BPSC 70th CCE Prelims Question Paper 2024 with Answers

Every question of the BPSC 70th CCE Prelims General Studies paper: solved with derived answers, not the official key, a detailed explanation, key facts, concept diagrams and linked UPSC previous-year questions. The question text has been verified against the official question booklet.

This is the 70th CCE Prelims paper held on 13 December 2024.

Question order, option order and answers follow the official BPSC Booklet Series E, paper code 09/C/GO/CC/PT-2024(Q).

1. Q1Which of the following is an iron ore ?Answer: D: Limonite
2. Q2Which type of rock is formed from cooling and solidification of lava ?Answer: B: Igneous
3. Q3What is the object of “cut motion” in Parliament ?Answer: B: To move a proposal to reduce expenditure in the budget proposals
4. Q5What is the position of representation of Anglo-Indian Community in Lok Sabha ?Answer: B: Nomination of them has been done away with by 104th Constitutional Amendment
5. Q6Where was the 13th Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organization (WTO) held in February 2024 ?Answer: A: Abu Dhabi
6. Q7Who won the Men Singles title at the French Open Tennis Tournament 2024 ?Answer: C: Carlos Alcaraz
7. Q8What is the eligibility age, after the changes made in March 2024, for senior citizens to vote by postal ballot ?Answer: B: 85 years
8. Q9In the Union Budget speech for 2024-25, which oilseeds were noted as not being covered under the goal of ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) for oil ?Answer: A: Coconut
9. Q10Which of the following pairs will give displacement reactions ?Answer: B: AgNO3 solution and copper metal
10. Q11Bihula Festival is celebrated especially in which one of the following districts in Bihar usually in the month of August each year ?Answer: B: Bhagalpur
11. Q12Heat transfer that does not require a medium is calledAnswer: B: Radiation
12. Q13Which of the following acid is secreted in the stomach ?Answer: C: Hydrochloric acid
13. Q14Ramkrishna Mission was founded byAnswer: C: Swami Vivekanand in 1897
14. Q15In which city of Bihar the recently inaugurated National Dolphin Research Centre is located ?Answer: A: Patna
15. Q16Which Article of the Constitution restrict a Member of Parliament to hold the office of profit ?Answer: C: Article 102 (1) (a)
16. Q17Which country became the first to bring soil from the dark side of the moon in June 2024 ?Answer: A: China
17. Q18Following are the mountain ranges of India 1. Garo Hills 2. Nandadevi 3. Kamet 4. K2 Which of the following is their correct sequence from east to west ?Answer: C: 1 2 3 4
18. Q19Among the following who has been Speaker of Lok Sabha prior to his Election as President of India ?Answer: D: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
19. Q20Who gave the slogan “DO OR DIE” and when ?Answer: C: Gandhiji during Quit India Movement
20. Q21When was the undersea cable-based Chennai-Andaman and Nicobar (CANI) Project inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ?Answer: C: August 10, 2020
21. Q22Who wrote “New Lamps For The Old” ?Answer: B: Aurobindo Ghosh
22. Q23In which Lok Sabha seat, one of India’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), Shompen tribe, for the first time exercised their democratic right to vote in April 2024 ?Answer: C: Andaman and Nicobar
23. Q24After remaining neutral for almost 200 years, which one of the following countries officially joined the NATO in March 2024 ?Answer: B: Sweden
24. Q25The meter that is used to measure the distance moved by the vehicle is known asAnswer: C: Odometer
25. Q26When did Muslim League observed “Direct Action Day” ?Answer: C: 16 August 1946
26. Q27What is the position of India in manufacturing of mobile phones in 2023 ?Answer: A: 2nd
27. Q28Which two words have been incorporated in the Preamble by 42nd Amendment ?Answer: C: Secular and socialist
28. Q29Who was the first one to propose a model for the structure of an atom ?Answer: C: J. J. Thomson
29. Q30According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which indices experienced significant growth in Financial Year 2023 ?Answer: C: Capital goods and infrastructure/construction goods
30. Q31Size of Council of Ministers has been restricted to 15 percent of membership of Lok Sabha by which Constitutional Amendment ?Answer: D: 91st Amendment
31. Q32In April 2024, how many members of the UN Security Council either rejected or abstained from voting for the proposal to allow Palestine to become a full member of the UN ?Answer: D: 3
32. Q33Which one of the following is about Ruchira Kamboj, who was the first woman to become the Indian Ambassador to the United Nations who retired recently, is true ?Answer: D: She held the position of Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO-Paris
33. Q34Dalton’s atomic theory successfully explained i. Law of conservation of mass. ii. Law of constant composition. iii. Law of radioactivity. iv. Law of multiple proportion.Answer: D: i, ii and iv
