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(C) Seriously (D) Idly5. After much effort he could tide over the crisis.

(A) Overcome (B) Win over (C) Defeat (D) EnjoyDirection for Question Nos. 6 & 7Choose the conebt prepositions to fill in the blanks :

6. A gentleman should be tue

-

his worals-(A) from (B) ro (c) in (D) on

(D) in

7. The father was vexed

-

the son.(A) with (B) about (C, to

Direction for Question Nos. I to 5From the given options choose the words nearest in meaning to thoseunderlined in the sentences :

l. The children werc very vivacious in the play gound.(A) smiling (B) sportive (C) livety/tul of life (D) joyftrl

2. After a prolonged suffering he oassed awav.(A) wert away (B) teft (C) expired (D) yielded

3. The musician has a very sonorous voice.(A) Loud (B) Shrill (C) Hanh (D) Full and deep

4. In the new place he had to eam by the sweat of his brow.(A) Very hard work 1n;.frown of his brow

Direction for Question Nos, E & 9Choosetre appropriate words from the given options to suit the meanirgof the following most nearly.

8. A fourteenJined pocm is called a

^ !A) sonnet (B) epilogue (C) composirion (D) brric9. One who hates mankind is called(A) Man-hater (B) Cannibal (C) Demon (D) Misanrhrooist

- 10. Choose the corrcct meaning ofthe following idiomatic "*pr".rion&om the opitions given: Polcs aoart

(A) Very distanr (B) Separate(C) Totaly different in views (D) Very difficult

rtl

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Direction for Qucstion Nos. ll & 12

Choose the correct items from the given options :

ll. The art of cultivating and managing gardens is called(A) Horticulture (B) Gardening (C) Botany @) GeloSt

12. Love for the whole world is called(A) Patriotism (B) Generousness

(C) Philanthropy (D) NobilitYI 3 . From lhe given optiolts choose the most appropriate word to fill

up the gap in the following sentence

The mother ------ the child(A) Deserted (B) Hated (C) Ran away @) Abandoned

Direcilon for Question Nos. 14 & 15

Choose the most aipropriate single word from the opions given, as

substitute for the underlined parts of the sentences'

14. People who look at the stars in the sky are pursuing a

wonderful vocation.'(A) Astrologers (B) Astronomers(c) Geophysiciss @) Geologiss

I 5 . ieoole who were oresent in the hall to list€n to the lec$re were

indisciolined.ie) Crond (B) Mob (C) Audience (D) Ruftians

16. Choose the correct item from the giYeD options : :. A Govemment by divine guidance is called

(A) Theocracy 1u) episcopacy (c) Oligarchy (D) tuistoc-racy

17. dhoose the opposite ofthe following idiomatic expression from

the options given :

To go to the dogs.(A);ro tum ovei a new leaf (B) To oil one's own machine

ici ro u" off one's head (D) To breathe.one's l"st

18. irom the options choose the word most nearlv opposite in

, meanine to those underlined in the following sentence :

-:-Tr" higbha4dgl ways of thc manager made him an enemy of

the people.(A) Submissive and friendly (B) lgnorant(C) Angy (D) ImPatient

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19. Complete tle sent€nce by choosing rypopriate word tun the givenoptiors :

Tagore's bir$day was

- with songs and recitation

(A) completed (B) maintained (C) celebrated @) gnjoyed

- 20. Choose the corect meaning ofthe following idiomaric expression

fiom the options given :

'A bolt from 6e blue'-(A) a drop Aom the sky (B) an unexpected shock(C) thunderbolt (D) a btue sky

21. Choose dt6 correct item from the given options :

. .-A disease affecting many persons at the same time and placeis called

(A) epidemic (B) infeaion (C) siclcress @) death22-. From tle given options choose the most appropriale word to fill

up the gap in the following sentence :

1_h:d . something \rrong as soon as I reached rhe spot:(A) undentood (B) realised (C) guessed (D) smeli

Direction for Qu€stion Nos. 23 & 24Choose th€ mo-st appropriate single word Aom the options given, assubstitute for the underlined pais of the senlences. ' -, .23..1 met a person in the meeting whose appearance did not reflectnls mrno- t1, was g:c:ptive (B) was convincing

. (C) was faithful @) was honest24. A po.lloeption of ooems came ou to felicitate the poer.

(A) Guide book (B) Collection(C) Compilation (D) An Antholocv

25. Choose the conect item from the given options :"A Berson who makes his joumey on foot ls called a

- _ (A) Pedesrian (B) Walker (C) Rambler @) Wanderer26. After a shower, it becomes difficult to drive a car itilgfr.p""J

oD the wet road bccause(A) Friction decreases (B) Friction increases(C) Friction becomes zero(D) More force cannot be applied on fhe car

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27. What is the name of tropical cyclone which Passed into the

