How many questions were in the BPSC 70th CCE Prelims General Studies paper?

The BPSC 70th CCE Prelims General Studies paper had 150 questions carrying 150 marks in 2 hours. All 143 are solved here with official-key answers and explanations.

Are the answers here the official BPSC answer key?

Yes. Every answer shown is taken from the official BPSC final answer key published by the Commission. Grace (multi-answer) and cancelled questions are marked accordingly.

Is there negative marking in the BPSC 70th CCE Prelims?

Yes. Each question carries 1 mark, and 1/3 of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for a wrong answer or for marking more than one answer, as stated in the question booklet's own instructions.

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BPSC 70th CCE Prelims Question Paper 2024 with Answers

Every question of the BPSC 70th CCE Prelims General Studies paper — solved with the official BPSC answer 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.

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Answers derived, not from the official key. BPSC published an answer key for BPSC 70th CCE at the time, but it is no longer available from the Commission or in any web archive. The answers here are our best-supported answers — solved from the question itself and cross-checked against primary sources — and each card says how certain it is. The question text is verbatim from the official booklet. These are not the Commission's answer key.

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

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