WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICES

(Preliminary) Examination
Practice Set
Time : 2 hours 30 minutes Full Marks : 200

Directions (1-10) : Fill in the blanks with the suitable Directions (13-15) : Give the correct antonyms from the
word from the options: given alternatives:
1. W ith the passing year, the popularity of the Bollywood 13. FERVOUR
stars . a) erratic b) apathy c) gentle d) passio n
a) Vane b) W ane c) W aive d) W aif 14. INTREPID
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a critic of the a) timid b) inherent c) brave d) heroic
institution of ‘Sati’.
15. RECEDE
a) virulent b) virtual c) vivid d) vital
a) concede b) accede c) advance d) dwindle
3. The dictator all democratic instinct in the
Directions (16-18) : Choose the correct option indicating
country.
the meaning of the idioms in bold.
a) smu d ges b) solicits
16. His voice gets on my nerves.
c) smothers d) sprouts
a) makes me sad b) makes me ill
4. The kitchen is with dainty eatables.
c) irritates me d) pierces my eardrum
a) relapsed b) replete
17. His promotion is on the cards.
c) deplete d) complete
a) certain b) probable c) du e d) evident
5. The boy around the disco trying to get the
18. I saw him make a wry face.
attention of the bevy of girls.
a) abu se b) cry with pain
a) trudged b) stumbled
c) feel sick d) show disappointment
c) trampled d) strutted
Directions (19-21) : Choose the options from below that
6. Shyam is getting day by day..
can be substituted for the sentence.
a) stronger b) more strong
19. Lack of enough blood
c) strong d) strongest
a) allergy b) amn esia
7. an accident, the train will arrive on time.
c) an aem ia d) in somn ia
a) b esides b) despite
20. Usage of new words
c) accepting d) barring
a) malaprop ism b) coinage
8. I devote a lot of time writing.
c) vocabulary d) neolo gism
a) to b) on c) in d) with
21. To remove the skin of a potato or orange
9. A poor man I knew, nursed the orphan.
a) peel b) slice c) rin se d) scrub
a) who b) whom c) that d) whose
Directions (22-25) : Choose the correct option and fill the
10. You behave as if you a prince. blanks:
a) are b) will be c) were d) w a s 22. No one familiar the facts will doubt.
Directions (11-12) : Give the correct synonyms from the a) to b) with c) in d) at
given alternatives:
23. Our newspaper aims having million readers
11. CONCOCT by next year.
a) m ask b) fabricate c) disc lose d) perceive a) with b) for c) at d) in
12. FINESSE 24. You are wit.
a) sk ill b) blatant c) perplex d) fussy a) slow in b) slow of c) slow at d) slow for

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25. He has been the power of attorney.. 36. Recently, the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) of the
a) invested in b) given up Directors General/Commissioners of Customs
conducted in which state of India?
c) given to d) invested with
a) Goa b) UP
26. W hich of the following pair of metal consists of the
c) New Delhi d) Maharashtra
lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively?
37. The Celonies king, sent a representative in India
a) Li & Hg b) Li & Os
during the reign of
c) Al & Os d) Al & Hg
a) Chandragupta I b) Chandragupta II
27. In which country the Vulnerable 20 (V20) countries c) Samudragupta d) Skandagupta
meeting held recently?
38. W here the W estern Ghats and Eastern Ghats meet?
a) India b) Peru
a) Anaimalai hills b) Cardamom hills
c) Vietnam d) Bangladesh c) Nilgiri hills d) Shevaroy hills
28. ‘Razmnamah’ was the title given to the Persian 39. The order for the suspension of the Fundamental
translation of a Sanskrit work, at court of Akbar, Rights are issued by .
named
a) Parliament
a) Ramayana b) Mahabharata b) President with the approval of Parliament
c) Vedas d) Gita c) President on the recommendation of Supreme
29. If a latitude passes through Sikkim it will also pass Court
through d) President with the approval of the Council of
a) Jammu & Kashmir b) Raj asthan Ministers
c) Himachal Pradesh d) Gujarat 40. Community Development Programme was created
30. In which case the Supreme Court upheld the view that to fulfil which of the following objectives?
the Parliament cannot amend the basic features of a) To create scientific outlook among the rural
the Indian Constitution ? people
a) Keshavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala b) To solve the unemployment problem
b) Golaknath vs. State of Pujnab c) To cultivate the spirit of self reliance and initiative
among rural people
c) AK Gopalan vs. States of Madras
d) All of these
d) Minerva Mills case
41. The first national leader to attack the Salt Tax in Indian
31. Almost same importance was given to agriculture Legislature was
and industry in the a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Pherozeshah Mehta
a) 1st Plan b) 2nd Plan c) 3rd Plan d) 4th Plan c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) G.K. Gokhale
32. The Vernacular Press Act 1878 was repealed by 42. A invested `15000 at 10% p.a. simple interest. Find the
a) Lord Lytton b) Lord Ripon interest earned in 1 year 6 months.
c) Lord Minto d) Lord Curzon a) `2125 b) `2250 c) `3000 d) `2325
33. What is the greatest number of 3 digits which when Directions (43): In the following figure given numbers
divided by 6, 9, 12 leaves remainder 3 in each case? indicate Indian, Leaders and Singers. Study the figure
carefully. Which region among them denotes Indian leaders
a) 903 b) 939 c) 975 d) 996
who are not singers, indicate that number.
34. If in a certain code ‘DICKINSON’ is written as
357950210 and ‘DIPP’ is written as 3566, then how
can PICNIC be written in the same code?
a) 650757 b) 657057 c) 657507 d) 560757 Indians 1 2 6 Leaders
35. W hich one of the following is a matching pair of a 3
4 5
body feature and the animal possessing it ?
a) Ventral heart – Scorpion 7

