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WBCS PRELIMINARY EXAM 2012 (19.02.2012)

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 2012

TEST BOOKLET GENERAL STUDIES Time allowed 2 1/2 hours

Fll marks : 200 Answer all the questions. TEST BOOKLET SERIS "A"

Questions are equal value.

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Cantidate should read the following insruvtion carefully before answer the qustion 1. The booklet consists of32 pages including this front page, containing 200 questions. Verify the Page nos. and Test Booklet Series on the each page and bring at once tote Invigilator's notice any sisvrepancy.

2. Answers will have tto be given in the special answe-sheet suplied for the purpose.

3. Before you proceed to make in the answer sheet in the response to various items in the Test booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the answer sheet as per instruction sent to you in the Amit Card. Don not Fold The Answer Sheet As This Will Result In Error In You.

4. All questions are of multiple choice answer type. You will find four probable answers. (A), (B), (C) and (D) against each question. Find out which of the four answers appears to you to be corret or the best. Now darken the oval corresponding to the letter of the selected answer in the Anwer Sheet with BLACK BALL POINT PEN as per instruction printed on the reverse of the Admit Card and the Answer Sheet.

5. If more than one oval is encoded for a particular answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer.

6. There will be nagativw marking for wrong anwers. 1/3 rd mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

7. There are blank pages at the end og this booklet for rough work.

9. The special AnswerSheet shold be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall. You are premitted to tak away the used Test Booklet after completion of he examination. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Direction for Question Nos. 1and 2 Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:

1. I have no desire ______________ fame. (A) Of (B) For (C) In (D) To Ans- (B)

2. There is an exception ____________ every rule. (A To (B) For (C) In (D) Up Ans- (A)

3. 'Hpld fire' means (A) To delay doing something (B) Catch Fire (C) Prevent fire (D) Magniy Ans- (C)

4. Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition: (A) Liquid - Solid (B)Enough - Adequate (C) Entice - Lure (D) Excess - Surplus Ans- (A)

5. A 'soliloquy means (A) Speaking to others (B) speaking to oneself (C) speaking in whispers (D) Speaking to a friend Ans- (B)

6. To take up the gauntlet means (A) To accept the challenge (B) To refuse (C) To appreciate (D) To move Ans- (A)

7. 'Thespian art' refers to (A) The art of tragedy (B) The art of history (C) The art of story telling (D) Tribal art Ans- (A)

8.'Cacography means (A) Bad spelling (B) Good spelling (C) Incorrect spelling (D) None of this above Ans-(A)

9. The meat of dear is called (A) Mutton (B) Venison (C) Spoor (D) Tendil Ans- (B)

10. 'Astronomy' means study of the (A) Moon (B) stars (C) Sky (D) Sun

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Ans- (B)

11. Regicide means (A) Murder of a father (B) Murder of a king (C) Murder of a brother (D) Murder of a sister Ans- (B)

12.'Aural' means (A) Relating to the ear (B) Relating to the eye (C) Relating to the air (D) Relating to the water Ans- (A)

13. Fill in the blanks with the following pairs: I am going to Chennai ______ Monday _______ tour (A) On, of (B) On, with (C) In, with (D) Of, on Ans- (A)

14. Tortuous means (A) torture (B) Tour (C) Full of twists and turns (D) Torturous Ans- (C)

15. Replace the underlined part of the sentence by any one of the four alternatives given below: He changed his job and was out of frying pan o fire. (A) Happy with the job (B) Misfit (C) Ina condition from bad to worse (D) Lucky in the choice Ans- (C)

16. He sympathised ________ him in his bereavement. (A) In (B) For (C) With (D) By Ans- (C)

17. He succeeded by the dint ____________ his hard labour. (A) Of (B) BY (C) For (D) Because Ans-(A)

18. he tried by all means, by hook or by crook to win the case. (A) By any means fair o foul (B) By money (C) By Man power (D) By muscle power Ans-(A)

19. She is proficient in music but weak (A) In study (B) At lessons (C) With study (D) On stdy (A)

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20. A manicurist takes care of (A) Foot (B) Ear (C) Nails (D) Mind Ans-(C)

21.Lachrymose nature means (A) Lethargic (B) Prone to anger (C) Prone to tear (D) Energetic Ans-(C)

