BPSC Mock Test 1 — 46th BPSC Prelims PYQ (2004)

Question 1

Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of

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C) Vishakhadatta

Question 2

The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in

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C) Indica

Question 3

By which ruler, Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?

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C) Udayan

Question 4

Language used in the inscriptions of Ashoka is

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B) Prakrit

Question 5

Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan?

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C) Bindusara

Question 6

In how many categories did Megasthenese divided the Indian Society?

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D) Seven

Question 7

The list of Sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in

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B) Anguttar Nikaya

Question 8

'Sita' land in Arthashastra stands for

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C) land cultivated by tribes

Question 9

An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at

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A) Dhaulavira

Question 10

Where was the first Republican System of the world in sixth century BC?

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A) Vaishali

Question 11

Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studies at the University of

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D) Nalanda

Question 12

Who did illustrate "Dastan-I-Amir Hamza"?

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A) Abdus Samad

Question 13

"When he attained kingship, he was quite independent of rules and orders of Shariat". For which Sultan
Al-Baruni made this statement?

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C) Allauddin Khilji

Question 14

In the Sultanate time, the highest rural authority for land revenue was

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A) Chaudhary

Question 15

In the Mughal administration "Madad-I-Mash" indicates

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B) Revenue free land given to learned persons

Question 16

The Muslim deputation meets Minto in 1906 at Shimla and Pleaded for

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A) separate electorate for Muslims

Question 17

The system of competitive examination for Civil Services was accepted in principle in the year

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B) 1853

Question 18

Which is the painting school of Bihar?

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A) Madhubani

Question 19

At the time of Transfer of Power, which one of the following states possessed a well developed
Congress Party Organisation, which was

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C) Mysore

Question 20

The Congress in Travancore launched a Civil Disobedience Movement against the autocratic
Government of the Dewan of Travancore State, who was

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A) C P Ramaswamy Aiyar

Question 21

The 1937 session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bihar at

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A) Faijpur

Question 22

In pre-independent Bihar for the large landlords, political power was a mean to protect their

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C) economic power

Question 23

During the 1930's, in which one of the following towns, the Civil Disobedience movement of the
congress was so successful that for a few months, all trace of British Raj seemed to have disappeared?

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C) Barhee

Question 24

Which one of the following was not a dominant caste in Bihar during the pre-independent period?

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D) Kurmi

Question 25

The absence of relative national activity in Bihar before Mahatma Gandhi can be traced to the lack of

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C) creative regional elite

Question 26

The Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha was formed in

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C) March, 1929

Question 27

The spread of Socialist ideology in Bihar during pre-independence period can be traced in

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A) Western education of Jai Prakash Narayan and B P Sinha

Question 28

Bengal was partitioned in 1905 AD following the resulting protest it was repartioned in

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C) 1911 AD

Question 29

One of the following sought to have the provisions of the wartime Defence of India Act, used against
the Gadar Movement in Punjab in 1915, maintained in peace time also

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C) Lord Hardinge

Question 30

The massacre of the crowd at Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar took place on

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B) 13th April, 1919

Question 31

The Second Round Table Conference at London was held in the backdrop of the

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C) Irwin-Gandhi Pact

Question 32

The first Indian to hold office as Governor-General of independent India was

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B) C Rajagopalachari

Question 33

At the Congress Working Committee meeting at Allahabad (April-May, 1947), who of the following
members was able to secure a majority for his plan of a guerilla war against the Japanese due to India's
unequivocal stand against Nazism, Fascism and Imperialism?

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D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 34

In 1932 with the passage of one of the following orders, the All India Congress Committee was
declared unlawful. The order was

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A) Unlawful Association Ordinance

Question 35

Mahatma Gandhi's close English compatriot during the Freedom Movement was

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C) Reverend Charlie Andrews

Question 36

Mahatma Gandhi held that participation in the Second World War meant a violation of the principle of

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D) Non-violence

Question 37

The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the 1935 bill that led to the framing of the
Government of India Act of 1935 was

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A) Lord Linlithgow

Question 38

The Poona pact aimed

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B) to represent to lower caste

Question 39

The cause of decline of textile industries in 18  century in Bengal was

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C) high tariff rates on exports to Britain

Question 40

Who was the Congress President at the time of transfer to power in 1947 to India by the British?

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D) J B Kriplani

Question 41

Who used the word 'Sarvodaya' for the first time?

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A) Mahatma Gandhi

Question 42

Which principle was propounded by Nehruji for establishing World Peace and Mutual Co-operation?

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B) Panchsheel

Question 43

In which Amendment, the words 'Social Secular and 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation' were added to
the Constitution of India?

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A) 42nd

Question 44

Which Lok Sabha Election was held in four phases?

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D) 14th

Question 45

Whose pre-consent is essential for Finance bill?

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C) The President of India

Question 46

Which is the House where the Chairperson is not the member of that house?

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B) Rajya Sabha

Question 47

In Indian Constitution, Article 370 is related with which?

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A) Jammu and Kashmir State

Question 48

Who among the following Presidents held office for two consecutive terms?

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A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question 49

What is the sequence of Dr. Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister of India?

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C) 13th

Question 50

Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present? (2004)

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C) TS Krishnamurthy

Question 51

Which one of the following would you not include in the physical divisions of Bihar?

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A) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

Question 52

In Bihar, the rivers belonging to which one of the following groups join the Ganga or its
tributaries flowing from the North?

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C) Gandak, Kamla, Baghmati

Question 53

Consider the following statements regarding the vivid geographical aspects of Bihar.
I. Of the total irrigated land in Bihar nearly 37% is irrigated by canals.
II. The North Ganga plain in Bihar extends over an area of 33620 km2.
III. Kishanganj and West Champaran receive the highest annual rainfall in Bihar.
IV. The total length of National Highways in Bihar is 2,461 km.
Which of these statements are correct?

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D) I, III and IV

Question 54

In Bihar, Bhangar soil occurs in

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B) Purnea-Saharsa Darbhanga-Muzaffarpur area

Question 55

When was Jharkhand separated from Bihar?

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A) 15th November, 2000

Question 56

How many universities does Bihar have?

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C) 12

Question 57

Who is known as 'Lok Nayak'?

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C) Jai Prakash Narayan

Question 58

Who is the Governor of Bihar at present?

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B) Justice M Rama Jois

Question 59

What is the population of Bihar as per 2001 census?

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C) 83 million

Question 60

Who has written 'Jhanda Geet'?

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D) Shyam Lal Gupta

Question 61

Who said 'Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it?

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D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 62

How many women Chief Ministers are there in India at present?

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D) 1

Question 63

Which incident led Gandhiji to withdraw Non-Cooperation Movement?

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B) Chauri-Chaura episode

Question 64

When was Indian Parliament attacked by terrorists?

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B) 13th December, 2001