PSC Model Question Paper West Bengal

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1. Choose the correct alternative of meaning for the word bold in the given sentence.
The emergency room of the hospital is always a scene of hectic activity.
(A)slow
(B) fevered
(C) frenetic
(D) fast
Ans : (C)

2.He decided to cache his jewellery in the locker.
(A) Stow away safely
(B) Cram
(C) Clean
(D) Carry away
Ans : (A)

3.The lawyer drew …… the will and asked the witnesses to sign it.
(A) over
(B) up
(C) upon
(D) across
Ans : (B)

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1. He decided to cache his jewellery in the locker.
(A) Stow away safely
(B) Cram
(C) Clean
(D) Carry away
Ans : (A)

2. In the chilly winter, the dank dormitory was no comfort to the weary travellers.
(A) Cold
(B) Damp
(C) Dark
(D) Humid
Ans : (B)

3. Choose the correct alternative of meaning for the word bold in the given sentence.
The emergency room of the hospital is always a scene of hectic activity.
(A) frenetic
(B) fevered
(C) slow
(D) fast
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 4 and 5) Choose the most appropriate word to fill in

the gaps in the sentences.

4. Even without a microphone, his ……voice broadcasted the message to the farthest reaches of the auditorium.
(A) stentorian
(B) soothing
(C) muffled
(D) obnoxious
Ans : (A)

5. The retired judge was too …… to be taken in by the spurious excuses given by the swindler.
(A) astute
(B) obtuse
(C) paltry
(D) ingenious
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 6 to Select the right preposition from the given

options.

6. This looks beautiful …… Moonlight.
(A) in
(B) by
(C) at
(D) on
Ans : (A)

7. The lawyer drew …… the will and asked the witnesses to sign it.
(A) up
(B) over
(C) upon
(D) across
Ans : (A)

8. After fooling everybody for years the culprit was found……
(A) in
(B) over
(C) at
(D) out
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 9 to 11) Fill in the blanks with the option which

best fits in with the meaning of the sentence as a whole :

9. When they are confronted with anything unusual, they persist in

taking its character away by the simple …… of calling it pathological.
(A) expectorant
(B) expedient
(C) experiment
(D) example
Ans : (D)

10. I will paint these Multitudinous seas …… with the gore of my foes.
(A) reverberant
(B) incarnadine
(C) agog
(D) incarcerate
Ans : (A)

11. Sheep must flock together, always, for they are…… animals.
(A) segregated
(B) adherent
(C) bereft
(D) gregarious
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 12 to 14) For each blank, choose the correct phrase

from the given options.

12. In order to get a …… view of the village, we climbed the top of the mountain.
(A) varied
(B) bird’s eye
(C) clear cut
(D) spine-chilling
Ans : (B)

13. Mainak’s father has agreed to …… until his debtor can get the

business up and running again.
(A) call his bluff
(B) call the shots
(C) a close call
(D) call off the dogs
Ans : (D)

14. We have already wasted an hour; let us now …… our studies.
(A) get on with
(B) prolong
(C) go over
(D) go through
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 15 and 16) Find out the words most nearly opposite in

meaning to the expressions bold in the respective sentences.

15. The Cadaverous face of Dracula in the film horrified many viewers.
(A) Corpulent
(B) Scary
(C) Flaccid
(D) Ominous
Ans : (A)

16. The slipshod nature of his work made him come in for a reprimand from his supervisor.
(A) admonishment
(B) praise
(C) argument
(D) debate
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 17 and 18) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.

17. The judge turned……the defendant’s appeal for a postponement.
(A) into
(B) away
(C) down
(D) over
Ans : (C)

18. The novelty of being a celebrity wears …… ultimately.
(A) off
(B) out
(C) down
(D) away
Ans : (A)

19. Detect the correct grammatical root from the options furnished below.Virile is the adjectival form of—
(A) virus
(B) hound
(C) man
(D) virgin
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 20 and 21) Choose, from the options provided, the

nearest meaning of the bold portions in the given sentences.

20. Since we have journeyed so far, we might as well go the whole hog.
(A) take the matter to its logical end
(B) venture some further
(C) continue
(D) retreat
Ans : (A)

21. When the results were declared, it was found that Ramesh had shown the rest of us a clean pair of heels.
(A) outclassed us by a big margin
(B) run away
(C) gone the whole distance
(D) gone farther
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 22 to 25) Fill in each blank with a word that is appropriate.

