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Wbcs preliminary (ca + gk) sectional test - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    What is the aim of the ‘Jan Vishwas Bill’ which was recently tabled in Lok Sabha?
    1. Anti-terrorism
    2. Ease of doing business
    3. Eradication of malnutrition
    4. Police Reforms
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  2. Question 2

    Where is the Headquarter of the Asian Pacific Postal Union?
    1. Manilla
    2. Bangkok
    3. Colombo
    4. Mumbai
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  3. Question 3

    Where is the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTOAB) located?
    1. New York
    2. Geneva
    3. Paris
    4. Hague
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  4. Question 4

    Which Union Ministry is associate with the pilot phase of the Open Network for Digital Commerce?
    1. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    2. Ministry of Home affairs
    3. Ministry of Electronics and IT
    4. None of the above
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  5. Question 5

    The major share of expenditure in the Union budget 2023-24 goes to —
    1. Interest payment
    2. State’s share of taxes and duties
    3. Centrally sponsored schemes
    4. Subsidies
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  6. Question 6

    Which among the following Indian city has hosted the ‘Khadi fest-2022’ Exhibition?
    1. Ahmedabad
    2. Chennai
    3. Mumbai
    4. Varanasi
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  7. Question 7

    Which neighbouring state of India has marked its 75th independence anniversary on 4 February, 2023?
    1. Bhutan
    2. Nepal
    3. Sri Lanka
    4. Bangladesh
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  8. Question 8

    Which country has built an ‘Artificial Moon’ project?
    1. USA
    2. China
    3. Russia
    4. Israel
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  9. Question 9

    Which city is the Headquarter of ‘BIMSTEC’?
    1. New Delhi
    2. Colombo
    3. Dhaka
    4. Jakarta
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  10. Question 10

    The major percentage of Central Government subsidy in 2023-24 is on:
    1. Food
    2. Interest
    3. Fertilizer
    4. Petroleum
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  11. Question 11

    Which sportsperson has been named as the ‘BBC Sports Personality World Sportstar of the Year’ for 2022?
    1. Rojer Federer
    2. Neeraj Chopra
    3. Lionel Messi
    4. Serena Williams
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  12. Question 12

    NEAT 3.0 is a platform associated with which Union Ministry of India?
    1. Ministry of Education
    2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
    3. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    4. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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  13. Question 13

    When is ‘International Customs Day 2023’ observed?
    1. January 25
    2. January 26
    3. January 27
    4. January 28
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  14. Question 14

    With which country has India recently signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)?
    1. England
    2. USA
    3. Australia
    4. France
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  15. Question 15

    Which state/union territory has launched a ’15-point Winter Action Plan’ to control air pollution?
    1. Punjab
    2. New Delhi
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Haryana
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  16. Question 16

    Which Asian country is the host of 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship?
    1. Sri Lanka
    2. India
    3. Nepal
    4. Thailand
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  17. Question 17

    In which world in Postal Services India ranks:
    1. Third
    2. Second
    3. Frist
    4. Fourth
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  18. Question 18

    Which institution has released the ‘Adaption Gap Report 2022’?
    1. NITI Aayog
    2. UNEP (United Nation Environment Programme)
    3. WSF (World Social Forum)
    4. WEF (World Economic Forum)
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  19. Question 19

    Which country has passed the gender recognition reform bill?
    1. England
    2. Scotland
    3. Italy
    4. Switzerland
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  20. Question 20

    Major source of revenue in 2022-23 was the;
    1. Corporate Tax
    2. Income Tax
    3. Goods and Services Tax
    4. Customs Duty
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  21. Question 21

    Which among the following country is associated with the ‘Terminator Tank Support System — the BMPT’?
    1. China
    2. Israel
    3. Russia
    4. USA
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  22. Question 22

    Which neighbouring country of India has passed its first Citizenship Amendment Bill?
    1. Bangladesh
    2. Myanmar
    3. Nepal
    4. Sri Lanka
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  23. Question 23

    Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the ‘Friendship Ambassador’ by the Switzerland Tourism?
    1. P.V. Sindhu
    2. Neeraj Chopra
    3. Mary Kom
    4. Virat Kohli
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  24. Question 24

    Which Indian state has declared Malakhamb as its state sport?
    1. Kerala
    2. Assam
    3. Madhya Pradesh
    4. Rajasthan
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  25. Question 25

    Pitt Island, where recently many pilot whales died, is located in which country?
    1. Indonesia
    2. New Zealand
    3. Japan
    4. USA
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  26. Question 26

    Who has become the second Indian score 10,000 run in T-20 cricket?
    1. K L Rahul
    2. Rohit Sharma
    3. Shikhar Dhawan
    4. M S Dhoni
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  27. Question 27

