BPSC Prelims (Combined Competitive Exam)
65th BPSC Prelims 2019: Previous-Year Questions
109 questions from this paper, sorted by subject, with their options. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.
The same sitting: 65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020
Modern History 19 questions
Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
- AThe Dutch
- BThe French
- CThe Portuguese
- DThe British
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Under whose leadership was the suppression of Thugs achieved?
- ALord Clive
- BCaptain Sleeman
- CLord Minto
- DAlexander Burnes
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The system, under which the peasant himself is the owner of the land and is held responsible for the payment of land revenue to the government is known as?
- AZamindari system
- BRyotwari system
- CMahalwari system
- DDahsala system
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’ was founded by
- ADayanand Saraswati
- BJyotiba Phule
- CGandhiji
- DDr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who established the 'Servants of India Society'?
- ALala Lajpat Rai
- BBipin Chandra Pal
- CGopal Krishna Gokhale
- DBhagat Singh
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
- AWilliam Adam
- BA. O. Hume
- CRashbehari Bose
- DMotilal Nehru
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
- AKasturba Gandhi
- BMrs. Annie Besant
- CSarojini Naidu
- DBhakti Lakshmi Desai
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India?
- AJ.B. Kripalani
- BJawaharlal Nehru
- CMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
- DC. Rajagopalachari
- ENone of the above
Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
- ABipin Chandra Pal
- BAurobindo Ghosh
- CBal Gangadhar Tilak
- DSubhas Chandra Bose
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which revolutionaries were hanged in the 'Kakori Train Robbery Case'?
- ARam Prasad Bismil and Ashfaquallah.
- BVeer Savarkar and Vasudev Chapekar
- CPrafulla Chandra Chaki and Khudiram Bose
- DSurya Sen and Udham Singh
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the founder of the 'India House' in London?
- AShyamji Krishna Varma
- BRashbehari Bose
- CRamchandra
- DTaraknath Das
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The Sarabandi Campaign of 1922 was led by
- AChittaranjan Das
- BSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- CRajendra Prasad
- DLala Lajpat Rai
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Rabindranath Tagore gave up his 'Knighthood' because of –
- ABrutal suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
- BExecution of Bhagat Singh
- CJallianwala Bagh Tragedy
- DChauri Chaura Incident
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from:
- ASevagram
- BDandi
- CSabarmati
- DWardha
Who was the first Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha Movement?
- ASarojini Naidu
- BC. Rajagopalachari
- CVinoba Bhave
- DSubhash Chandra Bose
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Partition of India?
- AJ. B. Kriplani
- BJawaharlal Nehru
- CMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
- DC. Rajagopalachari
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who wrote the book 'India for Indians'?
- AC. R. Das
- BM.G. Ranade
- CV.D. Savarkar
- DS.N. Banerjee
- ENone of the above
Who is the author of the book 'A Gallery of Rascals'?
- AArundhati Roy
- BRuskin Bond
- CVikram Seth
- DToni Morrison
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who wrote the book, Desher Katha?
- ASakharam Ganesh Deuskar
- BRajendra Prasad
- CNivaran Chandra
- DMurali Mohan Prasad
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Ancient History 4 questions
The name by which Ashoka is referred to in his inscriptions is :
- AChakravarti
- BDharmadeva
- CDharmakirti
- DPriyadarshi
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
- ABrahmi
- BSharada
- CKharosthi
- DNandanagari
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following ports was in use for the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?
- AKalyan
- BTamralipti
- CBroach
- DCambay
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?
- ASushruta
- BSaumilla
- CShudraka
- DShaunaka
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Medieval History 4 questions
Which Delhi Sultan built the maximum number of canals?
- AFiroz Shah Tughluq
- BIltutmish
- CBalban
- DSikandar Lodi
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In medieval India, why was the mansabdari system introduced?
- AFor revenue collection
- BFacilitating recruitment to the army
- CTo establish religious harmony
- DEnsuring clean administration
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Mughal painting reached its zenith under –
- AJahangir
- BHumayun
- CShah Jahan
- DAkbar
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who established Ashtapradhan?
