General awareness for bpsc prelims GK

general awareness for bpsc GK
Bihar Public Service Commission General Knowledge sample paper
Online practice paper for BPSC prelims
1. Match the leaders in List I with the movements they led in List II.
List I List II
A. Tomma Dore 1. Savara Rebellion
B. Shambhunath Pal 2. Munda Revolt
C. Birsa Munda 3. Koya Rebellion
D. Radhakrishna Dandasena 4. Pabna Uprising
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans. (a)

2. Match List I with List II
List I List II
A. William Bentick 1. Establishment of Public work
B. Charles Metcalfe 2.Annexation of Sindh
C. Ellen borough 3. Abolition of Persian as Court Language
D. Dalhousie 4. Signing of the treaty with Ranjit Singh
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans. (c)

3. Match List I with List II
List I List II
A. S.C Bose 1. Chairman of Radical Congress
B. Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Lal Kurti Andolan
C. Abdul Gaffar Khan 3. Bardoli Andolan
D. Sardar Pte1 4. In Lahore Conference Congress proposed whole revolution
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (b)

4. Match List I with List II
List I List II
A. Rowlett Act 1. Indian magistrate can also give the decision on subject
of British matter
B. Mountford Improvement 2. Gave the power thinking on political affairs without jury
C. Ilbert Bill 3. Clear division on Government work between centre and
state
D. Indian Council 4. Used the process of election, though in vague way.
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
Ans. (a)

5. Which blood – group is the universal donor?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) O
(d) AB
Ans. (c)

6. London is situated on the banks of river
(a) Thames
(b) Tyne
(c) Avon
(d) Clyde
Ans. (a)

7. From the sun rays we get
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D
Ans. (d)

8. Match List I with List II
List- I List- II
A. HaiderAli 1. Road and land development
B. Krishna Deva Rai 2. Construction of Mackbara and goal
C. Shershah Suri 3. Telugu Sahitya
D. Afghan and Turk 4. Arts of war
The correct answer code is
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (c)

9. Match List -I symptoms of founder with dynasty List- II
List -I List- II
A. Parts of big stone and minimum 1. Lodi dynasty
B. Pure Aperture 2. Slave dynasty
C. Half Gumbaj Mahadware 3. Mughal dynasty
D. Dohre Gumbaj 4. Tughlaq dynasty
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans. (d)

10. Match the Maratha Chiefs (List- I) with their respective seats of power (List- II)
List -I List- II
A. Peshwa 1. Gwalior
B. Gaekwad 2. Poona
C. Scindhia 3. Nagpur
D. Holker 4. Baroda
E. Bhons1e 5. Indore
The correct answer code is:
A B C D E
(a) 2 4 1 5 3
(b) 2 5 1 3 4
(c) 1 5 3 2. 4
(d) 5 2 1 3 4
Ans. (a)

11. Match important court poets / scholars. (List -I) with their patrons (List -II)
List- I List- II
A. Jaidev 1. Vikramaditya I
B. Bilhana 2. Lakshaman Sena
C. Amarsimha 3. Yashovarman of Kannauj
D. Vakpatiraja 4. Chandragupta 11
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (c)

12. Match List -I (Inventor) with List- II (Ways)
List- I List- II
A. Christopher Columbus 1.Near the travelling of southern parts of South Africa
B. Bartholomen Diaz 2. Travelling from Spain and crossing the Atlantic and
going through west region by seaway.
C. Magellan 3. Reaching the Malabar Soil after circulating the
southern parts of South Africa
D. Vasco-de- Gama 4. Travelling by sea-way of all countries.
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans. (b)

13. Which of the following songs was so melodious for Mahatma Gandhi, who wrote in this regard. ‘If I forget Bhagwatgita, this only song gives me strength and promotes……
(a) Jan Gan Man Adhinayak….
(b) Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram….
(c) Vaishnav Jan to Tene Kahie….
(d) Iswar Allah Tero Nam..,.
Ans. (b)

