MockTest-1 W.B.C.S. Preliminary MockTest


 

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Research in the workplace reveals that people work for many reasons ________.(Sentence Completion)
money beside
beside money
money besides
besides money
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Saturn is __________to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
enough bright
bright enough
as enough bright
bright as enough
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Who ___________ was coming to see us this evening?
you said
did you say
did you say that
had you said
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Were you a bird, you ____________ in the sky.
would fly
shall fly
should fly
shall have flown
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After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he _______ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.
was wishing
is wishing
wished
had wished
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Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence :
He is of Asian origin.
They belonged to Africa.
She is an European.
They migrated from India to Australia.
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Synonym for the word EAGER is
Curious
Clever
Enthusiastic
Devoted
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Synonym of DEIFY is
Face
worship
Flatter
Challenge
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Antonym of RECEDE is
Rush
Advance
Approach
Forward
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Antonym of PROFANE is
Arrogant
Benign
Respectful
Pious
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A post without remuneration may be termed as-
Voluntary
sinecure
Honorary
Involuntary
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The expression-Mania for travel-may be substituted by
Dromomania
Pyromania
Biblomania
Logomania
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A numismatist is a person who collects
Postal stamps
coins
Fossils
Pebbles
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A person who studies the formation of the earth-
Meteorologist
Anthropologist
Geologist
Zoologist
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Official in-charge of a museum
Dean
Warden
Curator
Musician
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Fill in the blanks with most suitable words... In times of crisis people usually think --------- God.
About
Over
Of
by
17/100
A light sailing boat built especially for racing is called.........
Dinghy
Canoe
Yacht
Frigate
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The teacher................... Sunil because he did not get good score in exam.
was unhappy at
was unhappy with
is unhappy at
is to be unhappy at
19/100
Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
Aliennate
Allienate
Alienate
Alienatte
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Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
Acurrate
Accurate
Acurate
Accuratte
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Uxoricide means-
murder of women
to have hatred towards hermits
murder of wife
murder of children
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The meaning of the phrase- wolf in sheep's clothing
Scoundrel
Rogue
Hypocrite
Crook
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He is in the habit of chewing the cuds. Here chewing the cuds means-
accusing others
crying over spilt milk
forgetting things
to muse on
24/100
Change the voice-- Do not cut the apple.
Let not cut the apple.
Let the apple not been cut.
Let the apple not cut.
Let the apple not be cut.
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Change the narration: He said, "I must go at once."
He said that he was going at once.
He told that he is going at once.
He told to go at once.
He said that he had to go at once.
26/100
Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Gujarat
27/100
Who coined the word 'Geography'?
Ptolemy
Eratosthenes
Herodotus
Hacataus
28/100
Which of the following is called the 'ecological hot spot of India'?
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Western Himalayas
Eastern Himalayas
29/100
Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
Gujarat and Maharashtra
Orissa and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Kerala and Karnataka
30/100
The common tree species in nilgiri hills is
Sal
Pine
Eucalyptus
Teak
31/100
The Konkan Railway connects:
Goa – Mangalore
Roha – Mangalore
Kanyakumari – Mangalore
Kanyakumari – Mumbai
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River Indus originates from:
Hindukush range
Himalayan range
Karakoram range
Kailash range
33/100
Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Sirhind Canal
Yamuna Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
East Kosi Canal
34/100
Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?
Chennai
Mumbai
Kolkata
Delhi
35/100
The most densely populated state in India is:
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Tamilnadu
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Peninsular India has the following zonal soil types:
Red and yellow soil
Forest soil
Saline soil
Alluvial soil
37/100
Which year is called as the ‘Demographic divide’ ?
1941
1921
1901
1931
38/100
The iron and steel plant in Chhattisgarh is at
Burnpur
Salem
Bhilai
Bokaro
39/100
The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on
January 30th
December 22nd
September 22nd
July 4th
40/100
Which one of the pairs given below is/are correctly matched?
Chambal : Yamuna
Sone : Narmada
Manas : Brahmputra
All of the above
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Which hill station is called as the ‘Queen of the Satpuras’?
Pachmarhi
Nilgiri
Mahenderagiri
Cardamom
42/100
An irrigation project is categorized as a major project if it covers a cultivable command area of
less than 2,000 hectares
2,000 to 10,000 hectares
above 10,000 hectares
all the above
43/100
Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?
NH 4
NH 2
NH 10
NH 6
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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
Cape
Strait
Isthmus
Peninsula
45/100
Where is the shore based steel plant located?
Tuticorin
Salem
Vishakhapatnam
Mangalore
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The programme of ‘Operation Flood’ was concentrated on
increasing irrigation facilities
flood control
increasing the milk production
increase the flood grains production
47/100
Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries ?
Durand Line
Mac Mahon Line
Plimsoll Line
Maginot Line
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Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?
Mahanadi
Brahmaputra
Satluj
Ganga
49/100
Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Poles
Equator
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Which one among the following industries in the maximum consumer of water in India ?
Textile
Engineering
Thermal Power
Paper and Pulp
51/100
The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
Intelligence
Foreign affairs
Army organisation
Finance
52/100
Who built the ‘Gol Gumbaj’ at Bijapur, famous for the world’s second largest dome and the whispering gallery?
Mahmud Gawan
Yusuf Adil Shah
Ismail Adil Shah
Muhammad Adil Shah
53/100
The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
Nanak
Meera
Ramdas
Ramanujacharya
54/100
Who translated Ramayana into Persian ?
