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WBCS Prelims 2024 Question Paper: Download Official PDF, Analysis & Answer Key

The wait is finally over for thousands of serious candidates across the state. The WBCS Preliminary 2024 Examination successfully concluded today, June 14, 2026. As candidates return from their exam halls with their physical question booklets in hand, the race to calculate safe scores has officially begun.

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WBPSC WBCS Preliminary 2024 Official Question Papers with Answer Keys

The WBPSC continues its visible shift toward conceptual depth. Below are standout questions from today’s paper, featuring the exact multi-statement and direct conceptual formats presented to candidates.

1. Choose from the following options the appropriate passive form of the sentence:

Napoleon made the impossible possible.

(A) Possible was made the impossible by Napoleon.

(B) The impossible was made possible by Napoleon.

(D) The impossible has been made possible by Napoleon.

2. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given:

‘Underplay’

(A) Intrigue

(B) Conspire

(D) Represent something as being less important than it really is

3. Choose the idiom that can be used to express the idea contained in the following sentence:

The candidate is sitting late into the night to prepare for the examination.

(A) go haywire

(B) run amok

(D) burn the midnight oil

4. Supply the missing word in the sentence by choosing the right one from the following options.

There is a book shop close__________.

(A) now

(B) up

(D) by

5. From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb:
“Curiosity killed the cat.”

(A) Excessive curiosity.

(B) The cat should stay within limits.

(D) Curiosity beyond any man’s reach can be deadly.

6. Which of the options gives the right meaning of the following sentence?

He bit off more than he could chew.

(A) He ate more than he could digest.

(B) He took up more work than he could handle.

(D) He did not know how much he could endure.

7. Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.

The whole idea is quite preposterous

(A) improper judgment

(B) debatable

(D) unbelievable or unreasonable.

8. Fill in the blank with suitable Conjunction:

They are going on a vacation _________ they haven’t decided the destination.

(A) while

(B) though

(D) which

9. Fill in the modal auxiliaries as required:

______________you be more careful in the future?
[Request]

(A) Could

(B) Should

(D) Have

10. Choose the right word to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

Children should not forget their ________ duty towards parents.

(A) parental

(B) filial

(D) ancestral

11. From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb:

‘The early bird catches the worm.’

(A) People with good habits win the race.

(B) At dawn some birds can prey easily.

(D) The person who takes the earliest opportunity to do something will gain advantage over others.

12. A collection of poems or other literary works is known as:

(A) Epilogue

(B) Anthology

(D) Lexicon

13. An undertaker is one who

(A) undertakes projects.

(B) takes bribes.

(D) makes arrangements for funerals.

14. Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.

The game is afoot

(A) new case or investigation

(B) final reality

(D) continuous

15. All the members are requested to ________to the rules of the Association.

Choose the right word to fill in the blank.

(A) abide

(B) comply

(D) concur

16. Fill in the blank with suitable Conjunction:

I will call you later _______ I am done with my chores.

(A) once

(B) because

(D) so

17. Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.

He loved wearing outlandish clothes.

(A) antique

(B) old school/style

(D) unavailable

18. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given:

“Affliction”

(A) A deadly disease

(B) A state of pain, distress or grief

(D) Inability to recognize something terrible or painful

19. Fill in the blank with suitable Conjunction:

I want to go to the park _________ the weather is bad.

(A) although

(B) in spite of

(D) as

20. Fill in the modal auxiliaries as required:

I _____ swim. [Ability]

(A) should

(B) must

(D) don’t

21. Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.

A humongous building was destroyed by the earthquake. The underlined word means

(A) unsettled emotions

(B) unstable

(D) extremely large and huge

22. Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in the following sentence.

Her book is a _______ to her teacher.

(A) debt

(B) complement

(D) supplement

23. From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb:

‘Politeness costs little but yields much’

(A) Being polite is desirable.

(B) Politeness is a virtue that pays in long run.

(D) Politeness can make people repent or win.

24. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given:

Memorabilia refers to

(A) Memorable things

(B) Memories of War

(D) Memories of objects collected because of their links with people or events

25. The phrase ‘round the corner’ is used to indicate something that is

(A) near

(B) departing

(D) about to fall

26. Mass of atom is determined by

(A) Proton + Neutron

(B) Proton + electron

(D) Proton + Neutron + Electron

27. Who drafted the Congress Enquiry Committee Report on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

(A) Chittaranjan Das

(B) Motilal Nehru

(D) Saifuddin Kitchlew

28. Which particular bonding exists in H₂O and HF but does not exist in H₂S?

(A) Covalent bonding

(B) Ionic bonding

(D) Metallic bonding

29. Who among the following Gupta rulers is credited with defeating the Hunas?

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Chandragupta II

(D) Bhanugupta

30. Select the shape which is different from the rest:

(A) Square

(B) Circle

(D) Rectangle

31. If 14 gm of N₂ has ‘’ number of molecules, how many molecules are present in 46 gm NO₂?

(A) n

(B) 2n

(D) 3n/2

32. The leader of the Tana Bhagat movement was

(A) Sidho Majhi

(B) Bisa Munda

(D) Bhai Mukund

33. Formula of the Chloride of an element M is MCl4 and its Molecular weight is 154 (Cl = 35.5). The molecular weight of its oxide is

