WBCS 2016 GENRAL KNOWLEDGE

WBCS 2016 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.If a panchayat is dissolved,elections are to be held within?
[a] 1 month                 [b]   3 months
[c]6 months                 [d]1 year

2.In India ,the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following?
 [a] Calcutta                    [b]Madras
  [c] Bombay                   [d] Delhi

3.Who of the following is the author of the book 'The Audacity Of Hope'?
[a] Al Gore                      [b] Barak Obama
[c] Bill Clinton                 [d] Hillary Clinton

4.Anekantavada is the core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
 [a] Buddhism                   [b] Jainism
 [c] sikhism                        [d] vaishnavism

5.Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called 'Golden Threshold'?
  [a] Aruna Asaf Ali             [b]Annie Besant
  [c] Sarojini Naidu              [d] Vijayalakhsmi Pandit

6.The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which of the following river?
  [a] Beas                               [b] Chenab
  [c] Ravi                                [d] Sutlej

7.In which of the following places is the Shompen tribe found?
   [a] Nilgiri Hills                    [b] Nicobar Islands
   [c] Spiti Valley                    [d] Lakshadweep Islands


8.Which one among the following has the highest energy?
     [a] Blue light                     [b] Green light
     [c] Red light                       [d] Yellow light

9. Among the following ,which one is not a football club?
     [a] Arsenal                          [b] Aston Villa
      [c] Chelsea                         [d] Monte Carlo

10. Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event,is associated with which of the following?
     [a] Bahubali                          [b] Buddha
     [c] Mavavir                            [d] Nataraja

11. Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moon?
     [a] Jupiter                             [b] Mars
     [c] Saturn                              [d] Venus

12. which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus?
     [a] Radio waves                    [b] Microwaves
     [c] Infra-red waves               [d] None of the above

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13. In the context of indian wild life,the flying fox is a
     [a] Bat                                      [b] Kite
      [c] Stork                                  [d] Vulture

14. In the structure of planet Earth,below the mantle,the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
      [a] Aluminium                          [b] chromium
      [c] Iron                                       [d] Silicon

15. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
    [a]Beas                                        [b] Chenab
    [c] Ravi                                         [d] Sutlej

16.Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on  the coast of
    [a] Florida                                  [b] virginia
    [c] North carolina                    [d] south Carolina

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17. Which of the following brings out the publication called " Energy Statistic" from time to time?
   [a] Central Power Reaserch Institute
    [b] Planning Commission
    [c] Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
    [d] Central Statistical Oraganisation

18. In India ,which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?
   [a] Gujrat                                       [b] Haryana
   [c] Madhya Pradesh                       [d] Rajashtan

19. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are?
     [a] Dhrupad vocalist                    [b] Kathak dancers
      [c] Sarod maestros                      [d] Tabla players

20. WiMAX is related to which one of the following?
        [a] Biotechnology                          [b] Space technology
        [c] Missile technology                   [d] Communication technology

KEY ANSWER

1.c
2.b
3.b
4.b
5.c
6.b
7.b
8.a
9.d
10.a
11.a
12.c
13.a
14.c
15.d
16.a
17.d
18.d
19.a
20.d