The 64th BPSC Prelims Examination 2018 is organized on 16 December 2018 at various examination centres on its scheduled day. This was the 64th BPSC Preliminary Examination, in which total 150 questions were asked. Here are the answers to all the questions that are being provided to you right now. With this study, you can understand the pattern of the BPSC Prelims examination. With which you can get success in the upcoming BPSC examination in advance. So let's start reading all the questions of the BPSC Prelims Exam 2018–
1. Which of the following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious?
(A) The efforts of the officers of the Company to spread Christianity
(B) The order to the sepoys to travel on ships
(C) The stoppage of Bhatta
(D) The inefficiency of the officers✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Read in Hindi : 64वीं बीपीएससी प्रारंभिक परीक्षा का हल पेपर 2018
2. About Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, it was said that his empire extended from–
(A) Chandni Chowk to Palam✓ (B) Delhi to Bihar
(C) Peshawar to Bihar (D) Peshawar to Varanasi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
3. Who among the following did not rebel against the British East India Company’s control over them?
(A) Raja of Vizianagaram (B) Nizam of Hyderabad✓
(C) Polygar of Tamil Nadu (D) Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore
(E)None of the above/More than one of the above
4. The Indigo Rebellion was about–
(A) the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to
(B) the peasant wanting to grow indigo but being forced not to
(C) the peasant not wanting to stow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable✓
(D) a protest movement that carried an indigo-coloured flag
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
5. The immediate cause of Deccan Riots of 1875–
(A) the shadow of a famine✓
(B) high interest rates charged by Mahajans
(C) high land revenue rates
(D) protest against imposition of religious reforms
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
6. Rajani Palme Dutt said, “They both fought and collaborated with imperialism.” Which political grouping was he referring to?
(A) The Indian National Congress✓ (B) The Communist Party of India
(C) The Swaraj Party (D) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
7. Which of the following was not a ‘Nationalist’ newspaper?
(A) The Hindu (B) Bengalee
(C) The Mahratta (D) The Times of India✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
8. Identify the correct combination from the options given below for Prarthana Samaj, Young India, Lokhitvadi, Satyashodhak Samaj, Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha.
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji
(B) Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji✓
(C) Atmaram Pandurang, Jyotiba Phule, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Naoroji Furdonji
(D) Naoroji Furdonji, Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
9. From the options given below, find the correct combination of the names of Editors of the nationalist newspapers The Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee, Hindustani, Sudharak :
(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee, G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, G. Subramania Iyer, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Surendra Nath Banerjee
(D) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
10. Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as ‘Lokmanya Tilak’ when
(A) he became a popular teacher
(B) he started a popular newspaper
(C) the government accused him in the Rand Murder Case✓
(D) he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
11. How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government?
(A) 21 years (B) A little more than 21 years✓
(C) 25 years (D) A little more than 25 years
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
12. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the context of which Gandhian Satyagraha?
(A) Swadeshi Satyagraha (B) Rowlatt Satyagraha✓
(C) Bardoli Satyagraha (D) Individual Satyagraha
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
13. Where did Kunwar Singh join the Rebellion of 1857 against the British?
(A) Arrah✓ (B) Patna
(C) Bettiah (D) Varanasi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
14. In which territory did tribals rebel against the British?
(A) Bihar✓ (B) Punjab
(C) Sindh (D) Kathiawar
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
15. “So always with the assent and often to the dictates of the Chamber of Commerce, the Government of India is carried on, and this is the ‘White Man’s Burden’.” Who said this?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sachchidananda Sinha✓ (D) Rajendra Prasad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
16. Which of the following was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India?
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Bardoli
(C) Champaran✓ (D) Individual
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
17. Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement urged people to avoid alcohol. This resulted in a serious loss of revenue for the government. The government of a province circulated a list of prominent individuals who drank alcohol as a device to persuade people to start drinking again. Name the province.
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Bihar✓
(C) Bombay (D) Gujarat
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
18. During Salt Satyagraha, in Bihar, in addition to making salt, the people chose to oppose the government by opposing which tax?
(A) Chowkidari✓ (B) Haathi
(C) Development (D) Malba
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
19. The elected Government of Bihar resigned in February 1938 for which reason?
(A) The participation of India in war
(B) Satyagraha against the British at the call of Gandhi
(C) High taxes being imposed by the British
(D) For the release of political prisoners✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
20. Who was connected with the Bihar Kisan Sabha?
(A) Swami Sahajananda (B) Karyananda Sharma
(C) Rahul Sankrityayan (D) Yadunandan Sharma
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above✓
21. The length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 12 meters long, 9 meters wide and 8 meters high is
(A) 864 meters (B) 10 meters
(C) 17 meters✓ (D) 43 meters
(E) None of the above
22. A train of length 150 meters, moving towards north direction at a speed of 144 km/hr, can cross a 250 meters long bridge in
(A) 20 seconds (B) 100 seconds
(C) 45 seconds (D) 10 seconds✓
(E) 28 seconds
23. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 50?
