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Wbcs 2020 Preliminary Answer
Wbcs 2020 Preliminary Answer
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Ans. (B) hard I _________ the patient will die.
2. Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’. Ans. (D) am afraid
Ans. (A) Disembark 17. The idiomatic expression ‘pull yourself together’—
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3. Use the right preposition.
Ans. (D) calm down by oneself
He deals ________ cosmetic goods.
18. The word ‘Analogous’ means
Ans. (C) in
4. Fill in the blank with right option. Ans. (C) comparable
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He cannot cope ________ this pressure. 19. Never __________ upon the marginalized. Fill in with
the right phrasal verb.
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Ans. (B) with
5. ‘Impassioned’ means Ans. (B) look down
Ans. (A) Ardent 20. The word ‘Genocide’ means
6. What is the time ___________ your watch? Ans. (A) Racial killing
Ans. (A) by 21. Tick the correct option :
7. Convert the given sentence into an interrogative
_________ are still tortured in remote villages.
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sentence and see below for the correct option :
“Honesty is the best policy” Ans. (C) Daughters-in-law
Ans. (B) Is not honesty the best policy? 22. Correct passive form of the following sentence ‘Orange
8. He will reach home ________ at evening. tastes sour’ is :
Ans. (B) late Ans. (C) Orange is sour when tasted.
[Note : In the question ‘at’ should be ‘in the’] 23. The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is
9. Which complex form is correct for the following Ans. (D) Chaste
sentence?
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Ans. (C) in
Ans. (D) Wood’s Despatch
11. Babies __________ when they are hungry.
27. Who led the Bardoli Movement?
Ans. (D) cry
12. It is nine o’clock in Darjeeling in the morning and Ans. (A) Vallabhbhai Patel
_________. 28. How many Indian States have touched the border of
Ans. (B) it is snowing West Bengal?
13. Select the correct option : Ans. (C) 5
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I need a ________ note. 29. Somasila Dam is located in which Indian State?
Ans. (B) five-hundred rupee Ans. (C) Andhra Pradesh
14. We _________ our dinner last night.
30. The difference between GDP at market prices and GDP
Fill in the blank with the right verb form.
at factor cost is
Ans. (B) took
15. Choose the correct indirect statement. Note : Correct answer should be Net Indirect Taxes.
He said, “grass is green.” 31. Identify the vector quantity from the following :
Ans. (A) He told that grass is green. Ans. (B) Angular momentum
[Note : In option (A) told should be said] 32. Potassium permanganate is used to purify water as it is
Ans. (B) oxidizing
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33. Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in 52. The first non-Congress government at the Center was
Ans. (C) Jammu and Kashmir led by
34. What is the meaning of ‘Ghadar’? Ans. (B) Morarji Desai
Ans. (A) Revolt 53. Find the odd one out :
35. In which year West Dinajpur district of West Bengal Ans. (D) Philosophy
was divided into two districts namely North Dinajpur 54. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian National Congress’?
and South Dinajpur? Ans. (B) A. O. Hume
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Ans. (C) 1992 55. Literal meaning of ‘Lokpal’ is
Ans. (A) Caretaker of the people
36. The slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’ is coined by
56. Who started the first English Newspaper in India?
Ans. (A) Indira Gandhi
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Ans. (C) J. A. Hickey
37. What were the two assemblies during the early vedic
period? 57. Who was known as the creator of modern Hindi
literature?
Ans. (D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans. (D) Harishchandra
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38. The Icon of Golden Jubilee Award by IFFA, 2019, was
conferred on the actor 58. D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than
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A. D is not as tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person?
Ans. (C) Rajnikanth
Ans. (C) D
39. Kakrapar Atomic Centre is located near which city in
India? 59. What number should come next in the sequence 6, 11,
21, 36, 56, ________?
Ans. (C) Surat
Ans. (B) 81
40. John, Aries, and Joseph are brothers with different ages.
Given that : 60. The river on which Tilpara Barrage is located?
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(i) Aries is the oldest. Ans. (D) Mayurakshi
(ii) Joseph is not the oldest. 61. Who was the first editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika?
