WBCS Prelim 2020 - Practice
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Rank of West Bengal in India With reference to total population, vide 2011 census report is
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He cannot cope ____this pressure.
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Who was Birjis Kader ?
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The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
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In which Act yearly Rs.1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians ?
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The idiomatic expression ‘pull yourself together’ ___
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In 2006 NIDM was established. Which one of the following is correct ?
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When Indian Rupee gets depreciated vis-a-vis U.S. dollar, It usually makes our
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The word ‘Analogous’ means
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The number in each circle in the number pyramid is the sum of the two numbers just below it. Few of the numbers in a number pyramid are filled in. Find the number in the position marked “?”.
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L.P.G. is a mixture of
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Never ___upon the marginalized. Fill in with the right phrasal verb
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In reference to Mughal period’s revenue collection system, ‘Zabti’ means
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Select the correct option :
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Who was the founder of the Tattabodhini Sabha ?
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The difference between GDP at market prices and GDP at factor cost
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Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from the following ?
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Who started the first English Newspaper in India ?
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Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of
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Which tribal language has been given official status in West Bengal and regarded endangered by UNESCO?
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Which among the following was the single biggest Item of import to the Vijayanagar empire
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Radiocarbon dating technique is used to estimate the age of
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In a row ‘A’ is in the 11 th position from the left and ‘B’ is in the 10th position from the right. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ interchange, then ‘A’ becomes18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than ‘A’ and ‘B’?
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The 100 Rupee Currency Note in India is Signed by
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Excess fluoride In drinking water causes
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The Supreme Court of India upheld that RTI was applicable to the
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The greenhouse gas that is a product of the contribution of fossil fuels is
(A) CO2
(B) CH4
(C) O3
(D) N2O
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National Institute of Disaster Management or NIDM was previously named as:
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The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is
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A is C’s son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q’s mother. P is son of Z. How is P related to A?
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First Indian product to get G.I Tag is
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The largest producer of milk in the world is
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Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’.
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What is the time _______ your watch ?
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He solved the _____ problem.
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What is the meaning of ‘Ghadar‘ ?
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Somasila Dam is located In which Indian State ?
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Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference (23rd November, 1919) ?
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‘Gangani’ region of West Bengal has which type of soil’ ?
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Choose the correct indirect statement.
He said, “Grass is green.”
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The slogan ‘ Garibi Hatao ‘ is coined by
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Goods and Services Tax (GST) was Introduced in India by Finance Minister
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Going 50m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20m. Then turning to the north, she goes 30m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now ?
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Literal meaning of ‘ Lokpal ‘ is
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Who founded Indian Women’s University ?
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Highest Tobacco producing state in India
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Which complex form is correct for the following sentence ?
“Everyone is happy during Christmas celebration”
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Speed of sound is the maximum In
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Natural radioactivity was discovered by
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Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
1. Winter Solstice – December 22nd
2. Autumn Equinox – September 23rd
3. Summer Solstice – June 21st
4. Spring Equinox – March 21st
Choose the correct answer from the given code:
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Indian Constitution was prepared by
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The smallest composite number is
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Who among the following built the Alai Darwaza ?
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Demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes was announced on
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Let x1, x2, …….., x100 be 100 numbers such that xi + xi+1 = 100 for all i. If x10 = 1, then the value of x1 is
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The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is
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John, Aries, and Joseph are brothers with different ages. Given that:
(i) Aries is the oldest.
(ii) Joseph is not the oldest.
(iii) John is not the youngest.
Who is the youngest?
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Chumbi Valley is on boundary of
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Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse Knighthood ?
61.
Use the appropriate preposition in the sentence :
We sat ____ the shade of the tree.
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Which Indian mass movement began with the famous ‘ Dandi March ‘ of Mahatma Gandhi ?
63.
Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘ Ilbert Bill Controversy ‘ ?
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India celebrated / will celebrate its 70th Constitution Day in
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Numbers are placed in the figure below on the basis of some rules. Find the correct alternative to replace the question mark.
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In which Congress the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj ‘ was placed ?
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Who authored ‘ The Spirit of Islam ‘ ?
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Identify the vector quantity from the following:
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A caterpillar crawls up a pole 75 Inches high, starting from the ground. Each day it crawls up 5 Inches and each night it slides down 4 Inches. When will it first reach the top of the pole ?
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What was the date of “ Queen’s’ proclamation ” ?
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Correct passive form of the following sentence 'Orange tastes sour' is :
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In which year West Dinajpur district of West Bengal was divided Into two districts namely North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur ?
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Inflation in India is
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Light from the sun reaches us in nearly
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The gas that filled the electric bulb is
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Who founded the Forward Bloc?
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Use the right preposition
He deals ___cosmetic goods.
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Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
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Who was known as the creator of modern Hindi literature
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Babies ___ when they are hungry.
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‘ Economic Reform ‘ measures in India was formally introduced in
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Kakrapar Atomic Centre is located near City in India ?
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When the first Independence Day was celebrated in India ?
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Who founded the Anglo-Vedic college
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Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named
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Who was the Governor General during the annulment of Sati’ ?
