Latest Exams Trend | BPSC (Pre) 2023

Latest Exams Trend | BPSC (Pre) 2023

Feb 12, 2025 - 11:38 Updated: Feb 12, 2025 - 13:33
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1. What is the full form of GPT in ChatGPT, recently seen in the news?

Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
GUID Partition Table
Grooved Pegboard Test
Generative Pre-Trained Transformer

2. In the universe, what are pulsars?

A group of stars
Rotating neutron stars
Explosion of a star
Radio waves emitted by a star

3. In the context of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs), what is used as a diamond seed?

White sapphire
Moissanite
Graphite
Cubic zirconia (CZ)

4. What is the 'fibre' used to make bulletproof jackets?

Nylon
Terylene
Tweed
Kevlar

5. What is the 'Manhattan Project'?

A research and development undertaking that produced the first nuclear weapons
One of the largest art auctions of the world
A real estate project in New York City
A famous theme park

6. The image formed by concave mirror is real, inverted and of the same size as that of the object. The position of the object should be

at the focus
at the centre of curvature
between the focus and centre of curvature
beyond the centre of curvature

7. A photoelectric cell is a device which

converts light energy into electric energy
converts electric energy into light energy
stores light energy
None of the above

8. The process that continually adds new crust is

subduction
earthquake
seafloor spreading
convection

9. The theory that states "pieces of the Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called

the theory of continental drift
the theory of Pangaea
the theory of plate tectonics
the theory of plate boundaries

10. What is the expanded form of the term 'mRNA that has been widely discussed since the beginning of the pandemic?

Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
Mutant Ribonucleic Acid
Modified Ribonucleic Acid
Mnemonic Ribonucleic Acid

11. An AC current can be produced by

choke coil
dynamo
transformer
None of the above

12. Current density is

a scalar quantity
a vector quantity
dimensionless
None of the above

13. What is the basis of most useful classification of medications in medical chemistry?

Pharmacological effect
Molecular targets
Chemical structure
None of the above

14. Input and output nerves meet at

liver
central nervous system
heart
None of the above

15. In the context of 'Shipwreck Tourism', shipwrecks in Indian waters have been explored at Sunchi Reef, Amee Shoals and Grande Island. Where are these locations?

Off the coast of Goa
Off the coast of Lakshadweep
Off the coast of Tamil Nadu
Off the coast of Odisha

16. The Global Gender Gap Report is released by

the World Bank
the UN Women
the World Economic Forum
the UNDP

17. What is the name of the deep-sea submersible that imploded during an underwater voyage to the Titanic wreckage?

Alvin
Falcon
Trident
Titan

18. Where did the former President of the USA give his interview recently?

Rome
Sarajevo
Athens
Amsterdam

19. Which State Government launched the State-Level Committee for Vulture Conservation (SLCVC), proposed by the national action for the protection of vultures in India?

Tamil Nadu
Sikkim
Assam
Meghalaya

20. Ten captive-bred Asian Giant Tortoises (Manouria emys), one of the largest tortoise species in mainland Asia, were recently released into which National Park of India?

Ntangki National Park
Periyar National Park
Pench National Park
Khangchendzonga National Park

21. Which country has recently reaffirmed Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India?

USA
Australia
Germany
Russia

22. India signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with which country?

UAE
Australia
USA
UK

23. The Plain Language Act was passed by which of the following countries recently which requires Government officials to use simple and easily understandable English language in official documents and websites?

Australia
Ireland
New Zealand
Germany

24. Tillyardembi Fossils of the world's first plant pollinators, called Tillyardembiids, were discovered recently in which country?

Greece
India
Russia
China

25. The 'Lisbon Declaration', which made headlines, is associated with the conservation of which entity?

Air
Mountains
Oceans
Freshwater glaciers

26. The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Constitution of

England
Switzerland
Ireland
None of the above

27. Sikkim became a full-fledged State of the Union of India in

1974
1975
1976
None of the above

28. Which among the following currencies is the costliest?

Euro
Pound Sterling
US Dollar
None of the above

29. In Indian art, the construction of 'Stupa', 'Chaitya' and 'Vihara' is related to which of the following?

Ajivika sect
Vaishnava sect
Buddhism
Shaiva sect

30. In the context of Indian handicrafts, what is 'Sujini' in Bihar?

A type of glassware
A metal craft
A type of embroidery
A type of clay pottery

31. Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?

