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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,2018 was awarded to Mirabai Chanu for which discipline?
(A) Wrestling
(B) Weightlifting
(C) Boxing
(D) Archery
- The operation ‘Surya Hope’ is related to
(A) Uttarakhand flood
(B) Kerala flood
(C) Kashmir flood
(D) Assam flood
- Along with Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika, who was the
recipients of Bharat Ratna of 2019?
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) Manmohan Singh
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) None of the above
- Who won 68th edition of Miss World Pageant?
(A) Karen Ibasco
(B) Manushi Chhillar
(C) Megan Young
(D) Vanessa Ponce
- Who won Man Booker Prize, 2018?
(A) Anna Burns
(B) Daisy Johnson
(C) Rachel Kushner
(D) Richard Powers
- The opening match of ICC World Cup, 2019 between England and South Africa was held in
(A) Lord’s
(B) Oval
(C) Trent Bridge
(D) Cardiff
- The 2020 Summer Olympic will be held in
(A) Tokyo
(B) London
(C) Athens
(D) Atlanta
- Which three companies have launched the Uijwala Sanitary Napkins?
(A) Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum
(B) Bharat Petroleum, ONGC and Indian Oil
(C) Indian Oil, Oil India Limited and Hindustan Petroleum
(D) ONGC, Oil India Limited and Bharat Petroleum
- What was the profession Volodymyr Zelensky before elected as the
President of Ukraine?
(A) Singer
(B) Comedian
(C) Doctor
(D) Soldier
- In which country the first ever home delivery drone service has been
launched by Google Wing?
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) France
(D) South Korea
- How many times Sheikh Hasina has been elected as Prime Minister of
Bangladesh?
(A) Two Times
(B) Three Times
(C) Four Times
(D) Five Times
- Which country’s army ousted and arrested president Omar-Al-Bashir on
April 11, 2019?
(A) Sudan
(B) South Sudan
(C) Somalia
(D) Egypt
- Who has joined International Monetary Fund as its chief economist on
January 8, 2019?
(A) Jayanto Ghosh
(B) Gita Gopinath
(C) Raghuram Rajan
(D) Indira Nooyi
- Which of the following two countries named the first and second best
performing country after the Climate Change Performance Index, 2019?
(A) Norway and Iceland
(B) Sweden and Bhutan
(C) Bhutan and Finland
(D) Sweden and Morocco
- Who has been named as the Wisden Almanack leading cricketer of the
year 2018?
(A) Jos Buttler
(B) Sam Curren
(C) Virat Kohli
(D) Shakib Al Hasan
- World Health Organization has raised alarm over a 300 per cent increase
in the case of which disease globally in the first quarter of 2019 compared
with last year?
(measles)
(A) Cancer
(B) Polio
(C) Diabetes
(D) AIDS
- Who has become the first Indian woman scientist to have been selected
as Fellow of the Royal Society in the 359 year history of the prestigious
scientific academy?
(A) Mangala Narlikar
(B) Gagandeep Kang
(C) Nandini Harinath
(D) Aditi Pant
- Defence Research and Development Organization on April 15, 2019
successfully test fired Nirbhay. What is Nirbhay?
(A) Pilotless aircraft
(B) Radar
(C) Missile launcher vessel
(D) Sub-sonic cruise missile
- In which country India has rebuilt Kundeling Monastery?
(A) Thailand
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Nepal
(D) Bhutan
- Name the Indian who has been felicitated with Mexico’s highest civilian
award ‘Order of the Aztec Eagle’ in 2019 ?
(A) Ram Nath Kovind
(B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Sonia Gandhi
- Who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy Executive
Director of UN-Women on May 30, 2019 ?
(A) Narayani Shastri
(B) Anita Bhatia
(C) Ritu Jhingon
(D) Lakshmi Puri
- Which state government’s Medical & Health Department has received the WHO’s ‘World No Tobacco Day Award, 2019’ ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Chattisgarh
(D) West Bengal
- In which, of the following institution, the first time ever in India, voting was
held in the campus of an institution for mentally ill on April 18, 2019 ?