Irrawaddy river delta of southem coast of Myanmar in th€ first }veek

of May, 2008 ?(A) Fanoos @) Nargis (C) kila @) Nilam

2E. Largest delta in the world is(A) Ganga Delta (B) Mississipi Delta

(C) lrrawaddy Delta (D) Godavari Detta

29. When and where was the Gadr Party founded ?

(A) America, l9l3(C) Denmarlq 1921

(B) England, l9l7(D) Scottland, 1925

30. The weight of an object is(A) Maximum at the centre of the earth

(B) Maximurh at infmitY(C) Maximum at the surface of the earth

ioi Nurn. everywhere from the center of the eanh to infinity

31. The UN has d;lared 2008 as the intemational year of(A) sanitation (B) social Justice

ici Aids prevention (D) Rural Health

32. Chotanagpur Plateau is made up of(A) old igneous and metamorphic rocks

iBj S"di.-*t ty ."k" (C) Allumvium (D) l'ava flows

33. 'ivorld Trade Oryanisation was established in the year

(A) le86 (B) lee5 (c) 2ooo (D) ?oo5 .:a. At constant emPerstue ifthe pressue decreases, then lhe vohnne

of a given mass of gas will(A) Increase (B) Decrease (c) Rmain constant

ioi t tay increase or decrease depending on nature of the gas

35. Asif Ali Zardari belongs to(A) Pakistan Muslim League (B) Peoples National Party

rci lational Forum of Pakistan (D) Pakistan PeoPle's Party

fe. iotat number of districts in West Bengal at Prcsent is

(A) 18 (B) le (c) l7 (D) 16

37. Who announced the Communal Award ?(Al Vicerov Lord Mountbatten

isj srititlt'Pti.. Minister Ramsay Mcdonald(C) t-orO t ytton (D) A' B' Alexander

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3E- A small quantity of water is placed in a small cavity made in ablock of ice at ooc. What will happen to the rrater ?

(A) The warer wil freeze ro ice at OoC(B) There ?ill be no change in the temperature of water(C) The tempemture of water will decrease to 0.C but it will

not freeze(D/ l'he water will freeze to ice if the block of ice is large.

compared to the mass of water39. The Hezbollah militant group is mostly based in

(A) Palestine (B) Syria (C) Jordan40. Farakka Barage has been constructed

(A) Transmit sound (B) Absorb sound

(A) To increase the flow of water in river Hoogi y(B) To generate hydro-electric power(C) To inigate agricultual lands (D) None ofthe above

41. The real introduction of Decensalized pJanning in India wasmade for the first time dudng rhe

(A) 7th Plan (B) 8rh ptan (C) 9th plan @) lOth plan42. The walls of a music hall should

(D) Lebanon,

(C) Reflect sound (D) Ampli! sound43. Who was called .Grand Old Man, of tndia i

(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Jamshedji Tata

_ _ (C) Surendranath Banerjee (D) C. Rajagopal;hair44. The rwo famous brands of passenger car icquircd by Tata

Motors are(A) Ferari and Land Rover (B) Jaguar dnd Land Rover(C) Jaguar and Ferari (D) Ferari and Safari

45. Tte electromagnetic radiation thar is emitted during the radio-active disintegration is

(A) X-rays (B) y-rays (C) Ultraviolet ray$ (D) Infra-red ravs,16. Highesr density of population (2001 census) ii iound in._ (1) KeTJa (B) West Bengal (C) Maharasta (D) Urar prad;h47. Who called for .Do or Die' ?

(A) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (B) Mahatma Gandhi(C) Surendrinath Banerjee (D) Anandamohan Bose

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48. A clock fixed on the wall shows a time of 4 :25. The time

shown by its image on a plane mirror fixed to the oPPosite wall will be

(A) 8 :35 (B) ? :2s (C) 7 :35 (D) 8 :2549. How many 0's in the following series are preceded and followed

by digits that differ by at most ?203 278 608 209 828 072 340 4307

(A) 2 (B) 3 (c) 4 (D) s

50. When do the south-west monsoon winds blow in India ?

(A) January-February (B) March to mid-Jue(C) Mid-June-september (D) Octgber to December

51. Who was the fiIst Deputy Prime Mir^ister of India ?

(A) L. K. Advani (B) Morarji D9M -('Cj ctraran singtr (D) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel

Arswer questions 52 end 53 using the following inform'tion :..6-persons Arun, Prasun, Satyen, Kanchan, Naren and Mithun are sitting

on 6 equispaced chairs around a circular table- Arun sits adjacent to

Mithun'and is just opposite to Kanchan. Satyen is at the right ofKanchan- Prasun sis at the left of Arun.

52. Who sits opposite to Naren ?(A) Mithun (B) Satyen (C) Kanchan (D) Prasun

53. Who is sitting between Prasun and Kanchan ?

(A) Mithun (B) Satyen (C) Naren (D) Arut .' 54. Normal saline is an aquous solution ofsodium chloride ofstrength

(A) O'84% (B) l'00 normal (C) l'00 molar (D) l%55. Force In<tia is the name of

(A) Formula one car racing team

(B) A military exercise in the Himalayas

iC) A missile-launch centre (D) A new naval base

56. . iie most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

(A) The Brahmaputra Valley (B) IndGGang€tic- Plain

ici p"cc- TraP Region (D) Rann of Kmch

52. Wiat is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj System

(A) Gram Panchayat (B) Zilla Parishad

iCi Panchayat Samiti (D) Union Board

58. iow much'per cent of human body is water by weigh! ? - -(A) 66 (B) 50 (c) 33 (D) lo

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59. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization ?(A) Sir Leonard Wooley(C) Rakhaldas Banerjee

. (B) V. S.Agarwal

@) A. L. Basham60. Whg founded lhe 'Forward Bloc' ?

