BPSC 63rd Pre Solved Questions Paper PDF Download (1 July 2018)


Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) organized the 63rd Joint Examination on July 1, 2018. In which total 150 questions were asked. All these questions include National and International Current Events, General Science, History of India and History of Bihar, General Geography of Bihar, Indian Politics and Economy, Indian National Movement and The questions of mathematics, including general mental abilities were asked. This question will also be very useful for upcoming competitive examinations.


1. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati published a journal named :
(A) Jankranti (B) Hunkar (C) Krishak Samachar
(D) Vidrohi (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

2. Who established a branch of Anushilan Samiti at Patna in 1913?
(A) Rewati Nag (B) Yadunath Sarkar (C) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(D) Mazharul Haque (E) None of the above/More than one of the above


3. Who organized Kisan Sabha at Munger in 1922-23 ?
(A) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (B) Shri Krishna Singh (C) Mohammed Jubair
(D) K. N. Singh (E) None of the above/More than one of the above


4. Bihar Socialist Party W<1'. born in 1934 with its Secretary :
(A) Acharya Narendra Dev (B) Iayaprakash Narayan (C) Rambriksh Benipuri
(D) Karpoori Thakur (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

5. Who was the member of the Constituent Assembly of India from Bihar?
(A) A. N. Sinha (B) Rajendra Prasad (C) Jagjivan Ram
(D) Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra (E) None of the above/More than one of the above


6. The first Indian Ministry in Bihar in 1937 came into existence under whose leadership?
(A) Shri Krishna Singh (B) Md. Yunus (C) G. S. Lal
(D) Wahab Ali (E) None of the above/More than one of the above


7. Whom did Rajendra Prasad consider as the father of Pakistan ?
(A) Md. Jinnah (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) Lord Minto
(D) Liaquat Ali Khan (E) None of the above/More than one of the above


8. When was Patna Lawan renamed as Gandhi Maidan ?

(A) During Quit India Movement (B) During Anti-Simon Commission Rally
(C) During Champaran Satyagraha (D) On the eve of Independence
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

9. Bombay Presidency Association was established by :
(A) Ferozshah Mehta (B) K. T. Tailang (C) W. C. Banerjee
(D) Tayabjee (E) None of the above/More than one of the above


10. Who established Imperial Cadet Corps?
(A) Lord Minto (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Ripon (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

11. The Declaration of Partition of Bengal was done on :
(A) 19th July, 1905 (B) 7th August, 1905 (C) 15th August, 1905
(D) 16th October, 1905 (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

12. Who was given life punishment for the murder of Colonel Wyllie?
(A) Madan Lal Dhingra (B) Udham Singh (C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Manmathanath (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

13. The post of the Indian High Commission was created by which Act ?
(A) The Indian Councils Act, 1909 (B) The Government of India Act, 1919
(C) The Government of India Act, 1935 (D) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

14. The Indian National Congress did not take part in which of the following Round Table Conferences?
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Participated in all
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

15. Mahatma Gandhi presided over which Session of the Indian National Congress?
(A) 1922 (B) 1924 (C) 1928 (D) 1930
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

16. Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission ?
(A) Pethick-Lawrence (B) Wavell (C) Stafford Cripps
(D) A. V. Alexander (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

17. Who wrote the pamphlet 'Now or Never' ?
(A) Md. Jinnah (B) Md. Iqbal (C) Rahmat Ali
(D) Khafi Khan (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

18. Who declared 'Sati' illegal?
(A) Warren Hastings (B) William Bentinck (C) Cornwallis
(D) Curzon (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

19. When was the Punjab Land Alienation Act passed?
(A) 1850 (B) 1895 (C) 1900 (D) 1905
(E) None of the above / More than one of the above

20. The Department of State was established under whose headship?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) J. L. Nehru (C) G. B. Pant
(D) Sardar Patel (E) None of the above/More than one of the above

21. A number, when divided by 342, gives a remainder 47. When the same number is divided by 19, what would be the remainder?
(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) 18 (D) 8
(E) None of the above

22. A person who spends 66 2/3% of  his income is able to save Rs. 1,200 per month. His monthly expenses (in Rs.) are-
(A) 2,400 (B) 3,000 (C) 2,000 (D) 3,600  (E) 2,800

23. A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be-
(A) 140 (B) 200 (C) 100  (D) 160 (E) 120
24.10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 7 (E) 4

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25.How many numbers between 11 and 90 are divisible by 7 ?
(A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 13 (D) 12 (E) 11
26. A man can row 7 1/2  km per hour in still water. If in a river running at 1 1/2 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?
(A) 3 km (B) 4 km (C) 2 km (D) 5 km (E) 7km

27. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs. 4,624 in 2 years and to Rs. 4,913 in 3 years. The sum of money is-
(A) Rs. 4,240 (B) Rs. 4,280 (C) Rs. 4,096
(D) Rs. 4,346 (E) Rs. 4,406

28. A man buys ~ 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12% on his money. The market value of each share is-
(A) Rs. 18 (B) Rs. 15 (C) Rs.21 (D) Rs. 25 (E) Rs.20

29. The following pie-chart shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the chart carefully and answer the question-Cricket81°  Hockey63°  Basketall 50°Footbal 54° Tennis45° Others31°Golif36°
How much per cent less is spent on football than that on cricket?
(A) 351/2 (B) 29 (C) 321/2 (D) 31 (E) 33 1/2

30. An invested Rs.76,000 in a business. After few months, B joined him with Rs. 57,000. At the end of the year, the total profit was divided
between them in the ratio 2 : 1. After how many months did B join?
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 8 (E) 5
31. Quartz crystals used in clocks are-
(A) sodium silicate (B) silicon dioxide (C) germanium oxide
(D) titanium oxide (E) None of the above/More

32. Bromine is a-
(A) colourless gas (B) brown solid (C) highly inflammable gas
(D) red liquid (E) None of the above/More

33. Gases used in welding are-
(A) oxygen and hydrogen (B) oxygen and nitrogen (C) oxygen and acetylene
(D) hydrogen and acetylene (E) None of the above/More

34. Galvanized iron pipes have a coating of-
(A) zinc (B) mercury (C) lead
(D) chromium (E) None of the above/More

35. The wavelength of visible spectrum is in the range-
(A) 1300 A - 3900 A (B) 3900 A - 7600 A (C) 7800 A - 8200 A
(D) 8500 A - 9800 A (E) None of the above/More

36. Detergents used for cleaning clothes are-
(A) carbonates (B) bicarbonates (C) bismuthates
(D) sulfonates (E) None of the above/More
37. The element excreted through human sweat is-
(A) sulfur (B) iron (C) magnesium
(D) zinc (E) None of the above/More
 



38. Blue vitriol is chemically-
(A) sodium sulfate (B) nickel sulfate (C) copper sulfate
(D) iron sulfate (E) None of the above/More

39. The positively charged part at the centre of an atom is called as-
(A) proton (B) neutron (C) electron
(D) nucleus (E) None of the above/More

40. The conversions of a solid directly into gas is called as-
(A) sublimation (B) condensation (C) evaporation
(D) boiling (E) None of the above/More

41. In human system, insulin controls the metabolism of-
(A) fats (B) carbohydrates (C) proteins
(D) nucleic acids (E) None of the above/More

42. The antibiotic among the following is-
(A) penicillin (B) aspirin (C) paracetamol
(D) sulfadiazine (E) None of the above/More  

43. Which of the following is mostly carbohydrate?
(A) Wheat (B) Barley (C) Rice
(D) Maize (E) None of the above/More

44. The heaviest metal among the following is-
(A) gold (B) silver (C) mercury (D) platinum
(E) None of the above/More

45. Stainless steel is an alloy of-
(A) iron and nickel (B) iron and chromium (C) copper and chromium
(D) iron and zinc (E) None of the above/More

46. To protect broken bones, plaster of Paris is used. It is-
(A) slaked lime (B) calcium carbonate (C) calcium oxide
(D) gypsum (E) None of the above/More

47. A hydrocarbon in which two carbon atoms are joined by a double bond is called as an-
(A) alkane (B) alkene (C) alkyne
(D) ionic bond (E) None of the above/More

48. The chemical name for vinegar is-
(A) methanol (B) ethanol (C) acetic acid
(D) ethyl acetate (E) None of the above/More

49.The acid used in a car battery is-
(A) acetic acid (B) hydrochloric acid (C) nitric acid
(D) sulfuric acid (E) None of the above/More

50. The gas, which comes out on opening a soda water bottle, is -
(A) carbon dioxide (B) hydrogen (C) nitrogen
(D) sulfur dioxide (E) None of the above / More

51. Which of the following smart cities has become the India's first city to run on 100% renewable energy during daytime?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Jaipur (C) Indore (D) Diu
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

52. Mahmoud Abu Zeid has won the 2018 UNESCO / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. He hails from which country ?
(A) Israel (B) Iraq (C) Iran (D) Egypt
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

