BPSC Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE)
BPSC TRE-1 (Aug 2023): Previous-Year Questions
33 questions from this paper, sorted by subject, with their options. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.
Modern History 10 questions
Who described the revolt of 1857 as the 'First Indian War of Independence'?
- AV. D. Savarkar
- BBal Gangadhar Tilak
- CBipin Chandra Pal
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which rebellion is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's Anandamath?
- ASanyasi
- BSanthal
- CIndigo
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
What was the initial objective of the 'Kuka Movement' in Punjab?
- ATo Purify Sikhism
- BTo gain political power in Punjab
- COrganizing the peasant movement
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who is called the 'Prophet of New India'?
- ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
- BDayanand Saraswati
- CDadabhai Naoroji
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who was the founder of 'Abhinav Bharat' in London?
- AVinayak Damodar Savarkar
- BP. M. Bapat
- CShyamji Krishna Varma
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Where was the Ghadar Party founded?
- AFrance
- BGermany
- CUnited States of America
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who had especially requested Gandhiji to come to Champaran and see the miserable condition of the farmers there?
- ABraj Kishore Prasad
- BRajkumar Shukla
- CSukhram Ganesh
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Where did the first instance of organized non-cooperation occur in the history of Indian farmers?
- ABihar and Bengal
- BMadras Presidency
- CPunjab Province
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which session of the Indian National Congress was the 'Principle of Complete Independence' adopted?
- AKanpur Session, 1925
- BLahore Session, 1929
- CKarachi Session, 1931
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The 'Day of Deliverance' was observed by the Muslim League on which date?
- ADecember 22, 1939
- BOctober 17, 1939
- CDecember 22, 1940
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Medieval History 1 question
Which great saint wrote the book Gyan Deepak?
- ASalar Masud Ghazi
- BDariya Saheb
- CImam Shah Faqih
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Bihar Special GK 10 questions
Who was appointed 'Commander-in-Chief' by Birsa Munda?
- ADemka Munda
- BGaya Munda
- CSundar Munda
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which year was the Bihar Provincial Congress Committee, headquartered in Patna, formed?
- A1908
- B1910
- C1906
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who established a branch of the Anushilan Samiti in Patna in 1913?
- ASachindranath Sanyal
- BBankim Chandra Mitra
- CRaghubir Singh
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who laid the foundation stone of National College and Bihar Vidyapith?
- ADr. Rajendra Prasad
- BMaulana Abdul Bari
- CMahatma Gandhi
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
According to R. L. Singh’s classification scheme, Bihar falls under which type of climatic region?
- AHumid South-East
- BSub-humid Transitional
- CSub-humid Continental
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following pairs does not correspond to the south Ganga region of Bihar?
- APatna-Munger
- BGaya-Arwal
- CPatna-Vaishali
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
What is the percentage of Bihar's population relative to the total population of India?
- A8.58%
- B10.10%
- C12.25%
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which district of Bihar was the first floating solar power plant built?
- ADarbhanga
- BWest Champaran
- CMadhubani
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following has received a GI tag in Bihar?
- AMagahi Paan
- BBasmati rice
- CChanderi Saree
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who has been appointed by the Government of Bihar as the Chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission on January 2, 2022?
- AJustice Sanjay Kumar
- BJustice Balmiki Prasad Sinha
- CJustice Iqbal A. Ansari
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Indian Polity 1 question
In which state was the first “Lokayukta” established?
- AOdisha
- BKerala
- CMaharashtra
- DPunjab
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Geography 11 questions
Southern Peninsular Highlands is a part of ______.
- AGondwana Land
- BLaurasia Land
- CAntarctica Continent
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which of the following states of India is the Likhapani Glacier located?
- AArunachal Pradesh
- BHimachal Pradesh
- CSikkim
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The ‘Malnad’ region is related to which of the following plateaus of India?
- ATelangana Plateau
- BMaharashtra Plateau
- CKarnataka Plateau
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following tributaries does not meet the Brahmaputra from the north direction?
- ASubansiri
- BBelsiri
- CManas
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Match List-I with List-II: List - I List - II A. Char 1. Punjab Plain B. Kankar 2. Delta C. Kayal 3. Bangar D. Mand 4. Coastal Plain
- AA - (1), B - (4), C - (2), D - (3)
- BA - (2), B - (3), C - (4), D - (1)
- CA - (3), B - (1), C - (4), D - (2)
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following pairs of waterfalls and rivers is not correctly matched?
- AJog - Sharavati
- BKapildhara - Kaveri
- CDhuandhar - Godavari
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
What is the normal date of withdrawal of the southwest monsoon in Hyderabad?
- AOctober 1
- BOctober 15
- CNovember 1
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which two countries signed the Kosi Irrigation and Hydroelectric Project Agreement in 1954?
- AIndia and Bangladesh
- BIndia and China
- CIndia and Nepal
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Arrange the following thermal power projects of India from east to west: 1. Kota 2. Namrup 3. Obra 4. Parichha Choose the correct answer using the code given below:
- A1, 2, 3, 4
- B2, 4, 1, 3
- C2, 3, 4, 1
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Arrange the following ports of India from north to south: 1. Kakinada 2. Machilipatnam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Visakhapatnam Choose the correct answer using the code given below:
- A1, 2, 3, 4
- B4, 1, 2, 3
- C1, 3, 2, 4
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Kerala’s Silent Valley is protected because-
- AVery rare species of plants and animals are found here
- BThe soil is rich in minerals
- CLand areas were used on a large scale for agricultural purposes
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above