22. The money was divided equally …… two brothers.
(A) amongst
(B) between
(C) with
(D) over
Ans : (B)

23. Their spacious apartment was divided …… and converted into three flats.
(A) between
(B) up
(C) over
(D) along
Ans : (B)

24. The soccer player was shown a yellow card for arguing …… the referee.
(A) from
(B) for
(C) beside
(D) with
Ans : (D)

25. Arguing …… the defence, the lawyer stated that his clients had a reputation for honest dealing.
(A) for
(B) from
(C) over
(D) of
Ans : (A)

26. Which of the following countries denied Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference with other Nobel laureates ?
(A) Iran
(B) South Africa
(C) Russia
(D) Mongolia
Ans : (B)

27. Abul-Fajal lived during the period of—
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Babar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar
Ans : (D)

28. In terms of irrigation, which of the following States strikes a balance between all types ?
(A) Punjab
(B) U.P.
(C) Karnataka
(D) West Bengal
Ans : (C)

29. Who nominates the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament ?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ans : (C)

30. The film Slumdog Millionaire which won the ‘Best Film’ award at the 81st Academy Awards is based on a novel by—
(A) Khuswant Singh
(B) Anita Deshai
(C) Danny Boyle
(D) Vikash Swarup
Ans : (D)

31. The film ‘Unishe April’ was directed by—
(A) Rituparna Ghose
(B) Aparna Sen
(C) Mrinal Sen
(D) Gautam Ghose
Ans : (A)

32. The articles where Right to Freedom of Religion is mentioned are—
(A) Art. 12-19
(B) Art. 19-21
(C) Art. 25-28
(D) Art. 21-28
Ans : (C)

33. The rural settlements of Kerala are mostly ……
(A) Compact
(B) Dispersed
(C) Linear
(D) Agglomerated
Ans : (B)

34. Which of the following pairs won the Mixed Doubles Title in the Australian Open Tennis Championships, 2009?
(A) Cara Black and Leander Paes
(B) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi
(C) Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram
(D) Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray
Ans : (B)

35. The disease ‘beri beri’ is caused by the deficiency of—
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Iron
(C) Vitamin B
(D) Iodine
Ans : (C)

36. The Central Government gives grants-in-aid to the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India on the basis of recommendation of the—
(A) Planning Commission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Public Accounts Committee
(D) Estimates Committee
Ans : (B)

37. The Barren and Narcondam islands are—
(A) Of volcanic origin
(B) Sub-marine ridges
(C) Coral reefs
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

38. To which place did Tata Motors decide to shift the Nano Project from Singur ?
(A) Pithampur
(B) Pune
(C) Pantnagar
(D) Sanand
Ans : (D)

39. In Parliamentary system the Executive is responsible—
(A) Directly to the people
(B) To the legislature
(C) To the judiciary
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

40. ‘Baking Powder’ is—
(A) Calcium bicarbonate
(B) Sodium bicarbonate
(C) Sodium chloride
(D) Baker’s yeast
Ans : (B)

41. Best judgment assessment under the I.T. Act, 1961 can be done by—
(A) Assessee
(B) Assessing Officer
(C) Employer
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

42. Ten Degree channel is situated between ……
(A) North & South Andaman
(B) Middle & South Andaman
(C) Little Andaman & Nicobor Islands
(D) India and Sri Lanka
Ans : (C)

43. Salman Rushdie won the Best of Booker Prize in 2008 for his novel—
(A) Beneath Her Feet
(B) The Moor’s Last Sigh
(C) Shalimar The Clown
(D) Midnight’s Children
Ans : (D)

44. Which one of the following Parliamentary Committees in India acts as watch-dog on departmental expenditure and irregularities ?
(A) Estimates Committee
(B) Committee on Public Undertakings
(C) Public Accounts Committee
(D) Committee on Public Assurances
Ans : (C)

45. Cooking gas supplied in cylinders is in the form of—
(A) Liquid
(B) Gas
(C) Solid
(D) A solution
Ans : (A)

46. If at an annual general meeting no auditor is appointed or reappointed, the auditor can be appointed by—
(A) Board of Directors
(B) Central Government
(C) Company Secretary
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

47. The estimated Fiscal Deficit in the Union Interim Budget, 2009 has been placed at—
(A) 4.5%
(B) 5%
(C) 5.5%
(D) 6%
Ans : (C)