(A) Spandana Institute of Mental Health
(B) Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad
(C) Institute of Mental Health, Ayanavaram
(D) Institute of Psychaitry, Kolkata
- A Book containing English translation of the 100 year old classic Punjabi
poem about Jalianwala Bagh massacre “Khooni Vaishakhi” has been
released in Abu Dhabi. What is the name of Jalianwala Bagh survivor who
wrote it after witnessing first-hand the events of April 13, 1919 ?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) Khuswant Singh
(C) Lai Singh Dil
(D) Nanak Singh
- Where is the “Vivek Smarak” — the Swami Vivekananda Value Education and Cultural Centre located ?
(A) Telangana
(B) West Bengal
(C) Karnataka
(D) Bihar
- Which of the following Ministry launched the Artisan Speak?
(A) Ministry of Culture
(B) Ministry of Tourism
(C) Ministry of Textiles
(D) Ministry of External Affairs
- In which city India’s first Tree Ambulance has recently been launched?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Chennai
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Mumbai
- Who named cyclone ‘Foni’?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Myanmar
- Which sports has been included in 2022 Asian Games?
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Paragliding
(D) Pencak Silat
- Which of the following banks has launched the ‘Bank on Wheels’ service ?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Axis Bank
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) Indian Overseas Bank
- Which city bagged award for the cleanest city for third straight year in
Swach Survekshan, 2019?
(A) Pune
(B) Amaravati
(C) Indore
(D) Chandigarh
- Binapani Devi was the matriarch of which community ?
(A) Mech
(B) Bauris
(C) Rabha
(D) Matua
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018
- MOU on river Ganga rejuvenation was signed by India on 17th April,
2018 with - a) UK
b) USA
c) Bangladesh
d) China - First countries in Gulf to introduce VAT in 2018 are
- a) Qatar and Iran
b) Qatar and Kuwait
c) UAE and Saudi Arabia
d) Bahrain and Iraq - Who is the Sahitya Academy Award Winner for Bengali in 2017?
- a) Afsar Ahmed
b) Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri
c) Subodh Sarkar
d) Sankha Ghosh - Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature Rainer Weiss in 2017?
- a) Rainer Weiss
b) Micheal W. Young
c) Kazuo Ishiguro
d) Bob Dylan - Who is the Champion of ICC Wornens’ World Cup 2017?
- a) India
b) Australia
c) England
d) New Zealand - Who is the present Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
- a) Meira Kurnar
b) Venkaiah Naidu
c) Sumitra Mahajan
d) Biman Bancrjee - Which among the following nations participated FIFA World Cup 2018
for the first time? - a) Morocco
b) Tunisia
c) Egypt
d) Iceland - The best picture of 2018 Oscar was awarded to
- a) Darkest Hour
b) Lady Bird
c) Get Out
d) The Shape of Water - Who is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2017?
- a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Soumitra Chatterjee
c) Shashi Kapoor
d) Vinod Khanna - How many medals India secured in the Commonwealth
Games 2018? - a) 198
b) 136
c) 66
d) 82 - The best actor of 2018 Oscar was awarded to
- a) Denjel Washington
b) Daniel Kaluua
c) Daniel Dey-Lewis
d) Gary Oldrnan - Who won the 65th National Film Award for Best Actor?
- a) Riddhi Sen
b) Jishu Sengupta
c) Kaushik Ganguly
d) Ritwick Chakraborty - Who is the recipient of Jnanpith Award in 2017?
- a) Raghuvir Chaudhury
b) Bhalchandra Nemade
c) Krishna Sobti
d) Pratibha Rai - 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in
- a) Mexico
b) Canada
c) USA
d) Qatar - How many Gold Medals India won in the Commonwealth Games 2018?
- a) 80
b) 45
c) 26
d) 15 - What is the theme of World Environment Day 2018?