b) Post-anal tail– Octopus

c) Ventral Central nervous system– Leech Singers
d) Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo–
Chamaeleon a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

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44. A clock goes slow in summer because the length of Directions (52): Find the odd word from the alternatives.
the pendulum . 52. Carrot, Cabbage, Potato, Ginger, Beeroot
a) Increases therefore time period increases
a) Cabbage b) Carrot
b) Increases therefore time period decreases
c) Potato d) Beetroot
c) Decreases therefore time period increases
53. W hat is common between parrot, platypus and
d) Decreases therefore time period decreases kangaroo ?
45. The first-ever BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration a) Ovoparity
recently held in .
b) Homoiothermy
a) Beizing b) New Delhi
c) Toothless jaws
c) Sochi d) Mumbai
d) Functional post–anal tail
46. The script of which has not been used in the Mauryan
inscriptions is 54. To boost sporting activities in Jammu & Kashmir how
a) Prakrit b) Devanagari much amount has been sanctioned by the Union
Sports Ministry recently?
c) Aramic d) Greek
a) ` 200 crore b) ` 250 crore
47. If there were no Himalayan ranges, what would have
been the most likely geographical impact on India? c) ` 240 crore d) ` 230 crore
i) Much of the country would experience the cold 55. W hich orthodox teacher of the sixth century B.C. gave
waves from Siberia. importance on ‘nyati’ or fate, that control the cosmic
Principle?
ii) In do-Gang a p lain w ould be devoid of su ch
extensive alluvial soils. a) Sanjay Belathipura b) Ajit Kesakambalina
iii) The pattern of monsoon would be different from c) Makhali Gosala d) Purana Kassapa
what it is at present. 56. The wettest place in India Mawsynram is located in
Codes:
a) Khasi hills b) Garo hills
a) Only i b) ii and iii
c) Jaintia hills d) Mikir hills
c) i and iii d) i, ii and iii
57. India as a secular state means .
48. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right ?
a) Godless State
a) Right to Property
b) Sympathetic towards all religions
b) Right to Freedom
c) Against all religions
c) Right to equality
d) Neutral to all religions
d) Right to Constitutional remedies
58. Kisan Credit Card scheme was introduced in which
49. Programes against poverty during the eight plan
year?
were
a) 1990-91 b) 1995-96
a) IRDP, JRY, EAS b) Water Supply, housing
c) NRY, SJSRY d) All of these c) 1998-99 d) 1000-01

50. The Indian states that were annexed by invoking the 59. The Congress split into moderates and extremists in
Doctrine of Lapse included the session at

a) Mysore, Satara and Bhavnagar a) Surat b) Lucknow

b) Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara c) Ahmedabad d) Madras

c) Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore 60. By selling an article for `1080, a trader makes a profit of
d) Jhansi, Satara and Mysore 20%. Find the cost price.
51. The ratio of the present ages of P and Q is 5:4. Which of a) `840 b) `960 c) `750 d) `900
the following cannot be the ratio of their ages 10 years Directions (61): Find the odd letters pair from the
hence? alternatives.
a) 6:5 b) 7:6 c) 17:14 d) 13:10 61. a) vwqp b) yxmn c) gfkl d) cbrs

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62. The escape velocity from the earth's surface is . Directions (70): Find the odd number pair from the
a) 7.92 km/sec b) 2.38 km/sec alternatives.

c) 11.2 m/sec d) 11.2 km/sec 70. a) (324, 18) b) (441, 72)