48. Rovers’ Cup is associated with—
(A) Badminton
(B) Cricket
(C) Hockey
(D) Football
Ans : (D)

49. Rourkela Steel Plant is located at the confluence of Sankya and …… rivers.
(A) Koel
(B) Subarnarekha
(C) Damodar
(D) Dulung
Ans : (A)

50. The Chief Guest on India’s 60th Republic Day held on January 26, 2009 was the President of—
(A) Uzbekistan
(B) Kyrgyzstan
(C) Tajikistan
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (D)

51. The Planning Commission was constituted by a resolution of Government of India on—
(A) June 20, 1951
(B) March 15, 1950
(C) July 30, 1950
(D) September 15, 1951
Ans : (B)

52. In which part of the Indian Constitution, citizenship is referred ?
(A) Part-I
(B) Part-II
(C) Part-III
(D) Part-IV
Ans : (D)

53. The Lok Sabha which was elected in 2004 is—
(A) The 12th Lok Sabha
(B) The 13th Lok Sabha
(C) The 14th Lok Sabha
(D) The 15th Lok Sabha
Ans : (C)

54. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ?
(A) C. Rangarajan
(B) V. L. Kelkar
(C) A. M. Khusroo
(D) R. Chelliah
Ans : (B)

55. The ‘Nandadevi Himal’ feeds the …… glaciers.
(A) Pindari
(B) Siachen
(C) Gangotri
(D) Hispar
Ans : (C)

56. Eleventh Five-Year Plan covers the period from—
(A) 2003 to 2008
(B) 2007 to 2012
(C) 2002 to 2007
(D) 2005 to 2010
Ans : (B)

57. Who presides over meetings of Rajya Sabha ?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Vice-President
(C) President
(D) Speaker
Ans : (B)

58. Who is the newly elected Vice-President of USA ?
(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Sara Palin
(C) John McCain
(D) Joseph Biden
Ans : (D)

59. Who is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces of India ?
(A) The President
(B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Union Defence Minister
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

60. Tamil and Malayalam languages belong to …… linguistic family.
(A) Aryan
(B) Dravidian
(C) Austric
(D) Mongolean
Ans : (B)

61. GAAP stands for—
(A) General Accounting and Auditing Procedure
(B) Generally Accepted Accounting Procedure
(C) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(D) General Auditing and Accounting Principles
Ans : (C)

62. Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy in 2008 ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)

63. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National Flag of India ?
(A) 22
(B) 24
(C) 16
(D) 26
Ans : (B)

64. At the suggestion of the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Mr. Lakadwala at the time of Janata Party Government, a new type of Plan called Rolling Plan was launched from—
(A) January, 1978
(B) March, 1978
(C) April, 1978
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

65. The Pong Dam has been constructed on …… river.
(A) The Beas
(B) The Chenub
(C) The Ravi
(D) The Shutlej
Ans : (A)

66. Who was the Chairman of the Sixth Pay Commission for Central Government employees ?
(A) K. G. Balakrishnan
(B) A. M. Ahmadi
(C) R. C. Lahoti
(D) B. N. Srikrishna
Ans : (D)

67. Where was Buddha born ?
(A) Rajagriha
(B) Magadha
(C) Kosala
(D) Lumbini
Ans : (D)

68. Number of MPs to Lok Sabha from West Bengal are—
(A) 42
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 41
Ans : (A)

69. The cost formulae recommended by IAS-2 to value inventories are—
(A) FIFO or weighted average
(B) Standard cost
(C) NIFO or latest purchase price
(D) LIFO
Ans : (A)

70. Which is the first country to sign a Civil Nuclear Agreement with India on September, 2008 putting an end to its over three decades of isolation in the nuclear energy ?
(A) France
(B) United Kingdom
(C) China
(D) Russia
Ans : (A)

71. The Jataka tales are Stories about the lives of—
(A) The Bodhisattvas
(B) The Jain teachers
(C) The Vedic saints
(D) All of the above
Ans : (A)

72. Which of the following rivers does not fall into the Bay of

Bengal ?
(A) The Pennar
(B) The Paira
(C) The Krishna
(D) The Sharavati
Ans : (D)

73. Pre-incorporation profit is an example of—
(A) Capital Reserve
(B) Secret Reserve
(C) Revenue Reserve
(D) Statutory Reserve
Ans : (A)