- a) Go Wild for Life
b) Beat Plastic Pollution
c) Think Eat Save
d) One Planet One Future - “Crossing The Line” is the autobiography of
- a) Sunil Chhetry
b) Luis Suarez
c) Maradona
d) Roy Keane - Which country introduces Smog insurance to combat air pollution?
- a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) U.K.
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2017
- What is the name of Australia’s first woman Prime Minister ?
(A) Jane Simpson
(B) Helen Opten
(C) Julia Gillard
(D) Audra Philton
- Why was Ajmal Kasab sentenced to death ?
(A) Attack on Indian Parliament
(B) Mumbai terror attacks
(C) Kashmir attacks
(D) Delhi Metro attacks
- Who won the 2015 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title ?
(A) Garbine Muguruza
(B) Petra Kvitova
(C) Serena Williams
(D) Maria Sharapova
- Where would the Common wealth Games be held in 2022 ?
(A) Johannesburg
(B) Gauteng
(C) Durban
(D) Pretoria
- The city named by UNESCO under creative cities Network for city of
music is
(A) Kolkata
(B) Varanasi
(C) Jaipur
(D) Lucknow
- Which biosphere reserve in India has been included in UNESCO list in
March, 2016 ?
(A) Agasthyamala biosphere reserve
(B) Simlipal biosphere reserve
(C) Sundarbans biosphere reserve
(D) Nanda Debi biosphere reserve
- Which, among the following, isolated US most from its European allies
during the past three months or so ?(A) USA’s criticism of refugee policy of the European states
(B) USA pulling out of Paris Accord
(C) USA’s disformal reception to German Chancellor when she visited that
country
(D) USA’s unpredictable foreign policy moves - Which is the highest judicial authority in the settlement of disputes in|
European Union ?
(A) European Court of Justice
(B) European Tribunal of Arbitration
(C) Inter-European States of Justice
(D) European Court of Law
- In which state of India Gomti river project scam unearthed in June, 2017 ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
- Recently Quora was in news, it related to which sector ?
(A) Health
(B) Finance
(C) Infrastructure
(D) Internet and social networking
- The Supreme Court of India bans the use of caste and religion during
election campaign on
(A) 10.02.2014
(B) 09.02.2015
(C) 12.04.2016
(D) 20.01.2017
- Which team, among the following, won Women’s World Cup in Hockey in 2017 ?
(A) India
(B) England
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan
- Which team, among the following, won ICC Champion’s Trophy in 2017 ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sri Lanka
- Who among the following won Men’s Singles in the French Open in 2017 ?
(A) Roger Federar
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Andy Murray
(D) Novak Djokovic
- To stitch a majority in Parliament Theresa May decided to tie up with
(A) Labour Party
(B) Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
(C) Democratic Ulster Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland
(D) Sinn Fein Party of Northern Ireland
- Choose the correct statement about WTO
(A) Afghanistan became the 164th member of WTO
(B) General Robert Azevedo is WTO Director
(C) WTO ministers met at Nairobi in Kenya for its last meeting
(D) All of the above
- Which state was declared on January 18, 2016 as the first organic
farming state of India ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Goa
(C) Sikkim
(D) Telangana
- Narendra Modi launched ‘Gramoday se Bharat Uday’ campaign on the
occasion of ‘Rashtriya Panchayati Raj Diwas’ in
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chattisgarh
- Which of the following countries changed their stance totally in 2017
from that of 2015-16 on the issue of the Chinese claim over the South
China Sea ?
(A) Vietnam
(B) Philippines
(C) Singapore
(D) Indonesia
- Who organised India Health Report : Nutrition 2015 and Global
Nutrition Report ?
(A) Public Health Foundation of India
(B) International Food Policy Research Institute.
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above
- Who won the 14th season of Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy for 2015-2016 ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Gujrat
(C) Bangalore
(D) Odisha
- Who is the deity of the temple where worship and entering of women
was lifted in April, 2016 ?
