Practice test
Wbcs (executive) prelims official paper (2024) - Test Set 1
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200 questions
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- Choose from the following options the appropriate passive form of the sentence:
Question 1
Napoleon made the impossible possible.- Possible was made the impossible by Napoleon.
- Napoleon was made the impossible by possible.
- The impossible has been made possible by Napoleon.
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- Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given:
Question 2
'Underplay'- Intrigue
- Conspire
- Making more complicated or problematizing things
- Represent something as being less important than it really is
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- Choose the idiom that can be used to express the idea contained in the following sentence:
Question 3
The candidate is sitting late into the night to prepare for the examination.- go haywire
- run amok
- sit tight
- burn the midnight oil
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- Supply the missing word in the sentence by choosing the right one from the following options.
Question 4
There is a book shop close__________.- now
- up
- in
- by
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- From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb:
Question 5
"Curiosity killed the cat."- Excessive curiosity.
- The cat should stay within limits.
- If people are curious beyond a point, they may invite trouble.
- Curiosity beyond any man's reach can be deadly.
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- Which of the options gives the right meaning of the following sentence?
Question 6
He bit off more than he could chew.- He ate more than he could digest.
- He took up more work than he could handle.
- He tried to explain what he did not understand.
- He did not know how much he could endure.
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- Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.
Question 7
The whole idea is quite preposterous.- improper judgment
- debatable
- unacceptable
- unbelievable or unreasonable.
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- Fill in the blank with suitable Conjunction:
Question 8
They are going on a vacation ______ they haven't decided the destination.- while
- though
- when
- which
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- Fill in the modal auxiliaries as required:
Question 9
___________you be more careful in the future? [Request]- Could
- Should
- Must
- Have
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- Choose the right word to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
Question 10
Children should not forget their ________ duty towards parents.- parental
- filial
- fraternal
- ancestral
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- From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb:
Question 11
‘The early bird catches the worm.'- People with good habits win the race.
- At dawn some birds can prey easily.
- Being first in the queue makes/creates big opportunities.
- The person who takes the earliest opportunity to do something will gain advantage over others.
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- A collection of poems or other literary works is known as:
Question 12
- Epilogue
- Anthology
- Manuscript
- Lexicon
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- An undertaker is one who
Question 13
- undertakes projects.
- takes bribes.
- hears confessions in a church.
- makes arrangements for funerals.
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- Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.
Question 14
The game is afoot.- new case or investigation
- final reality
- noisy and expressive
- continuous
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- All the members are requested to ________to the rules of the Association.
Question 15
Choose the right word to fill in the blank.- abide
- comply
- conform
- concur
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- Fill in the blank with suitable Conjunction:
Question 16
I will call you later _______ I am done with my chores.- once
- because
- as
- so
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- Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.
Question 17
He loved wearing outlandish clothes.- antique
- old school/style
- wired or offbeat
- unavailable
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- Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given:
Question 18
"Affliction"- A deadly disease
- A state of pain, distress or grief
- A fatal order on a convict
- Inability to recognize something terrible or painful
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- Fill in the blank with suitable Conjunction:
Question 19
I want to go to the park _________ the weather is bad.- although
- in spite of
- when
- as
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- Fill in the modal auxiliaries as required:
Question 20
I _____ swim. [Ability]- should
- must
- can
- don't
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- Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word.
Question 21
A humongous building was destroyed by the earthquake. The underlined word means- unsettled emotions
- unstable
- weak and non-functional
- extremely large and huge
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- Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in the following sentence.
Question 22
Her book is a _______ to her teacher.- debt
- complement
- compliment
- supplement
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- From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb:
Question 23
‘Politeness costs little but yields much’- Being polite is desirable.
- Politeness is a virtue that pays in long run.
- Politeness is powerful.
- Politeness can make people repent or win.
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- Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given:
Question 24
Memorabilia refers to- Memorable things
- Memories of War
- Memories of the past
- Memories of objects collected because of their links with people or events
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- The phrase 'round the corner' is used to indicate something that is
Question 25
- near
- departing
- hiding
- about to fall
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- Mass of atom is determined by
Question 26
- Proton + Neutron
- Proton + electron
- Neutron + Electron
- Proton + Neutron + Electron
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- Who drafted the Congress Enquiry Committee Report on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
Question 27
- Chittaranjan Das
- Motilal Nehru
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Saifuddin Kitchlew
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- Which particular bonding exists in H₂O and HF but does not exist in H₂S?
