WBPSC Clerkship Exam 2007 Shift-1 Question Paper

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  1. Tha Satpura Range is a:

A. Block Mountain

B. Volcanic Mountail

C. Relict Mountain

D. Fold Mountain

Answer:A) Block Mountain

  2. Who among the following is famous as the 'Tragedy King' of Indian cinema?

A. Raj Kapoor

B. Bharat Bhusan

C. Dilip Kumar

D. Ashok Kumar

Answer:C) Dilip Kumar

  3. Mallikarjuna Mansoor the musician who dies in 1992 at the age of 82 was a:

A. Violinist

B. Sitar Player

C. Tabla Player

D. Vocalist

Answer:D) Vocalist

  4. The Chief port of Gujarat is

A. Kandala

B. Mangalore

C. Okha

D. Surat

Answer:A) Kandala

  5. With which musical instrument was Ustad Alikhan associated?

A. Star

B. Shehnai

C. Flute

D. Tabla

Answer:A) Sitar

  6. The highest Peak of India is

A. Mount Everest

B. K2

C. Kanchanjungha

D. Nanga Parbat

Answer:B) K2

  7. Who among the following is a famous Sarod player?

A. Zakir Hussain

B. Amjad Ali Khan

C. Siv Kumar Sharma

D. Hariprasad Chourasia

Answer:B) Amjad Ali Khan

  8. The Shivasamudram Falls are located on the

A. Krishna River

B. Godavari River

C. Kaveri River

D. Mahanadi River

Answer:C) Kaveri River

  9. Musical Instrument used by Amir Khusro was:

A. Sitar

B. Tabla

C. Sarod

D. Flute

Answer:A) Sitar

  10. The Leading tea producing State of India is:

A. West Bengal

B. Kerala

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Assam

Answer:D) Assam

  11. The Iron and Steel Plant at Bhadravati gets Iron ore from:

A. Bababudan Hills

B. Bonai

C. Bailadila

D. Jharia

Answer:C) Bailadila

  12. 'Scurvy' disease is prevented by:

A. Vitamin-C

B. Vitamin-B12

C. Vitamin-K

D. Vitamin-D

Answer:A) Vitamin-C

  13. _______ industry is known as the 'Mordern Industrial Giant'.

A. Automobile

B. Ship Building

C. Iron and Steel

D. Petrochemical

Answer:C) Iron and Steel

  14. Structure and functional unit of Kidney is

A. Neuron

B. Nephridia

C. Nephron

D. Malpigihian tubule

Answer:C) Nephron

  15. The Kathiawar Peninsula is situated in:

A. Rajasthan

B. Gujarat

C. Maharashtra

D. Kerala

Answer:B) Gujarat

  16. The Chief guest in India's Republic Day parade function 2008 was:

A. Valadimir Putin

B. Gordon Brown

C. Nicolas Saekozy

D. Jacques Chirac

Answer:C) Nicolas Saekozy

  17. In which phase of cell cycle DNA-replication occurs?

A. G1

B. G2

C. S

D. M

Answer:C) 'S' phase

  18. Rajendra Pachauri headed the international panel on:

A. Food production

B. Refugee Settlement

C. Disaster management

D. Climate change

Answer:C) Climate change

  19. India Russia joint military exercise in 2007 was named:

A. Shatrunash 2007

B. Cactus 2007

C. Indra 2007

D. Vajra 2007

Answer:C) Indra 2007

  20. The heat producing gases present in coal gas are:

A. H₂, CO and CH₄

B. C₂H₄, CHO and Vapour

C. Co₂, butane and N₂

D. CO, O₂ and N₂

Answer:A) H₂, CO and CH₄

  21. Pushp Kumar Dahal is better known as:

A. Paras

B. Baburam

C. Prachanda

D. Girija Prasad

Answer:C) Prachanda

  22. The safety limit of arsenic content in drinking water recommended by the WHO is:

A. 0.01 mg/liter

B. 0.001 mg/liter

C. 0.5 mg/liter

D. 1 mg/liter

Answer:A) 0.01 mg/liter

  23. Who established Asiatic Society?

A. William Jones

B. Karl Marks

C. Jemes Princep

D. Max Muller

Answer:A) William Jones

  24. When Rahil Dravid completed 10000 runs in Test Cricket, his India companion on the field was:

A. Sachin Tendulkar

B. Washim Jafar

C. VVS Laxman

D. Saurav Ganguly

Answer:D) Saurav Ganguly

  25. Apala, Lopamudra, Gargi-these learned women belonged to which period?

A. Vedic period

B. Mauryan Period

C. Kushan Period

D. Gupta Period

Answer:A) Vedic period

  26. The Tibetans mark as 'Uprising day':

A. 10th April

B. 10th March

C. 15 August

D. 12th March

Answer:B) 10th March

  27. The Bangla Band that defines its music as 'urban folk' is:

A. Chandrabindoo

B. Fosils

C. Bhoomi

D. Durga

Answer:C) Bhoomi

  28. Which Gupta ruler ended the Saka rule in western India?

A. Samudragupta

B. Chandragupta-II

C. Skandagupta

D. Chandragupta-I

Answer:B) Chandragupta-II

  29. Which of the following elements has no isotope?

A. Uranium

B. Carbon

C. Sodium

D. Galium

Answer:C) Sodium

  30. "A Writer's People" is authored by:

