BPSC Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE)
BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023): Previous-Year Questions
73 questions from this paper, sorted by subject, with their options. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.
Modern History 26 questions
The British ruled India for a long period due to the
- Aliberal policies of the Congress
- Bimprisonment of Indian leaders
- Cpolicy of Divide and Rule
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following dates was Queen Victoria's proclamation issued?
- ANovember 1, 1857
- BMarch 27, 1858
- CNovember 1, 1858
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the 'First Indian War of Independence'?
- AV.D. Savarkar
- BBal Gangadhar Tilak
- CR. C. Mazumdar
- DDadabhai Naoroji
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
Who wrote the play Neel Darpan describing the plight of the Indigo cultivators of Bengal and Bihar?
- AMahatma Gandhi
- BAcharya Kripalani
- CDinabandhu Mitra
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which rebellion is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel, Anandamath?
- ASannyasi
- BPagalpanthi
- CNeel
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The 'Tana Bhagat Movement' is related to -
- AFrom dalit movement
- BFrom tribal movement
- CFrom farmer's movement
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following events happened first?
- ASanthal Rebellion
- BBirsa Munda's Rebellion
- CTana Bhagat Movement
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In 1817, who founded the Hindu College in Calcutta?
- AHenry Vivian Derozio
- BDavid Hare
- CJonathan Duncan
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who started the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?
- AMax Muller
- BCharles William
- CWilliam Jones
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The nationalist daily newspaper, The Indian Nation started its publication in
- A1930
- B1931
- C1940
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who gave the famous slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'?
- AHakim Ajmal Khan
- BChandrasekhar Azad
- CHasrat Mohani
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The partition of Bengal came into effect on -
- AOctober 14, 1905
- BOctober 15, 1905
- COctober 16, 1905
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
On which occasion were 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' first adopted as methods of struggle in India?
- APartition of Bengal
- BHome Rule Movement
- CNon-Cooperation Movement
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
At which of the following Sessions of the Indian National Congress did the Champaran trouble come up for discussion?
- ACalcutta, 1911
- BPatna, 1912
- CRamgarh, 1940
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The Lucknow Pact took place in
- A1915
- B1916
- C1917
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who was the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi?
- ADadabhai Naoroji
- BM. G. Ranade
- CSurendranath Banerjee
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who decided to persuade Gandhiji to come to Champaran?
- AS. N. Sinha
- BRaj Kumar Shukla
- CSurendranath Banerjee
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which leader did Rajkumar Shukla persuade to come to Bihar and lead his movement?
- AJawaharlal Nehru
- BJ.B. Kripalani
- CRajendra Prasad
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in–
- A1921
- B1922
- C1923
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
What important event happened on March 5, 1931?
- AGandhi-Irwin Pact
- BGandhi's participation in the Round Table Conference
- CKarachi Congress
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
When was the Poona Pact signed?
- ASeptember 24, 1932
- BSeptember 24, 1930
- CSeptember 26, 1932
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who was the founder of the 'Indian National Army (I.N.A.)'?
- ASubhas Chandra Bose
- BMohan Singh
- CLala Lajpat Rai
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a ‘Charter of Slavery’?
- AMahatma Gandhi
- BNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- CMaulana Hasrat Mohani
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- ARaja Ram Mohan Roy was the pioneer of modern education.
- BSwami Dayanand proclaimed India for Indians.
- CVivekananda participated in the Parliament of World Religions.
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who among the following became India’s unofficial ambassador to England?
- ASurendranath Banerjee
- BDadabhai Naoroji
- CSwami Vivekananda
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who wrote the book 'India Divided'?
- AB.G. Tilak
- BRajendra Prasad
- CPenderel Moon
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Bihar Special GK 14 questions
Who provided leadership in the Patna, Arrah, and Shahabad districts during the 1857 revolution in Bihar?
- ARajkumar Shukla
- BNamdar Khan
- CKunwar Singh
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who was the commander of the British army sent against Kunwar Singh during the 1857 Revolt?
- AGeneral Hewitt
- BSir Colin Campbell
- CSir Hugh Rose
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who established a branch of the Anushilan Samiti in Patna in the year 1913?
- ASachindranath Sanyal
- BBankim Chandra Mitra
- CRaghubir Singh
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who was the President of the Patna Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1912?
- AR. N. Mudholkar
- BA. C. Majumdar
- CMadan Mohan Malaviya
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which year did the Gaya session of the Indian National Congress take place?
- A1922
- B1933
- C1946
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
During the Non-Cooperation Movement, who led the peasants in Bihar?
- ARajkumar Shukla
- BSwami Vidyanand
- CRajendra Prasad
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
When was the Bihar Youth League formed?
- A1930
- B1928
- C1940
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of these women actively participated in the 'Salt Satyagraha' in Bihar?
