WBCS Exe. Prelims 2020 Prev. Yr. Paper

Direction: Use the right preposition.
He deals __________ cosmetic goods.

Direction: Which complex form is correct for the following sentence?
'Everyone is happy during Christmas celebration.'

Direction: Select the correct option:
I need a ________ note.

Direction: Select the correct option:
It is nine o'clock in Darjeeling in the morning and _______.

Direction: The meaning of the idiomatic expression:
"pull yourself together".

Direction: Use the correct expression:
I _____ the patient will die.

Direction: Fill in the blank with the right verb form.
We _____ our dinner last night.

Direction: Fill in with the right phrasal verb.
Never ________ upon the marginalized.

Direction: The word 'Genocide' means:

Direction: Use the appropriate preposition in the sentence:
What is the time _______ your watch?

Direction: Select the correct option:
I was sure I _____ meet him.

Direction: The word 'Impassioned' means:

Direction: Find the appropriate synonym for the word:
Climactic.

Direction: Choose the correct indirect statement.
He said, "grass is green."

Direction: Correct passive form of the following sentence:
'Orange tastes sour' is:

Direction: Select the correct option:
Babies _______ when they are hungry.

Direction: The word 'Analogous' means:

Fill in the blank.
_________ are still tortured in remote villages.

Direction: Add a suitable prefix to:
'Embark'.

Direction: Fill in the blank with the right option.
He cannot cope _______ this pressure.

Direction: Convert the given sentence into a negative interrogative sentence and choose the correct option:
"Honesty is the best policy".

Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
The correct antonym of 'Lecherous' is:

Direction: Use the appropriate preposition in the sentence:
We sat ______ the shade of the tree.

Direction: Fill in the blank with the right option.
He will reach home _______ at evening.

Direction: Fill in the blank with the right option.
He solved the _______ problem.

What is the name of the lake situated between the Godavari and Krishna deltaic regions?

The largest producer of milk in the world is:

The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project framework was slated to become operational by:

The Constitution of India was formally adopted by the:

The English East India Company established their first permanent regular factory in India at:

A is C's son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q's mother. P is the son of Z. How is P related to A?

What was the legislative classification of Act III, 1872?

Find the odd one out:

Who founded the first Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) college at Lahore in 1886?

The first Indian product to receive an official Geographical Indication (GI) Tag was:

Numbers are placed in the table rows below on the basis of a specific arithmetic rule. Find the correct alternative to replace the question mark.

According to the official Census 2011 records, the average literacy rate in West Bengal is approximately:

Which tribal language has been granted official language status in West Bengal and is categorized as "endangered/vulnerable" by UNESCO?

When the Indian Rupee depreciates vis-à-vis the U.S. Dollar, it typically makes our:

Sir C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work connected with which of the following phenomena of radiation?

'Neel-Darpan' by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of _______.

The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?

Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference (23rd November, 1919)?

A caterpillar crawls up a pole 75 inches high, starting from the ground. Each day it crawls up 5 inches and each night it slides down 4 inches. When will it first reach the top of the pole?

Who authored the book 'The Spirit of Islam'?

International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on _________.

In which Act yearly Rs 1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians?

Somasila Dam is located in which Indian State?

Who founded the Khudai Khidmatgar party?

How many Indian States have touched the border of West Bengal?

Who was known as the creator of modern Hindi literature?

When was the Madras State officially renamed as Tamil Nadu?

The smallest composite number is

In which year West Dinajpur district of West Bengal was divided into two districts namely North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur?

Below given are certain statements about a river:
1. It rises on Ranchi plateau in Jharkhand.
2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National Park.
3. It is a tributary of Son River.

Identify the river based on the information given above:

Boghazkoi is important because

Who among the following built the Alai Darwaza?

D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than A. D is not as tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person?

Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
1. Winter Solstice — December 22 nd
2. Autumn Equinox — September 23 rd
3. Summer Solstice — June 21 st
4. Spring Equinox — March 21 st

Choose the correct answer from the given code:

Rank of West Bengal in India with reference to total population, vide 2011 census report is

Which Indian mass movement began with the famous 'Dandi March' of Mahatma Gandhi?