(A) 17 (B) 15✓
(C) 14 (D) 16
(E) None of the above
24. If x = - \frac{2}{3} , then 9x2 – 3x – 11 is equal to
(A) -13 (B) 13
(C) -5✓ (D) -17
(E) 17
25. In an examination, every candidate took Hindi or History or both. 66% took Hindi and 59% took History. The total number of candidates was 3000. How many candidates took both Hindi and History?
(A) 500 (B) 750✓
(C) 542 (D) 738
(E) 830
26. If x = \sqrt{\frac{0.00001225}{0.00005329}}, then value of x is
(A) 35/73✓ (B) 525/933
(C) 205/403 (D) 135/233
(E) None of the above
27. If x + (1/y) = 1 and y + (1/z) = 1, then the value of z + (1/x) is–
(A) x-y (B) 1✓
(C) Not known/Not countable (D) 2
(E) None of the above
28. The average age of 4 sisters is 7 years. If we add the age of mother, then the average increases by 6 years. Find the age of the mother.
(A) 46 years (B) 39 years
(C) 37 years✓ (D) 47 years
(E) 57 years
29. If 3x+8 = 272x+1 , then the value of x is–
(A) 90 (B) 1✓
(C) -1 (D) 10
(E) – 100
30. If S = \sum_{n = 1 }^{10} (2n + \frac{1}{2}) , then the S is
(A) 55\frac{1}{2} (B) 56
(C) 111 (D) 115✓
(E) 110\frac{1}{2}
31. Which of the following has pH value 7?
(A) Pure water (B) Neutral solution
(C) Basic solution (D) Acidic solution
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above✓
32. Which of the following elements does not contain neutrons?
(A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen
(C) Hydrogen✓ (D) Copper
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
33. Angstrom is a unit of–
(A) wavelength✓ (B) energy
(C) frequency (D) velocity
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
34. Frequency is measured in–
(A) hertz✓ (B) meter/ second
(C) radian (D) watt
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
35. Who discovered DNA?
(A) James Watson and Francis Crick (B) Gregor Mendel
(C) Johannsen (D) Hargovind Khorana
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above✓
Note – The credit for the discovery of the DNA goes to Frederick Micher (1869).
36. What is triglyceride?
(A) Protein (B) Carbohydrate
(C) Fat✓ (D) Mineral
(E) None of the above More than one of the above
37. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is used in monitoring
(A) heart (B) liver
(C) pancreas (D) brain✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
38. Body temperature is regulated by–
(A) thalamus (B) hypothalamus✓
(C) cerebellum (D) medulla
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
39. Choose the correct statement.
(A) Wavelength of red light is less than violet light.
(B) Wavelength of red light is more than violet light.✓
(C) Wavelength of violet light is more than green light.
(D) Wavelength of violet light is more than yellow light.
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
40. The value of 40 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit scale is–
(A) 104 °F✓ (B) 100 °F
(C) 102 °F (D) 75 °F
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
41. The unit of electric power is–
(A) ampere (B) volt
(C) coulomb (D) watt✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
42. In electrical motor–
(A) heat is converted into electrical energy
(B) electrical energy is converted into heat
(C) electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy✓
(D) mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
43. Human body contains–
(A) about 70% water✓ (B) 20%-30% water
(C) 10%-20% water (D) 30%-40% water
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
44. The device to measure electric current is–
(A) voltmeter (B) ammeter✓
(C) voltameter (D) potentiometer
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
45. The main component of greenhouse gases is–
(A) carbon dioxide (B) methane nitrous oxide
(C) ozone (D) None of the above/More than one of the above✓
46. Einstein got the Nobel Prize for–
(A) relativity (B) Bose-Einstein condensation
(C) mass-energy equivalence (D) photoelectric effect✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
47. The powerhouse of cell is–
(A) cell wall (B) mitochondrion✓
(C) ribosome (D) nucleus
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
48. AIDS is caused by–
(A) water (B) bacteria
(C) virus✓ (D) fungus
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
49. Which instrument is used to measure humidity?
(A) Hydrometer (B) Hygrometer✓
(C) Pyrometer (D) Lactometer
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
50. What is the unit of pressure?
(A) Newton/sq. meter✓ (B) Newton-meter
(C) Newton (D) Newton/meter
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
51. Defence Minister of India Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made a three-day visit to which nation in the first week of October 2018?
