WBCS MOCK TEST FOR PRELIMS

TEST ID : 01 WITH QUESTIONS

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1. Catch 22 situation ( Choose the nearest 7. Mark the correct option which is opposite in
meaning of the idiom) meaning of the given word : SPURN
a. Having no choice at all a. Discard
b. Unknown danger b. Concur
c. Dilemma or difficult situation from c. Repulse
which there is no escape d. Reject
d. Taking up an almost impossible or
overly ambitious project 8. Well! The chandelier is expensive. Here well
is a/an
2. An annual calendar containing important a. Adverb
dates and statistical information such as b. Conjunction
astronomical data and tide tables (Choose the c. Interjection
correct single word as substitution of the d. Adjective
sentence)
a. Lightyear 9. The phrase To water down means
b. Allegheny a. Downpour
c. Axiom b. Flow of water
d. Almanac c. Restrict
d. Strengthen
3. After passing his MBBS, he was very happy (
Choose the correct idiomatic expression for 10. Add a suitable prefix to form the oppsite of
the words written in bold) the given word : NOBLE
a. be eccentric a. Disnoble
b. into nine clouds b. Misnoble
c. on cloud nine into c. Unnoble
d. whole nine yards d. Ignoble

4. Pot - luck dinner ( Select the appropriate 11. James was acquitted _____________ the
meaning from the given alternatives) charge _____________ theft. ( Fill in the
a. Dinner where everybody brings food blanks with appropriate preposition)
to share with participants a. from , of
b. Dinner where only soup is served b. to , of
c. Dinner where people eat and play at c. of, of
the same time d. by, of
d. Dinner after valediction
12. The word litter is also used to describe a
5. You are feeling well, don't you ? ( Choose group of
the correct negative tag question from the a. Deer
given alternative) b. Wolves
a. Isn't it ? c. Elephants
b. Aren't you ? d. Puppies
c. Isn't you?
d. No correction required 13. Choose the correct homophone of the
given word : FAIR
6. Choose the wrongly spelt word from the a. Unfair
options given b. Fare
a. Connoiseur c. Fair Play
b. Champagne d. Fairly
c. Dilettante
d. Psephology

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14. Ranjan is writing a letter ( Turn into a a. had come
passive voice) b. was coming
a. A letter was written by Ranjan c. have come
b. A letter was being written by Ranjan d. came

c. A letter has been written by Ranjan 21. Deep said , I go to the library daily. (
Change the mode of narration)
d. A letter is being written by Ranjan a. Deep told that I went to the library
daily.
15. The ten prisoners were all blaming each b. Deep said that he goes to the library
other ( Use correct reciprocal pronoun) daily.
a. one another c. Deep said that he had gone to the
b. together library daily
c. in between d. Deep said that he went to the library
d. No correction required daily.

16. Among the four alternatives, mark the 22. Shipra noticed a lady's purse lying open in
incorrect spelling the railway platform. ( Choose a correct
a. Clique alternative of the italicized and bold word in
b. Performanse the sentence)
c. Eccentric a. Parasol
d. Embarrassment b. Reticule
c. Wallet
17. Ravi is the person in the multinational d. Vanity bag
company who has the job with little
responsibility but high salary (Replace the bold 23. The feminine gender of 'SWAN' is called
part with a single word from the given a. Vixen
alternatives) b. Pen
a. Honorary c. Cob
b. Sinecure d. Mare
c. Volunteer
d. Samaritan 24. The author was fined a sum of fifty
thousand rupees by the court of law for
18.Anubhav wrote a ho-hum script for the practising of taking someone's works and
webseries. Here ho-hum means passing them off as his own. This is called
a. interesting a. Idea theft
b. boring b. Photocopying
c. thrilling c. Plagiarism
d. pensive d. Braindrainage

19.The sage has the ability to look within at 25. Stuart agrees _____________ his brother
one's mental or emotional state ( Choose on the decision to settle in Sussex. ( Fill in the
suitable word for the part written in bold) blank)
a. Hypnotism a. to
b. Examination b. with
c. Introspection c. by
d. Scrutiny d. for

