Correct answer: (B) 10 December Human Rights Day is kept on 10 December, the day the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
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Question 52
Who was the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?
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Correct answer: (B) Mohan Singh The Indian National Army was founded in 1942 by Captain Mohan Singh. Subhash Chandra Bose took over its leadership in 1943 and gave it a new shape.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 53
The Tana Bhagat Movement was related to
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Correct answer: (B) Tribal Movement The Tana Bhagat movement was carried on in 1914 by the Oraon tribe under Jatra Bhagat, so it is a tribal movement.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 54
In which state is Raksha Bandhan celebrated as Tree Safety Day?
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Correct answer: (C) Bihar In Bihar Raksha Bandhan is kept as Tree Safety Day, on which people tie a thread round trees and take a vow to protect them.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 55
In which of the following states is black soil found?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above Black soil was formed from the lava of the Deccan Trap and is spread over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state where it is not found, so two options are correct.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 56
How many species of flora and fauna are found in India?
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Correct answer: (A) 81,000 species of fauna and 47,000 species of flora India holds about 47,000 species of flora and 81,000 species of fauna, which makes it a country rich in biodiversity.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 57
In which of the following rocks are minerals deposited and accumulated in strata?
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Correct answer: (A) Sedimentary rocks Sedimentary rocks are formed layer upon layer, so minerals collect in their strata. Coal and petroleum are found in them too.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 58
Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
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Correct answer: (A) Pulse Pulses belong to the Leguminosae family, whose root nodules hold Rhizobium bacteria that fix nitrogen. Jowar and bajra are coarse cereals, not pulses.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 59
Which two extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?
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Correct answer: (C) Silchar and Porbandar The East-West Corridor runs from Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, joining the eastern and western ends of the country. The North-South Corridor joins Srinagar and Kanyakumari.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 60
Stalactite and stalagmite structures are formed by
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Correct answer: (B) underground water In limestone caves underground water dissolves calcium carbonate and drips; the form hanging from the roof is a stalactite and the one rising from the floor a stalagmite.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 61
April 22 is celebrated as
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Correct answer: (A) World Earth Day 22 April is kept as World Earth Day. World Health Day falls on 7 April and World Ozone Day on 16 September.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 62
Which organization prepares the topographical map of India?
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Correct answer: (B) Survey of India The topographical map of India is prepared by the Survey of India. The Geological Survey studies rocks and minerals and the Zoological Survey the animals.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 63
Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’?
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Correct answer: (A) V. D. Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in his book ‘The Indian War of Independence, 1857’, called the revolt India's first war of independence. R. C. Majumdar disagreed with that view.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 64
Which of the following events happened first?
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Correct answer: (A) Santhal Rebellion The Santhal rebellion was in 1855–56, Birsa Munda's Ulgulan in 1899–1900 and the Tana Bhagat movement in 1914. So the Santhal rebellion came first.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 65
Which revolt is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anandamath?
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Correct answer: (A) Sannyasi Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel ‘Anandamath’ is set against the Sannyasi revolt of the later eighteenth century in Bengal. The song ‘Vande Mataram’ comes from this novel.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 66
When were ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ first adopted as forms of struggle in India?
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Correct answer: (A) Partition of Bengal Swadeshi and boycott were first made forms of struggle in protest against the partition of Bengal in 1905—giving up foreign goods and using Indian ones.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 67
Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Gaya Session of 1922?
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Correct answer: (A) Chittaranjan Das The Gaya session of 1922 was presided over by Chittaranjan Das. It was after this session that the Swaraj Party was formed over the question of entering the councils.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 68
Who led the peasants of Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
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Correct answer: (B) Swami Vidyanand During the Non-Cooperation Movement the peasants of Bihar were led by Swami Vidyanand. Raj Kumar Shukla belonged to the Champaran Satyagraha.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 69
Who founded Hindu College at Calcutta in 1817?
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Correct answer: (B) David Hare Hindu College at Calcutta was founded in 1817 by David Hare, with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and others. Derozio joined later as a teacher.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 70
Who said, “Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”?
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Correct answer: (C) Curzon The remark is Lord Curzon's; he called the Congress a tottering body and spoke of helping it to a peaceful end. The partition of Bengal did the very opposite.