(A) Rashbehari Bose (B) Mahatma Gardhi(C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Captain Mohan Singh

61. Which ofthe following pair is correct ?(A) Maharastra-Pradip (B) Tamil Nadu-Mangaloie(C) cujarat-Kandla @) Karnataka-'Tuticorin' 62. Iodine is administered to patients suffering from(A) coire (B) NiCht blindness (C) Rick;t (D) Rheumarism

63. Which metal was unkno$m to the Indus people ?(A) Copper (B) Iron (C) Bronze. (D) Gold

64., Which one ofthe following offices has not been provided by theIndian Constitution ?

(A) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha' (B) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha(C) Deputy Speaker of State Legislative Assembly(D) Deputy Prime Minisrer

- 65. The ilrst heavy electrical equip:rent manufacturing plant set up,in the Public Sector in 1960 is at. (A) Bhopal (B) Durgapur

(C) Hyderabad (D) Ranipur (near Hardwar)66. Fullerene is

(A) An allotrope of carbon (B) A synonym for carborundum(C) Artifical energ (D) A compound of carbon

67. Who was called the lron Man of India ?(A) Sardar ballabhbhai patel @) Surendranath Banerjee(C) Bipin Chandra pd (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

68. Some boys have been aranged in a row in increasing order oftheir height. Brarin, taller than Ambind4 is in the ?th position fromone end, while Arabinda is in the l0,th position from the other end. Ifthere are just 3 boys between Arabinda and Bratiru.the total nrmrber ofboys in the row is

(A) 12 (B) 13 (c) le (D) 20

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69. The rcaction that occurs in nuclear rcactors is(A) Nuclear tusion , (Ei) SpaUation(C) Nuclear fission @) Nuclear isomerisation

70. During which period the Vedic Literatue was composed ?(A) 1000 B.c. (B) 3000 B.c. -2500 B.c.(c) 1500 B.c.-1000 B.c. (D) 1200 B.c. - 1000 B.c.

71. Which of the following raw materiils for the manufachring ofpaper is used in large quantity in India ?

(A) Salai wood @) Sabai gnss (C) Cotton rags (D) Bamboo

72. Vitamin C is(A) Tocopherol (B) Cyanocobalammine(C) Ascorbic acid (D) Thiamine

73. Ihe laryest exp€nditure head in the Revenue Account ofthe last

Union Budget is(A) Defence (B) lnterest Payment(C) Social Service (D) Subsidy

74. Name one revolutionary who attacked the 'Writen' Buildings' ?

. (A) Anathbandhu Panja (B) Mrigen Datta(C) Binoy Basu (D) Pratulla Chaki

75. Green house effect is caused by addition of too much of this

compound in atsnosphere.(A) Carbon di-oxide (B) Ammonia(C) Water vapour (D) Dust Panicles

76. The word Aryan denotes(A) Cultivation @) A race(C) Pastoral society (D) Brahmachari

77. Which of the following parts of India produces nearly three-

founh of the total quantity of tea ?(A) Northern India (B) South India(C) Nonh-East India (D) Nonh-West India

78. The Opposition Party status is accorded to a political party inthe Lokabha only if it captures at least

(A) 5 per cent seata (B) t0 pet cent seats

(C) 15 per cent seaB (D) 20 per cent seats

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79. Which one of the followingof Men, Ministcrs and Members

@@(A) (B)

80. Edible ponion of coconut is the

(A) L0rd LyEon

(A) creat Himalayas .

(C) Antarctica ,

(A) Eath Sumit

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Indian Ocean(D) Arabian Sea

(B) Rarnsar Convention

diagrams is the correctof Parliament ?

@(c)

rcpr€Sentation

@@)

-_ (A) Fruit walt (B) Endosperm (C) Co$edon @) Embryo

31. The 'Tripitaka'was written in(A) Brahmi @) Kharosti (C) pali (D) Sanslcir,82. Who passed 'Vemacular press Act' I(C) Lord Wellesley (D) lnrd Curzon

E3. In a party, everyone shook hands with everyone else. There were120 handshakes altogether. Number ofpersons present in the party was

(A) 60 (B) 30 (c) 16 (Di ,5-84. From which pan of Cinchona plant quinine ls oUraineO f

(A) Seed (B) Leaf (C) Ftcwer (D) Ba*85. How many Tirthankars were there in ancient India ?

(A) t6 (B) 22 (q B (D) 2486. India's permanent Research Station.Dakshin Gongotri, is

situared in

. 87. The Union Budget is laid before the two Houses of parliamentin accordance with Article No.------of Indian Constitution.

(A) 73 (B) ll2 (c):r60 (D) 370

- tE. Whjch of the following Intemational Conventions provides

tamework for conservation of wetland habitats ?

