WBCS Main - 2019 - GS 1 - Paper III
Total No. of Questions : 200
Total Marks : 200
Time : 150 min
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1.
The present habitat of ___________ tribe is mainly in the plateau regions of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
2.
The Muslim kingdom of Golconda grew up on the ruins of the old Hindu kingdom of
3.
Who were designated as Neo Nationalists ?
4.
Blue revolution is aimed at increasing the production of _______________ .
5.
A Public Service Commission was established in India for the first time by
6.
The Congress decided to raise a Swaraj Fund of one crore rupees for
7.
is a minority group in India who are followers of Zeroastrianism.
8.
_____________ is the largest producer of tea.
9.
A Muslim organization, which proposed during the First World War that Muslims should participate and try to reach an accord with the Congress, was
10.
___________ is the largest product of Mica.
11.
The President of the Lahore Session of the I.N.C. (December 1929) which passed the Purna Swaraj resolution was
12.
The issue of discussion and stalemate at the Second Round Table Conference related to the
13.
In the year _________ the first Census of India was conducted.
14.
Who murdered Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore, for assaulting Lala Lajpat Rai ?
15.
The day M. K. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement, a great National leader died he was :
16.
Who was the first to unfurl the first Indian National Flag, the parent and precursor of the Flag of Independent India ?
17.
The l.N.C. became both 'Indian' and 'National' in reality as well as in rare, at the
18.
Who is regarded as 'the Mother of Indian Revolution' ?
19.
____________ is the highest peak of Sahayadris.
20.
____________ is the source of river Chambal
21.
Madan Lal Dhingra murdered Curzon Wylie in London, who was a / an — .
22.
Who killed Michael O' Dyer, the Governor of Punjab, who had ordered the brutal firing on the innocent people at Jalianwala Bag ?
23.
Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect ?
24.
According to the Census Department of Government of India, a class Ill urban place have a population between ________________ .
25.
The brain behind the bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chawk, Delhi in December 1912, was :-
26.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at about 14 kilometers south of ____________ city.
27.
Salem is famous for production of _____________ iron ore.
28.
The four brigades of the I.N. A. were named after :
29.
According to Census of India, 2011 the crude birth rate of the country is ______________ per thousand.
30.
Arrange the following events in the correct chronoÂlogical order :
I. Partition of BengalÂ
II. Varanasi Session of the I.N.C.
III. Calcutta Session of the I.N.C.
IV. Foundation of Muslim League
31.
By ______________ amendment constitutional status was given to the Panchayat system.
32.
___________ is a central university in West Bengal.
33.
Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga woman leader Gaidinliu ?
34.
The main principle of M.K. Gandhi's famous Basic Eduction System or Wardha Scheme was :
35.
Which of the following revolutionary and terrorist organizations had a large number of young women revolutionaries ?
36.
The Marwar plain is found in __________ .
37.
_________ plateau is separated from the main peninsular plateau of India by the wide gap of Garo Rajmahal Gap.
38.
_____________ has one of the four training centers of National Disaster Response Force.
39.
___________ is a tribe of north-east India.
40.
According to the Census of India 2011, the child sex-ratio of India is _____________ .
41.
Which of the following was not a leader of the All India Hindu Mahasabha ?
42.
The only Indian Prince, who actively participated in the revolutionary movement within and outside India, was
43.
The Indus originates from the glaciers of ___________ range.
44.
Match the authors with their works :
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad    I. The Nations Voice
(b) Abul Kalam Azad       II. India Divided
(c) V.D. Savarkar          III. India Wins Freedom
(d) C. Rajagopalachari     IV. Indian War of Independence
45.
What was the solution found by B. R. Ambedkar in later years after Independence to end the hardship of scheduled class people ?
46.
__________ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.
47.
The Dravidian rock system is found in ____________ region.
48.
The first session of the All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by _________________ .
49.
Saline soil is found in ——
50.
Mandakini and Alakananda meet at
51.