Abul Fazl
Badauni
Abdul Latif
Iswar Das
55/100
Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Hargovind
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Arjan Dev
56/100
Who built the Khajuraho temples?
Holkars
Scindias
Bundela Rajputs
Chandela Rajputs
57/100
The Chalukyas established their empire in
The Far South
Malwa
The Deccan
Gujarat
58/100
Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
Akbar
Auranzeb
Shahjahan
Jahangir
59/100
The Lodi dynasty was founded by
Ibrahim Lodi
Sikandar Lodi
Bahlul Lodi
Khizr Khan
60/100
Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment
Sarnath
Bodh Gaya
Kapilavastu
Rajgriha
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the Maratha Saint who was a contemporary of Shivaji.
Saint Eknath
Saint Tukaram
Saint Dhyaneshwar
Namdev
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Harshvardhana was defeated by
Prabhakaravardhana
Pulakesin II
Narasimhasvarma Pallava
Sasanka
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Which of the following cereals was among the first to be used by man?
Rye
Wheat
Barley
Oat
64/100
The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by:
Sir John Marshall
Sir William Jones
Charles Wilkins
James Princep
65/100
Arrange the following in chronological order: I. Dandi March II. Simon Commission III. Poona Pact IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact
II, I, III, IV
II, I, IV, III
IV, III, I, II
IV, III, II, I
66/100
Name the Mughal Prince, who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian ? (a) (b) (c) (d)
Dara Shikoh
Sulaiman Shukoh
Khusru
Murad
67/100
The Gandharva School of art is also known as the
Buddhist-Roman art
Dravidian-Roman art
Greco-Roman art
Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
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Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
Rajendra I
Mahendra Varman I
Krishna I
Govinda I
69/100
Multan was named by the Arabs as
City of beauty
City of wealth
City of gold
Pink city
70/100
The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was
Mihir–Bhoj
Dantidurga
Nagbhatta II
Vatsaraj
71/100
Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
Babur
Akbar
Humayun
Jahangir
72/100
Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
Bihar
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Assam
73/100
Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
Battle of Takkolam
Battle of Talikota
Battle of Kanwah
Battle of Panipat
74/100
Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
Akbar – Todarmal
Chanakya – Chandragupta
Vikramaditya – Megasthenes
Harshvardhan – Hiuen Tsang
75/100
Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronized by
Pulakeshi I
Harsha
Pulakeshi II
Kharavela
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Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
Pitt’s India Act, AD 1784
The Regulating Act, AD 1773
Charter Act, 1793 AD
Charter Act, 1813 AD
77/100
In which year, the Cripps Mission arrived in India?
1927
1938
1942
1946
78/100
What was the another name of ’Quit India movement’?
Khilafat Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Home Rule Movement
August Kranti
79/100
Under which Act were the Muslims provided separate electorates in British India?
Morely-Minto Reforms, 1909
Indian Council Act, 1892
Indian Council Act, 1861
Montagu - Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
80/100
Shri Narayan Dharma Paripalana Yogam of Kerala worked for
Upliftment of dalits and peasants
Women’s education
Eradication of child labour
The Hindu widow remarriage
81/100
Who founded Aligarh College in 1875?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Sayed Ahmad Khan
Abul Kalam Azad
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
82/100
The Governor General who visited Allahabad to review the working of Mahalwari Land Revenue System was
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Auckland
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Canning
83/100
‘Servants of Indian Society’ was founded by
Bal GangadharTilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Mahatma Gandhi
Govind Ranade
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Which freedom fighter suffered fatal injuries during a demonstration against Simon Commission?
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bhagat Singh
Chandrashekhar Azad
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
85/100
When was the British capital of India shifted from Kolkata to Delhi?
1911
1912
1909
1905
86/100
The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in
1836
1839
1849
1852
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In collaboration with Dravid hare and Alexander Du, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Keshab Chandra Sen
Raja Rammohan Roy
88/100
For which movement the slogan ’Do or Die’ was given by Mahatama Gandhi?
Civil disobedience movement
Non cooperation movement
Quit India movement
Khilafat movement
89/100
Who among the following woman social reformers was called ‘Pandit’?
Sister Subbalakshmi
Annie Besant
Ramabai
Gangabai
90/100
The weekly Commonweal was founded by
Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant
Bipin Chandra Pal
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
91/100
The resolution of Quit India Movement was passed in which of the following city?
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
Lucknow
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Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
Dayananda Saraswati
Rabindranath Tagore
Swami Vivekananda
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
93/100
Mrs. Annie Besant became the rst woman President of Indian National Congress in the year
1916
1917
1919
1923
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Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
John Simon
Pethic-Lawrence
Stafford Cripps
V. Alexander
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Who started the Indian Reforms Association?
Narayan Guru
Swami Vivekananda
Krishnaswami Aiyar
Keshav Chandra Sen
96/100
The Indian National Congress became a real mass based political party after the
Belgaum Session of Congress
Nagpur Session of the Congress in 1920
Kanpur Session of the Congress
Faizpur Session of the Congress in 1936
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Who is known as Lion of Punjab?
Bhagat Singh
Chandrashekhar Azad
Saifuddin Kichlu
Lala Lajpat Rai
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Which foreign journalist reported about the British brutality perpetrated against peaceful Satyagrahis at Dharasana Salt Depot during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
WelsMiller
F. Andrews
Palmer
Fischer
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The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred during
1860-1861
1876-1878
1896-1897
1899-1900
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Quit India Movement was launched in response to
Cripps Proposals
Simon Commission Report
Wavell Plan
Cabinet Mission Plan
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