WBCS Prelim 2020
Total No. of Questions : 185
Total Marks : 185
Time : 111 min
Negative Marks : - 1/3 or (- 0.33)
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He solved the _____ problem.
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Use the correct expression :
I ___the patient will die.
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Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference (23rd November, 1919) ?
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He will reach home _____ at evening
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‘ Economic Reform ‘ measures in India was formally introduced in
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Graphite, carbon and diamonds are
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What number should come next in the sequence 6, 11, 21, 36, 56 ____ ?
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Under whose Governor Generalship the Railways were introduced in India?
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Port Blair is located on which island ?
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The word ‘Analogous’ means
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Who founded the Forward Bloc?
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Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from the following ?
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Literacy rate in West Bengal census 2011
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What was the date of “ Queen’s’ proclamation ” ?
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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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Use the right preposition
He deals ___cosmetic goods.
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The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year
19.
Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won’t fit ?
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In which year was India’s first cotton textile industry set up in Ghusuri near Kolkata ?
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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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Never ___upon the marginalized. Fill in with the right phrasal verb
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The Supreme Court of India upheld that RTI was applicable to the
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Babies ___ when they are hungry.
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Tick the correct option :
_____ are still tortured in remote villages.
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What number should come next In the sequence 6, 18, 72, 360, 2160, ____ ?
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Which region is called the granary of South India ?
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Which of the followings clearly define ‘ Mitakshara ‘?
30.
Who Is called the ‘Father of Indian National Congress ‘?
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Which complex form is correct for the following sentence ?
“Everyone is happy during Christmas celebration”
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Who established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India in 1948 ?
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Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in
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What is the time _______ your watch ?
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Who wrote ‘ Rajatarangini ‘?
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Kakrapar Atomic Centre is located near City in India ?
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Somasila Dam is located In which Indian State ?
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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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Who founded Indian Women’s University ?
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When was the first battle of Tarain fought ?
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What was the Act III,1872 ?
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He cannot cope ____this pressure.
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The Constitution of India was adopted by
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In the logo of Lokpal, vigilance represented by
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Use the appropriate preposition in the sentence :
We sat ____ the shade of the tree.
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The difference between GDP at market prices and GDP at factor cost
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Who was the Governor General during the annulment of Sati’ ?
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Which can bind O2 molecules ?
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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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The English established their first factory in India at
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Who among the following historians has written the book entitled ‘ The wonder that was India ‘ ?
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What is the name of the Lake between Godavari and Krishna deltaic region ?
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Identify the vector quantity from the following:
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Select from the following ace-producing districts in West Bengal In ascending order
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How many Indian States have touched the border of West Bengal ?
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In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared ?
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The largest producer of milk in the world is
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Unemployment in India is concentrated in
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The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
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‘Chancellor’ of the State-run Universities in West Bengal is
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Which among the following was the single biggest Item of import to the Vijayanagar empire
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Excess fluoride In drinking water causes
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When was the Madras State officially renamed as Tamil Nadu ?
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According to Indian Constitution, the State Legislatures select the
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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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Boghazkoi is important because
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We ___ our dinner last night.
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Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
69.
Select the correct option :
I was sure I ___ meet him.
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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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Goods and Services Tax (GST) was Introduced in India by Finance Minister
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Who started the first English Newspaper in India ?
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‘Neel-Darpan’ by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of
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Literal meaning of ‘ Lokpal ‘ is
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Superconductors are substances which
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The first non-Congress government at the Center was led by
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Hydrogen bomb is based on
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Indian Constitution was prepared by
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Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named
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Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced by
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The speed of an ant is 75 cm/sec. The ant travels a day is
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First Indian product to get G.I Tag is
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‘Farmers suicide’ in India is viewed as an outcome of
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‘Indian Constitution’ is adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
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Potassium permanganate is used to purify water as It is
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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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If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be now ?
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What was meant by ‘ Kherwari Hul ‘ ?
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India celebrated / will celebrate its 70th Constitution Day in
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In which of the following years Akbar built Ibadat Khana ?
