General Intelligence – WBCS Preliminary Question Paper
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023
- Complete the letter series
st______s______trss______rsst______s
(A) trsr
(B) rssr
(C) rstr
(D) rtsr
- If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will it be on the nineteenth day of the month?
(A) Saturday
(B) Monday
(C) Sunday
(D) Tuesday
- A, B, C, D, E are five girls. A, D, E are tall, others are short. B, D, E are dark, others are fair. C, E are fat, others are thin. In the first desk, sits a short, fair, fat girl. Who is she?
(A) E
(B) C
(C) D
(D) B
- P is the mother of X, who is the wife of Z. Y is the brother of P and Q is the husband of P. How is P related to Z?
(A) Mother-in-law
(B) Mother
(C) Daughter-in-law
(D) Sister
- In the following “date” series, what will come in the next?
18-07-2002, 25-07-2002, 02-08-2002, 11-08-2002
(A) 20-08-2002
(B) 21-08-2002
(C) 19-08-2002
(D) 22-08-2002
- There are four girls A, B, C, D. A and B play football and volleyball. B and C play cricket and football, C and D play badminton and cricket, D and A play volleyball and badminton. Who plays badminton, cricket and volleyball?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) A
- Choose the correct diagram to represent books, bengali books and novel
- “Rectify” is to “Mistake” as “Regain” is to
(A) Make
(B) Find
(C) Realise
(D) Loss
- If 721890 denotes PARDON, 53164 denotes MERCY, DEMOCRACY will denote
(A) 835971274
(B) 853961264
(C) 839561264
(D) 835961264
- A stood 10th in the class, while B ranked 38 from the bottom. B’s result is better than A and there are 2 students between A and B. Total number of students are
(A) 40
(B) 41
(C) 42
(D) 44
- In a cricket match, 5 batsmen A, B, C, D, E scored an average of 35 runs. D scored 5 more than E. E scored 20 fewer than A. B scored as many as D and E combined. B and C scored 75 between them. How many runs did C score?
(A) 45
(B) 55
(C) 20
(D) 30
- Daily number of periods of teaching is 6 for class VI to VIII and 7 for classes IX and X in a school. If no teacher can be assigned more than 5 periods a day, what is the minimum number of teachers needed?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
- A, B, C, D, E, F are seated around a hexagonal table. A is seated opposite B, who is between C and D. A is between E and F, while E is to the left of D. Which of the following pairs is facing each other?
(A) (E, F)
(B) (D, E)
(C) (C, E)
(D) (C, D)
- A. B.C, D are four friends. C is older than D but younger than B. A is older but not elder most. Arrange A, B, C, D in ascending order of their age.
(A) D, C, A, B
(B) C, D, A, B
(C) D, C, B, A
(D) B, C, A, D
- Find the number in the marked (?) position.
(A) 6
(B) 19
(C) 11
(D) 1
Video Explanation
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2022
- The fourth term of the following alphabet series –
ZXYW, VTUS, RPQO, JHIG
(A) LNKM
(B) NLKM
(C) NLMK
(D) LNMK
- Which would come in place of ‘?” in the given series?
ACE, FGH, ?, PON
(A) KKK
(B) JKI
(C) HJH
(D) IKL
- Stammering is to Speech as Deafness is to
(A) Ear
(B) Hearing
(C) Noise
(D) Commotion
- Which will come next to –
B2E, D5H, F12K, H27N, ?
(A) I58Q
(B) I57R
(C) J57Q
(D) J58Q
- If the sequence of alphabets is reversed, which of the following will be the 14th letter?
(A) N
(B) L
(C) O
(D) M
- In a certain code KOLKATA is coded as 11151211012001. How will BENGAL be coded?
(A) 020514070112
(B) 020514210111
(C) 020521250110
(D) 020514200112
- If Water is called Black, Black is called Tree, Tree is called Blue, Blue is called Rain, Rain is called Pink and Pink is called Fish in a certain language, then what is the colour of sky?
(A) Blue
(B) Rain
(C) Fish
(D) Pink
- acme: mace :: alga : ?
(A) glaa
(B) gaal
(C) laga
(D) gala
- ‘Ornithology’ is the science of
(A) Bird
(B) Reptile
(C) Amphibia
(D) Mammal
- P is wife of Q and mother of R. R is grand-daughter of W. S is grandmother of T and mother of Q. Which of the following is true?