Question 28
- Covalent bonding
- Ionic bonding
- Hydrogen bonding
- Metallic bonding
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- Who among the following Gupta rulers is credited with defeating the Hunas?
Question 29
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta II
- Skandagupta
- Bhanugupta
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- Select the shape which is different from the rest:
Question 30
- Square
- Circle
- Triangle
- Rectangle
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- If 14 gm of N2 has '' number of molecules, how many molecules are present in 46 gm NO₂?
Question 31
- n
- 2n
- n/2
- 3n/2
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- The leader of the Tana Bhagat movement was
Question 32
- Sidho Majhi
- Bisa Munda
- Jatra Oraon
- Bhai Mukund
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- 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
Question 33
- 64
- 72
- 44
- 40
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- Agar-agar is derived from a/an
Question 34
- Bryophytes
- Algae
- Fungi
- Pteridophytes
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- Who played the role of a mediator leading to the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
Question 35
- Motilal Nehru
- Annie Besant
- Tej Bahadur Sapru
- Chintamani Panigrahi
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- Which three African countries have withdrew themselves from the International Criminal Court?
Question 36
- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
- Congo, Gabon, Togo
- Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya
- Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan
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- What is the SHANTI Act, 2025?
Question 37
- Super Hydrated Anti Natal Transformed India (SHANTI) Act, 2025
- Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025
- Sustained Harnessed and Advanced Nuke Engineering for Transformed India (SHANTT) Act, 2025
- None of the above
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- All X-brand cars parked here are white.
Question 38
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?- Cars other than X-brand cannot have radial tyres.
- Only white cars are parked here.
- Some white X-brand cars with radial tyres are parked here.
- Cars other than X-brand cannot have radial Tyres.
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- Krishna Raja Sagar dam and Mettur darm are built across the river
Question 39
- Krishna
- Cauvery (Kaveri)
- Mahanadi
- Godavari
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- Which of the following officers of the Azad Hind Fauj did not face the famous Red Fort Trials?
Question 40
- Prem Sahgal
- Mohan Singh
- Shah Nawaz Khan
- Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
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- Golden Quadrilateral is a
Question 41
- National Highway Development Project
- National Waterway Development Project
- National Railway Development Project
- National Airway Development Project
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- Which word is not formed from the word "RABBIT" to form a meaningful word?
Question 42
- RAT
- BAT
- BAG
- BIT
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- Consider the following pairs:
Question 43
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?- (I), (II) and (IV)
- (II) only
- (II) and (IV)
- (I) and (III)
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- 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-
Question 44
- E. V. Chinnaiah Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Indra Sawhney Vs. Union of India
- Association for Democratic Reforms Vs. Election Commission of India
- Indra Sawhney Vs. Association for Democratic Reforms
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- Which one of the following is not the attribute/main function of NABARD?
Question 45
- Apex institution of rural sector
- Promoting integrated development rural
- Long-term credit to State Government for share capital of co-operative society
- Apex financial institution of industrial credit
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- Finland has started a permanent deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Where it is situated?
Question 46
- It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland
- It is in North Pole near Svalbard archipelago.
- It is near capital city, Helsinki just adjacent to Suomenlinna Fortress in Finland.
- None of the above
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- Which American Province has officially declared 'Diwali' as a State holiday?
Question 47
- Texas
- New York
- California
- Boston
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- ‘The Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood’ was written by
Question 48
- Behramji Malabari
- Jyotiba Phule
- Mahadeb Ranade
- Dadoba Pandurang
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- Which of the following cities is located closest to the Tropic of Cancer?
Question 49
- Durgapur
- Baharampur
- Krishnanagar
- Chandannagore
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- Who among the following persons wrote a biography of Mahatma Gandhi?
Question 50
- Richard Gregg
- Louis Fischer
- Web Miller
- Pat Hendricks
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- 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?