63. Under which fund, NABARD sanctioned loan to Gujarat c) (117, 81) d) (186, 14)
for irrigation projects, recently ? 71. Mixture of which one of the following pair of gases
a) SIDBI b) SIDF is the cause of occurance of most of the explosions
in mines?
c) RIDF d) NHB
a) H 2 & O 2 b) O 2 & C2H2
64. W h ich o f the follo win gs was n ot the effect of
Nadirsha’s invasion in India? c) CH 4 & air d) CO 2 & CH 4
a) It caused an irreparable damage to the Prestige 72. Valfajr is a smart torpedo system design and develop
of the Mughal empire. by which country?
b) It exposed the Mughals to interference by the a) Japan b) China
Marathas and Europeans. c) Iran d) Pakistan
c) It ruined the finance and the economic life of the 73. W hich of the following statements is true about
empire. Shivaji?
d) It destroyed the initiative of the nobles and they a) Intolerance towards non-Hindus
retired rom active life.
b) Pune was his capital
65. W hich o f th e follo wing pairs is n o t co rrec tly
c) He welded Marathas into a nation.
matched?
d) He did’nt believe in guerilla war.
a) Himalayas : Tertiary Fold Mountain
74. T he H im alayan rang e is very ric h in sp ec ies
b) Deccan Trap : Volcanic Fissure Eruption
diversity. W hich one among the following is the most
c) W estern Ghats : Paleozoic Fold Mountains appropriate reason for this phenomenon?
d) Aravalli : P re-c am brian relic t a) It receives a high rainfall that supports luxuriant
mountains vegetative growth.
66. In order to be elected as the President of India, an b) It is a confluence of different bio-geographical
individual must complete . zones.
a) 45 years of age b) 30 years of age c) E xo tic an d in vasive sp ec ies have b een
c) 35 years of age d) 20 years of age introduced riot in this region.

67. Petro dollar means d) It has less human interference.

a) Money earned by selling petroleum products 75. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

b) US Dollar in Gulf countries a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Lord Mountbatten

c) Money owned by oil rich countries invested in c) Lal Bahadur Shastri d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
USA 76. Terms of trade can be defined as
d) None of these a) Unilateral trade agreement between countries
68. W hich of the following was a Communist journal of b) the excess of imports over exports
M.N. Roy ?
c) The relationship between prices of exports and
a) Kishan Sabha b) The W orker prices of imports
c) Vanguard d) Anushilan d) None of these
69. The income of A and B are in the ratio 1:2. The ratio of 77. The Gandhi - Irwin Pact proclaimed the suspension
expenditure and savings of B is 1:2. For A the savings of
are `1000 more than his expenditure. What is the income a) Dandi March
of B? b) Non Cooperation Movement
a) `6000 b) `3000 c) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) `12000 d) Cannot be determined d) None of these

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86. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created
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78. Travelling at th of his usual speed a man is 10 minutes by the
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a) Morley - Minto Reforms, 1908
late. What is the usual time he takes to cover the same
b) Montague- Chelmsford Reforms
distance.
c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
a) 50 minutes b) 30 minutes
d) Government of India Act, 1858
c) 60 minutes d) 70 minutes
87. P can complete a job in 60 days. Q is 25% less efficient
79. Arrange the colours of the rainbow (in the reverse than P. Find the time in which Q can complete it?
order) (from the top edge) –
a) 75 b) 80 c) 90 d) 100
Red, Orange, ...........
Direction (88): A series is given, with one term missing.
i. Blue ii. Indigo Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will
iii. Yellow iv. Green complete the series.
v. Violet 88. CEG, JLN, QSU, ...?....

a) iii, iv, i, ii, v b) iv, iii, ii, v, i a) QQS b) TVX c) HJL d) XZB

c) v, iii, iv, ii, i d) ii, iv, iii, i, v 89. Which one of the following statement is correct ?
a) Ontogeny repeats phylogeny.
80. What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach and
Silver fish ? b) Stem cells are specialized cells.

a) They all belong to the same phylum. c) There is no evidence of the existence of gills during
embryogenesis of mammals.
b) They all have jointed paired appendages.
d) All plant and animal cells are totipotent.
c) They all possess dorsal heart.
90. In which country is located Peninsula Valdes, an
d) None of them is aquatic. important and significant natural habitats for the in-
81. W ho among the following topped the list of “Best- situ conservation of several threatened species of
Performing CEOs in the World’? outstanding universal value?
a) Lars Rabien Sorenson a) Chile b) Argentina

b) Ajaypal Banga c) Peru d) Mexico

91. Babur was born in 1483 at
c) Jeff Bezos
a) Farghana b) Kabul
d) Satya Nadella
c) Samarqand d) Tashkent
82. W ho is said to have crossed the Vindhyas and
became the torchbearer of Aryan culture to the south 92. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer
of Vindhyas? using the code given below.
List I (Water falls) List II (Rivers)
a) Yayati b) Sudas
A) Kapildhara falls i) Subarnarekha river
c) Agasthya d) Viswamitra
B) Gersoppa falls ii) Kaveri river
83. W hich of the following statement is not true?
C) Dasam falls iii) Narmada river
a) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari.
D) Shivasamudram falls iv) Sharavathi river
b) Ghaggar’s water is utilised in the India Gandhi
A B C D
Canal.
a) i ii iii iv
c) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region.
b) ii i iv iii
d) Nizam sagar is situated on the Manjira river.
c) iii iv i ii
84. Definitions of Panchayets are found in Article .
d) iv iii ii i
a) 243 b) 244
93. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice
c) 245 d) 246 and Judges not more than .
85. Lead bank scheme was introduced in which year? a) 9 b) 10
a) 1960 b) 1968 c) 1969 d) 1972 c) 20 d) 30

