WBCS Sample Paper Set

Model Question Practice Paper 1

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Question 1

Indian standard meridian passes through the states of _

A AP and Karnataka

B AP and Tamil Nadu

C Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

D Orissa and UP.

Question 2

Who is regarded as the ‘’Father of All-India Services’’ ?

A Lord Macaulay

B Lord Cornwallis

C B R Ambedkar

D Sardar Patel

Question 3

The ancient time state craft and polity is described in _

A Mahabharat

B Rajatarangini

C Arthashastra

D Manusmriti

Question 4

The painted Grey Ware belong to which period ?

A The Harappan civilization

B The Vedic age

C The Neolithic age

D None of the above

Question 5

In which year was the World Bank formed?

A 1945

B 1956

C 1960

D 1988

Question 6

Iron obtained from blast furnace is known as__

A pig iron

B hard iron

C wrought iron

D soft iron
Question 7

Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was _

A Avanti

B Vatsa

C Assaka

D Kamboja

Question 8

The trade winds are strongest during which season?

A Winter

B Summer

C Rainy season

D Autumn season

Question 9

What are the elements in urea ?

A C, H, O

B C, N, O

C C, N, H

D C, O, N, H
Question 10

She wanted him to ___________ the lines but he lacked sufficient understanding of the situation.

A Read up all

B Read between

C Read for

D None of the above

Question 11

One who looks at the bright side of things is _

A Pessimist

B Dreamer

C Optimist

D None of the above

Question 12

Sirocco is a name used to mean__

A A local winds

B An ocean current

C An island

D A volcano
Question 13

The first mid term elections for Lok Sabha were held in which year ?

A 1962

B 1971

C 1977

D 1980

Question 14

Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

A Bhadrabahu

B Chandragupta Maurya

C Parsvanath

D Vardhaman Mahavira

Question 15

Sea breeze is formed during _

A Day time

B Night time

C Seasonal

D a and b

Question 16

Restaurant : meal :: vending machine : ?

A change
B snack

C candy

D lobby

Question 17

In a certain code, SUBSTITUTION is written as ITSBUSNOITUT. How is DISTRIBUTION written in that

code?

A IRTDISNOIUTB

B 1RTSIDNOIBUT

C IRTDISNOITUB

D IRTSIDNOITUB

Question 18

Sixty men can build a wall in 40 days, but though they begin the work together, 5 men quit every ten
days. The time needed to build the wall is:

A 30

B 40

C 47.5

D 37.5

Question 19

The river with highest tidal bore in India is _

A Cauveri

B Mahanadi

C Hoogli

D Krishna
Question 20

The salary of all officers is increased twice successively by 20%. What is the net percentage
increase in their salaries?

A 40%

B 42%

C 44%

D 50%
 Answers
1) D

2) D

3) C

4) B

5) A

6) A

7) C

8) B

9) D

10) B

11) C

12) A

13) B

14) D

15) A

16) B

17) D

18) C

19) C

20) C