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Solutions : BPSC PRE 2008 Solutions

26. Bihar is the ---- largest state of India according to 2001 census
Second
Third
Forth
Fifth

Ans. b

27. In India the third largest state according to population and twelveth largest state in areas is
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Bihar

Ans. d

28. In How many adhikaranas is the Kautilya Arth-Shastra divided?
11
12
14
15

Ans. d

29. Who Identified the name Sandrokottas as Chandragupta Maurya?
Willam Jones
V. Smith
R.K. Mookerji
D.R. Bhandarkar

Ans. a

30. Who Deciphered the Brahmi Inscriptions of Asoka first time?
Princep
H.D. Sankalia
S.R. Goyal
V.N. Mishra

Ans. a

31. The last Mauryan emperor was?
Jalok
Avanti Verma
Nandi Vardhana
Briha Dratha

Ans. d

32. Iltutmish appointed his first subedar in Bihar to:
Aivaj
Nasiruddin Mehamud
Alimardan
Mali-Jani

Ans. d

33. After the revolt of 1857 the British recruted the Soldiers from the
Brahmins of U.P & Bihar


Bengalis and Orria’s from the EastGurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the North
Madras presidency and Marathas

Ans. c

34. Bihar Socialist party was founded by:
J.P. Narayan
Satya Bhakta
M.N. Roy
Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans. a

35. Who founded patliputra
Udyan
Ashoka
Bimansar
Mahapadmanada

Ans. a

36. Which one of the following is correct about the permanent settlement introduced in Bihar
The Zamindars were deprived of the-ownership of the land
The right of ownership of land was made heriditory and transferable for the Zamindars
Land revenue was constitutionalised
Abolition of Zamindari

Ans. b

37. The militant phase of the trade union movement in India was
1939-45
1926-39
1918-26
1914-18

Ans. b

38. The most important of the pre-congress Nationalist organization was the
Bengal British India Society
East India Association
Young Bengal Association
Indian Association of Calcutta

Ans. d

39. Who was the founder of Forward Block?
Jai Prakash Narain
C.R. Dey
Moti Lal Nehru
Subash Chander Bose

Ans. d

40. Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress
B.T. Randave
Satya Bhakta
Lala Lajpat Rai
N.M. Joshi

Ans. c

41. Where was the first All India Kissan Maha Sabha formed
Calcutta
Madras
Lucknow
Patna

Ans. c

42. The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow as led by:
Begum of Avadh
Tantia Tope
Rani Lakshmibai
Nana Saheb

Ans. a

43. When was the Rowlatt Act Passes?
1919
1920
1921
1922

Ans. a

44. Gandhi ji launched the Non-coperation movement in
1920
1919
1921
1922

Ans. a

45. Quit India movement began on:
9th August 194210th August 194215th August 194216th August 1942
Ans. a

46. The captain of Indian Hockey team who won Asia cup 2007 was
Dilip Tirkey
Prabhjot Singh
Baljit Singh
Varinder Singh

Ans. a

47. The Longest day in southern Hemisphere is
22 June
22 December
21 March
22 September

Ans. b

48. ‘Great Barrier Reef’ is situated nearSouth America
Europe
Australia
Africa

Ans. c

49. ‘Dakshin Gangotri’ is located inUttarakhand
Arctic
Himalaya
Antarctica

Ans. d

50. A mountain range of Europe is
Alps
Himalaya
Andes
Rocky

Ans. a

51. The longest river of South America
Nile
Amazon
Mississipi
Ganga

Ans. b

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