A. Vikram Seth

B. Arundhati Roy

C. VS Naipaul

D. Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer:C) VS Naipaul

  31. The Ratha type temples of Mahabalipuram were built by:

A. The Cholas

B. The Pallavas

C. The Chalukyas

D. The Pandyas

Answer:B) The Pallavas

  32. Mechanical advantage is always less than one in a:

A. 1st class Liver

B. 2nd class Liver

C. 3rd class Liver

D. 4th class Liver

Answer:C) 3rd class Liver

  33. Red Ribbon Express is:

A. The Train Between India and Pakistan

B. Rail tourism plan to connect Buddhist religious place in India

C. Blood Donation Campain

D. Mobile exhibition for spreading awarnes about HIV/AIDS

Answer:

  34. Jaydev, author of Gitgobinda, was the court-poet of which Bengal ruler?

A. Ballalsena

B. Dharmapala

C. Devapala

D. Lakshmansena

Answer:D) Lakshmansena

  35. The letters of which of the following series does not show lateral invension infront of a mirror?

A. PSR

B. BDO

C. APC

D. OMU

Answer:D) OMU

  36. During whose regin Fatehpur Sikri was built?

A. Saha Jahan

B. Akbar

C. Jahangir

D. Tipu Sultan

Answer:B) Akbar

  37. USS Nimitz visited the Indian port of:

A. Chennai

B. Visakhapatanam

C. Mumbai

D. Kolkata

Answer:A) Chennai

  38. Source of tremendous energy in the sun is:

A. Nuclear fusion

B. Nuclear fission

C. Nuclear Reaction

D. Radioactivity of Atoms

Answer:A) Nuclear fusion

  39. Who was the founder of the Sikh religion?

A. Guru Gobind Singh

B. Guru Nanak

C. Guru Arjun Singh

D. Guru Tej Bahadr

Answer:B) Guru Nanak

  40. Green Park stadium is in:

A. Chennai

B. Mumbai

C. Kanpur

D. Kolkata

Answer:C) Kanpur

  41. The first president of the Indian National COngress was:

A. Dadabhai Naoroji

B. Surendranath Banerjee

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Womesh CHandra Banerjee

Answer:D) Womesh CHandra Banerjee

  42. Barreto, the Mohun Bagan Club stricker, is form:

A. French

B. Brazil

C. Portugal

D. Spain

Answer:B) Brazil

  43. The Capital of British India was transferred from Kolkata to Delhi in:

A. 1905

B. 1909

C. 1911

D. 1947

Answer:C) 1911

  44. Cooch-Behar Trophy is given in:

A. Chess

B. Football

C. Hockey

D. Cricket

Answer:D) Cricket

  45. The 'drain of wealth' was created by:

A. Ramesh Chandra Dutta

B. Dadabhai Naoroji

C. Badruddin Tyabji

D. G K Gokhale

Answer:A) Ramesh Chandra Dutta

  46. The mAscot off goodluck dolls of Bejing Olympic is known as:

A. Jing

B. Fuwa

C. Minto

D. Fotu

Answer:B) Fuwa

  47. Dys are longer in India in:

A. April

B. March

C. September

D. Dcember

Answer:A) April

 48. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in:

A. Sports Coaching

B. Cricket

C. Boxing

D. Wrestling

Answer:A) Sports Coaching

 49. The Testa Gorge is seen in the river's:

A. Middle course

B. Upper Course

C. See delta

D. Lower Course

Answer:B) Upper Course

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 1. 5 cultivators can weed out 8 bighas of land in 4 days. 25 cultivators take to weed out 70 bighas of land in:

A. 6 days

B. 8 days

C. 5 days

D. 7 days

Answer:D) 7 days

 2. The square of the sum of two numbers is 625 and the square of their difference is 81. The nmbers are:

A. 17, 8

B. 18, 8

C. 17, 7

D. 18, 7

Answer:A) 17, 8

 3. A cloth of length 24½ metre is cut into pieces, each of length being 1⅙ metre. How many such pieces can be cut?

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

Answer:D) 21

 4. If 15 is added to 5 times a number the sum is 6 times the number. The number is:

A. 15

B. 16

C. 17

D. 18

Answer:A) 15

 5. Ram, Sam and Jadu individually can plough a garden in 18, 21 and 24 hours respectively. If they work together, to finish the work they will take:

