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NOTICE DATED 26TH FEBRUARY, 2015
Notice is hereby given to all candidates who appeared in the SPECIAL
RECRUITEMENT DRIVE (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION, 2014 held on 08th February, 2015 that
the following answer keys for Question Booklet have been finalised by the group of experts engaged by the
West Bengal Staff Selection Commission:
ANSWER KEYS FOR SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RECRUITMENT 2014
1. Correct the sentence by choosing one of the alternatives to replace
the word in capital. Many a man WERE drowned in the sea.
(a) was
(b) are
(c) have
(d) have been
Ans - A
2. Either Abdul or Amin have stolen the watch. Correct the error from
the following alternatives:
(a) were
(b) is
(c) are
(d) has
Ans - D
3. Simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of 4.5% per annum for 4
years and 6 years differs by Rs.216.The sum is(a) 2400
(b) 2100
(c) 3900
(d) 1800
Ans - A
4. Choose the Synonym of the given word from the alternatives given:
Rustic (a) uneducated
(b) uncouth
(c) unfamiliar
(d) unsophisticated
Ans - D
5. Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a phrase / idiom
choosing from the alternatives given below: The police were misled
and they returned after a hopeless search. ----------------(a) a wild goose chase
(b) ups and downs
(c) up and doing
(d) pros and cons
Ans - A
6. Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2014 held in Brazil?
(a) Argentina
(b) Spain
(c) Brazil
(d) Germany
Ans - D
7. Bio - gas is an example of
(a) Renewable resource
(b) Non - renewable resource
(c) Metallic resource
(d) Non - metallic resource
Ans - A
8. Usually reflex action is controlled by
(a) brain
(b) spinal cord
(c) ganglia
(d) neuroglia
Ans - B
9. Choose the correct option : "My father is ------- L.L.B."
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) In
Ans - B
10. Find the correct sentence
(a) His both sisters are married
(b) Both sisters of him are married
(c) His both if the sisters are married
(d) Both of his sisters are married.
Ans - D
11. Choose the correctly spelt word :
(a) Forfeet
(b) Forgeit
(c) Forefit
(d) Fourfit
Ans - B
12. The number of seats for West Bengal in the Lok Sabha is
(a) 41
(b) 42
(c) 43
(d) 49
Ans - B
13. The opposite of 'comfortable 'is
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Incomfortable.
(c) Discomfortable.
(d) Noncomfortable.
Ans - A
14. Salem steel plant is located in the state of
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Orissa
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans - B
15. The word order is wrong in the given sentence. Choose the correct
word order from the alternatives given: Why you argue without
knowing the right fact?
(a) Why do you argue without knowing the right fact?
(b) Why you do argue without knowing the right
fact?
(c) Why have you argue without knowing the right fact?
(d) Why you have to argue without knowing the
right fact?
Ans - A
16. 'Udaysankar' was a famous Indian
(a) Sculptor
(b) Dancer
(c) Painter
(d) Play Writer
Ans - B
17. Find the correctly spelt word from
(a) Conglomaration
(b) Conglommaration
(c) Conglommeration
(d) Conglomeration
Ans - D
18. The 'Kanchenjunga' peak is situated in
(a) West Bengal
(b) Sikkim
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan
Ans - B
19. 'Walk slowly lest you ----fall.
(a) would
(b) should
(c) must
(d) could
Ans - B
20. Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a phrase / idiom
choosing from the alternatives given below: The participants arrived
at the last moment. -----------------(a) at one's elbow
(b) at arm's length
(c) at the eleventh hour
(d) at present
Ans - C
21. The number of number-pairs whose H.C.F. is 16 and L.C.M. is 320
is
(a) Infinite
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Ans - C
22. Kolkata was the Capital of British Indian empire till
(a) 1911
(b) 1912
(c) 1913
(d) 1919
Ans - A
23. In terms of area the biggest state in India is
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujrat
(c) Odisha
(d) Maharashtra
Ans - A
24. The author of 'Discovery of India' is
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Netaji Subhash Ch. Bose
(d) Sardar Ballavbhai Patel
Ans - B
25. 7386038 is divisible by (a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 9
(d) 11
Ans - D
26. Choose from the given alternatives A, B, C and D the word that may
be correctly used in the blank space in the following sentence: The
___________ of Everest by Tenzing Nargay is remembered by
everyone.