(A) 64

(B) 72

(D) 40

34. Agar-agar is derived from a/an

(A) Bryophytes

(B) Algae

(D) Pteridophytes

35. Who played the role of a mediator leading to the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

(A) Motilal Nehru

(B) Annie Besant

(D) Chintamani Panigrahi

36. Which three African countries have withdrew themselves from the International Criminal Court?

(A) Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

(B) Congo, Gabon, Togo

(D) Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan

37. What is the SHANTI Act, 2025?

(A) Super Hydrated Anti Natal Transformed India (SHANTI) Act, 2025

(B) Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025

(D) None of the above

38. **All X-brand cars parked here are white.

Some of them have radial tyres.

All X-brand cars manufactured after 1986 have radial tyres.

All cars are not X-brand.

Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?**

(A) Cars other than X-brand cannot have radial tyres.

(B) Only white cars are parked here.

(D) Cars other than X-brand cannot have radial Tyres.

39. Krishna Raja Sagar dam and Mettur dams are built across the river

(A) Krishna

(B) Cauvery (Kaveri)

(D) Godavari

40. Which of the following officers of the Azad Hind Fauj did not face the famous Red Fort Trials?

(A) Prem Sahgal

(B) Mohan Singh

(D) Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon

41. Golden Quadrilateral is a

(A) National Highway Development Project

(B) National Waterway Development Project

(D) National Airway Development Project

42. Which word is not formed from the word “RABBIT” to form a meaningful word?

(A) RAT

(B) BAT

(D) BIT

43. Consider the following pairs:

Dam	State
(I) Rihand	Uttar Pradesh
(II) Massanjore	West Bengal
(III) Rana Pratap Sagar	Rajasthan
(IV) Hirakud	Chhattisgarh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(A) (I), (II) and (IV)

(B) (II) only

(D) (I) and (III)

44. A verdict was delivered by a Seven Judge Bench headed by Hon’ble Chief Justice of India on sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes in 2024. The relevant litigation was between-

(A) E. V. Chinnaiah Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh

(B) Indra Sawhney Vs. Union of India

(D) Indra Sawhney Vs. Association for Democratic Reforms

45. Which one of the following is not the attribute/main function of NABARD?

(A) Apex institution of rural sector

(B) Promoting integrated development rural

(D) Apex financial institution of industrial credit

46. Finland has started a permanent deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Where it is situated?

(A) It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland

(B) It is in North Pole near Svalbard archipelago.

(D) None of the above

47. Which American Province has officially declared ‘Diwali’ as a State holiday?

(A) Texas

(B) New York

(D) Boston

48. ‘The Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood’ was written by

(A) Behramji Malabari

(B) Jyotiba Phule

(D) Dadoba Pandurang

49. Which of the following cities is located closest to the Tropic of Cancer?

(A) Durgapur

(B) Baharampur

(D) Chandannagore

50. Who among the following persons wrote a biography of Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) Richard Gregg

(B) Louis Fischer

(D) Pat Hendricks

51. Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasti won ‘International Booker Prize’ for ‘Heart Lamp’ in 2025 while David Szalay has won the Booker Prize in 2025 for his novel 'Flesh". What is the difference between the two prizes?

(A) They are the same.

(B) The nomenclature changed since 2011.

(D) ‘International Booker Prize’ is given to Writers from Asia and Africa.

52. Name the town that is located on the bank of Karola river.

(A) Malda

(B) Jalpaiguri

(D) Baharampur

53. Which of the following elements is a semiconductor?

(A) Iron

(B) Zinc

(D) Silicon

54. Growth inhibiting hormone of plant is

(A) Auxin

(B) Gibberellin

(D) Abscisic acid

55. The two Vaishnava brothers Roop and Sanatan who held high posts in court of

(A) Ilyas Shah

(B) Alauddin Hussain Shah

(D) Sikandar Shah

56. A real gas behaves like an ideal gas at

(A) high temperature and high pressure.

(B) high pressure and low temperature.

(D) low pressure and low temperature.