22. A gourmet loves (A) Fashion (B) Action (C) Food (D) Films Ans-(C)

23. A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the ____________ (A) Ground (B) Floor (C) Carpet (D) Grave-stone Ans-(C)

24. Hike in the price may mar the future of the trade world. (A) Harness (B) Help (C) Better (D) Worsen Ans- (D)

25. A pugilist is a (A) Boxer (B) Swimmer (C) Athlete (D) Weight-lifter Ans- (A)

26. Which of the following is not a unit of lenth? ( ?)

(A) Light year- ( ) (B) Micron (C) AU (D) Radian Ans- (D)

27. Absolute zero temperature is that temperature where

(A) Water freezes to ice - (B) All molecules of matter come to rest - ! " #$

(C) All matterr stay in the solid state-# % & (D) Kinetic and potential energies of the molecules become equal to each other. ! "' ( &' )

Ans- (B)

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28. Who founded the Gadar Party in San Francisco in the USA? '+ ,- " . /0 ?

(A) Lala Hardayal (B) Ajit Singh (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) P. Mitra

Ans-(A)

29. Literacy rate of West Bengal in 2001 Census is 12 3 4556 7 - 8 9 (A) 57% (B) 75% (C) 64-84% (D) 60-70%

Ans- (C)

30. An object moving with constant speed on a horizontal surface will not have- 7. : ;

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'I' G ,E' @J. = ? (A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B) Sarder BallavBhai Patel (C) Gobind Ballav Pant (D) None of this above

34. Which surface is a good absorber of heat? . GK ? (A) white rough surface - L (B) Black rough surface- L (C) White smooth surface - L (D) Black smooth surface - L

Ans- (B)

35. 1st UN Agency which has appointed Pallesine as full member

+ F M& / # ' ? (A) WHO (B) UNESCO (C) UNDO (D) UPU Ans- (B)

36. The Act of 1919 is known as (A) Rowlatt Act (B) Morley Minto Act (C) Mont Ford Act (D) Simon Act

Ans- (A)

37.Female literacy rate of West Bengal in 2001 Census 12 8-3 4556 7 - 8 9 (A) 64.5% (B) 53.67% (C) 43.8% (D) 50.5%

Ans- (B)

38. Where will Commonwealth Games 2018 be held? 456N ( H8 0 ? (A) Hambanota (Sri Lanka) (B) Gold Coast (Australia) (C) New Delhi (D) St. Kits

Ans- (B)

39. Name the first Indian State which established "Lokayukta'? ; / ' " ? (A) Maharashtra (B) Andhra Padesh (C) Bihar (D) Kerala Ans-

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40. Which incident forced Mahatma Gandhi to call for the suspension of the Non-Cooperation movement in 1922? (A) Mob violence in Chaurichaura (B) Jalianwalabag massacre (C) Chittagong Armoury Raid (D) Foundation of the Swarajya Party

Ans- (A)

41. The Constitution of which one of the following countries play a prominent role? (A) US Constitution (B) French Constitution (C) Indian Constitution (D) British Consitution

Ans- (D)

42. A clear piece of glass immersed in glycerol cant not be seen separately because in the comparison to the refractive index of glycerol, the refractive index of glass is (A) Greater (B) Lesser (C) Nearly equal (D) This does not depend on refractive index

Ans- (C)

43. According to 2001 Census lowest literacy rate in India is found in (A) Rajasthan (B) Jharkhand (C) Bihar (D) MAdhya Pradesh

Ans- (C)

44. With which country did Bangladesh sign a deal on 2nd November, 2011 to build its 1st Nuclear Power Plant? (A) China (B) Russia (C) India (D) France

Ans- (B)

45. When a positive charged conductor is earthed then (A) Electron flow from the conductor to earth (B) Proton flow from the conductor to the earth (C) Electron flow from the earth to the conductor (D) Proton flow from the earth to the conductor

Ans- (A)

46. In which Congress session was the demand for complete independence first made? (A) Nagpur (B) Amritasar (C) Lahore (D) Calcutta

Ans- (C)

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47. In India the sex ratio according to 2001 Census is (A) 933 females/ 100 males (B) 927 females/ 100 males (C) 898 females/ 100 males (D) 800 females/ 100 males Ans-(A)