A. 6⁶⁶⁄₇₃

B. 11⁶⁶⁄₇₃

C. 8⁶⁶⁄₇₃

D. 7⁶⁶⁄₇₃

Answer:A) 6⁶⁶⁄₇₃

 6. By how much does the sum of 17.443 and 29.657 exceed the sum of 13.687 and 18.548?

A. 11.568

B. 12.687

C. 14.658

D. 14.865

Answer:D)14.865

 7. A furuit vendor sold 32 baskets of mango at Rs. 55 per basket. 41 baskets at Rs. 35 per baskets at Rs. 46 per basket. The average price of mango per basket is:

A. 44.15

B. 44.25

C. 45

D. 44

Answer:A) 44.15

 8. A man travels 516 m in 6 min. His speed per hour is:

A. 6.5 km

B. 5.16 km

C. 8.25 km

D. 7.15 km

Answer:B) 5.16 km

 9. A man earn Rs. 3600 per month. His income is increased in the ratio 12:13. His new monthly income is:

A. 3800

B. 3700

C. 3600

D. 3900

Answer:D) 3900

 10. Value of √2 is:

A. 1.441

B. 1.144

C. 1.555

D. 1.532

Answer:B) 1.144

 11. The ratio between the length and width of a rectangular sheet of paper is 7:5. If the width of the sheet is 20.5 cm the length is:

A. 25.3 cm

B. 27.3 cm

C. 28.7 cm

D. 27.7 cm

Answer:C) 28.7 cm

 12. A can finish a work in 12 days and B does it in 10 days. A alone works for 8 days and then B joins him to finish the work together. The work will be finished in:

A. 5⁵⁄₁₁ days

B. 1⁹⁄₁₁ days

C. 6⁵⁄₁₁ days

D. 5⁷⁄₁₁ days

Answer:B) 1⁹⁄₁₁ days

 13. Value of 5.3+3.25+12.1 is:

A. 20.069

B.20.69

C. 21.069

D. 22.069

Answer:D) 20.69

 14. 30 children at a camp have provisions for 18 days. They are joined by 6 more children. How long will the provisions last?

A. 15 days

B. 10 dyas

C. 12 days

D. 18 days

Answer:A) 15 days

 15. A alone can knit a sweater in 3 hours and B alone can knit it in 4 hours. How much time would they take working together to knit 14 sweaters?

A. 12 hours

B. 16 hours

C. 18 hours

D. 24 hours

Answer:D) 24 hours

 16. 6 cows can plough 12 hectares of land in 25 days. Number of teachers of land that will be ploughed by 10 cows in 20 days is:

A. 12 hectares

B. 16 hectares

C. 14 hectares

D. 20 hectares

Answer:B) 16 hectares

 17. The total capacity of a tank is 200 liters. At present it is 60% full with water. Some water is taken from the tank and it id found that the tank is now 35% full. The quantity of water take is:

A. 30 liters

B. 35 liters

C. 50 liters

D. 40 liters

Answer:C) 50 liters

 18. If 2 dozen apples weight 3 kg 600 gm, how many apples are there in 3 boxes weighing 26 kg 250 gm each?

A. 500

B. 510

C. 250

D. 525

Answer:D) 525

 19. An ore contains 2% of copper. How much quantity of the ore is required to get 8.7 kg of copper?

A. 400 kg

B. 435 kg

C. 425 kg

D. 410 kg

Answer:B) 435 kg

 20. The average daily rainfall during the month of February in the year 1808 in a city was 4.7 mm. What is the total rainfall during the month of february?

A. 12.5 cm

B. 13.63 cm

C. 13.95 cm

D. 13.85 cm

Answer:B) 13.63 cm

 21. Gains are bought at 4 kg for Rs. 28 and sold at 3 kg for Rs. 27. The gain or loss made by selling 80 kg gains is:

A. 100 gain

B. 120 gain

C. 160 gain

D. 20 loss

Answer:C) 160 gain

 22. 10 pumps can raise 75 tons of water in 10 hr. Time taken by 15 pumps to raise 100 tons of water is:

A. 7 hr

B. 8 hr

C. 7⁵⁄₉

D. 8⁸⁄₉

Answer:D) 8⁸⁄₉

 23. The value of 4½ of 12 m is:

A. 50 cm

B. 54 cm

C. 52 cm

D. 56 cm

Answer:B) 54 cm

 24. Find the number which when decreased by 8% become 506:

A. 550

B. 510

C. 520

D. 540

Answer:A) 550

 25. By selling a tape recorder for Rs. 600 a loss of Rs. 100 suffered. If the tape recorder be sold in order to gain 10 the price is:

A. 800

B. 812

C. 806

D.816

Answer:B) 812

 26. If 125 men can do a piece of work in 120 days, then in 10 days the work can be done by:

A. 110 men

B. 135 men

C. 150 men

D. 175 men

Answer:C) 150 men

 27. The price of diesel increases from Rs. 12 per litre to Rs. 15 per lire. Find the percentage increase in the price:

A. 33%

B. 33⅓

C. 33½

D. 33¼

Answer:B) 33⅓

 28. Find the difference between 13/15 of Rs. 675 and 9/16 of Rs. 656:

A. 204

B. 212

C. 208

D. 216

Answer:D) 216

 29. 12 cakes of soap weight 5 kg and 604 gm. Find the weight of 5 cakes in kg:

A. 233.5

B. 2.335

C. 23.23

D. 23.53

Answer:B) 2.335

 30. A boy goes 6 km straight to the east and from there goes 8 km straight to the north. What is his displacement?

A. 14 km

B. 15 km

C. 12 km

D. 10 km

Answer:D) 10 km

 31. An article is bought for Rs. 750 and is sold at a gain of 20%. How much more will be gained, if the article is sold at a gain of 30%?

A. 75

B. 65

C. 70

D. 60

Answer:A) 75

 32. Number of tiles each 2½ dm by 1 dm, required to cover the floor of a room, 20 m by 14 m is:

A. 120

B. 12000

C. 1200

D. 120000

Answer:B) 12000

 33. The perimeter of a square field having twice the area of a rectangular field, 9 m by 8 m is:

A. 24 m

B. 64 m

C. 48 m

D. 72 m

Answer:C) 48 m

 34. Interest on Rs. 600 for 5 years amounted to Rs. 60. The rate of interest is:

A. 1.5%

B. 2.5%

C. 3%

D. 2%

Answer:D) 2%

 35. The are of the path one mettr wide surrounding a playground 60 meters long and 40 meters broad is:

A. 201 sq. m

B. 211 sq. m

C. 208 sq. m

D. 204 sq. m

Answer:D) 204 sq. m

 36. Number of stones each 1¼ meters square, will cover a roof of 40 meters squre is:

A. 1024

B. 1022

C. 1004

D. 1012

Answer:A) 1024

 37. A sum of money triples itself, the rate of interest being 5% per annum. The time is:

A. 10 years

B. 20 years

C. 30 years

D. 40 years

Answer:D) 40 years

 38. The greatest number of 5 digits which is a perfect square is:

A. 10001

B. 90024

C. 99856

D. 99685

Answer:C) 99856

 39. Interest on Rs. 250 for 2 years 6 months at 6 paise per rupes per month is:

A. 450

B. 425

C. 375

D. 400

Answer:A) 450

 40. The least number which should be added to 10000 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 237 is:

A. 10191

B. 10190

C.10091

D. 19101

Answer:A) 10191

 41. The smallest number by which 2187 is to be divided so that the quotient may be a perfect square is:

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 7

Answer:B) 3

 42. The amount from Rs 360 for 1 year 4 months at 2 p.c. per annum is:

A. 362.50

B. 365

C. 369.60

D. 386

Answer:C) 369.60

 43. The least number which an adding 10is exactly divisible by 48, 72, 84 is:

A. 1014

B. 998

C. 1004

D. 1012

Answer:B) 998

 44. A gardener plants are orchard with 5776 trees and arranges them so that the number of rows equal the number of trees in each row. The number of rows are:

A. 74

B. 75

C. 76

D. 77

Answer:C) 76

 45. The interest on a sum of money for 5 years at 6% is Rs 75. The sum is:

A. 150

B. 100

C. 200

D. 250

Answer:D) 250

 46. The fraction by which 35/42 should be multiplied so that the square root of the product is 1 is:

A. 11/13

B. 1⅕

C. 2⅕

D. 3⅕

Answer:B) 1⅕

 47. Interest on a sum of money for 3 years 4 months is 2/15 of the principal. Rate percent per annum is:

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

Answer:C) 4

 48. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 9 and 270 respectively. If one of the number is 54, the other number is:

A. 40

B. 42

C. 45

D. 50

Answer:C) 45

 49. Standing on the side of a railway track a man finds that a train of length 280 m crosses him in 14 second. The speed of the train is:

A. 55 km/hr

B. 72 km/hr

C. 52 km/hr

D. 70 km/hr

Answer:B) 72 km/hr

 50. The HCF of two numbers is P and their LCM is Q. If one of the numbers be R, then the other number is:

A. PQ/R

B. PQ/Q

C. Q/PR

D. R=PQ

Answer:A) PQ/R