57. A photon of frequency 50 Hz possesses __________ J energy.

(Planck’s constant, : speed of light in vacuum)

(A) 50 h

(B) h/50

(D) 50 c

58. East Kolkata Wetland has been declared as

(A) Biodiversity Site

(B) World Heritage Site

(D) World Trade Site

59. Under what authority the President of United States of America can impose tariffs?

(A) Congress passed laws allowing the President to impose tariffs unilaterally for national security reasons.

(B) The Constitution of United States authorizes the President to impose tariff subject to some restrictions.

(D) None of the above

60. What is the study and analysis of Coins known as?

(A) Coinography

(B) Epigraphy

(D) Calligraphy

61. Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of God (Dharti Aba)?

(A) Kanu Santhal

(B) Rupa Naik

(D) Joria Bhagat

62.Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the Union and the States under the Constitution of India?

(A) India follows a completely federal system.

(B) India follows a completely unitary system.

(D) States have more power than the Centre.

63. Pneumatophores are modified root and negatively geotropic. These are-

(A) Respiratory roots

(B) Photosynthetic roots

(D) Water storing roots

64. Which of the following is a reason that driving rapid growth of data centers in India?

(A) Lax environmental enforcement

(B) Strict data localization regulations (DPDP Act 2023)

(D) Deterioration in Indo-US relation

65. The leader of the Kherwar or Safa Hor movement was

(A) Birsa Munda

(B) Bhagirath Manjhi

(D) Madari Pasi

66. Consider the following pairs:

District	Trees found in natural habitat
(I) Bankura	Sal
(II) South 24 Parganas	Sundari
(III) Cooch Behar	Pine
(IV) Purba Medinipur	Baobab
*How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?*

(A) Only one

(B) Only two

(D) All four

67. With reference to Cyclone which of the following statements is/are correct?

(I) The formation of a cyclone is caused by difference in air pressure.

(II) Most of the cyclones develop over warm ocean waters in the tropical regions.

(III) The Eye of the Cyclone has dense cloud cover and the lowest temperature.

Select the answer using the codes given below:

(A) (II) only

(B) (I), (II) and (III)

(D) (III) only

68. Two cars start towards each other, from two places A and B which are at a distance of 160 km. They start at the same time 8:10 am. If the speeds of the cars are 50 km per hour and 30 km per hour respectively, they will meet each other at

(A) 10:10 am

(B) 10:30 am

(D) 11:20 am

69. Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Asiatic Society was founded?

(A) Warren Hastings

(B) Lord Cornwallis

(D) Lord Clive

70. India has recently launched a nationwide campaign for free HPV vaccination. The goal of this vaccination is to combat

(A) Cervical cancer in women

(B) Prostate cancer in men

(D) Breast cancer

71. Which of the following ape(s) is/are genetically closest to the modern humans (Homo sapiens)?

(A) Chimpanzee and Bonobo

(B) Gorilla

(D) Gibbon

72. The Indian Sangita Samaj was founded by-

(A) Rajanikanta Sen

(B) Jyotirindranath Tagore

(D) Sourindro Mohun Tagore

73. Resistance of a uniform metal wire of length 1m and cross-sectional area 1cm² is 10Ω. Resistivity of the wire is

(A) 1/10 Ωcm

(B) 1 Ωcm

(D) 100 Ωcm

74. Indian Topographical Map is published by

(A) Survey of India

(B) Geological Survey of India

(D) UGC

75. In an examination, a student gets 4 marks for every correct answer, 1 for every unattempted question and 0 for every wrong answer. If there are 30 questions, which of the following total scores is not attainable by a student?

(A) 113

(B) 114

(D) 117

76. If APPLES is written as BORJHP, then how shall BANANA be written as?

(A) CZPYQX

(B) CZPZQZ

(D) ABLCKD

77. Which of the following is matched incorrectly?

(A) Finance Commission - Article 324

(B) C.A.G. - Article 148

(D) Election Commission - Article 324

78. Which of the following statements correctly describes the status of ‘Right to Privacy’ in India?

(A) It is a statutory right granted by the Parliament of India.

(B) It is not recognized under the Constitution of India.

(D) None of the above

79. Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand. What does ‘dun’ (also spelled ‘doon’) signify here?

(A) A valley between Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik

(B) An apple orchard

(D) Silted-up lake in Shivalik

80. Wind Energy Project was set up in West Bengal at

(A) Bakkhali

(B) Frezerganj

(D) Haldia

81. Babur’s famous autobiography ‘Baburnama’ was translated in Persian by

(A) Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan

(B) Badauni

(D) Gulbadan Begaum

82. Synapsis occurs during

(A) Leptotene

(B) Diplotene

(D) Pachytene

83. The leader of the Reang uprising in Tripura (1942-43) was

(A) Parikshit Jamatiya

(B) Ratan Mani

(D) Bir Bikram Manikya

84. Which currency is known as “vehicle currency”?

(A) Euro

(B) Yen

(D) None of the above

85. Consider the following statements:

(I) Finance Commission is a Constitutional Body.

