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Past years JPSC Prelims General Studies Question Papers

Give me question paper for Prelims General Studies exam organized by Jharkhand Public Service Commission ?

Here I am giving you question paper for Prelims General Studies exam organized by Jharkhand Public Service Commission below :

1. Three of the following four groups of letters contain
letters of the alphabet placed in a particular form. Find
the one that does not belong to the group.
(A) LNJ
(B) RTP
(C) NPK
(D) FHD

2. Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to the group?
(A) 125
(B) 216
(C) 729
(D) 525
3. If TEMPLE is coded as VHQURL, how would you code
CHURCH?
(A) EKYWIO
(B) EKUWIO
(C) EKYWIN
(D) EKYWJO
4. There are five friends –Sunil, Kamal, Manish, Anil and
Raman. Sunil is shorter than Kamal, but taller than
Raman. Manish is the tallest. Anil is little shorter than
Kamal and little taller than Sunil. Who has two persons
taller and two persons shorter than him?
(A) Raman
(B) Sunil
(C) Kamal
(D) Anil
Directions for Q. Nos. 5 to 7: These questions are based on the
information given below :
Four ladies A, B, C, D and four gentlemen E, F, G, H are sitting in
a circle round a table facing each other under the following arrangement:
(i) No two ladies or two gentlemen are sitting side by side.
Maximum Marks : 100 Time Allowed : 2 hours
(ii) C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D.
(iii) F is between D and A and is facing G.
(iv) H is to the right of B.
5. Who is sitting to the left of A?
(A) E
(B) F
(C) G
(D) H
6. E is facing whom?
(A) F
(B) B
(C) G
(D) H
7. Who are immediate neighbours of B?
(A) G and H
(B) E and F
(C) E and H
(D) F and H
8. If the following scrambled letters are rearranged to form
the name of a city, which letter will appear in the
middle?
A I D M U R A
(A) M
(B) R
(C) U
(D) None of the above
9. How many even numbers are there in the following
series of numbers, each of which is immediately
preceded by an odd number, but not immediately
followed by an even number?
5, 3, 4, 8, 9, 7, 1, 6, 5, 3, 2, 9, 8, 7, 3, 5
(A) 4
(B) 2

(C) 1
(D) 3
10. Find out the missing number from the following series:
101, 100, ––, 87, 71, 46
(A) 92
(B) 88
(C) 89
(D) 96
11. Find out the wrong number in the pattern of the
following series:
864, 420, 200, 96, 40, 16, 6
(A) 420
(B) 200
(C) 96
(D) 40
12. Find the missing number in one of the following figures
on the pattern given in the adjoining figure:
(A) 3
(B) 9
(C) 1
(D) 2
13. How many triangles are there in the following figure?
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 22
(D) 26
Directions for Q. Nos. 14 and 15: A cube of side 4 cm is painted
red on all of its surfaces and then divided into various smaller
cubes of side 1 cm each. The smaller cubes so obtained are
now separated.
14. How many smaller cubes have no face coloured?
(A) 24
(B) 16
(C) 8
(D) 10
15. How many smaller cubes will have at least two surfaces
painted with red colour?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 32
(D) 24
Directions for Q. Nos. 16 and 17: Out of the four given figures,
three are similar in a certain way. One figure is not like the
other three. Find out the figure which does not belong to the
group of three, i.e., which does not share the common characteristics
with the other three figures.
16.
17.
18. A dice has been thrown four times and produces - the
following results shown in figures (i) to (iv):
Which number will appear opposite to the number 3?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 1
19. The figures (i) and (ii) given below show the two different
positions of a dice. Which number will appear on the
opposite face of number 5?