(A) Russia (B) Kazakhstan✓
(C) Ukraine (D) China
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
52. The Parliament of which of the following nations dismissed the honorary citizenship of Aung San Suu Kyi in October 2018?
(A) USA (B) United Kingdom
(C) Norway (D) Canada✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
53. Which of the following is not associated with NAFTA?
(A) Great Britain✓ (B) Canada
(C) Mexico (D) USA
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
54. With which nation, India has Signed an agreement Mobilize four City’ in September 2018?
(A) Sweden (B) Germany
(C) Japan (D) France✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
55. Where did Foreign Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurate ‘Panini Language Laboratory’ in August 2018?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) South Africa
(C) Mauritius✓ (D) Indonesia
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
56. Which nation enacted ‘Human Organ Transplantation Law’ for migrants from Indian origin in August 2018?
(A) United Kingdom✓ (B) Canada
(C) USA (D) Singapore
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
57. Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected as the President of which country in presidential election held in November 2017?
(A) Uganda (B) Kenya
(C) Zimbabwe✓ (D) Ghana
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
58. On 20th July, 2018, which nation ended emergency after two years?
(A) Iraq (B) Syria
(C) Turkey✓ (D) Yemen
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
59. Which of the following nations declared emergency due to polio outbreak in June 2018?
(A) Papua New Guinea✓ (B) Fiji
(C) Philippines (D) Mali
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
60. For how many times, India won the Cricket Asia Cup on 29th September 2018 defeating Bangladesh?
(A) Six times (B) Seven times✓
(C) Eight times (D) Nine times
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
61. Which of the following is the correct order of medals won by India in the 18th Asian Games, 2018 (Jakarta)?
. Gold Silver Bronze Total
(A) 15 21 33 69 (B) 15 32 22 69
(C) 15 30 24 69✓ (D) 15 24 30 69
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
62. Which is the first Indian airline company that used biofuel as ATF in August 2018?
(A) Jet Airways (B) Vistara
(C) Air India (D) SpiceJet✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
63. In June 2018, how much amount the World Bank has approved for ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’, an ambitious scheme of India?
(A) Rs.5,000 crore (B) Rs.6,000 crore✓
(C) Rs.7,000 crore (D) Rs.8,000 crore
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
64. According to the report of IIT, Kharagpur study group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) 600 years (B) 700 years
(C) 800 years (D) 900 years✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
65. According to Indian Forest Status Report released February 2018, how much area in of India is covered by forests?
(A) 23.00% (B) 23-40%
(C) 24.00% (D) 24-40%✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
66. In January 2018, which Indian State allowed people to establish a humanitarian relationship with trees, i.e., brother-sister?
(A) Assam (B) Sikkim✓
(C) Nagaland (D) Manipur
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
67. Which district achieved the first position as per ‘Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2018?
(A) Gaya-Bihar (B) Tuticorin—Tamil Nadu
(C) Satara-Maharashtra✓ (D) Meerut-UP
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
68. Which scheme was recognized as world’s largest insurance scheme launched in India in September 2018?
(A) Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana✓
(B) Pradhan Mantri Jan Swasthya Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
69. In which of the following institutes was the first Indian Railway University established in September 2018?
(A) Indian National Rail Academy – Vadodara✓
(B) Indian Railway School – Pune
(C) Indian National Rail Research Institute – Mysore
(D) Indian Rail Coach Institute – Kapurthala
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
70. JIMEX 2018 relates to–
(A) Japan-India Joint Military Exhibition
(B) Japan-India Maritime Exercise✓
(C) Japan-India Joint Motor vehicle Exhibition
(D) Japan-India Joint Missile Programme
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
71. In which city/State was air pollution control system ‘VAYU’ installed in September 2018?
(A) Chennai (B) Amritsar
(C) Delhi✓ (D) Varanasi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
72. Under which of the following, Shri Nitish Chief Minister Umar launched more than 750 development schemes at Khagaria and Begusarai districts on 6th January 2018?
(A) Vikas Yatra (B) Vikas Survekshan Yatra
(C) Nav-Srijan Yojana, 2018 (D) Vikas Samiksha Yatra✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
73. In which city, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sushil Modi inaugurated Bihar’s first ‘Start-up Hub’ on 16th March 2018?
(A) Motihari (B) Munger
(C) Patna✓ (D) Arrah
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
74. On 22nd March, 2018 who unveiled the book, Neel Ke Dhabbe on the occasion of 106th Bihar Day in Patna?
(A) Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu✓
(B) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
(C) Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh
(D) Speaker Smt. Mahajan Sumitra
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
75. The capacity of India’s most powerful electric locomotive engine made in Madhepura Locomotive Factory is
(A) 9000 HP (B) 10000 HP
(C) 11000 HP (D) 12000 HP✓
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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