Question 51
- They are the same.
- The nomenclature changed since 2011.
- Booker Prize is for the books written in English while 'International Booker Prize' is for the books written in other languages and translated in English.
- 'International Booker Prize' is given to Writers from Asia and Africa.
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- Name the town that is located on the bank of Karola river.
Question 52
- Malda
- Jalpaiguri
- Darjeeling
- Baharampur
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- Which of the following elements is a semiconductor?
Question 53
- Iron
- Zinc
- Mercury
- Silicon
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- Growth inhibiting hormone of plant is
Question 54
- Auxin
- Gibberellin
- Cytokinin
- Abscisic acid
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- The two Vaishnava brothers Roop and Sanatan who held high posts in court of
Question 55
- Ilyas Shah
- Alauddin Hussain Shah
- Firoz Tughlaq
- Sikandar Shah
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- A real gas behaves like an ideal gas at
Question 56
- high temperature and high pressure.
- high pressure and low temperature.
- low pressure and high temperature.
- low pressure and low temperature.
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- A photon of frequency 50 Hz possesses __________ J energy.
Question 57
(: Planck's constant, : speed of light in vacuum)- 50 h
- h/50
- hc/50
- 50 c
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- East Kolkata Wetland has been declared as
Question 58
- Biodiversity Site
- World Heritage Site
- Ramsar Site
- World Trade Site
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- Under what authority the President of United States of America can impose tariffs?
Question 59
- Congress passed laws allowing the President to impose tariffs unilaterally for national security reasons.
- The Constitution of United States authorizes the President to impose tariff subject to some restrictions.
- The President of United States has sweeping powers to impose tariffs to correct the trade imbalance.
- None of the above
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- What is the study and analysis of Coins known as?
Question 60
- Coinography
- Epigraphy
- Numismatics
- Calligraphy
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- Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of God (Dharti Aba)?
Question 61
- Kanu Santhal
- Rupa Naik
- Birsa Munda
- Joria Bhagat
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- Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the Union and the States under the Constitution of India?
Question 62
- India follows a completely federal system.
- India follows a completely unitary system.
- India has a quasi-federal system with a strong Centre.
- States have more power than the Centre.
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- Pneumatophores are modified root and negatively geotropic. These are-
Question 63
- Respiratory roots
- Photosynthetic roots
- Food storing roots
- Water storing roots
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- Which of the following is a reason that driving rapid growth of data centers in India?
Question 64
- Lax environmental enforcement
- Strict data localization regulations (DPDP Act 2023)
- Cheap electricity
- Deterioration in Indo-US relation
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- The leader of the Kherwar or Safa Hor movement was
Question 65
- Birsa Munda
- Bhagirath Manjhi
- Baba Ramchandra
- Madari Pasi
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- Consider the following pairs:
Question 66
District
Trees found in natural habitat
(I) Bankura
Sal
(II) South 24 Parganas
Sundari
(III) Coochbehar
Pine
(IV) Purba Medinipur
Baobab
How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?- Only one
- Only two
- Only three
- All four
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- With reference to Cyclone which of the following statements is/are correct?
Question 67
-(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:- (II) only
- (I), (II) and (III)
- (II) and (III)
- (III) only
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- 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
Question 68
- 10:10 am
- 10:30 am
- 11:10 am
- 11:20 am
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- Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Asiatic Society was founded?
Question 69
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Cornwallis
- Lord Wellesley
- Lord Clive
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- India has recently launched a nationwide campaign for free HPV vaccination. The goal of this vaccination is to combat
Question 70
- Cervical cancer in women
- Prostate cancer in men
- Lung cancer
- Breast cancer
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- Which of the following ape(s) is/are genetically closest to the modern humans (Homo sapiens)?
Question 71
- Chimpanzee and Bonobo
- Gorilla
- Orangutans
- Gibbon
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- The Indian Sangita Samaj was founded by-
Question 72
- Rajanikanta Sen
- Jyotirindranath Tagore
- Dwijendralal Roy
- Sourindro Mohun Tagore
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- Resistance of a uniform metal wire of length 1m and cross-sectional area 1cm² is 10Ω. Resistivity of the wire is
Question 73
- 1/10 Ωcm
- 1 Ωcm
- 10 Ωcm
- 100 Ωcm
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- Indian Topographical Map is published by
Question 74
- Survey of India
- Geological Survey of India
- Indian Space Research Organization
- UGC
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- 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?