34. Q36Under Article “243J” which of the following can make provisions to the maintenance of accounts by Panchayats ?Answer: A: State Legislature
35. Q37Which of the following is full form of PCRA ?Answer: D: Petroleum Conservation Research Association
36. Q38Who decides the disqualification of members of State Legislative Assembly, for matters other than those in the tenth schedule of the Constitution ?Answer: B: Governor
37. Q39Which of the following bacterial disease that is called as spleenic fever ?Answer: B: Anthrax
38. Q40Which one of the following rivers is different from the others ?Answer: A: Narmada
39. Q41Which of the following is a cause of rural to urban migration in India ?Answer: D: All the above
40. Q42Who was the founder of the Farazi Movement ?Answer: A: Haji Shariatullah
41. Q44Choose the group of letters which is different from others.Answer: A: PSVX
42. Q45According to a CRISIL Rating report, how much is the corporate bond market expected to grow by Financial Year 2030 in India ?Answer: B: ₹ 100-120 lakh crore
43. Q46Match the following and choose the correct answer. Political Organisation I. Khaksars II. Socialist Party III. Independent Labour Party IV. Forward Bloc Founder a. Subhash Chandra Bose b. Inayatullah Mashriqui c. Jayaprakash Narayan d. B. R. AmbedkarAnswer: A: I – b, II – c, III – d, IV – a
44. Q47Shreyasi Singh, Member of the Legislative Assembly, who has represented India in shooting in Paris Olympics 2024 was elected from which constituency in Bihar ?Answer: D: Jamui
45. Q48Before his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in July 2024, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh was the Chief Justice of which High Court ?Answer: B: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
46. Q49Which of the following districts of Bihar has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population in 2011 census ?Answer: B: Katihar
47. Q50Which of the following are exothermic processes ? i. Evaporation of water. ii. Dilution of an acid (H2SO4). iii. Reaction of water with quick lime. iv. Sublimation of camphor (crystals).Answer: A: ii and iii
48. Q51Match List – I with List – II : List – I a. Vaishali b. Bhagalpur c. Jamui d. Madhepura List – II 1. Silk Textile 2. Gold 3. Rail coach factory 4. Flori culture Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a b c dAnswer: D: 4 1 2 3
49. Q52Motorcycle is related to battery in the same way as Life is related toAnswer: C: Sun
50. Q53By which time Governor has to return an ordinary bill to the concerned State Legislature for reconsideration ?Answer: D: No time limit
51. Q54Which of the following ruler ruled Assam in the time of Harsha ?Answer: B: Bhaskar Varman
52. Q55Who headed the Royal Commission on Indian currency appointed in 1913 ?Answer: D: Sir Austin Chamberlain
53. Q56Which of the following cities is located along the side of river Seine ?Answer: B: Paris
54. Q57In which one of the following Freestyle weight categories, Aman Sehrawat became the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers, Turkiye in May 2024 ?Answer: C: 57 kg
55. Q58In which organisms does spore formation occur as a mode of reproduction ?Answer: B: Fungi
56. Q59Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at Patna Session held in 1912 ?Answer: C: R. N. Madhulkar
57. Q60Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 metres. He again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres after turning to the right. How far is he from his original position ?Answer: D: 60 metres
58. Q61What were the shares of the Agriculture, Industry and Services sectors in overall GVA at current prices in Financial Year 2024 according to the Economic Survey 2023-24 ?Answer: B: 17.7%, 27.6% and 54.7%
59. Q62Which of the following corundum and cryolite are important ores ?Answer: B: Aluminium
60. Q63Which of the following is a technopolis ?Answer: B: Silicon valley
61. Q64Which of the following represent the suitable condition for the liquefaction of gases ?Answer: B: Low temperature, high pressure
62. Q65Indian National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on which date ?Answer: C: 22 July 1947
63. Q66During the Quit India Movement parallel ‘National Government’ was established at many places. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?Answer: B: Raiyati Sarkar – Kheda (Gujarat)
64. Q67In June 2024, which city was named India’s “First UNESCO City of Literature” ?Answer: A: Kozhikode
65. Q68Which of the following centres in Bihar is proposed to develop under Vishnupad Yojana for promotion of tourism in Union Budget 2024 ?Answer: C: Gaya
66. Q69Who among the following achieved the distinction of being the first Indian mountaineer to scale Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse twice in one season ?Answer: B: Satyadeep Gupta
67. Q70Which of the following is the fluid part of the blood ?Answer: A: Plasma
68. Q71Which of the following ports is an artificial port ?Answer: C: Chennai
