Latest Exams Trend | WBPSC (Pre) 2023

Latest Exams Trend | WBPSC (Pre) 2023

Feb 13, 2025 - 13:17 Updated: Feb 15, 2025 - 12:37
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1. Of which of the phrases below is the term "blog" an abbreviation?

web log
web blog
web blogger
web blogging

2. Select the idiom that best replaces the words in italics in the following sentence-You should review your options carefully before you make a decision.

make hay while the sun shines
sit on the fence
look before you leap
kill the golden goose

3. Choose the word that best replaces the italicized words in the given sentence-In earlier times, rebels were executed for killing the king.

homicide
regicide
parricide
fratricide

4. Choose the word which is synonymous with 'Adjunct'.

Admonish
Additional
Amorphous
Ambiguous

5. Who is a 'psephologist'?

Someone who specializes in statistical studies of voting patterns in elections.
Someone who specializes in a certain branch of neuropsychology.
Someone who specializes in a certain branch of astrophysics.
Someone who practises Freudian psychoanalysis.

6. What kind of a person is a 'Clairvoyant'?

An astrologer
An astronomer
An astrophysicist
An astronaut

7. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to 'Vicarious'.

Vituperative
Indirect
Supportive
Isolated

8. Who observed: "The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms"?

Lord Dufferin
M. A. Jinnah
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Lord Curzon

9. Who was the Tenth and Last Guru of the Sikhs?

Guru Ram Das
Guru Hargobind
Guru Govind
Guru Tegh Bahadur

10. The first Satyagrahi selected by Mahatma Gandhi to launch the Individual Satyagraha in October 1940, was

C. Rajagopalachari
Vallabhbhai Patel
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
J. B. Kripalani

11. After the Surat Split in 1907, the second split in the Congress took place in 1918 on the issue of

Lucknow Pact
Montagu Declaration
Election of Mrs. Annie Besant as President of the INC (1917)
Both (B) and (C) above

12. Two drops of liquid merge to form a single drop. In this process energy is

absorbed.
released.
may be absorbed or released depending upon the specific heat of the liquid.
neither absorbed nor released.

13. In India the state with highest yield of Pulse (Dal) per hectare

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh

14. What is the aim of the 'Jan Vishwas Bill' which was recently tabled in Lok Sabha?

Anti-terrorism
Ease of doing business
Eradication of malnutrition
Police Reforms

15. Where is the Headquarter of the Asian Pacific Postal Union?

Manila
Bangkok
Colombo
Mumbai

16. Which is the reducing agent in the thermit reaction carried out for repairing of the railway track?

Iron oxide
Aluminium metal
Aluminium oxide
Iron metal

17. The Rourkela, Iron and Steel Plant is located in -

Coal mining area
Iron ore mining area
Region between coal and iron ore mining area
Damodar Valley

18. Forests having no free entry by people in India-

National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary
Reserved Forest
Protected Forest

19. Who was the last Sultan of Delhi?

Firuz-Tughluq
Bahlul Khan Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi
Sikandar Lodi

20. Who introduced 'Din-i-Ilahŕ?

Babur
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan

21. The main source of methane gas in India-

Floriculture gardens
Orchards
Tea gardens
Paddy fields

22. Identify the substance which can dissolve in water:

Glucose
Urea
Acetone
All of the above

23. The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35, was

Rash Bihari Ghosh
Subhas Chandra Bose
Abul Kalam Azad
Lala Lajpat Rai

24. Which Union Ministry is associated with the pilot phase of The Open Network for Digital Commerce?

Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Electronics and IT
None of the above

25. After the partition of Bengal, the two new provinces which came into existence were

East Bengal and Bengal
East Bengal and West Bengal
East Bengal and Assam
East Bengal and North Bengal

26. In an examination, 55% of the candidates failed in English, 65% failed in Mathematics, whereas 24% failed in both. Find the percentage of candidates passed in the both subjects.