Question 75
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 117
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- If APPLES is written as BORJHP, then how shall BANANA be written as?
Question 76
- CZPYQX
- CZPZQZ
- CZOZOZ
- ABLCKD
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- Which of the following is matched incorrectly?
Question 77
- Finance Commission - Article 324
- C.A.G. - Article 148
- U.P.S.C. - Article 315
- Election Commission - Article 324
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- Which of the following statements correctly describes the status of 'Right to Privacy' in India?
Question 78
- It is a statutory right granted by the Parliament of India.
- It is not recognized under the Constitution of India.
- It is a fundamental right confirmed by the Supreme Court of India.
- None of the above
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- Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand. What does 'dun' (also spelled 'doon') signify here?
Question 79
- A valley between Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik
- An apple orchard
- Fertile land
- Silted-up lake in Shivalik
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- Wind Energy Project was set up in West Bengal at
Question 80
- Bakkhali
- Frezerganj
- Digha
- Haldia
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- Babur's famous autobiography ‘Baburnama’ was translated in Persian by
Question 81
- Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan
- Badauni
- Faizi
- Gulbadan Begaum
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- Synapsis occurs during
Question 82
- Leptotene
- Diplotene
- Zygotene
- Pachytene
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- The leader of the Reang uprising in Tripura (1942-43) was
Question 83
- Parikshit Jamatiya
- Ratan Mani
- Birsa Munda
- Bir Bikram Manikya
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- Which currency is known as 'vehicle currency"?
Question 84
- Euro
- Yen
- Pound
- None of the above
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- Consider the following statements:
Question 85
-(I) Finance Commission is a Constitutional Body.
-(II) National Commission for Women is a Statutory Body.
Which option is correct?- Only (I)
- Only (II)
- Both (I) and (II)
- None of the above
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- The difference between Gross Domestic Product and Net Domestic Product is
Question 86
- Government Revenue
- Net Indirect Tax
- Depreciation
- Foreign Aid
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- 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?
Question 87
- Russia and China
- China and Netherlands
- Ukraine and USA
- Pakistan and Columbia
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- Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Question 88
- Kandla - Maharashtra
- Paradip - Odisha
- Tuticorin - Tamilnadu
- Cochin - Kerala
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- Which of the following is not a problem of the unorganized sector?
Question 89
- Low productivity
- High taxation
- Low technology
- Low wages
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- Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama?
Question 90
- Menander
- Agathocles
- Heliocles
- Archebius
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- 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?
Question 91
- 3
- 12
- 13
- 24
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- Which among the following was circulated as symbols by the rebels during the Revolt of 1857?
Question 92
- Sword
- Chapati
- Scarf
- Coins
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- 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?
Question 93
- Nandikar, Ek Theke Baro
- Sayak, Kundubabu
- Rangakarmee, Rudali
- Natasena, Fata Gopal
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- Which of the following Insurances is related to loss of wealth?
Question 94
- Life Insurance
- General Insurance
- Crop Insurance
- Social Insurance
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- The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was established in which year?
Question 95
- 1858
- 1915
- 1920
- 1947
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- Which Buddhist text provides an account of the 16 Mahajanpadas of the 6th century B.C.?
Question 96
- Tripitaka
- Dipavamsa
- Digha Nikaya
- Anguttara Nikaya
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- Joint Forest Management is primarily a partnership between
Question 97
- Central Government and State Government.
- Local Communities and the Forest Department.
- NGOs and International Environment Agencies.
- Private Corporation and Tribal Communities.
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- Among the following indices which one is not used for the construction of Human Development Index?
Question 98
- Health Index
- Price Index
- Education Index
- Income Index
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- The Vice-president of the interim government formed in 1946 was
Question 99
- Auchinleck
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vallabhbhai Patel
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- Which of the following animals is natural reservoir of Nipah viruses?