48. Calculate the shielding suffered by valence electron in fluorine (A) 5.20 (B) 4.80 (C) 5.80 (D) 4.85 Ans-

49. A clock strikes once at 1 O'clock, twice at 2 O'clock....... twelve times at 12 O'clock. How many times will the bell be struck in course of 2 days? (A) 78 (B) 264 (C) 312 (D) 144 Ans- (C)

50.Who raised the slogan 'Long Live Revolution' in the Central Legislative Assembly, Delhi? (A) Bhagat Sing (B) Rashbihari Bose (C) M.N Roy (D) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans- (A)

51.What is the proper connotation of the term 'secularism'? (A) The State is the patron of all religions (B) In the state affairs of the Governance and formulation of State Policies the State is not guided by religious considerations (C) The State should promote dominant religion (D) None of this above

Ans- (B)

52. The ratio of the radii of two circles is 5:4 . What is the ratio of their areas? (A) 5:4 (B) 25:16 (C) 6:7 (D) 9:13 Ans- (B)

53. A profit of 25 % is made by selling an article for Rs. 30. If the article sold for Rs. 33.60, the profit would have been (A) 30% (B) 35% (C) 40% (D) 45% Ans- (C)

54. Gold has extraordinary high density than silver. the reason is (A) Higher mass number of gold (B) Higher atomic number of gold (C) High screening effect (D) Lanthanide contraction Ans-(D)

55.CTBT is a term associated with

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(A) Nuclear Weapon (B) Central Taxes (C) International Terrorism (D) None of the above Ans- (A)

56. Who led the Muslim deputation at Shimla in 1906? (A) Sali,ullah (B) Aga Khan (C) Muhammad Ali (D) Saukat Ali Ans- (B)

57. Which incident in colonial history of India marks the first war of independence? (A) The peasant uprising at Chaurichara (B) The Naval Mutiny of 1946 (C) Chittagong Armoury Raid (D) Sepoy Mutiny in 1957 Ans- (D)

58. Which of the following waves is used for telecommunication? (A) Infra red rays (B) Ultra violet rays (C) Micro waves (D) X-rays Ans- (C)

59. In which ancient text do you find the earliest reference to the Varma System? (A) Manu Samhita (B) Rigveda (C) Atharva Veda (D) Satapatha Brahmana Ans- (B)

60. East Kolkata Wetlands has been declared as a (A) World Heritage Site (B) Ramsar site (C) Biodiversity site (D) None of this above Ans- (B)

61. Name the workers organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi (A) Indian National Trade Union Congress (B) Majoor Mahajan (C) A.I.T.U.C (D) Workers Welfare League Ans- (B)

62. How many gms of a dibasic acid (mol wt 200) should be present in 100 ml of its aqueous solution to give 0.1 (N) strength? (A) 2 gm (B) 1 gm (C) 10 GM (D) 20 gm Ans-

63. Who composed the Allahbad Prasasti of Sumudragupta? (A) Kalhana (B) Bilhana (C) Banabhatta (D) Harisena Ans- (D)

64. A high birth rate is associated with (A) A high female literacy rate (B) A low female literacy rate (C) A high male literacy rate (D) none of this Ans- (B)

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65.Who was the founder of Anushilan Samiti? (A) Aurobindo Ghosh (B) Barin Ghosh (C) Barrister Pramatha Nath Mitra (D) Chittaranjan Das

Ans- (C)

66. The expression of average speed of gaseous molecule is (A) 3RT/M (B) 2RT/M (C) 8RT/ M (D) 8KT/ M

Ans-

67.Sundarbans' has been cited as a World Heritage site due its (A) Tiger reserves (B) Sundari trees (C) Mangrove trees (D) Biodiversity Ans- (C)

68. The salary of Anup is 30% more than that of Barun. Find by what precentage is the salary of Barun less than that of Anup? (A) 26.12% (B) 21.23% (C) 23.07% (D) 27.03% Ans-(C)

69. Proteins are detected by (A) Molisch's test (B) Biuret test (C) DNP test (D) benedict's test Ans- (B)

70. Who was the Kaivartta Chief who rebelled against the Pala ruler Mahipala II of Bengal? (A) Dhekata (B) Gandhata (C) Divya (D) Mayuraddhvaja Ans-