(a) assent
(b) ascent
(c) ascend
(d) accent
Ans - B
27. The theory of Darwin is
(a) Mutation Theory
(b) Natural Selection Theory
(c) Germplasm Theory
(d) Blending Theory of Inheritance
Ans - B
28. I left college ----- the age of twenty four.
(a) in
(b) by
(c) at
(d) about
Ans - C
29. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra is (a) Nitin Gadkari
(b) Devendra Fadnavis
(c) Sharad Pawar
(d) Ashok Chowhan
Ans - B
30. The cost of 10 articles is equal to the selling price of 9 articles. The
profit or loss percent is
(a) 1
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11⅟₉
Ans - D
31. India's highest civilian award is
(a) Ashoka Chakra
(b) Paramvir Chakra
(c) Bharat Ratna
(d) Padma Vibhushan
Ans - C
32. Number of seats B.J.P. won in the last general election to the Lok
Sabha is (a) 272
(b) 278
(c) 280
(d) 282
Ans - D
33. Point out the correct spelling.
(a) Oportunity
(b) Opurtunity
(c) Opportunity
(d) Oppurtunity
Ans - C
34. The substance used in pencil is
(a) Lead
(b) Graphite
(c) Coke
(d) Soot
Ans - B
35. If the ratio of ages of four people is 1:2:3:4 and the average of their
age is 40 years, the age of the youngest person is
(a) 16 years
(b) 12 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 20 years
Ans - A
36. If 1/4 of a container is full of water, then vacuum portion is
(a) 3/4
(b) 5/4
(c) 2/4
(d) 1/4
Ans - A
37. What percent of 90 is 120
(a) 103⅓%
(b) 66⅔%
(c) 133⅓%
(d) 75%
Ans - C
38. 'Workers of the World unite.....' declared by
(a) Marx
(b) Lenin
(c) Stalin
(d) Chow-en-Lai
Ans - A
39. Man, thou art -------- wonderful animal !
(a) the
(b) a
(c) an
(d) from
Ans - B
40. A can do a work in 30 days. If B is 20% more efficient than A in the
same work then B will do the same work in
(a) 20 days
(b) 22½ days
(c) 25 days
(d) 27 days
Ans - C
41. Main constituent of LPG is
(a) Methane
(b) Ethane
(c) Butane
(d) Propane
Ans - C
42. Bread and butter ---my favorite food.chose the correct word to fill in
the blanks:
(a) is
(b) are
(c) has
(d) mine
Ans - A
43. Ratio of two numbers is 4:5 and their L.C.M. is 60. Find the sum of
the two numbers
(a) 27
(b) 16
(c) 30
(d) 20
Ans - A
44. '----- you have the best of luck !'
(a) May
(b) Might
(c) Dare
(d) Will
Ans - A
45. This romantic life in Kashmir was drawing to its end after three
glorious months. This sentence is an example of(a) past indefinite
(b) past perfect continuous
(c) past perfect
(d) past continuous
Ans - D
46. When spring of a wrist watch is winded then its
(a) kinetic energy increases
(b) potential energy increases
(c) kinetic energy decreases
(d) potential energy decreases
Ans - B
47. The Constitution of India was adopted and enacted by the
(a) Constituent Assembly
(b) The People of India
(c) British Parliament
(d) President of Constituent Assembly
Ans - B
48. The mountain which is situated in the northern border of India is
(a) Alps
(b) Himalaya
(c) Caucasus
(d) Bindhya
Ans - B
49. The songs that the boatman sing are known as
(a) Vatiali
(b) Kirtan
(c) Jari Song
(d) Baul Song
Ans - A
50. The highest possible longitude is
(a) 360 degree
(b) 180 degree
(c) 90 degree
(d) 0 degree
Ans - B
51. Replace the word in capital, choosing the right phrasal verb from
the alternatives given below : Raja Rammohan Roy tried to
ABOLISH 'Sati' , an inhuman custom of nineteenth century Bengal.
