CGPSC Question-Paper

            Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) Solved Question Paper

1. Out of the following Shiv Samudram water-fall is situated on which River ?
(A) Tungabhadra River 
(B) Narmada River
(C) Kaveri River 
(D) Chambal River
Ans : (C)

2. In India which of the following has the longest Railway Division ?
(A) Eastern Railway 
(B) Western Railway
(C) Northern Railway 
(D) Central Railway
Ans : (D)

3. When was life originated on Earth ?
(A) 300 mllion years ago 
(B) 3500 million years ago
(C) 1000 million years ago 
(D) 4500 million years ago
Ans : (B)

4. What is an Atomic Reactor ?
(A) A Reservoir of Heavy Water 
(B) Atomic furnace in which nuclear fission produces heat
(C) A Chemical Reservoir 
(D) An Atom Bomb
Ans : (B)

5. In Datia (M.P.) ‘Kudau Singh Music School’ was started in his memory. Kudau Singh was associated with which area of music ?
(A) Bansuri 
(B) Tabla
(C) Sitar 
(D) Mridang and Pakhawaj
Ans : (D)

6. What is Param 10,000 ?
(A) Radar 
(B) Surface to Surface missile
(C) Surface to Air missile 
(D) Computer
Ans : (D)

7. In Madhya Pradesh Panna is associated with—
(A) Copper 
(B) Gold
(C) Diamond 
(D) Mica
Ans : (C)

8. Who was the first Caliph ?
(A) Imam Husain 
(B) Abu Bakr
(C) Sulaiman 
(D) Constantine
Ans : (B)

9. India is the Chief Exporter of—
(A) Coffee 
(B) Mica
(C) Silk 
(D) Jute
Ans : (B)

10. Who wrote ‘Arthashashtra’ ?
(A) Bana Bhatta 
(B) Kalidas
(C) Kautilya 
(D) R. K. Narayan
Ans : (C)

11. Who wrote the book ‘Wings of Fire’ ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru 
(B) Kuldeep Nayar
(C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 
(D) J. B. Kriplani
Ans : (C)

12. Which is the National Anthem of India ?
(A) Vande Mataram 
(B) Jana Gana Mana
(C) Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindostan Hamara 
(D) Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara
Ans : (B)

13. ‘Kiwi’ is the inhabitant of ?
(A) South Africa 
(B) Indonesia
(C) Hungary 
(D) New Zealand
Ans : (D)

14. Shambhu Maharaj was connected with—
(A) Painting 
(B) Kathak dancing
(C) Film Music 
(D) Photography
Ans : (B)

15. Who discovered Bacteria ?
(A) Jenner 
(B) Leeuwenhock
(C) Linnaeus 
(D) Ronald Ross
Ans : (B)

16. After India became independent who suggested that ‘Indian National Congress’ should be dissolved ?
(A) C. Rajgopalachari 
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Acharya Kriplani 
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
Ans : (B)

17. Of the following dances which one is performed by single person ?
(A) Kuchipudi 
(B) Bharat Natyam
(C) Odissi 
(D) Mohiniattam
Ans : (D)

18. Who called ‘Britain is a nation of shop-keepers’ ?
(A) Mussolini 
(B) Hitler
(C) Napoleon 
(D) Garibaldi
Ans : (C)

19. Who founded, ‘Servants of India Society’ ?
(A) Pandit Hridaya Nath Kunjru 
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
(D) Shriniwas Shastri
Ans : (B)

20. In which country were the 2008 Olympic Games held ?
(A) China 
(B) Australia
(C) Spain 
(D) England
Ans : (A)

21. Who was the first Indian Woman to swim across the English Channel ?
(A) Kamaljit Sandhu 
(B) Rita Faria
(C) Arti Saha 
(D) Shanta Rangaswami
Ans : (C)

22. When was the India’s Communication Satellite INSAT-C3 was launched from Kourou in French Guiana ?
(A) February 28, 2000 
(B) May 26, 1999
(C) March 22, 2000 
(D) January 24, 2002
Ans : (D)

23. Which country is called the ‘Playground of Europe’ ?
(A) France 
(B) Scotland
(C) Netherland 
(D) Switzerland
Ans : (D)

24. When was the United Nations Organisation founded ?
(A) October 20, 1945 
(B) June 16, 1945
(C) November 11, 1944 
(D) October 24, 1945
Ans : (D)

25. Keil Canal links the following—
(A) North Sea and Baltic Sea 
(B) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(C) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea 
(D) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Ans : (A)