BPSC CDPO Prelims
BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018: Previous-Year Questions
79 questions from this paper, sorted by subject, with their options. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.
Modern History 20 questions
In which year was the Punjab Hindu Sabha founded?
- A1905
- B1909
- C1915
- D1917
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who is credited with the suppression of Thugs in India?
- AEarl of Dalhousie
- BCharles Metcalfe
- CW.T. Denison
- DW.H. Sleeman
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
What was the name also given to the forced labor (begar) or illegal levy demanded from the farmer by the landlord?
- AVethi
- BFenugreek
- CSathi
- DBiti
- ENone of the above
Who said, "A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia"?
- AT.B. Macaulay
- BDr. William Carey
- CLord Minto
- DCharles Grant
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In which year was the Indian Universities Act passed by Lord Curzon?
- A1899
- B1901
- C1904
- D1906
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Taiyuni Movement began in opposition to the Faraizi Movement at Dhaka in 1893 was started by
- ASyed Amir Ali of Calcutta
- BSir Syed Ahmed of Aligarh
- CHasan Imam of Patna
- DKaramat Ali of Jaunpur
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In which year was V.D. Savarkar elected the President of the Hindu Mahasabha?
- A1938
- B1916
- C1935
- D1919
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
To sort out whose legal problem was Mahatma Gandhi invited to South Africa in 1893?
- ASheikh Abdullah of Kashmir
- BTitu Mir of Bengal
- CImdad Imam of Bihar
- DDada Abdullah of Gujarat
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
When was Mahatma Gandhi prosecuted for the Champaran Satyagraha?
- A1916
- B1917
- C1918
- D1919
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which compensation tax the indigo farmers were required to pay, if they desired exemption from indigo cultivation?
- ABatta
- BJaziya
- CTawan
- DNazrana
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
'Eka Movement' was launched in the rural areas of which region?
- ABihar
- BPunjab
- CBengal
- DAwadh
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
"Remember once again, now that this flag is unfurled, it must not be lowered as long as a single Indian, man, woman, or child lives in India." Who said this?
- AGandhi in Gujarat
- BJawaharlal Nehru in Lahore
- CS.N. Banerjee in Bengal
- DSubhas Chandra Bose in Singapore
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
What was 'Khudai Khidmatgar', established by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as?
- ABlue Shirts
- BGreen Shirts
- CBlack Shirts
- DRed Shirts
- ENone of the above
When did Sir Stafford Cripps arrive in Delhi?
- AJanuary 23, 1941
- BMarch 23, 1942
- CJune 23, 1942
- DOctober 23, 1942
- ENone of the above
When was the Indian Independence Bill passed by the House of Lords in England?
- A14 July, 1947
- B15 July, 1947
- C16 July, 1947
- D14 August, 1947
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the most bitter critic of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?
- AJamaluddin Afghani
- BC.F. Andrews
- CMaulvi Zakaullah
- DShibli Nomani
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
What was the name of the first book of Raja Ram Mohan Roy published in 1815?
- AVedanta Grantha
- BTuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin
- CBharathi Vilasa
- DShakuntalam
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who had translated the Bengali play, Nil Darpan into English?
- ADinabandhu Mitra
- BJames Long
- CAntonio Gramsci
- DMichael Madhusudan Dutt
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who is the author of the famous book, Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister?
- ARajendra Saxena
- BNandan Nilekani
- CA.J. Finn
- DSagarika Ghose
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey Through India's Green Movement is written by whom?
- ASanjay Manjrekar
- BSunita Narain
- CRajiv Mehrishi
- DRajal Gupta
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Ancient History 5 questions
Pradyota was the king of –
- AKasi
- BKosala
- CMagadha
- DAvanti
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Gorathagiri in the Barabar Hills was conquered by
- ARajaraja Chola
- BKharavela
- CMenander
- DPushyamitra Shunga
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The Huna King Toramana was defeated by the Aulikara King
- AYasodharman
- BPrakashadharman
- CRajyavardhana
- DVishnuvardhana
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In which of the following inscriptions is an example of widow-burning mentioned?
- AEran stone inscription of Samudragupta
- BEran Pillar Inscription of Buddhagupta
- CEran Pillar Inscription of Bhanugupta
- DEran Varaha Inscription of Toramana
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur was constructed by which king?