(A) Vishnu
(B) Kartikeya
(C) Shani
(D) Shankar / Mahadev
- Tech Mahindra has launched the electronic wallet named
(A) Mobile Money
(B) Mobo Money
(C) Smart Money
(D) E-Money
- Who was conferred ‘Padma Vibhusan’ honour at his residence on
December 13, 2015 ?
(A) Dilip Kumar
(B) Devika Rani
(C) Himangshu Rai
(D) None of the above
- Union Cabinet recently passed in-principle approval for disinvestment in
(A) Air India
(B) Hindustan Antibiotics
(C) BSNL
(D) ONGC
- Which company recently delivered the first tranche of modern bulletproof helmets of Indian Army ?
(A) Ordnance clothing
(B) ISRO
(C) MKU Limited
(D) BHEL
- Who has been appointed as the new President of International
Economic Association ?
(A) Kaushik Basu
(B) Arvind Virman
(C) Ashok K Lahiri
(D) Rakesh Mohan
- US is selling C-17 transport aircraft to India at an estimated cost of
$366.2 million. The aircraft has been manufactured by
(A) Lockheed Martin
(B) Northrop Grumman
(C) Boeing
(D) Safran Group
- M. F. Hussain left India and was conferred nationality of
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) UAE
(C) Qatar
(D) Bahrain
- Who received Jnanpith Award in 2016 ?
(A) Raghubir Chaudhuri
(B) Shankha Ghosh
(C) Amar Patnaik
(D) Amrinder Singh
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2016
- On 6th January 2016, the National Human Rights Commission issued a
notice to a particular state on the reported deplorable conditions prevailing in the prisons of that state. Which state was it ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Jharkand
(C) Panjab
(D) Bihar
- The name of Kunjarani Devi is associated with –
(A) Weight lifting
(B) Target shooting
(C) Swimming
(D) Archery
- Who is the Director of the film ‘Chatushkon’ ?
(A) Mrinal Sen
(B) Aparna Sen
(C) Srijit Mukherji
(D) Anjan Ghosh
4.In the Arjuna Award Winners 2015 List, Babita Kumari was awarded for –
(A) Wrestling
(B) Rowing
(C) Kabadi
(D) Shooting
- The 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development is awarded to –
(A) UNHCR
(B) UNICEF
(C) UNESCO
(D) WHO
- Graham Greene was associated with —
(A) Science
(B) Painting
(C) Music
(D) Literature
- Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, who passed away recently, wan as
exponent of –
(A) Shehnai
(B) Tabla
(C) Sitar
(D) Violin
- Infosys is opening its first overseas campus in –
(A) USA
(B) Japan
(C) Germany
(D) China
- The Man Booker International Prize 2016 has been won by South
Korean author Han Kang for the book –
(A) A General Theory of Oblivion
(B) A Whole Life
(C) The Vegetarian
(D) The Story of the Lost Child
- The Late Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia was the Maharani of –
(A) Surat
(B) Bhopal
(C) Jaipur
(D) Gwalior
- Which country has been declared by WHO as free of measles in July,2016 ?
(A) China
(B) Brazil
(C) Namibia
(D) Pakistan
- Which state Government in India has decided to launch a scheme
named ‘Green Passage’ for Orphan Students for promotion of higher
studies for them ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Odisha
(D) Uttar Pradesh
- The 2nd World Internet Conference 2015 was hosted by :
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) China
- Which of the following books is written by Shashi Tharoor ?
(A) Thoughts and Reflections
(B) Beyond Survival
(C) Standing Guard— a year in Opposition
(D) Indian Shastra : Reflections on the nation in our time
- The Jharana Khurd village suffered from the contamination of groundwater with –
(A) Arsenic
(B) Fluoride
(C) Nickel
(D) Copper
- The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a central government scheme in India to provide –
(A) affordable homes for all
(B) free LPG connections to BPL families
(C) crop insurance scheme
(D) electrification of all villages
- In April, 2016 the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued notices to the
Union and State Governments on issue of declaring which animal as
vermin ?