69. Q72The book critical of the British Policies Gharib Hindustan was banned in Bihar in 1930 by the British was written byAnswer: A: Mohd. Wali Hassan
70. Q73Which of the following is the first artificially prepared element ?Answer: A: Tc
71. Q74When did Bihar State introduce the Green Budget for the first time ?Answer: B: Financial Year 2020-21
72. Q75Match the following in context of Asht Pradhan system of Maratha rulers : Official a. Sachiva b. Peshwa c. Samant d. Amatya Department 1. Prime Minister 2. Incharge of Correspondence 3. Finance Minister 4. Foreign Minister Choose the correct option :Answer: A: a – 2, b – 1, c – 4, d – 3
73. Q76In October 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose set up a provisional government of free India which was recognized by how many countries including Japan ?Answer: C: 9
74. Q77Which of the following great ruler founded the “Haryak Vansh” in ancient Bihar ?Answer: A: Bimbisara
75. Q78If February 1, 1996 is Wednesday, what day is March 3, 1996 ?Answer: D: Saturday
76. Q79Which of the following is a zaid crop ?Answer: A: Fodder
77. Q80By how much did the Female Labour Force Participation Rate increase from 2017-18 to 2022-23, according to the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) ?Answer: A: From 23.3% to 37%
78. Q82Which one of the following is an example of melamine used for making floor tiles ?Answer: C: Thermo setting plastic
79. Q83If ÷ means +, – means ÷, × means – and + means ×, then the value of ((36 × 4) – 8 × 4) / (4 + 8 × 2 + 16 ÷ 1) isAnswer: A: 0
80. Q84The hundred years of Indian National Congress in Bihar was edited byAnswer: A: P. N. Ojha
81. Q85What is the sex ratio in Bihar as per the Census 2011 of India ?Answer: B: 918
82. Q86The Andes extends along which of the following ?Answer: C: West Coast of South America
83. Q87“Chach Nama” was translated to Persian byAnswer: C: Muhammad Ali Bin Abu Bakr Kufi
84. Q88Which of the following radiation is used to get relief from body aches ?Answer: A: Infra-red radiation
85. Q89Which dynasty ruled Magadh (Bihar) after Shishunag dynasty ?Answer: C: Nanda Vansh
86. Q90What is the structural and functional unit of life ?Answer: B: Cell
87. Q91Name the place where Donald Trump was speaking at an election rally when an alleged Shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot and injured him.Answer: B: Pennsylvania
88. Q92How many triangles are there in the following figure PQRS ?Answer: C: 12
89. Q94Which of the following human races inhabitates in China, Mangolia and Japan ?Answer: D: Mongoloid
90. Q95Who among the following Indian capitalist was not the architect of “Bombay Plan” ?Answer: B: Dhirubhai Ambani
91. Q96Which community was categorized as Scheduled Caste (SC) by a 2015 Bihar government notification which was quashed in July 2024 by the Supreme Court, ruling that states cannot make changes to the SC list published under Article 341 of the Constitution ?Answer: A: Tanti-Tantwa
92. Q97What was the chief economic foundation of the triangular commerce between India, China and England ?Answer: B: Opium
93. Q98Munger Hilly region is a part of which of the following physiographic region ?Answer: B: Southern Hilly Region
94. Q99In a certain code language COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE be written in that code language ?Answer: D: EOJDJEFM
95. Q101The political strategy Struggle -Truce - Struggle or S-T-S came into prominence with a call forAnswer: C: Khilafat issue
96. Q102Which component of fertilizer is used for stimulating early growth purpose ?Answer: C: Phosphorus
97. Q103In which of the following years the Bihar state Hydroelectric power corporation was established ?Answer: A: 1982
98. Q104Manvi Madhu Kashyap recently became Bihar’s first transgenderAnswer: C: Sub-Inspector of Police
99. Q105Which of the following the chlorophyll in photosynthesis is used for ?Answer: C: Absorbing light
100. Q106Who is the author of the autobiography “I Have the Streets : A Kutti Cricket Story” ?Answer: C: R. Ashwin and S. Monga
101. Q107Who is the winner of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 from the region of Asia ?Answer: A: Alok Shukla, India
102. Q108What is the name of the one month long cattle fair organized at the confluence of Ganga and Gandak rivers ?Answer: B: Sonepur Mela
103. Q109What is the 14th term of the sequence 14, 10, 6, 2,.... ?Answer: C: – 38
104. Q110In which of the following states of India has major reserves of coal ?Answer: D: All the above
105. Q111Which of the following was the capital of Chera dynasty ?Answer: A: Kuravur/Karur
106. Q112Which of the following has highly elongated elliptical orbit ?Answer: A: Comet
107. Q113Which of the following was not one of the features of the Government of India Act, 1935 ?Answer: D: Appraisal of the Act of 1935
108. Q115Who presented the Bihar Budget 2024-25 in the State Assembly ?Answer: C: Shri Samrat Choudhary
109. Q116Which part of alimentary canal receives bile from the liver ?Answer: D: Small intestine
