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Wbpsc miscellaneous official paper (2023) - Test Set 1
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100 questions
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- Who is the author of the book ‘Man Makes Himself?
Question 1
- A. L. Basham
- Romila Thapar
- V. Gordon Childe
- D. D. Kosambi
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- When will it be double if some capital was invested at the rate of 6\frac{1}{4}\% ?
Question 2
- In 12 years
- In 9 years
- In 16 years
- In 8 years
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- If 12th January of 2024 was Friday, then what will be the 7th June of 2025?
Question 3
- Monday
- Thursday
- Saturday
- None of the above
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- "Sabe munise paja mama”—Who said?
Question 4
- Lord Rishabha
- Emperor Ashoka
- Goutamiputra Satakarni
- Suparshvanath
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- The ratio of the collection of story books of Rabi and Madhu is 2 : 3 respectively. After purchasing of 6 new books by Madhu the ratio of their books would be 1 : 3. How many books did they have earlier?
Question 5
- 2, 4
- 4, 6
- 4, 8
- None of the above
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- What is the desert soil called?
Question 6
- Aridisols
- Andisols
- Histosols
- Mollisols
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- How many times does \frac{7}{11} occur from 1 to 7?
Question 7
- 7
- 13
- 9
- 11
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- Give an example of Biological Disaster.
Question 8
- 1984 : Bhopal Gas Tragedy
- 2004 : Tsunami
- 2009 : Aila
- 2020 : Covid
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- Loktak lake is in
Question 9
- Manipur
- Nagaland
- Mizoram
- Arunachal Pradesh
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- Highest part of Southern plateau in India—
Question 10
- Anaimudi
- Tibetan plateau
- Satpura
- Eastern ghats
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- Name the Sultan who banned hoarding of essential commodities in India.
Question 11
- Iltutmish
- Balban
- Alauddin Khalji
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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- Which is the chemical formula of salt?
Question 12
- NaCl
- CaCO3
- Na3PO4
- Na2CO3
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- What is the main goal of Rare Disease Day?
Question 13
- Fund raising for research
- Improving access to health care
- Raising awareness among general public and their impact on patients’ life
- Providing support for individuals affected by rare disease
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- Which one is correct?
Question 14
The Nagarjuna Sagar Sri Sailam in Andhra Pradesh is the- smallest Tiger Reserve in India.
- biggest Tiger Reserve in India.
- the first Tiger Reserve in India.
- the newest Tiger Reserve in India.
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- A can complete a work in 9 days when B can complete the same work in 6 days. They can complete the work in 3 days if C joins them. How
Question 15
many days will C take if C is told to complete the work alone?- In 15 days
- In 12 days
- In 21 days
- In 18 days
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- First Bank in India listed in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)—
Question 16
- SBI
- ICICI
- Deutsche
- HDFC
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- Which of the following is a water-borne disease?
Question 17
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid
- Malaria
- Diphtheria
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- Haldia Port, is a part on the river bank of the confluence of the rivers
Question 18
- Haldi river and Hooghly river
- Haldi river and Rupnarayan river
- Haldi river and Keleghai river
- Haldi river and Shilabati river
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- Study of insects is called
Question 19
- Emetology
- Entomology
- Astrology
- Geology
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- Who was the author of the book ‘From Volga to Ganga’?
Question 20
- Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
- Ruskin Bond
- Jerome. K. Jerome
- Rahul Sankrityayan
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- Choose the correct one:
Question 21
- Sum of two irrational numbers is an irrational.
- Sum of two irrational numbers is always a rational.
- Sum of two irrational numbers is not always an irrational.
- None of the above
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- First Bank in India to introduce Talking ATM for disabled persons—
Question 22
- SBI
- PNB
- Union Bank of India
- ICICI
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- Where is Rann of Kutch in India?
Question 23
- Rajasthan
- Chhattisgarh
- Gujarat
- Telengana
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- Find out the odd one.
Question 24
- Khyber
- Bolan
- Gomal
- Gomukh
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- Who took the title of ‘Sakalauttarapathanatha’?
