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40th BPSC CCE Prelims Exam – 27.08.1995
- What is the full form of SAPTA? – South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement
- Who founded the Khudai Khidmatgar organization? – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- What is Greenpeace? – An international environmental organization
- What is ‘Nashak’? – A missile boat made by India
- Which country leads the world in coal reserves? – China
- What was the Muhajir Qaumi Movement? – A political party of migrant Muslims in Pakistan
- Which gas is known as ‘Laughing Gas’? – Nitrous oxide
- In which year was the Hindustan Republican Association established? – In 1924
- Patna was the centre of which movement in the 1830s? – Wahabi Movement
- In which region did the Santhals declare their own government in 1855–56? – In the Bhagalpur-Rajmahal region
- Which community led the temple-entry movement that caused riots in Tirunelveli in 1899? – Nadar community
- What is a detergent? – A cleansing agent
- How long does the Sun take to revolve around the center of the Milky Way? – About 250 million years
- What was Archaeopteryx? – The earliest known bird of the Jurassic Age
- To whom is the Ninth Mandala of the Rigveda dedicated? – Soma and the deity associated with it
- What is aspirin? – An antipyretic
- When was the All India States People’s Conference formed? – In 1927
- Who was the first Indian to become a member of the Communist International? – M. N. Roy
- In which region did Europeans obtain the best saltpetre and opium? – Bihar
- Which plant food contains the maximum protein? – Soybean
- Who described the Revolt of 1857 as a conspiracy? – Sir James Outram and W. Taylor
- Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873? – Jyotiba Phule
- Who described the Khilafat Movement as a rare opportunity for Hindu-Muslim unity? – Mahatma Gandhi
- Who can create or abolish a Legislative Council in a state? – Parliament
- When did the Chinese traveller I-tsing visit Bihar? – In 670 AD
- What type of plateau is the Chotanagpur Plateau? – A peneplain
- When we eat goat or sheep meat, what are we called in the food chain? – Secondary consumer
- Which book was banned by the Jammu and Kashmir administration? – Tehreek-e-Mujahideen
- What causes permanent hardness of water? – Chlorides and sulphates of calcium and magnesium
- Whom did Jahangir honour with the title ‘Khan’? – Sir Thomas Roe
- Who heads the District Planning and Development Council? – District Development Officer
- Which is the most important organ of a plant from the viewpoint of its life cycle? – Flower
- In which class are dolphins classified? – Mammals
- Why does dew not form on windy nights? – Due to rapid evaporation
- What was the prescribed rate of land revenue in the Dharmashastras? – One-sixth of the produce
- The gradual decline of towns was a major feature of which period? – Gupta Period
- Which flightless bird is found in New Zealand? – Kiwi
- Who gave final approval to the Five-Year Plans? – National Development Council
- Who used the Barabar caves as monasteries? – The Ajivikas
- Who called multipurpose river valley projects the ‘Temples of Modern India’? – Jawaharlal Nehru
- Electricity bills are based on the measurement of what? – Watt-hour
- Who was the guru of Birsa Munda? – Anand Pandey
- When was the Bihar Congress Socialist Party formed? – In 1934
- What is the cropping intensity of Bihar? – 1.28
- Sharafuddin Maneri of Bihar belonged to which Sufi order? – Firdausi order
- Where was the first sugar mill established in Bihar? – Marhaura
- Which region is known as the ‘Rice Bowl of India’? – Krishna-Godavari Delta region
- Which is the largest glacier in India? – Gangotri Glacier
- What is the most important source of revenue for State Governments in India? – Sales tax
- Which organization estimates national income in India? – Central Statistical Organisation
- What does ‘Joint Sector’ mean in the Indian economy? – Joint ownership by public and private sectors
- Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress? – Annie Besant
- Which new underwater mountain was discovered by Indian ocean scientists in the Arabian Sea? – Raman Sagar Mountain
- Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the composition of State Legislative Assemblies? – Article 170
- Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the Peacock Throne? – Muhammad Shah
- Which social reformer of Maharashtra was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’? – Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Which tribe revolted against the British due to the ban on human sacrifice? – Khond tribe
- Where is Marmagao Port located? – In Goa
- How can soil erosion be prevented? – By afforestation
- To whom does the Speaker of a State Legislative Assembly submit resignation? – To the Deputy Speaker
- Which country strongly opposed the proposal for a common European currency? – England
- When was the Planning Commission established? – In 1950
- Who has the power to dissolve the Rajya Sabha? – The Rajya Sabha is never dissolved
- When was the Provincial Council for Bihar established under the Regulating Act? – In 1774
- Who is the leader of the Lok Sabha? – Prime Minister
- Who can dissolve the Lok Sabha before the completion of its term? – The President on the advice of the Council of Ministers
- Which was the first Vijayanagara ruler to capture Goa from the Bahmanis? – Harihara I
- Where was the controversial Enron Project located? – Dabhol
- Which is the largest source of alternative energy? – Solar energy
- Which is considered the earliest Jain text? – Fourteen Purvas
- Which is the tallest living tree? – Sequoia
- Why does the sea appear blue? – Due to scattering of light and reflection of the sky
- In which production has India made the greatest progress after independence? – Wheat production
- Which colour was commonly used on Harappan pottery? – Red colour
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