(a) put up with
(b) do away with
(c) make away with
(d) keep up with
Ans - B
52. Gandhiji started his first Satyagraha in India at
(a) Dandi
(b) Kheda
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Champaran
Ans - D
53. B is twice as fast as A. If A can complete a job in 36 days. To
complete the same job A and B together will take
(a) 24 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 9 days
Ans - C
54. Kailash Satyarthi won the Novel Prize for peace for his work on (a) Indo-Pak frindship
(b) Children's rights
(c) Women empowerment
(d) Communal peace
Ans - A
55. The speed of a 75m long train which passes a 150m long platform in
10 seconds is
(a) 63 km/h
(b) 72 km/h
(c) 76.75 km/h
(d) 81 km/h
Ans - D
56. Insert the missing number 9,12,11,14,13,(__________), 15
(a) 16
(b) 10
(c) 17
(d) 12
Ans - A
57. 'Leaves is to leaf as wolves is to ------'.
(a) wolf
(b) wolve
(c) dogs
(d) wolverine
Ans - A
58. 'Bhangra' is a popular folk dance of the state of
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
Ans - B
59. State the function of the sentence choosing from the alternatives
given: He is holding a high position because he always worked
hard.
(a) stating a fact
(b) giving information
(c) stating a cause
(d) suggesting
Ans - C
60. Choose from the given alternatives A, B, C, and D the word that
may fill up the blank space in the following sentence: Considering
her qualification and social standing she is the most
______________ bride they are looking for.
(a) illegible
(b) affable
(c) intelligible
(d) eligible
Ans - D
61. Basu is blind ----the left eye.
(a) in
(b) of
(c) at
(d) by
Ans - A
62. Kanpur is situated on the right bank of river
(a) Yamuna
(b) Ganga
(c) Gomati
(d) Gharghara
Ans - B
63. Choose the synonym of the word 'abolish' from the following
alternatives:
(a) kill
(b) cancel
(c) sustain
(d) collapse
Ans - B
64. Mean proportional of 2 and 0.02 will be
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.1
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.04
Ans - A
65. Momentum and weight
(a) both are scalar quantities
(b) both are vector quantities
(c) Momentum is scalar, but weight is vector quantity
(d) Weight is scalar, but Momentum is vector
quantity
Ans - B
66. Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blanks: Sir
Humphry Davy was apprenticed ----- an apothecary at the age of
fifteen.
(a) into
(b) to
(c) with
(d) along
Ans - B
67. 3.3333 expressed as a sum of four numbers as
(a) 3.03+0.30+0.003+0.0003
(b) 3+0.03+0.033+0.0333
(c) 3.3+0.03+0.303+0.003
(d) 3.03+0.033+0.0003+0.003
Ans - A
68. Who was recently appointed as India's Economic Advisor?
(a) Aravind Subramaniam
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) Kaushik Basu
(d) Jehangir Aziz
Ans - A
69. Which Indian player was recently suspended by International
Boxing Federation?
(a) Mary Kom
(b) Saritha Devi
(c) Kavita Goyat
(d) Sarajubala Devi
Ans - B
70. The average of first 5 prime number is(a) 3.2
(b) 3.4
(c) 5.6
(d) 5.2
Ans - C
71. (256)⁰∙¹⁶ x (256)⁰∙⁰⁹ = ?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 64
Ans - A
72. Find out the wrong number in the sequence 56,72,90,110,132,150
(a) 56
(b) 90
(c) 110
(d) 150
Ans - D
73. The length of the railing to fence a square garden whose area is 900
sq.m. is (in meters)
(a) 30
(b) 120
(c) 180
(d) 90
Ans - B
74. Fort William college was established by
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Bentinck
(d) Lord Ripon
Ans - A
75. 8 children take 12 days to complete a work which can be completed
by 6 adult in 8 days. 12 adults started working and after 2 days 8
adult left and 16 children joined them. How many days will it take
to complete the remaining work?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ans - A
76. 'Transform' means:
(a) Create
(b) Change
(c) Consider
(d) Contact
Ans - B
77. Mention the number of permanent members of the Security Council
of the UNO
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Seven
(d) Nine
Ans - B
78. The raw material most used by the plant is
(a) O₂
(b) CO₂
(c) N₂
(d) K
Ans - B
79. x% of a number is deducted from itself, the number becomes y.