- AChandragupta
- BAshoka
- CHarshavardhana
- DShivaji
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Bihar Special GK 27 questions
In July, 2019, experts visited for the first documentation of a Megalithic site of Bihar in which of the following districts?
- APatna
- BKaimur
- CMadhubani
- DBanka
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Yusuf Shah Chak, the last Muslim ruler of the Kashmir Valley, who was exiled to Bihar by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, is buried in-
- APatliputra
- BRajgir
- CMunger
- DNalanda
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who led the revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
- ABabu Amar Singh
- BHare Krishna Singh
- CKunwar Singh
- DRaja Shahzada Singh
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who led the farmers in Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
- ASwami Vidyanand
- BRajkumar Shukla
- CShri Krishna Singh
- DJ.B. Sen
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who formed the Swaraj Dal in Bihar?
- AShri Krishna Singh
- BRamlal Shah
- CBankim Chandra Mitra
- DSachindranath Sanyal
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who formed the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha?
- ASwami Sahajanand Saraswati
- BRam Sundar Singh
- CGanga Sharan Sinha
- DRamanand Mishra
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Bhagalpur?
- AShri Krishna Singh
- BMahadev Lal Sarraf
- CKumar Mishra
- DSatyanarayana
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who formed the 'Bihar Socialist Party' in 1931?
- APhulan Prasad Varma
- BSwami Yoganand
- CNarhari Parikh
- DDadabhai Naoroji
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who led the Ambari Satyagraha in 1939 in Bihar?
- ARahul Sankrityayan
- BYadunandan Sharma
- CSwami Sahajanand
- DSwami Yoganand
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who is considered the creator of modern Bihar?
- ASachchidananda Sinha
- BKumar Kalika Prasad Sinha
- CSir Ganesh Singh
- DAcharya Narendra Dev
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following districts does not have a Dharwar geological structure?
- AMunger
- BRohtas
- CJamui
- DNawada
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Among the following districts, which one has the larger area under dense deciduous forest cover?
- AWest Champaran
- BGaya
- CKaimur
- DNawada
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The growth rate of the tertiary sector in Bihar during the year 2017-18 was :
- A14.2%
- B14.6%
- C15.6%
- D15.2%
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Bihar at current prices in the year 2017-18 was :
- ARs. 4,87,628 crores
- BRs. 3,61,504 crores
- CRs. 1,50,036 crores
- DRs. 5,63,424 crores
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
What is the estimated percentage increase in surplus revenue in Bihar in 2018-19 as compared to 2017-18?
- A40%
- B50%
- C54%
- D44%
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
In NITI Aayog's Health Index, 2019, Bihar scored what?
- A30.12
- B30.13
- C32.11
- D32.12
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following is a land records officer?
- APatwari
- BLambardar
- CZamindar
- DJaildar
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The district of Bihar which has recorded the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census is :
- ASiwan
- BGopalganj
- CSaran
- DKishanganj
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
As per the Census, 2011, the child sex ratio in Bihar was:
- A935
- B934
- C933
- D932
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which district of Bihar has recorded the highest density of population (per sq. km) as per the 2011 Census?
- ASheohar
- BVaishali
- CPatna
- DDarbhanga
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which one of the following wildlife sanctuaries is situated in Munger district of Bihar?
- AValmiki
- BRajgir (wildlife Sanctuary)
- CBhimbandh
- DGautam Buddha
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The district of Bihar which has a longer length of the Ganga River is
- ABhagalpur
- BKatihar
- CPatna
- DBegusarai
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The number of districts situated on the bank of the Ganga river in Bihar State is :
- A21
- B17
- C12
- D6
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who was the Editor of Searchlight newspaper in Bihar?
- AAbdul Bari
- BLambodar Mukherjee
- CMurli Mohan Prasad
- DRamananda Chatterjee
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court who administered the oath of office to Shri Phagu Chauhan as the Governor of Bihar in July 2019?