- ARajaraja I
- BRajendra I
- CRajendra II
- DKulottunga I
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Medieval History 5 questions
Muhammad Ghori was defeated by the Chaulukyas of Gujarat in
- A1192 AD
- B1191 AD
- C1185 AD
- D1178 AD
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who was deputed for the conquest of Dwarasamudra by Ala-ud-din Khilji?
- AAlp Khan
- BKhizr Khan
- CUmar Khan
- DMalik Kafur
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The account of the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta is known as
- ARihla
- BSubh-u'l-Asha
- CTarikh-i-Rashidi
- DRiyaz-us-Salatin
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Where was the battle fought between Sher Shah and Humayun on June 26, 1539?
- ATeliagarhi
- BRohtas
- CChunar
- DChausa
- ENone of the above
The famous Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri forms which entrance to the Jama Masjid?
- AWestern
- BEastern
- CSouthern
- DNorthern
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Bihar Special GK 23 questions
In which year was Alivardi appointed the Deputy Governor of Bihar?
- A1729
- B1734
- C1746
- D1733
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which year did Ali Gauhar's Bihar campaign end?
- A1761
- B1757
- C1764
- D1759
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who said, "Wherever I am, there is Jagdishpur"?
- AAmar Singh
- BJhansi ki Rani
- CKunwar Singh
- DGeneral Lloyd
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
In which place was the organization named Golden League formed to work for boycott and the Swadeshi Movement?
- APatna
- BMuzaffarpur
- CRanchi
- DDeoghar
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who founded the Ravidas Sabha in Bihar in the year 1928?
- ASant Ravidas
- BMahatma Gandhi
- CJagjivan Ram
- DKarpoori Thakur
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Who started the Kisan Sabha Movement in Bihar in 1929?
- ARaj Kumar Shukla
- BBaikuntha Shukla
- CSwami Sahajanand Saraswati
- DAcharya Kripalani
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which State has hosted the 6th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Regional Conference?
- AChhattisgarh
- BWest Bengal
- CBihar
- DAssam
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following physiographic divisions of Bihar does not share its boundary with Jharkhand?
- AGanga-Son Divide
- BAnga Plain
- CMagadha Plain
- DMithila Plain
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Litchi production in Bihar is
- A60% of India's production
- B50% of India's production
- C74% of India's production
- D80% of India's production
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The 'Organic Corridor' plan of Bihar Government shall promote organic farming along/in
- AGanga River
- BNational Highways
- CTarai Belt
- DUrban Centres
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
In terms of the country's population, what is the rank of the state of Bihar (according to the 2011 Census)?
- AThird
- BFifth
- CThirteenth
- DSecond
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which district of Bihar has the highest literacy rate?
- ARohtas
- BPurnia
- CBhagalpur
- DPatna
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
What is the rank of Bihar from top among 36 States/ Union Territories of India in terms of female literacy rate in 2011?
- A35
- B36
- C33
- D34
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Numerically, the largest Scheduled Tribe of Bihar is -
- AMunda
- BSanthal
- CGond
- DKora
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The origin of the Son River, which joins the Ganga River in Bihar, is -
- AHazaribagh Plateau
- BPalamu Plateau
- CMalwa Plateau
- DAmarkantak Plateau
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The naming of the "Diara" land of the Ganges River is related to which of the following?
- ADiya
- BDahar
- CDevara
- DDaira
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following global companies bagged the contract for setting up of locomotive factories in Bihar?
- ASiemens and Alstom
- BGE and Alstom
- CLombardy
- DNissan
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which was the first English newspaper published from Patna?
- AThe Indian Nation
- BBihar Herald
- CThe Mirror
- DHindu Patriot
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Kapilansh Dhatu Udyog has been set up in
- ARajpur in Buxar district
- BRanipur in Buxar district
- CRajpur in Gaya district
- DTamkuha in West Champaran district
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
The world’s first Gender Literature Festival was organised—
- AIn Patna
- BIn Jaipur
- CIn Mumbai
- DIn Hyderabad
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which state government has recently completely banned the manufacturing, sale, and purchase of electronic cigarettes in the entire state?
- AMadhya Pradesh
- BRajasthan
- CUttar Pradesh
- DBihar
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following states launched the 'Safe City Surveillance Scheme' in December, 2017 to curb crimes against women in public places?