Match the founders of the following revolutionary organisations:
| (a) | Anushilan Samiti | (i) | V.D. Savarkar |
| (b) | Abhinava Bharata | (ii) | Barindra Kumar Ghosh |
| (c) | Ghadar Party | (iii) | Lala Hardayal |
| (d) | Hindustan Socialist Republical Army | (iv) | Sachindra Nath Sunyal and Bhagat Singh |
52.
A brilliant and patriotic Anglo-Indian teacher, Henry Vivian Derozeo, was the founder of :
53.
Match the following events with the dates of their occurrance :
(a) August Offer               I. August 9-11,1942
(b) Arrival of Cripps Mission    II. July 14,1942
(c) Quit India Resolution       III. March 23, 1942
(d) The Great August Uprising  IV. August 8,1940
54.
Which of the following is not a feature of Lothal ?
55.
Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh is famous for production of ___________ .
56.
British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule of India on
57.
Who founded a Social Organization, the 'Jat Pat Torak Mandal' in 1922, for breaking the caste barriers among the Hindus ?
58.
____________ is the highest peak of Maghalaya Plateau.
59.
In 2005, the Indian Government enacted an act for prevention and mitigation of disaster. It is known as ___________ .
60.
The _______ is first National Park established in India in the year 1936.
61.
____________ census year recorded a negative growth rate of -0.31 in India.
62.
The famous __________ glacier is located at Nubra Valley.
63.
Who said 'The Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to its peaceful demise' ?
64.
Which of the following was not the result of Home Rule movement of Tilak and Besant ?
65.
Bamboo, rags, rice bran are the main raw materials of ___________ industry.
66.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year ____________ .
67.
Bundelkhand is famous for production of ____________ mineral.
68.
'Doordarshan' is the broadcasting agency of ___________ .
69.
The famous earthquake of January 26, 2001 took place at _______________ .
70.
The founder President of the Harijan Sevak Sangha, founded by M.K. Gandhi, was
71.
Which of the following did not form part of the contingents maintained by the mansabdar ?
72.
The National Air Monitoring Program was initiated by _____________ .
73.
Which of the following consequences of the British rule did not affect the Muslim middle classes ?
74.
'Sal' tree is found in ___________ forest.
75.
The Calcutta session of the l.N.C. (1906) marks a turning point in the history of the congress because,
76.
The precursor of the Indian National Congress was
77.
____________ is not a potential area for generation of geo-thermal energy.
78.
Subhas Chandra Basu was unanimously elected President of the I.N.C. at the Haripur Session held in February :
79.
India Standard Time is ___________ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
80.
India is the second largest producer of _____________ after Zimbabwe.
81.
The extension of the cultivation of indigo, cotton, opium, tea and coffee in India, besides benefitting the British planters, also benefitted
82.
_______________ forecast flood in India.
83.
Jatin Das, who died (September 13, 1929) after a long hunger strike in the prison, had been arrested in connection with
84.
What was the primary reason for the failure of Mahalwari Settlement in checking the process of destruction of the village communities ?
85.
The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by
86.
Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British House of Commons as a member of the ____________ party.
87.
____________ state has the highest literacy rate among the north-eastern states of India.
88.
'100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Indian Government in the year _____________ .
89.
When did the Company lose its monopoly of Indian trade which was thrown open to all Britons ?
90.
Dalma Trap is located in _____________ state of India.
91.
____________ is the largest producer of sugarcane in India.
92.
Woods of sundari tree is used mainly for making _______________ .
93.
___________ is the main occupation of the Toda tribe of southern India.
94.
Which of the following is not one of the arrangements made by the English after defeating the Marathas in the third Anglo-Maratha war ?
95.
Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended by
96.
According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is ______________ .
97.
The basic objective of ___________ is to provide all-weather connectivity to all villages.
98.
The Pallava-Chola style of architecture is commonly known as
99.
_________ coastal plain stretches from Daman to Goa.
100.
The Tripuri Session of the I.N.C. (March 1939) was a historic event on account of
101.
Who edited a Bengali weekly the 'Jugantor' and 'Basumati' ?
102.
