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] Jharkhand
[C] Odisha
[D] Chhattisgarh
Correct Answer: [C] Odisha
Explanation: The largest number of tribal communities is in the State of Odisha. The largest numbers of tribal people live in Madhya Pradesh.
[B] Gross cropped area and total geographical area of the country
[C] Gross cropped area and Net Sown area
[D] Net Sown area and Total reported forest area
Correct Answer: [C] Gross cropped area and Net Sown area
Explanation: Cropping intensity refers to rising of a number of crops from the same field during one agricultural year; it can be expressed through a formula. Cropping Intensity = Gross Cropped Area / Net Sown Area x 100
[B] Bihar
[C] West Bengal
[D] Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: [B] Bihar
[B] Kerala
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
Correct Answer: [D] Gujarat
Explanation: Gujarat is the largest salt producer state of India. The state contributes 76 percent to the total salt production in India.
[B] Tube wells
[C] Tanks
[D] Wells
Correct Answer: [B] Tube wells
Explanation:According to State of Indian Agriculture 2015-16, India has a net sown area of around 140 million hectares (2012-13) of which around 66.10 million (around 47%) is under irrigation.
Various Sources of Irrigation in 2012-13 are as follows:
1. Tube-Wells – 46%
2. Canals – 24%
3. Other Wells – 16%
4. Tanks – 3%
5. Other Sources – 11%
[B] Tripura
[C] West Bengal
[D] Manipur
Correct Answer: [A] Bihar
[B] Crops of rice grown in West Bengal
[C] Local names of bajra, wheat and rice
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [B] Crops of rice grown in West Bengal
Explanation: Rice is planted in three seasons in a year: Aus- rice sown in summer along with pre monsoonal rains and harvested in autumn are called as aus rice. Aman – sown in rainy season (july -August ) and harvested in winter and Boro – rice sown in winter and harvested in summer is called boro rice
[B] Cotton
[C] Nylon
[D] Wool
Correct Answer: [B] Cotton
Explanation: Ginning process is used for cotton fibres. Cotton Ginning is the process of separating the cotton fibers from the cotton seeds.
[B] Social status
[C] Knowledge
[D] Standard of living
Correct Answer: [B] Social status
Explanation: The Human Development Index (HDI) is published annually by the UNDP to measure a country’s overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. The social and economic dimensions of a country are based on the health of people, their level of education attainment and their standard of living.
[B] A department of Central Government
[C] A department of State Government
[D] A subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India
Correct Answer: [A] Statutory Body
Explanation: Advisory Planning Board constituted in 1946 under the chairmanship of K.C Neogi gave recommendations for the establishment of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is a non-constitutional and non-statutory body and is responsible to formulate five years plan for social and economic development in India. Government of India has replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution called NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015.
[B] Global Innovation Index
[C] Global Competitiveness Report
[D] Global Risks Report
Correct Answer: [B] Global Innovation Index
Explanation: The Global Innovation Index (GII) is a ranking of countries as per their success and capacity in innovation. It is published yearly by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
[B] NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India
[D] All of the above statements are correct
Correct Answer: [C] The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India
Explanation: The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015. NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs.
[B] Indian Rupee
[C] Japanese Yen
[D] British Pound
Correct Answer: [B] Indian Rupee
Explanation:Special Drawing Rights often referred to as SDRs, are an interest-bearing international reserve asset used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The SDR is based on a basket of currencies and has the currency code XDR which it can also be referred to by.
As of October 2016, the basket of currencies used to value the XDR consists of US Dollar(41.73%), Euro(30.93%), Chinese Yuan(10.92%), Japanese Yen(8.33%) and Pound Sterling(8.09%).
[B] Pradhan Mantri Jan Swasthya Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
[D] Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Correct Answer: [A] Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana
[B] 1949
[C] 1956
[D] 1991
Correct Answer: [A] 1945
Explanation: India joined the International Monetary Fund on December 27, 1945, as one of the IMF’s original members.
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] West Bengal
Current Affairs July 2019
Correct Answer: [D] West Bengal
[B] Buenos Aires, Argentina
[C] Osaka, Japan
[D] Beijing, China
Current Affairs July 2019
Correct Answer: [C] Osaka, Japan
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] Russia
Current Affairs July 2019
Correct Answer: [B] France
[B] Washington D.C., United States
[C] New Delhi, India
[D] Moscow, Russia
Current Affairs July 2019
Correct Answer: [A] Baku, Azerbaijan
[B] Narinder Singh Kapany
[C] S. Chandrasekhar
[D] Salman Rushdie
Current Affairs July 2019
Correct Answer: [A] Priti Patel