(II) National Commission for Women is a Statutory Body.

Which option is correct?

(A) Only (I)

(B) Only (II)

(D) None of the above

86. The difference between Gross Domestic Product and Net Domestic Product is

(A) Government Revenue

(B) Net Indirect Tax

(D) Foreign Aid

87. On April 7,2026, two nations vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at improving maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz. Which are the two nations?

(A) Russia and China

(B) China and Netherlands

(D) Pakistan and Columbia

88. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Kandla - Maharashtra

(B) Paradip - Odisha

(D) Cochin - Kerala

89. Which of the following is not a problem of the unorganized sector?

(A) Low productivity

(B) High taxation

(D) Low wages

90. Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama?

(A) Menander

(B) Agathocles

(D) Archebius

91. How many members should at least be there in a Club so that it is guaranteed that at least two members have the same month of birth?

(A) 3

(B) 12

(D) 24

92. Which among the following was circulated as symbols by the rebels during the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Sword

(B) Chapati

(D) Coins

93. The film ‘Ek Ruka Hua Faisla’ (1986) directed by Sri Basu Chatterjee was adopted from a 1957 American film ‘12 Angry Men’. Recently it was adopted as a play in Bengali language. Which group has adopted it and what is the name of the play?

(A) Nandikar, Ek Theke Baro

(B) Sayak, Kundubabu

(D) Natasena, Fata Gopal

94. Which of the following Insurances is related to loss of wealth?

(A) Life Insurance

(B) General Insurance

(D) Social Insurance

95. The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was established in which year?

(A) 1858

(B) 1915

(D) 1947

96. Which Buddhist text provides an account of the 16 Mahajanpadas of the 6th century B.C.?

(A) Tripitaka

(B) Dipavamsa

(D) Anguttara Nikaya

97. Joint Forest Management is primarily a partnership between

(A) Central Government and State Government.

(B) Local Communities and the Forest Department.

(D) Private Corporation and Tribal Communities.

98. Among the following indices which one is not used for the construction of Human Development Index?

(A) Health Index

(B) Price Index

(D) Income Index

99. The Vice-president of the interim government formed in 1946 was

(A) Auchinleck

(B) Liaquat Ali Khan

(D) Vallabhbhai Patel

100. Which of the following animals is natural reservoir of Nipah viruses?

(A) Bats

(B) Turtles

(D) Horses

101. India has officially set its net-zero Carbon Emission target for the year _________.

(A) 2050

(B) 2060

(D) 2070

102. The length of a rectangle is decreased by 20% while the breadth is increased by 20%. Then the area of the rectangle will

(A) remain unchanged.

(B) decrease by 4%.

(D) increase by 4%.

103. Which of the following mountain peaks does not belong to the Himalayan Range?

(A) Kamet

(B) K2

(D) Nandadevi

104. Water available for plants within the soil is

(A) Hygroscopic water

(B) Capillary water

(D) Chemically bound water

105. Which of the following carries oxygenated blood?

(A) Hepatic portal veins

(B) Pulmonary veins

(D) Pulmonary artery

106. Homage was paid to Thiruvalluvar. Who was he? Why is he famous for?

(A) Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He wrote Tirukkural, a classical Tamil text of 1,330 short couplets (kurals).

(B) Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Assamese Poet and philosopher. He translated Mahabharata in Assamese.

(D) Thiruvalluvar was court poet of Rajaraja-I. He wrote several poems on contemporary subjects.

107. Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?

(A) Firaq Gorakhpuri

(B) Muhammad Iqbal

(D) Faiz Ahmad Faiz

108.Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the Union Executive?

(A) Part V

(B) Part III

(D) Part XI

109. Who was first selected by Gandhiji for his ‘Individual Satyagraha’ movement?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Achyut Patwardhan

(D) Vinoba Bhave

110. The Anarchial and Revolutionary Crimes Act was popularly known as

(A) Defence of India Act

(B) Rowlat Act

(D) Lex-loci Act

111. Toto, a primitive tribal group, is found in

(A) Alipurduar district

(B) Uttar Dinajpur and Malda districts

(D) Bankura and Jhargram districts

112. “If a person is highly educated, then he earns well.”

— Then which of the following options is necessarily correct?

(A) Suman earns well, so he is highly educated.

(B) Illiterate people cannot earn well.

