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By Go For Glory
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Sayantan Ghosh
Pratik Mukherjee
DR. Bhaskar Ghosh

English
1. Correction- WE HAD GONE TO THE MOVIES LAST NIGHT – B. We went to the
movies last night
2. Sanctity – B. Holiness
3. The detective suddenly - B. Come across
4. Indefatigable – A. Tireless
5. Beleaguered – C.Troubled
6. Convert to interrogative - I will meet you at the train station – C. Where will
you meet me?
7.She wanted to go on vacation, so… to Simple – B. She saved money for
vacation
8.Covert to simple – Pancakes are delicious but not without syrup. – B. Pancakes
are delicious only with syrup
9.Prefix ‘balance’ – C. Imbalance
10.The Jury ___ divided in – A. were
11.He preferred classical music ___ popular numbers. – C. Over
12.He entered the hall in the ____ part of the show. – A. Latter
13. A load of cobblers –C. Nonsense
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14.No Sooner __ the sum – C. had

15.Let’s meet __ next week. – A. Sometimes
16. Voice change – The script is being written. – C. They are writing the script.
17.Idiom - See eye to eye – A. Agree with someone
18.Ornithology – D.Birds
19.Ram made the most – B.Of
20.Necrophilia – D. Fascination with dead bodies
21.Correction-They Discussed about the matter. – C.They discussed the matter
22.I___him for a long time. A.have known
23.I am sure I __ him before. A.Have met
24.He advanced __ he could. C. As far as
25. My watch is five minutes__ - A. Slow

Maths GI
101.Igloos: Canada :: Rondavels--- A.Africa
102.Odd one – D.TwXz
103.Rome-More, DARE: D.RADE
104. A B C D highest income - B. B
105. Hindi, English, Sanskrit survey – D. 5/27
106. Dictionary Epi… - C. iii, v, ii, I ,iv
107. NECESSARY – B. Y
108. MEAN- B.Two
109. letter, number –symbol … F2*KS75#... – D. Eight
110. series ood number - 12,19,21,3,25,18… - C. TWO
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111. How many 3s – B. TWO

112. Sign math 27>81$9<6 - C.30
113. A>B, B>C… - C. D>A
114. 8x20/3+9 … - C. 3,5
115. Arrange meaningfully illness… - A. ii,iii,I,iv,v
116. Arrange …leopard… - D. I,v,iv ii, iii, vi
117. packing box- B.301
118. 93-27-3=63, 79… D.9
119. River always has D. Banks
120. Camera … A. Lens
121. triangle – C.11
122. Sqaure – C.15
123. Ludo cube – A.2
124.Breakthrough… - C. STTIBUDDIONRI
125. Poverty: Prosperity – D. Intelligence: Stupidity
176. Arc of length 121 cm - C. 90 cm
177. 9,12,15… Average – D.21
191. Cube Surface area increase – D.300%
192. LCM of 4/3, … - B.24
193.5^2+ 6^2+ … C.355
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History
The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent – B) Mehargarh
Brahmi script deciphered – B) James Princep
Succeeded Samudragupta – A) Chandragupta II
Mrichhatikatikam – B) Shudrak
Gautama Buddha attained nirvana – D) Bodh Gaya
Malik Kafur – D) Alauddin Khilji
Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri – C) Akbar
Vasco da Gama come to India – A) 1498
English set up their factory – B) Jahangir
Battle of Buxar – B) 1764
INC founded by – A) A.O. Hume
First woman president of INC – A) Annie Besant
Leaders of Swaraj Party – C) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
Boundary between India and Pakistan – B) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Asiatic Society of Bengal – C) Sir William Jones
Led sepoys at Kanpur – C) Nana Saheb
Surya Sen – A) Chittagong Armoury Raid
First mass movement started by Gandhi – A) Non cooperation movement
Carnatic Wars – A) French East India Co. and English East India Co.
Annulled Partition of Bengal – A) Lord Hardinge
Jallianwallah Bagh – A) Amritsar
Post-dated cheque – B) Mahatma Gandhi
Conceived the idea of Pakistan – D) Choudhury Rahmat Ali
INC represented views of the microscopic minority –D) Lord Dufferin
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“At stroke of midnight, when world sleeps – C) Jawaharlal Nehru

Movement that immediately followed the partition of Bengal – B) Swadeshi
Movement
Rowlatt Act passed – B) 1919
Idea of Pakistan first conceived by – A) Muhammad Iqpal
Kuka movement – C) Punjab
“The simon commission report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish” – B)
S. Ayyar
Direct Action Day – B) 16thAugust, 1946
6thApril, 1930 – A) Dandi March by Mahatma
Battle that established supremacy of British in India – B) Battle of Buxar,
1764
Khilafat Movement –D) Ali Brothers
“Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician.” – C) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
Black Bill – A) Rowlatt Act
Pakistan Resolution passed – A) Lahore
Event that immediately preceded Jallianwala Bagh - D) Rowlatt Act
INC declare Poorna Swaraj – A) Lahore, 1929
Provision for separate electorate – C) Morley Minto Reforms
Indian Independence League – A) Rash Bihari Bose
First session of INC presided over by – B) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
Non Cooperation movement suspended – C) 1922
‘VandeMataram’ sung for the first time – C) 1896 session
Leader died in 1920 – A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Congress WC to first accept idea of Quit India movement – A) Wardha
Famous INA trials at the Red Fort – A) 1945
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Provisional Government of Azad Hind – A) Singapore