- AMrs. Meera Devi
- BMrs. Hasan Imam
- CMiss Gauri Das
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Champaran on April 6, 1930?
- ABipin Bihari Verma
- BLakshmi Narayan Jha
- CRamlal Prasad
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
On the outbreak of 1942, the people proclaimed the establishment of a National Government under Siyaram Singh at
- APatna
- BBhagalpur
- CChamparan
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
According to Thornthwaite's scheme, what type of climate does eastern Bihar have?
- AC2
- BC1
- CA
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The plains of Magadha and Anga are parts of which of the following?
- AUpper Ganga Plain
- BMiddle Ganga Plain
- CLower Ganga Plain
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Coarse grains are called miracle grains and crops of the future. Why?
- ADrought tolerant crops
- BRequires some external factor
- CNutritionally equivalent to rice and wheat
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which state is 'Raksha Bandhan' celebrated as 'Tree Protection Day'?
- AMadhya Pradesh
- BUttar Pradesh
- CBihar
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Geography 33 questions
Which of the following cities is located in the north of the Tropic of Cancer?
- ABhopal
- BAizawl
- CRanchi
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following countries has the longest border with India?
- APakistan
- BMyanmar
- CBangladesh
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
How many states of India have common borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh?
- A6
- B5
- C7
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
As per geographical area, arrange the following physiographic units of India in ascending order 1. Central Highlands 2. Great Plains 3. Coastal Plains 4. Northern Mountains Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
- A3, 1, 2, 4
- B1, 2, 3, 4
- C2, 4, 1, 3
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Arrange the following ranges from North to South in sequence : 1. Ladakh 2. Karakoram 3. Pir Panjal 4. Zanskar Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
- A1, 3, 2, 4
- B2, 1, 4, 3
- C3, 4, 1, 2
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The share of mountains in India’s total land area is—
- A30 percent
- B27 percent
- C40 percent
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following regions has the lowest snow line?
- AEquatorial region
- BHimalayan region
- CAlps region
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following rivers has the largest drainage (catchment) area?
- AKali River
- BPonnani
- CPeriyar
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
During the monsoon season in India, most of the cyclones have their origin
- Abetween 8° N and 13° N latitude
- Bbetween 10° N and 15° N latitude
- Cbetween 16° N and 21° N latitude
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
- AMalabar
- BCoromandel
- CKonkan
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The driest place in India is?
- ALeh
- BBikaner
- CJaisalmer
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following receives heavy rainfall in the month of October and November?
- AHills of Garo, Khasi and Jaintia
- BCoromandel Coast
- CPlateau of Chota Nagpur
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to
- AGully erosion
- BSheet erosion
- CDeforestation
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following areas is not a landslide-prone area?
- AWestern Ghats
- BEastern Ghats
- CHimalayan Regions
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
In which of the following states is black soil found?
- AKarnataka
- BGujarat
- CUttarakhand
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which state has the most laterite soil?
- AUttar Pradesh
- BBihar
- CMeghalaya
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Thorny forests are not found in-
- AKarnataka
- BAndhra Pradesh
- CTamil Nadu
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which State of India is the highest producer of Millets?
- ARajasthan
- BMaharashtra
- CTamil Nadu
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
- APulses
- BJowar
- CBajra
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following is a Zaid crop?
- AMoong
- BUrad
- CWatermelon
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
What is the cultivation of fruits and vegetables called?
- AFlower cultivation
- BAgriculture
- CHorticulture
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following two extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?
- AMumbai and Nagpur
- BMumbai and Kolkata
- CSilchar and Porbandar
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Topographical map of India is prepared by which organization?
- AThe Geological Survey of India
- BThe Survey of India
- CThe Zoological Survey of India
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the strata of which of the following rocks?
- ASedimentary rocks
- BMetamorphic rocks
- CIgneous rocks
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
- ARichter scale
- BMercalli scale
- CGreat Harbor Wave
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following is not a young fold mountain?
- AAravalli
- BAndes
- CAppalachian
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
The ‘leaching’ process is related to?
- AHeavy rainfall area
- BMinerals and soil
- CPlant roots
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Stalactite and stalagmite landforms are formed by-
- ABy wind
- BBy underground water
- CBy ice
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
An animal that mainly eats meat is called—
- AOmnivore
- BCarnivore
- CHerbivore
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
How many species of flora and fauna are found in India?
- A81,000 species of fauna and 47,000 species of flora
- B70,000 species of fauna and 50,000 species of flora
- C50,000 species of fauna and 40,000 species of flora
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Which of the following gases is considered an atmospheric pollutant?
- AArgon
- BOxygen
- CSulphur dioxide
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Himalayan Brown Bear, Asian Wild Buffalo, Desert Fox are examples of which?
- ARare species
- BExtinct species
- CEndangered species
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
Fossil fuels are examples of which type of resources?
- ARenewable
- BBiotic
- CNon-renewable
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above