(D) All persons with high education has good earnings.

113. Identify the incorrect statement about ongoing Ukraine-Russia War:

(A) Russia has occupied Ukranian territories in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions also known as the Donbas

(B) The war started in February, 2022

(D) Crimea has been taken over by Russian forces from Ukraine during the current war

114. The 2026-2027 Census of India represents a significant milestone as it is the country’s first

(A) fully conducted through door-to-door manual enumeration.

(B) digital, paperless census using electronic data collection methods.

(D) census limited to urban areas using satellite imagery only.

115. Parallel governments during the 1942 Movement were formed in

(A) Ballia

(B) Satara

(D) All of the above

116. Congress Democratic Party was founded by-

(A) Anne Besant

(B) B.G. Tilak

(D) Motilal Nehru

117. Find the next number in the series:

2, 6, 12, 20, ?

(A) 28

(B) 30

(D) 36

118. Who was the first Indian ruler to join the Subsidiary Alliance?

(A) Peshwa Bajirao II

(B) The King of Travancore

(D) The Nizam of Hyderabad

119. Who among the following presented the famous Kohinoor diamond to Emperor ShahJahan?

(A) Murad

(B) Mir Jumla

(D) Dara Shikoh

120. The average marks obtained by the boys and girls in a class are 52 and 42 respectively. If the average marks of all students in that class is 50, then the percentage of boys present in the class is

(A) 40%

(B) 50%

(D) Can’t be determined from above data.

121. Who among the following presided over the first Buddhist Council?

(A) Upali

(B) Ananda

(D) Moggaliputta Tissa

122. The retreating South-West Monsoon brings rain in which part of India?

(A) North-Western part

(B) North-Eastern part

(D) Western part of Peninsular India

123. Which of the following social and political leaders opposed the ‘Age of Consent Bill’?

(A) W. C. Bonnerjee

(B) Gokhale

(D) Tilak

124. Who founded Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL)? Why it is famous for?

(A) Tenzing Norgey. Holistic development of Himalayan Area.

(B) Sonam Wangchuk & Gitanjali J. Angmo. HIAL. desires to address the educational and developmental challenges unique to Ladakh’s exceptional geographical and cultural context.

(D) None of the above

125. Which out of the following letters should replace the question mark in the series?

A, D, G, J, M, ?

(A) O

(B) P

(D) R

126. Who became the Congress President after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose?

(A) Rajendra Prasad

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) C. Rajagopalachari

127. Which of the following cities was not founded by Firoz Tughlaq?

(A) Hissar

(B) Jaunpur

(D) Fatehbad

128. The most abundant enzyme in the living world is __________.

(A) Lipase

(B) DNase

(D) Rubisco

129. The year 2026 has been declared by the United Nation as the year of:

(A) International year of Food Security

(B) International year of Rural Development

(D) International year for Human Development

130. What is the Fall Form of BRICS? How many Members are there in BRICS?

(A) Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Chile & Spain. It is an intergovernmental organization comprising of fourteen countries.

(B) Britain, Romania, India, China and Sri Lanka. It is an intergovernmental organization comprising of five countries.

(D) None of the above

131. Which element although situated outside the Radioactive series, has radioactive isotope?

(A) Fluorine

(B) Iodine

(D) All of the above

132. Who among the following abolished the pilgrimage tax?

(A) Humayun

(B) Sher Shah

(D) Jahangir

133. Which football club won first edition of the ‘Club World Cup’ 2025?

(A) Chelsea

(B) Barcelona

(D) Manchester City

134. Mixed Economy refers to an economy where

(A) both agriculture and industry are equally promoted by the State.

(B) there is co-existence of public sector and private sector.

(D) economy is under joint control of elected government and military.

135. Which one of the following is not located in West Bengal?

(A) Singalila National Park

(B) Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary

(D) Manas Biosphere Reserve

136. The tax imposed on import and export of commodity is known as

(A) Customs Duties

(B) Excise Duties

(D) GST

137. Which has become the first country to recognize the Taliban Government in Afghanistan?

(A) India

(B) Iran

(D) China

138. Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in 2 minutes. What is the length of the train?

(A) 250 m

(B) 500 m

(D) 1500 m

139. Which of the following is not part of Israel’s Missile defence system?

(A) Iron dome

(B) Thaad

(D) Tomahawk

140. Ginger is a stem because

(A) it grows horizontally in the soil.

(B) it stores food materials.

(D) it has nodes and inter-nodes.

141. Which organization launched the ‘Never Alone’ AI (Artificial Intelligence) App?

(A) AIIMS, New Delhi

(B) DRDO

(D) NITI Aayog

142. A planet of mass mis revolving around the sun in a circle of radius r. What is the work done by the gravitational force Fin moving the planet over half the circumference of the circle?

