WBCS Answer Key 2018 Prelim Exam 28th Jan All Sets Solutions
171. ____________is the only active volcani in India.
(A)Andaman Island
(B)Nicobar Island
(C)Baren Island
(D)Pamban Island
Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea, dominated by Barren Volcano, the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. Along with the rest of the Andaman Islands, it is a part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.
172. Who founded Krishak Praja Party?
A. Fazlul Haq
B. Zafar Ali Khan
C. Allah Bux
D. Karam Shah
The Krishak Sramik Party was a major anti-feudal political party in the British Indian province of Bengal and later in the Dominion of Pakistan's East Bengal and East Pakistan provinces. It was founded in 1929 as the Praja Party (Tenant Party) to represent the interests of tenant farmers in Bengal's landed gentry estates. In 1936, it took the name of Krishak Praja Party (Farmer-Tenant Party) and contested the 1937 election. The party formed the first government in the Bengal Legislative Assembly. After the partition of British India, it was reorganized as the Krishak Sramik Party (Farmer-Labour Party) to contest the 1954 election, as part of the United Front. The coalition won the election and formed the provincial government in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly.
173. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize in literature in 2017?
(A)Salman Rushdie
(B)Amitabha Ghosh
(C)Kajuo Ishiguro
(D)Paulo Coelho
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 was awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".
174. Who broke the power of ‘Chahalgani’ nobles?
(A) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C)Alauddin Khalji
(D)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Sultan Ghyasuddin Balban ruled with an iron fist. He broke up the 'Chahalgani', a group of the forty most important nobles in the court. Balban wanted to make sure everyone was loyal to the crown by establishing an efficient espionage system, in the style of the Umayyad Barid. Sultan Balban had a strong and well-organized spy system. Balban placed secret reporters and news-writers in every department. The spies were independent authority only answerable to Sultan.
175. Who gave the slogan ‘Back to Vedas’?
(A)Lala Hansraj
(B)Pandit Guru Dutt
(C)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(D)Lala Lajpat Rai
176. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. Both pipes being opened, time when the first pipe must be turned off so that the cistern may be filled in 10 minutes more will be
(A)8 minutes
(B)9 minutes
(C)10 minutes
(D)12 minutes
177. The second meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog emphasized on
(A)eradication of poverty
(B)state unites should be the focus of all development efforts
(C)clearance of all pending projects
(D)Both (A) and (B)
178. Who introduced Market Control Policy?
(A)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(B)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(C)Alauddin Khalji
(D)Sikandar Lodi
179. What is the name of Child Rights Week from 16th November to 20th November 2017?
(A)Samarth, 2017
(B)Samriddhi, 2017
(C)Hausla, 2017
(D)Hunar, 2017
180. Green revolution in India has taken place through district-wise execution of
(A)IADA(Intensive Agricultural District Programme)
(B)IAAP(Intensive Agricultural Area Programme)
(C)IADA and IAAP
(D)None of the above
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