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FULL SET - 10
PSC Miscellaneous 23 Prelims Examination
Ancient History [Q – 1 - 3]
1. Who was the founder of Vakataka dynasty in the third century?
(a) Rudrasena
(b) Vindhyashakti
(c) Pravarasena
(d) Nagabhata
2. Name the Chinese pilgrim to India who came in search of Buddhists texts?
(a) Fa–Hien
(b) Hiuen Tsang
(c) Fa–tsing
(d) Wang Dayuan
3. The Badami Chalukyas first had their capital at ____ before they moved it to Badami.
(a) Hubli
(b) Pattadakal
(c) Bijapur
(d) Aihole
Medieval History [Q – 4 - 5]
4. In the context of state and administration in the Delhi Sultanate, the term 'muqti' means :
(a) a district level judicial official
(b) a head of Gram Panchayat
(c) the holder of a land assignment called 'iqta'
(d) the head of a village community
5. In which of the following years was the Vijaynagara Empire founded?
(a) 1456
(b) 1229
(c) 1412
(d) 1336

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 INM [Q – 6 - 10]
6. Who signed the treaty of Alinagar with the British?
(a) Alivardi Khan
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Mir Qasim
(d) Siraj-ud-Daula
7. Which of the following viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Mayo
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Lytton
8. In which of the following cities is the tomb of Rani of Jhansi situated?
(a) Ujjain
(b) Jabalpur
(c) Gwalior
(d) Indore
9. When did the peasant movement in Bardoli begin?
(a) 1943
(b) 1934
(c) 1928
(d) 1919
10. Who established the Muhammedan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh?
(a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Syed Sadulla
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Indian Geography [Q – 11 - 15]
11. Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies?
(a) Metamorphic rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks
(c) Igneous rocks
(d) Halite rocks

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12. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Meghalaya Plateau?
(a) Khasi Hills
(b) Garo Hills
(c) Jaintia Hills
(d) Palamu Hills.
13. Which of the following is the southern part of the Lakshadweep group?
(a) Amini
(b) Kavaratti
(c) Bitra
(d) Minicoy
14. Chulia waterfall is situated on Chambal River in _______.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat.
15. Who is known as the father of Blue Revolution in India?
(a) Verghese Kurien
(b) Sam Pitroda
(c) Hiralal Chaudhuri
(d) M.S. Swaminathan
West Bengal Geography [Q – 16 - 18]

16. Which one is the first Bengali novel

(A) Kapalkundala
(B) Durgeshnandini
(C) Char Addhyay
(D) Shesh Prashna
17. The first newspaper of India Hickey‟s Bengal Gazette was published in Calcutta in
(A) 1780
(B) 1788
(C) 1818
(D) 1823
18. When the first electric tramcar was started in Kolkata
(A) 1883
(B) 1896
(C) 1902
(D) 1918

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 Indian Polity [Q – 19 - 20]
19. Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs?
(a) 42nd Amendment Act
(b) 52nd Amendment Act
(c) 62nd Amendment Act
(d) 32nd Amendment Act
20. Which part has been added in the Indian Constitution by 74th amendment act 1992?
(a) IX A
(b) IX
(c) IX C
(d) IX B
Indian Economy [Q – 21 - 22]
21. Traditionally the base of Indian economy is:-
(a) Medical and Pharma industry
(b) Mining industry
(c) Cotton industry
(d) Agri industries.
22. Which of the following is the full form of SIDBI?
(a) Small Industries and Domestic Bank of India
(b) Small Inter Development Bank of India
(c) Small Industries Development Bank of India
(d) Small Indian Development Bank for Industry.
Physics [Q – 23 - 29]
23. Name the high frequency radiation produced in nuclear reactions and also emitted by radioactive
nuclei that is used in medicine to destroy cancer cells.
(a) X-rays
(b) Gamma rays
(c) Ultraviolet waves
(d) Light waves