53. The bilateral military exercise 'Harimau Shakti 2018' has been conducted between India and which country ?
(A) Indonesia (B) Malaysia (C) New Zealand (D) South Korea
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

54. Which Union Ministry has launched the Second Edition of the 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan' ?
(A) The Ministry of Home Affairs (B) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(C) The Ministry of Human Resource Development (D) The Ministry of Rural Deve- lopment
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

55. Which Union Ministry in Colla- boration which Google India has launched a 360Y Virtual Reality (VR) video on 'Incredible India' ?
(A) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (B) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(C) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (D) The Ministry of Tourism
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

56. Which city hosted India's first- ever nationwide food archaeo- logy conference ' Archaeo Broma' ?
(A) Mumbai (B) New Delhi (C) Indore (D) Surat
(E) None of the above/More

57. What is the India's rank in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) ?
(A) 136th (B) 138th (C) 135th (D) 137th
(E) None of the above/More

58. Which institute has been awarded the 2018 National Intellectual Property Award in the category 'Top R&D Institution/Organization for Patents and Commer-cialization ?
(A) The Council of Scientific and  Industrial Research
(B) The Indian Space Research Organization
(C) The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(D) The Defence Research and Development Organization
(E) None of the above/More

59. Which State has topped the list of States with most number of beggars, as per data released by the Union Ministry of Social Justice?
(A) West Bengal (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh (E) None of the above/More

60. Which district has become the India's first district to have 100% solar-powered health centres?
(A) Kolkata (B) Chennai (C) Bengaluru
(D) Surat (E) None of the above/More

61. Which Indian sports person has bagged Gold in the Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Event at the 2018 ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup in Sydney?
(A) Rajkanwar Singh (B) Anhad Jawanda (C) B. Sainath
(D) Anish Bhanwala (E) None of the above/More

62. Which State Government has signed a pact with Airport Authority of India (AAI) to develop villages in Kamrup ?
(A) West Bengal (B) Mizoram (C) Nagaland
(D) Assam (E) None of the above/More

63. Which State has the highest number of fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drink- ingwater?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Odisha (C) Rajasthan
(D) Jharkhand (E) None of the above/More

64.ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-6A satellite from which rocket vehicle?
(A) GSLV-F07 (B) GSLV-F09 (C) GSLV-F05
(D) GSLV-F08 (E) None of the above/More

65. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Forests?
(A) Forests and Water (B) Forests and Energy (C) Forests and Sustainable Cities 
(D) Forests and Life (E) None of the above/More

66. Who has been elected as the new President of Egypt?
(A) Moussa Mostafa Moussa (B) El-Sayyid el-Badawi (C) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
(D) Ahmed Shafiq Sisi (E) None of the above/More

67. Who has been chosen for the prestigious J.e. Daniel Award for 2017 ?
(A) Sathyan Anthikkad (B) K. G. George (C) Sreekumaran Thampi
(D) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (E) None of the above/More

68. According to recent data released by Indian Cellular Association (lCA), India has acquired what position in the world in producing mobile phones?
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third
(D) Fourth (E) None of the above/More

69. Which State Government has rolled out 'Rupashree Scheme' for marriage of poor girls?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Odisha (C) West Bengal
(D) Assam (E) None of the above/More

70.NITI Aayog has launched the 'Atal New India Challenge' that will provide grants of up to how much amount to innovative products and solutions?
(A) Rs. 2 crore (B) Rs. 1 crore (C) Rs. 1.5 crore
(D) Rs.2.5 crore (E) None of the above/More

71. Who chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce?
(A) Narendra Modi (B) Arun Jaitley (C) Suresh Prabhu
(D) Smriti Irani (E) None of the above/More

72. Which of the following districts of Bihar does not share border with Nepal ?
(A) Madhubani (B) Kishanganj (C) Sitamarhi
(D) Purnia (E) None of the above/More

73. Which of the following is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site present in Bihar State of
India?
(A) Mahabodhi Vihar (B) Buddhist Monastery in Nalanda
(C) Ancient site of Vikramashila Monastery (D) Tomb of Sher Shah Suri
(E) None of the above/More

74. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and SACEP for cooperation on oil and chernical pollution in the South Asian seas region. What does SACEP stand for?
(A) South Asia Compatibility Environment Programme
(B) South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
(C) South Asia Connectivity Environment Programme
(D) South Asia Coercive Environment Programme
(E) None of the above/More

75. Which State Government has recently signed MoU with South Korea to enhance tourism co- operation?
(A) Kerala (B) Mizoram (C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh (E) None of the above/More