Ghadar Party – B) Lala Hardayal
All India HarijanSamaj – D) M. K. Gandhi

Geography
76. East Kolkata Wetland – D. Ramsar Site
77.VUR –A. undulating, Aeolian sandy deposit
78.WB Land Reform Act – C. 1955
79.HQ CIWTC – B.Kolkata
80.Metro rail Kolkata- A. 1984
81.80% Coal reserves of India – A. Damodar Valley
82.Telengana State – B. 1st june, 2014
83. Dhanekhali – A. Tant Industry
84.Western part of Tista river – A. Terai
85. Sundarban World Heritage Site – D. Biodiversity
86. Jalpaiguri – A. Tista and Karala river
87.Rammam hydroelectric – D. Darjeeling
88.Incorrect match – D. Dachigam: Asiatic Lions
89. first Railway – A. Howrah to Hoogly
90. Tropic of Cancer- C. Odisha
91.Shola forest – B. The Western Ghats
92. kolleru lake –B. Godavari & Krishna
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93. Demographic Dividend – C. Increase in 16-64 year age group

94. WB didn’t have district at the time of freedom – A. Coochbehar
95. Literacy WB – C. 77.08
96. WB Boundary – A.Jharkhand
97. Lakshadeep – a.Coral Island
98. Largest area forest – D. Tropical Dry Deciduous
99.Mansarovar- C.Kailash range
100.Shilong – C. Khasi hills

Science
No. of spinal nerves- B.31 pairs
Bomb drops- B. the bomb traverses a curved path and falls some
distance ahead
Hair setting- B. Sulphur
Fertilizer having more nitrogen content-A. Urea
Good absorber- C.Good emitter
Ventilators-C. to maintain conventional current to keep air fresh
Voice recognized by- B.Quality
Light year- C.Distance covered by light in a year
Twinkling of stars- D.large distance and fluctuations in density
pH less than 7- A.Lemon juice
Toothpaste- C.Basic
Main ingredient of cement- B.Gypsum
Brass-A. Copper and Zinc
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Two cars passing each other dangerous- C.decrease in air pressure between
them
The food gives more calories-C. Fat
ECG- B. Potential Difference
Bio gas- B.Carbon dioxide, Methane & Hydrogen
Noise pollution-C. 80-99 dB
Addicted to alcohol, liver- B. Stores extra Glycon CONTROVERSIAL
Angle of dip at magnetic poles- D.90°

Current affairs GK
123rd amendment bill – A. National Commission for Backward Classes
Indian Penal Code deals with adultery – B) 497
54thJnanpith Award – D) Amitav Ghosh
Never became the President of US – B) Geraldin Ford
First to have complete organic farming – D) Sikkim
Leader of AIMIM – B) Asaduddin Owaisi
Dissenting Judge in Sabarimala verdict – D) Indu Malhotra
World Day for War Orphans – D) January 6
Currency of Iran – A) Iranian Rial
Vansda National Park – B) Gujarat
Trump signs ‘Asia Reassurance Initiative Act’ – A) 31st December 2018
Sikkim’s last sovereign king – D) Palden Namgyal
President of South Korea – A) Moon Jae in
Emperor of Japan – B) Akihito
Secretary of State of U.S.A. in January 2019 – A) Mike Pompeo
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Prime Minister of Israel during Munich Massacre –A) Golda Meir

President of Maldives – A) Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
President of IMF – D) Christine Lagarde
Indian Ambassador to China – B) Vikram Misri
Goodwill ambassador of UNICEF – A) Millie Bobby Brown
Author of Flood of Fire – C) Amitava Ghosh
Executive power of state is bestowed on Governor – C) Article 154
Venue of G 20 Summit – A) Osaka
Pulitzer Prize – A) Andrew Sean Greer
Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role – A. Sam Rockwell

Polity and Economics

1. Ammendment regarding SC, ST & Anglo Indians- D. 79th

2. Panchayati Raj System- C. 3 tiers
3. Article 280- D. Finance Commission
4. Power to grant pardons- B. President & Governor of a state
5. Public Accounts Committee- 2 & 3 only
6. Impeachment of President- A.Either house of parliament
7. District judge appointed by- A. Governor
8. 86th ammendment- A.early childhood care & education until age of 6 years
9. Distribution of powers between Union & States- D.7th Schedule
10. ECF- D.None of the above
11. Freedom of speech and expression- D.Art 19
12. Who advocated 'United Sovereign Bengal'- H.S. Surhawardi
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13. Who released Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms index- A. NITI
Aayog
14. Duty of president to present on the desk of parliament- C.1, 3 & 4
15. Indian constitution came into being- D.26.01.1950
16. RCEP-C. 2 & 3
17. PCA- C.Prompt Corrective Action
18. Ease of doing business index by World Bank, India ranks- B.77th
19. Hausla 2018- B.2 only
20. Power to increase no. of judges in Supreme Court- B.Parliament
21. Fundamental object of 'Panchayati Raj'- Democratic decentralization but it
also aimsat people’s participation - so controversial
22. Ideal of 'Welfare State'-B. DPSP
23. If Monetary bill substantially ammended by Rajya Sabha- A. Loksabha may
still proceed, accepting or not accepting the recommendations of Rajya Sabha
24. Promotion of international peace and security- B.DPSP
25. Right to vote & to be elected- D. Legal Right

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