W.B.C.S Prelims 2007 (English Version) Question Paper
W.B.C.S Prelims 2007 (English Version) Question Paper
W.B.C.S Prelims 2007 (English Version) Question Paper
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3. The trees which shed all their leaves at a particular time of the year called
(A) Evergreen (B) Coniferous
(C) Deciduous (D) Savanna
6. The
he receptionist of the hotel
hotel greeted us with the pink of courtesy.
(A) Very sweetly (B) With seriousness
(C) Warmly (D) Respectfully
16. From the given options choose the most appropriate word to fill in the
blank in the sentence:
After one week's continuous fever, the relatives of the patient became
______ about the mode of treatment.
(A) Suspicious (B) doubtful
(C) Apprehensive (D) inquisitive
18. This method is not wrong; but there may be a more _______ method then
this.
(A) suitable (B) effective
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19. Complete the sentence by choosing appropriate word from the given options:
The Republic Day was —— with due solemnity.
(A) observed (B) enjoyed
(C) celebrated (D) performed
20. Choose the correct meaning of the following idiomatic expression from the
options given:
At daggers drawn
(A) Hostile to others (B) Violent to others
(C) Dangerous for others (D) violently opposed to each other
21. From the options choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to
those underlined in the following sentence:
The 19th century was the hey-day of the renaissance in Bengal.
(A) Days of decline (B) Peak-point
(C) Period of stagnation (D) Time of up-rise
24. People who believe anything told to them are not dependable.
(A) Faithful (B) Credible
(C) All-believing (D) Credulous
25. The two men coming from the same country booked the same hotel in the
neighboring state.
(A) Immigrants (B) Compatriots
(C) Comrades (D) Refugees
33. Who was the first woman to preside over the Indian national Congress in 1925?
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) P. Naidu
(C) A. Besant (D) P. Waddedar
34. The Palghat gap serves communication inland from this port to Madras:
(A) Goa (B) Mangalore
(C) Mumbai (D) Cochin
35. The Protection of women from the Domestic Violence Act (2005) is
applicable to all States and Union Territories except
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Lakshadweep (D) Gujarat
37. In which year was the part of Fundamental Duties included in the Constitution
by the Indian Parliament?
(A) 1976 (B) 1978
(C) 1980 (D) 1982
38. In a row of boys, A sits in the left of B and is at the fifteenth position
from left while position of B is fourth from right. There are three boys
between A and B. If C sits immediately next to the left of A, what is the
position of C from the right?
(A) 9th (B) 10th
(C) 11th (D) 12th
44. Raja is younger than Rik by 7 years and older than Ratul by 6 years. Sum of
2
of Raja’s age and of Rik’s age and of Ratul’s age is 36 years.
3
What is the age of Raja?
(A) 14 years (B) 18 years
(C) 22 years (D) 24 years
45. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Zizya on Hindus?
(A) Babar (B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir (D) Shah Jehan
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47. Which is not true about proportion of area under following categories?
(A) Marginal farms decreased (B) Large farms decreased
(C) Small farms increased (D) Medium farms decreased
48. The first indication of the revolutionary movement in India was seen in
(A) Maharashtra (B) Bengal
(C) Punjab (D) Rajasthan
49. In which year the Supreme Court of India dismissed the petitions of the
cement, fertilizer and sugar industries challenging the Jute Packing
Material Act, 1987?
(A) 1980 (B) 1990
(C) 1994 (D) 1996
50. When a body is lifted by hand, what type of work is performed by hand?
(A) First type of lever (B) Second type of lever
(C) Third type lever (D) Simple machine
51. Is xy<0
I. x>2 II. y > - 1
55. The executive powers of the state are vested in the Governor under Article
_________ o f the institution.
(A) Article 154 (1) (B) Article 155
(C) Article 14 (D) Article 356
57. The Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act was legislated in ___.
(A) 1974 (B) 1976
(C) 1977 (D) 1978
63. Dr. V. Shanta of India was awarded the 2005 Ramon Magsaysay
award for
(A) Community Leadership (B) Government Service
(C) Public Service (D) Emergent Leadership
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65. How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of
India?
