1. ‘King Lear’ is
(a) a king of England
(b) a king of Spain
(c) a tragedy written by Shakespeare
(d) an epic
2. Maubhandar produces
(a) Honey
(b) Copper
(c) Newsprint
(d) Contact lens
3. The old alluvium is known as the
(a) Bhangar
(b) Khadar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Barind
4. Pankaj is a HYV of
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Bajra
5. Joint Forest Management was first successful in West Bengal in
(A) Paljhari village of Medinipur district
(B) Bhula village of Bankura district.
(C) Natunbandh village of Bankura district
(D) Arabari village of Medinipur district
6. What is capital?
(a) Money is capital
(b) Machineries and building constitute capital
(c) Capital is produced means of production
(d) None of the above
7. Which Indian State was hit with 5.6 magnitude tremor recently?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
8. Who was the leader of the Khuda-i-Khidmadgar?
(a) M. A. Jinnah
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) A. K. Azad
(d)Muhammad Ali
9. Pyongyang is the capital of which of the following countries?
(a) North Korea
(b) Australia
(c) Laos
(d) Ethiopia
10. Athlete’s foot is caused by
(a) Virus
(b) Roundworm
(c) Fungus
(d) Bacterium
11. Oilseeds are very important group of
(a) food crops
(b) commercial crops
(c) plantation crops
(d) None of the above
12. Electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy in:
(a) Dynamo
(b) Microphone
(c) Electric motor
(d) Heater
13. Water soluble vitamins are:
(a) E & K
(b) B & E
(c) B & C
(d) A, D & K
14. ‘Typewriter’ was invented by _______ and he is from _______.
(a) Henry Bessemer, UK
(b) Harry Brearley, UK
(c) Sir Ernest Swinton, UK
(d) C. Sholes, USA
15. What is the price money of the Dhayan Chand Award winner?
(a) 15 lakh
(b) 10 lakh
(c) 25 lakh
(d) 5 lakh
16. Who is the eminent Bengali dramatist who wrote “Ebong Indrajit”?
(a) Manoj Mitra
(b) Prapto Mitra
(c) Badal Sarkar
(d) Mohit Chattopadhyay
17. Panchayats:
(a) Are authorised to levy taxes only
(b) Have no power to levy taxes
(c) Are entitled to Government grants only
(d) Are authorised to levy and collect taxes, duties, tolls and fees
18. Planning Commission is a:
(a) A Ministry
(b) A government department
(c) An Advisory body
(d) An Autonomous Corporation
19. Who was founder of the All India Trade Union Congress?
(a) M. N. Joshi.
(b) J. L. Nehru
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Muzaffar Ahmed
20. Which of the following Dynasties established the kingdom of Vijayanagara?
(a) Sangama Dynasty
(b) Nagama Dynasty
(c) Soma Dynasty
(d) Tuluva Dynasty