WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2023

Q. When is the ‘World Intellectual Property Day’ observed?

(A) April 24
(B) April 26
(C) April 28
(D) April 30

Correct Answer: (B) April 26.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2022

Q. Which of the following types of unemployment is most common in agricultural sector?

(A) Seasonal Unemployment
(B) Frictional Unemployment
(C) Disguised Unemployment
(D) Voluntary Unemployment

Correct Answer: (C) Disguised Unemployment.

Q. India imports maximum gold from which country?

(A) Switzerland
(B) UAE
(C) South Africa
(D) Brazil

Correct Answer: (A) Switzerland.

Q. World Pulses Day is observed globally on

(A) 8 February
(B) 9 February
(C) 10 February
(D) 11 February

Correct Answer: (C) 10 February.

Q. How many countries were participated as Founding Members of United Nations?

(A) 45
(B) 48
(C) 51
(D) 70

Correct Answer: (C) 51.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2021

Q. National Education Day is observed every year on the 11th November to commemorate which leader?

(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) Moulana Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: (D) Moulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Q. The third highest national award of India given for distinguished service in any field is

(A) Padma Vibhusan
(B) Bharat Ratna
(C) Padma Bhusan
(D) Padma Sri

Correct Answer: (C) Padma Bhusan.

Q. What is the name of the Parliament of Bhutan?

(A) National Assembly
(B) Congress
(C) Tshogdu
(D) Sansad

Correct Answer: (C) Tshogdu.

Q. What is the currency of Vietnam?

(A) Dollar
(B) Peso
(C) Dong
(D) Euro

Correct Answer: (C) Dong.

Q. ‘INS Khukri Memorial’ is located in which State/UT?

(A) Punjab
(B) Puducherry
(C) Goa
(D) Diu

Correct Answer: (D) Diu.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2020

Q. Foundation Day of NDRF was observed on

(A) January 20
(B) January 15
(C) January 23
(D) January 22

Correct Answer: (C) January 23.

Q. When is International Yoga Day celebrated?

(A) June 21
(B) July 20
(C) March 21
(D) June 20

Correct Answer: (A) June 21.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2019

Q. Which was the route of first Rajdhani Express?

(A) Bombay-New Delhi
(B) Howrah-New Delhi
(C) Madras-New Delhi
(D) Amritsar-New Delhi

Correct Answer: (B) Howrah-New Delhi.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2018

Q. “Poilu” is the nickname of

(A) American Soldier
(B) French Soldier
(C) Japanese Soldier
(D) English Soldier

Correct Answer: (B) French Soldier.

Q. The Parliament of Malaysia is known as

(A) Majlis
(B) Shora
(C) Khural
(D) Diet

Correct Answer: (A) Majlis.

Q. National Defence Academy of India is situated at

(A) Khadakwasla
(B) Dehradun
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Wellington

Correct Answer: (A) Khadakwasla.

Q. Which University has produced highest number of Nobel laureates?

(A) Oxford University
(B) Harvard University
(C) Cambridge University
(D) Yale University

Correct Answer: (B) Harvard University.

Q. Red Square is located in

(A) China
(B) Venezuela
(C) Vietnam
(D) Moscow

Correct Answer: (D) Moscow.

Q. The study of coins and medals is known as

(A) Philately
(B) Numismatics
(C) Notaphily
(D) Deltiology

Correct Answer: (B) Numismatics.

Q. “Old Glory” is the nickname of

(A) Scotland Flag
(B) U.K. Flag
(C) Canada Flag
(D) U.S.A. Flag

Correct Answer: (D) U.S.A. Flag.

Q. The Parliament of USA is known as

(A) Congress
(B) House of Commons
(C) House of Lords
(D) Parliament

Correct Answer: (A) Congress.

Q. International Yoga Day is celebrated on

(A) 21 June
(B) 5 September
(C) 11 May
(D) 7 December

Correct Answer: (A) 21 June.

Q. Who is the first Indian woman to become Miss World?

(A) Zeenat Aman
(B) Reita Faria
(C) Aditi Gowitrikar
(D) Diana Hayden

Correct Answer: (B) Reita Faria.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2017

Q. What is the name of Australia’s first woman Prime Minister?

(A) Jane Simpson
(B) Helen Opten
(C) Julia Gillard
(D) Audra Philton

Correct Answer: (C) Julia Gillard.

Q. The sobriquet ‘Man of Destiny’ stands for:

(A) Benito Mussolini
(B) Napoleon Bonaparte
(C) Adolf Hitler
(D) Lord Mountbatten

Correct Answer: (B) Napoleon Bonaparte.

Q. Find out the correct match:

(A) Computation of National Income in India : Ministry of Finance
(B) Nature of usual status unemployment : Disguised unemployment
(C) Percentage of India’s population to world population : 16 per cent
(D) Private Participation in Infrastructure : Narasimham Committee

Correct Answer: (C) Percentage of India’s population to world population : 16 per cent.

Q. The first newspaper in the world was started in

(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) India

Correct Answer: (B) China.

Q. Which of the following pair is not true?

(A) Christmas : Birth of Jesus Christ
(B) Good Friday : Crucifixion of Jesus
(C) Easter : Rebirth of Jesus
(D) Ascension Day : Ascension of Father Saint Paul

Correct Answer: (D) Ascension Day : Ascension of Father Saint Paul.