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94. A self generating economy means 103. The food corporation of India was established in
a) a self sufficient economy which year?

b) an economy which need not be a self sufficient a) 1965 b) 1950 c) 1960 d) 1951
economy 104. After 1853, a very large amount of the British capital
was invested in
c) in which the rate of investment need not be
increased a) Coal mining b) Tea plantation
d) None of these c) Railways d) Jute mills
95. The Indian National Congress adopted the resolution 105. A train crosses an electric pole in 12 seconds and a 200
of Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) at its m long platform in 20 seconds. What is the length of
session held at the train?
a) Calcutta b) Allahabad a) 150 m b) 175 m c) 300 m d) 200 m
c) Karachi d) Lahore Direction (106): Find the number in place of ? in the table
given below:
96. If ' x ' men can make ' y ' units in ' z ' days how many
units can ' z ' men make in ' x ' days. 14 7 63

y 3y 21 × 56
a) b) 2y c) y d)
2 2
28 35 ?
Direction (97): Find the missing number from the given
responses.
a) 25 b) 30 c) 42 d) 49
107. The normal boiling point of a liquid is the temperature
8 at which .
97. 7 ? 25 3 a) The vapour pressure of the liquid is zero
b) The vapour pressure of the liquid is standard
43 13 pressure
6 4 c) The density of the liquid is unity
31 21 d) The vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the
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atmospheric pressure
108. The Sendai framework is a global blueprint for .
a) 56 b) 57 c) 58 d) 59
a) W ildlife conservation
98. W hich of the following is also called stranger gas?
b) Biodiversity preservation
a) Ar b) Ne c) Xe d) N2O
c) Disaster reduction
99. Jioji Konrote, has been elected as President of which
d) Bioterrorism mitigation
country?
109. W ho believed to have completed the construction of
a) Fiji b) Cuba
Qutab Minar near Mehrauli?
c) Belarus d) Ghana a) Ala-ud-din Khalji
100. W ho is the most anthropomorphically represented b) Iltutmish
God in the Vedic Pantheon?
c) Razia Sulana
a) Varun b) Indra c) Agni d) Vishnu
d) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
101. Luchnow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, is
110. W ith reference to soil conservation, consider the
located on the bank of the river
following practies.
a) Yamuna b) Gomti i) Crop rotation ii) Sand fences
c) Ganga d) Ram Ganga iii) Terracing iv) W ind breaks
102. The Duty of the Union to protect States against internal W hich of the above are considered appropriate
disturbances is mentioned in Article . methods for soil conservation in India?
a) 145 b) 255 a) i, ii and iii b) ii and iv
c) 300 d) 355 c) i, ii and iv d) All of these

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111. Total no. of Union Territories in India is . 119. Arrange the following states in a descending order
a) 8 b) 6 of density of population (census 2011) and select
the correct answer using the code given below.
c) 7 d) 9
i) Uttar Pradesh ii) Bihar
112. Sunrise industries means iii) Kerala iv) W est Bengal
a) small scale industries a) iv, i, ii and iii b) ii, iv, iii and i
b) industries having good employment potential c) iii, iv, i and ii d) i, iii, iv and ii
c) industries which improve the exports of the 120. Ad-velorem tax imposed on
country a) in proportion to the estimated value of the goods
d) industries which are well developed and which b) in proportion to the quantity of goods
have ample scope for further development
c) in levied at the time of selling and purchasing
113. The Home Rule Movement in India was started by d) For advertising
a) S.N. Banerjee and W.C. Banerjee 121. The importance of Gandhiji's Non-Cooperation
b) Annie Besant and Gokhale Movement was that
c) Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru a) It showed the ability and the willingness of the
people in general to endure.
d) Annie Besant and Tilak
b) It was a great movement on a large scale.
114. The cost of three erasers, five sharpners and seven
c) Non-violence was employed for the first time as
pens is `49. The cost of 5 erasers, eight sharpners and an effective weapon of mass movement.
eleven pens is `78. Find the cost of an eraser, sharpner
d) None of these
and pen?
122. Sushma has a dentist appointment at 7:20 in the
a) `8 b) `9 evening. While entering the dentist’s office, she saw
c) `10 d) Cannot be determined reflection of the wall clock. The hands of clock read
4:40. She knew that this being the reflection of the
115. Find the number of triangles in the diagram given clock, the time she read is not the correct time. Then,
below:
a) She is 20 minutes late
b) She is 20 minutes before time
c) She is on time
d) None of these
123. “Foolish Seedling” disease of rice led to the discovery
of .
a) IA A b) G A
c) A B A d) 2, 4 – D
124. Recently, which state has banned Ketoprofen drug to
save vulture population?
a) 32 b) 31 c) 30 d) 29 a) Maharashtra b) Tamil Nadu
116. Ruby & sapphires are chemically c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana
a) SiO 2 b) Al2O3 c) Pb3O4 d) Boron 125. W hich one of the following terms is not associated
with Mughals?
117. The prestigious J C Daniel award is conferred annually
in recognition of an individual’s outstanding a) D a m b) Jajir c) Jital d) Mansab
achievements and contributions to which film industry? 126. According to 2011 which one of the following states
a) Gujarati b) Malayalam of India has the highest decadal growth rate of
population?
c) Kannada d) Tamil
a) Mizoram b) Meghalaya
118. Moti Masjid in Agra was built during the reign of
c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Assam
a) Humayun b) Shahj ahan 127. In which year IDBI was delinked from RBI?
c) Aurangzeb d) Shah Alam II a) 1964 b) 1965 c) 1976 d) 1985

