis
(D) None of the above

120. Who threw harmless bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly?

(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Jatin Das
(C) Batukeshwar Dutt
(D) More than one of the above

121. Which of the following seed is used in production of engineered diamonds?

(A) Graphite
(B) Cubic Zirconia
(C) White sapphire
(D) Moissanite

122. In which district of Bihar the fox nut is produced highest?

(A) Patna
(B) Madhubani
(C) Muzaffarpur
(D) Vaishali

123. Who is the author of the famous book ‘Gulamgiri’?

(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Ramaswami Naikar Periyar
(D) More than one of the above

124. Dalmetian Coast is

(A) Foot-hills of Karst
(B) River depositional
(C) Foot-hills
(D) Intermontane

125. Which of the following is a function of Central Bank?

(A) Bank facilities to Government
(B) Manage the Repo-rate
(C) Lending to Commercial Bank
(D) All of the above

126. A nail is nailed into the trunk of a tree at a point 1 m from the soil level. After 2 years the nail will

(A) Move up
(B) Remain at same position
(C) Move sideways
(D) None of the above

127. Match List – I of leaders with List – II of their territory and select from the code given below :

List – I

a. Kunwar Singh
b. Hazrat Mahal
c. Khan Bahadur
d. Maulvi Ahmadullah

List – II

i. Faizabad
ii. Bareilly
iii. Jagdishpur
iv. Lucknow

Code:

A b c d

(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv I ii iii
(C) ii I iii iv
(D) None of the above

128. Name the major city of the Indus valley civilization that had trade with West Asia.

(A) Kalibangan
(B) Ropar
(C) Lothal
(D) None of the above

129. Which of the following is responsible for production of shadow?

(A) Diffraction
(B) Interference
(C) Rectilinear propagation of light
(D) Polarisation

130. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Gaya Session of 1922?

(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(D) None of the above

131. The expanded form of UPI is

(A) Unified Payment Interface
(B) United Payment Initiation
(C) Uniform Payment Inception
(D) Uninterrupted Payment Initiation

132. Liver stores

(A) A, B and C vitamins
(B) A, B, C and D vitamins
(C) Only A and B vitamins
(D) None of these

133. Which State of India is called as the State of Minerals?

(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Orissa

134. Chitrakoot temple is located in which State of India?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) Chhattisgarh

135. Minimum age for M.P. (Lower house), M.P. (Upper house) and President is

(A) 25, 30 and 30
(B) 25, 35 and 35
(C) 25, 35 and 45
(D) 25, 30 and 35

136. What is the unit of measure of magnetic field?

(A) Ohm
(B) Tesla
(C) Ampere
(D) Cobalt

137. The person who has been President of India, Ambassador to USA, China, Turkey and Thailand alongwith vice chancellor to Jawahar Lal University is

(A) K. R. Narayan
(B) R. Venkatraman
(C) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(D) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan

138. Amid the distributaries of which river is situated Divi Island?

(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Vimasadhara
(D) Mahananda

139. If triangle represents Men, rectangle represents Businessman and circle represents Millionaire, then which number represents Men that are both Businessman and Millionaire?

(A) 10
(B) 3
(C) 13
(D) 12

140. Which among the following is a tool of Fiscal Policy?

(A) Credit Ceiling
(B) Bank Rate
(C) Cash Reserve Ratio
(D) Taxes

141. Steam methane reforming technique is used to obtain

(A) Green Hydrogen
(B) Brown Hydrogen
(C) Grey Hydrogen
(D) None of the above

142. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to

(A) Advise the President on financial matters
(B) Prepare the annual budget
(C) Allocate funds to various ministries of the Union and State Governments
(D) Distribution of revenue between the Centre and the States

143. Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’?

(A) R. C. Majumdar
(B) V. D. Savarkar
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) None of the above

144. If C is brother of B, B is son of A, D is father of C and A is female, then A is

(A) Wife of D
(B) Mother of D
(C) Husband of D
(D) Sister of D

145. Standard electrode potential of three metals A, B and C are respectively 0.5 V, –3 V and –1.2 V. Reducing power of these metals would be

(A) C > B > A
(B) A > C > B
(C) B > C > A
(D) None of the above

146. NNP at factor cost is equal to

(A) Disposable Personal Income
(B) National Income
(C) GNP at Market Price
(D) GNP at factor cost – Net indirect tax

147. Match List – I of Pre-Congress organisations with List – II of their leaders and choose answer from the codes given below:

List – I

a. Indian Association
b. Madras Mahajan Sabha
c. Bombay Presidency Association
d. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

List – II

i. Dadabhai Naoroji
ii. M. Viraraghavachariar
iii. Justice Ranade
iv. Surendranath Banerjee

Code :

a b c d

(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) None of the above

148. Compared to a burn due to air at 100°C, the burn due to steam at 100°C is

(A) Less dangerous due to low latent heat of evaporation
(B) More dangerous due to low latent heat of evaporation
(C) More dangerous due to high latent heat of evaporation
(D) Less dangerous due to high latent heat of evaporation

149. There are 15 chairs in a row. Position of P is at the middle, and Q is at 12th position counting from the right. How many chairs are there between P and Q?

(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 4

150. When was the Patna College established?

(A) 1861
(B) 1865
(C) 1863
(D) None 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	B	31	A	61	D	91	Del	121	A
2	A	32	B	62	B	92	C	122	B
3	A	33	C	63	A	93	B	123	B
4	C	34	A	64	D	94	B	124	A
5	Del	35	B	65	C	95	C	125	D
6	D	36	C	66	A	96	B	126	B
7	C	37	B	67	A	97	D	127	A
8	C	38	D	68	B	98	B	128	C
9	B	39	B	69	D	99	B	129	C
10	D	40	D	70	D	100	A	130	A
11	A	41	B	71	B	101	A	131	A
12	B	42	B	72	B	102	C	132	D
13	Del	43	B	73	B	103	A	133	D
14	C	44	A	74	B	104	A	134	A
15	D	45	B	75	A	105	D	135	D
16	D	46	B	76	D	106	B	136	B
17	B	47	A	77	A	107	A	137	A
18	D	48	A	78	A	108	A	138	B
19	B	49	D	79	Del	109	B	139	A
20	C	50	D	80	A	110	B	140	D
21	A	51	B	81	D	111	A	141	C
22	A	52	C	82	B	112	C	142	D
23	D	53	A	83	B	113	A	143	B
24	B	54	B	84	A	114	A	144	A
25	D	55	A	85	C	115	B	145	C
26	A	56	C	86	A	116	C	146	B
27	C	57	D	87	D	117	D	147	C
28	B	58	C	88	A	118	A	148	C
29	C	59	B	89	A	119	C	149	A
30	B	60	D	90	D	120	D	150	C

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