4%
4-5%
5%
5-5%

27. The major share of expenditure in the Union budget 2023-24 goes to-

Interest payments
States share of taxes and duties
Centrally sponsored schemes
Subsidies

28. Which among the following Indian city has hosted the 'Khadi Fest- 2022 Exhibition?

Ahmedabad
Chennai
Mumbai
Varanasi

29. The concept of five year plans in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from

Russia
England
The United States
Germany

30. The rainfall type that causes most deaths on Ladakh plateau-

Frontal rain
Hailstorm
Cloud bursts
Convectional rain

31. Parliamentary authorization is necessary prior to expenditure from

the Public Accounts of India.
the Consolidated Fund of India.
the Contingency Fund of India.
None of the above

32. Which neighboring state of India has marked its 75th independence anniversary on 4 February, 2023?

Bhutan
Nepal
Srilanka
Bangladesh

33. Which city is the Headquarter of "BIMSTEC?

New Delhi
Colombo
Dhaka
Jakarta

34. Which Mughal emperor granted 'Farman' in 1717 to the British East India Company?

Bahadur Shah II
Shah Alam II
Farrukhshiyar
Muhammad Shah

35. The major percentage of Central Government subsidy in 2023-24 is on

Food
Interest
Fertilizer
Petroleum

36. Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga women leader Gaidinliu?

Subhas Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Thakkar Bapa
Mahatma Gandhi

37. Which country has awarded Ardeshir B.K. Dubash, the 'Order of Merit in the Diplomatic Services'?

Canada
France
Japan
Peru

38. Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the Ganapati Festival in 1893. He held the first Shivaji festival in

1884
1885
1896
1897

39. Which of the following accounts for the highest amount spent on Indian imports?

Capital Goods
Gold and Silver
Electronic Goods
Petroleum, oil and lubricants

40. Socio-economic planning is a part of

Union list
State list
Concurrent list
Reserved list

41. Cause of myopia is

contraction of eyeball.
expansion of eyeball.
dryness of optic nerve.
All are true

42. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?

Vaisali
Pataliputra
Rajagriha
Malava

43. Which sportsperson has been named as the BBC Sports Personality World Sportstar of the Year' for 2022?

Rojer Federer
Neeraj Chopra
Lionel Messi
Serena Williams

44. Who is known as the 'Parrot of India'?

Jimutavahana
Al-Beruni
Ibn-Batutah
Amir Khasru

45. The first cotton textile mill, in India was set up in

Kolkata Ghusuri
Kolkata-Sinthimore
Nagpur
Thane

46. NEAT 3.0 is a platform associated with which Union Ministry of India?

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Corporate Affairs

47. When is 'International Customs Day 2023 observed?

January 25
January 26
January 27
January 28

48. Name the Sultan of Delhi who first introduced the north-west frontier policy.

Iltutmish
Balban
Raziya
Alauddin Khalji

49. Who was instrumental in founding the National Planning Committee (the forerunner of the Planning Commission) in 1938, for drawing up a plan of economic development on the basis of industrialization?

Subhas Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

50. The Eastern Himalayas of India is known for the fruit cultivation of

Indian Olives
Oranges
Lichis
Mangoes

51. Which of the following states in India is exempted from reservation of Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions?

Rajasthan
Assam
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh

52. With which country has India recently signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)?

England
USA
Australia
France

53. Which state among the 'Sixteen Mahajanapadas was successful ultimately in founding an empire?

Koshala
Kashi
Magadha
Panchala

54. Who was the first historical emperor of India?

Dhanananda
Chandragupta Mourya
Bimbisara
Bindusara

55. Which state/union territory has launched a 15-point Winter Action Plan to control air pollution?

Punjab
New Delhi
Rajasthan
Haryana

56. Which hormone is responsible for breaking the dormancy of a seed?

Auxin
Dormin
Cytokinin
Gibberellin

57. Which of the following reproductions is found in plants alone?

Vegetative reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Parthenogenesis

58. Which of the following British Act envisages the parliamentary system of government India?

Charter Act of 1793
Charter Act of 1813
Charter Act of 1853
Charter Act of 1833

59. Which Asian country is the host of 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championship?

Sri Lanka
India
Nepal
Thailand

60. If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will it be on the nineteenth day of the month?

Saturday
Monday
Sunday
Tuesday

61. The ion of an element has three positive change. Mass number of the atom is 27, and the number of neutrons is 14. What is the number of electrons in the ion?

13
10
14
16

62. In India the first Paper Mill was set up in West Bengal at

Srirampur
Bansberia
Kulti
Budge Budge

63. For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, where should its centre of buoyancy be located?

At the centre of gravity
Above the centre of gravity
Below the centre of gravity
It may anywhere

64. In the service sector the most modern and developed economic activity is

Tertiary activity
Quinary
Quarternary
Secondary

65. The first cotton textile mill, in India was set up in

1820
1812
1840
1818

66. Where was the capital of Kanishka?

Purushpur
Jalandhar
Kashmir
Pataliputra

67. In the world in Postal Services India ranks

Third
Second
First
Fourth

68. Who started Faraizi movement in Bengal?

Titumir
Kunwar Singh
Digambar Biswas
Haji Shariyatullah

69. Who was Mihirkula/Mihirgula?

Saka king
Kushana king
Huna king
Pahlava king

70. Who is the head of the commission for the sub-categorization of OBC's?

Justice G. Rohini
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
Justice DY Chandrachud
Justice Sanjay Porel