Question 25
- Sasanka
- Harshavardhan
- Laxamanasena
- Dharmapala
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- Complete the pattern:
Question 26
5, 7, 8; 6, 8, 12; 7, 9, ?- 21
- 16
- 36
- 9
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- Identify the correct match:
Question 27
- May 7 : World Health Day
- May 17 : World Telecommunication Day
- June 5 : World Ocean Day
- June 11 : World Day Against Child Labour
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- Pittsburgh of India is
Question 28
- Chotanagpur Plateau
- Deccan
- Keonjhar
- Jamshedpur
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- Which one among the following cell-organs are present only in plant cells?
Question 29
- Nucleus
- Mitochondria
- Golgi Apparatus
- Plastids
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- ‘‘I have a dream”— Name the civil rights leader.
Question 30
- Rosa Parks
- Martin Luther King JR.
- Nelson Mandela
- Desmond Tutu
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- What is ‘Dharmachakra Pravartana’?
Question 31
- In Buddhism, it is a state of enlightenment.
- Death of Lord Buddha.
- After going enlightenment, Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath.
- All of the above
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- What is the motto of the Indian Air Force?
Question 32
- Touch the sky with glory
- Courage and Sacrifice
- Service before self
- Strength in unity
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- Who is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Question 33
- Bessie Coleman
- Amelia Earhart
- Valentina Tereshkova
- Sally Ride
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- Country without airport—
Question 34
- Monaco
- San Marino
- Andorra
- All of the above
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- What will be the angle between the hands of a clock when the time is at 9 : 15 a.m.?
Question 35
- 100°
- 172.5°
- 360°
- 180°
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- Sardar Sarovar Dam has been built over the
Question 36
- Tista river
- Narmada river
- Torsha river
- Brahmaputra river
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- Who wrote the national anthems of two countries?
Question 37
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Mohammad Iqbal
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- Add up the natural numbers from 1 to 100 and what is the value of the addition?
Question 38
- 5020
- 5050
- 5025
- None of the above
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- Mita and Arun started a business with Rs. 700 and Rs. 900 respectively. After 4 months when Mita invested Rs. 500 more, then Arun withdrew Rs. 300. If at the end of the year total profit is Rs. 1,720 then what are profits of both Mita and Arun?
Question 39
- Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 720
- Rs. 980 and Rs. 740
- Rs. 900 and Rs. 820
- None of the above
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- Who is the British author known for the “Harry Potter” series of Novels?
Question 40
- Agatha Christie
- J. K. Rowling
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- C. Dickens
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- Which of the following organisms is not classified as an amphibian?
Question 41
- Crocodile
- Newt
- Salamander
- Frog
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- August movement was started in India in the year
Question 42
- 1942
- 1920
- 1930
- 1946
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- Who was the first woman to win a Noble Prize and remains the only person to win Noble Prize in two different scientific fields?
Question 43
- Dorothy Crewfoot Hodgkin
- Barbara McClintock
- Marie Curie
- Rosalind Franklin
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- Last Governor General of British India and first viceroy of British India was
Question 44
- Lord Canning
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Mountbatten
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- Name the organ responsible for purification of blood.
Question 45
- Pancreas
- Intestines
- Kidney
- Stomach
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- Who introduced Mansabdari System?
Question 46
- Sher Shah
- Akbar
- Murshid Quli Khan
- Mahmud Gawan
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- Highest dam in India—
Question 47
- Tehri Dam
- Bhakra Nangal Dam
- Hirakud Dam
- Sardar Sarovar Dam
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- What number system is often used in computing and programming?
Question 48
- Binary
- Hexadecimal
- Octal
- Decimal
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- What would be the selling price of broiler chicken per kg if he wants to profit 20% when Ramen purchases the broiler Rs. 115 per kg?
Question 49
- Rs. 132
- Rs. 136
- Rs. 138
- None of the above
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- The First National Park of India is
Question 50
- Kanha National Park
- Rajaji National Park
- Jim Corbett National Park
- Nanda Devi National Park
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- Who was the last Viceroy and last Governor- General of India?
