WBCS 2021 Mains (General Studies Paper-I) Prev. Yr. Paper (20-May..

Ancient Indian Geography hinges primarily on which of the following aspects?

Which Congress leader favoured India's support for the British Raj against the Axis powers/Nazis during the Second World War?

Which of the following states has the highest number of international airports in India?

Coal mines in India were fully nationalized on which of the following dates?

Which political party contested the 1937 provincial legislative elections in Bengal with a radical agenda focused primarily on land reform and tenant protection?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar?
(i) Mansab denotes the rank an official held in the Mughal hierarchy.

(ii) Mansabdari usually entailed military obligations towards the empire.
(iii) The salary of a Mansabdar was indicated by the numerical rank (Zat) he held.
(iv) Remuneration for Mansabdari was provided only in terms of grants of jagirs.

In which year was the historical Kharagpur Railway Workshop established?

Economic reforms initiated in India since 1991 are leading to which of the following spatial and socioeconomic outcomes?
(i) Concentration of economic activities.
(ii) Widening gaps between rich and poor people.
(iii) Higher growth rate of metropolitan areas.
(iv) Low-cost access to urban amenities and services for all.

In which year did Odisha officially separate from the province of Bihar to become a distinct administrative province under British India?

Which Indian state stands as the largest producer of limestone in India?

In which year was Air India originally founded by J. R. D. Tata as Tata Airlines?

Who among the following leaders neither moved nor seconded the historic Lahore Resolution of the Muslim League passed in March 1940?

Which of the following is the easternmost river flowing through the North Bengal Plains before entering Bangladesh?

In which prominent weekly journal did Sri Aurobindo Ghosh publish his famous critical series of articles against the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress titled "New Lamps for Old"?

Which ancient ruler of Magadha was referred to as 'Amitrochates' (derived from the Sanskrit 'Amitraghata', meaning Slayer of Enemies) in historical Greek records?

Who among the following individuals was NOT a protagonist or core supporter of the extremist/radical faction within the Indian National Congress?

In which of the following regions was the Permanent Settlement (Zamindari System) NOT introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793?

India's total geographical surface area is approximately how many times larger than the total geographical area of Pakistan?

Which major physiographic region of India represents a highly stable, ancient crystalline structural block that can be geologically classified as a shield?

Which segment of the Indian coastline represents a classic compound coast showing clear geomorphic evidence of both submergence and emergence?

Which city of Gujarat is associated with salt production?

Which of the following is not true about the differences between the Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements?

Which region is called the granary of South India?

Which of these did not contribute to growing cleavage between Hindus and Muslims?

In which session of the Congress was the movement provided with a peasant agenda?

The first nuclear power station was commissioned in

In which part of India is Dandakaranaya situated?

Literacy rate in West Bengal Census, 2011

Who was the only Governor-General of Bengal to be appointed twice to the office?

Which state is the largest manganese producing state in India?

Who was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar?

What were villages granted to Brahmins and inhabited by Brahmins known as?

Which steel Plant established based on lignite deposits?

Which is the deepest port in India?

What is the Ulgulan?

Which of the following was true of the India Councils Act of 1892?

What per cent of El-Nino events are responsible for drought in India?

Koppen denotes peninsular plateau as

The National Remote Sensing Agency is located at

White Tiger is conserved in

The oldest and richest coalfield of India with respect to quantity of production and quality is

Which of the following were not coveted by Tipu Sultan?

Who favoured the strategy of the general electorate with seats reserved for Muslims?

Which project has the biggest underground power house?

Which of these was a feature of the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1905-09?

Which of the following introduced direct elections for the Viceroy's Legislative Council?

In 1919, who voted against INC participation in the Khilafat Movement?

Where the Civil Aviation Training Centre is located?

Which Governor-General of India introduced the policy of annexation of princely states on the ground of bad administration?

Who among the following was not associated with the Partition of Bengal?

Which of the following was not a paper edited by M. K. Gandhi ?

Planning Commission has delineated 15 agro-climate region which were proposed to form basic for agricultural planning for the

Which of the following states has the longest coast line?

Who was not among the participants at the first Round Table Conference?

Which port is the main exporter of iron ore?

In which session of the Congress was the movement turned into a mass-based party?

In the All Parties Conference, who was the staunchest advocate of separate electrorates?

The highest area under forest in India lies in

India's biggest agriculture farm is located at

What type of river is the Indus?