(A) zero

(B) F x 2πr

(D) F x 2r

143. How does a non-green (coloured) leaf synthesize food?

(A) The red and purple pigments directly absorb heat from the Sunlight, thus replacing the need for photosynthesis.

(B) The leaf contains green chlorophyll but it remains hidden under other pigments.

(D) None of the above

144. During whose reign Malik Muhaamad Jaisi completed poem Padmavat?

(A) Alauddin Khaliji

(B) Ruknuddin Firoz Khilji

(D) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

145. Public Interest Litigation is primarily associated with which concept?

(A) Judicial Review

(B) Judicial Activism

(D) NITI Aayog

146. What is the efficiency of currently available commercial solar cells?

(A) 0-5%

(B) 15-20%

(D) 80-90%

147. Sex Ratio in a population is defined as

(A) the number of females per 1000 males.

(B) the number of boys born to a couple in their lifetime.

(D) the number of males minus the number of females in a population.

148. Which ruler ordered the construction of the Royal Road from East Bengal to Peshawar, also known as Sadak-e-Azam?

(A) Humayun

(B) Sher Shah

(D) Jahangir

149. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by

(A) Ten Degree Channel

(B) Five Degree Channel

(D) Zero Degree Channel

150. A person walks 500 m North-East, then 1 km South, turns right to walk another 1 km. Then he walks 500 m South-West and in the end, walks 1 km towards North. Where will he be at the end with respect to the starting position?

(A) 1 km South-West

(B) 500 m North

(D) 1 km West

151. Boundary between the greater and the lesser Himalaya is known as

(A) Main Boundary Thrust

(B) Main Central Thrust

(D) Main Frontal Thrust

152. The editor of the journal ‘Karmayogin’ was

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Sisir Kumar Ghosh

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

153. Which amendment made written advice of Cabinet mandatory for Emergency declaration?

(A) 42nd Amendment

(B) 52nd Amendment

(D) 44th Amendment

154. Which of the following Indian states does not share the boundary with West Bengal?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Jharkhand

(D) Assam

155. Which one of the following is included in secondary sector from the standpoint of sources of national income?

(A) Trade

(B) Transport

(D) Construction

156. Who opposed the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

(A) Chittaranjan Das

(B) Rabindranath Tagore

(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

157. Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?

(A) Bull

(B) Elephant

(D) Horse

158. Which period in India is known as Plan Holiday?

(A) 1961-1966

(B) 1965-1966

(D) 1969-1974

159. Which one of the following is not the anti-inflationary measure in India?

(A) Curbing disposable income of the people

(B) Checking black markets

(D) Increase in money supply

160. Find the odd number out:

(A) 24

(B) 36

(D) 168

161. Kartiki Gonsalves & Guneet Monga won ‘Oscar’ In 2023 for Best Documentary (Short Subject). What was the name of the documentary film?

(A) The Postman Always Rings Twice

(B) The Elephant Whisperers

(D) None of the above

162. Jaldapara National Park is located in

(A) Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts

(B) Alipurduar district

(D) Kalimpong district

163. In which country did Subhas Chandra Bose establish the 'Azad Hind Radio broadcasting station?

(A) Austria

(B) Japan

(D) Russia

164. Why antibiotics are not prescribed to kill viral infections?

(A) Viruses take refuge in a cell organelle where antibiotics cannot reach.

(B) Viruses neither have cell walls nor their own metabolic machinery that can be targeted by antibiotics.

(D) None of the above

165. “My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course”, Graham Greene. Which one of the following is a manufacturer of Fountain Pens?

(A) Voltas

(B) Sailor

(D) Kirloskar

166. “Having four equal sides is a necessary condition for a quadrilateral to be a square, but it is not sufficient.”

This means:

(A) A quadrilateral cannot be square unless it has four equal sides, but having four equal sides doesn’t guarantee a quadrilateral to be a square.

(B) No quadrilateral with four equal sides is a square.

(D) In Mathematics, equality of sides is unrelated to the condition for a quadrilateral to be a square.

167. A group of 630 children seated in rows for a group photo session. Each row contains three less children than the row in front of it. Which one of the following number of rows is not possible?

(A) 3

(B) 4

(D) 6

168. Dependency Ratio of a country is

(A) Ratio of Imports to Gross Domestic Product.

(B) Ratio of Foreign Direct Investment to Total Investment.

(D) Ratio of Government Expenditure to National Income.