(iii) John is not the youngest. Ans. (B) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Who is the youngest? 62. Chumbi Valley is on boundary of
Ans. (C) Joseph Ans. (A) Sikkim–Bhutan
41. Which can bind O2 molecules? 63. Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced in India
by Finance Minister
Ans. (A) Red blood cells
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Ans. (A) 1st November, 1858 89. In reference to Mughal period’s revenue collection
73. Which of the following is a correct statement about system, ‘Zabti’ means
Indus Valley civilization ? Ans. (D) 1/3rd of total yield
90. Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a
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Ans. (C) Both Surkotada and Dholavira are located in
the Kutchh region of Gujarat. measure of
Ans. (A) Poverty
74. Who established the Atomic Energy Commission
91. The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year
(AEC) of India in 1948 ?
Ans. (A) 1946
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Ans. (D) Homi Bhabha
92. The speed of an ant is 75 cm/sec. The ant travels in a
75. The commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his
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day is
Deccan campaigns was Ans. (A) 64800 m/day
Ans. (C) Malik Kafur 93. Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
76. Fit India Movement, launched in August 2019 by 1. Winter Solstice –– December 22nd
Ans. (C) Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) 2. Autumn Equinox –– September 23rd
77. Who founded the Khuda-i-Khidmatgar party ? 3. Summer Solstice –– June 21st
4. Spring Equinox –– March 21st
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Ans. (B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Choose the correct answer from the given code :
78. First Indian product to get G.I Tag is
Ans. (D) All are correctly matched
Ans. (B) Darjeeling Tea
94. Find the odd one out :
79. The present Finance Minister of India– Ans. (C) 81
Ans. (B) Nirmala Sitaraman 95. Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named
80. The distinct letters of the word EXTRAORDINARY Ans. (A) Fermi
are arranged in alphabetic order. Then the letter in the 96. Who planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ at Seringapatnam?
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Ans. (B) 5
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103. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order 117. Choose the two correct numbers in the ‘ ’ marked
are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that places of the multiplication below.
order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and 7 9
T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is ×5
the integer assigned to N ? 3 3 9 45
Ans. (D) 6 Ans. (B) 6, 8
104. Fill in the number grid with the numbers listed. Which 118. Demonitisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes
of the numbers won’t fit ? was announced on
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Ans. (A) 8th November, 2016
7 119. Which Indian mass movement began with the famous
‘Dandi March’ of Mahatma Gandhi ?
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Ans. (C) Civil Disobedience movement
120. Speed of sound is the maximum in
137, 173, 301, 731, 770
Ans. (D) solids
Ans. (B) 173
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121. The Constitution of India was adopted by
105. Six persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Anup
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is seated opposite Belal, who is between Chirag and Ans. (C) Indian Constituent Assembly
Derek. Anup is between Ela and Farook. Ela is to the 122. Nationalisation of 14 Commercial Banks took place in
left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing Ans. (A) 1969
each other ? 123. Two positions of a dice are shown. Find the number of
Ans. (C) Chirag and Ela the dots on the face opposite the face bearing 3 dots.
106. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Queen
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Pineapple’.
1. It is the state fruit of Nagaland.
2. It had received Geographical Indication (GI) tag in Ans. (D) 5
2015. 124. Light from the sun reaches us in nearly
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Ans. (B) 8 minutes
Ans. (B) 2 only
125. Last Census of Indian Population was held in the year
107. International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on
Ans. (C) 2011
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133. The Supreme Court of India upheld that RTI was 152. The ‘FACT Check Module’ aims to
applicable to the Ans. (D) protect the Indian Government from fake news.
Ans. (C) Office of the CJI also. 153. Indian Constitution was prepared by
Ans. (C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
134. What comes next in the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63,
______ ? 154. The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics is
Ans. (B) Professor Amartya Kumar Sen
Ans. (A) 127 155. In which Act yearly Rs. 1 lakh was allotted for the
135. DEFCOM is jointly organised by
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education of Indians?
Ans. (C) Corps of signals and confederation of Indian Ans. (A) 1813 Charter Renewal Act
Industry (C.I.I.) 156. A is C’s son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q’s mother. P is
136. PCMA (2006) is the abbreviated version of son of Z. How is P related to A?
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Ans. (A) Prohibition of Child Marriage Act Ans. (B) Maternal uncle
137. ‘Farmers suicide’ in India is viewed as an outcome of 157. In 2006 NIDM was established. Which one of the
following is correct?
Ans. (A) Agricultural Distress
Ans. (B) True
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138. Who among the following historians has written the
158. Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse Knighthood?
book entitled ‘The wonder that was India’?