(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 2
20. Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, 5% can play all
the three instruments-guitar, violin and flute. It so
happens that the number of musicians who can play
any two and only two of the above instruments is 30.
The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone
is 40. What is the total number of those who can play
violin or flute alone?
(A) 30
(B) 38
(C) 44
(D) 45
Directions for Q. Nos. 21 and 22: In each of the following questions,
a statement is given followed by two conclusions numbered
I and II. You have to take the statement to be true. Read
both the conclusions and decide which of the two or both
follow(s) from the given statement. Give your answer as
(A) if only Conclusion I follows
(B) if only Conclusion II follows
(C) if neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(D) if both Conclusions I and II follow
21. Statement :
Any young man, who makes dowry a condition for
marriage, discredits himself and dishonours
womanhood.
Conclusions :
I. Those who take dowry in marriage should be
condemned by society.
II. Those who do not take dowry in marriage respect
womanhood.
22. Statement :
The Chief Minister emphasised the point that the
government will try its best for the development of
farmers and rural poor.
Conclusions :
I. The former government had not tried seriously for the
development of these people.
II. This government will not try seriously for the
development of urban poor.
23. 'Milk' is related to 'Cream' in the same way as the words
in the pair
(A) College: Students
(B) Clay: Pottery
(C) Fruit: Glucose
(D) None of the above
Directions for Q. Nos. 24 and 25: In making decisions about
important questions, it is desirable to distinguish between a
'strong' argument and a 'weak' argument. Each question below
is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have
to decide which of the arguments is 'strong' and which is 'weak'.
Give your answer as
(A) if only Argument I is strong
(B) if only Argument II is strong
(C) if neither Argument I nor II is strong
(D) if both Arguments I and II are strong
24. Statement :
Should the maintenance of all roads in the big cities be
entrusted to private companies?
Arguments :
I. Yes, this is the only way to ensure good conditions of
the roads throughout the year.
II. No, private companies are not capable of maintaining
all the roads.
25. Statement :
Should jobs be delinked with academic degrees and
diplomas?
Arguments :
I. No, a very large number of persons with meagre
academic qualification will apply.
II. No, importance of higher education will be
diminished.
Directions for Q. Nos. 26 and 27: Each of the questions below
has a set of Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as
(A) if both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
of A
(B) if A is true but R is false
(C) if both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
of A
(D) if A is false but R is true
26. Assertion (A) : India has a tropical monsoon type climate.
Reason (R) : India is located exactly between the tropical
latitudes.
27. Assertion (A) : Earthworms are not good for agriculture.
Reason (R) : Earthworms break down the soil into fine
particles and make it soft.

Directions for Q. Nos. 28 and 29: In each of the two questions,
three out of the four sets of numbers follow the same pattern.
You have to find the set that does not follow the pattern of
the other three.
28.
(A) 3(58)7
(B) 1(10)3
(C) 2(20)4
(D) 5(51)6
29.
(A) 8(39)5
(B) 7(48)1
(C) 5(17)2
(D) 9(45)6
Directions for Q. Nos. 30 and 31: Arrange the five given words
(1-5) in a meaningful logical order and then select the appropriate
sequence from the alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D) provided
below the group of words.
30. 1. Poverty ; 2. Population; 3. Death ; 4. Unemployment;
5. Disease.
(A) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
(B) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
(C) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
31. 1. Punishment; 2. Prison; 3. Arrest; 4. Crime; 5.
Judgement.
(A) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
(C) 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
(D) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
32. Replace the sign (?) in the following sequence of
numbers with appropriate alternative:
42 : 56 : : 110 : (?)
(A) 132
(B) 136
(C) 140
(D) 18
33. Three out of the following four pairs of numbers have
the same relationships. Find the odd man out.
(A) 4, 63
(B) 1, 0
(C) 2, 15
(D) 5, 124
34. Enzymes are
(A) fats
(B) RNA
(C) proteins
(D) None of the above
35. Which one was the first successful cloned animal?
(A) Sheep
(B) Gibbon
(C) Rabbit
(D) None of the above
36. Light-year is the unit of
(A) energy
(B) intensity
(C) age
(D) distance
37. Which one of the following is the richest source of
protein?
(A) Rice
(B) Groundnut
(C) Apple
(D) None of the above
38. Which metal is present in insulin?
(A) Tin
(B) Copper
(C) Zinc
(D) Aluminium
39. Which of the following is not optically active?
(A) Glycine
(B) Alanine
(C) Serine
(D) All of the above
40. Natural rubber is a polymer of
(A) butadiene
(B) ethylene
(C) isoprene
(D) styrene
41. Which of the following is a carrier of parasite
Plasmodium?
(A) Mosquito
(B) Fly
(C) Lice