71. Where the Azad Hind Fauj was first established? (A) Tokyo (B) Rangoon (C) Singapore (D) Bangkok

72. Which one of the following is a thermoplastic polyer? (A) Rubber (B) NYlon 6-6 (C) PVC (D) Bakelite

73 Hindu law inheritance is responsible for (A) Low productivity of land (B) Non-application of scientific mode of farming (C) Non-avaliability of navigational facilities (D) Subdivision and fragmentation of land holdings

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74. The outh eastern part of the bengal selta is undergoing (A) Subsidence (B) Emergence (C) Progradation (D) None of the above

75.The 'Teory of National Selection' was proposed by (A) J.B>S haldene (B) G.J Mendel (C) A.I Oparin (D) C.R Darwin

76. Who among the Gupta rules was known as "Lichchavidauhitra'? (A) Samudragupta (B) Chandragupta II (C) Kumaragupta (D) Skandagupta

77. Indigo Revolt was regularly highlighted in (A) Hindoo Patriot (B) Times of India (C) Stateman (D) Englishman

78.Which group of the society is worst affected by continuous inflationary price rise? (A) Trade and merchants (B) The innvestors class (C) Self-employed group (D) Fixed income group

79. A captain and vice-captain are to be chosen out of a team having 11 players. How many ways are there to do this? (A) 99 (B) 110 (C) 90 (D) 22

80. The presence of pnematophore (breathing root) is found in (A) Mangrove plants (B) Epiphytic plants (C) Hydrophytic plants (D) Insectivores plants

81. The Khalimpur Copper Plate informs us about the military exploits of the Pala ruler (A) Devapale (B) Rampala (C) Dharmapala (D) Mahipala I

82. The first remote sensing satellite from India was (A) P6 (B) P4 (C) IRS 1A (D) CARTOSAT Ans- (C)

83. Define the folllowing fnctions: f(x,y)=(x+y)/2, g(x,y )= x - y and h(x,y) = (x-y)/2, which of the following has a value 0.25 for x=0 and y = 0.5? (A) f(x,y) (B) g(x,y) (C) f(x,y) (D) f(x,y) + g (x,y)

84.The enzyme 'DNA gyrase' is associated with the function of (A) Proctein syntheses (B) DNA replication (C) Lipid biosynthesis (D) DNA damage

85. Who was the authorof the book 'Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi'? (A) Abul Fazl (B) Minhaj-us-Siraj (C) Ziauddin Barani (D) Al Biruni

86.Who said "Swaraj is my birthright"? (A) bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Bipin Chandra Pal (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Mahatma Gandhi

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87. What is capital? (A) Money is capital (B) Machineries andbulding constitute capital (C) Capital is produced means of production (D) None of the above

88. Xylem tissue ismainly concerned with the (A) Photosynthesis of plants (B) transport of water and mineral nutrient in plants (C) Storage of prepared foods in plants (D) Transport of enzymes in plants

89. Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate ? (A) Alauddin Alam Sham (B) Ibrahim Lodi (C) Bahhlul Lodi (D) Sikander Lodi

90. Who was the leader of the Khuda-i-Khidmadgar? (A) M.A. Jinnah (B0 Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (C) A.K. Azad (D0 Muhammed Ali

91.Which of th following facto is most important for future industrial devlopment of India? (A) Maintenance of industrial peace (B) Creation of adequate infrastructural facilities (C) Huge investment is to be undertaken by the investor class (D) None of this above

92. Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to meadure (A) Depth of water (B) Position of oceanic mineral (C) Latitudes and longitude (D) Circumference of the globe

93. The plant body is not 'differentiated' into root, stem and leaves' in (A) Pteridophytes (B) Angiosperms (C) Gymnosperms (D) Algae

94. Who was Babur's main adversary in the battle of Khanwa ? (A) Mahmud Lodi (B) Himu (C) Pana Sanga (D) None of them

95. Aerial photograph are studied with the help of (A) Microscope (B) Stereoscope (C) Parallax bar (D) Theodolite

96. The Krishak Praja Party in Bengal was establised by (A) A.K Fazlul Huq (B) muzaffar Ahmed (C) Abdul Halim (D) Humayun

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