Let $x_1,x_2,\dots ,x_{100}$ be $100$ numbers such that $x_i+x_{i+1}=100$ for all $i$. If $x_{10}=1$, then the value of $x_1$ is

Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river

The severe cyclonic storm that struck West Bengal in $2019$ was

In a particular month of some year, there are three Mondays which have even dates. On which day of the week does the $15\text{th}$ of that month fall?

Teachers' Day is observed every year in India on

'Indian Constitution' was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire?

The 'FACT Check Module' aims to

Who wrote 'Rajatarangini'?

'Economic Reform' measures in India were formally introduced in

In which year was India's first cotton textile industry set up in Ghusuri near Kolkata?

Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'?

Demonetisation of $\text{Rs.}500$ and $\text{Rs.}1000$ currency notes was announced on

The first non-Congress government at the Center was led by

The present Finance Minister of India is -

Identify the vector quantity from the following:

Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent?

The Supreme Court of India upheld that RTI was applicable to the

Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

Fit India Movement, launched in August 2019 by:

John, Aries, and Joseph are brothers with different ages. Given that:
(i) Aries is the oldest.
(ii) Joseph is not the oldest.
(iii) John is not the youngest.

Who is the youngest?

The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' is coined by:

Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in:

Nationalisation of 14 Commercial Banks took place in:

Who established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India in 1948?

Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won't fit?
FATE, FLAT, FORT, ROLE, TILL

Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named:

National Institute of Disaster Management or NIDM was previously named as:

In which Congress session the demand for 'Purna Swaraj' was taken?

Who among the following historians has written the book entitled 'The wonder that was India'?

Two positions of a dice are shown. Find the number of the dots on the face opposite the face bearing 3 dots.

Graphite and diamonds are__________.

Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse Knighthood?

India celebrated its 70th Constitution Day in _______.

Samvidhan Divas or Constitution Day is celebrated in India on ___________.

'Non-performing Assets' (NPA) of Indian Commercial Banks are _____.

The Governor of West Bengal in the year 2021 was:

What were the two assemblies during the Early Vedic period?

Literal meaning of 'Lokpal' is ____________.

Which city in Gujarat is widely known as ship breaking yard?

Who wrote the book 'The Indian War of Independence'?

What is the meaning of 'Ghadar'?

The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is _____________.

Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the 'Ilbert Bill Controversy'?

The Human Development Index (HDI) is published by the ____________.

In the given equation:
$$216^{2/3}÷{\left(\frac{p^2}{9}\right)}^{-3/2}=2^x{3}^y{p}^z$$

What are the values of $x$, $y$, and $z$?

What number should come next in the sequence 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ______?

In which newspaper 'Boycott' was first declared?

Chumbi Valley is on the boundary of ______________.

In 2006 NIDM was established. Which one of the following options is correct regarding this statement?

In writing the numbers from 10 to 100, how many times is the digit 7 used?

When was the first battle of Tarain fought?

Potassium permanganate is used to purify water as it is:

The Indian-made typhoid vaccine approved by the WHO was first introduced into the public immunization program of which country?

Goods and Services Tax (GST) was Introduced in India by Finance Minister:

The 100 Rupee Currency Note in India is signed by:

Who was the founder of the Tattabodhini Sabha?

Highest Tobacco producing state in India -

In a knock-out tournament - i.e., a tournament in which the winner in any match moves to the next round and the loser gets eliminated - there are 22 participants. Then the total number of matches to be played is:

Indian Constitution was prepared under the leadership of:

Plants receive nutrients from:

Superconductors are substances which:

Speed of sound is maximum in-

Choose the two correct digits to replace the blank dot marked places in the multiplication problem below:

Who was the first editor of the prominent nationalist newspaper 'Amrita Bazar Patrika'?

In which year was the historic Hindu College (later known as Presidency University) founded in Calcutta?

In a row, A is in the $11\text{th}$ position from the left and B is in the $10\text{th}$ position from the right. If A and B interchange their positions, A becomes $18\text{th}$ from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than A and B?

What do the four key operational principles of the 'FACT Check Module' set up under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stand for?

The 'Arundhati Swarna Yojana' launched by the Government of Assam aims to:

Who acts as the ex-officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States)?