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‘ Gangani’ region of West Bengal has which type of soil’ ?
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Nationalisation of 14 Commercial Banks took place in
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The smallest composite number is
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When Indian Rupee gets depreciated vis-a-vis U.S. dollar, It usually makes our
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Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘ Ilbert Bill Controversy ‘ ?
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What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period ?
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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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The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is
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Choose the two correct numbers in the '∙‘ marked places of the multiplication below.
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Who among the following built the Alai Darwaza ?
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The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics is
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PCMA (2006) is the abbreviated version of
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Natural radioactivity was discovered by
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In which Act yearly Rs.1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians ?
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Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river
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Who wrote ‘ The Indian war of Independence ‘
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The gas that filled the electric bulb is
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Who was the founder of the Tattabodhini Sabha ?
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Chumbi Valley is on boundary of
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Inflation in India is
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The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is
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What comes next In the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ____ ?
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Correct passive form of the following sentence 'Orange tastes sour' is :
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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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Samvidhan Divas or Constitution Day is celebrated in India on
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Demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes was announced on
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Find the odd one out:
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Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse Knighthood ?
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In reference to Mughal period’s revenue collection system, ‘Zabti’ means
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When the first Independence Day was celebrated in India ?
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Rank of West Bengal in India With reference to total population, vide 2011 census report is
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‘ Non-performing Assets ‘ (NPA) of Indian Commercial Banks are
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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
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Find the appropriate synonym for the word 'Climactic'.
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The commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his Deccan campaigns was
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Which tribal language has been given official status in West Bengal and regarded endangered by UNESCO?
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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 ?
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Plants receive nutrients from
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Which of the following is a correct statement about Indus Valley civilization ?
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Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’.
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Who led the Bardoli Movement
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The slogan ‘ Garibi Hatao ‘ is coined by
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Who was the first editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika ?
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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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International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on
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National Institute of Disaster Management or NIDM was previously named as:
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Radiocarbon dating technique is used to estimate the age of
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In writing the numbers from 10 to 100, how many times is the digit 7 used ?
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is published by the
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Speed of sound is the maximum In
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Fill in the number grid with the numbers listed. Which of the numbers won’t fit ?
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Who authored ‘ The Spirit of Islam ‘ ?
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Choose the correct indirect statement.
He said, “Grass is green.”
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In which Congress the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj ‘ was placed ?
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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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Light from the sun reaches us in nearly
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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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The Contribution of Service Sector to India’s GDP is
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What is the meaning of ‘Ghadar‘ ?
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Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of
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Which one is a fertilizer ?
(A) N2 (B) O2 (C) P4 (D) NaNO3
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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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Who was Birjis Kader ?
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Which Indian mass movement began with the famous ‘ Dandi March ‘ of Mahatma Gandhi ?
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In which year Salt Satyagraha took place ?
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Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the ‘ Chittagong Armory Raid ‘ ?
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Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent?
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In 2006 NIDM was established. Which one of the following is correct ?
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TV remote control uses
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The Chairperson of Rajya Sabha is
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Select the correct option :
162.
The never on which Tilpara Barrage located ?
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Teachers’ Day is observed every year In India on
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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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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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Highest Tobacco producing state in India
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The word ‘Genocide’ means
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Who planted the ‘ Tree of Liberty’ at Serangapatnam ?
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Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
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L.P.G. is a mixture of
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Which City in Gujarat is widely known as ship breaking yard ?
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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 ?
173.
Who was the founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia ?
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When the Hindu College was founded ?
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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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The idiomatic expression ‘pull yourself together’ ___
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Last Census of Indian Population was held in the year
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The sum of all the internal angles of a hexagon is
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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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Who founded the Khuda-i-Khidmatgar party ?
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The 100 Rupee Currency Note in India is Signed by
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Who founded the Anglo-Vedic college
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Who was known as the creator of modern Hindi literature
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It is nine o clock in Darjeeling in the morning and ___
