WBPSC Clerkship Top 50 General Studies 2024 MCQs for Prelims Exam

Which disease causes bones to become weak and brittle?
(a) Osteoporosis
(b) Arthritis
(c) Rheumatism
(d) Colic

The drug Paracetamol is known as—
(a) An analgesic
(b) An antipyretic
(c) Both analgesic and antipyretic
(d) A steroid-free anti-inflammatory drug

Eutrophication is a type of—
(a) Air pollution
(b) Soil pollution
(c) Water pollution
(d) Noise pollution

What is the name of the first robot made for Indian industry?
(a) COMAU
(b) FANUC
(c) BRABO
(d) MOTOMAN

When was the ‘Ilbert Bill’ raised?
(a) 1880
(b) 1881
(c) 1883
(d) 1892

Where did the Moplah Rebellion take place?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Manipur
(d) Kerala

‘Constitution Day’ is celebrated in India on—
(a) December 3
(b) October 25
(c) January 5
(d) November 26

The terms ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secularism’ were included in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by—
(a) The 24th Amendment
(b) The 42nd Amendment
(c) The 43rd Amendment
(d) The 44th Amendment

The human nails are made of which substance?
(a) Pigment
(b) Elastin
(c) Albumin
(d) Keratin

What was the name of the first dog to go to space?
(a) Jules
(b) Laika
(c) Roger
(d) Sputnik

A processor that can perform arithmetic and logical operations is called—
(a) CPU
(b) ALU
(c) Microprocessor
(d) RAM

Which is the second largest country in the world by area?
(a) Russia
(b) Canada
(c) India
(d) China

The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution discusses?
(a) Law-making
(b) Anti-defection law
(c) Regional languages
(d) Directive principles of state policy

Which dance form is E. Krishna Iyer associated with?
(a) Kathak
(b) Odissi
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Bharatanatyam

Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Assam to mark the menstruation of the Kamakhya goddess?
(a) Moatsu
(b) Bihu
(c) Wangala
(d) Ambubachi Mela

Ustad Ali Khan is associated with which musical instrument?
(a) Shehnai
(b) Flute
(c) Sitar
(d) Tabla

Which of the following rivers does not drain into the Arabian Sea?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapti
(d) Sabarmati

During whose reign was Fatehpur Sikri built?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb

Which date do Tibetans consider as the day of uprising?
(a) March 10
(b) January 12
(c) August 15
(d) May 20

The largest shipbuilding company in India is—
(a) Garden Reach Workshops, Kolkata
(b) Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
(c) Mazagon Dock, Mumbai
(d) Cochin Shipyard, Kochi

Reflex actions are primarily controlled by—
(a) Brain
(b) Spinal cord
(c) Endocrine glands
(d) Neuroglia

What is measured by ‘kilowatt-hour’?
(a) Electric energy
(b) Electric current
(c) Electric charge
(d) Electric potential difference

What is the unit of electric charge?
(a) Volt
(b) Coulomb
(c) Kelvin
(d) Kilogram

Which technology is used to find something under water?
(a) Laser
(b) Radar
(c) Sonar
(d) Scuba

When rust forms on an iron nail, what happens to the weight of the nail?
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Neither increases nor decreases
(d) None of the above

The boundary demarcated by the Patkai Bum is between—
(a) Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar
(b) Manipur and Nagaland
(c) Meghalaya and Nagaland
(d) Assam and Meghalaya

The Olympic Games began in 776 BC in honor of the Greek god Zeus. The modern Olympic Games commenced in—
(a) Athens, 1896
(b) Lyon, 1896
(c) New York, 1898
(d) Jerusalem, 1898

The Chotanagpur plateau is primarily composed of—
(a) Sandstone, limestone, and shell
(b) Granite, limestone, and dolomite
(c) Archaean granite and gneiss
(d) Gondwana, coal, sandstone, and limestone

What element is present in all acids?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Chlorine
(c) Sulfur
(d) Hydrogen

The primary components of bronze are—
(a) Cu and Ni
(b) Cu and Zn
(c) Cu and Sn
(d) Zn and Sn

A lunar eclipse occurs when—
(a) The moon comes between the Earth and the sun
(b) The Earth comes between the sun and the moon
(c) The sun comes between the Earth and the moon
(d) The sun, Earth, and moon form a 90° angle

Where is the Black Mountain located?
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) United States

Which article of the Indian Constitution mentions the right to vote?
(a) Article 25
(b) Article 17
(c) Article 39
(d) Article 326

The chariot-shaped temples in Mahabalipuram were built during the—
(a) Pallava dynasty
(b) Chola dynasty
(c) Pandya dynasty
(d) Badami Chalukya dynasty

The terms ‘Deuce’, ‘Smash’, ‘Drop’, ‘Let’, are related to—
(a) Badminton
(b) Wrestling
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Boxing

What is the term for the molten material found within the Earth?
(a) Lava
(b) Basalt
(c) Obsidian
(d) None of the above

Where are the White Mountains located?
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Russia
(d) United States

Which is the largest desert in the world?
(a) Antarctica
(b) Sahara
(c) Gobi
(d) Kalahari

In which year did the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) start?
(a) 2020-21
(b) 2019-20
(c) 2022-23
(d) 2018-19

What is the age limit to enroll in the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana?
(a) 18 to 40 years
(b) 18 to 50 years
(c) 10 to 60 years
(d) 16 to 45 years

Which article of the Indian Constitution relates to the fundamental rights against child exploitation?
(a) Article 17
(b) Article 19
(c) Article 23
(d) Article 24

Who discovered the tetanus bacteria?
(a) Nicolai
(b) Blaschko
(c) Leipek
(d) Jenner

Tussock grass is a type of grassland found in which country?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Bolivia
(c) Paraguay
(d) India

Which of the following is not a part of the human skeleton?
(a) Patella
(b) Scapula
(c) Tarsal
(d) Carpals

The disease caused by a virus that spreads through mosquitoes is called—
(a) Dengue
(b) Malaria
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Zika

The study of fossils is known as—
(a) Paleontology
(b) Geology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Archaeology

Which is not a layer of the Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Lithosphere
(d) Mesosphere

The Mediterranean Sea is connected to which ocean?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean

The Gulf of Mannar is located between which two countries?
(a) India and Sri Lanka
(b) India and Maldives
(c) India and Myanmar
(d) India and Bangladesh

The term ‘Bharat Ratna‘ is awarded in India for—
(a) Excellence in sports
(b) Outstanding contribution to literature and art
(c) Outstanding service in any field of human endeavor
(d) All of the above