20. Choose the right option to rewrite the

sentence: The patient had died before the
doctor ____________

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26. The only sculpture potrait of Mughal 33.Which of the following statements is not
emperor Ashoka with his queens found from correct about of Sabujsree Scheme ?
a. Sarnath a. Increase the green cover of the state
b. Bodhgaya through plantation of more than 15
c. Kapilavastu lakh/year
d. Kanaganahalli b. Every child on birth to be gifted with
valuable sapling
27. The term Ganga Narain's Hangama or c. It was launched during FY 2011-12
Turmoil was associated with the revolt d. The theme of the scheme is Ekti
a. Pagalpanthi Rebellion Jonmo, Ekti Gachh ( One birth, One
b. Sannyasi Rebellion tree)
c. Bhumij Revolt
d. Moplah Revolt 34. The subject matter of Hamzah Namah is
a. Statecraft
28. The percetage of global population lives in b. Painting
Asia is c. Land Revenue System
a. 55 d. Military Administration
b. 72
c. 61 35. Operation Juniper is related with
d. 86 a. Evacuation of Indian students from
Ukraine
29. Concept of Blue Economy was introduced b. Indian Army's action in Doklam
by c. Peace exercise by Indian Army in
a. Elinor Ostrom Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370
b. Abhijit B. Bandyopadhyay
c. Gunter Pauli d. Tri-service investigation related with
d. Friedrich Hayek the accident and demise of CDS
General Bipin Rawat
30. The Mekong Ganga Co-Operation was an
initative of 36. The western most point of India
a. 7 countries a. 68.7 degree East Rajasthan
b. 6 Countries b. 68.7 degree West Gujarat
c. 8 countries c. 68.7 degree East Gujarat
d. 2 Countries d. 68.7 degree West Rajasthan

31. Which of the following statements about 37. Vaccum bomb , known as Father of All
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio is incorrect? bombs in non-nuclear world, creates a vacuum
a. He was born in Calcutta in 1809 by absorbing
b. His followers were known as Derozians a. Water
b. Vapour Carbon - di - oxide
c. He taught at the Sanskrit College c. Molecular Water
d. He wrote a poem , The Fakeer of d. Oxygen
Jungheera
38. Intensity of earthquake measured by
32. Cafe Positive, recently opened in Kolkata, a. Epicentre Scale
run by b. Mercalli Scale
a. Covid Positive Staff members c. Beaufort Scale
b. Cancer Survivors d. Richter Scale
c. HIV Positive staff members
d. Road Accident Survivors

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39.If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, c. Parasite
what will be the profit percentage d. Living fossil
a. 4.25
b. 5 47. Which component in tobacco makes it
c. 5.26 harmful for human consumption
d. 6.25 a. Heroin
b. Nicotine
40. Invar , notable for its uniquely low co- c. Morphin
efficient of thermal expansion (CTE), is an alloy d. All of these
of
a. Zn - Cu 48. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was arrested on 9th
b. Sn - Zn - Cu August, 1942 and was sent to
c. Pb - Sn a. Shonepur Jail
d. Ni - Fe b. Aga Khan Palace
c. Presidency Jail
41. Special address by President in both d. Bankipur Jail
Houses is mentioned under Article
a. Article 86 49. Bucha, recently in news, is located in
b. Article 87 a. Afghanistan
c. Aricle 88 b. Ukraine
d. Article 89 c. Sri Lanka
d. Pakistan
42.The place value of 3 in 0.735 is
a. 3 50. Who wrote the Allahabad Prasasti ?
b. 3/100 a. Shudraka
c. 3/1000 b. Ravikirti
d. 03-Oct c. Harisena
d. Kalidasa
43. Which of the following is not a site for in
situ conservation 51.Hathigumpha Inscription gives the details
a. Wildlife sanctuary about the reign of
b. National Park a. Ashoka
c. Zoological Park b. Harshavardhana
d. Biosphere Reserves c. Kharavela
d. Samudragupta
44. A mammal that lays eggs is
a. Echidna 52. The stone statue of bearded priest is found
b. Pteropus from
c. Talpa a. Lothal
d. Lemur b. Harappa
c. Mohenjodaro
45. Dhiman was the sculptor belonging to the d. Dholavira
era of
a. Sena 53. Rana bought an item for Rs. 2500 and sold
b. Gaudiya it at 25% much amount and paid Rs. 125 on it.
c. Pala The total profit is
d. Iliyas Shahi a. 625
b. 750
46. Cuscuta is an example of c. 656.25
a. Autotroph d. 500
b. Bacteria

