WBCS Main Compulsory

1. The ratio of bus and train fares from Burdwan to a certain place is 3:4. If the train fare increases by 20% and bus fare by 10% then what will be the new ratio of bus and train fares ? (A) 12 : 23 (B) 11 : 16 (C) 12 : 15 (D) 16 : 15

1. "Preamble of our Constitution is of extreme Importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of the grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble." Justice Sikri expressed the above opinion in the case of (A) In re Kerala Education Bill (B) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras (C) In re Berubari Union (D) Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

1. Which of the following is not a feature of Discovery ? (A) Discovery of a dockyard (B) Rectangular and circular fire alters for animal sacrifice (C) Depiction of a ship on a seal (D) Evidence of the use of the plough

1. The ratio of Velocity of hour's hand and minute's hand at a clock is (A) 1 : 12 (B) 12 : 1 (C) 1 : 24 (D) 24 : 1 2. If a square and a rectangle having the same perimeter and their areas are S and R respectively then (A) S = R (B) S > R (C) S < R (D) None of the above

1. Which among the following state has highest number of Export Oriented Units in India ? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra (C) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh 2. The Tobin tax, initially suggested, by James Tobin was a tax on which among the following transactions ? (A) Property Transactions (B) Currency Transactions (C) Industrial Transactions (D) All of the above

1. Which is the most balanced diet ? (A) Rice (B) Milk (C) Meat (D) Fish 2. Carbohydrate stored in the body as (A) glucose (B) starch (C) glycogen (D) sucrose 3. Quinine is extracted from the plant of (A) Poppy (B) Cinchona (C) Sandle wood (D) Palm

1. 'Operation Flood' is associated with (A) Milk production (B) Wheat production (C) Flood control (D) Water harvesting 2. Which of the following are not grown in the Kharif season ? (A) Bajra and Rice (B) Maize and Jowar (C) Barley and Mustard (D) Jowar and Rice 3. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by (A) Sugarcane (B) Rice (C) Cotton (D) Wheat