(A) 300 (B) 304
(C) 308 (D) 310
73. The screen of a cinema hall is always white and rough. Because light rays
of all colors falling on the screen suffer
(A) total absorption (B) total reflection
(C) Refraction (D) scattering
83. A virion is
(A) Infective particle of virus
(B) Infective particle of bacteriophage
(C) Infective stage of virus
(D) None of the above
84. The Muslim League first gave the call for a separate State of Pakistan
in
(A) 1939 (B) 1940
(C) 1941 (D) 1942
86. Which one of the four following substances contribute most of the causation
of greenhouse effect in nature ?
(A) Carbon di-oxide (B) Hydrogen flouride
(C) Carbon monoxide (D) Sulphur di-oxide
87. A peduncle is a
(A) Stalk of flower (B) Stalk of a leaf
(C) Stalk of a fruit (D) None of the above
88. Which of the following is true for the literacy rate in West Bengal?
(A) The literacy rate in West Bengal is higher than the national average
(B) The literacy rate in West Bengal is lower than the national average
(C) West Bengal's literacy rate is the lowest in India
(D)None of the above
89. Which of the following is true for the Indian judicial system?
(A) It is controlled by the Parliament
(B) The Supreme Court of India is controlled by the Parliament and
the High Courts are controlled by the State Legislative
Assemblies
(C) It is an independent institution
(D) None of the above
90. Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India?
(A) The Government of India Act, 1919
(B) The Government of India Act, 1935
(C) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
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107. If x is less than 2, which of the following statement(s) is (are) always true?
I. x is negative II. x is positive
III. 2x is greater than or equal to x IV. x- is greater than or equal to x
(A) (III) only (B) (IV) only
(C) (I), (III) and (IV) only (D) None of the above
109. Which one of the following was an emigre Communist journal of M.N.Roy?
(A) Kishan Sabha (B) The Worker
(C) Vanguard (D) None of the above
114. If ‘medicine’ is to ‘cure’, which one of the following two words bear the
same relationship as that exists between the words stated above ?
(A) ‘Education’ is to ‘book’ (B) ‘bird’ is to ‘nest’
(C) ‘Tooth’ is to ‘tongue’ (D) ‘book’ is to ‘educated’
115. Who was the Hindu Saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims?
(A) Sri Chaitanya (B) Ramanuja
(C) Rabidas (D) Namdev
118. In October, 2006, scientists have found new strain of Bird Flu in
(A) India (B) England
(C) Singapore (D) China
121. When 24 is added to 40 percent of a number the result is the number itself.
Determine the number
(A) 24 (B) 40
(C) 16 (D) 64
121. In a certain area of a small town, 350 families watch Doordarshan. 300 watch
Star TV, 200 watches both and 250 do not have TV sets, what is its
population?
(A) 850 (B)900
(C) 700 (D)1100
122. Which rulers introduced gold coins in India for the first time?
(A) Sakas (B) Mauryas
(C) Guptas (D) Kushanas
127. When was the concept of the Human Development Index (HDI) introduced
by the United Nations Development Programme?
(A) 1990 (B) 1991
(C) 1993 (D) 1995
128. Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labor association of
India?
(A) The Bombay Workers’ Association
(B) The Bombay Millhands’ Association
(C) The Indian Workers’ Union
(D) The Printers’ Union, Calcutta
129. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was
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established in
(A) 1981 (B) 1982
(C) 1983 (D) 1984
133. Find out the missing figure: 4. 8, 9. 27, 16, 64, 25, ?
(A) 81 (B) 125
(C) 100 (D)36
136.Who was among the Mughal Emperors, the “Zinda Pir” to the Sunnis ?
(A)Aurangzeb (B) Akbar
(C) Babar (D) Humayun
137. In India food grains occupy __________ of the total cropped area.
(A) 76 % (B) 65 %
(C) 80 % (D) 85 %
138. All food tins in nature begin at the producer level and all end at the
decompose level. Which of die following is be producer in a pond ecosystem?