Question 100
- Bats
- Turtles
- Migratory birds
- Horses
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- India has officially set its net-zero Carbon Emission target for the year _________.
Question 101
- 2050
- 2060
- 2100
- 2070
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- The length of a rectangle is decreased by 20% while the breadth is increased by 20%. Then the area of the rectangle will
Question 102
- remain unchanged.
- decrease by 4%.
- increase by 2%.
- increase by 4%.
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- Which of the following mountain peaks does not belong to the Himalayan Range?
Question 103
- Kamet
- K2
- Kanchenjunga
- Nandadevi
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- Water available for plants within the soil is
Question 104
- Hygroscopic water
- Capillary water
- Mineral water
- Chemically bound water
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- Which of the following carries oxygenated blood?
Question 105
- Hepatic portal veins
- Pulmonary veins
- Renal veins
- Pulmonary artery
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- Homage was paid to Thiruvalluvar. Who was he? Why is he famous for?
Question 106
- Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He wrote Tirukkural, a classical Tamil text of 1,330 short couplets (kurals).
- Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Assamese Poet and philosopher. He translated Mahabharata in Assamese.
- Thiruvalluvar was a king of Chola dynasty. He conquered Ceylon.
- Thiruvalluvar was court poet of Rajaraja-I. He wrote several poems on contemporary subjects.
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- Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?
Question 107
- Firaq Gorakhpuri
- Muhammad Iqbal
- Josh Malihabadi
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz
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- Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the Union Executive?
Question 108
- Part V
- Part III
- Part VI
- Part XI
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- Who was first selected by Gandhiji for his 'Individual Satyagraha' movement?
Question 109
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Achyut Patwardhan
- Aruna Asaf Ali
- Vinoba Bhave
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- The Anarchial and Revolutionary Crimes Act was popularly known as
Question 110
- Defence of India Act
- Rowlat Act
- Indian Penal Code
- Lex-loci Act
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- Toto, a primitive tribal group, is found in
Question 111
- Alipurduar district
- Uttar Dinajpur and Malda districts
- Jhargram district
- Bankura and Jhargram districts
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- "If a person is highly educated, then he earns well."
Question 112
-Then which of the following options is necessarily correct?- Suman earns well, so he is highly educated.
- Illiterate people cannot earn well.
- All persons with good income must be highly educated.
- All persons with high education has good earnings.
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- Identify the incorrect statement about ongoing Ukraine-Russia War:
Question 113
- Russia has occupied Ukranian territories in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions also known as the Donbas
- The war started in February, 2022
- Russian invasion of Ukraine was driven by a desire to stop its integration into Western alliances (NATO/EU)
- Crimea has been taken over by Russian forces from Ukraine during the current war
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- The 2026-2027 Census of India represents a significant milestone as it is the country's first
Question 114
- fully conducted through door-to-door manual enumeration.
- digital, paperless census using electronic data collection methods.
- census conducted only through postal questionnaires without fieldworkers.
- census limited to urban areas using satellite imagery only.
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- Parallel governments during the 1942 Movement were formed in
Question 115
- Ballia
- Satara
- Talcher
- All of the above
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- Congress Democratic Party was founded by-
Question 116
- Anne Besant
- B.G. Tilak
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Motilal Nehru
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- Find the next number in the series:
Question 117
2, 6, 12, 20, ?- 28
- 30
- 32
- 36
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- Who was the first Indian ruler to join the Subsidiary Alliance?
Question 118
- Peshwa Bajirao II
- The King of Travancore
- The Nawab of Oudh
- The Nizam of Hyderabad
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- Who among the following presented the famous Kohinoor diamond to Emperor ShahJahan?
Question 119
- Murad
- Mir Jumla
- Aurangzeb
- Dara Shikoh
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- 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
Question 120
- 40%
- 50%
- 80%
- Can't be determined from above data.
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- Who among the following presided over the first Buddhist Council?
Question 121
- Upali
- Ananda
- Mahakasyapa
- Moggaliputta Tissa
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- The retreating South-West Monsoon brings rain in which part of India?