- AHon'ble Mukesh Shah
- BHon'ble A.P. Sahi
- CHon. Rekha Manharlal Doshit
- DHon. Deepak Mishra
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Where was the Agriculture Kumbh Mela, 2019 organised in Bihar?
- AChamparan
- BMotihari
- CRajgir
- DGaya
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
What is the tagline of Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation?
- ABright Bihar
- BHum Sabka Bihar
- CBlissful Bihar
- DBihar is the Best
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Indian Polity 10 questions
Which one of the following statements is correct regarding parliamentary form of government?
- AThe Legislature is responsible to judiciary
- BThe Legislature is responsible to Executive
- CThe Legislature and the Executive are independent
- DThe president is responsible to Judiciary
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following characteristics is not true for unitary form of Government?
- ASwift decision
- BFlexible
- CIdeal for large countries
- DUniformity of laws
- ENone of the above /More than one of the above
Which one of the following constitutional remedies is also known as 'postmortem'?
- AProhibition
- BMandamus
- CCertiorari
- DQuo warranto
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In the Indian Order of Precedence, who amongst the following comes first?
- AThe Chairman of UPSC
- BThe Chief Election Commissioner
- CThe Comptroller and Auditor General
- DThe Chief Justice of High Court
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
By passing, 'Triple Talaq Law' recently, the Parliament of India endorsed which year's ruling of the Supreme Court of India that had made Triple Talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat) as unconstitutional?
- A2011
- B2013
- C2015
- D2017
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following Indian States has the largest number of members in its State Legislature?
- AArunachal Pradesh
- BHimachal Pradesh
- CManipur
- DMeghalaya
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
What is the version of the machine VVPAT used for voting in India?
- AM1
- BZ1
- CM3
- DZ3
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Aam Aadmi party is a :
- AState party
- BNational Party
- CRegional party
- DRegistered party
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following was constituted under the Panchayati Raj system?
- AKhap Panchayat
- BCaste Panchayat
- CGram Panchayat
- DJan Panchayat
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the permanent Representative of India to the UN before Syed Akbaruddin?
- AHardeep Singh Puri
- BShashi Tharoor
- CAsoke Kumar Mukerji
- DNirupam Sen
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Geography 17 questions
The Hills situated closer to Kanyakumari are :
- AAnaimalai Hills
- BNilgiri Hills
- CCardamom Hills
- DShevaroy Hills
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Coral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions?
- AGulf of Cambay
- BGulf of Mannar
- CGulf of Kachchh
- DLakshadweep and Minicoy Island
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following pairs of tribe and state is not correct?
- ABhil - Gujarat
- BGaddi - Himachal Pradesh
- CKota - Tamil Nadu
- DToda - Kerala
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Among the following tributaries, which one is the part of the Ganga river basin?
- ASankh
- BNorth Koel
- CSouth Koel
- DBarakar
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In India, the State with the largest area under dense deciduous forest cover is :
- AOdisha
- BMaharashtra
- CMadhya Pradesh
- DChhattisgarh
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
On which river did Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently lay the foundation stone for the Mandal Dam project?
- AKosi
- BBurhi Gandak
- CFalgu
- DNorth Koel
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following hills do not have tea plantations?
- AKanan Devan
- BNilgiri
- CDarjeeling
- DGirnar
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In which one of the following minerals, India leads in production in the world?
- ASheet mica
- BCopper
- CGypsum
- DIron ore
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Sunlight reaches the Earth-
- AIn 5 minutes
- BIn 6 minutes
- CIn 8 minutes
- DIn 10 minutes
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The country which has the longest north-south (latitudinal) extension of its territory is :
- ARussia
- BChile
- CChina
- DBrazil
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following countries is the largest country without borders in terms of geographical area?
- ANew Zealand
- BPhilippines
- CJapan
- DCuba
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following countries has the highest number of islands?