(A) Phytoplankton (B) Zooplankton
(C) Herbivores (D) Carnivores
140. During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly
deliberate upon and finalise the Constitution of India?
(A) November, 1946 – November, 1949
(B) November, 1947-Nobember, 1949
(C) December. 1946-November, 1949
(D) December. 1947 - November, 1949
144. The Directive Principles of State Policy of India have similarity with
(A) The Constitution of U.K. (B) The Constitution of U.S.A.
(C) The Constitution of Ireland (D) None of the above
146. Charnocite is
(A) Nilgiri gneiss (B) A Gemstone
(C) Found in Jharkhand (D) A glacier
147. Who was the Muslim general to have conquered Bengal in 13th century AD?
(A) Afzal Khan (B) Iktiaruddin-bin-Baktiar-Khilji
(C)Chenghiz Khan (D) Temuchin
149. Which of the following experienced the fastest expansion during the plan
period in India?
(A) Agriculture (B) Industry
(C) Services (D) None of the above
151. Bhuban is younger than Tarak and Ram. Jit is younger than Tarak but older
than Ram. Which of the following statement is definitely true?
(A) Bhuban is older than Jit
(B) Jit is the oldest among them
(C) Ram is second youngest among them
(D) No definite conclusion can be drawn
152. The motion of which particle through a metallic wire is called electric
current ?
(A) Electron (B) Positron
(C) Neutron (D) Photon
159. In which of the following years was the Food Corporation of India set up?
(A) 1955 (B) 1960
(C) 1965 (D) 1970
160. Who was the first person to establish an independent Indian army outside
India?
(A) M. N. Roy (B) Lala Haradyal
(C) Rashbehari Bose (D) Subhas Chandra Bose
163. What was the number of the princely states in India at the time of partition?
(A) 555 (B) 558
(C) 560 (D) 562
166. Who was the President of the first session of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Surendranath Banerjee (B) G. H. Deshmukh
(C) A. Besant (D) W. C. Bonerjea
168. Who amongst the following was the Chairperson of the Drafting Com-
mittee set up by the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. B. R.Ambedkar (D) None of the above
170. Five books are lying in a pile. English is lying on Arithmetic book, while
Commerce book is lying, under Biology book. Arithmetic book is lying
above Biology book and Drawing book is lying under Commerce book.
Which book is lying in the centre?
(A) Biology (B) Arithmetic
(C) English (D) Drawing
173. In a certain code ‘253’ means ‘books are old’. ‘546’ means ‘man is old’.
‘378’ means ‘buy good books’, what is the code of ‘are’?
(A) 2 (B) 5
(C) 7 (D) 6
180. When a loaded and an empty trucks of identical specifications are moving
with same velocity, more force is required to stop the loaded truck. Which
of the following laws is proved by this action?
(A) Newton's first law of motion
(B) Newton's second law of motion
(C) Newton's third law of motion
(D) Gravitational law
184. When a body is raised upwards from the surface of the earth, its weight shall
(A) Increase (B) remain same
(C) Decrease (D) fluctuate
186. Which of the following is included in the Employees’ State Insurance Act.
1948?
(A) Unemployment insurance (B) Medical Benefit
(C) Minimum Wages (D) None of the above
189. If x and y are negative numbers, which of the following statements is (are)
always true?
I. (x~y) is negative II. (-x) is positive
III. (-x)(-y) is positive
(A) I only (B) II only
(C) I and III only (D) II and III only
(A) 24 (B) 48
(C) 84 (D) 42
194. What is the ratio of to ?
(A) 1/4 (B) 10/12
(C) 8/15 (D) 20/6
195. In which general election did the Congress Party lost majority in the
parliament for the first time?
(A) 1967 (B) 1977
(C) 1980 (D) None of the above
197. Which of the following would mean 'R is the son of M'?
(A) M ÷ R x S (B) M ÷ R x S
(C) M x S x R (D) None of the above
199. Under which Article of the Constitution of India can the Indian Parliament
make laws under the Residuary powers?
(A) Article 248 (B) Article 249
(C) Article 250 (D) Article 251
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