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The WBCS (Executive etc.) Preliminary Examination 2024 was conducted by the West Bengal Public Service Commission. The paper (Booklet Series B) comprised 200 objective questions for 200 marks to be answered in 2 hours 30 minutes, with +1 mark for each correct answer and −0.25 markdeducted for each wrong answer. Questions span English Language, Indian History, West Bengal topics, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Indian Geography, Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry), Current Affairs, Mathematics & Reasoning, and General Knowledge. This solved paper covers all 200 MCQs with the official answer key and detailed explanations.
From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb: 'Curiosity killed the cat.'
Supply the missing word in the sentence by choosing the right one from the following options: There is a book shop close _____.
Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction: I will call you later _____ I am done with my chores.
From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb: 'Politeness costs little but yields much.'
Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given: 'Underplay'
From the given options choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the proverb: 'The early bird catches the worm.'
Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given: 'Affliction'
Which of the options gives the right meaning of the following sentence? He bit off more than he could chew.
Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word: The whole idea is quite preposterous.
A collection of poems or other literary works is known as:
Choose from the following options the appropriate passive form of the sentence: Napoleon made the impossible possible.
Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given: Memorabilia refers to
The phrase 'round the corner' is used to indicate something that is
Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction: I want to go to the park _____ the weather is bad.
Fill in the modal auxiliary as required: I _____ swim. [Ability]
Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word: A humongous building was destroyed by the earthquake. The underlined word means
Choose the idiom that can be used to express the idea contained in the following sentence: The candidate is sitting late into the night to prepare for the examination.
Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word: He loved wearing outlandish clothes.
Fill in the modal auxiliary as required: _____ you be more careful in the future? [Request]
All the members are requested to _____ to the rules of the Association. Choose the right word to fill in the blank.
Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in the following sentence: Her book is a _____ to her teacher.
Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction: They are going on a vacation _____ they haven't decided the destination.
An undertaker is one who
Give one word substitution/meaning of the underlined word: The game is afoot.
Choose the right word to fill in the blank: Children should not forget their _____ duty towards parents.
Who was the first Indian ruler to join the Subsidiary Alliance?
Wind Energy Project was set up in West Bengal at
Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in 2 minutes. What is the length of the train?
The Vice-president of the interim government formed in 1946 was
The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was established in which year?
The two Vaishnava brothers Roop and Sanatan held high posts in the court of
Which of the following is matched incorrectly?
Which of the following is a reason driving rapid growth of data centers in India?
Two cars start towards each other from two places A and B, 160 km apart, at 8:10 a.m. Their speeds are 50 km/h and 30 km/h respectively. When will they meet?
Which ruler ordered the construction of the Royal Road from East Bengal to Peshawar, also known as Sadak-e-Azam?
Which one among the following is not a Sunrise Sector in India?
Why are antibiotics not prescribed to kill viral infections?
The leader of the Eka movement was
Which of the following letters should replace the question mark in the series: A, D, G, J, M, ?
Which Article deals with persons voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship?
Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of God (Dharti Aba)?
Mass of an atom is determined by
Who introduced the Ryotwari settlement in Madras?
Under what authority can the President of the United States of America impose tariffs?
A planet of mass m is revolving around the Sun in a circle of radius r. What is the work done by the gravitational force F in moving the planet over half the circumference of the circle?
Which one of the following is not located in West Bengal?
Who among the following persons wrote a biography of Mahatma Gandhi?
The Indian Sangita Samaj was founded by
Who among the following paid his soldiers in cash?
Which element, although situated outside the radioactive series, has radioactive isotope?
Finland has started a permanent deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Where is it situated?
Name the town that is located on the bank of Karola river.
Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama?
A businessman had to refund a loan in equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments, he found that 60% of his loan was refunded. How many instalments were there in the agreement?
Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
Resistance of a uniform metal wire of length 1 m and cross-sectional area 1 cm2 is 10 ohm. Resistivity of the wire is
Which particular bonding exists in H2O and HF but does not exist in H2S?
Which of the following mountain peaks does not belong to the Himalayan Range?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by
The tax imposed on import and export of commodity is known as
Jaldapara National Park is located in
During whose reign did Malik Muhammad Jayasi complete the poem Padmavat?
Which one of the following is not an anti-inflationary measure in India?
Agar-agar is derived from a/an
Which organization launched the 'Never Alone' AI App?
In an enclosure, there are crows and cows. If there are 30 heads and 100 legs, what is the ratio of the cows to crows?