(C) Belem Declaration (D) Botanical Congress89. Name the last Tirthankara

(A) PaByanath (B) Mahavira (C) Siddhaftha (D) Sitbhadra

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90- Whigh of the following hydro-electric power projects has the

laryest installed capacity (M.W.) for gpneration of electricity ?(A) Sabari Giri (Kerala) (B) Koyna (Mahanstra)(C) Bhalna-Nangal (Punjab) (D) Kundah (Tamil Nadu)

91. ihe first Indian state which was created on'a linguistic basis

following a long-drawn agitation is

(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Karnataka

92. ln which year 'Vemacular Press Act' was passed ?

(A) l87o (B) 1875 (c) lE78 (D) t88o

93. This region of India is very important ftom biodivenity point

of view

(A) Andhm Pradesh

(A) Eastem HimalaYas(C) Panchmari Hill

(A) Bimbisara(C) Ajalasatru

(a) Ajatasatru

(B) Assam

(B) Eastem Ghats(D) Kashmir ValleY

. (B) Mahapadmananda(D) Dhananda

(B) Chandraeupta Maurya

94. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty ?

95. Name the first Bengali newsPaPer

(A) Samachar Darpan (B) Samvad Kaumudi

iCi Su*"ua Prabhakar (D) Tattvadohini Patrika

90. ihl lo*est female mtio to males among the states is in(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) TriPura

ic) sitt t, (D) ManiPur

97. iuring vietnam War 2, 4, 5-fiichtorophenoxy-acetic acid

(2, 4, 5-D,1he so-called Agent Orange was sprayed on forests to

(A) DestroY CroPs (B) Pollute Air(C) Remove leaves and reveal enemy hiding Plaqes

(D) Stafl forest fire98. who in ancient India assumed the title 'amifaghata' ?

(C) Bindusara (D) Asoka

99. Witich lndian state came under President's Rule for Maximum

number of times ?(A)Punjab (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka

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100. Malada parasite can best be obtained from blood of its- patient(A) One hour before rise of temperature(B) Five hours after temperature(C) When temperarure rise with rigor (D) Ary tir"' I0l. When was established the Muslimieague ? ^-' '-'' ""'-

--- (A) le04 (B) 1906 (c) lglo (D) l9l5. l02..Of the 3 numbers, the first is twice the second and ttre secona

is thrice. the ftird. The average of the 3 numbeis L i0. ih; lil;;number is

_ - - !,1) i0 (B) 20 (c) I 8 (D) 15

^103. Which one ofthe following rates is not determined by tl,r" n"i"*"

Bank of India ?

. ^ . !{).gnn (B) SLR (C) Repo Rate (D) prime Lendins RateIO4.-Which of the following viramins forms th; p.ortf,*i" gro'uf ;f

acyl-COA dehydrogenage ?(A) Nicotinic acid (B) pyridoxine(C) Panrothenic acid (D) Riboflavin

105. Who introduced the Saka era ?

, ^. [Al BI*ik" (B) Nahapana (e) Rudradaman (D) Kanhhka

.tuo. rn lndra wheo potulation of an urban setrlernent crocs 100000 itis called

. -- (A) To\ryn (B) Ciry (C) Mer.opotis (D) Megalopolis107. The Anti Defection Bi was passed u,iOi, tf,"" i.ri."

Ministership of(A) V. P. Singh(C) Narashimha Rao

108. Who \ryas Titu Mir ?

(B) Rajib candhi(D) A. B. Bajpayee

(A) Leader of Wahabi Moyement(B) Leader of Faraji Movement(C) Leader of rhe Sepoy Mutiny(D) trader of the Indigo Revolt

109. Name the excretory org_an of p.awn(A) Salivary gtimd (B) Green gtand

_ (C) Ink gland (D) Malpie[ian tubuleI10. Who wrote Buddhacharita ?. (A) Nagarjuna (B) Asvaghosa (C) Basumira (D) Vishakhadatta

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12 W.B.C.S. Proliminary Examination - 20og

I I l. Ths artificial harbour along the West Coast of India is(A) Cochin (B) Kandla (C) Marmagao @) New Mangalore

ll2. Ruminant Stomach is possessed by(A) Cow (B) Doe (C) Pigeon (D) CameleorL',

ll3. ihe largest source of India! Gross Domestic Product is

(A) Agriculture and Allied Activities(B) Foreign Trade(Cj rta*rlu"t rring, Construction tndustry, Electricity and Gas

(D) Services Sector

ll4. Name one book written by Swami Vivekananda

(A) Kathamala (B) Katha Saritsagar.

ici sutt noq nhunt (D) A nation in-making

tfS. is per the cbncept of Scheduled India wild life conservation

le; Sctredule I (B) Schedule II

ici s.n"aut" ltt (D) None of the above

I16. Wiren did the Mathura School of An flourist ?

(A) Sunp pdriod (B) Satavahana period

ici sur.u oi.ioo (D) Kushana period

ll7. ioastline'of which of the following states is known as the

Coromondal Coast ?- - -- ill Karnataka ' (B) Kerala (C) Orissa (D) Tamil Nadu

11nll8. If TIGER = f , eurrelo = f,. cnocootlE = 5' ther

ELEPHANT =

(A)* (B); (c)i 1o).r.

ll9. From Antheraea assamensis the type of silk obtained is - ..-"

iet iut* (B) Munga (C) Eri (D) Mulberry sill

120. iviro was the founder of the Gupta dynasty ?

