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] Kabir
[C] Mirabai
[D] Ramdas
Correct Answer: [B] Kabir
Explanation: Kabir’s ideas were later collected and preserved in Bijak.
[B] It was a title given to a military chief
[C] It was a halting place for the saints
[D] It was an all women village
Correct Answer: [A] It was land granted to a Brahmana
Explanation: Agrahara was the land granted to a Brahmana, who was usally exempted from paying land revenue and other dues to the king, and was often given the right to collect these dues from the local people.
[B] Pallavas
[C] Cholas
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [C] Cholas
Explanation: At the time of death of Rajendra Chola-I, the Chola Empire was the widest in the word and naval prestige was highest.
[B] Chaitanya – Central India
[C] Vallabhacharya – Gujarat and Braj
[D] Ramanand – North India
Correct Answer: [B] Chaitanya – Central India
Explanation: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 15th century Vedic spiritual leader, who is considered an avatar of Lord Krishna by his followers. He was from Bengal and Orissa region.
[B] Dharmapala
[C] Mahipala
[D] Devapala
Correct Answer: [A] Gopala
Explanation: Pala dynasty ruling dynasty in Bihar and Bengal from the 8th to the 12th century. Its founder, Gopala, was a local chieftain who rose to power in the mid-8th century during a period of anarchy.
[B] Senas
[C] Pratiharas
[D] Rashtrakutas
Correct Answer: [B] Senas
Explanation: During the 8th century AD, a struggle for control over the Kannauj took place among three major empires of India namely the Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas.
[B] Book of sacrifices
[C] Eulogy of Pandyas
[D] Book on Tamil grammar
Correct Answer: [D] Book on Tamil grammar
[B] Barley
[C] Rice
[D] Maize
Correct Answer: [D] Maize
Explanation: Tobacco and maize were introduced in the 17th century. The adoption of potato and red chillies followed during the 18th century.
[B] Mesophytes
[C] Hygrophytes
[D] Halophytes
Correct Answer: [D] Halophytes
Explanation: Halophytes are salt-resistant or salt-tolerant plants that thrive and complete their life cycles in soils or waters containing high salt concentrations. Despite high salt content in the tissues of halophytes, they can be grown and harvested as food or animal fodder.
[B] 1986
[C] 1995
[D] 2000
Correct Answer: [B] 1986
Explanation: The Environment (Protection) Act of India was enacted in the year 1986. It extends to the whole of India.
[B] Jagdish Chandra Bose
[C] Lalji Singh
[D] Har Gobind Khorana
Correct Answer: [C] Lalji Singh
[B] Transformer
[C] Inverter
[D] Rectifiers
Correct Answer: [C] Inverter
[B] Copper
[C] Glass
[D] Silver
Correct Answer: [C] Glass
Explanation: An insulator is a material that does not conduct electrical current. Insulating materials include paper, plastic, rubber, glass and air. Vacuum is also an insulator, but is not actually a material.
14. Proton carries
[B] A negative charge
[C] Both positive and negative charges
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [A] A positive charge
Explanation: A proton has positive charge of 1, that is, equal but opposite to the charge of an electron. A neutron, like the name implies, is neutral with no net charge.
[B] Potassium
[C] Iodine
[D] Sodium
Correct Answer: [C] Iodine
Explanation: The radioisotope, iodine-131, which has a half-life of eight days. It is employed in medicine to monitor thyroid gland functioning, to treat goitre and thyroid cancer, and to locate tumours of the brain and of the liver.
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka
Current Affairs September 2019
Correct Answer: [A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Preeta Reddy
[C] Chitra Ramakrishna
[D] Rupa Gurunath
Current Affairs September 2019
Correct Answer: [D] Rupa Gurunath
[B] Judy Cheng Hopkins
[C] Josettee Sheeran
[D] Kristalina Georgieva
Current Affairs September 2019
Correct Answer: [D] Kristalina Georgieva
[B] Amitabh Bachchan
[C] Dharmendra
[D] Rajesh Khanna
Current Affairs September 2019
Correct Answer: [B] Amitabh Bachchan
[B] United States
[C] Argentina
[D] Netherlands
Current Affairs September 2019
Correct Answer: [B] United States