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๐ Group-C General Awareness
West Bengal School Service Commission โ Mock Test
SET 16 | 50 Questions
๐๏ธ Section 1 โ Indian History & Freedom Movement (Q1โQ12)
Question 1 of 50
The “Home Rule League” was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in which year?
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum. Annie Besant founded another league in September 1916.
Question 2 of 50
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar (Punjab).
Question 3 of 50
The “Dandi March” led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 began from Sabarmati Ashram and ended at:
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The Salt March started from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 and ended at Dandi village in Navsari district, Gujarat, on 6 April 1930.
Question 4 of 50
Who wrote the book “India Wins Freedom”?
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“India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Question 5 of 50
The “Quit India Movement” was launched in which year?
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The Quit India Movement (“Do or Die”) was launched on 8 August 1942 at Bombay’s Gowalia Tank Maidan.
Question 6 of 50
Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
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Annie Besant (Irish, 1917) was the first woman INC President. The first Indian woman President was Sarojini Naidu (1925, Kanpur Session).
Question 7 of 50
The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the British and:
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The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought against the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Shah Alam II.
Question 8 of 50
Who is known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
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Dadabhai Naoroji is the “Grand Old Man of India” โ first Indian MP in British Parliament and propounder of “Drain of Wealth” theory.
Question 9 of 50
“Al Hilal” and “Al Balagh” were nationalist Urdu weeklies started by:
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad published nationalist Urdu weeklies “Al Hilal” (1912) and “Al Balagh” against British rule.
Question 10 of 50
Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
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Lord Mountbatten was the first GG of independent India. The first Indian GG was C. Rajagopalachari (1948โ1950).
Question 11 of 50
Who coined the term “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularised “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”.
Question 12 of 50
The “Partition of Bengal” was carried out in 1905 under which Viceroy?
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The Partition of Bengal (1905) was carried out by Viceroy Lord Curzon. It was annulled in 1911.
โ๏ธ Section 2 โ Indian Constitution & Polity (Q13โQ24)
Question 13 of 50
The “Preamble” of the Indian Constitution describes India as a:
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The Preamble states India is a “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic”. “Socialist” and “Secular” were added by the 42nd Amendment (1976).
Question 14 of 50
Which Article of the Constitution deals with “Abolition of Untouchability”?
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Article 17 abolishes “Untouchability” and forbids its practice in any form.
Question 15 of 50
Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
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DPSP are in Part IV (Articles 36โ51) of the Constitution.
Question 16 of 50
The minimum age to be a member of the Lok Sabha is:
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Minimum age for Lok Sabha = 25 years; for Rajya Sabha = 30 years.
Question 17 of 50
The “Right to Education” (RTE) was inserted in the Constitution via which Amendment Act?
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The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A (Right to Education for children 6โ14 years).
Question 18 of 50
The “Election Commission of India” is a:
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The Election Commission of India is a Constitutional body under Article 324.
Question 19 of 50
Which Schedule of the Constitution contains the list of official languages?
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The 8th Schedule lists 22 official languages of India.
Question 20 of 50
“Fundamental Duties” were added to the Constitution by which Amendment Act?
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Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) were added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.
Question 21 of 50
The President of India is elected by:
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The President is elected by an electoral college of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.
Question 22 of 50
Which Article provides for the “Impeachment of the President” of India?
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Article 61 provides for the impeachment of the President for violation of the Constitution.
Question 23 of 50
The Panchayati Raj system in India is based on which Article and Amendment?
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Article 40 (DPSP) directs organisation of panchayats. The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj.
Question 24 of 50
Which of the following comes under “Fundamental Rights”?
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Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25โ28) is a Fundamental Right. Right to Property is now a legal right (Article 300A).
๐ฟ Section 3 โ Environment, Science, Sports & Current Affairs (Q25โQ38)
Question 25 of 50
The “Project Tiger” in India was launched in which year to protect tigers?
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Project Tiger was launched in 1973 to protect the Bengal tiger.