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24. 1 kilowatt is equivalent to:
(a) 7200 KJ/h
(b) 3600 KJ/h
(c) 7200 Joule
(d) 3600 calorie
25. Which of the following is not a conductor of electricity?
(a) Ceramic
(b) aluminium
(c) Tungsten
(d) Nickel
26. What is the unit to measure the wavelength of light?
(a) Faraday
(b) Candela
(c) Dyne
(d) Angstrom
27. Man cannot tolerate very high sound, what is the highest sound level that human cannot hear-
(a) 100dB
(b) 80dB
(c) 40 dB
(d) 115 dB
28. Ice floats on water because its density-
(a) Is greater than water
(b) Is less than water
(c) Is zero
(d) Is like water
29. Which is the branch of physics related to heat?
(a) Optics
(b) Acoustics
(c) Thermodynamics
(d) Relativity

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 Chemistry [Q – 30 - 35]
30. Oxides of metals are usually ……………….
(a) Basic
(b) Less reactive amphoteric oxide
(c) Neutral
(d) Acidic
31. Hydrogen and oxygen are present in water by .......... of proportion to the mass.
(a) 3:1
(b) 1:8
(c) 1:2
(d) 8:1
32. For which of the following fields did Madam Curie win the Nobel Prize?
(a) Physics and Chemistry
(b) Physics and Astronomy
(c) Physics and Meteorology
(d) Chemistry and Biology
33. Who invented the periodic table?
(a) Dmitry Mendeleev
(b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Marie Curie
(d) Antoine lavoisier
34. What are isotopes?
(a) Atoms of an element having the same atomic number and mass number and hence their physical
properties are the same.
(b) Different forms of an element that have the same atomic number and mass number but have different
physical properties.
(c) Atoms of an element that have the same mass number but have different atomic numbers.
(d) Atoms of an element that have the same atomic number but have different mass numbers.
35. Who discovered the word 'atom'?
(a) Dalton
(b) Kanad
(c) Lavoisier
(d) Democritus
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 Biology [Q – 36 - 40]
36. Kidney failure is treated periodically on a kidney machine. The process is known as ______.
(a) Hemodialysis
(b) Metabolism
(c) Circulation
(d) Excretion.
37. Which of the following is NOT a part of the human eye?
(a) Iris
(b) Ciliary muscles
(c) Cornea
(d) Cochlea
38. What does the Adrenal gland secrete?
(a) Thyroxine
(b) estrogen
(c) Cortisol
(d) THS
39. Labor pain is caused due to contractions in walls of ………. .
(a) Gene release
(b) Ovary
(c) Uterus
(d) Lower abdomen
40. Goiter is caused by deficiency of –––––––––.
(a) Sodium
(b) Calcium
(c) Iron
(d) Iodine
Current Affairs 2023 [Q – 41 - 45]
41. National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) successfully trained the civil servants from which
country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Maldives
[C] Nepal
[D] Bangladesh

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42. Which Indian state/UT implements „Naan Mudhalvan programme‟?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Telangana
[D] Karnataka

43. Which team is the winner of FIDE World Rapid Team Championship?
[A] WR Chess
[B] Freedom
[C] MGD1
[D] Speed
44. Which Asian country launched its first domestically made submarine for testing?
[A] Thailand
[B] Taiwan
[C] Malaysia
[D] Bangladesh
45. „Mahabali‟, which was launched under the “Make in India” initiative of Ministry of Defence, is a_:
[A] Submarine
[B] Anti-ship Missile (AShM)
[C] Bollard Pull (BP) Tug
[D] Patrol Vessel
Static GK [Q – 46 - 65]
46. “PungCholam” is a folk dance of which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Manipur
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
47. Who was the first recipient of the “Jnanpith Award”?
A. G. Sankara Kurup
B. Mahadevi Verma
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Krishna Sobti
48. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who is a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, is associated with which of the
following instruments?
A. Violin
B. Flute
C. Tabla
D. Santoor

49. To which state does the “Bagh” style of textile art printing belong?
A. Telangana
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh
50. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called .......... keys.
A. Modifier
B. Function
C. Alphanumeric
D. Adjustment