Ginger is a stem because
Who drafted the Congress Enquiry Committee Report on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
Consider the following statements: (I) Finance Commission is a Constitutional Body. (II) National Commission for Women is a Statutory Body. Which option is correct?
Who among the following abolished pilgrimage tax?
Which among the following was circulated as symbols by the rebels during the Revolt of 1857?
Babur's famous autobiography 'Baburnama' was translated into Persian by
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga won Oscar in 2023 for Best Documentary (Short Subject). What was the name of the documentary film?
A group of 630 children are seated in rows for a group photo session. Each row contains three less children than the row in front of it. Which one of the following number of rows is not possible?
The name 'Operation Polo' referred to the military operation to integrate which princely state within the Indian Union?
Which of the following elements, available adequately in India, can be used to produce nuclear power?
Parallel governments during the 1942 Movement were formed in
Among the following indices, which one is not used for the construction of Human Development Index?
What is the SHANTI Act, 2025?
The leader of the Kherwar or Safa Hor movement was
Congress Democratic Party was founded by
Which of the following officers of the Azad Hind Fauj did not face the famous Red Fort Trials?
Which incident prompted the appointment of the Hunter Committee?
Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand. What does 'dun' (also spelled 'doon') signify here?
Which of the following elements is a semiconductor?
India has recently launched a nationwide campaign for free HPV vaccination. The goal of this vaccination is to combat
How does a non-green (coloured) leaf synthesize food?
Which period in India is known as Plan Holiday?
Which of the following is not a problem of the unorganized sector?
Golden Quadrilateral is a
What is the study and analysis of coins known as?
How many hymns are there in the Rigveda?
The most abundant enzyme in the living world is
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Which Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended during a National Emergency under Article 359?
The script of Santhal language is
On April 7, 2026, two nations vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at improving maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz. Which are the two nations?
Dependency Ratio of a country is
Identify the incorrect statement about ongoing Ukraine-Russia War:
The year 2026 has been declared by the United Nations as the year of:
Krishna Raja Sagar dam and Mettur dam are built across the river
The leader of the Tana Bhagat movement was
The 2026-2027 Census of India represents a significant milestone as it is the country's first
Consider the following pairs: District - Trees found in natural habitat: (I) Bankura - Sal; (II) South 24 Parganas - Sundari; (III) Coochbehar - Pine; (IV) Purba Medinipur - Baobab. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes Untouchability?
Which of the following carries oxygenated blood?
What is the efficiency of currently available commercial solar cells?
In West Bengal, silk industry is famous in
East Kolkata Wetland has been declared as
Who was sent by the Indian National Congress to represent its views at the Versailles Conference in 1919?
Formula of the chloride of an element M is MCl4 and its molecular weight is 154 (Cl = 35.5). The molecular weight of its oxide is
Which of the following animals is a natural reservoir of Nipah viruses?
Who became the Congress President after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose?
Which of the following is not a World Heritage Site?
Indian Topographical Map is published by
Which of the following apes are genetically closest to modern humans (Homo sapiens)?
Which of the following Indian states does not share boundary with West Bengal?
Which of the following insurances is related to loss of wealth?
Which of the following cities is located closest to the Tropic of Cancer?
The retreating South-West Monsoon brings rain in which part of India?
Public Interest Litigation is primarily associated with which concept?
All X-brand cars parked here are white. Some of them have radial tyres. All X-brand cars manufactured after 1986 have radial tyres. All cars are not X-brand. Which conclusion can be drawn?
Mixed Economy refers to an economy where
Which of the following cities was not founded by Firoz Tughlaq?
Synapsis occurs during
On a per hectare basis, which of the following forests will hold maximum amount of carbon?
Which American province/state has officially declared 'Diwali' as a State holiday?
A real gas behaves like an ideal gas at
Who played the role of a mediator leading to the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
The Indian revolutionary leader associated with the battle of Buribalam in 1915 was
The difference between Gross Domestic Product and Net Domestic Product is
While a car is moving on a straight road, a GPS map is showing North in the bottom right-hand corner. In which direction will it be travelling after it turns 90 degrees to left?
Who among the following presented the famous Kohinoor diamond to Emperor Shah Jahan?
If APPLES is written as BORJHP, then how shall BANANA be written?
Who wrote the book 'Gandhi versus Lenin'?
'Having four equal sides is a necessary condition for a quadrilateral to be a square, but it is not sufficient.' This means:
In which country did Subhas Chandra Bose establish the 'Azad Hind Radio' broadcasting station?