71. The Revolution related to increased production of eggs in India is-

Silver
Golden
White
Liquid

72. In India the main textile fibre crop is

Jute
Cotton
Flax
Til

73. All revenues received by the Union povernment by way of direct and indirect taxes, money borrowed and receipts from loans given by the government flow into

the Public Accounts of India.
the Consolidated Fund of India.
the Contingency Fund of India.
None of the above

74. Baking soda is a mixture of

sodium carbonate and acetic acid
sodium carbonate and tartaric acid
sodium hydrogen carbonate and tartaric acid
sodium hydrogen carbonate and acetic acid

75. A metallic ball has a spherical cavity at its centre. If the ball is heated what happens to the cavity?

Its volume decreases.
Its volume increases.
Its volume remains unchanged.
Its volume may increase or decrease depending upon the nature of the metal

76. Name the king whose achievements were described in Nanaghat inscription.

Satakarni 1
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Vashishta Putra Pulamayi
Yajnasri Satakarni

77. Which institution has released the "Adaptation Gap Report 2022?

NITI Aayog
UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
WSF (World Social Forum)
WEF (World Economic Forum)

78. Which country has passed the gender recognition reform bill?

England
Scotland
Italy
Switzerland

79. The brain behind the bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chowk, Delhi in December 1912, was

Rasbehari Bose
Bhai Parmanand
Sachindranath Sanyal
Shohan Lal Pathak

80. P is the mother of X, who is the wife of Z. Y's the brother of Pand is the husband of P. How Prelated to Z?

Mother-in-law
Mother
Daughter-in-law
Sister

81. "Rectify" is to "Mistake" as "Regain" is to

Make
Find
Realise
Loss

82. The major source of revenue in 2022-23 Was-

Corporate Tax
Income Tax
Goods and Services Tax
Customs Duty

83. Who wrote 'Kumarasambhavam"?

Vishnusharma
Dandin
Kalidasa
Somedeb

84. Which among the following country is associated with the Terminator Tank Support System the BMPT"?

China
Israel
Russia
USA

85. Which neighboring country of India has passed its first Citizenship Amendment Bill?

Bangladesh
Myanmar
Nepal
Srilanka

86. J & Who founded a National Society, a National Paper, a National School and National Gymnasium nd made the word 'National popular in the later ball of the 19th century?

Jyotindra Nath Tagore
Rajnarayan Bose
Nabagopal Mitra
Satyendra Nath Tagore

87. Between whom was the First Battle of Panipat fought in 1526?

Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Babur and Rana Sanga
Babur and Sher Khan
Akbar and Himu

88. The largest centre of Paper Industry in India-

Ballarpur
Salkia
Nepanagar
Nagpur

89. Who built the Adina Mosque of Pandua?

Firuz-Tughluq
Husain Shah
Sikandar Shah
Jain-ul-Abedin

90. The efficiency of a Carnot engine working between 227°C and 27°C is

100%
50%
40%
20%

91. According to Newlands law of octaves, beryllium resembles which of the following dements?

Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Aluminium

92. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the 'Friendship Ambassador' by the Switzerland Tourism?

P.V. Sindhu
Neeraj Chopra
Mary Kom
Virat Kohli

93. Which Indian state has declared Malakhamb as its state sport?

Kerala
Assam
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

94. Which provision of the fundamental rights is directly related to the exploitation of children?

Art. 17
Art. 19
Art. 23
Art. 24

95. Which of the following factors caused the greatest racial cleavage in India before the foundation of the Indian National Congress?

The libert Bill Controversy
The reductions of age for entry to the Civil Services
The Arms Act of 1878
The Vernacular Press Act

96. An iron ball is heated. The percentage increase will be largest in

density
surface area
diameter
volume

97. In Assam the Tea Research Centre is at

Guwahati
Jorhat
Tejpur
Digboi

98. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of 'Lokmanya' (Universally Respected) during

Swadeshi movement
Revolutionary movement
Home Rule movement
His imprisonment in 1908

99. Which of the following diseases is autosomal?

Haemophilia
Thalassemia
Colourblindness
All of the above

100. The word, 'Biodiversity' was coined by

Ernst Mayr
W.G. Rosen
Tansley
Odum