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54. Myrmecology is the study of 61.The modified version of Objectives
a. Flies resolution moved by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Snakes in the Constituent Assembly , is presently
c. Bees known as
d. Ants a. Fundamental Rights
b. Preamble of Indian Constitution
55. Which team won the 2022 Women's c. Appendix to constitution
Cricket World Cup ? d. Directive Principle of state policy
a. Pakistan
b. South Africa 62. 'mho' is the unit of
c. Australia a. Conductivity
d. West Indies b. Capacitor
c. Specific resistance
56. The disease rickets develops in children d. Resistance
due to the deficiency of
a. Vitamin A 63. Who of the following was the founder of
b. Vitamin B Complex Prarthana Samaj?
c. Vitamin D a. M.G. Ranade
d. Vitamin E b. Keshab Chandra Sen
c. Vidyasagar
57. No. of Ramsar sites in India at present d. Atmaram Pandurang
a. 48
b. 51 64. As per Indian state of Forest Report(IFSR)
c. 49 2021, highest tree cover in terms of area is in
d. 52 the state of
a. Arunachal Pradesh
58. The refreezing of water derived from the b. Chhattishgarh
melting of ice under pressure when the c. Telengana
pressure is relieved. This is called d. Madhya Pradesh
a. Sublimation
b. Hardening 65. The King was freed from his people and
c. Regelation they from their king ----- On whose death did
d. Condesation Badauni Comment this?
a. Balban
59. TOH: EEFFOC :: DLOC: ? b. Aurangzeb
a. GREYHOUND c. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
b. DSC d. Shahjahan
c. MARCOS
d. MAERCECI 66. Pointing to a photograph of Sujan , Ritwik
said, He is the son of the only daughter of my
60. Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok father . How is Ritwik related to the man in
Sabha in photograph ?
a. The matter of creating All India a. Nephew
Services b. Paternal Uncle
b. Amending the constitution c. Brother
c. the removal of the Government d. Maternal Uncle
d. Making cut motions
67. In the context of Indian National
Movement, why did the Congress Ministry
resign in 1939 ?

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 a. Provincial autonomy proved to be a 73. Indian Constititution is a lawyer's Paradise,
failure critically commented by
b. The British pulled India into the world a. B.R.Ambedkar
war II without the consent of Indian b. D.D.Basu
People c. Sir Ivor Jennings
c. The British India refused to grant d. G. Austin
Dominion Status to India
d. Serious disagreement developed 74. Casseterite is an ore of
between the British and provincial a. Nickel
government. b. Manganese
c. Lead
68. The salaries and allowances of the Judges d. Tin
of the High Court are charged to the
a. Consolidated Fund of India 75. Mahad Satyagrha was led by
b. Consolidated Fund of State a. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Contingency Fund of India b. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Contigency Fund of State c. B.R. Ambedkar
d. Chakraborty Rajagopalachari
69. Which of the following articles empowers
state to prohibit the consumption of 76. Which of the following items is not
intoxicating drinks and drugs ? covered under GST?
a. Article 21 a. Jewellery
b. Article 39 b. Petrol
c. Article 47 c. Cosmetics
d. Article 50 d. Medical Grade Oxygen