A body covers half the distance with a speed of 10 m/s and the remaining half with a speed of 40 m/s. The average speed over the entire journey is
In an examination, a student gets 4 marks for every correct answer, 1 for every unattempted question and 0 for every wrong answer. If there are 30 questions, which of the following total scores is not attainable by a student?
Which has become the first country to recognize the Taliban Government in Afghanistan?
Who opposed the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services is known as
The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act was popularly known as
Pneumatophores are modified roots and negatively geotropic. These are
Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the Union Executive?
The length of a rectangle is decreased by 20% while the breadth is increased by 20%. Then the area of the rectangle will
Which currency is known as 'vehicle currency'?
Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?
A verdict was delivered by a Seven Judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India on sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes in 2024. The relevant litigation was between
Toto, a primitive tribal group, is found in
Boundary between the Greater and the Lesser Himalaya is known as
Which Buddhist text provides an account of the 16 Mahajanapadas of the 6th century B.C.?
A clerk is given 3 letters written in a language unknown to her and 3 corresponding envelopes. In how many ways can she put the letters so that none of the 3 envelopes has the letter with the correct address?
A photon of frequency 50 Hz possesses _____ energy. (h: Planck's constant; c: speed of light in vacuum)
Which football club won the first edition of the 'Club World Cup' 2025?
Which amendment made written advice of Cabinet mandatory for Emergency declaration?
How many members should at least be there in a Club so that it is guaranteed that at least two members have the same month of birth?
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the Union and the States under the Constitution of India?
Sex Ratio in a population is defined as
Which word is not formed from the word 'RABBIT' to form a meaningful word?
A body covers half the distance with a speed of 20 m/s and the other half with 30 m/s. The average speed during the whole journey is
Which of the following social and political leaders opposed the 'Age of Consent Bill'?
Joint Forest Management is primarily a partnership between
Who among the following Gupta rulers is credited with defeating the Hunas?
The leader of the Reang uprising in Tripura (1942-43) was
Find the odd number out:
Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Asiatic Society was founded?
Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?
'The Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood' was written by
The film 'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla' (1986), directed by Basu Chatterjee, was adapted from the 1957 American film '12 Angry Men'. Recently it was adopted as a play in Bengali language. Which group adopted it and what is the name of the play?
'My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course' - Graham Greene. Which one of the following is a manufacturer of fountain pens?
Who founded Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL)? Why is it famous for?
Who among the following presided over the first Buddhist Council?
What is the full form of BRICS? How many members are there in BRICS?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the status of 'Right to Privacy' in India?
Select the shape which is different from the rest:
Growth inhibiting hormone of plant is
The average marks obtained by boys and girls in a class are 52 and 42 respectively. If the average marks of all students in that class is 50, then the percentage of boys present in the class is
Select the word which is different from the rest:
If 14 gm of N2 has 'n' number of molecules, how many molecules are present in 46 gm NO2?
2x - 3y = -12 and x/y = 3/4. What is the value of x and y?
Consider the following pairs: Dam - State: (I) Rihand - Uttar Pradesh; (II) Massanjore - West Bengal; (III) Rana Pratap Sagar - Rajasthan; (IV) Hirakud - Chhattisgarh. Which of the pairs are correctly matched?
Water available for plants within the soil is
In which ancient scripture was the phrase 'Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya' originally mentioned?
With reference to cyclone, which statements are correct? (I) Formation of a cyclone is caused by difference in air pressure. (II) Most cyclones develop over warm ocean waters in tropical regions. (III) The eye of the cyclone has dense cloud cover and the lowest temperature. Select the answer.
Which of the following is not part of Israel's missile defence system?
The editor of the journal 'Karmayogin' was
'If a person is highly educated, then he earns well.' Which of the following options is necessarily correct?
Jarwas live in
Who was first selected by Gandhiji for his Individual Satyagraha movement?
Homage was paid to Thiruvalluvar. Who was he? Why is he famous for?
India has officially set its net-zero carbon emission target for the year
Who among the following called Irwin and Gandhi 'The Two Mahatmas'?
Which three African countries have withdrawn themselves from the International Criminal Court?
The leader of the Khaksar movement was
Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi won International Booker Prize for 'Heart Lamp' in 2025 while David Szalay won the Booker Prize in 2025 for 'Flesh'. What is the difference between the two prizes?
Which one of the following is not the attribute/main function of NABARD?
A person walks 500 m North-East, then 1 km South, turns right to walk another 1 km. Then he walks 500 m South-West and finally 1 km North. Where will he be at the end with respect to the starting position?
Which one of the following is included in the secondary sector from the standpoint of sources of national income?
Punam, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other. What is the overall result?
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