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128. W ho among the following was the leader of the 139. W hich region of India was ruled by Sultan Zain-ul-
moderates ? Abidin?
a) B.G. Tilak a) Delhi b) Assam c) Kash mir d) O rissa
b) C.F. Andrews 140. In which of the following places is the Shompen
c) Annie Besant Tribe in found?
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale a) Nilgiri hills b) Nicobar islands
129. How many times in a day are the hands of a clock c) Spiti valley d) Lakshadweep islands
pointing opposite to each other? 141. W hat is the shape of a supply curve?
a) 20 b) 4 c) 24 d) 22 a) downward sloping b) horizontal
130. The shining particles in the path of beam from a d) Vertical d) None of these
projector in cinema hall is due to .
142. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year
a) Shining particles emanating from projector
a) 1889 b) 1914
b) Scattering of light by dust particles in the path of
c) 1899 d) 1900
the light
143. Complete the series given below:
c) Brownian movement of the dust
15, 30, 45, 90, 135, 270, ?
d) Electrical properties of dust particles
a) 320 b) 340 c) 400 d) 405
131. The Sampoor thermal power project is a joint venture
involving Sri Lanka and which country? 144. Passage cells are thin- walled cells found in :
a) India b) Bangladesh a) central region of style through which the pollen
c) China d) Japan tube grows towards the ovary

132. The capital of Kanishka was b) endodermis of roots facilitating rapid transport of
water from cortex to pericycle
a) Benaras b) Allahabad
c) phloem elements that serve as entry points for
c) Sarnath d) Puruspur
substances for transport to other plant parts
133. W hich one of the following is the correct sequence
of langauges spoken in India? d) testa of seed to enable emergence of growing
embryonic axis during seed germination
a) Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi
145. In context to latest astronomical findings, what is KIC
b) Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi
8462852?
c) Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali
a) Asteroid b) Star
d) Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu
c) Comet d) Meteorite
134. Too much money chasing for few goods refers as
146. The first battle of Tarain took place between
a) runway inflation b) demand pull inflation
a) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
c) devaluation d) recession
b) Alaud-din Khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan
135. Who wrote the book ‘Anandamath’?
c) Mahmud of Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan
a) Tilak b) Savarkar
d) Muhammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan
c) Aurobindo d) None of these
147. Match the following List I with List II and select the
136. Zephyr : Gale :: Trickle : ?
correct answer using the code given below.
a) Torrent b) Gust c) Gusset d) Decay
List I (Plants of renewable energy) List II (Type of energy)
137. W ho discovered heavy water? A) Muppandal (Tamil Nadu) i) Wave energy
a) Hertz b) H.C. Urey B) Manikaran (Himachal Pradesh) ii) Wind energy
c) Mendel d) Pristley C) Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) iii) Geothermal energy
138. Who is the chairman of the panel constituted to push D) Vizhinjam (Kerala) iv) Tidal energy
mega innovation projects? A B C D
a) K M Chandrashekar a) iii ii i iv
b) P Shankar b) ii iii iv i
c) Arvind Panagariya c) i iv iii ii
d) K Subramanium. d) iv i ii iii

