GK & CA – WBP Excise Constable Prelim Previous Year Question Paper

WBP Excise Constable Question Paper – 2019

2. In 2019 the Durand Cup was played outside Delhi for the first time. Where was the tournament played this year?

(A) Chennai

(B) Bengaluru

(C) Mumbai

(D) Kolkata

8. Where is the UNESCO headquarters located?

(A) Hague

(B) Paris

(C) Washinton DC

(D) London

12. In which event did Swapna Barman win gold medal in 2018 Asian Games?

(A) Long Jump

(B) Marathon

(C) High Jump

(D) Heptathlon

16. What is the colour of BLACK BOX found in an aircraft?

(A) White

(B) Red

(C) Orange

(D) Black

19. Which of the following animals is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?

(A) Giraffe

(B) Panda

(C) Lion

(D) Deer

21. Who is the present President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Sharad Pawar

(C) Anurag Thakur

(D) Sourav Ganguly

22. Who is the author of the Bengali novel ‘Prothom Aalo’?

(A) Suchitra Bhattacharyya

(B) Abul Basar

(C) Sunil Ganguly

(D) Joy Goswami

24. NABARD is a

(A) Bureau

(B) Bird

(C) Board

(D) Bank

25. In which year did West Bengal win the Ranji Trophy for the last time?

(A) 2000-2001

(B) 1985-1996

(C) 2018-2019

(D) 1989-1990

29. Google Chrome is an example of

(A) Processing Device

(B) Operating System

(C) Internet Browser

(D) Application Software

32. Full form of HIV is Human _____ Virus.

(A) Immunodeficiency

(B) Immunity

(C) Immense

(D) Important

33. The first organic compound to be synthesized in a laboratory was

(A) Tartaric Acid

(B) Ethylene

(C) Urea

(D) Acetic Acid

35. What is ‘Quick Lime’?

(A) Potassium Cyanide

(B) Calcium Oxide

(C) Calcium Carbonate

(D) Caustic Potash

36. In which medium is the speed of sound maximum?

(A) Water

(B) Wood

(C) Air

(D) Petrol

37. Which day is celebrated as ‘World Environment Day’?

(A) 5th June

(B) 14th February

(C) 8th March

(D) 10th December

43. Which of the following is not a Biodegradable Waste?

(A) Rotten Vegetables

(B) Thermacol

(C) Wood

(D) Animal Waste

46. The science which deals with study of birds is

(A) Ornithology

(B) Geology

(C) Zoology

(D) Pomology

50. ‘Irani Trophy’ is associated with which game?

(A) Football

(B) Basket Ball

(C) Hockey

(D) Cricket

WBP Excise Constable Question Paper – 2013

21. HIV infection can only be spread by which of the following options?

(A) If you hug each other

(B) By using a common toilet

(C) By sharing food

(D) By using someone else’s razor

22. 1. Dry ice is the solid form of CO₂
23. Dry ice is mainly used for refrigeration.
24. Ice made from water is colder than dry ice

Which of the above information is/are correct?

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) 1, 2 and 3

23. The main objective of “Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)” is _____

(A) development of urban poor

(B) development of farmers

(C) development of Landless Labourers

(D) development of poor people

24. India’s Green Revolution was most successful in which of the following areas?

(A) In wheat and potato production

(B) In sorghum and oilseed production

(C) In wheat and rice production

(D) In tea and coffee production

27. Which of the following is not responsible for global warming and climate change?

(A) CFC emissions

(B) Carbon-dioxide emissions

(C) felling of trees

(D) Methane emissions

33. Which of the following vitamins is effective in treating viral infections?

(A) Vitamin C

(B) Vitamin A

(C) Vitamin B

(D) Vitamin K

34. The sun can be seen below the meridian a little before sunrise and a little after sunset. This is because of

(A) refraction

(B) low pressure

(C) Internal total reflection

(D) dispersion

35. Select the correct answer from the two lists below:

Codes:

           (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)

(A)       2        4       3       1

(B)       2        3       4       1

(C)       4        3       1       2

(D)       4        1       3       2

47. Which of the following substances produces heat when added to water?

(A) Glucose

(B) Fructose

(C) Quicklime

(D) Salt

48. Wrapping food in newspaper can contaminate it with ____

(A) Aluminium

(B) Iron

(C) Lead

(D) Magnesium

65. Which industry is called the emerging industry?

(A) Jute industry

(B) Weaving industry

(C) Petrochemical industry

(D) Tea industry

67. Which Indian woman was the first to climb Everest?

(A) Junko Tabei

(B) Bachendri Pal

(C) Aarti Sen

(D) M. C. Mary Kom

71. Who was the chairman of ISRO at the time of Mangalyaan in November 2013?

(A) Dr. Ved Prakash

(B) Dr. U.R. Rao

(C) Dr. K. Radhakrishnan

(D) Dr. G. Madhavan Nair

73. What type of pressure is measured by the manometer device?

(A) Water

(B) Oil

(C) Gas

(D) Atmospheric Pressure