BPSC Prelims (Combined Competitive Exam)
65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020: Previous-Year Questions
54 questions from this paper, sorted by subject, with their options. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.
The same sitting: 65th BPSC Prelims 2019
Modern History 15 questions
Who introduced the Ryotwari system in Madras?
- ALord Cornwallis
- BThomas Munro
- CLord William Bentinck
- DLord Wellesley
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Home Charges or the expenses of the Indian government in Britain included:
- APensions of British Indian officers
- BMilitary and other stores purchased in India
- CGuaranteed interest on railways
- DAll of the above
- ENone of the above
Who said that "The event of 1857 started as a religious conflict and ended as a freedom struggle"?
- ADr. S.N. Sen
- BAshok Mehta
- CV.D. Savarkar
- DDr. R.C. Majumdar
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who led the Indian Association?
- ASurendranath Banerjee
- BAnand Mohan Bose
- CDwarkanath Ganguly
- DR.C. Dutt
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In which year did an Indian woman become the president of the Indian National Congress?
- A1917
- B1918
- C1920
- D1924
- ENone of the above
Who called the 1897 Amravati session of the Indian National Congress a 'three-day spectacle'?
- AJatindranath
- BSatish Mukherjee
- CAshwini Kumar Dutt
- DHarkishan Lal
- ENone of the above
Who started the Hindustani Seva Dal in the mid-1920s?
- AJawaharlal Nehru
- BSubhas Chandra Bose
- CN.S. Hardikar
- DN.G. Ranga
- ENone of the above
The person(s) associated with the 'Zimmermann Plan' was/were:
- ALala Har Dayal
- BBhupendranath Dutt
- CVirendranath Chattopadhyay
- DAll of the above
- ENone of the above
When did the Muslim League accept the objective of self-government under the Empire?
- A1906
- B1913
- C1939
- D1946
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who presented the question of indigo cultivators of Bihar at the 1916 Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress?
- ARajkumar Shukla
- BDr. Rajendra Prasad
- CJ.B. Kripalani
- DSampurnanand Sinha
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Farmer leader Motilal Tejawat is related to-
- ABijolia movement
- BMewar's Bhil tribal movement
- CThe peasant movement of Marwar
- DThe peasant movement of U.P.
- ENone of the above
Who was the Simon Commission appointed under the chairmanship of?
- ASir John Simon
- BClement Attlee
- CHarry Levy-Lawson
- DEdward Cadogan
- ENone of the above
The Bombay Plan proposed:
- AA rapid rate of economic growth
- BEqual distribution
- CAbandonment of some capitalist characteristics
- DEmployee/worker welfare scheme
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- I. Laik Ali was the President of the Nizam’s Executive Council.
- II. 'Operation Polo' against Hyderabad lasted for 48 hours.
- III. The state of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession on 15-08-1947.
- IV. Shah Nawaz Bhutto was the last Diwan of Junagadh State.
- V. K.M. Munshi was appointed by the Government of India as its agent in Hyderabad.
- AOnly I, IV and V
- BI, II and III only
- CII, III and IV only
- DI, II, III and IV only
- ENone of the above
Who was the editor of ‘Hindu Patriot’?
- AHarishchandra Mukherjee
- BDinabandhu Mitra
- CBabul Mani
- DNabinchandra Sen
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Ancient History 4 questions
Where did Gautama Buddha give his first sermon?
- APataliputra
- BSarnath
- CGaya
- DVaishali
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the chairman of the first Jain Sangiti convened in Pataliputra?
- AVasumitra
- BSthiramati
- CSthulabhadra
- DSudharman
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which ruler moved his capital to Pataliputra?
- ABimbisara
- BAjatashatru
- CUdayin
- DChandragupta Maurya
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In the Puranas, the rulers of which dynasty were called ‘Shriparvatiya’?
- AVakataka
- BIkshvaku
- CShaka
- DKharavela
Bihar Special GK 16 questions
Who was the President of the Gaya session of the Indian National Congress in 1922?
- AC.R. Das
- BS.P. Sinha
- CDr. Rajendra Prasad
- DRash Behari Ghosh
- ENone of the above
Who founded the Jamshedpur Labour Association in 1920?
- AS.N. Haldar
- BVyomkesh Chakravarti
- CRamesh Pal
- DSwami Vishwanand
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The Patna Yuvak Sangh was established in—
- A1917
- B1925
- C1927
- D1930
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
In which movement did the farmers of Bihar refuse to pay 'Chawkidari tax'?
- AChamparan Satyagraha
- BNon-cooperation movement
- CSwadeshi movement
- DCivil Disobedience Movement
- ENone of the above
In which of the following district-pairs is the reserve of old alluvial soil found in Bihar?