- AMaharashtra
- BUttarakhand
- CBihar
- DDelhi
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Which of the following items is not registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) of Bihar?
- AJardalu Mango
- BMuga Silk
- CKatni Paddy
- DMagahi Paan
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Indian Polity 13 questions
The Constitution of India was adopted by the
- AGovernor General
- BBritish Parliament
- CConstituent Assembly
- DParliament of India
- ENone of the above
Where did the inspiration for 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' come from?
- AAmerican Revolution
- BFrench Revolution
- CRussian Revolution
- DChinese Revolution
- ENone of the above
Which of the following describes India as a secular state?
- AFundamental Rights
- BNinth Schedule
- CFundamental Duties
- DPreamble of the Constitution
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Under which category does the right to constitutional remedies fall?
- AFundamental Rights
- BLegal right
- CConstitutional right
- DNatural right
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following writs applies against the illegal detention of a person?
- AHabeas corpus
- BMandamus
- CCertiorari
- DQuo warranto
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
When was the Right to Education added to the Indian Constitution by an amendment?
- AApril 1, 2010
- BAugust 1, 2010
- COctober 1, 2010
- DDecember 1, 2010
The Supreme Commander of the Defense Forces of India is-
- AThe Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
- BThe President of India
- CThe Prime Minister of India
- DThe Defense Minister of India
- ENone of the above
By whom are the expenses of the Parliament of India controlled?
- ALok Sabha
- BRajya Sabha
- CFinance Commission
- DComptroller and Auditor General
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The Chief Minister of Union Territory, where such a setup exists, is appointed by the
- APresident
- BPrime Minister
- CVice President
- DLieutenant Governor
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The proclamation of emergency at the first instance can be restricted to
- A3 months
- B15 days
- C6 months
- D1 year
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The provision of amending the constitutional provision is given in
- APart XIX, Article 356
- BPart XX, Article 356
- CPart XX, Article 368
- DPart XXI, Article 368
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union?
- A341
- B342
- C343
- D346
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in
- AUnited Kingdom
- BUSSR
- CAustralia
- DUnited States (USA)
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Geography 13 questions
Non-Scheduled people concentrated in the central valley of Manipur are called-
- AMeitei
- BMishmi
- CKuki
- DApatanis
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Indravati-Sabari Rivers in Dandakaranya are the tributaries of
- AMahanadi River
- BGodavari River
- CKrishna River
- DDamodar River
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which of the following atmospheric features are associated with the performance of the Indian summer monsoon?
- ATropical Easterly Jet Stream
- BShift of ITCZ
- CTibetan High
- DLa Niña
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Dryland agriculture in India is practised in areas having annual rainfall less than
- A150 cm
- B125 cm
- C100 cm
- D75 cm
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Where among the following regions of India do tropical moist evergreen forests not grow?
- AEastern Ghats
- BWestern Ghats
- CAndaman Islands
- DNorth-Eastern region
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The origin of the Indira Gandhi Canal, which irrigates the Thar Desert, is -
- ABhakra Dam
- BHathnikund Barrage
- CHarike Barrage
- DRanjit Sagar Dam
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
The renamed name of Kandla Port is—
- ADeendayal Port, Gujarat
- BHaldia Port, Kolkata
- CJawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai
- DKamarajar Port, Chennai
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
One astronomical unit is the average distance between
- Athe Earth and the Sun
- Bthe Earth and the Moon
- Cthe Jupiter and the Sun
- Dthe Pluto and the Sun
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
In desert regions, the formation of ‘Mushroom Rock’ is an example of—
- AAbrasion
- BErosion
- CDeflation
- DAttrition
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
Grasslands of Brazilian Plateau are known as
- APampas
- BCampos
- CVelds
- DDowns
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Cold water current flowing along the Namibian Coast is known as
- AAgulhas Current
- BBenguela Current
- CHumboldt Current
- DKuroshio Current
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Russia’s Saint Petersburg city is situated on the coast of which of the following?
- ABlack Sea
- BCaspian Sea
- CBaltic Sea
- DNorth Sea
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Which one of the following gases is considered an atmospheric pollutant?
- AOxygen
- BOzone
- CSulphur dioxide (SO2)
- DNitrogen
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above