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The Contribution of Service Sector to India’s GDP is
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Last Census of Indian Population was held in the year
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In the logo of Lokpal, vigilance represented by
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Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent?
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Nationalisation of 14 Commercial Banks took place in
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Tick the correct option :
_____ are still tortured in remote villages.
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The Constitution of India was adopted by
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The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year
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If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be now ?
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SIX persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Anup is seated opposite Belal, who is between Chirag and Derek. Anup between Ela and Farook. Ela is to the left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing each other ?
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Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
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Below given are certain statements about a river :
l. It rises on Ranchi plateau In Jharkhand.
2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National Park.
3. It is a tributary of Son River.
Identify the river based on the information given above:
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What number should come next in the sequence 6, 11, 21, 36, 56 ____ ?
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Graphite, carbon and diamonds are
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TV remote control uses
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The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics is
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The Chairperson of Rajya Sabha is
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The first non-Congress government at the Center was led by
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Fill in the number grid with the numbers listed. Which of the numbers won’t fit ?
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When was the first battle of Tarain fought ?
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Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced by
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In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared ?
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According to Indian Constitution, the State Legislatures select the
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‘ Non-performing Assets ‘ (NPA) of Indian Commercial Banks are
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Who was the first editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika ?
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Use the correct expression :
I ___the patient will die.
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When was the Madras State officially renamed as Tamil Nadu ?
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It is nine o clock in Darjeeling in the morning and ___
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Find the odd one out:
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International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on
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Which can bind O2 molecules ?
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Choose the two correct numbers in the '∙‘ marked places of the multiplication below.
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What number should come next In the sequence 6, 18, 72, 360, 2160, ____ ?
120.
Who established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India in 1948 ?
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In which year was India’s first cotton textile industry set up in Ghusuri near Kolkata ?
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D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than A. D is not as tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person?
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Who planted the ‘ Tree of Liberty’ at Serangapatnam ?
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Convert the given sentence into an interrogative sentence and see below for the correct option :
“Honesty is the best policy”
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What comes next In the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ____ ?
126.
What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period ?
127.
Who founded the Khuda-i-Khidmatgar party ?
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In a knock-out tournament – i.e., a tournament in which the winner In any match moves to the next round and the loser gets eliminated— there are 22 participants. Then the total number of matches to be played is
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How many Indian States have touched the border of West Bengal ?
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In which of the following years Akbar built Ibadat Khana ?
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The commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his Deccan campaigns was
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Boghazkoi is important because
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Who led the Bardoli Movement
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Teachers’ Day is observed every year In India on
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‘Farmers suicide’ in India is viewed as an outcome of
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Who among the following historians has written the book entitled ‘ The wonder that was India ‘ ?
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The word ‘Genocide’ means
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The distinct letters of the word EXTRAORDINARY are arranged in alphabetic order. Then the letter In the fifth position from left is
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Find the appropriate synonym for the word 'Climactic'.
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Who was the founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia ?
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What was the Act III,1872 ?
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Unemployment in India is concentrated in
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Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the ‘ Chittagong Armory Raid ‘ ?
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Port Blair is located on which island ?
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Two position of a dice are shown. Find the number of the three dots on the face opposite the face bearing 3dots
147.
Superconductors are substances which
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Who wrote ‘ The Indian war of Independence ‘
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When the Hindu College was founded ?
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In which year Salt Satyagraha took place ?
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He will reach home _____ at evening
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Which of the following is a correct statement about Indus Valley civilization ?
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What is the name of the Lake between Godavari and Krishna deltaic region ?
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The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine Integers 1 to 9 but not In that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the Integer assigned to N?
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Who wrote ‘ Rajatarangini ‘?
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Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in
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Which region is called the granary of South India ?
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We ___ our dinner last night.
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‘Indian Constitution’ is adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
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Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won’t fit ?
161.
The river on which Tilpara Barrage located ?
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The speed of an ant is 75 cm/sec. The ant travels a day is
163.
‘Chancellor’ of the State-run Universities in West Bengal is
164.
Under whose Governor Generalship the Railways were introduced in India?
165.
The English established their first factory in India at
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Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river
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PCMA (2006) is the abbreviated version of
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‘Neel-Darpan’ by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of
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Literacy rate in West Bengal census 2011
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Samvidhan Divas or Constitution Day is celebrated in India on
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Who Is called the ‘Father of Indian National Congress ‘?
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In a particular month of some year, there are three Mondays which have even dates. On which day of the week does the 15th of that month fall ?
173.
Potassium permanganate is used to purify water as It is
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The sum of all the internal angles of a hexagon is
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In writing the numbers from 10 to 100, how many times is the digit 7 used ?
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Which City in Gujarat is widely known as ship breaking yard ?
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What was meant by ‘ Kherwari Hul ‘ ?
178.
Which one is a fertilizer ?
(A) N2
(B) O2
(C) P4
(D) NaNO3
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Plants receive nutrients from
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Hydrogen bomb is based on
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is published by the
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Select from the following rice-producing districts in West Bengal In ascending order
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Select the correct option :
I was sure I ___ meet him.
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Which of the followings clearly define ‘ Mitakshara ‘?