Calicut
Surat
Broach
Cambay

32. 'Ashta Pradhan' was a Council of Ministers

in the Gupta administration
in the Chola administration
in the Maratha administration
in the Vijayanagara

33. The painting of 'Bodhisattva Padmapani' is located at

Bagh
Ellora
Ajanta
Badami

34. Who among the following introduced the Persian festival Nowruz in India?

Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Alauddin Khilji
Balban
Iltutmish

35. Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis made devotional religion popular in

Northern India
Southern India
Eastern India
Western India

36. The Maithili language was started to develop during the reign of which of the following?

Chero dynasty
Oiniwar dynasty
Karnat dynasty
Pithipatis

37. Which city served as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Magadha during the early Vedic period?

Rajagriha
Campa
Vaishali
Pataliputra

38. Nitisara, an early book of politics, was written by

Kautilya
Kamandaka
Charaka
None of them

39. Futuhat-i-Alamgiri was written by

Ishwardas Nagar
Bhimsen
Haridas
None of them

40. When was Bihar first separated from the Bengal Presidency under the British-ruled India?

1912
1936
1947
None of the above

41. The river Subarnarekha originates near which of the following villages?

Ormanjhi
Mandar
Hehal
Nagri

42. The other name of river Gandak is

Burhi Gandak
Mahananda
Narayani
Punpun

43. Gold is found in which of the following districts of Bihar?

Munger
Saran
Siwan
Jamui

44. The Triveni Canal has been constructed on which of the following rivers?

Kosi
Sone
Gandak
Mayurakshi

45. How many latitudes are there on the globe drawn at 1 degree interval?

180
178
179
None of the above

46. The average height of the Kosi plain from mean sea level is

300 m
150 m
30 m
None of the above

47. On which plateau, the Tropic of Cancer and the Indian Standard Time Line intersect each other?

Bundelkhand
Baghelkhand
Malwa
None of the above

48. From which country, the Indian Constitution has taken reference for the idea of the Fundamental Rights?

Ireland
United States of America
United Kingdom
Canada

49. The authority to determine the number of Judges in a High Court rests with which of the following entities?

The President
The Chief Minister of the State
The Prime Minister
The Parliament

50. The Fifth Schedule deals with the governance and protection of the interests of which specific group of people?

Scheduled Castes
Religious Minorities
Scheduled Tribes
Linguistic Minorities

51. In which case(s) did the Supreme Court of India give for the first time the doctrine of 'basic structure' of the Constitution?

Golaknath vs. State of Punjab
Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
Minerva Mills vs. Union of India
Both (A) and (B)

52. Under which Article(s), the Speaker can allow any member of the House to speak in his/her mother tongue?

Article 110 (1)
Article 122 (2)
Article 120 (1)
Both (A) and (B)

53. In which year was the Industrial Policy Resolution adopted?

1956
1954
1952
1950

54. The cook from Bihar who saved Mahatma Gandhi's life from a murder attempt by food poisoning in 1917 was

Muzaffar Ahmad
Batak Mian
Mir Bakawal
None of them

55. The Bakasht Movement in Bihar during 1937-1938 was organized by whom?

Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Jayaprakash Narayan
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Peer Ali Khan

56. Which treaty was signed after the Battle of Buxar?

The Treaty of Allahabad
The Treaty of Sugauli
The Treaty of Bassein
The Treaty of Salbai

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

1635
1632
1643
1648

58. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of the hunger strike as a weapon?

Non-Cooperation Movement
Bardoli Satyagraha
Ahmedabad Strike
Rowlatt Satyagraha

59. The Quit India Movement in 1942 witnessed significant contributions from leaders of Bihar. Which prominent Bihar leader was known as the 'Bihar Kesari' and actively participated in the Quit India Movement?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Shri Krishna Singh
Anugrah Narayan Sinha
Ram Manohar Lohia

60. In response to the mass agitation of the Champaran Movement, the British Government took which step to address the issue?

Appointed Mahatma Gandhi as the Governor of Champaran
Enforced strict curfew and imposed Martial Law in the region
Instituted the Champaran Agrarian Committee
Declared Champaran as an independent State

61. Ambabai, a woman freedom fighter, belonged to which of the following States of India?

Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh

62. "The Indian National Congress was founded on the basis of safety valve theory, to protect the British Government from threats." Which leader said that?

C. Rajagopalachari
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
None of them

63. Find the odd pair among the following options.

Millinery : Hats
Brewery : Alcohol
Stationery : Paper
Snobbery : Shoes

64. In a code language, if GREAT is written as 718222620 and MONK is written as 13121411, then how will VIGOROUS be written in the same language?

22187121812619
21177121811619
22187131813620
21187111711620