BPSC – Bihar Public Service Commission Conduct the Joint Prelims Examination (60th – 62nd) – 2017 Question Papers with Answer Key is Available Here –
Exam – BPSC Pre (60th – 62nd) – 2017
Subject – General Studies
Number Of Questions – 150
Date of Exam – 12 – Feb – 2017
Bihar PCS Prelims Examination
(BPCS Pre Exam – 60th – 62nd) – 2017
General Studies
1. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Namdar Khan
(B) BabuKunwar Singh
(C) Birsa Munda
(D) Shankar Shah
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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2. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on :
(A) 1 February, 1900
(B) 2 February, 1900
(C) 3 February, 1900
(D) 4 February , 1900
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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3. “The Muslims , if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India”. Who wrote it ?
(A) Herbert Risley
(B) Lord Lytton
(C) W.W.Hunter
(D) H.N.Brailsford
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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4. “In my belief , Congress is to tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it?
(A) Lord Lytton
(B) Lord Dufferin
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Minto
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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5. Who drew Mahatma Ganghi’s attention towards the exploitation of the peasants by the European Indigo planters?
(A) Baba Ram Chandra
(B) Raja Kumar Shukla
(C) Swami SahajanandaSaraswati
(D) Sri Krishna Sinha
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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6. Who was elected the first President of All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936?
(A) N.G.Ranbga
(B) E.M.S.Namboodri Pad
(C) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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7. Sir Michael O’Dwyer was shot dead on 13 March, 1940 in London by :
(A) Madal Lal Dhingra
(B) M.P.T.Acharya
(C) V.D.Savarkar
(D) Udham Singh
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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8. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919?
(A) Lloyd George
(B) George Hamilton
(C) Sir Samuel Hoare
(D) Lord Salisbury
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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9. Who left Patna College with just 20 days remaining for his examination during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Braj Kishore
(C) Jai Prakash Naryana
(D) Sri Krishna Sinha
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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10. Who became champion of socialism and wanted to overthrow of British rule, Princely states, Landlordism and Capitalism in 1933?
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Bhulabhai Desai
(D) Sardar Patel
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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11. Who joined Subhas Chandra Bose to found All India Forward Bloc and actively associated with the INA movement?
(A) Jai Prakash Narayan
(B) Baikunth Shukla
(C) Sheel Bhadra Yajee
(D) Ram Narain Prasad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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12. Who is regarded as “The Mother of Indian Revolution”?
(A) Mrs.Annie Besant
(B) SnehlataWadekar
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Madam Bhikhaji RustamCama
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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13. Which journal was not associated with the revolutionary activities?
(A) Sandhya
(B) Yugantar
(C) Ghadr
(D) Young India
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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14. First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was DadabhaiNaoroji who contested on the ticket of ;
(A) Liberal Party
(B) Labour Party
(C) Conservative Party
(D) Communist Party
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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15. Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of:
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha
(D) Champaran Satyagraha
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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16. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by
(A) Surya Sen
(B) Chandan Dutta
(C) Vidhan Ghosh
(D)Jatin Das
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in :
(A) February 1942
(B) March 1942
(C) April 1942
(D) May 1942
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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18. A leader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during Non-Cooperation Movement was :
(A) Jai Prakash Narayan
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) SahajanandSaraswati
(D) Raj Kumar Shukla
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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19. The precursor of Indian National Congress was :
(A) British Indian Association
(B) Indian Association
(C) Indian National Union
(D) Indian League
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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20. Who organised the “KhudaiKhidmatgar” in 1929?
(A) Abdul Gaffar Khan
(B) Ali Brothers
(C) Ansari Brothers
(D) MaulanaAbulKalam Azad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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