(A) Monkey
(B) Dog
(C) Cat
(D) Deer
- Project ‘Mausam’ launched by India is June 2014 was presented to an
international audience at the 38th session of World Heritage Committee
held at –
(A) Dubai
(B) Abu Dhabi
(C) Qatar
(D) Oman
- The Saraswati Samman Award 2014 was received by-
(A) Veerappa Moily
(B) Govind Mishra
(C) S. L. Bhyrappa
(D) Surjit Paatar
- The 2019 Asian Cup Games is to be hosted by-
(A) India
(B) Ecuador
(C) United Arab Emirates
(D) Japan
- Arktika is :
(A) A project of India in the Arctic Ocean
(B) A nuclear icebreaker of Russia
(C) A rescue ship of USA
(D) None of the above
- Luke Aikins is a-
(A) Skydiver
(B) Sprinter
(C) Swimmer
(D) None of the above
- Maximum water logging in the farmland is observed in-
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Pakistan
(D) Egypt
- Nepal’s new Constitution against which Madhesi’s are agitating was
announced in :
(A) 2012
(B) 2013
(C) 2014
(D) 2015
- Which of the following is / are wrongly matched ?
(A) Badruddin Ajmal — All India United Democratic Front
(B) Prafulla K. Mahanta — Assam Gana Parishad
(C) Ajit Singh — Bharatiya Janata Party
(D) Uddhav Thackeray — Shiv Sena
- Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 31st Law
Commission in India in 2016 ?
(A) Vivel Kumar
(B) Balbir Singh Chauhan
(C) Ramesh Negi
(D) Dr. Srivastava
- The 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature was won by –
(A) Alice Munro
(B) Patrick Modiano
(C) Svetlana Alexievich
(D) Doris Lessing
- Where has Uber opened its first engineering hub in Asia ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Kolkata
(D) Pune
- Israel was elected as chair of following permanent committee of the UN –
(A) Economic and Financial Committee
(B) Legal Committee
(C) Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
(D) Administrative and Budgetary Committee
- Which organization has released the Report titled ‘Migration and
Remittances Fact book 2016’ ?
(A) IMF
(B) World Bank
(C) OECD
(D) ADB
- Who is the president of FIFA ?
(A) Hong Martin
(B) Edwards Mike
(C) Sepp Blatter
(D) Gianni Infantino
- In which state among the below mentioned states was the Rotavirus
vaccination project first launched ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Jharkhand
- Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016 has been won by-
(A) Jawahar Mishra
(B) Kalyan Singh
(C) Henri Tiphagne
(D) Martin Macwan
- The United Nations published the World Water Development Report in–
(A) 2005
(B) 2007
(C) 2009
(D) 2011
- Which is not true about PANAMA expansion project ?
(A) It is re-opened in June, 2016
(B) It is third set of Lock’s Project
(C) The expansion tripled the Canal’s Capacity
(D) It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015
- ISRO launched its _____ th satellite on 27th August, 2015?
- A) 30
B) 25
C) 24
D) 26 - Going from India to Europe, vaccination is now required of –
(A) Cholera
(B) Yellow fever
(C) Hepatitis
(D) None of the above
- Human suffering index in India is
- A) 61
B) 50
C) 80
D) 70 - Best quality proteins are found in highest quantities in
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Ragi
(D) Bajra
- Which of the following statements is not correct
- A) Hungary declares state of emergency in Csongrad and backs -Kiskun and
sealed its border.
B) Hungary has emerged as epicenter of refuge crisis.
C) The refugees are mainly from Libya, Sudan, Iraq
D) The refugees are seeking refuse to save life from oppression in those countries. - Which of the following statement is not true
- A) IISC, Bangalore and IIT Delhi figure in the top 200 World Universities
Ratings
B) National University of Singapore has topped among Asian Universities
C) Massachusetts Institute Of Technology of US has topped the ranking for
the fourth time
D) In the top of 10 Universities 6 are from the US. - Consider the following statements:
- Union Cabinet has approved three lakh crore on urban development under
two new urban missions over the next five years- Smart Cities Mission and
AMRUT - Union Cabinet has approved new Urban Renewal mission, Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation of 500 cities. (AMRUT) - The Cabinet has approved the Smart Cities Mission and the AMRUT with
outlays of Rs 48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively.