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Ans. (B) In protest of Jallianwalabagh massacre
Ans. (A) A. L. Basham
159. The smallest composite number is
139. Who founded the Forward Bloc?
Ans. (C) 4
Ans. (A) Subhaschandra Bose 160. In which year was India’s first cotton textile industry
140. Graphite, carbon and diamonds are set up in Ghusuri near Kolkata?
Ans. (D) allotropes Ans. (A) 1818
141. The Contribution of Service Sector in India’s GDP is
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161. Which of the following is the first beach in Asia to get
Ans. (B) 50% Blue-Flag certification?
142. The largest producer of milk in the world is Ans. (B) Chandrabhaga beach, Odisha
Ans. (A) India 162. When the Hindu College was founded?
143. In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared? Ans. (B) 1817 A. D.
Ans. (A) Sanjiboni 163. The sum of all the internal angles of a hexagon is
144. Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word Ans. (A) 720°
164. NATGRID will start by
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won’t fit?
Ans. (A) 31st December, 2020
165. 2162/3 ÷ (p2/9)–3/2 = 2x 3y pz, the values of x, y, z are
Ans. (A) x = 2, y = –1, z = 3
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166. When was the Madras State officially renamed as Tamil
Nadu?
FATE, FLAT, FORT, ROLE, TILL Ans. (A) 14 January, 1969
Ans. (B) FLAT 167. ‘Indian Constitution’ is adopted by the Constituent
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148. Unemployment in India is concentrated in 170. In a particular month of some year, there are three
Ans. (B) Unorganised Sector Mondays which have even dates. On which day of the
149. Let x1, x2, _____, x100 be 100 numbers such that week does the 15th of that month fall?
xi + xi+1 = 100 for all i. If x10 = 1, then the value of x1 is Ans. (D) Sunday
Ans. (B) 99 171. Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work
150. Who founded the Anglo-Vedic college? connected with which of the following phenomenon
Ans. (B) Lala Hansraj of radiation?
151. In writing the numbers from 10 to 100, how many Ans. (A) Scattering
times is the digit 7 used? 172. Natural radioactivity was discovered by
Ans. (B) 19 Ans. (C) Henri Becquerel
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173. India made typhoid vaccine, approved by WHO was 189. Below given are certain statements about a river:
first introduced in the country 1. It rises on Ranchi plateau in Jharkhand.
Ans. (D) Pakistan 2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National
174. Excess fluoride in drinking water causes Park.
Ans. (C) Fluorosis 3. It is a tributary of Son River.
175. Superconductors are substances which Identify the river based on the information given above:
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Ans. (A) conduct electricity at lower temperature. Ans. (A) North Koel River
176. Who authored ‘The Spirit of Islam’? 190. The gas that filled the electric bulb is
Ans. (C) Sayyid Amir Ali Ans. (A) nitrogen
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191. In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?
177. The Human Development Index (HDI) is published
by the Ans. (B) 1930
Ans. (B) UNDP 192. In a knock-out tournament – i.e., a tournament in which
the winner in any match moves to the next round and
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178. Who founded Indian Women’s University? the loser gets eliminated – there are 22 participants.
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Ans. (B) Dhondo Keshab Karve Then the total number of matches to be played is
179. The greenhouse gas that is a product of the combustion Ans. (B) 21
of fossil fuels is 193. Rank of West Bengal in India with reference to total
Ans. (A) CO2 population, vide 2011 census report is
180. Boghazkoi is important because Ans. (B) Fourth
194. Which among the following Viceroys was associated
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Ans. (C) inscription found here mention the names of
Vedic Gods and Goddesses. with the ‘Ilbert Bill Controversy’?
181. Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from Ans. (C) Lord Ripon
the following? 195. Select from the following rice-producing districts in
West Bengal in ascending order:
Ans. (B) Pune
Ans. (B) Murshidabad, Medinipur, East Barddhaman
182. In which of the following years Akbar built Ibadatkhana?
196. ‘Economic Reform’ measures in India was formally
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Ans. (C) 25
185. Which among the following places has given the earliest
evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent? 198. When the first Independence Day was celebrated in
India?
Ans. (B) Mehergarh
Ans. (A) 26th January, 1930
186. India celebrated / will celebrate its 70th Constitution
Day in 199. TV remote control uses
Ans. (D) 2019 Ans. (A) Infrared frequency
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187. Port Blair is located on which island? 200. What number should come next in the sequence
Ans. (C) The South Andaman 6, 18, 72, 360, 2160, _____?
188. Who was Birjis Kader? Ans. (D) 15120
Ans. (B) The Nawab of Oudh
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