WBCS (West Bengal) · Previous Year Questions
General Knowledge
4 WBCS General Knowledge questions from past papers (2021–2022), each with the answer and a full solution. Static general knowledge and miscellaneous topics.
WBCS 20221 question
- Q1
As of 2022, which country is the biggest opium producer?
- AChina
- BIndia
- CAfghanistan
- DNepal
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Correct answer: (C) Afghanistan
As of 2022 Afghanistan was the world's largest producer of opium (the raw material for heroin).
WBCS 20213 questions
- Q2
Who said, "An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind"?
- AMartin Luther King
- BM. K. Gandhi
- CNelson Mandela
- DKarl Marx
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Correct answer: (B) M. K. Gandhi
The saying 'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind' is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, reflecting his philosophy of non-violence against the logic of retaliation.
- Q3
The largest IT company in India is (as of June, 2021)
- AWipro
- BHCL Technology
- CTCS
- DTech Mahindra
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Correct answer: (C) TCS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India's largest IT company by revenue and market capitalisation, ahead of Infosys, Wipro and HCL.
- Q4
Central Rice Research Institute is located in
- ACuttack
- BDhanbad
- CKanpur
- DCoimbatore
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Correct answer: (A) Cuttack
The Central Rice Research Institute (now ICAR-National Rice Research Institute) is located at Cuttack in Odisha, the premier institute for rice research in India.