Select the correct option using the codes given below
- A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3 - With reference to the 62nd National Film Awards, consider the following
statements - i) Directorate of Film Festivals was set up by the Government of India in
1973 to organize International and national Film Festivals with in the country.
ii) Vijay has been awarded best actor for Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)
iii) Shashi Kapoor has been conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Select the correct options using the codes given below
- A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3 - Consider the following statements.
- i) The Department of AYUSH has been elevated to an independent Ministry
on 09.11.2014
ii) June 21st was declared as the ‘ International Day of Yoga ‘ by the United
Nations General Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
- A) 1 only
B) 2 Only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these - Which committee has given its report on Government advertisements in
Media? - A) Rajinder Sachar Committee
B) N R Madhav Menon committee
C) Swaminathan Committee
D) Mudgal committee - Eminent Marathi literature _______ has been awarded 50th Jnanpith
Award for 2014. - A) Bhalachandra Nemade
B) V S Khandekar
C) Shirwakar
D) Govind Karnadikar - Which of the following statements is not correct
- A) About five million VW band was hit by emissions scandal
B) VW embedded software in the vehicle’s electronics allows the cars to emit up to 40 times the legally allowed amount of nitrogen.
C) In smoke test in shows that emission are within limit
D) The scheme was discovered by German Environmental Regulator. - The Black Money Undisclosed Income and Assets and Imposition of
Tax Act, 2015 does not include following - A) Failure to declare an undisclosed foreign asset will entail higher penalty
and prosecution
B) Result in forfeiture of assets under Money Laundering Act
C) The three month compliance window for declaration came to an
end on 31st August 2015.
D) The declaration can be filed on line - Consider the following statements
- i) There are about 5 million Indian workers all over the world
ii) More than 90% of them are in Gulf Countries and South East of Asia.
iii) About 3.4 lakh were for Saudi Arabia
which of the above statement(s) given above is/ are correct?
- A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1,2 and 3 - The world’s heaviest mango weighs
- A) 2.5 kg
(B) 3.5 Kg
C) 5 pounds and 7 ounces
D) 4 pounds and 7 ounces - Which personality has been awarded the first Life Time Achievement
Award for his/ her contribution in the field of cinema? - A) Ashok kumar
B) Raj Kapoor
C)Akiro Kuruseva
D) Bernardo Bertolucci - In which language the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherejee first
received the first copy of ‘Yogi ka Sparsh’, a Yoga/ Manual written by Smt.
Nivedita Joshi on 8th June, 2015? - A) Hindi
B) Sanskrit
C) Braille
D) English - Hareiette Thomson of charlottes of Charlottes North Carolina becomes
oldest woman to finish marathon . She is a 92 year old_________ - A) Blind|
B) Physically challenged
C) HIV Posetive woman
D) Cancer survivor - Name the US defence Secretary who visited India from 2-4 June, 2015?
- A) Hillary Clinton
B) Richard Rahul Paul
C) Ashton Carter
D) James Smith - Who was conferred with the Asian Athletics Association (AAA)
President’s award on 22nd June, 2015? - A) Kapil Dev
B) Lalit Bhanot
C) Milkha Singh
D) Suresh Kalmadi - Who became the first Indian borne woman to be appointed a judge in
New york city? - A) Geeta Menon
B) Renu Khator
C) Ms. Raja Rajeswari
D) None of the above - Which country became the 116th Member of World Trade Organisation
in April, 2015? - A) Seychelles
B) Ghana
C) Cuba
D) Sweden - Which Australian Cricketer won ‘Bradman Young cricketer of the year
Award’ 2015? - A) Mitch March
B) Joe burns
C) Sean Abbott
D) Peter Nevill. - Who among the following has won the Men’s Singles title at Australian
Open 2015? - A) Roger federer
B) Rafael Nadal
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Andy Murray - Jaswant Singh Rajput who died in January 2015 was associated with______.