110. Q117According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), what is the forecast for headline inflation in Financial Year 2025 ?Answer: C: 4.5%
111. Q118Which country took over the chairmanship of BRICS on January 1, 2024 ?Answer: A: Russia
112. Q119Match the following and choose the correct answer. Newspaper I. Free Hindustan II. Indian Opinion III. Voice of India IV. Bengalee Editor a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Dadabhai Nauroji c. Surendranath Banerjee d. Taraknath DasAnswer: A: I – d, II – a, III – b, IV – c
113. Q120When did the new province Bihar came into force during British rule ?Answer: A: April 1912
114. Q121How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day ?Answer: C: 22
115. Q122Which of the following is a non-contact force ?Answer: A: Magnetic force
116. Q123Where was the Japan-India bilateral Maritime Exercise (JIMEX-24) held this year ?Answer: B: Yokosuka, Japan
117. Q124What is the full form of CGTMSE ?Answer: C: Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
118. Q125Consider the following about Ajivika sect : a. Makhali Gosala was its most important leader. b. Central idea of the philosophy was “NIYATI” that is fate. c. The discrimination on the basis of caste and class. d. The Ajivikas had regular sabhas for meetings.Answer: B: a, b and d are correct
119. Q126Which of the following drainage systems drains the lands of Bihar ?Answer: B: Ghagra
120. Q127What was the Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices for Bihar for the fiscal year 2022-23, based on the base year 2011-12 ?Answer: B: ₹ 54,111
121. Q128What is the title of the film by Payal Kapadia for which she became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 ?Answer: B: All We Imagine as Light
122. Q129Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution ?Answer: A: Burning of fossil fuels
123. Q130What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following ?Answer: B: 22
124. Q131Match the List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer : List – I Organization I. Swadeshi Sevak Home II. United India House III. Yugantar Ashram IV. INA or Azad Hind Fauj List – II Headquarter a. Vancouver b. Seattle c. San Francisco d. RangoonAnswer: C: I – a, II – b, III – c, IV – d
125. Q132Which of the following is the resistance of the wire ?Answer: D: R = V/I
126. Q133The sikh pilgrimage site “TAKHAT SRI HARIMANDIR JI PATNA SAHIB” which is considered as the second holiest Takhat is located atAnswer: C: Patna
127. Q134What was the theme of the International Olympic Day 2024 which is celebrated every year on 23rd June ?Answer: C: “Let’s Move and Celebrate”
128. Q135After elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, who was appointed as the Union Minister of Textiles in the Modi government ?Answer: B: Giriraj Singh (Begusarai)
129. Q136Which of the following minerals occurs in the Minas Gerais province of Brazil ?Answer: A: Iron ore
130. Q137Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al Sabah was appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country in April 2024 ?Answer: C: Kuwait
131. Q138Which sector received the highest allocation in the Bihar Budget 2024-25 ?Answer: C: Education
132. Q139Which Amendment to the Constitution abolished the two seats that were reserved for the Anglo-Indian community ?Answer: C: 104th
133. Q140Which of the following is the value of solar constant ?Answer: A: 1.4 kW/m2
134. Q141According to the Reserve Bank of India, what is one of the eligibility criteria for a Small Finance Bank (SFB) to transition into a Universal Bank ?Answer: C: Minimum net worth of ₹ 1,000 crore
135. Q142The process of breaking down organic matter by micro organisms is calledAnswer: D: Decomposition
136. Q143The first Hindi daily newspaper to be published in Bihar wasAnswer: D: Sarwa Hitaishi
137. Q144Where was the top leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated on 31st July 2024, allegedly in an Israeli airstrike ?Answer: D: Iran
138. Q145Zoji-la Tunnel will connect which of the following places ?Answer: D: Srinagar and Leh
139. Q146Consider the types of land according to The Amarkosha : a. Urvara-fertile b. Maru-desert c. Shadvala-grassy d. Devmatrika-watered by rain Which of the following is correct ?Answer: D: More than one of the above
140. Q147What is the current profession of the young U. P. Woman, Arti, who was conferred the Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award by the King Charles III in May 2024 ?Answer: C: E rickshaw driver
141. Q148Which one is not included in the Budget Priorities in pursuit of ‘Vikasit Bharat’ in Union Budget 2024-25 ?Answer: D: Sustainable Development
142. Q149Which of the following is equivalent to tesla ?Answer: C: Newton per ampere meter
143. Q150Name the constituency from where the new Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi was elected in the recent State Assembly elections.Answer: A: Keonjhar