14. Match List -I with List -II
List -I List- II
A. Nagarjuna 1.Knowlèdge is the primary means of Salvation
B. Shankaryacharya 2. Woman Saint
C. Andal 3. Tried to assimilate Bhakti to the tradition of the Vedas
D. Ramanuja 4. Played an important role in the spread of Buddhism
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (d)

15. Match. List I with List II
List –I List -II
A. Kane cave temples 1. Mahayana
B. Khandagiri rock cut halls 2. Shaivite
C. Bagh caves 3. Hinayana
D. Badami cave temp1es 4. Jain
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans. (a)

16. ‘Milk’ is an example of:
(a) Collidal
(b) Gel
(c) Imulsion
(d) Foam
Ans. (a)

17. Which of the following trees gains the oil of Tarpin?
(a) Netum
(b) Mycuss
(c) Devdar
(d) Chir
Ans. (d)

18. Match List I with List II
List-I List-II

A. Carbohydrate 1. Pepsin
B. Enzyme 2. Starch
C. Hormone 3. Kerotin
D. Protein 4. Projestron
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 l 3 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (b)

19. Herbarium is
(a) collection of herb in a dry place
(b) one of the centers where different types of herbs are there
(c) a centre where the medical herbs are kept
(d) a centre where the dry botanical elements are conserved
Ans. (a)

20. The widely used antibiotic, penicillin, is produced by
(a) an algae
(b) a bacterium
(c) a fungus
(d) chemical means
Ans. (b)

21. Lichen is considered to be a symbiotic association of two organisms. Which organisms are involved in it?
(a) Algae and bacteria
(b) Algae and fungi
(c) Algae and bryophytes
(d) Fungi and bryophytes
Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following is a microelement?
(a) Chlorine
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Oxygen
Ans. (b)

23. Match the Scientific Discoveries in List- I with the Scientists in List- II
List- I List-II
A. DNA structure 1. Jacob and Monod
B. ABO blood groups 2. Barbara McClintock
C. Jumping genes 3. Watson and Crick
D. Regulatory genes 4. Land Steiner
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (b)

24. Match List -I with List-II
List- I List -II
(Herb) (Resources)
A. Kunain 1. Leaves
B. Digitlis 2. Fruits
C. Roubolfia 3. Epidermis
D. Heroin 4. Root
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (a)

25. After few distance the television signal is not adopted by T.V. set because of-
(a) weak signal
(b) weak receiver antenna
(c) absorption of signal by air
(d) aperture of earth
Ans. (d)

26. In respect of D.C. A.C. is profitable
(a) In A.C. maximum of electric energy are present
(b) A.C. voltage is free from increase or decrease
(c) Cost of A.C. production is less
(d) A.C can send in maximum distance without less power consumption
Ans. (d)

27. Which of the planets have not any satellite, more around the planets?
(a) Venus and Mars
(b) Mercury and Venus
(c) Mars and Venus
(d Neptune and Pluto
Ans. (b)

28. In cold regions, where temperature may fall below 0°C, farmers fill their fields with water to protect their crops from damage because
(a) water is abundantly available in cold regions
(b) water has low specific heat capacity and volume of water increases when temperature falls below 4°C
(c) water has high specific heat capacity
(d) plenty of water is absorbed by soil in cold regions
Ans. (c)

29. A rocket and a jet engine differ because
A. their working principles are entirely different
B. a rocket uses only liquid fuels whereas a jet can use solid fuels as well
C. while a rocket carries its own oxygen supply, a jet draws its air out of the atmosphere
D. a rocket can propel vehicles into outer space whereas a jet cannot
The correct combination is:
(a) C, D
(c) A, B.
(b) B, C, D
(d) A, C, D
Ans. (d)

30. Name the Constitutional Amendment by which three new states Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand have been created.
(a) 81st Constitutional Amendment, 1999
(b) 82nd Constitutional Amendment, 2000
(c) 83rd Constitutional Amendment, 2000
(d) 84th Constitutional Amendment, 2000
Ans. (b)