- APatna and Gaya
- BPurnea and Gaya
- CPurnea and Patna
- DDarbhanga and Purnea
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The per capita Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Bihar at current prices in 2017-18 was Rs. 42242. What is the estimated per capita GSDP at constant prices (base year 2011-12)?
- ARs. 31316
- BRs. 30000
- CRs. 21316
- DRs. 20000
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which district of Bihar in 2018-19, at constant prices (base year 2011-12), is one of the three richest districts (according to per capita income)?
- AMadhepura
- BSupaul
- CBegusarai
- DSheohar
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
'JEEVIKA' has achieved unprecedented success in promoting social development in Bihar. The estimated number of self-help groups formed till September, 2018 was-
- A7.17 lakh
- B9.01 lakh
- C9.17 lakh
- D8.17 lakh
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The total production of coarse cereals in Bihar (in lakh tonnes) in 2017-18 and its growth rate between 2013-14 and 2017-18 were, respectively-
- A2.15; 5%
- B4.0; 6%
- C3.15; 6%
- D5.15; 4%
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The traditional water conservation irrigation method prevalent in South Bihar is called -
- AAhar-Pyne
- BCanal-Pyne
- CIrrigation-Pyne
- DKhadin-Pyne
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
In which district of Bihar is the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary located?
- ABhagalpur
- BPatna
- CBuxar
- DNalanda
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
At which of the following places does the Kosi River meet the Ganges River?
- AKursela
- BVaishali
- CHajipur
- DJamalpur
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The famous animal fair of Bihar is held on Kartik Purnima -
- AIn Gaya
- BIn Madhubani
- CIn Bhagalpur
- DIn Sonpur
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who wrote ‘Kisan Kya Karein’?
- ASwami Sahajanand Saraswati
- BKaryanand Sharma
- CBaba Ramchandra
- DAll of the above
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who published “Motherland”?
- ARajendra Prasad
- BMuhammad Shafi
- CMazharul Haque
- DBraj Kishore Prasad
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
With whose cooperation was the Barauni Refinery established in Bihar?
- AGermany
- BSouth Korea
- CSoviet Russia
- DFrance
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Indian Polity 12 questions
The state of Manipur was formed in-
- AIn 1972
- BIn 1987
- CIn 1985
- DIn 1963
- ENone of the above
The executive power of the central government is vested by the Constitution in-
- AThe Constitution
- BThe President
- CThe Governor
- DThe Prime Minister
- ENone of the above
In India, the President is elected by-
- AThe Rajya Sabha
- BThe people of India
- CMembers of both houses of Parliament
- DParliament and State Legislative Assemblies
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who presides over the joint session of the Parliament?
- APresident
- BVice President
- CSpeaker of the Lok Sabha
- DPrime Minister
- ENone of the above
Currently, the number of Supreme Court judges is-
- A15
- B25
- C31
- D20
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The basis of judicial review in India is -
- ADue process of law
- BProcedure Established by law
- CRule of law
- DProcedure Established by Parliament
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
What is the maximum number of members a State Legislative Assembly can have in India?
- A400
- B450
- C500
- D550
What is the special election held to fill a vacancy in the legislature called?
- AGeneral election
- BBy-election
- CMid-term elections
- DReferendum
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Community Development Program was started on—
- AOctober 2, 1952
- BOctober 2, 1954
- CMay 18, 2016
- DOctober 2, 1959
- ENone of the above
Who decides to conduct Panchayat elections?
- ACentral Government
- BState Government
- CDistrict Judge
- DElection Commission
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
On the basis of which constitutional amendment, Panchayati Raj was given constitutional status?
- A74th Constitutional Amendment
- B73rd Constitutional Amendment
- C72nd Constitutional Amendment
- D71st Constitutional Amendment
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which political institution in India has reserved seats for women?
- APanchayati Raj
- BState Legislative Assembly
- CRajya Sabha
- DLok Sabha
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Geography 7 questions
In which of the following states does the forest cover not exceed 75%?
- AMizoram
- BNagaland
- CMeghalaya
- DMadhya Pradesh
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Choose the forests found in the Western Ghats, North-Eastern region hills, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- ATropical thorn forest
- BTropical deciduous forest
- CTropical evergreen forest
- DMountain forest
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In India, the share of renewable energy in total electricity production increased from 6 percent in 2014–15 to what percentage in 2018–19?
- A12 percent
- B14 percent
- C10 percent
- D7 percent
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which is the brightest planet in the solar system?
- AEarth
- BUranus
- CNeptune
- DVenus
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following is the longest mountain range?
- AHimalayas
- BAlps
- CRocky
- DHindu Kush
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The driest desert in the world is-
- ASahara
- BSonoran
- CTaklamakan
- DAtacama
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
About half of the total number of large dams in the world are in which country?
- AIndia
- BRussia
- CUnited States of America
- DCanada
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above