(A) chandraguPta I (B) sriguPta

iCi samuOtaguPta (D) SkindaeuPta

l2l. Th; Draft E[vinh Five-Year Plan (2007-12) aims to achieve

an average armual growth rare of(A) 8 per cent(C) 9'5 Per cent

(B) 9 per cent(D) 10 per cent

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122. Which stare oflndia touches fte boundaries ofthe largest numberof other states ?(A) Andhra pradesh (B) Bihar

. _ - (C) Madbya pradesh (D) Uttsr lrradesh. I23. The Navrati rush that triggered panic due to btast rumoun anOl* to

lremph Fasedy haai,e r;trc a;ft of H?-p.;pl"';if#",h,30, 2008 occlned at

(A) Mandhra Devi temple in Maharashtra(B) Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur--(C) Naina Devi remble in Hfunachal'pradesh(D) Nasik temple in Maharashtra

124. Which of he followino g.ps/duties is not under the jurisdictionof the Cent-al Govemment-?

(A) Land Revenue (B) personal lucome Tax_ _ - (c) corporate Income Tax ioi cr.to., il;

.l125. Whicl emperor has been ca ed iNepoi"* .iiiii", -f

(A) Asoka (B) Xanlstrtca

-(c) samu&agupra ioi cmrangrptu ff Vikranuditya

For Questions 126, lZ7 & l2E, use thc followlng informotion :The 3 circles B C and M in the following Oiagraln Epresent Aorepassing in physics, Chemisrry ana f"fatfreriaticire;rJffi;'; _examinarion out of t75 snrdens in

" .tuo:Ni;;;',Ifi;'f'i,#"",

segnents indicale number of students.

126. Nlmber of students who could not pass in physics was.-- !1) 93 (B) 82 (c) r02 '"--. rir rs,^t27..

Number of students who faited h' j roo *o .uui"[j j#orPhysics, Chemistry and Msthematics was

(A) 72 @) 74 (c) 8 r (D) 94

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128. Numler of students who could not pass

subjects was(A) le (B) 39 (c) sl

129. Where was the capital .of Sasanka ?

in any of these three

(D) 8l

(A) Samatata (B) TamraliPta

(C) Kamasuvarna (D) Lakhnawati

130. ihe l3-member Comittee of Secrelaries formed by the Central

Govemment to process the 6th Pay Commission Report was headed by

(A) Revbnue Secretary P. V. Bhida(B) Expenditue Secretary. Sushma Nath(C) Cabinet Secretary K. M. Chandrashekhar(D) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram

l3l. The Tropic of Cancer passes through(A) Andira Pradesh (B) Uuar Pradesh

-

ici frruf,ur ttu @) Madhya Pradesh. -

r32. Wiro is the present Govemor of Reserve Bank of India ?

(A) B. D. J;hn (B) Y. v. Reddv

(c) P Narasirfian @) J. Shetty

133. Planning Commission is a(A) Stairtory Body (B) Non-Statutory Body

ici constitr.rtiond eody (D) Autonomous BgdI-t3n. i(e first Latin American country to sign a Preferential Trade

Asreement with tndia is---ial e.-it (B) chile (c) Maxico (D) veneanela

135. ivhen did lkhtiyaruddin Baklrtiyar Khatji invade Bengal ? -(A) ll94 A.D. (B) 1199 A.D. (Q) l202A D (D) 1206 A'D

t:0. saiistr Dhawan Space centre located at 13" north latitud€ is

situated at-"----fnj ct"nnui (B) Sriharikota (p) Trombav (D) Chandipur

t lf. ifa < U < c < a' which one ofthe following is not necessarily Eue'I

(A)a+c<b+d (B)b-a<d-c (C)ab<cd (D) *< *'138. The Indian diptomat who has recently replaced Don Mckinnor-

oiNew Zealand as -Commonwealth

Secretary-General -is(A) Kamalesh Sharma (B) Muchkund Dubey

ici Na*ej sarava (D) Mecha Sikri

139. Name one famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate who was adomedwith the title '&e Parrt of Hindustan'.

.140. In which year w:ls the Snarajya party established ?(A) te22 (B) 1925 (c) 1930 (D) 194t

- 141. Chhattisgarh which came into being on lst November, 2000 has

been carved out of

(A) Ziauddin Barani(C) Alberuni

. (A) Madhya Pradesh(C) Unar Pradesh

(B) Urbi(D) Amir Khasru

(B) Orissa(D) Bihar

142. Which bank has won .Best Care Banking project Award, 2002,?

(A) Federal Bank (B) puqiab National -Bank

(C) Cenral Bank of India (D) Stare Bank of India143. Ahana gets l0% more than Bidisha : as a result Bidisha gets x%

less than Ahana. The value of x is

(A) e+ (B) e.l+ (cr ro (D) ro+144. Name one of the Leaders ofthe Swarajya party

(A) Mahatma candhi (B) Chittaranjan Das(C) Anandamohan Bose (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

I45. Which ofrhe following public sector companies has been recentlvgranted Nawaha Status by the Union Covemment ?