70. Vernacular Press Act was repealed by 77. Which of the contemporary historian was
a. Lord Reading appointed as the chief Qazi of Delhi by
b. Lord Northbrook Mohammed Bin Tughlaq ?
c. Lord Lytton a. Ziauddin Barani
d. Lord Ripon b. Ibn Batutah
c. Shams - i – Siraj – Afij
71. When was the FICCI founded ? d. Mahabat Khan
a. 1907
b. 1917 78. Which of the following is not a mosquito
c. 1927 borne disease
d. 1934 a. Sleeping Sickness
b. Malaria
72. Which of the following effects creation of c. Dengue
black money in India has been the main cause d. Filariasis
of worry to the Government of India?
a. Diversion of resources to the purchase 79. When was Jal Jeevan Mission launched ?
of real estate and investment in luxury a. April, 2017
housing b. July, 2021
b. Large amount of donation to political c. August, 2019
parties and growth of regionalism d. Mar-18
c. Investment in unproductive activities
and purchase of precious tone, gold 80. Susunia hill is located in the district of
,etc. a. Purulia
d. Loss of revenue in the state exchequer b. Birbhum
due to tax evasion c. Bankura

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 d. Paschim Medinipur b. Solicitor General
c. Advocate General
81. Which Article of India provides that it shall d. Law Minister of the state
be the endeavour of every state to provide
adequate facility for instruction in the mother 87. Which of the following mountain passes of
tongue at the primary stage of education to Himalaya connects Kashmir with Kargil (
children belonging to linguistic minority Ladakh) ?
groups? a. Niti Pass
a. Article 350 b. Khardung La
b. Article 350A c. Pensi La
c. Article 349 d. Pirpanjal
d. Article 361 A
88. Mountain : Hill :: Tree : ?
82. Soma travels 10 km towards the north , a. Leaf
turns left and travels 4km and then again turns b. Shrub
right and covers another 5 km and then turns c. Ground
right and travels another 4 km. How far she is d. Forest
from the starting point?
a. 5 Km 89. Which country is set to host the Asia T20
b. 10 km tournament ?
c. 15 km a. Afghanistan
d. 19 km b. Sri Lanka
c. Bangladesh
83. A word is capital letters. It is followed by d. India
four alternatives. Out of these four words,
three cannot be formed from the letters of the 90. Tap A & Tap B can fill a tank in 30 & 40
word in capital letters. Point out the word minutes respectively. Tap C can empty the
which can be formed from the letters of the tank in 60 minutes. If all the three taps are
given word in capital letters. PREMONITION opened , how much time will the taps take to
a. ACTION fill the tank ?
b. NATION a. 48 Minutes
c. MONITOR b. 72 minutes
d. REMOVE c. 36 minutes
d. 24 minutes
84. Karpuramanjari, a famous play, was
written by 91. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the
a. Dandin reign of Jahangir was of
b. Kalidasa a. Guru Nanak Dev
c. Banabhatta b. Guru Ram Das
d. Rajashekhar c. Guru Arjun Dev
d. Guru Tegh Bahadur
85. Forward Bloc was formed by _______ in
the year of __________ 92. Kumaon Himalayas lie between the rivers
a. Chittaranjan Das, 1930 a. Teesta & Kali
b. M.N. Roy, 1928 b. Indus & Satluj
c. Subhas Chandra Bose, 1939 c. Satluj & Kali
d. S. N. Banerjee, 1941 d. Teesta & Brahmaputra

86. The highest law officer in any state of India 93. According to the Koppen's classification of
is Indian Climate , the Purulia district of West
a. Attorney General Bengal is classified as the type of climate