Who among the following led the historic Bardoli Satyagraha movement in 1928?

On which legendary cinema personality was the special 'Icon of Golden Jubilee Award' conferred during the $50\text{th}$ International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2019?

If you attempt to fit the following set of numbers into a standard interlocking crossword-style digit grid, which of the numbers will NOT fit logically?

Under which British Governor-General was the railway system first introduced in India?

Consider the following statements with reference to the National Hydrology Project:
1. It was launched in 2016 with financial assistance from the World Bank.
2. It provides for the establishment of the National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC).
3. Its primary objective is to improve the extent, quality, and accessibility of water resources information.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

According to the Constitution of India, the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) participate in the election of:

Which of the following is celebrated as the very first beach in Asia to receive the prestigious global 'Blue Flag' eco-certification?

In recent developmental decades, the headline inflation rate trend in India has characteristically remained within which threshold range?

The radiocarbon dating technique, which measures the decay of the carbon-14 (${}^{14}\text{C}$) isotope, is primarily used to estimate the age of:

The greenhouse gas that is a primary product of the combustion of fossil fuels is

Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?

ISRO launched the earth-imaging satellite Cartosat-3 from

Who founded the Forward Bloc?

Which of the following is a correct statement about Indus Valley civilization?

Who was the Governor General during the annulment of 'Sati'?

Who planted the 'Tree of Liberty' at Seringapatnam?

What was the date of "Queen's Proclamation"?

The contribution of Service Sector in India's GDP is approximately _______.

In reference to Mughal period's revenue collection system, 'Zabti' Means

Consider the following statements regarding 'Queen Pineapple'.
1. It is the state fruit of Nagaland.
2. It had received Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2015.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who founded Indian Women's University?

DEFCOM is jointly organised by

Find the odd one out:

Which can bind ${\text{O}}_2$ molecules?

PCMA (2006) is the abbreviated version of ___________

The speed of an ant is $75\text{cm/sec}$. The distance the ant travels in a day is

Who among the following was one of the foundational co-founders and early leaders who served as a primary architect (and later Vice-Chancellor) of Jamia Millia Islamia?

If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

Select from the following rice-producing districts in West Bengal in ascending order:

In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?

The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year ___________.

'Chancellor' of the State-run Universities in West Bengal is ______________.

Which of the followings clearly define 'Mitakshara'?

The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves

The commander of Alauddin Khilji's forces during his Deccan campaigns was

When the first Independence day was celebrated in India?

Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from the following?

Going $50\text{m}$ to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another $20\text{m}$. Then turning to the north, she goes $30\text{m}$ and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?

Natural radioactivity was discovered by

Who is called the 'Father of Indian National Cogress?

In which of the following years Akbar built Ibadatkhana?

Who started the first English Newspaper in India?

Which one is a fertilizer?

In the logo of Lokpal, vigilance is represented by

Last Census of Indian Population was held in the year

'Gangani' region of West Bengal has which type of soil?

'Farmers suicide' in India is viewed as an outcome of

Which region is called the granary of South Indian?

Kakrapar Atomic Centre is located near which city in India?

Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced by

Hydrogen bomb is based on

Who was Birjis Qader?

The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics is

Port Blair is located on which island?

Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of

The river on which Tilpara Barrage is located?

The number in each circle in the number pyramid is the sum of the two numbers just below it. Few of the numbers in a number pyramid are filled in. Find the number in the position marked "?".

Excess fluoride in drinking water causes

Six persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Anup is seated opposite Belal, who is between Chirag and Derek. Anup is between Ela and Farook. Ela is to the immediate left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing each other?

The distinct letters of the word EXTRAORDINARY are arranged in alphabetic order. Then the letter in the fifth position from left is.

The gas that filled the electric bulb is

What was meant by 'Kherwari Hul' ?

The sum of all the internal angles of a hexagon is

Unemployment in India is concentrated in

What comes next in the sequence $1,3,7,15,31,63,\dots$?

What number should come next in the sequence $6,18,72,360,2160,\dots$?

TV remote control uses

The difference between GDP at market prices and GDP at factor cost is

L.P.G is a mixture of