Q. How much percentage of the cost incurred in the Indira Awas Yojana Scheme for rural housing is shared between union and states?

(A) 50 : 50
(B) 65 : 35
(C) 75 : 25
(D) 90 : 10

Correct Answer: (C) 75 : 25.

Q. Which one of the following export items of India has the highest share in the world in the last five years?

(A) Diamonds
(B) Oil-cake and other solid residues
(C) Ferro-alloys
(D) Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastic and leather

Correct Answer: (A) Diamonds.

Q. If the lengths and two diagonals of a rectangle are each increased by 6%, find % increase in its breadth.

(A) 5%
(B) 6%
(C) 7%
(D) 8%

Correct Answer: (B) 6%.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2016

Q. SANA is the news agency of

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) United Arab Emirates
(C) Syria
(D) Yemen

Correct Answer: (C) Syria.

Q. The Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia was the Maharani of

(A) Surat
(B) Bhopal
(C) Jaipur
(D) Gwalior

Correct Answer: (D) Gwalior.

Q. Duma is the Parliament of

(A) Russia
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Iran

Correct Answer: (A) Russia.

Q. When was the Imperial Bank of India nationalised to form the State Bank of India?

(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1952
(D) 1955

Correct Answer: (D) 1955.

Q. SEBI stands for which of the following?

(A) Science and Engineering Board of India
(B) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(C) Social Equity Bureau of India
(D) Science and Educational Board of India

Correct Answer: (B) Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Q. When, for the first time, was a 20 point economic programme announced by the Indian Prime Minister?

(A) 1971
(B) 1974
(C) 1975
(D) 1978

Correct Answer: (C) 1975.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2015

Q. The Chairmanship/Presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates among the council members

(A) every 6 months
(B) every 3 months
(C) every year
(D) every month

Correct Answer: (D) every month.

Q. National Hindi Divas is celebrated on

(A) 14th September
(B) 14th October
(C) 14th November
(D) 14th December

Correct Answer: (A) 14th September.

Q. Human suffering Index in India is

(A) 61
(B) 50
(C) 80
(D) 70

Correct Answer: (A) 61.

Q. Who is Steve Fossett known as?

(A) As a crocodile hunter
(B) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
(C) For swimming across Atlantic Ocean
(D) For climbing to Mt. Everest without any co-climber

Correct Answer: (B) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe.

Q. The world’s heaviest mango weighs

(A) 2.5 Kg
(B) 3.5 Kg
(C) 5 pounds and 7 ounces
(D) 4 pounds and 7 ounces

Correct Answer: (C) 5 pounds and 7 ounces.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Miscellaneous Questions 2014

Q. In a right angled isosceles triangle, the angles that the two equal sides make with the hypotenuse is

(A) 30°
(B) 45°
(C) 60°
(D) 90°

Correct Answer: (B) 45°.

Q. An amount of Rs. 10000 is kept in a bank at 10% annual compound interest. After 2 years, the interest will be

(A) Rs. 2000
(B) Rs. 2050
(C) Rs. 2100
(D) Rs. 2200

Correct Answer: (C) Rs. 2100.

Q. ABC and DEF are two similar triangles. If ABC has an area of 100 cm² and if AB : DE = 2:1, then the area of DEF is

(A) 25 cm²
(B) 50 cm²
(C) 200 cm²
(D) 400 cm²

Correct Answer: (A) 25 cm².

Q. The pair of equations ax + by = c, 2ax + 2by = 2c + d, where none of the constants a, b, c, d are zero, has

(A) a unique solution
(B) no solution
(C) two solutions
(D) an infinite number of solutions

Correct Answer: (B) no solution.

Q. Given that X > Y and Y ≤ Z, the following statement is true.

(A) X > -Y and -Y ≥ -Z
(B) -X < Y and -Y ≥ -Z
(C) -X < -Y ≤ -Z
(D) -X < -Y ≥ -Z

Correct Answer: (D) -X < -Y ≥ -Z.

Q. An equation a₀ + a₁x¹ + a₂x² + … + aₙxⁿ = 0 where aₙ ≠ 0, has

(A) no root
(B) n – 1 roots
(C) n roots
(D) n + 1 roots

Correct Answer: (C) n roots.

Q. Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic sciences for his contributions to

(A) Growth economics
(B) Social choice theory
(C) Welfare economics
(D) Financial economics

Correct Answer: (C) Welfare economics.

Q. The headquarters of the Tibetan Government in exile are located in

(A) Darjeeling
(B) Dharmashala
(C) New Delhi
(D) Shimla

Correct Answer: (B) Dharmashala.

Q. Ferguson College is located in

(A) Mumbai
(B) Nagpur
(C) Pune
(D) Delhi

Correct Answer: (C) Pune.

Q. The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year

(A) 1951
(B) 1950
(C) 1935
(D) 1926

Correct Answer: (C) 1935.

Q. The number of banks nationalized by the Government of India in 1969 was

(A) 4
(B) 11
(C) 14
(D) 20

Correct Answer: (C) 14.

Q. Who is brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Amitabh Bachchan
(C) Shah Rukh Khan
(D) Narendra Modi

Correct Answer: (B) Amitabh Bachchan.