    In which city, Australia will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
    1. Victoria
    2. Sydney
    3. Perth
    4. Brisbane
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  28. Question 28

    Who won the Women's Badminton Singles title at Swiss Open, 2022?
    1. Saina Nehwal
    2. P.V. Sindhu
    3. Carolina Marin
    4. B. Omgbamrungphan
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  29. Question 29

    Who is the current Chief of the Army Staff of India?
    1. General Upendra Dwivedi
    2. General Manoj Pande
    3. General Rana Pratap Kalita
    4. General Surinder Singh Mahal
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  30. Question 30

    Who is the director of the film 'The Kashmir Files'?
    1. Farhan Akhtar
    2. Karan Johar
    3. Vivek Agnihotri
    4. Anurag Kashyap
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  31. Question 31

    Fill in the blank:

    Satyajit Ray's ____________ birth anniversary is being celebrated this year, 2022.
    1. 100th
    2. 102nd
    3. 101st
    4. 103rd
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  32. Question 32

    Who among the following Indians won solitary gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships, 2022?
    1. Bajrang Punia.
    2. Deepak Punia
    3. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
    4. Gourav Baliyan
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  33. Question 33

    Who is the present Chairman of UPSC?
    1. Manoj Soni
    2. Arvind Saxena
    3. Vinay Mittal
    4. P.K. Joshi
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  34. Question 34

    Which country recently replaced Russia in the UN Human Rights Council?
    1. Poland
    2. Czech Republic
    3. Syria
    4. Chile
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  35. Question 35

    Who was recently appointed as the Ambassador of India in U.S.?
    1. Varsh Vardhan Singh
    2. Jai Shankar
    3. Taranjit Singh Sandhu
    4. Vijay Gokhale
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  36. Question 36

    Xiomara Castro has become the first ever female President of which nation?
    1. Cuba
    2. Honduras
    3. Mexico
    4. Colombia
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  37. Question 37

    Viktor Orban has registered a fourth consecutive win in which nation's General Election?
    1. Armenia
    2. Sweden
    3. Switzerland
    4. Hungary
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  38. Question 38

    Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Tripura?
    1. Manik Saha
    2. Jishnu Dev
    3. Narendra Chandra Debbarma
    4. Ratan Lal Nath
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  39. Question 39

    Legendary musician Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, who passed away recently, is associated with which of the following instruments?
    1. Sitar
    2. Flute
    3. Sarod
    4. Santoor
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  40. Question 40

    Which country hosted the 5th BIMSTEC Summit in March, 2022
    1. Sri Lanka
    2. Bangladesh
    3. Japan
    4. South Korea
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  41. Question 41

    Who won the best Director Award at Oscars, 2022?
    1. Patty Jenkins
    2. Ava Duvernay
    3. Sofia Coppola
    4. Jane Campion
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  42. Question 42

    Which former Prime Minister was conferred with Netaji Award, 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau?
    1. Barack Obama
    2. Shinjo Abe (Shinzo Abe)
    3. Theresa May
    4. Fumio Kishida
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  43. Question 43

    Lata Mangeskar was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year
    1. 2000
    2. 2003
    3. 2001
    4. 2005
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  44. Question 44

    Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in May, 2022?
    1. Mahinda Rajapaksa
    2. D. M. Jayaratne
    3. Ranil Wickremesinghe
    4. Sirimaro Bandaranaike
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  45. Question 45

    As of 2022, which country is the biggest opium producer?
    1. China
    2. India
    3. Afghanistan
    4. Nepal
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  46. Question 46

    Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award, 2021 in the English language category?
    1. Namita Gokhale
    2. Khalid Hossain
    3. Arundhati Roy
    4. Kiran Gaurav
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  47. Question 47

    Which of the following countries won the Thomas Cup International badminton championship, 2022?
    1. Indonesia
    2. India
    3. Malaysia
    4. China
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  48. Question 48

    Who has been appointed as the CEO and MD of Air India?
    1. Campbell Wilson
    2. Ajay Singh
    3. Alan Joyce
    4. Maen Razougi
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  49. Question 49

    Which Indian Architect has been conferred the prestigious Royal Gold Medal, 2022?
    1. Balkrishna Doshi
    2. Sheila Sri Prakash
    3. Brinda Samaya
    4. Hafeez Contractor
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  50. Question 50

    Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?
    1. Sanjiv Kumar
    2. Rajiv Kumar
    3. Rajiv Mehta
    4. Sushil Mehta
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  51. Question 51

    Ornithology' is the science of
    1. Bird
    2. Reptile
    3. Amphibia
    4. Mammal
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