Question 26 of 50
The main gas responsible for the greenhouse effect is:
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Carbon dioxide (COโ) is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming.
Question 27 of 50
Which vitamin is known as “Ascorbic Acid”?
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Vitamin C is chemically Ascorbic Acid. Deficiency causes scurvy.
Question 28 of 50
The SI unit of electric current is:
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SI unit of electric current = Ampere (A). Volt=potential difference, Ohm=resistance, Watt=power.
Question 29 of 50
“World Environment Day” is celebrated every year on:
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World Environment Day is on 5 June each year (UNEP).
Question 30 of 50
The “Sulabh International” organisation is associated with which social reform area?
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Sulabh International (Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak) works in sanitation and public toilets.
Question 31 of 50
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) official motto was updated to:
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Updated in 2021: “Faster, Higher, Stronger โ Together”.
Question 32 of 50
The “Ballon d’Or” award is given for excellence in which sport?
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The Ballon d’Or is a football award by France Football magazine.
Question 33 of 50
“ISRO” stands for:
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ISRO = Indian Space Research Organisation, India’s national space agency.
Question 34 of 50
The “Ayushman Bharat” scheme is related to:
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Ayushman Bharat โ PMJAY provides health insurance of โน5 lakh per family per year.
Question 35 of 50
The “Nobel Prize in Physics 2022” was awarded for work related to:
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Nobel Physics 2022: experiments with entangled photons, pioneering quantum information science.
Question 36 of 50
“COP28” (UN Climate Change Conference 2023) was held in:
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COP28 was held in Dubai, UAE, in 2023.
Question 37 of 50
Which country hosted the “FIFA World Cup 2022”?
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FIFA World Cup 2022 was hosted by Qatar, first in the Middle East.
Question 38 of 50
The “Bharat Ratna” award was first given in which year?
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Bharat Ratna was instituted and first awarded in 1954.
๐ข Section 4 โ Arithmetic & Reasoning Mix (Q39โQ50)
Question 39 of 50
The LCM of 8, 12, and 20 is:
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8=2ยณ; 12=2ยฒร3; 20=2ยฒร5. LCM = 2ยณร3ร5 = 120.
Question 40 of 50
A person walks at 5 km/h. How much time will he take to cover 15 km?
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Time = 15 รท 5 = 3 hours.
Question 41 of 50
If 30% of a number is 90, what is the number?
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0.3x = 90 โ x = 300.
Question 42 of 50
A sum of โน2,000 amounts to โน2,400 in 2 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
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SI = 400. R = (400ร100)/(2000ร2) = 10% p.a.
Question 43 of 50
Choose the odd one out: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36
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All are perfect squares. However, 9 = 3ยฒ is the only one that is the square of an odd prime number (3), making it the odd one out in this context. (Note: 25 is the missing option from the question stem.)
Question 44 of 50
Complete the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, ___
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Each term ร3: 81ร3 = 243.
Question 45 of 50
In a certain code language, CAT is written as DBU. How is DOG written in that code?
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Pattern +1: DโE, OโP, GโH = EPH.
Question 46 of 50
A box contains 5 red and 3 blue balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability it is red?
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P(Red) = 5/8.
Question 47 of 50
If A + B means A is the father of B; A โ B means A is the sister of B; A ร B means A is the brother of B. Then “P โ Q + R” means:
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PโQ โ P is sister of Q. Q+R โ Q is father of R. So P is sister of R’s father = aunt of R.
Question 48 of 50
Which of the following is a prime number?
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29 is prime. 21=3ร7, 35=5ร7, 39=3ร13.
Question 49 of 50
If the average of 6 numbers is 15, what is the sum of all the numbers?
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Sum = 15 ร 6 = 90.
Question 50 of 50
A man invests โน10,000 at 12% simple interest per annum. What will be the interest after 3 years?
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SI = (10000ร12ร3)/100 = โน3,600.
๐ฏ Your Final Result โ Set 16
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