-'

(A) Rural Electrification Corporation (RfC)(B) Bharat Electronic Ltd-(C) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (D) None of the above

146. The battle of Tarain was fought berween Muhammad Ghuri and(A) Rana Sanga (B) Rana pratap(C) Prithviraj Chauhan (D) Rana Hambirdeva

147. The basis for determination of Deamess Allowance of wbansalaried workers and govemment employees in India is

(A) Wholesale price Index(B) Consumer price Index (Cpl) for industrial worken(C) CPI for 3gricultural labourers(D) CPI for urban non-manual emplryees

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148. Which one of the following is [E! a corect statement ?

(A) Ihe single member Commission under Mrs. Usha Mehrawas set up for finding the feasibility of subnuotas wirhinSC quotas.

(B) Some castes included in the SC category like the Valrnikis'

the caste of scavengers and safai karmacharis have been

demanding the sub.quota within SC quota(C) The Mehra Commission report did not recommend for sub'

quotas within the SC quota.

(D) The report of the Mehra Commission has been referred to' the Naiional Comission for Scheduled Castes by the Central

'

Govemment for its aPProval.

149. When did the Dandi March take place ?

(A) 12th April, 1925 (B) 7th August' 1942

(C) l2th March, 1930 (D) l4th Mav' 1935

150. Who inrroduced the Iqta system ?

(A) Muhammad Ghud(C) Iltumish

(B) Qutubuddin Aibak(D) Ghiyasuddin Balban

l5l. who was known as the Frontier Gandhi ?

(A) Abdul Gaftr Khan (B) Mahauna Gandhi(C) Shaukat Ali (D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

152. Tte next diagram in the series

trNE''",n@,a ",1\l .,,[s-l

153. On May 7, 2008, Agni tII, India's nuclear capable intennediate

range ballistic missile was successfully test-flred from(A) Sriharikota(B) Pokhran(C) Wheeler Island of Orissa Coast(D) Barren Island in the Andamans

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154. In a code every letter ofthe alphabet is replaced by some olherletter. A possible code for the lener NANDIGRAM is

(A) ELEPHANTS(C) POPSINGER

(A) lliyas Shah(C) Azam Shah

(A) Jnanadas(C) Maladhar Basu

(B) ELEPHANLA(D) POPSANGOR

(B) Sikandar Shah(D) Hamza Shah

(B) Govindadas(D) Chandidas

155. Who built the famous Adina Mosque in Bengal ?

156. National Development Council deals with(A) The approval of Five-Year Plans(B) Poverty Alleviation Programmes(C) Rural Development Programmes(D) Preparation of D€velopment plans

157. On the pafiern of the OpEC the Govemment of Thailandhas proposed to form a Cartel of five rice-producing and exportingcountries to help each other in trading rice in the world market. The othercounfiies are

(A) China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos(B) India, Chin4 Vietnam and Cambodia(C) Myanmar. Bangladesh, t aos and Viemam(D) Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos

158. Who was the founder of Hindu Mela ?(A) Nabagopal Mitra (B) Bal Gandhar Tilak

- (!) a!<snaf Kumr Dana (D) Surendranath Banerjee159. If COCX is 5153 FOOD b 4 6 DOII is 6199 CROW ir 5312.

Tlrcn RICE is' (A) E753 (B) 8051 (c) E756 (D) tosu160. Name the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title .Gunaraj

Khan' in the Sultanate period

161. 16p=(20- I) Q0 -Z) (ZO -3)..........ro 40 tems, rhen p is(A) greater than or equal lo 20,000(B) greater rhan or equal to .lO,00O but less than 2O,OOO(C) greater than or equal to - l0,OO0 but less than I0,OOO(D) less than - 10,000

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162. On May 6,2008 the l08th Constitution (Amendment) Bill was

introduced by the UPA Government in Rajya Sabha with the aim of(A) lncluding the Gujjar community of Rajasthan in the list of_ '-

Schedul;d Tribei(B) Protecting the rights of anested persons(C) Establishing right to education as Fundamental Right(D) Providing one-third reservation for women in Parliament

and State LegislatiYe Assembli€s163. The headquaners of SAARC is in

(A) Dhaka (B) Kathmandu (C) lslamabad (D) Delhi164. Who was the founder of the lndian Association ?

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Surendranath Banerjee(C) Bipin Chandra Pal (D) W. C. Bonerjee

165. ln a set of obsewations 13,6, 31,25,20,39, 15,36If g(13)=7, g(20)= s and g(36)=2, then g(25) is(A) lo (B) 8 (c) 6 (D) 4

166. In May, 2008, USA signed civil Duclear pact under 123 agreement

with a powerful nuclear country. What is the name of the cbuntry ?

(A) France (B) Britain (C) India (D) Russia

167. Who wrote Humayunnama ?

(A) Abul Fazal (B) Faizi (C) Badaoni (D) Gulbadan Begum

168. Breeding of a certain sPecis of insect is incredible-everydaythe total number of such insects in a closed glirss jar is double thenumber on the pr€vious day. There was just one insect in tho jar on

l -2.2A7,.and the jar was full to the brim with these on 2E.2.2007. On

ii'hich date of February was the jar quaner-full ?