169. Which incident prompted the appointment of the Hunter Committee?

(A) Uprising of 1857

(B) Partition of Bengal

(D) Komagata Maru incident

170. A clerk is given 3 letters written in a language unknown to her. She is also given an envelope with address corresponding to each letter written in same language. If the clerk has to put the letters in the envelopes, in how many ways she can do it so that none of the 3 envelopes has the letter with the correct address in it?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 6

171. In an enclosure, there are crows as well as cows. If there are 30 heads and 100 legs, what is the ratio of the cows to crows?

(A) 1 : 2

(B) 1 : 3

(D) 3 : 1

172. As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments he found that 60% of his loan was refunded. How many installments were there in the agreement?

(A) 22

(B) 24

(D) 33

173. In West Bengal, silk industry is famous in

(A) Murshidabad

(B) Purulia

(D) Howrah

174. Jarwas live in

(A) Andaman

(B) Mazuli

(D) Lakshadweep

175. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes Untouchability?

(A) Article 17

(B) Article 19

(D) Article 21

176. Select the word which is different from the rest:

(A) Car

(B) Bicycle

(D) Train

177. Who introduced the Ryotwari settlement in Madras?

(A) Charles Metcalfe

(B) Thomas Munro

(D) Mountstuart Elphinstone

178. Which one among the following is not Sunrise Sectors in India?

(A) Food Processing

(B) Textile

(D) Space Technology

179. Who wrote the book ‘Gandhi versus Lenin’?

(A) S A Dange

(B) R B Lotwala

(D) R V Nadkarni

180. Who among the following called Irwin and Gandhi “The Two Mahatmas”?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(D) Mirabehn

181. Which of the following is not a UNESCO world heritage site?

(A) Ellora caves

(B) Kaziranga National Park

(D) Gateway of India

182. Which Article deals with persons voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship?

(A) Article 7

(B) Article 8

(D) Article 10

183. The name ‘Operation Polo’ referred to the military operation to integrate which princely state within the Indian Union?

(A) Kashmir

(B) Junagadh

(D) Jodhpur

184. Which of the following elements, available adequately in India, can be used to produce the nuclear power?

(A) Actinium

(B) Neptunium

(D) Thorium

185. How many hymns are there in the Rigveda?

(A) 1017

(B) 1028

(D) 1228

186. A body covers half the distance with a speed of 20 m/s and the other half with 30 m/s. The average speed of the body during the whole journey is

(A) 0m/s

(B) 24 m/s

(D) 28 m/s

187. A body covers half the distance with a speed of 10 m/s and the remaining half with a speed of 40 m/s. Then the average speed of the body over the entire, tire journey

(A) is 16 m/s.

(B) is 20 m/s.

(D) will depend on the total distance.

188. In which ancient Scripture was the phrase “Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya” originally mentioned?

(A) Rig Veda

(B) Bhagavad Gita

(D) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

189. The Indian revolutionary leader associated with the battle of Buribalam in 1915 was

(A) V. S. Phadke

(B) Jatindra Nath Mukherjee

(D) Gaidinliu

190. A persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services is known as

(A) Deflation

(B) Disinflation

(D) Depression

191. Who was sent by the Indian National Congress to represent its views at the Versailles Conference in 1919?

(A) B G Tilak

(B) Annie Besant

(D) S N Banerjee

192. Who among the following paid his soldiers in cash?

(A) Balban

(B) Alauddin

(D) Iltutmish

193. The leader of the Khaksar movement was

(A) M A Jinnah

(B) Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

(D) M A Jayakar

194. 2x-3y=-12 and x/y= 3/4, what is the value of x and y?

(A) x=6, y=9

(B) x=6, y=8

(D) x=8, y=4

195. If Punam, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other-

(A) She makes no profit and no loss

(B) She makes a profit of 1%

(D) She suffers a loss of 2%

196. Which Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended during a National Emergency under Article 359?

(A) Articles 19 and 32

(B) Articles 14 and 15

(D) All are right.

197. While a car in moving on a straight road, a GPS map is showing North in the bottom right-hand corner. In which direction will it be travelling after it turns 90° to left?