Lands during the post-Gupta period, were classified on the basis of
103.
Ganga is an example of _____________ river .
104.
The HDI of India for the year 2017 is ______________ .
105.
After Bengal, the English secured the rights of duty free trade in the dominions of
106.
Many people of _____________ state speaks Kinnauri.
107.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during :
108.
The spies during the Sangam age was known as
109.
_____________ state of India has more females in number than males a sex-ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.
110.
Black soil is mostly found in _________ state of India.
111.
According to Koppen's climatic classification, Kerala has ______________ climate.
112.
Copper is found in large quantity at
113.
The European Organization in India which launched agitation against the Ilbert Bill was :
114.
Introduction of Joint Forest Management was an important objective of ________________ .
115.
According to the Census of India, 2011 the sex ratio of West Bengal is ___________ .
116.
The western disturbances cause winter precipitation in north-west regions of Indian subcontinent. It originates from __________ .
117.
Gopal Hari Deshmukh is popularly known as Lokhitwadi because :
118.
The name 'Indian National Congress' was given by
119.
The Historic Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916, was presided over by
120.
The famous 'Purna Swaraj Declaration', which says: "We hold it to be a crime against man and God to submit any longer to a rule that has caused this fourfold disaster to our country", was prepared by
121.
_________ is the highest producer of milk in India.
122.
Mahatma Gandhi first experimented with his technique of Satyagraha in
123.
Chandra Tal is located in ____________ valley.
124.
Which of the following was the chief organizer of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar ?
125.
During the British rule the only British King to visit India and hold his magnificent Durbar, was :
126.
The Nawab of Awadh who was appointed as Wazir of the Mughal empire was
127.
Lord Mountbatten's Declaration on the Freedom of India and its partition is known as
128.
The immediate cause of the Surat Split (1907) between the moderates and the extremists was
129.
During the first twenty years of the Congress, which of the following acted as president of the INC thrice ?
130.
Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from _______________ are manufactured by mill at Belur (West Bengal).
131.
Certain movements of the early twentieth century described as 'Movements from below' were :
132.
Match the authors and the works :
(a) Sceptred Flute         I. M.K. Gandhi
(b) Savitri                II. Sarojini Naidu
(c) India and the world    III. Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Conquest of Self       IV. Jawaharlal Nehru
133.
Match the epithets of the following National Leaders
(a) B.G. Tilak              (i) Lokmanya
(b) Andrews               (ii) Dinabandhu
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya  (iii) Mahamana
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai         (iv) Punjab Kesari
134.
Why did Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutt throw bombs on the floor of the Central Assembly in New Delhi and in the Process got themselves arrested ?
135.
In the year ___________ tsunami occurred in coastal areas of India.
136.
________________ crosses the Himalayas and brings dry and stable weather in winter in India.
137.
___________ is declared as National Park in the year 2014 and became the newest National Park in India.
138.
The longest border of India is with ___________ (4096 kilometers).
139.
_____________ is not a SEZ of India.
140.
The National Fire Service College is located at ____________ .
141.
Opposition to the Gandhi-lrwin pact was mainly
142.
The first Provisional Government of Free India was inaugurated by Subhas Chandra Basu at
143.
Integrated Urban Development Project was initiated during ______________ five year plan.
144.
Bangladesh access the enclaves in Cooch Behar through —— corridor.
145.
__________________ is not a drought prone area.
146.
The Nehru Committee Report got a decent burial at the hands of the Congress at the ___________ Session of the I.N.C.
147.
The southern most point of India is _________ located at 6°45' N.
148.
Khar Dung La pass joins ______________ .
149.
IMD has defined severe drought when deficiency of rainfall exceeds __________ of normal rainfall.
150.
The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for
151.
Ridiculing the idea of Swarajya in 1903 : who said, "Only mad men outside lunatic assylums could think or talk of independence" ?
152.
Tilaiya Dam is on _____________ river.
153.
Varanasi is an example of __________ City.
154.