(A) 7 (B) 14 (C) 26 (D) None ofthe above

169. When was founded the Indian Association ?

(A) 1876 (B) 1884 (C) 1887 (D) 1890

170. Which of the fotlowing industries is most adversely affected bythe recent surge of Indian rupee against the dotlar ?

(C) Capital Goods (D) Pharmaceuticals

l7l. \Vho among the following lndian fitm persoialiries was awarded

fficer de la Legion d' Honneurby theFrench Govemment in June, 2008 ?

(A) Metal

(A) Mahesh Bhatt(C) Subhash Ghai

(B) Information TechnologY

(B) Yash Chopra(D) Shyem Benegal

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172. Who introduced 'Qabuliyat' and ..pana' ?

(A) Babar (B) Shershah (C) Akbar (D) Shahjahan173. For an integer n, n! =n(n-t) (n-2)......3.2.1. Thenlt +21+3t +.... +100! when divided by 5 teaves remainder

174. Mention rhe dare of ,euit lndia Movement'(A) 8th August, 1942 (B) 9rh September, 194.5(C) l0th Augusr, l95t (D) l4th February, 1955

175. Which of the following statement is NOT true ?(i) RBI has hiked the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis poinrs.

(ii) RBI did not change rhe Repo Rate (upro Sepiember, 20b8)(iii) RBI has hiked rhe Repo Rare by 50 basis points.

Choose the conect code :

(A) only i (B) onty ii {C) only iii (D) aI ofthe above176. Who was called 'Zinda pir, or .living sainf in Mughal lndia ?

___ (A) Babar (B) Akbar (C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb177. A mobile company offered to pay the Indian Cricket feam as

much money per run scored by the side as the total nurDbor it gets ina one-dayer against Australia. Which one of the following CAiINOTbe the total amount to be spent by the company in rhis ;eal ?

(A) 21,904 (B) 56,169 (C) 1,01,761 (D) 1,21, t 08178. How many rimes did the presidenr of India deciare Narional

Emergency so far ?

_ __ (A) Never (B) Only once (C) Only twice (D) ThriceI79. Assumptions : All cricketers are singers.

All footballers are singers.Conclusions : I. Some singers are cricketers.

II. Some footballers are cricketeB.Mark your answer as(A) if onlf I follows fiom the assumptions(B) if only tl follows from the assumptions(C) if both I & II follow from rhe asiumprio:s(D) if neither I nor II follows from rhe assirmptions

lE0. When rls the Azad Hind Fouz fdrmed ?

(A) 0 (B) I

(A) lst October, 1939(C) l lth May, l94l

(c) 2 (D) 3

(B) loth A.ugust, 1940(D) lst September, 1942

20 W.B.C.S. Preliminary EEminalion - 2009

lEl. The fiIst President of post-monarchy democratic Nepal is(A) Ram Baran Yadav (B) Cirija Prasad Koirala

. (C) Jhalanath Khanal (D) Ram Raja Prasad Singh182. Name th€ Sultan who introduced Rationing System in India

(A) Ghiyasuddin Balban (B) Alauddin Khalji(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (D) Firuz Tughlaq

183. Name one leader of the Home Rule movement

184. The state with lhe second |aryesl population in lndia is

(A) Annie Besant(C) Aurobinda Ghosh

(A) Madhya Pradesh(C) Uttar Pradesh

185. lvl" of 5 and 5% of l0 add up to

(A) Third Plan(C) Fifth Plan

(A) KoIi Annan(C) Aung San Suu Kyi

(B) 0.r0 (c) 1.0 (D) 2'5

(B) Surendranath Banerjee(D) Bipin Chandra Pal

(B) Maharasra(D) West Bengal

(B) 3000 heclarcs(D) 5000 hectarcs

(B) Fourth Plan(D) Sixth Plan

(B) Neslon Mandela(D) Hamid Karzai

(A) 0.25186. At present, as per govemment rulings, the maximum area allowed

for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is(A) 2000 hectar€s(C) 4000 hectares

187. Himalayas are,(A) Young fold mountains (B) Residual mountains(C) Volcanic mountains (D) Block mountains

188. The length of a rect{ngular plot is increased by 25% while itsbreadth is decreased by 25o/". As a result, the area of the plot will

(A) Remain unchanged (B) lncreased by 6.25Vo

(C) Decreasc by 6,25o/o (D) Decrease W 12.50/.

lE9. The slogan 'Garibi Hathao" was included in which Five Year

Plan ?

l9O. Mahatma Gandhi Intemational Award Reconciliation and Peace

2008 has been awarded to

I 9 I . Which of the following river does not drain into th€ Arabian Sea ?

(A) Mahanadi (B) Narmada (C) TaPti (D) Shamvati

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192. When did the Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre take place ?(A) l3th April, t9r9 (B) r5th Aususi, 1922(C) 2lsr April, 1922 (D) 25th Seprember, 1925

193. The decision to hold panchayat Election is talen by the(A) District Magistrate (B) State covem;ent(C) Union Home Ministry (D) Eledion Commission

I94. Recently in 2008, which bank was merged with the State Bankof India ?