(D) All of the above
42. Which of the following is digested by the help of saliva?
(A) Protein
(B) Starch
(C) Fibre
(D) None of the above
43. Which is not a Lewis acid?
(A) AlCl3
(B) BF3
(C) NH3
(D) FeCl3
44. Which enzyme can catalyse the conversion of glucose
to ethanol?
(A) Zymase
(B) Invertase
(C) Maltase
(D) Diastase
45. Which of the following is a common refrigerant used in
domestic refrigerator?
(A) Neon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Freon
(D) None of the above
46. The separation of cream from milk by churning is due to
(A) gravitational force
(B) cohesive force
(C) centrifugal force
(D) None of the above
47. Which electromagnetic radiation is used in remote
control of a television?
(A) Infrared
(B) Ultraviolet
(C) Microwave
(D) None of the above
48. The reason of climate change is mainly due to
(A) greenhouse gases
(B) depletion of ozone layer
(C) pollution
(D) All of the above
49. Which of the following is responsible for global warming?
(A) Methane
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Water vapour
(D) All of the above
50. Which of the following is/are responsible for acid rain?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Propane
(D) Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
51. The viscous nature of human blood is due to
(A) proteins in blood
(B) platelets in plasma
(c) RBC and WBC in blood
(D) All of the above
52. Which gas is used in the purification of drinking water?
(A) Helium
(B) Chlorine
(C) Fluorine
(D) Carbon dioxide
53. Which one of the following is an artificial ecosystem?
(A) Pond
(B) Crop field
(C) Forest
(D) None of the above
54. Which one of the following is responsible for
differentiation between Gram-positive and Gramnegative
bacteria?
(A) Cell membrane
(B) Cell wall
(C) Ribosome
(D) None of the above
55. Which disease is caused by the fungi?
(A) Polio
(B) Dermatitis
(C) Cholera
(D) None of the above
56. Which one of the following is responsible for the red
colour of tomato?
(A) ?-Carotene
(B) Anthocyanin
(C) Lycopene

(D) None of the above
57. The 47th Jnanpith Award winner Pratibha Ray writes in
which language?
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Bangla
(D) Odiya
58. The World Environment Day is on
(A) 5th June
(B) 5th July
(C) 5th September
(D) 5th October
59. Nicolas Maduro has been elected as the President of
(A) Albania
(B) Mexico
(C) Venezuela
(D) Peru
60. The International Women's Day is on
(A) 5th March
(B) 8th March
(C) 10th March
(D) 12th March
61. Ms. Halimah Yacob is the first woman Speaker of which
country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bhutan
(C) Pakistan
(D) Singapore
62. Which film has got the Best Film Award at the Filmfare
Awards, 2012?
(A) Kahaani
(B) Barfi
(C) Vicky Donor
(D) Jab Tak Hai Jaan
63. Park Geun-hye is the first woman President of
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) China
(D) Taiwan
64. Who has played the lead role in the film, Paan Singh
Tomar?
(A) Irrfan Khan
(B) Farhan Akhtar
(C) Vinay Pathak
(D) Salman Khan
65. Which film's background is related with Jharkhand?
(A) Band Baaja Baarat
(B) Lunch Box
(C) Gangs of Wasseypur
(D) Firaq
66. The Birla Institute of Technology is situated in which city
of Jharkhand?
(A) Ranchi
(B) Dhanbad
(C) Bokaro
(D) Jamshedpur
67. China does not share its border with
(A) Russia
(B) Pakistan
(C) Mongolia
(D) Bulgaria
68. Congo is situated in
(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) Europe
(D) North America
69. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain is the President of
(A) Iran
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Pakistan
(D) Turkey
70. The Asian Athletics Championship was recently held in
which city of India?
(A) Pune
(B) Mumbai
(C) Delhi
(D) Kolkata
71. Which Indian has won the Commonwealth Chess
Championship held in South Africa?
(A) Lalith Babu
(B) Vishwanathan Anand