74. ‘Bird’s Nest’ is the name of a—
(A) Stadium in Beijing
(B) Bird sanctuary in Bharatpur
(C) Spot known for eco-tourism near Colombo
(D) Famous building in New York
Ans : (A)

75. Which of the following scientists and mathematici ansa belonged to the Gupta period ?
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Varahamihira
(C) Both of them
(D) Neither of them
Ans : (C)

76. Seventh Five-Year Plan was launched in—
(A) April, 1985
(B) August, 1986
(C) June, 1986
(D) November, 1985
Ans : (A)

77. In the arid Western part of India, Dhands are ……
(A) Narrow Depressions
(B) Small hills
(C) Pediments
(D) Alkaline lakes
Ans : (C)

78. A country is said to be going through an economic recession if there is a sustained decline in its GDP for two consecutive—
(A) Months
(B) Quarters
(C) Years
(D) Decades
Ans : (D)

79. Which country influenced Gandhara art ?
(A) China
(B) Greece
(C) Rome
(D) Egypt
Ans : (B)

80. Art. 14 of the Indian Constitution is related to—
(A) Right to equality
(B) Supreme Court
(C) President
(D) Governor
Ans : (A)

81. The proportion of ST population to total population is highest in …….
(A) M. P.
(B) Manipur
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Nagaland
Ans : (D)

82. The Planning Commission was constituted by the Government of India and its Chairman was—
(A) Gulzarilal Nanda
(B) Ballavbhai Patel
(C) Jagjiwan Ram
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans : (D)

83. Which one of the following is most likely to occur if the Reserve Bank of India lowers the Cash Reserve Ratio ?
(A) An increase in aggregate savings
(B) A rise in Budget Deficit
(C) A rise in aggregate money supply
(D) A rise in the use of Credit Cards
Ans : (C)

84. Which of the following incidents marked the beginning of the Turkish rule in India ?
(A) First attack of Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan
(C) Attack of Muhammad Ghori
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

85. Which of the following transactions are not entered in journal proper ?
(A) Dishonour of bills
(B) Rectification of errors
(C) Issue of shares
(D) Sales return
Ans : (B)

86. Almost 98% reserves of barites are found in …….
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)

87. Which incident forced Gandhiji to call for the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 ?
(A) Mob violence in Chauri Chaura
(B) Jallianwallabag Massacre
(C) Chittagong Armoury Raid
(D) Foundation of Swaraj Party
Ans : (A)

88. What is Din-i-Ilahi ?
(A) A mosque set-up by Akbar
(B) A religious book
(C) A religious prayer
(D) A religious path laid down by Akbar, The Great Mughal
Ans : (D)

89. State Governments and Central Government, both can make laws on matters enshrined in—
(A) Central List
(B) Concurrent List
(C) State List
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

90. The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was given by—
(A) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans : (B)

91. Since the commencement of the Indian Constitution, the number of Finance Commission constituted was—
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 12
(D) 14
Ans : (C)

92. The river Tapti flows into the—
(A) Palk Straits
(B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Arabian Sea
(D) Indian Ocean
Ans : (C)

93. The older alluvium of the Ganga plains is known as ……….
(A) Khadar
(B) Bhabar
(C) Bhangar
(D) Kallar
Ans : (C)

94. Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal ?
(A) David Hare
(B) Sir William Jones
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Sir East Hyde
Ans : (B)

95. The company auditor prepares his report for the—
(A) Shareholders
(B) Board of Directors
(C) Central Government
(D) SEBI
Ans : (B)

96. Which one of the following is India’s largest private sector

bank ?
(A) HDFC Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) Axis Bank
(D) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Ans : (B)

97. The Regur soil has been derived from the …… rocks.
(A) granites
(B) basaltic lava
(C) gneiss
(D) limestones
Ans : (B)

98. What is the main aim of ‘Swaraj Party’ ?
(A) To start non-cooperation movement
(B) To enter Legislative Council for Wrecking from within
(C) To make a demand for a new constitution
(D) To get complete freedom for India
Ans : (D)

99. On what basis the seats of Lok Sabha are distributed among the

Indian States ?
(A) Population
(B) Area and Resources
(C) Area, Resources and Population
(D) Efficient Management of Finances
Ans : (A)

100. How many types of emergency have been mentioned in the

Constitution of India ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

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