Question 122
- North-Western part
- North-Eastern part
- Eastern part of Peninsular India
- Western part of Peninsular India
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- Which of the following social and political leaders opposed the 'Age of Consent Bill'?
Question 123
- W. C. Bonnerjee
- Gokhale
- Ranade
- Tilak
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- Who founded Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL)? Why it is famous for?
Question 124
- Tenzing Norgey. Holistic development of Himalayan Area.
- Sonam Wangchuk & Gitanjali J. Angmo. HIAL. desires to address the educational and developmental challenges unique to Ladakh's exceptional geographical and cultural context.
- Phunsukh Wangdu. Cultural development of Leh region
- None of the above
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- Which out of the following letters should replace the question mark in the series?
Question 125
A, D, G, J, M, ?- O
- P
- Q
- R
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- Who became the Congress President after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose?
Question 126
- Rajendra Prasad
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Acharya Kripalani
- C. Rajagopalachari
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- Which of the following cities was not founded by Firoz Tughlaq?
Question 127
- Hissar
- Jaunpur
- Fatehpur
- Fatehbad
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- The most abundant enzyme in the living world is ____.
Question 128
- Lipase
- DNase
- Zymase
- Rubisco
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- The year 2026 has been declared by the United Nation as the year of:
Question 129
- International year of Food Security
- International year of Rural Development
- International year of Women Farmers
- International year for Human Development
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- What is the Fall Form of BRICS? How many Members are there in BRICS?
Question 130
- Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Chile & Spain. It is an intergovernmental organization comprising of fourteen countries.
- Britain, Romania, India, China and Sri Lanka. It is an intergovernmental organization comprising of five countries.
- Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa. It is an intergovernmental organization comprising of eleven countries.
- None of the above
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- Which element although situated outside the Radioactive series, has radioactive isotope?
Question 131
- Fluorine
- Iodine
- Chlorine
- All of the above
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- Who among the following abolished the pilgrimage tax?
Question 132
- Humayun
- Sher Shah
- Akbar
- Jahangir
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- Which football club won first edition of the 'Club World Cup' 2025?
Question 133
- Chelsea
- Barcelona
- Real Madrid
- Manchester City
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- Mixed Economy refers to an economy where
Question 134
- both agriculture and industry are equally promoted by the State.
- there is co-existence of public sector and private sector.
- there is co-existence of foreign firms and domestic firms.
- economy is under joint control of elected government and military.
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- Which one of the following is not located in West Bengal?
Question 135
- Singalila National Park
- Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Namthing Pokhari Biodiversity Heritage Site
- Manas Biosphere Reserve
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- The tax imposed on import and export of commodity is known as
Question 136
- Customs Duties
- Excise Duties
- VAT
- GST
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- Which has become the first country to recognize the Taliban Government in Afghanistan?
Question 137
- India
- Iran
- Russia
- China
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- 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?
Question 138
- 250 m
- 500 m
- 1000 m
- 1500 m
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- Which of the following is not part of Israel's Missile defence system?
Question 139
- Iron dome
- Thaad
- David's sling
- Tomahawk
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- Ginger is a stem because
Question 140
- it grows horizontally in the soil.
- it stores food materials.
- absence of chlorophyll.
- it has nodes and inter-nodes.
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- Which organization launched the 'Never Alone' AI (Artificial Intelligence) App?
Question 141
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- DRDO
- IIT, Madras
- NITI Aayog
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- 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?
Question 142
- zero
- F x 2πr
- F x πr
- F x 2r
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- How does a non-green (coloured) leaf synthesize food?
Question 143
- The red and purple pigments directly absorb heat from the Sunlight, thus replacing the need for photosynthesis.
- The leaf contains green chlorophyll but it remains hidden under other pigments.
- Coloured leaves steal glucose from neighbouring green plants through air using microscopic spores.
- None of the above
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- During whose reign Malik Muhaamad Jaisi completed poem Padmavat?
Question 144
- Alauddin Khaliji
- Ruknuddin Firoz Khilji
- Sher Shah
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
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- Public Interest Litigation is primarily associated with which concept?
Question 145
- Judicial Review
- Judicial Activism
- Federalism
- NITI Aayog
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- What is the efficiency of currently available commercial solar cells?