Rammam Hydroelectric Power Station is situated in:

Diamond mines in India are located in:

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

Which is the western most point in India?

Which state in India has the maximum length of surface roads?

Who was the founder of the Satyasodhak Samaj?

Where do the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda meet at?

Which has land-locked and protected port in India?

Largest tobacco producer district of West Bengal is:

Who initiated the alignment of peninsular powers against the Company in the 1770s?

The introduction of communal electorates was in order to:

Which of the following was the only ministry made over for Indian members of the Imperial Legislative Council under the Mont-Ford Act?

The first rice research institute was established in:

The amount and intensity of monsoon in India are affected by:

The river mentioned most frequently in the Rig Vedic hymns was:

During the tenure of which Viceroy were Cotton and Tariff Duties Act passed?

The Himalayas as a region has always been susceptible to disaster, because:

Who believed the decision boycott British educational institutions during the Non Co-operation Movement to be Gandhi's 'tyranny over the minds of the people'?

Which of the following was not true of the Treaty of Madras, 1769?

The major constraint being faced by Steel Industry in India is the:

The Indian states were first delimited linguistically in

In which year did the Indian Penal Code come into effect?

Who among the following was the President of INC during the launch of Quit India Movement?

For expanding the development of small and medium-sized towns, the scheme of Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns (IDMST) was initiated during

The Planning Commission of India was set up in which year?

Which prominent Indian nationalist leader found Gandhi's definition of Swaraj in 1921 Ahmedabad session of the INC delightfully vague?

First metro rail was started in India at Kolkata on

Who started the Statutory Civil Services and when?

Who was the principle architect of British India's policy towards Tibet?

Which British Viceroy was steadfastly opposed to the notion of Partition of India?

Which Governor-General of Bengal set up the General Committee of Public Instruction to supervise Company's expenditure in the realm of education?

Name the state where the only wild Ass Sanctuary in India is located.

Which of the following was not true of the Treaty of Surat?

Kakrapara irrigation project is on the river -

Which of the following is true of the Indian Council's Act of 1861?

Under the Ryotwari system, after how many years could there be a reassessment of revenue demand?

The average annual growth rate of India's population for 1990-99 was

Which is the largest producer of mica in India?

Which of the following was not associated with the Lucknow Pact of 1916?

Who refers to the INC as a 'microscopic minority' of the Indian people

Which treaty brought the Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) to a close?

From a genetic classification standpoint, the alluvial soils occupying the vast Ganga plains are considered _________.

When was the first census carried out in India?

Which of the following major cities is situated near the mouth of the river Tapti?

Which one of the following regions was designated as the 'Western Dry Region' within the agro-climatic regional planning framework of the Planning Commission of India?

What major political event directly occasioned the serious structural break between the Mughals and Rajputs during the reign of Aurangzeb?

Into how many structural PIN (Postal Index Number) zones is India divided?

With the implementation of the land revenue settlements in which of the following regions was Mountstuart Elphinstone prominently associated?

Who formally proposed and initiated the concrete strategy of state-led economic planning in the Indian National Congress for the first time by setting up the National Planning Committee?

Which of the following ports is recognized as India's first major tax-free/Free Trade Zone port?

Which of the following statements is/are NOT true regarding the implementation and impact of the Permanent Settlement system?

Who among the following nationalists founded and was directly associated with the Servants of India Society in 1905?

The 'Subansiri' river is a prominent right-bank tributary of which major river system?

The famous Zawar mines located in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan are majorly renowned for the commercial extraction of which mineral?

Nepanagar, located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, is nationally renowned for housing which specific manufacturing industry?

Which of the following momentous historic events occurred during the viceroyalty of Lord Hardinge ($1910\text{–}1916$)?

Which of the following northeastern states does NOT possess an operational commercial airport within its territory?

Who among the following nationalist leaders was a firm proponent of the 'no-changer' policy position within the Indian National Congress in 1922?

Which of the following is historically recognized as the first operational civil aerodrome/airport established in India?

Which of the following represents one of the longest cross-country LPG/petroleum product pipeline networks laid across India?

The ranges of Western Ghats is locally called as 'Sahyadris' in which of the following States?

Who among the following did not benefit territorially from the Treaty of Seringapattanam?

In which year was the Treaty of Salbai signed?

Which state has the deposits of Tertiary Coal in India?

