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Preliminary Exam - प्रारं भिक परीक्षा
(General Studies)
(Paper – 1)
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1. Who among the following was the 23rd Jain 1. निम्ननिखित में से कौि 23वें जैि तीर्थंकर र्थे?
Tirthankara?
[ए] िेमी िार्था
[A] Nemi Natha [बी] महावीर
[B] Mahavira
[सी] पार्श्विार्थ
[C] Parshvanath
[डी] मािीिार्थ
[D] Malinath
2. Which among the following Buddhist 2. निम्ननिखित में से कौि सा बौद्ध ग्रंर्थ बौद्ध धमव की
scripture deals in the teachings of Buddhism? निक्षाओं से संबंनधत है ?
3. Metronymics were borne by the later rulers 3. निम्ननिखित राजवंिों में से नकसके बाद के िासकों
of which among the following dynasties? द्वारा मेटरोिानमक्स का वहि नकया गया र्था?
[A] Maurya
[ए] मौयाव
[B] Sunga
[बी] सुंगा
[C] Kanva
[D] Satavahana [सी] कण्व
[डी] सातवाहि
4. Which of the following subjects are dealt in
by Kalpa Sutras? 4. निम्ननिखित में से कौि से नवषय कल्प सूत्र द्वारा
निपटाए गए हैं ?
[A] Sacrifices
[B] Family ceremonies [ए] बनिदाि
[C] Varnas, Ashramas [बी] पाररवाररक समारोह
[D] All of the above [सी] वर्व, आश्रम
[डी] उपरोक्त सिी
5. Who wrote Mahabhashya?
5.महािाष्य नकसिे नििा र्था?
[A] Panini
[B] Patanjali
[C] Kalidas [ए] पानर्नि
[D] Tulsidas [बी] पतंजनि
[सी] कानिदास
6. Which among the following was the most [डी] तुिसीदास
important grain grown in the Vedic Age?
6. निम्ननिखित में से कौि सा वैनदक युग में उगाई जािे
[A] Wheat वािी सबसे महत्वपूर्व अिाज र्था?
[B] Barley
[C] Maize [ए] गेहं
[D] Rice [बी] जौ
[सी] मक्का
[डी] चावि
[ए] राजिाि
[A] Rajasthan
[बी] जम्मू और कश्मीर
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Maharastra [सी] महाराष्ट्र
[D] Gujarat [डी] गुजरात
11. During the Delhi Sultanate, who among 11. नदल्ली सल्तित के दौराि, निम्ननिखित में से नकसे
the following were called the Barids? बरीद कहा जाता र्था?
12. Which of the following regions was known 12. प्रारं निक मध्यकािीि िारत में निम्ननिखित में से
as Jejakabhukti in early Medieval India? नकस क्षेत्र को जेजाकिुखक्त के िाम से जािा जाता र्था?
[A] Rohelkhand
[ए] रोहेििंड
[B] Bundelkhand
[बी] बुंदेििंड
[C] Deccan
[सी] डे क्कि
[D] Saurastra
[डी] सौराष्ट्र
19. Which of the following kings was the first 19. निम्ननिखित में से कौि सा राजा युद्ध में रॉकेट का
to use rockets in warfare? उपयोग करिे वािा पहिा राजा र्था?
20. Which of the following paths was stressed 20. रामािुज आचायव िे निम्ननिखित में से नकस मागव पर
upon by Ramanuj Acharya? जोर नदया र्था?
21. Who among the following was called by 21. निम्ननिखित में से नकसे जहाूँगीर िे "अंग्रेज िाि"
Jahangir as "English Khan"? कहा र्था?
22. Who among the following was nominated 22. निम्ननिखित में से नकसे 1940 के व्यखक्तगत
as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the सत्याग्रह के निए महात्मा गां धी द्वारा प्रर्थम सत्याग्रही के
Individual Satyagarha of 1940? रूप में िानमत नकया गया र्था?
23. Which party observed the "Black Day" on 23. 3 जुिाई, 1947 को िारत नविाजि के नवरुद्ध नकस
July 3, 1947 against Partition of India? दि िे "कािा नदवस" मिाया?
25. The Namgyal Monarchy used to rule which 25. िामग्याि राजिाही एक समय िारत के
among the following current states of India, निम्ननिखित वतवमाि राज्यों में से नकस पर िासि करती
once upon a time? र्थी?
[A] First Sikh War - Lord Hardinge [ए] प्रर्थम नसि युद्ध - िाडव हानडं ग
[B] Second Sikh War - Lord Dalhousie [बी] दू सरा नसि युद्ध - िाडव डिहौजी
[C] Fourth Mysore war - Lord Wellesley [सी] चौर्था मैसूर युद्ध - िॉडव वेिेजिी
[D] Permanent settlement of Benga-Lord [डी] बेंगा-िॉडव कजवि का िायी बंदोबस्त
curzon
31. डै खियर-हॉजेज रे िा निम्ननिखित में से नकससे
31. The Dampier-Hodges line is related to संबंनधत है ?
which of the following?