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 a. Amw c. Boost to Internet of things (IOT)
b. BShw d. Very high download speed
c. BWhw
d. Aw 101. Who among the following embraced Din -
i - Ilahi?
94. Jadugoda mines have the deposits of a. Tansen
a. Mica b. Todarmal
b. Iron c. Raja Mansingh
c. Uranium d. Birbal
d. Bauxite
102. Motto of CBI
95. Sanjib is the brother of Shampa. Basanti is a. We Protect
the sister of Sukumar. Shampa is the daughter b. Ekta Aur Anushasan
of Basanti. How is Sanjib related with Basanti ? c. Let Brilliance emerge out of our
a. Brother Endeavours
b. Mother d. Industry, Impartiality and Integrity
c. Son
d. Father 103. Karewa soil is found in
a. Araku Valley
96. If 'PAPER' is coded as 'OZODQ', how b. Barak Valley
'PENCIL' will be coded as c. Kashmir Valley
a. QFODJM d. Patratu Valley
b. NCLAGJ
c. ODMBHK 104. Inflation is caused by
d. ODMDJM a. Increase in supply of goods
b. Decrease in money supply
97. Karala river flows over the city of c. INcrease in Cash with the Government
a. Krishnanagar d. Increase in money supply
b. Jalpaiguri
c. Burnpur 105. Which article of the constitution of India
d. Kalyani deals with administrative tribunals ?
a. Article 322
98. Treaty of Warna was signed in the year b. Article 323
a. 1757 c. Article 323 - A
b. 1764 d. Article 323- B
c. 1731
d. 1728 106. Which of the following is correctly
matched ?
99. A man starts from a point , walks 2 km a. Mook Nayak - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
towards north, turns towards his right and b. Indian socialist - Bhagat Singh
walks 2 km, turns right again and walks. The c. Sandhya - Ramesh Chandra Dutt
direction he is facing now is d. Commonweal - Annie Besant
a. South
b. East 107. According to Moody's forcast in March,
c. North 2022, India's GDP growth for 2022 will be
d. West a. 9.50%
b. 9.30%
100. Which of the following is not benefits of c. 9.10%
5G technology? d. 9.90%
a. Very high latency
b. Very high upload speed

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108. Right to Privacy is under article b. RBI
a. Article 19 c. Individual Banks
b. Article 14 d. Indian Banks Association
c. Article 21
d. Ae=rticle 17 116. If a member of Rajyasabha becomes the
Prime Minister, what should be his/her
109. The title sponsor of IPL 2022 is minimum age for the post?
a. VIVO a. 25
b. Dream 11 b. 35
c. Tata Group c. 30
d. KFC d. Nowhere in the constution

110. Who is the first woman Rafale Pilot from 117. Arrange the following chronology in the
India to be a part of the Indian Air Force increasing order of addition of official
tableau at the 73rd Republic Day celebrations? language to the Eighth Schedule to the
a. Shivani Singh Constitution : 1. Sindhi 2. Kashmiri 3. Bodo 4.
b. Avani Chaturvedi Nepali
c. Bhavna Kanth a. 1-2-3-4
d. Mohana Singh b. 3-4-1-2
c. 2-1-4-3
111. 26 , 48 , 82, ____? d. 1-3-4-2
a. 122
b. 101 118. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has
c. 99 been launched for
d. 120 a. Promoting women SHGs in backward
areas
112. Onam : Kerala b. Providing financial help to the
a. Christmas : Christians marginalised community
b. Kathak : Uttar Pradesh c. Providing loans to poorest people in
c. Bhangra : Punjab the country
d. Bihu : Assam d. Promoting financial inclusion in the
country
113. The Legislative Assembly may be
dissolved by the Governor of the concerned 119. No. of Alpha-numeric character in PAN
state from time to time , mentioned under Card is
Article a. 11
a. 174(2)(a) b. 10
b. 173(c) c. 12
c. 174(2)(b) d. 9
d. 172(2)(c)
120. The appearance of dew at the blades of
114. Kakori Train robbery , recently renamed grass in a cricket match is due to the physical
as Kakori Train Action , took place on property of
a. 9.8.1925 a. Evaporation
b. 11.12.1930 b. Sublimation
c. 8.8.1942 c. Condensation
d. 12.3.1931 d. Regelation

115. The rate of interest on savings bank 121. EMI is

deposits is decided by a. Equated Money Installment
a. Ministry of Finance b. Equal Monthly Installment