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 71
“জন্মে জন্মে মোর প্রভু তুই বলরাম”—এখানে ‘প্রভু’ বলতে বোঝানো হয়েছে
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Correct answer: (C) নিত্যানন্দকে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 72
“ছিল মোর দুটি পো/তাহে বড় মায়া মো/কালকেতু বধিল পরাণে।” উক্তিটি
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Correct answer: (C) বাঘিনীর
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 73
“বহুকষ্টে চন্দ্রশেখর শৈবলিনীকে স্বদেশে লইয়া আসিয়াছিলেন।” স্বদেশটির নাম
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Correct answer: (A) বেদগ্রাম
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 74
‘কপালকুণ্ডলা’ উপন্যাসের ঘটনা শুরু হচ্ছে
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Correct answer: (C) মাঘ মাসে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 75
“কীর্তিবাস, কীর্তিবাস কবি,/ এ বঙ্গের অলংকার।” উক্তিটি
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Correct answer: (E) উপরের কোনোটিই নয়
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 76
“ছিনু মোরা, সুলোচনে গোদাবরী-তীরে”—এখানে ‘সুলোচনে’ বলতে বোঝানো হয়েছে
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Correct answer: (A) সরমানকে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 77
‘কুলীনকুলসর্বস্ব’ নাটকটি প্রথম অভিনীত হয়
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Correct answer: (C) ১৮৫৭ খ্রিস্টাব্দের মার্চ মাসে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 78
শরৎচন্দ্রের ‘অভাগীর স্বর্গ’ রচনায় অভাগীর জীবৎকাল
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Correct answer: (E) উপরের কোনোটিই নয়
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 79
‘দত্তা’ উপন্যাসে বনমালীর গ্রামের নাম
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Correct answer: (C) কৃষ্ণপুর
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 80
“এ নহে মুখর বনমর্মরগুঞ্জিত/এ যে অজাগর-গরজে সাগর ফুলিছে”—এখানে যে অলংকার সৃষ্টি হয়েছে তা হলো
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Correct answer: (B) নিশ্চয় অলংকার
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 81
“দিবসে সেখানে কত কোলাহল চেনা-অচেনার ভিড়ে।” ‘সেখানে’ বলতে বোঝানো হয়েছে
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Correct answer: (B) হাটকে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 82
প্রভাতকুমার মুখোপাধ্যায়ের ‘দেবী’ গল্পটি প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয়
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Correct answer: (C) ১৩০৬ বঙ্গাব্দের ভাদ্রে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 83
“তুমি কি কেবল ছবি শুধু পটে লেখা।” কবিতাটি রবীন্দ্রনাথের ‘বলাকা’ কাব্যগ্রন্থের
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Correct answer: (A) ৬ সংখ্যক কবিতা
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 84
“ওতে মাতৃহত্যার পাপ হয়”—মাতৃহত্যার পাপ হয়
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Correct answer: (B) অচলায়তনের উত্তর দিকের জানলা খুললে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 85
রবীন্দ্রনাথের ‘অপরিচিতা’ ছোটোগল্পে অপরিচিতার প্রকৃত নাম
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Correct answer: (C) কল্যাণী
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 86
Passage for Questions 86–90: Since then, Shibananda prospered and continued to advance. Chholeman honoured him greatly for carrying out his commands. Thus their fortunes began to rise. A year later, Chholeman’s sons, eldest Bajid and younger Daud, studied Persian and other subjects at school. Shibananda’s two nephews, eldest Srihari and Janakiballabh, son of Bhabananda, were about the same age as Gunानanda’s son. Shibananda encouraged both to study at Daud’s school. Who studied Persian?
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Correct answer: (A) দাউদ
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 87
According to the passage, what were the names of Shibananda’s two nephews?
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Correct answer: (C) ভবানন্দ ও গুণানন্দ
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 88
According to the passage, what is the meaning of ‘আজাম’?
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Correct answer: (B) বন্দোবস্ত
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 89
In the passage, who is meant by ‘উন্নতির বাহুল্য হইল’?
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Correct answer: (A) শিবানন্দের
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 90
In the passage, ‘নবাবজাদা’ refers to
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Correct answer: (C) দাউদকে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 91
Passage for Questions 91–95: “Three queens are yours, O king! Among the three, when did Kaikeyi ever fail in serving you? You have four sons, O noble one! Rama, best among the virtuous—tell me, in what virtue? ...” Who is meant by ‘king’ here?
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Correct answer: (B) দশরথকে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 92
According to the passage, what does ‘বিতংসে’ mean?
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Correct answer: (A) ফাঁদ
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 93
According to Kaikeyi, the king wants to ‘destroy dharma’
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Correct answer: (D) উপরোক্তগুলির মধ্যে একের থেকে অধিক
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 94
The quoted passage is composed in
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Correct answer: (A) প্রবহমান পয়ার ছন্দে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 95
In ‘অভীষ্ট পূর্ণিতে তার’, ‘তার’ refers to
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Correct answer: (C) কৌশল্যাকে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 96
Passage for Questions 96–100: The two friends’ differing temperaments are clear in the way they first see Damini. Shachish sees her as a woman filled with the beauty, fragrance and rippling movement of a spring flower-garden; Sribilas sees her as lightning within a monsoon cloud. The shared characteristic is
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Correct answer: (B) উপমেয় ও উপমানের সাধারণ বৈশিষ্ট্য
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 97
According to the passage, who displays a fragmented perspective on women?
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Correct answer: (C) ভূতনাথবাবু
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 98
According to the passage, what is the difference between Shachish’s and Sribilas’s perspectives on Damini?
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Correct answer: (B) শচীশ দামিনীর বিশেষ নারীত্বকে মূল্য দেয়নি আর শ্রীবিলাস বিশেষ নারীত্বকে মূল্য দিয়েছে
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 99
In the mentioned ‘বাচ্যোৎপ্রেক্ষা’ figure of speech, the subject of comparison is
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Correct answer: (A) দামিনী
1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 100
According to the passage, what was actually within Damini?
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Correct answer: (D) উপরোক্তগুলির মধ্যে একের থেকে অধিক