The idea of the National Water Grid (River Linking Project) was advocated by

Coromandel Coast is under which Earthquake Zone?

Which state has the maximum of teak forests of India?

In which year was the All India Trade Union Congress established?

What type of island is The Andaman and Nicobar?

Who was the first Indian to become Law Member to the Viceroy's Executive Council?

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

How did the British victory in Bengal help them prevali over the French in the Carnatic?

In which year did the British Parliament legislate on simultaneous ICS exams in England and India?

During whose tenure in office was the 'Indian University Commission' set up?

When was the Native Press Association founded?

Who was the editor of the Rast Goftar?

The latest industrial policy was announced in

Indian Green Revolution has divided into

Which state is the leading producer of glass?

Who was the author of Rajtarangini?

In the first session of the INC, who represented the province of Bengal?

Which organisation was set up in 1927 to represent the interest of Indian industrialists?

Who was the first British national to be the President of INC?

Which of the following settlements was a result of the Holt Mackenzie surveys of the 1820s?

Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?

Why was the Simon Commission appointed in 1927?

The region of India is very important from biodiversity point of view

Which is the Oldest Port in India?
भारत का सबसे पुराना बंदरगाह कौन सा है?

Pir Panjal range lies in

Who among the following was not associated with the economic critique of British rule?

Among the following which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?

Which is the largest lake in India?

Which one of the following is not a major industrial centre?

'Andhis' are storms of

What was the reason for Congress's acceptance of Irwin's offer to attend the Second Round Table Conference?

Who was the only Governor-General of Bengal to be impeached by the British Parliament?

When was the first ICS examination held in London?

Who suggested in 1922 that the Congress should try to wreck the provisional councils from within?

How were foreign merchants referred to in Chola documents?

The main sources of ancient Indian Geographical concepts are

In which year was Satara, the family seat of the house of Shivaji, annexed by the British?

According to which treaty were Tipu's children held in Calcutta as security pending payment of compensation to the Company?

The artificial harbour along the west coast of India is

Obra, where a large thermal power station has been built, is in

Why did Mir Qasim shift his capital from Murshidabad to Munghyr?

Which Bengali radical spearheaded the Amritabazar Patrika to counter the moderate politics of Surendranath Banerjee?

River Beas flows through the states of

Which of the following statements is true of Harappan civilisation?
(i) Harappan civilisation comprised a network of urban constellations, drawing on the agricultural surplus generated by the surrounding countryside.
(ii) The Harappans seem to have flourishing trade relations with Sumeria and Egypt.
(iii) The seals are suspected to be connected with the trading activities of the Harappans.
(iv) Overland trade rested primarily on bullocks and horse-drawn carriages.
(v) Some deities akin to the mother goddess and Pashupati seem to have been popular.

Aditya Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is famous for

Which of the following demands was raised first by the Indian National Congress?

Who presided over the Madras session of the INC(1887)?

Which Indian geographer had given information about Solar and Lunar eclipses?

Which was the only state not to report a single fatality during the Quit India Movement?

The foundation of which university was associated with the Khilafat agitation?

When was the right of discussion of the budget given to councilors of the Imperial Legislative Council?

Which countries are the main buyers of Indian coffee?

India became a member of the GATT since

Which of the following was not true of the Kamagata Maru?

Which one of the following Passes connects Arunanchal Pradesh with Tibet?

Which is our earliest source for the existence of untouchables in India?

East Kolkata wetlands have been declared as

Which state has the highest density of roads in India?

Which state have the maximum number of rivers?

Map of India is best suited to __________ projection.

The actual length of National Golden Quadrilateral is

Badland topography is characteristic of

In which session of the Congress did the extremist agenda appear for the first time on INC platform?

The demand for Home Rule, raised by Indian politicians, was conceded by

Which was the earliest seat of Turkish power in Delhi?

Who among the following opposed the Lucknow Pact?

In the sub-continent of India the region frequently affected by tropical cyclone is the

When was the first Factory Act passed in India?

Who was the editor of the journal Mahratta?

Cotton manufacture and fabrics are exported to

When was the electoral principle conceded for selection of Indian members in the ILC (Indian Legislative Council)?

Indian coal is mostly

Of the death of which Maratha leader was it said, "with him departed all the wisdom in the Maratha State"?

By which treaty was Gulab Singh given the kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir?

Who among the following was not associated with the Aligarh Movement?

Who was the author of the Prabandha Chintamani?