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 c. Equal Minimum Installment d. Brahmabadini
d. Equated Monthly Installment
129. Through which of the following states,
122. Arrange chronologically according to their the Indian Standard Meridian does not pass
year of establishment : 1. IFCI ; 2. IDBI 3. RRB through
4. SIDBI a. Odisha
a. 1-2-3-4 b. Chhattishgarh
b. 1-3-4-2 c. Telengana
c. 1-4-2-3 d. Andhra Pradesh
d. 1-3-2-4
130. Shekhawati is the Indian breed of
123. CAR T-cell therapy , which was seen in the a. buffalo
news, used to treat b. sheep
a. Tuberculosis c. goat
b. Cancer d. poultry
c. Diptheria
d. Sickle Cell Anaemia 131. Who was the Viceroy in India when
Moplah Rebellion took place
124. The Lucknow session 1916 of Indian a. Dalhousie
National Congress was presided over by b. Irwin
a. Rasbehari Bose c. Reading
b. B.N. Dhar d. Ripon
c. A.C. Majumdar
d. Rasbehari Ghosh 132. Who was awarded with 57th Jnanpith
Award
125. Ten degree channel is found between a. Shankha Ghosh
a. North Andaman and Middle Andaman b. Akkitham
b. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar c. Damodar Mauzo
c. Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar d. Nilamani Phookan
d. South Andaman and Little Andaman
133. Surajit Sengupta, who died recently, was
126. If the wors 'STOVE' can be written as associated with the sports
'FNBLK' , how can the word 'VOTES' be written a. Cricket Table
in that code? b. Tennis
a. LBNKF c. Hockey
b. LNBKF d. Football
c. LKNBF
d. FLKBN 134.Which of the following districts does not
share its border with Bangladesh ?
127. The Temperate Forest Research Centre is a. Nadia
located at b. Malda
a. Dehradun c. Birbhum
b. Jodhpur d. South 24 Pgs
c. Shimla
d. Jabalpur 135. Which of the following waves is used in
night vision apparatus
128. In vedic period, women who composed a. Microwaves
hymns of Rigveda were called b. Radio waves
a. Gaupayana c. Infra Red
b. Akrishtabhasha d. None of the above
c. Sikatanivavari

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136. The operation to safely evacuate Indian 143. Which of the following state of India is
Students from war-striken Ukraine was known as molasses basin
a. Operation Lehar a. Manipur
b. Operation Raahat b. Kerala
c. Operation Ganga c. Mizoram
d. Operation Polo d. Tripura

137. Who of the following Australian Cricketer 144. Which river does not flow through North
passed away on 4th March 2022? 24 Parganas ?
a. Steve Waugh a. Hughli
b. Jason Gillespie b. Raimangal
c. Shane Warne c. Bidyadhari
d. Matthew Hayden d. Ajoy

138. Walong tri-junction is a common border 145. Amarkantak is the source region of the
between river
a. India-China-Nepal a. Krishna
b. India-Bhutan-China b. Periyar
c. India- China - Pakistan c. Sone
d. India - China -Myanmar d. Chambal

139. If Z=52, and ACT= 48 , then BAT will be 146. Who was the founder of Asiatic Society?
equal to a. William Carey
a. 39 b. Warren Hastings
b. 41 c. Jonathan Duncan
c. 44 d. William Jones
d. 46
147. Blue baby syndrome is caused by the
140. Which of the following letter will be the contamination of
sixth to the left of the nineteenth letter from a. Mercury
the end of the following alphabet? b. Nitrate
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ c. Lead
a. N d. Arsenic
b. M
c. Y 148. Who among the following founded a
d. None of the above parallel Government in Ballia, UP during Quit
India Movement?
141. In one hour , a boat goes 11 km along the a. J.P. Narayan
stream and 5 km against it. Find the speed of b. Ram Manohar Lohia
boat in still water. c. Chittu Pande
a. 6 d. Sumati Morarjee
b. 7
c. 8 149. Filariasis, a parasitic disease, caused by
d. 9 a. Entamoeba histolytica
b. Wucheria bancrofti
142. The pollination of maize takes place by c. Salmonella typhi
a. Air d. Trypanosoma cruzi
b. Self pollination
c. rain 150. Bull Capital of Mauryan era was found
d. insects from
a. Sarnath