(C) Abhijeet Gupta
(D) Dibyendu Barua
72. Marion Bartoli, winner of the Women's Singles title of
Wimbledon, 2013, belongs to which country?
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Austria
(D) Holland
73. Who is not the member of BRICS?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) China
74. The 16th NAM Summit was held in
(A) Sharm-el-Sheikh
(B) Tehran
(C) Islamabad
(D) Singapore
75. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2012 has been given
to Vijay Kumar. He belongs to which game?
(A) Chess
(B) Badminton
(C) Shooting
(D) Wrestling
76. Who has won the title of Femina Miss India, 2013?
(A) Poonam Dhillon
(B) Navneet Kaur Dhillon
(C) Manjeet Kaur
(D) Dilshad Kaur
77. The prestigious BAFTA Award for the Best Actor in a
leading role has been won by
(A) Daniel Day-Lewis
(B) Christopher Waltz
(C) Anne
(D) Nana Patekar
78. Who has got the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi
International Award for Peace and Reconciliation?
(A) Sandip Pandey
(B) Dalai Lama
(C) Yoshinori Ohsumi
(D) Rashid Ali
79. Santosh Trophy is related with which game?
(A) Hockey
(B) Badminton
(C) Football
(D) Table Tennis
80. Which country has won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey
Tournament, 2013?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Australia
(D) Holland
81. UNSC stands for
(A) United Nations Social Council
(B) United Nations Security Council
(C) United Nations Scientific Council
(D) United Nations Secular Council
82. The American President Barack Obama belongs to which
party?
(A) Republican Party
(B) Democratic Party
(C) Liberal Party
(D) Social Democratic Party
83. In which country, Port Gwadar is located?
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka
84. Who has got the Best Director Award in 60th National
Film Awards function?
(A) Tigmanshu Dhulia
(B) Vikram Gokhale
(C) Sujoy Ghosh
(D) Pooja Bhatt
85. Zubin Mehta's concert of 2013 was held in
(A) Kashmir
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Delhi
86. Nanda Devi is situated in
(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Nepal
(D) Sikkim
87. Who is Robert G. Mugabe?
(A) The President of Zimbabwe
(B) The President of Kenya
(C) The President of Malaysia
(D) The President of Maldives
88. Who is the new Governor of the RBI?
(A) Manikant Patel
(B) Lord Meghnad Desai
(C) Raghuram Rajan
(D) Nirupama Rao
89. Who is at present the Foreign Secretary of India?
(A) Sujatha Singh
(B) Manorama Singh
(C) Amita Sharma
(D) Aruna Rai
90. Who was the Chief Guest at the 64th Republic Day
celebrations?
(A) The President of Pakistan
(B) The President of Sri Lanka
(C) The King of' Bhutan
(D) The Prime Minister of Nepal
91. Which of the following is in liquid format room
temperature?
(A) Lithium
(B) Sodium
(C) Francium
(D) Cerium
92. Lodised salt is useful because it
(A) improves digestion
(B) increases resistance to diseases
(C) controls the thyroid gland
(D) All of the above
93. Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to
(A) carbon dioxide
(B) dust particles
(C) helium
(D) None of the above
94. Brass gets discoloured in air due to the presence of
(A) oxygen
(B) hydrogen sulphide
(C) carbon dioxide
(D) nitrogen
95. The normal temperature of the human body is
(A) 37°C
(B) 98 °C
(C) 367 K
(D) None of the above
96. Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease which affects
(A) blood
(B) lungs
(C) heart
(D) None of the above
97. Yellow fever is spread by
(A) air
(B) water
(C) housefly
(D) None of the above
98. The pH value of blood is
(A) 5.0
(B) 6.4
(C) 7.4
(D) 8.0
99. The reason of dental caries is
(A) viral infection
(B) contaminated water
(C) bacterial infection
(D) hereditary reason
100. Which of the following elements was first produced
artificially?
(A) Neptunium
(B) Plutonium
(C) Francium
(D) Technetium

Last edited by Neelurk; May 5th, 2020 at 04:23 PM.
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