Question 51
- Lord Wavell and Lord Mountbatten
- Lord Linlithow and Lord Wavell
- Lord Mayo and Lord Wavell
- Lord Mountbatten and C. Rajagopalachari
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- Amal and Bimal start a business with Rs. 500 for 9 months and an amount of money for 6 months respectively. If the total profit is of Rs. 69 and that
Question 52
of Bimal is of Rs. 46. Then what was the investment of Bimal at the starting of the business ?- Rs. 1,200
- Rs. 1,500
- Rs. 750
- Rs. 1,000
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- A rational number is
Question 53
- expressible in a recessing decimal.
- not expressible in a recessing decimal.
- always expressible in a recessing decimal.
- None of the above
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- Who among the following was not a member of Cabinet Mission?
Question 54
- Pathik Lawrence
- John Simon
- Sir Stafford Cripps
- A. V. Alexander
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- Carrier of Malaria disease is
Question 55
- Aedes Mosquito
- Culex Mosquito
- Anopheles Mosquito
- Asian tiger Mosquito
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- Who among the following artists did not belong to the ‘Bengal School of Art’?
Question 56
- Nandalal Bose
- Raja Ravi Varma
- Abanindranath Tagore
- Sunayani Devi
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- Who among the following ancient Indian rulers protected his principality from Hun invasion?
Question 57
- Samudragupta
- Skandagupta
- Ashoka
- Kanishka
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- Which one is the root vegetable?
Question 58
- Cauliflower
- Cucumbr
- Gourd
- Carrot
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- Suppose 12 oranges are distributed in 5 baskets then
Question 59
- there are 3 oranges in 2 baskets each and 2 oranges in 3 baskets each.
- 2 oranges in 3 baskets each, 1 orange in 2 baskets each and 4 oranges in one basket.
- 2 oranges in 4 baskets each ad 4 oranges in one basket.
- None of the above
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- First woman to climb Mt. Everest –
Question 60
- Bachendri Pal
- Sudipta Sengupta
- Junko Tabei
- Melissa Arnot
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- What is the name of the tropical cyclone originated in South China Sea?
Question 61
- Willy Willy
- Hurricane
- Typhoons
- Tornado
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- Who was the first women Chief Minister of India?
Question 62
- Pratibha Patil
- Padmaja Naidu
- Sucheta Kripalani
- Amrit Kaur
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- Two trains start their journeys with velocities of 60 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively in opposite directions from two different stations 120 km apart. The train of higher velocity is stopped after 40 min of its departure. When will the other meet the first one?
Question 63
- At 160 minutes
- At 130 minutes
- At 140 minutes
- None of the above
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- The headquarters of Amazon and Microsoft are located at
Question 64
- New York
- Seattle
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
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- From which least number if one subtracted 1, the difference is divisible by 12, 16 and 28?
Question 65
- 336
- 335
- 672
- 337
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- Which of the following is not a metal?
Question 66
- Mercury
- Zinc
- Sulphur
- Copper
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- Which gas is most abundant in earth’s atmosphere?
Question 67
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
- Nitrogen
- Neon
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- Nikola Tesla invented what kind of electricity?
Question 68
- AC
- DC
- Static
- Ball lightening
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- What is 171 as a natural number?
Question 69
- Prime
- Even
- Irrational
- Composite
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- First President of India who died while in office –
Question 70
- V. V. Giri
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Jakir Hussain
- Neelam S. Reddy
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- Amazon basin of Brazil is situated in which climatic region?
Question 71
- Hot desert climatic region
- Monsoon climatic region
- Equatorial climatic region
- None of the above
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- How much time shall a train of length 80 meter take to cross a 120 meter long platform when the train assumed the speed of 72 km/hr?
Question 72
- 12 seconds
- 18 seconds
- 14 seconds
- 10 seconds
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- Tansen was a famous musician, in the court of
Question 73
- Akbar
- Ballala Sena
- Hussain Shah
- Devapala
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- Summation of unit place and ten place digits of a number is 9. After interchanging the digits the difference between the earlier and present numbers is 9. What is the number?
Question 74
- 72
- 18
- 54
- 63
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- What is the highest gallantry award of the Indian Army?