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 b. Ujjain 158. Who among the following was known as
c. Patliputra Liberator of the Indian Press ?
d. Rampurva a. Metcalfe
b. Ripon
151. Hydrogen produced from fossil fuel is c. Lytton
known as d. Curzon
a. Green hydrogen
b. White hydrogen 159. Tilhan Mission was launched to make
c. Grey hydrogen India self reliant in the production of
d. Black hydrogen a. Crude Oil
b. Coal
152. How to Prevent the Next Pandemic -- this c. Oilseed
book is authored by d. vegetables
a. Elon Musk
b. Bill Gates 160. The ratio of two numbers is 5: 8 and their
c. Jeff Bezos difference is 69. The two numbers are
d. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a. 120, 131
b. 150, 163
153. UNO observed International Day to c. 115, 184
Combat Islamophobia on d. 118, 173
a. Mar-15
b. Mar-17 161. Who of the following spent his last life in
c. Mar-21 Shravanabelagola ?
d. Mar-25 a. Ashoka
b. Bindusara
154. Chain of Justice was introduced by the c. Ajatshatru
Mughal Emperor d. Chandragupta Maurya
a. Akbar
b. Aurangzeb 162. Who became the first cricketer in IPL to
c. Shahjahan be retired out ?
d. Jahangir a. Andre Russel
b. Sunil Narine
155. Z3A, W9D, ______?___ , Q81J, N243M c. Ravichandra Aswin
a. R31E d. Pat Cummins
b. V21H
c. T27G 163. Which of the following techniques is used
d. S29F to separate cream from milk ?
a. Filtration
156. Which of the following is not correctly b. Chromatography
matched ? c. Centrifugation
a. Sankhya - Kapil Muni d. Centripetal force
b. Nyaya - Gautam
c. Vedanta - Shankaracharya 164. Prestigious O. Henry Award was awarded
d. Mimansa - Kannada in the year 2022 to
a. Srijato Bandyopadhyay
157. Not Just A Nightwatchman : My Innings b. Subodh Sarkar
with BCCI was authored by c. Amar Mitra
a. Ravi Shastri d. Joy Goswami
b. Anil Kumble
c. Vinod Rai 165. The title Zil-i-Ilahi was assumed by
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 b. Balban 172. The Head Quarter of The Central Water
c. Razia Transport Corporation is located at
d. Md. Bin Tughlaq a. Allahabad
b. Kolkata
166. Vanguard, a communist journal, c. New Delhi
published by d. Kochi
a. J.L. Nehru
b. Achyut Pattabhardhan 173. Congress Socialist Party was formed in
c. M.N. Roy a. October, 1934
d. Annie Besant b. September , 1936
c. December , 1941
167. The Congress is tottering to its fall and d. August, 1942
one of my greatest ambitions, while in India, is
to assist it to peaceful demise---- This 174. 3, 6, 15, 42 , ?
statement was made by a. 106
a. Lord Curzon b. 99
b. Lord Lytton c. 123
c. Lord Mountbatten d. 56
d. Lord Dalhousie
175. Burdwan Satyagraha was launched under
168. Arrange the following words in a the leadership of
meaningful order : 1. RAIN ; 2. MONSOON ; 3. a. Maharaj Udaychand
RESCUE ; 4. FLOOD ; 5. SHELTER b. Suren Jash
a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. Alokesh Tah
b. 1,2,4,5,3 d. Bankim Mukherji
c. 2,1,4,3,5
d. 4,1,2,3,5 176. Which of the following rivers originates
from Trikut hill of Jharkhand ?
169. The river Narmada flows through the a. Mayurakshi
states except b. Damodar
a. Madhya Pradesh c. Ajoy
b. Chhattishgarh d. North Koel
c. Maharashtra
d. Gujarat 177. Who was the Prime Minister when Simon
Commission was appointed ?
170. Officcial Mascot of FIFA World Cup 2022 a. Atlee
to be held in Qatar is b. Palmerston
a. Zabivaka c. Churchill
b. La'eeb d. Baldwin
c. Fuleco
d. Zakumi 178.Swadeshbandhav Samity was founded by