Question 146
- 0-5%
- 15-20%
- 30-40%
- 80-90%
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- Sex Ratio in a population is defined as
Question 147
- the number of females per 1000 males.
- the number of boys born to a couple in their lifetime.
- the number of infant girls per 1000 females.
- the number of males minus the number of females in a population.
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- Which ruler ordered the construction of the Royal Road from East Bengal to Peshawar, also known as Sadak-e-Azam?
Question 148
- Humayun
- Sher Shah
- Akbar
- Jahangir
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- Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by
Question 149
- Ten Degree Channel
- Five Degree Channel
- Eight Degree Channel
- Zero Degree Channel
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- 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?
Question 150
- 1 km South-West
- 500 m North
- 500 m East
- 1 km West
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- Boundary between the greater and the lesser Himalaya is known as
Question 151
- Main Boundary Thrust
- Main Central Thrust
- Main Mantle Thrust
- Main Frontal Thrust
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- The editor of the journal 'Karmayogin' was
Question 152
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Sisir Kumar Ghosh
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Mahatma Gandhi
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- Which amendment made written advice of Cabinet mandatory for Emergency declaration?
Question 153
- 42nd Amendment
- 52nd Amendment
- 86th Amendment
- 44th Amendment
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- Which of the following Indian states does not share the boundary with West Bengal?
Question 154
- Sikkim
- Jharkhand
- Chhattisgarh
- Assam
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- Which one of the following is included in secondary sector from the standpoint of sources of national income?
Question 155
- Trade
- Transport
- Communication
- Construction
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- Who opposed the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Question 156
- Chittaranjan Das
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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- Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?
Question 157
- Bull
- Elephant
- Sheep
- Horse
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- Which period in India is known as Plan Holiday?
Question 158
- 1961-1966
- 1965-1966
- 1966-1969
- 1969-1974
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- Which one of the following is not the anti-inflationary measure in India?
Question 159
- Curbing disposable income of the people
- Checking black markets
- Tax reform
- Increase in money supply
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- Find the odd number out:
Question 160
- 24
- 36
- 72
- 168
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- Kartiki Gonsalves & Guneet Monga won 'Oscar' In 2023 for Best Documentary (Short Subject). What was the name of the documentary film?
Question 161
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- The Elephant Whisperers
- The Perfect Murder
- None of the above
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- Jaldapara National Park is located in
Question 162
- Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts
- Alipurduar district
- Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri districts
- Kalimpong district
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- In which country did Subhas Chandra Bose establish the 'Azad Hind Radio broadcasting station?
Question 163
- Austria
- Japan
- Germany
- Russia
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- Why antibiotics are not prescribed to kill viral infections?
Question 164
- Viruses take refuge in a cell organelle where antibiotics cannot reach.
- Viruses neither have cell walls nor their own metabolic machinery that can be targeted by antibiotics.
- Viruses mutate rapidly.
- None of the above
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- "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?
Question 165
- Voltas
- Sailor
- Hyundai
- Kirloskar
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- "Having four equal sides is a necessary condition for a quadrilateral to be a square, but it is not sufficient."
Question 166
This means:- 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.
- No quadrilateral with four equal sides is a square.
- For a quadrilateral to be a square, all four sides cannot be equal.
- In Mathematics, equality of sides is unrelated to the condition for a quadrilateral to be a square.
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- 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?
Question 167
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
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- Dependency Ratio of a country is
Question 168
- Ratio of Imports to Gross Domestic Product.
- Ratio of Foreign Direct Investment to Total Investment.
- Ratio of Non-working Age Population to Working Age Population.
- Ratio of Government Expenditure to National Income.
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- Which incident prompted the appointment of the Hunter Committee?
Question 169
- Uprising of 1857
- Partition of Bengal
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- Komagata Maru incident
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- 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?
Question 170
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
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- 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?
Question 171
- 1 : 2
- 1 : 3
- 2 : 1
- 3 : 1
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- As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal installments without interest. After paying 18 installments he found that 60% of his loan was refunded. How many installments were there in the agreement?