Question 75
- Paramvir Chakra
- Ashoka Chakra
- Mahavir Chakra
- Vir Chakra
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- Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is a famous Indian
Question 76
- Hockey Player
- Table Tennis Player
- Chess Player
- Volleyball Player
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- Who wrote ‘Ramcharit’?
Question 77
- Tulsidas
- Krittibas Ojha
- Haridas
- Sandhyakar Nandi
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- Who was the founder of Ajivika Sect?
Question 78
- Mahavira
- Goshala Makkhaliputta
- Ajitanath
- Sumatinatha
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- Which one among the following books was authored by Franz Kafka?
Question 79
- Psychology in Everyday Life
- The Mother
- The Old Man and the Sea
- The Metamorphosis
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- Who said, “Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains”?
Question 80
- J. J. Rousseau
- Montesquieu
- Diderot
- J. P. Sartre
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- Who planted, “Tree of Liberty” in Mysore ?
Question 81
- Chikka Devaraja Wadiyar
- Krishnaraja Wadiyar
- Tipu Sultan
- Hyder Ali
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- In Bronze, Copper is mixed with
Question 82
- Tin
- Iron
- Silver
- Gold
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- Chhuti Khan, Governor of Chittagong during medieval period ordered his court poet to
Question 83
translate :–- Quran
- Zend Avesta
- Mahabharat
- Bible
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- A medicine wholesaler allows a discount of 20% to his customer and still gains 15% on cost. If the maximum retail price is Rs. 550 then what is the purchase price of the medicine?
Question 84
- Rs. 440
- Rs. 374
- Rs. 380
- None of the above
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- Who among the following Prime Ministers of India was the longest serving Prime Minister?
Question 85
- Indira Gandhi
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Manmohan Singh
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- Who was the Prime Minister of India, when the ‘Look East Policy’ of India formulated?
Question 86
- I. K. Gujral
- H. D. Deve Gowda
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- P. V. Narasimha Rao
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- Choose the correct one (Use division algorithm) :
Question 87
- 24 = 2.11 + 2
- 24 = 2.10 + 4
- 24 = 2.12 + 0
- 24 = 2.9 + 6
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- Name the first newspaper in India.
Question 88
- Bengal Gazette
- Samvad Kaumudi
- Mirat-ul-Akbar
- Hindoo Patriot
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- The Great Barrier Reef is located in
Question 89
- Austria
- Antigua
- Australia
- Andaman
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- Who among the following never presided a Session of Indian National Congress?
Question 90
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
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- In the fashion of ‘as many rows as saplings’ it is be found that 6 saplings are redundant to plant 127 saplings in a garden. How many rows are in the garden ?
Question 91
- 13
- 15
- 11
- 7
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- If the product of three positive continued proportional numbers is 343. Then what is the median proportional of the first and third?
Question 92
- 7
- 13
- 11
- 9
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- Ratio of two numbers 5 : 13. If gcd of the numbers is 11, then what are the numbers?
Question 93
- 110, 286
- 55, 143
- 25, 65
- 165, 294
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- Name the device used to measure wind speed.
Question 94
- Anemometer
- Barometer
- Manometer
- Thermometer
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- Rs. 100 is divided in such a way between A and B such that the rupees of A : the rupees of B = 9 : 11. What are the amount of rupees of A and B?
Question 95
- Rs. 35 and Rs. 65
- Rs. 45 and Rs. 55
- Rs. 43 and Rs. 57
- Rs. 39 and Rs. 61
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- India’s first paper mill was built at
Question 96
- Calcutta
- Serampore
- Naihati
- Asansol
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- Who was the first British Chief Justice of Supreme Court during British period?
Question 97
- Sir Robert Chambers
- Sir Edward Hyde
- Sir Henry Russell
- Sir Elijah Impey
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- 12th Fail movie is based on the life event of which IPS officer?
Question 98
- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- R. K. Handa
- Nazrul Islam
- Kiran Bedi
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- Who remarked, “I am revolution and I destroyed the revolution”?
Question 99
- Otto von Bismarck
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Benito Mussolini
- Adolf Hitler
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- Who is known as father of Indian Space Programme?
Question 100
- S. Somnath
- Satish Dhawan
- Vikram Sarabhai
- K. Radhakrishnan
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