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51. The celebrated Novel 'The Godfather' was authored by –
A. John Milton
B. Victor Hugo
C. Mario Puzo
D. Harold Robbins

52. What is the capital of Uganda?

A. Kampala
B. Dodoma
C. Kinshasa
D. Kigali

53. Pandoh Dam is based in which of these states?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. West Bengal

54. The Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (BBS) is located in which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Odisha
D. Haryana
55. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the SAARC Association?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Bhutan
[C] Nepal
[D] China
56. When is 'International Ozone Day' celebrated?
[A] 2 October
[B] 31 October
[C] 9 August
[D] 16 September
57. Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) was introduced in –
[A] 1993
[B] 2004
[C] 1991
[D] 2014
58. What is the currency of Brazil?
[A] Ringgit
[B] Brazilian Dollar
[C] Real
[D] Peso
59. In which year was the Bharat Ratna award instituted?
[A] 1956
[B] 1950
[C] 1953
[D] 1954
60. What is the maximum age for joining Atal Pension Yojana?
[A] 45 years
[B] 35 years
[C] 50 years
[D] 40 years

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61. The film „Shatranj Ke Khiladi‟ is based on a short story by ______?
[A] Jaishankar Prasad
[B] Munshi Premchand
[C] Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
[D] Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
62. Which is the largest national park in India?
A. Sundarbans National Park
B. Kaziranga National Park
C. Hemis National Park
D. Nagarhole National Park

63. „Kandyan Dance‟ is the common dance of which country?

A. India
B. Bhutan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Nepal
64. New Delhi's Lotus Temple was designed by an architect from which country?
A. Germany
B. Iran
C. UAE
D. Japan
65. Who is the founder of the biotech Indian company called „Biocon‟?
A. Indu Jain
B. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
C. Ratan Tata
D. Mukesh Ambani
বাাংলা সাহিত্য [Q – 66 - 75]

66. Who wrote the book 'Essays on Gita'?

[A] Bangimchandra
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] R.N. Tagore
[D] Arvind Ghosh
67. On what date did Sangeet Natak Academy recognize 'Satriya Nritya'?
[A] December 30, 1990
[B] November 15, 2000
[C] July 1, 2002
[D] July 1, 2003
68. Who wrote the book 'The Road Ahead'?
[A] P. B. Shelley
[B] John Keats
[C] Bill Gates
[D] Paul Robert

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69. Who wrote the book 'The Rights of Men'?
[A] Plato
[B] Thomas Paine
[C] Aristotle
[D] John Locke
70. Who wrote the book 'I Follow the Mahatma'?
[A] Prabhat Kumar
[B] K. M. Munsi
[C] Rajendra Prasad
[D] Shova Dey
71. Who wrote the book 'Jurassic Park'?
[A] Michael Crichton
[B] Walter Scott
[C] Robert Lewis
[D] D.H. Lawrence
72. Which country author wrote the book 'Long Walk to Freedom'?
[A] India
[B] France
[C] United States of America
[D] South Africa
73. The type of dance for which Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous-
[A] Manipuri
[B] Odissi
[C] Bharatanatyam
[D] Kathak
74. 'Desdemona' is a character in this play-
[A] The Tempest
[B] Romeo and Juliet
[C] King Lear
[D] Othello, The Moor of Venice

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75. Who became famous for his role as 'Jagannath'?
[A] Manoj Mitra
[B] Kaushik Sen
[C] Arun Mukherjee
[D] Shambhu Mitra

76.
A. 25
B. 26
C. 28
D. 29
77. What is the unit digit in the product ( 684 x 759 x 413 x 676) = ?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 7
D. 6

78. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds respectively.
In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?
A. 4
B. 10
C. 15
D. 16
79. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
80. A bill falls due in 1 year. The creditor agree to accept immediate payment of the half and to defer the
payment of the other half for 2 years . By this arrangement he gains Rs. 40. What is the amount of the
𝟏
bill if the money be worth 12𝟏 ?
A. Rs. 3600
B. Rs. 3650
C. Rs. 3700
D. Rs. 3800