[ए] कैम्बे की िाड़ी
[A] Bay of Cambay [बी] पाक जिडमरूमध्य
[B] Palk Strait [सी] अंडमाि और निकोबार द्वीप समूह
[C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands [डी] सुंदरवि
[D] Sundarbans
32. पौधों की वृखद्ध के निए निम्ननिखित में से कौि सी
32. Which among the following is considered नमट्टी सबसे अच्छी मािी जाती है ?
to be the best soil for plant growth?
[ए] रे त
[A] Sand
[बी] नमट्टी
[B] Clay
[C] Loam [सी] िोम
[D] Silt [डी] गाद
33. In which of the following only decade, 33. निम्ननिखित में से केवि नकस दिक में, िारत की
India's Population had shown negative जिसंख्या िे िकारात्मक वृखद्ध नदिाई र्थी?
growth?
[ए] 1901-11
[A] 1901-11 [बी] 1911-1921
[B] 1911-1921 [सी] 1921-1931
[C] 1921-1931 [डी] 1931-1941
[D] 1931-1941
34. खस्टिवेि रोड" िारत को निम्ननिखित में से नकस
34. Stilwell Road" connects India with which पड़ोसी दे ि से जोड़ता है ?
among the following neighbors?
[ए] चीि
[A] China [बी] िूटाि
[B] Bhutan
[सी] बांग्लादे ि
[C] Bangladesh
[डी] पानकस्ताि
[D] Pakistan
41. Which among the following states is 41. निम्ननिखित में से कौि सा राज्य िारत में कॉफी का
largest producer of Coffee in India? सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक है ?
42. India's only active volcano is located at 42. िारत का एकमात्र सनक्रय ज्वािामुिी खित है
which among the following places? निम्ननिखित में से कौि-सी जगह है ?
43. Which among the following rivers rises 43. निम्ननिखित में से कौि सी िदी कुमाऊं नहमािय के
from the Milam Glacier in Kumaon Himalaya? नमिम ग्लेनियर से निकिती है ?
44. Which among the following is not correctly 44. निम्ननिखित में से कौि सा सुमेनित िहीं है ?
matched?
[ए] नफरोजाबाद (यूपी) - कां च की चूनड़यां
[A] Firozabad (UP) - Glass Bangles [बी] िागिपुर (नबहार) - रे िम
[B] Bhagalpur (Bihar) - Silk [सी] जािंधर (पंजाब) - िेि सामग्री
[c] Jalandhra (Punjab) - Sports Material [डी] सांिर (राजिाि) - नप्रंनटं ग
[D] Sambhar (Rajasthan)- Printing
45. िारत के नकतिे राज्यों में उिके िौगोनिक क्षेत्र के
45. How many states in India have a forest 75% से अनधक वि क्षेत्र हैं ?
cover more than the 75% of their geographical
lands area? [ए] 1
[बी] 3
[A] 1 [सी] 5
[B] 3 [डी] 7
[c] 5
[D] 7
[A] 33
[ए] 33
[B] 36
[बी] 36
[c] 29
[D] 19 [सी] 29
[डी] 19
56. The Chlorophyll cells within the plant
leaves are perfectly optimized to absorb which 56. पौधों की पनत्तयों के िीतर क्लोरोनफि कोनिकाएं
of the following waves of the Sun Light? सूयव के प्रकाि की निम्ननिखित में से नकस तरं ग को
अविोनषत करिे के निए पूरी तरह से अिुकूनित हैं ?
[A] Green
[B] Red & Blue [ए] हरा
[c] Red & Yellow [बी] िाि और िीिा
[D] Yellow and Blue [सी] िाि और पीिा
[डी] पीिा और िीिा
57. Which among the below is not a food
plant? 57. निम्न में से कौि सा िाद्य पौधा िहीं है ?
63. In which part of the plant does 63. प्रकाि संश्लेषर् सामान्यतः पौधे के नकस िाग में
photosynthesis usually takes place? होता है ?
72. As per a recent UN survey, which region 72. हाि ही में संयुक्त राष्ट्र के एक सवेक्षर् के अिुसार,
has the highest unemployment rate in the नकस क्षेत्र में दु निया में सबसे अनधक बेरोजगारी दर है ?
world?
[ए] अफ्रीकी
[A] African
[बी] अरब
[B] Arab
[सी] दनक्षर् एनियाई
[C] South-Asian
[डी] उत्तर अमेररकी
[D] North-American
74. Which cabinet has decided to merge its 74. नकस कैनबिेट िे अपिे नजिों को मौजूदा नजिों में
districts with existing ones and redraw नविय करिे और 14 िािों पर सीमाओं को दोबारा
boundaries in 14 places? बिािे का फैसिा नकया है ?