Question 172
- 22
- 24
- 30
- 33
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- In West Bengal, silk industry is famous in
Question 173
- Murshidabad
- Purulia
- Nadia
- Howrah
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- Jarwas live in
Question 174
- Andaman
- Mazuli
- Sagar
- Lakshadweep
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- Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes Untouchability?
Question 175
- Article 17
- Article 19
- Article 18
- Article 21
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- Select the word which is different from the rest:
Question 176
- Car
- Bicycle
- Bus
- Train
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- Who introduced the Ryotwari settlement in Madras?
Question 177
- Charles Metcalfe
- Thomas Munro
- John Malcolm
- Mountstuart Elphinstone
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- Which one among the following is not Sunrise Sectors in India?
Question 178
- Food Processing
- Textile
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information Technology (IT)
- Space Technology
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- Who wrote the book 'Gandhi versus Lenin'?
Question 179
- S A Dange
- R B Lotwala
- R S Nimbarkar
- R V Nadkarni
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- Who among the following called Irwin and Gandhi "The Two Mahatmas"?
Question 180
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Sarojini Naidu
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mirabehn
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- Which of the following is not a UNESCO world heritage site?
Question 181
- Ellora caves
- Kaziranga National Park
- Churches and convents of Goa
- Gateway of India
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- Which Article deals with persons voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship?
Question 182
- Article 7
- Article 8
- Article 9
- Article 10
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- The name 'Operation Polo' referred to the military operation to integrate which princely state within the Indian Union?
Question 183
- Kashmir
- Junagadh
- Le Hyderabad
- Jodhpur
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- Which of the following elements, available adequately in India, can be used to produce the nuclear power?
Question 184
- Actinium
- Neptunium
- Copper
- Thorium
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- How many hymns are there in the Rigveda?
Question 185
- 1017
- 1028
- 1128
- 1228
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- 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
Question 186
- 0m/s
- 24 m/s
- 25 m/s
- 28 m/s
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- 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
Question 187
- is 16 m/s.
- is 20 m/s.
- is 25 m/s.
- will depend on the total distance.
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- In which ancient Scripture was the phrase "Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya" originally mentioned?
Question 188
- Rig Veda
- Bhagavad Gita
- Mundaka Upanishad
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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- The Indian revolutionary leader associated with the battle of Buribalam in 1915 was
Question 189
- V. S. Phadke
- Jatindra Nath Mukherjee
- Ajay Samanta
- Gaidinliu
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- A persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services is known as
Question 190
- Deflation
- Disinflation
- Stagflation
- Depression
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- Who was sent by the Indian National Congress to represent its views at the Versailles Conferrence in 1919?
Question 191
- B G Tilak
- Annie Besant
- C R Das
- S N Banerjee
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- Who among the following paid his soldiers in cash?
Question 192
- Balban
- Alauddin
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Iltutmish
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- The leader of the Khaksar movement was
Question 193
- M A Jinnah
- Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
- Swami Shraddhanand
- M A Jayakar
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- 2x-3y=-12 and x/y= 3/4, what is the value of and ?
Question 194
- x=6, y=9
- x=6, y=8
- x=4, y=3
- x=8, y=4
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- 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-
Question 195
- She makes no profit and no loss
- She makes a profit of 1%
- She suffers a loss of 1%
- She suffers a loss of 2%
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- Which Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended during a National Emergency under Article 359?
Question 196
- Articles 19 and 32
- Articles 14 and 15
- Articles 20 and 21
- All are right.
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- 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?
Question 197
- West
- South-East
- South
- North-West
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- The script of Santhal language is
Question 198
- Tirhuta
- Devnagari
- Olchiki
- Chisoi
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- On a per hectare basis which of the following forests will hold maximum amount of carbon?
Question 199
- Peninsular Sal forest as found in West Medinipur district
- Tropical moist deciduous forest as found in Buxa Tiger Reserve
- Mangrove forest as found in Sunderbans
- Evergreen Temperate forest as found in Lava area of Kalimpong
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- The leader of the Eka movement was
Question 200
- Birsa Munda
- Annie Besant
- Madari Pasi
- A N Sinha
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