The following quiz will have 20 General Studies Multiple Chose Questions for West Bengal Civil Service preliminary exam and also helpful other competitive exams like State PSC (BPSC, JPSC, MPSC, OPSC, RPSC, PPSC, UPPSC etc.) exams, UPSC (CDS and NDA), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) exams, Staff Selection Commission exams (CGL, CHSL and MTS) and other competitive exams.
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[B] Kalibangan
[C] Lothal
[D] Amri
Correct Answer: [C] Lothal
Explanation: The word Lothal, like Mohenjodaro, means the mound of the dead in the Gujarati language. Lothal is located between the Bhogavo and Sabarmati rivers near the Gulf of Khambat.
[B] Handicrafts
[C] Trade and Commerce
[D] Hunting and Gathering
Correct Answer: [C] Trade and Commerce
Explanation: According to the evidence of Vedic literature, the Panis were a rich and enterprising merchant class solely devoted to the cause of gain, either through trade or through usury.
3. In Harappan Civilisation, Granaries have been excavated at
[B] Harappa
[C] Lothal
[D] All of the above
Correct Answer: [D] All of the above
Explanation: In Harappan Civilisation, Granaries have been excavated at Mohenjo Daro, Harappa, and Lothal for storing grains.
[B] Vatsa
[C] Ashmaka
[D] Kamboja
Correct Answer: [C] Ashmaka
Explanation: According to the Buddhist text ‘Anguttara Nikaya’ and Jain text ‘Bhagvati Sutra,’ the ‘ Assaka’ or ‘ Ashmaka’ was located in between Godavari and Narmada river during the 6th century whose capital was Paithan/Potan or Potali (Ancient name Prathisthana).
[B] Middle Paleolithic
[C] Neolithic
[D] Mesolithic
Correct Answer: [C] Neolithic
[B] Ellora Cave Paintings
[C] Bagh Cave Paintings
[D] Elephanta Cave Paintings
Correct Answer: [B] Ellora Cave Paintings
Explanation: Ellora is a group of 34 major rock-cut caves associated with three major Indian religions, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.
[B] Both rejected existence of soul
[C] Both rejected existence of god
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [A] Both emphasized upon Ahimsa
Explanation: Buddha rejected the existance of soul, Mahavira regarded all objects, both animate and inanimate, have souls and various degrees of consciousness Buddha neither accepts god nor rejects the existence of god. This was one of his great silences. He laid great emphasis on the law of karma. He argued that the condition of man in this life depends upon his own deeds. On the other hand, Mahavira states that there is no distinct existence of God. He rejected the idea of God as a creator, protector and the destroyer.
[B] Mudgala Upanishad
[C] Maitreyi Upanishad
[D] Mundaka Upanishad
Correct Answer: [D] Mundaka Upanishad
[B] Strong Nuclear Force
[C] Electromagnetic Force
[D] Gravitational Force
Correct Answer: [B] Strong Nuclear Force
Explanation: Strong Nuclear Force is the force that binds the neutrons and protons together in a nucleus. Nuclear forces are the strongest forces in nature are 1038 times stronger than gravitational forces. Nuclear forces have the shortest range and operate within the nucleus only.
[B] Molecules are same in both sides
[C] Number of atoms is same in both sides
[D] Number of electrons is same in both sides
Correct Answer: [C] Number of atoms is same in both sides
Explanation: A balanced equation is an equation for a chemical reaction in which the number of atoms for each element in the reaction and the total charge are the same for both the reactants and the products. In other words, the mass and the charge are balanced on both sides of the reaction.
[B] Riboflavin
[C] Folic acid
[D] Ascorbic acid
Correct Answer: [D] Ascorbic acid
Explanation: Ascorbic acid also known as Vitamin C is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone.
[B] Stigma
[C] Ovary
[D] Ovule
Correct Answer: [C] Ovary
Explanation: Fruits are the reproductive structure of a plant which are developed from the ovary and accessory tissue.
[B] Carbon dioxide
[C] Chlorophyll
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [C] Chlorophyll
Explanation: Fungi are achlorophyllous, which means they lack the chlorophyll pigments present in the chloroplasts in plant cells and which are necessary for photosynthesis.
[B] Endothermic process
[C] Decomposition reaction
[D] Both [B] and [C]
Correct Answer: [A] Exothermic process
Explanation: Respiration is considered as an exothermic reaction because in respiration oxidation of glucose takes place which produces heat energy.
[A] Glycogen
[B] Glycerin
[C] Cellulose
[D] Fructose
Correct Answer: [A] Glycogen
Explanation: Glycogen, sometimes called animal starch, glycogen is the primary storage form of glucose in animals. Glycogen is a multi-branched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. The polysaccharide structure represents the main storage form of glucose in the body. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles, and functions as the secondary long-term energy storage.
[B] Gita Gopinath
[C] Archana Pichumani
[D] Meenakshi Banerjee
Current Affairs March 2019
Correct Answer: [A] Soumya Swaminathan
17. Which city bagged award for cleanest city for third straight year in Swachh Survekshan 2019?
[B] Amravati
[C] Indore
[D] Kochi
Current Affairs March 2019
Correct Answer: [C] Indore
[B] India-Myanmar
[C] India-Oman
[D] India-Iran
Current Affairs March 2019
Correct Answer: [C] India-Oman
[B] Riyadh
[C] Dubai
[D] Abu Dhabi
Current Affairs March 2019
Correct Answer: [D] Abu Dhabi
[B] South East Coastal Railway
[C] South Coastal Railway
[D] Coromandal Railway
Current Affairs March 2019
Correct Answer: [C] South Coastal Railway
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