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148. W hich one of the following institution estimate 158. W hat is the modern name of Nairanjana, where
National income? Buddha took a bath before getting ‘Nirvana’?
a) CSO a) Son b) Gandak c) Sarayu d) Luni
b) RBI 159. On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri
Hydropower complex located?
c) Planning Commission
a) Alkananda b) Mandakini
d) Finance Commission
c) Dhauliganga d) Bhagirathi
149. Who among the following was a prominent officer of
160. Luckhnow Pact of 1916 is significant in the history of
the Azad Hind Fauj ?
Indian National Movement because
a) Shah Nawaz Khan
a) Both the groups of Congress men settled their
b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan disputes
c) Aruna Asaf Ali b) It ended separate electorates for Hindus and
d) DR. M.A. Ansari Muslims.
150. Complete the letter series given below: c) It decide India's non participating in World W ar I.
Z,A,U,F,P,? d) None of these
a) K b) M c) N d) O 161. The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin
scale is .
151. The first acceptor of electrons from an excited
a) 280 b) 290 c) 310 d) 340
chlorophyll molecule of Photosystem-II is .
162. Ravindra Jain, who passed away recently, was a
a) Quinone b) Cytochrome
famous .
c) Iron-sulphur protein d) Ferredoxin a) Musician b) Author
152. Who received the Golden Boot award for scoring the c) Environmentalist d) Actor
most goals in Europe’s domestic leagues last 163. In which edict did Ashoka refer to himself as the
season? ‘King of Magadha’, a title which he used only on one
a) Cristiano Ronaldo b) Lionel Messi occation?
c) Luis Suarez d) Gareth Bale a) Bhabru edict b) Maski edict
153. In medieval In dia, M an sabd ari system was c) Barbara cave edict d) Gujrat edict
introduced mainly for 164. Following are the characteristics of an area in India.
a) Making recruitment to the army i) Hot and humid climate
b) Facilitating revenue collection ii) Annual rainfall 200 cm
c) Ensuring religious harmony iii) Hill slopes upto an altitude of 1100 m
d) Effecting clean administration iv) Annual range of temperature 15ºC to 30ºC
154. W hich one of the following has been recognised as W hich one among the following crops are you most
the store house of the best metallurgical coal in likely to find in this area?
India? a) Mustard b) Tea c) Cotton d) Pepper
a) Singrauli b) Korba 165. W hat was the chief characteristic of Government of
India Act, 1935 ?
c) Jharia d) Talcher
a) Unitary Government at Centre
155. Which of the following revolutionary leaders organised
b) Federal Government at Centre
an attack on the armoury of Chittagong ?
c) Interim Indian Government at Centre
a) Surya Sen b) C.R. Das
d) None of these
c) Jatin Das d) Chandrashekhar Azad
166. All enzymes of TCA cycle are located in the
156. Name the heat producing gases in coal gas? mitochondrial matrix except one which is located in
a) H 2, CO and CH 4 b) C 2H 4, C 2H 2 and C 6H6 inner mitochondrial membranes in eukaryotes and in
c) CO, O 2 and N 2 d) CO 2, C 2H 8, N 2 cytosol in prokaryotes. This enzyme is .
157. Apart from India and US, which country is participating a) Succinate dehydrogenase
in 2015 Malabar bilateral navy exercise? b) Lactate dehydrogenase
a) South Korea b) Japan c) Isocitrate dehydrogenase
c) North Korea d) Singapore d) Malate dehydrogenase

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167. W hich one of the following has won the Golden 176. If you walk towards a plane mirror at a speed of 10
Peacock Global Award for Sustainability (GPGAS) cm/s at what speed does your image approach you?
2015? a) 5 cm/s
a) Reliance b) Tata Steel b) 10 cm/s
c) Infosys d) Airtel c) 20 m/s
168. W ho wrote the book ‘Kumarsambhaba’? d) Information inadequate
a) Kalid as b) Dandin c) Bhasa d) Bhatti 177. On which day Indian Constitution Day will be
169. Match List-I with Lis- II : observed?
a) November 26 b) October 26
List I (Rivers) List II (Dams)
c) December 26 d) January26
A) Kaveri i) Almatti
178. Samudragupta’s achievements are eulogised in the
B) Krishna ii) Mettur
a) Kalinga edict b) Allahabad Prasasti
C) Narmada iii) Gandhi Sagar
c) India d) None of these
D) Cham bal iv) Sardar Sarovar
179. W hich of the statements given below is/are correct?
A B C D
i) Structurally, Meghalaya plateau is an extended
a) i iv ii iii part of the Peninsular Plateau.
b) ii i iii iv ii) The Karewas soil region of Kashmir valley is
c) ii i iv iii known for saffron cultivation.
d) i iii iv ii a) Only i b) Only ii