31. Who is the author of the book ‘My Girlhood: An Autobiography’?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Taslima Nasreen
(b) Medha Patkar
(d) Sobha De
Ans. (b)

32. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly
(a) Methane, Ethane, Hexane
(b) Ethane, Hexane, Butane
(c) Methane, Butane, Propane
(d) Methane, Butane, Hexane
Ans. (a)

33. After defeat of which Hindu emperor Vijayanagar Dynasty ended?
(a) Krishnadeva Rai
(b) Ram. Raja
(c) Harihar Rai
(d) Bukka Rai
Ans. (c)

34. Match List I with List II
List- I List- II
A. Hirakud barrage l. Vyas
B. Thin barrage 2. Chenab
C. Salal project 3. Ravi
D. Ponga barrage 4. Mahanadi
The correct answer code is:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (b)

35. In music seventh ‘Sa’, ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
(a) the frequency of pronunciation ‘Sa’ is less than the frequency of ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
(b) the frequency of pronunciation ‘Sa’ is greater than the frequency of ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
(c) frequencies re decreasing respectively
(d) frequencies are equal of all pronunciations
Ans. (d)

36. If two persons are talking in space of moon then-
(a) in respect to earth, the sound is listened by each other on moon after maximum time.
(b) the time taken in listening to the sound are equal at both places.
(c) sound cannot be heard on moon.
(d) sound of echo can be heard by each other again and again.
Ans. (a)

37. Though water is transparent to visible light yet it is not possible to see distant objects in the fog which consists of fine drops of water suspended in air.
The reason for this is that-
(a) fog affects our vision adversely.
(b) most of the light is scattered and hence this appears invisible.
(c) the light rays suffer total internal reflection and cannot reach directly the eyes of the observer.
(d) fine drops of water are opaque to visible light.
Ans. (d)

38. Producer gas is used as a fuel and also as a source of nitrogen.
The gas is obtained by
(a) spraying oil into hot retorts.
(b) passing a mixture of steam and air over incandescent coke
(c) passing air through a bed of incandescent coke.
(d) passing steam over incandescent coke
Ans. (b)

39. The earth moves round ‘the sun an elliptical path. The speed of the earth in its orbital path around the sun
(a) is uniform
(b) decreases when the distance between them increases
(c) increases when the distance between them decreases
(d) none of these
Ans. (d)

40. Zimbabwe was formerly known as —
(a) Rhodesia
(b) Mali
(c) Namibia
(d) Zanzibar
Ans. (a)

41. Which of the following pairs is correct?
(a) Bonn — Danube
(b) Baghdad — Tigris
(c) Rome — Seine
(d) Paris — Tiber
Ans. (b)

42. The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is—
(a) Kiel Canal
(b) Suez Canal
(c Panama Canal
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)

43. Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari
(d) Tapti
Ans. (d)

44. Srinagar is situated on the bank of river—
(a) Ravi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Jhelam
(d) Chenab
Ans. (c)

45. The Shompens are the tribal people of—
(a) Andaman
(b) Nicobar
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)

46. Match the following—
Column I Column II
A. Manas 1. Hangul
B. Dachigam 2. Elephant
C. Mudumalai 3. Tiger
D. Kaziranga 3. Rhinoceros
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 3 4 2
Ans. (b)

47. In India Plan holiday was after—
(a) China -India war of 1962
(b) Drought of 1966
(c) Pakistan War of 1971
(d) Pakistan War of 1965
Ans. (b)

48. Which of the following is not a ‘Free Trade Zone’?
(a) Kandla
(b) Mumbai
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Trivandrum
Ans. (a)

49. ‘Butterfly’ word is related to—
(a) basketball
(b) snooker
(c) swimming
(d) boating
Ans. (c)

50. ‘Astigmatism’ is a disease of—
(a) ears
(b) eyes
(c) nose
(d) throat
Ans. (b)