- A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Cricket
D) Kabaddi - ______ won the Bronze at 2015 World Wrestling Championship
- A) Narsingh Pancham Yadav
B) Vijender Singh
C) Akhil Kumar
D) Sushil Kumar - Leander Paes, Martina Hingis won US Open Mixed Doubles Title 2015.
They defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands and Sam Querry by - A) 5-4, 5-5, 7-3
B) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
C) 9-1, 7-3, 5-4,
D) 9-5, 10-7, 3-7 - Sania Mirza – Martina hingis won 2015 US Open Women’s Doubles
title. It was _______ - A) 130th
B) 120th
C) 135th
D) 140th - ______ won 2015 Beijing International Marathon
- A) Mariko Kipchumba
B) Ninolai Snesarev
C) Sebastian Vettee
D) Floyd Mayweather - _________ has been chosen to host 2022 Asian Games.
- A) Thiruvanantapuram
B) Hangzhou
C) Tokyo
D) Singapore - Dr. M. M. Kalburgi, was noted
- A) Novelist of Maharshtra
B) Vice Chancellor of Kerol University
C) A Kannada epigraphist
D) Poet conferred Sahitya Academi Award in 2015 - Which is not among the four basic components of Prodhan Mantri Awas
Yojana declared in June, 2015. - A) Slum rehabilitation
B) Affordable housing
C) Beneficiary led individual house
D) One time grant for development - Which is not correct about World anti-Doping Agency
- A) WADA has linked a MOU with Sports Ministry of china to crack down on
the supply and manufacture of PEDS ( Performance enhancing drugs) in theB) PEDS are openly sold online on Chinese WEBSITES and shipped to
other countries
C) WADA is a collective initiative led by International Olympic Committee
D) It was established in 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland. - Which of the following statements is incorrect
- A) Dahagram-Angrapota, largest Bangladeshi enclave lies within West Bengal
B) Tin Bigha Corridor, a strip of Indian territory was leased to Bangladesh
C) Dasier Chhara was the India’s largest standalone enclave
D) Dahala- Khagrabari, was a Bangladesh territory inside India - Gold Monetisation Scheme (G.M.S) provides for
1) Providing option to monetize physical gold by depositing them to authorized banks.
2) The interest rate of the scheme is fixed by the RBI
3) Gold in any form can be deposited with banks for a period of 10 years.
- A) 1 and 2 are correct
B) Only 1 is correct
C) 2 and 3 are correct
D) All are correct - Which is not true about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
- A) It is a financial inclusion scheme.
B) No minimum balance is required to open the account.
C) Accidental Insurance cover of Rs.1 lakh
D) Life insurance cover of Rs.35,000
Which is not true with respect to ”Make in India” campaign? - A) To put India prominently on the global manufacturing map.
B) Facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital
C) Creation of millions of jobs
D) The campaign commences from 1st January. - India launches e-visa facilities to ____ countries.
- A) 40
B) 43
C) 45
D) 48 - Who is not the recipient of Padma Vibhushan Award, 2015
- A) L.K. Advani
B) Aga khan
C) Amitava Bachan
D) Saira Banu
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2014
- Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is a national of
(A) Afganistan
(B) Syria
(C) Iran
(D) Iraq
- Who is brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Amitabh Bachhan
(C) Shahrukh Khan
(D) Narendra Modi
- Fortaleza Declaration and Action Plan was taken during
(A) BRICS Summit (2014)
(B) G-8 Summit (2012)
(C) G-20 Summit (2013)
(D) Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit (2014)
- The venue of the 2014 World Chess Championship Final was
(A) Chennai
(B) Manila
(C) Sochi
(D) Oslo
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