170. Which of the following statements is not correct ? c) Both i and ii d) Neither i nor ii
180. W hat was the name of the periodical published by
a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya
Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa ?
Samaj.
a) Afrikaner b) Indian Opinion
b) Mahatma Gandhi was born in Gandhinagar.
c) India Gazette d) Navjivan
c) Dr. Annie Besant was a theosophist
181. The wavelength of light absorbed by Pr form of
d) The international headquarter of the Theosophical phytochrome is .
Society is in Madras.
a) 620 nm b) 640 nm
171. W hich of the following has no natural isotopes?
c) 680 nm d) 720 nm
a) Na b) U c) C d) C l
182. Who is the new chairman of Confederation of Indian
172. W hich mobile-based app has recently launched to Textile Industries (CITI)?
inform people about all Indian customs rules?
a) J. Thulasidharan b) Naishadh Parikh
a) Customs Traveler Guide-India c) Binoy Job d) Mukund Choudhary
b) Customer Customs Guide-India 183. The ancient works of Charak and Susruta deals with
c) Custom Guide-India a) la w b) medicine
d) Traveler Customs Guide-India c) polity and economy d) architecture
173. W hich Harappan site’s name gives the meaning of 184. Canal irrigation is most important in the northern
‘the mound of dead’? plains of India because
a) Harappa b) Kalibangan a) the soil is porous
c) Amri d) Lothal b) the level of underground water is high
174. W hich one o f the following Nation al Highways c) the sources of canals are perennial rivers
passes through Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh and d) the region is densely populated
Odisha? 185. Which of the following was edited by Raja Rammohan
a) NH - 4 b) NH - 5 c) NH - 6 d) NH - 7 Roy ?
175. The title of Governor - General was changed to that of a) Tuhfatul Muwahiddim
Viceroy in the year b) Kiratarjuniya
a) 1905 A.D. b) 1917 A.D. c) Mother India
c) 1858 A.D. d) 1885 A.D. d) Brahma Samhita

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186.  rays is 195. Who among the following first propounded the idea of
basic education?
a) flow of a positively charged particles
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) electro magnetic wave
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) flow of a negatively charged particles
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) None of these
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
187. W hich Indian cyclist has become first-ever Indian to
won five medals at the 2015 Taiwan Cup? 196. Opening of floral buds into flowers, is type of .
a) Manorma Devi b) Sunita Devi a) Autonomic movement of growth
c) Deborah Herold d) Anjana b) Autonomic movement of locomotion
188. The common feature between Shivaji and Baji Rao I c) Autonomic movement of variation
that ensured their successed in battles was
d) Paratonic movement of growth
a) Hindu Padpadshahi
197. W hich northeast state is famous for Black rice; well
b) Support from Hindu Rajas known for its pleasant nutty flavour?
c) Guerrilla warfare a) Arunachal Pradesh
d) organized and trained army b) Sikkim
189. W hich one of the following districts of W est Bengal c) Manipur
is traversed by the Tropic of cancer?
d) Mizoram
a) Murshidabad b) Nadia
198. W ho was the successor of Hussain Shah?
c) Maldah d) North 24 Parganas
a) Nasirud-din Mahmud Shah
190. W hom did Mahatma Gandhi describe as pure as
b) Azam Shah
crystal, as brave as a lion and the most perfect man in
the political field ? c) Nasrat Shah
a) B.G. Tilak b) C.R. Das d) Iliyas Shah
c) Motilal Nehru d) G.K. Gokhale 199. The Damo dar Valley Multipurpose Proj ect was
designed after
191. Hydrogen bomb involves the principle of .
a) Tennessee Valley Project of USA
a) Nuclear fission b) Nuclear fusion
b) Lena Project of USSA
c) Newton's law d) Coulomb's law
c) Amazon River Valley Project
192. W hich country has won 2015 W omen’s European
Volleyball Championship? d) Hwang Ho River Valley Project of China
a) Russia b) USA 200. W hat did Gandhiji do to practise the ideals of truth
and non-violence in 1916 ?
c) China d) Japan
a) He started an all-India Satyagraha.
193. T he ‘ Rath a temp les’ o f M ah ab alip uram w ere
constructed the reign of b) He founded Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
a) Pulakeshin II b) Narasingha Varman II c) He founded the Gujarat Vidyapeeth.
c) Raja Raja d) Rajendra Chola d) He joined the Indian National Congress.
194. In W est B en gal therm al p ow er statio n un der
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd is located
at
a) Mejia b) Kolaghat
c) Farakka d) Santaldihi

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1. (b) 26. (b) 51. (d) 76. (c) 101. (b) 126. (b) 151. (a) 176. (b)

2. (a) 27. (b) 52. (a) 77. (c) 102. (d) 127. (c) 152. (a) 177. (a)

3. (c) 28. (b) 53. (b) 78. (a) 103. (a) 128. (d) 153. (d) 178. (b)

4. (b) 29. (b) 54. (a) 79. (a) 104. (c) 129. (c) 154. (c) 179. (c)

5. (d) 30. (a) 55. (c) 80. (c) 105. (c) 130. (b) 155. (a) 180. (b)

6. (a) 31. (c) 56. (a) 81. (a) 106. (d) 131. (a) 156. (a) 181. (c)