81. The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 12% per annum is Rs. 540. Find the amount of
he bill and its present worth .
A. Rs. 6000
B. Rs. 6200
C. Rs. 6250
D. Rs. 6300

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 (0.96)3 - (0.1)3
82. The value of is:
(0.96)2 + 0.096 + (0.1)2
A. 0.86

B. 0.95

C. 0.97

D. 1.06
83. If 2994 ÷ 14.5 = 172, then 29.94 ÷ 1.45 = ?
A. 0.172

B. 1.72

C. 17.2

D. 172
84. A and B start a business jointly . A invests Rs. 16,000 for 8 months and B remains in the business

for 4 months. Out of total profit , B claims of the profit . How much money was contributed by B ?
A. Rs. 10,500
B. Rs. 11,900
C. Rs. 12,800
D. Rs. 13,600
85. A start business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months , B joins with A as his partner. After a year. The
profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3 . What is B's contribution in the capital ?.
A. Rs. 7500
B. Rs. 8000
C. Rs. 8500
D. Rs. 9000

86.
A. 22
B. 23
C. 529
D. 279841

87. Directions: What value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?
156 × 23 = 1,75,812 ÷ ? × 2
A. 89
B. 92
C. 98
D. 107
88. Directions : What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series?
8 16 48 192 960 ?
A. 5440
B. 5460
C. 5680
D. 5760

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89. Directions: What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following
question?
77.98 × 5% – 88 + 80% of 104 = ?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 1
D. 2

90.

A. 159
B. 165
C. 173
D. 181

91. The average of six numbers is 41. If one number is excluded, the average becomes 30. What
number is excluded?
A. 80
B. 86
C. 90
D. 96

92. The average weight of 20 members of a family is 50 kg. If the lightest and the heaviest persons are
excluded, the average weight remains 50 kg. If the ratio of the weight of the lightest person to that of
the heaviest person is 2 : 3, what is the weight of the lightest person?
A. 30 kg
B. 40 kg
C. 42 kg
D. 44 kg

93. A seller marked an article X% above the cost price. The marked price and the selling price are Rs.
2,500 and Rs. 2,000 respectively. If he earns a profit of 25%, what is the value of X?
A. 50
B. 52.50
C. 56
D. 56.25

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94. The cost price of Product A is Rs. 500 more than the cost price of Product B. Product A was sold at
20% profit and Product B is sold at 20% loss. If the overall profit earned on selling both the products
is 10%, find the cost price of Product A.
A. Rs. 600
B. Rs. 750
C. Rs. 800
D. Rs. 850
95. There are three numbers "2X", "X + 16", and "X + 55" respectively. 75% of the first number is
equal to 40% of the third number. The second number is what percentage of the third number?
A. 48
B. 50
C. 37.50
D. 62.50

96. Sohail spend 25% of his salary in stock market and 30% of his salary on children‟s education. He
spends 55.55% of the remaining salary on rent and saves the rest. If his rent is Rs. 4,500, what is his
savings?
A. Rs. 3,600
B. Rs. 3,200
C. Rs. 3,400
D. Rs. 3,000

97. The speed of Car A is 40% more than the speed of Car B and the speed of Car C is 25% more than
the speed of Car B. The speed of Car A is what percentage of the speed of Car C?
A. 80
B. 100
C. 112
D. 180
98. A person travels from City P to City Q at the speed of 120 km/hr and returns by decreasing his
speed by 75%. What is the speed of the entire journey?
A. 36 km/hr
B. 40 km/hr
C. 48 km/hr
D. 60 km/hr
99. Suraj and Ritvick started a business by investing Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 75,000 respectively. After 8
months, the difference between their profits is Rs. 7000. Find the total profit earned by them.
A. Rs. 60,000
B. Rs. 61,000
C. Rs. 62,000
D. Rs. 63,000
100. Directions: Find the wrong term in the given series.
163 167 173 177 181 191 193
A. 173
B. 177
C. 181
D. 193

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