Then the original number is
(a) 100y / (100-x)
(b) 100y / x
(c) y / (100-x)
(d) (y-x) / 100
Ans - A
80. If we write 1 to 100 then total no. of zero appear is
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
Ans - C
81. Give the opposite of the given word by adding a suitable prefix.
Choose the correct prefix from the alternatives given below:
___manage
(a) non
(b) mis
(c) ex
(d) post
Ans - B
82. The actor who first played the role of the detective 'Feluda' in movie
series by Satyajit Roy is
(a) Sandip Roy
(b) Soumitra Chattopadhyay
(c) Satyajit Roy
(d) Utpal Dutta
Ans - B
83. If in a container the amount of milk and water are same. Then
portion full of milk is
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/4
(d) 2/3
Ans - A
84. The greatest number which will divide 856 and 917 leaving
remainders of 8 and 5 respectively is
(a) 48
(b) 32
(c) 24
(d) 16
Ans - D
85. Stool is a type of
(a) Excretory product
(b) Secretory product
(c) Waste product
(d) Decomposed product
Ans - C
86. If a sum of Rs275 is to be divided between Ram and Shyam so that
gets more than 3/4th of what Shyam gets,then the share of Ram will
be
(a) Rs.200
(b) Rs.175
(c) Rs.160
(d) Rs.100
Ans - B
87. If compound interest on 5000 in two years is 832, then find the rate
of interest
(a) 6%
(b) 8%
(c) 10%
(d) 12%
Ans - B
88. Choose the correct alternative to fill up the blank space in the
sentence below:- We felt that such a remark was in _____________
taste.
(a) praiseworthy
(b) foul
(c) bad
(d) insensitive
Ans - C
89. The rate at which a sum becomes 5 times itself in 20 years at simple
rate of interest is
(a) 15%
(b) 12.5%
(c) 25%
(d) 20%
Ans - D
90. Why did General Dyer ordered open fire on peaceful crowd in
jallianwala Bagh?
(a) To punish the Indians.
(b) To take revenge for breaking martial laws.
(c) To create a feeling of terror and awe in the minds of Indians
(d) To disperse the crowd.
Ans - C
91. Marked price of a book is Rs 150. After 10% discount selling price
will be
(a) Rs. 135
(b) Rs. 160
(c) Rs. 100
(d) Rs. 125
Ans - A
92. The Chief Minister of the first coalition government of West Bengal
was
(a) P.C. Sen
(b) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
(c) Jyoti Basu
(d) Siddharthasankar Roy
Ans - B
93. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in (a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Telengana
(c) Odisha
(d) Karnataka
Ans - A
94. The length of a rectangle is thrice its breadth and its perimeter is
96m.The area of the rectangle is (in square m)
(a) 288
(b) 442
(c) 438
(d) 432
Ans - D
95. Hyacinth in a pond, doubles everyday. In 61 days it can cover the
whole pond. What part of the pond will be covered in 55 days
(a) ⅟₆₁ part
(b) ⅟₅₅ part
(c) ⅟₆₄ part
(d) ⅟₁₂₈ part
Ans - C
96. The Defence Minister of India is (a) Arun Jaitly
(b) Manohar Parikkar
(c) Suresh Prabhu
(d) A.K.Antony
Ans - B
97. The sportsperson nicknamed 'Flying Sikh' is
(a) Bishan Singh Bedi
(b) Duleep Singh
(c) Milkha Singh
(d) Sardar Singh
Ans - C
98. Cost price of a book is Rs.50 and selling price is Rs.40, then loss
percentage is
(a) 10%
(b) 15%
(c) 20%
(d) 30%
Ans - C
99. The film 'Sadgati' was directed by
(a) Tapan Sinha
(b) Ajay Kar
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) Mrinal Sen
Ans - C
100.Someone suddenly knocked the door. The correct form of the
sentence will be
(a) Someone suddenly knocked at the door
(b) Someone suddenly knocked in the door
(c) Someone suddenly knocked about the door
(d) Someone suddenly knocked over the door
Ans - A