7. (d) 32. (b) 57. (d) 82. (c) 107. (a) 132. (d) 157. (b) 182. (b)

8. (a) 33. (c) 58. (c) 83. (b) 108. (c) 133. (b) 158. (d) 183. (b)

9. (b) 34. (b) 59. (a) 84. (a) 109. (b) 134. (b) 159. (d) 184. (c)

10. (c) 35. (c) 60. (d) 85. (c) 110. (c) 135. (d) 160. (b) 185. (a)

11. (b) 36. (a) 61. (a) 86. (d) 111. (c) 136. (a) 161. (c) 186. (b)

12. (a) 37. (c) 62. (d) 87. (b) 112. (b) 137. (b) 162. (a) 187. (c)

13. (b) 38. (c) 63. (c) 88. (d) 113. (d) 138. (c) 163. (a) 188. (c)

14. (a) 39. (b) 64. (d) 89. (a) 114. (b) 139. (c) 164. (b) 189. (b)

15. (c) 40. (d) 65. (c) 90. (b) 115. (a) 140. (b) 165. (b) 190. (d)

16. (c) 41. (d) 66. (c) 91. (a) 116. (b) 141. (d) 166. (a) 191. (b)

17. (b) 42. (b) 67. (a) 92. (c) 117. (b) 142. (a) 167. (b) 192. (a)

18. (d) 43. (a) 68. (c) 93. (d) 118. (b) 143. (d) 168. (a) 193. (b)

19. (c) 44. (a) 69. (d) 94. (a) 119. (b) 144. (b) 169. (c) 194. (c)

20. (d) 45. (c) 70. (a) 95. (d) 120. (a) 145. (a) 170. (b) 195. (c)

21. (a) 46. (b) 71. (c) 96. (c) 121. (c) 146. (a) 171. (a) 196. (a)

22. (b) 47. (d) 72. (c) 97. (b) 122. (c) 147 . (b) 172. (a) 197. (c)

23. (c) 48. (a) 73. (c) 98. (c) 123. (b) 148. (a) 173. (d) 198. (c)

24. (b) 49. (a) 74. (a) 99. (a) 124. (b) 149. (a) 174. (c) 199. (a)

25. (d) 50. (b) 75. (d) 100. (b) 125. (c) 150. (a) 175. (c) 200. (b)

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ANSWER & EXPLANATION

MATHEMATICS 115. (a) A
M1 D1 M 2 D2
96. (c) 
W1 W2
Ans.  y
D E
G H I
114. (b) 3E  5S  7 P  49    1 O J
N K
5E  8S  11P  78     2  M L
E = Erasers
B F C
S = Sharpners
P = Pen
There are three similar triangles. Count the
10 E  16S  22P    9 E  15S  21P  number of triangles in any one of these three
  78  2    49  3  triangles, multiply it by 3 and add other triangles.

E  S  P  156  147  9 A

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
34. (b) D I C K I N S O N

3 5 7 9 5 0 2 1 0
D I P P

3 5 6 6
Therefore, D G H I E
P I C N I C
The triangles are :  ADG ;  AGH ;  AHI ;
6 5 7 0 5 7
43. (a) The number ‘2’ indicates Indian leaders who  AIE ;  ADH ;  ADI ;  ADE ;  AGI ;
are not singers.  AGE ;  AHE .
52. (a) ‘Cabbage’ is odd because rest are grown in
Therefore, there are 30 such triangles.
under ground.
61. (a) v w q p, y x m n, g f k l, c b r s Other triangles :
 DEF ;  ABC
+1 –1 –1 +1 –1 +1 –1 +1 Now, total number of triangles = 32
70. (a) First number is the square of second number. 122. (c) The reflection of wall clock shows 4:40. The
79. (a) Reverse order of the rainbow colours – actual time was 7:20. Therefore, Sushma was
Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet i.e. iii, iv, i, ii, v. on time.
88. (d) 129. (c) The two hands are in opposite direction once in
C E G, J L N, Q S U, X Z B each hour. Therefore, hands of clock in 24 hours
are in opposite direction 24 times.
+2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +3 +2 +2 136. (a) Gale is more intense than Zephyr. Similarly,
97. (b) As, 8 × 3 + 1 = 25 torrent is more intense than Trickle.
3 × 4 + 1 = 13 143. (d) 15+15 = 30
4 × 5 + 1 = 21 30 + 15 = 45
5 × 6 + 1 = 31 45 + 45 = 90
6 × 7 + 1 = 43 90 + 45 = 135
Same as, ? = 7 × 8 + 1 = 57 135 + 135 = 270
106. (d) 7 × 2 = 14
7 × 3 = 21 270  135  405
7 × 4 = 28
150. (a) Z A
7 × 5 = 35
7 × 7 = 49 Pairs of opposite letters
7 × 8 = 56 U F
7 × 9 = 63 P K

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