(A) Bank of India (B) Bank of Maharashra .(C) Bank of Baroda (D) Bank of Saurashtra

-195: !h. Iine demarcating rhe boundary between tndia and China inNorth Eastero Sector is called

(A) Radcliffe line (B) Durand line(C) Mc Mohan line (D) Siegfried tine

196. Who was the editor of Kesari ?(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Bat Gangadhar Tilak(C) Gopal Krishna Cokhale (D) Dadabhai Naoroji

-197. According.to a recent judgement ofihe Bombay Hign tourr in

th€ petirion filed by Dr. Nikhil Datar and a reacher couile, [e hw (theMRTP Act of I97t) permits conditional aUonlons wiitrin

--- '-oipregnancy.

(A) 18 weeks (B) 20 weeks (C) 22 week (D) 25 weeksrer. rhe varue or (r _ |)(r _ j)(, _

*) .... (, _ ,L) "(A) I @) + (c) * @) n.:-:r,L-l;

199. Which one of the following statement is not correct ?(A) Decan Plateau slopes towards the West.(B) Height of WN Ghats increases from North to Sourh.(C) WN Ghats are higher than the EN Ghats.@) Tbe NAMN parr of the Deccan plateau is made up of lava

flows

-200. Who among the following penicipared in Olympic Torch Relay atNew Delhi ?(A) Amir Khan(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Baichung Bhutia(D) Soha AIi Khan

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16. (A21. G26. G,31. (A

l.6.

.

36.41.46.51.56.61.66.'11.'76.

81.86.91.96.

101 .

106.ul.I16.t2t.t26.l3 1.

i36.t4l.146.l5l.156.l6l .

166.l7l.t76.t 8l.186.191 .

196.

2.'7.

t2.t7.72.

32.37.42.47.52.

62.67.72.

82.87.92.97.

102.107.\7.117 .122.t2't.t32.131.142.147.t52.157.162.t6'1.172.tl't.182.t87.t92.l9'1.

ANSWERS

3. (D)8. (A)

13. (A)18. (A)23. (A)28. (A)33. (B)'38. (c)43. (A)48. (c)53. (B)58. (A)63. (B)68. (D)73. (B)78. (B)83. (c)8E. (B)e3. (A)eE. (c)

103. (D)l0E. (A)lr3. (D)l lE. (A)123. (B)128. (A).133. (A)r38. (A)143. (A)l4E. (D)rs3. (c)lsE. (A)163. (B)l6E. (c)173. (D)r78. (D)183. (A)lE8. (c)le3. (B)198. (B)

4.9.

14.19.24.29..34.39.44.49.54.59.64.69.74.79.84.' 89.94.99.

104.109.I14.l19.124.129.134.139.144.149.154.159.164.r69.l7 4.179.184.189.194.199.

5.10.15.20.25.30.35.40.45.50.55.60.6s.70.75.80.85.90.95.

r00.105.I10.

5.120.125.130.135.140.145.150.155.60.65.70.75.80.85.90.95.

200.

A)D)

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EXPLANATION OF

49.

52.

NA

- {i)T'rme 4 : 25

203,807, 4UTherefore, tbrteand 53-

68.9.4 38.6 M10rh 7rh

9+l+3+1i"6=2079. Each diagram will partly share with each other.83. x will shake hands with (x - l), for each pair it will be one.

Therefore, t (1-')

=,r,2 '-'Therefore, x = 16

102.6r+3r+r=10x3lOx = 30r=36r: 18

.126. 175 - (124 + 27 + 20 + 22) = t75 -93 = 82127. 175-(20+27+25+22)= 175 - 94:81lzE. l7 5 - (24 + 27 + 26 + 20 + 22 + 25 + tZ) = t7 5 - 156 = t9137. As the difference between 4 6, c, d is not clear so it can not say

b-a<d-c.143. If Almna is ll0 then Bidisha lO less

Thirefore, Ahana is 100 then Bidisha ffixtOO less = less efr-{"frl+'

24 W.B.C.S. Preliminary Examination - 2009

152. One is moving anri-clock and rte' tinuosulyis increasing.

other clockwise and con-.ir

154. In NANDIGRAM, N & A common, so only option @) or (D).But (B) will not because code ofM is A and in option (B) there

are trvo A bul in NANDIGRAM there is one M. So answer is D.

159. The last numbers of the four answers are 3, l, 6 and 7 3 -+ ['I -r O, 6 -+ D so only answer is 8057 that is (D).

16l. P=0 because one them will be (20 -20) and the product willbe 0 so answsr will be between - 10,000 to 10000 that is C.

168. On 28th it is one, on 27th it is ; and on 26rh ir is I173. In 5!,6!, 7! in each there is a factor 5. So upto l,0O! each will

be divisible by 5. The remaining are

lt +2l+3t +4l= I +2+6+24=33... Remainder is 3Answer is D

177. The number will be a perGct square and in any perfect square

there cannot be E at its unit place.

179. Both the propositions are A type and middle term has disrribution.

So no conclusion follows.

rts. ffi xs+ fax ro = #+# = roo.!9q

= t

188. Earlier 100, 100 = l0O0 -+ lO0'00 '

Suppose,

later 125 ' '15 = 9375 --+

the stands 93'75.'. Less = 100 - 93'75 = 6'250/o

$s. +,trx1x.........+All the denominators and numerators will cancel €xcept first and

the last. So the answer is ;.