- APhilippines
- BIndonesia
- CMaldives
- DCuba
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Among the following countries, which one is the largest producer of saffron in the world?
- ASpain
- BGreece
- CNew Zealand
- DIran
- ENone of the above/ More than one of the above
Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?
- AKazakhstan
- BCanada
- CAustralia
- DFrance
- ENone of the above/ More than one of the above
The exact place where an organism lives is called—
- AHabitat
- BEcosystem
- CNiche
- DBiome
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The main component of greenhouse gases is:
- ACarbon dioxide
- BMethane
- CNitrous oxide
- DOzone
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Recently, where was the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) held?
- AParis – France
- BUlaanbaatar – Mongolia
- CBeijing – China
- DNairobi – Kenya
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Biology 10 questions
Solar energy is converted into ATP in
- Amitochondria
- Bchloroplast
- Cribosome
- Dperoxisome
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following does not have any enzyme in its cells?
- ALichen
- BVirus
- CBacteria
- DAlgae
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The by-product of photosynthesis is
- ACO2
- BO2
- Cenergy
- DSugar
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Body temperature is regulated by -
- Amedulla
- Bthalamus
- Chypothalamus
- Dcerebellum
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following hormones contains iodine?
- ATestosterone
- BAdrenaline
- CThyroxine
- DInsulin
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The study of bones is done under the branch of science called
- Ageology
- Bserology
- Corology
- Dosteology
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The book, the Origin of Species was written by
- ALinnaeus
- BLamarck
- CMendel
- DDarwin
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In which organ of the human body are the lymphocytes formed?
- ALiver
- BBone marrow
- CSpleen
- DPancreas
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
AIDS is caused by -
- Ahelminth
- Bbacteria
- Cfungus
- Dvirus
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The interaction between algae and fungi to form lichens is called
- AParasitism
- BMutualism
- CCommensalism
- DConversion
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Chemistry 9 questions
Who is regarded as the Father of Modern Chemistry?
- ARutherford
- BEinstein
- CLavoisier
- DC. V. Raman
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The number of electrons and neutrons in an element is 18 and 20 respectively. Its mass number is -
- A22
- B2
- C38
- D20
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following is not a type of element?
- AMetals
- BNonmetals
- CGases
- DMetalloids
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
What is the bond order of CO group?
- A1
- B2.5
- C3.5
- D3
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The pH value of water is
- A4
- B7
- C12
- D18
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Natural rubber is a polymer of
- Aisoprene
- Bstyrene
- Cvinyl acetate
- Dpropene
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following is also known as laughing gas?
- ANitric oxide
- BNitrous oxide
- CNitrogen pentoxide
- DNitrogen
- ENone of the above/ More than one of the above
Oxygen is absent in
- Akerosene
- Bglass
- Csoil
- Dcement
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
What is the formula of glucose?
- AC12H22O11
- BC6H10O5
- CC6H12O6
- DC6H6O6
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Physics 9 questions
The unit of pressure is
- Akg / cm²
- Bkg / cm
- Ckg / mm
- Dkg / cm³
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which one of the following is a scalar quantity?
- AForce
- BPressure
- CVelocity
- DAcceleration
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which one of the following quantities does not have unit?
- AStress
- BForce
- CStrain
- DPressure
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The value of 50 °C in Fahrenheit scale is -
- A104 °F
- B122 °F
- C100 °F
- D75 °F
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Sound wave in air is
- Atransverse
- Blongitudinal
- Celectromagnetic
- Dpolarized
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
What is measured in hertz?
- AFrequency
- BEnergy
- CHeat
- DQuality
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The sunlight from the sun to the earth reaches in
- A5 minutes approx
- B6 minutes approx
- C8 minutes approx
- D10 minutes approx
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The device to measure electric current is -
- Avoltmeter
- Bammeter
- Cvoltameter
- Dpotentiometer
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The unit of electric power is
- Aampere
- Bvolt
- Ccoulomb
- Dwatt
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above