a. S.N.Banerjee
171. Who has been named as the new foreign b. Aswini Kumar Dutta
secretary of India to succeed incumbent Harsh c. Krishna Kumar Mitra
Vardhan Shringla? d. Keshab Chandra Sen
a. Sanjay Kumar Panda
b. Hemant H Kotalwar 179. Shahbaz Sharif , new PM of Pakistan,
c. Vinay Mohan Kwatra belongs to the political party
d. Ram Karan Verma a. Pakistan Tehreek - e- Insaf
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 d. Jamiat Ahle Hadith a. Irwin
b. Elgin II
180. Heamophilia disease can transfer through c. Mayo
a. Pollutant d. Auckland
b. Metal
c. Heredity 188. Which player has won the Formula One
d. Vector 2022 Australian Grand Prix ?
a. Max Verstappen
181. Lakshya Sen was associated with the b. Sebastian Vettel
spoorts c. Charles Leclerc
a. Lawn Tennis d. Lewis Hamilton
b. Chess
c. Badminton 189.Ecstasy:Gloom :: ?
d. Swimming a. Congratulations : Occasion
b. Diligent : Successful
182. Chilapata forest located in the district of c. Measure : Scale
a. Jalpaiguri d. Humiliation : Exaltation
b. Bankura
c. Darjeeling 190. Who among the following first
d. Alipurduar deciphered the edicts of King Ashoka ?
a. William Jones
183. Greek Ambassador Heliodorus set up a b. James Prinsep
pillar in the honour of Lord Vishnu near c. Maxmuller
a. Mathura d. Dr. W. G. Archer
b. Magadh
c. Vidisha 191. Which of the following metal is kept
d. Sanchi under wax ?
a. Sodium
184. A train running at a speed of 60km/hr b. Silver
crosses a pole in 12 seconds. The length of the c. Lithium
train is d. Potassium
a. 120 metres
b. 200 metres 192. Battle of Khatoli was fought between
c. 324 metres a. Dara Shikoh & Aurangzeb
d. 180 metres b. Ibrahim Lodi & Rana Sanga
c. Harsha & Pulakeshi II
185. Who has been awarded with the EY India d. Shahu & Tarabai
Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 ?
a. Nita Ambani 193. There are 70% male students in the
b. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw school. No. of girl students is 504 , the no. of
c. Falguni Nayar male students are
d. Upasana Taku a. 1176
b. 1280
186. The satyashodhak Samaj was set up by c. 1050
a. Gopal Hari Deshmukh d. 1920
b. Jyotiba Phule
c. B. G. Tilak 194. Who among the following Indian leaders
d. Annie Besant was known as Mahamana ?
a. Chittaranjan Das
187. Who was the Governor General when b. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Mundas Uprising occurred in 1899 ? c. D.K. Karve

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 d. Bipin Chandra Pal

195. Which of the following books was not

authored by Dr. Rajendra Prasad ?
a. India Divided
b. At the feet of Mahatma Gandhi
c. Sceptred Flute
d. Satyagraha in Champaran

196. Which former cricketer of India became

the brand ambassador of Lloyd for eastern
Indian markets?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Harbhajan Singh
c. Sourav Ganguly
d. VVS Laxman

197. Gita Bhasya was written by

a. Ramanuja
b. Madhavacharya
c. Namdev
d. Eknath

198. Jalliwanwala Bagh massacre took place on

a. 25-Apr-19
b. March 12, 1919
c. May 9, 1919
d. April 13, 1919

199. Lucknow Pact was signed between

Congress & Muslim League in the year
a. 1932
b. 1928
c. 1916
d. 1940

200. A cell is unable to synthesize lipids ,

which of its cell organelles might be
defective ?
a. Mitochondria
b. Golgi bodies
c. Lysosomes
d. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

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