Jatin Das, an accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, on whose death the family of the Irish martyr, Teren Macswiney sent condolence message to the family of Das, died after undertaking a fast of _______________ days.
155.
The coal belt of peninsular India developed during ____________ period.
156.
The greatest merit of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was that :
157.
India is not the leading producers of ___________ spices.
158.
What approximately was the number of Princely States which legally became independent at the lapse of British paramountcy on August 15, 1947 ?
159.
After the Gaya Session of the I.N.C. in December 1922 a new party was formed by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das. Its name was
160.
Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on ______________ river.
161.
The chief Dutch export from the Coromondel Ports was
162.
Which of the following acted as President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive year ?
163.
Who is known as the 'Plato of the Jat tribe' ?
164.
The Zoji La Pass is located in ___________ state of India.
165.
The Congress gave up its ideal of a United India and accepted partition, because
166.
Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____________ river.
167.
What was the fundamental difference between Subhas Chandra Basu and Gandhi-Nehru group, which led to the defeat of Gandhiji's candidate for the Presidentship of the I.N.C. ?
168.
The two greatest women revolutionaries of the National Movement — Pritilata Wadedar and Kalpana Dutta were the revolutionary co-workers of
169.
India and Pakistan have boundary dispute over _____________ creek.
170.
Lepcha, Assamese, Bhutia are types of ___________ language family.
171.
Wet temperate forest is found in _________ region of India.
172.
The Meerut Conspiracy Case, in which 27 accused persons were defended by Jawaharlal Nehru and K.N. Katju, related to the members of the
173.
_________ pass is in Arunachal Pradesh.
174.
A senior congress leader, who held that the Quit India Movement was misguided and detrimental to India's long term interests, was
175.
Match the social reformers of the nineteenth century with their individual contributions:
(a) Raja Rammohan         (i) Abolition of Sati
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen     (ii) Intercastc marriage, widow remarriage and emancipation of women
(c) Jyotiba Phule            (iii) Removal of untouchability
(d) Dayanand Saraswati     (iv) Shuddhi movement and rejection of hereditary caste system
176.
After the Surat split in 1907, the Second Split in the Congress took place in 1918 on the issue of :
177.
Who of the following was not hanged in the famous Kakori Train Dacoity Case ?
178.
Jatin Das, an accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, on whose death the family of the Irish martyr, Teren Macswiney sent condolence message to the family of Das, died after undertaking a fast of —— days.
179.
_________ hill range is also known as Sahyadris.
180.
Tropical Moist deciduous is not found in __________
181.
A remarkable feature of the spread of landlordism was the growth of
182.
____________ valley lies in between Pir Panjal and Zaskar range.
183.
The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association movement ended with the death of
184.
Chilka is an example of ______________ lake.
185.
After the Partition of Bengal, the two new provinces which came into existence were :
186.
He was a great Indian revolutionary who was a ProfeÂssor of Sanskrit and Philosophy in the Universities of Berkeley and Standford and died as a sanyasi in Philadelphia. He was :
187.
Match the papers of periodicals with the National leaders who Published them.
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad      (i) Bombay Chronicle
(b) Pheroze Shah Mehta    (ii) Al Hilal
(c) Mrs. Annie Besant      (iii) Young India
(d) M.K. Gandhi           (iv) New India
188.
The full form of the abbreviation NLM is ___________ .
189.
The largest standing army of the Sultanate directly paid by the state was created by
190.
The first president of the Indian National Congress was
191.
___________ National Park is located in the state of Jharkhand.
192.
The Indian Wild Life Protection Act was passed in the year
193.
After Leaving the Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Forward Block in
194.
In the year 1988, India launched the first remote sensing satellite _______________ .
195.
Barren Island Wild Life Sanctuary is located in
196.
____________ is the oldest denudated mountain of India.
197.
Kannad belongs to ____________ language group.
198.
India is the largest exporter of ___________ .
199.
IISCO has iron and steel plant at
200.
Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :
I. Bombing on Lord Hardinge
II. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
III. Outbreak of the First World War.
IV. Gandhiji's arrival in India