(A) West

(B) South-East

(D) North-West

198.The script of Santhal language is

(A) Tirhuta

(B) Devnagari

(D) Chisoi

199. On a per hectare basis which of the following forests will hold maximum amount of carbon?

(A) Peninsular Sal forest as found in West Medinipur district

(B) Tropical moist deciduous forest as found in Buxa Tiger Reserve

(D) Evergreen Temperate forest as found in Lava area of Kalimpong

200. The leader of the Eka movement was

(A) Birsa Munda

(B) Annie Besant

(D) A N Sinha

WBCS Preliminary 2024 Answer Key (WBCS LIVE)

1-B	2-D	3-D	4-D	5-C	6-B	7-D	8-B
9-A	10-B	11-D	12-B	13-D	14-D	15-C	16-A
17-C	18-B	19-A	20-C	21-D	22-C	23-B	24-D
25-A	26-A	27-C	28-C	29-C	30-B	31-B	32-C
33-C	34-B	35-C	36-A	37-B	38-C	39-B	40-B
41-A	42-C	43-D	44-A	45-D	46-A	47-C	48-A
49-C	50-B	51-C	52-B	53-D	54-D	55-B	56-C
57-A	58-C	59-A	60-C	61-C	62-C	63-A	64-B
65-B	66-B	67-B	68-A	69-A	70-A	71-A	72-B
73-A	74-A	75-C	76-A	77-A	78-C	79-A	80-B
81-A	82-C	83-B	84-D	85-C	86-C	87-A	88-A
89-B	90-B	91-C	92-B	93-A	94-B	95-C	96-D
97-B	98-B	99-C	100-A	101-D	102-B	103-B	104-B
105-B	106-A	107-B	108-A	109-D	110-B	111-A	112-D
113-D	114-B	115-D	116-B	117-B	118-D	119-B	120-C
121-C	122-C	123-D	124-B	125-B	126-A	127-C	128-D
129-C	130-C	131-D	132-C	133-A	134-B	135-D	136-A
137-C	138-B	139-D	140-D	141-A	142-A	143-B	144-C
145-B	146-B	147-A	148-B	149-A	150-D	151-B	152-A
153-D	154-C	155-D	156-B	157-D	158-C	159-D	160-B
161-B	162-B	163-C	164-B	165-B	166-A	167-D	168-C
169-C	170-B	171-C	172-C	173-A	174-A	175-A	176-B
177-B	178-B	179-A	180-B	181-D	182-C	183-C	184-D
185-B	186-B	187-A	188-D	189-B	190-A	191-A	192-B
193-B	194-B	195-C	196-C	197-A	198-C	199-C	200-C

Download the Official WBCS Prelims 2024 Question Paper PDF

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Expected Cut-Off for WBCS Prelims 2024

While the final cut-off is determined by the total number of vacancies and the average performance of all candidates, we can estimate safe scores based on today’s difficulty level and historical trends.

Category	Expected Safe Score
General (UR)	105 - 115
OBC-A	95 - 100
OBC-B	95 - 100
SC	90 - 95
ST	85 - 90

Disclaimer: These are estimated figures. Candidates are advised to wait for the official WBPSC Answer Key and result declaration.

💡 WBCS LIVE Exam Tip

Do not panic over early, conflicting answer keys. Since candidates take the hard copy paper home, dozens of unverified answer keys float around social media within minutes, often containing a 5% to 10% error margin on conceptual questions. Wait for the officially cross-verified WBCS LIVE key to calculate your exact marks, and keep a cool head.

Last Minute Revision: Moving Towards Mains

If your calculated score sits comfortably above the historical averages, your preparation for the Mains stage must start almost immediately. The time gap between the declaration of results and the Mains exam can slip away quickly.

Lock in Your Optional Subject: Ensure your paper-I and paper-II syllabi are fully structured. This remains the ultimate rank-decider for Group A and B posts.
Practice Descriptive Language Drafting: Begin writing one descriptive essay or report in both English and Bengali every week to sharpen your presentation skills.
Upgrade to Multi-Statement MCQs: Shift your daily question practice away from basic one-liners to analytical, multi-statement questions to match the evolving trend of the WBPSC.

FAQs on WBCS Preliminary 2024 Question Papers

Q1: What is the expected cut off for WBCS prelims 2024?

Ans: The expected safe scores for Mains qualification are 105–115 for General (UR), 95–100 for both OBC-A and OBC-B, 90–95 for SC, and 85–90 for ST categories.

Q2: Where can I get WBCS Preliminary 2024 Official Answer Key?

Ans: The official answer key will be published exclusively on the West Bengal Public Service Commission’s official website at wbpsc.gov.in. Once it is live, you will find it under the “Examination” or “What’s New” tab. For your convenience, we will also host the direct PDF download link right here on WBCS LIVE as soon as it is released.

Q3: How do I calculate my final score using the answer key?

Ans: The WBCS Prelims consists of 200 questions carrying 1 mark each. For every correct answer, add 1 mark. For every incorrect answer, deduct 0.25 marks (1/4th negative marking). Unattempted questions do not affect your score.

Q4: What is the best Mock Test Platform/App for WBCS?

Ans: WBCS LIVE is the Best mock test platform/app in West Bengal in Bengali & English language preferred.