[A] Punjab
[ए] पंजाब
[B] Assam
[बी] असम
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[सी] उत्तर प्रदे ि
[D] Bihar
[डी] नबहार
76. 'Future Engineer Program' is an initiative 76. 'फ्यूचर इं जीनियर प्रोग्राम' नकस बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपिी
of which multi-national company? की पहि है ?
78. What is the total volume of Unified 78. नदसंबर 2022 में यूनिफाइड पेमेंट्स इं टरफेस (UPI)
Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in िेिदे ि की कुि मात्रा नकतिी है ?
December 2022?
[ए] 282 िाि
[A] 282 lakh
[बी] 282 करोड़
[B] 282 crore
[सी] 782 िाि
[C] 782 lakh
[डी] 782 करोड़
[D] 782 crore
79. XBB.1.5 Covid variant has caused a huge 79. XBB.1.5 कोनवड वैररएं ट िे नकस दे ि में िए मामिों
rise in new cases in which country? में िारी वृखद्ध की है ?
80. Which institution implements the 'Bikaner 80. 'बीकािेर सौर ऊजाव पररयोजिा' को कौि सी संिा
Solar Power Project'? कायावखित करती है ?
82. Which Indian public sector bank received 82. नकस िारतीय साववजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंक को श्रीिंका
RBI approval to hold special rupee vostro
के तीि बैंकों के नविेष रुपया वोस्टर ो िाते रििे के निए
accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?
िारतीय ररजवव बैंक की मंजूरी नमिी?
88. What is the name of the short-range 88. उस कम दू री की बैनिखस्टक नमसाइि का िाम क्या
ballistic missile which was recently test- है नजसे हाि ही में िारत द्वारा परीक्षर्-िॉन्च नकया गया
launched by India? र्था?
[A] Nucleus
[ए] िानिक
[B] Chromosomes
[बी] गुर्सूत्र
[C] Genes
[सी] जीि
[D] Plasma
[डी] प्लाज्मा
95. The correct group of animals that suffer
from the "Foot & Mouth " disease is as 95. िुरपका मुंहपका रोग से पीनड़त पिुओं का सही
follows? समूह इस प्रकार है ?
96. In context with the connective tissues, 96. संयोजी ऊतकों के संदिव में, निम्ननिखित में से कौि
which among the following connect Bones to हनड्डयों को हनड्डयों से जोड़ता है ?
Bones?
[ए] स्नायुबंधि
[A] Ligaments [बी] टें डन्स
[B] Tendons [सी] जािीदार फाइबर
[C] Reticular fibers [डी] राफे
[D] Raphe
97. िाि रक्त कनर्काओं का औसत जीवि नकतिा
97. What is the average life of the Red Blood
होता है ?
corpuscles?
[ए] 100-120 नदि
[A] 100-120 days
[बी] 120-140 नदि
[B] 120-140 days
[सी] 80-95 नदि
[C] 80-95 days
[डी] 70-85 नदि
[D] 70-85 days
98. Who is the father of Modern Botany? 98. आधुनिक विस्पनत नवज्ञाि के जिक कौि हैं ?
[ए] 1997
[A] 1997
[B] 2005 [बी] 2005
[C] 1995 [सी] 1995
[D] 1990 [डी] 1990
100. Under which scheme of Bihar 100. नबहार सरकार की नकस योजिा के तहत राज्य के
government, Free Wi-fi facilities will be
नवर्श्नवद्याियों और कॉिेजों में मुफ्त वाई-फाई की
provided to universities and colleges in the
state? सुनवधा प्रदाि की जाएगी?
1 C 26 A 51 C 76 B
2 C 27 B 52 C 77 B
3 D 28 A 53 B 78 D
4 D 29 C 54 B 79 C
5 B 30 D 55 A 80 A
6 B 31 D 56 B 81 B
7 C 32 C 57 D 82 C
8 B 33 B 58 C 83 B
9 B 34 A 59 A 84 B
10 B 35 C 60 A 85 C
11 D 36 C 61 B 86 B
12 B 37 A 62 C 87 B
13 B 38 B 63 C 88 A
14 B 39 D 64 C 89 C
15 D 40 C 65 A 90 A
16 B 41 C 66 B 91 B
17 D 42 B 67 A 92 A
18 D 43 C 68 C 93 D
19 D 44 D 69 A 94 C
20 A 45 C 70 B 95 D
21 B 46 D 71 B 96 A
22 A 47 C 72 B 97 A
23 C 48 C 73 C 98 A
24 D 49 A 74 B 99 A
25 D 50 B 75 B 100 A