(A) R is sister of T.
(B) R is brother of T.
(C) Q is daughter of S.
(D) None of the above
- Among six persons A, B, C, D, E, F, there are 3 married couples of which A, C, Eare husbands; B, C, D are cousins and B is not wife of A. Then husband of B is
(A) C
(B) E
(C) A
(D) F
- If CAT and BOAT are written as XZG and YLZG respectively in a code language, how is EGG to be written ?
(A) VSS
(B) URR
(C) VTT
(D) UTT
- There are 15 chairs in a row. Position of P is at the middle. Qis at 12th position counting from the right. How many chairs are in between P and Q?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(D) 3
- In a family there are six members A, B, C, D, E, F. A and B are married couple. D is only son of C. A is father of E, who is granddaughter of F, whose husband has died and C is brother of A. How many male members are in the family?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 2
- A number series is given with one wrong term. Identify the wrong term given:
53 59 63 67 71
(A) 53
(B) 63
(C) 67
(D) 71
- If CABLE is coded as XYZOV, then YZXP is code of
(A) BABY
(B) BACK
(C) CELL
(D) BELL
Video Explanation
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2021
37. The velocity ratio of the hour hand and minute hand of a clock is
(A) 1 : 12
(B) 12 : 1
(C) 24 : 1
(D) 1 : 24
176. ‘DUMA’ is related to ‘Russia’ in the same way as ‘ECCLESIA‘ is related to ____ .
(ancient Greece)
(A) Bhutan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Greece
(D) Germany
179. Choose the word in the option that is farthest in meaning to the capitalised word.
WINSOME
(A) INSIPID
(B) UNATTRACTIVE
(C) PREJUDICE
(D) OPPOSITION
180. Should the number of holidays of government employees be reduced ?
Argument :
1. Yes : Our government employees are having the maximum number of holidays among countries of the world.
2. Yes : It is a sign of British legacy which should be carried forward.
3. Yes : It will speed up work and all pending jobs can be completed well in time.
4. No : Employees must be given ample spare time to spend with family.
(A) Only ‘1’ and ‘3’ are strong.
(B) Only ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ are strong.
(C) Only ‘2’ is strong.
(D) None is strong.
184. ‘School’ is related to ‘Student’ in the same way as ‘Hospital’ is related to ——
(A) Medicine
(B) Nurse
(C) Doctor
(D) Patient
185. Pointing to a gentleman, Somenath said “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father”. How is the gentleman related to Somenath ?
(A) Brother-in-Law
(B) Uncle
(C) Grandfather
(D) Father
186. Today is Thursday, the day after 59 days will be
(A) Sunday
(B) Thursday
(C) Friday
(D) Saturday
187. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day ?
(A) 24
(B) 20
(C) 21
(D) 22
189. Given set (8, 3, 2) then follows
(A) (168, 15, 6)
(B) (95, 24, 5)
(C) (63, 8, 3)
(D) (15, 6, 5)
190. Given set (7,77, 140) then follows
(A) (9, 88,180)
(B) (6, 66, 120)
(C) (8, 88, 166)
(D) (4, 10, 160)
191. Naseer started from ‘X’ point and walked straight 5 kms west, then turned left and walked straight 3 kms and again turned left and walked straight 7 kms. In which direction is he from point ‘X’ ?
(A) South-East
(B) North-East
(C) North
(D) North-West
193. Exclusive Proposition : Which is the correct option ?
If a person is rich, he has lot of influence.
(A) Alok has a lot of influence, so he is rich.
(B) If a person is not rich he does not have a lot of influence.
(C) Tapas is rich and so he has a lot of influence.
(D) Poor people cannot have influence.
194. Pointing towards a girl in the picture. Meghna said, “She is mother of ‘Jhuma’, whose father is my son”. How is ‘Meghna’ related to the girl in the picture ?
(A) Mother
(B) Aunt
(C) Cousin
(D) Grandmother
195. Exclusive Proposition : Which is the correct option ?
Many smokers get cancer.
(A) Cancer patients are smokers.
(B) Most smokers get cancer.
(C) Smoking may lead to cancer.
(D) Smoking is injurious to health.
196. Today is Monday, after 61 days it will be
(A) Wednesday
(B) Saturday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Thursday
199. Should seniority be the only criterion for the promotion ?
Argument :
1. No : It would be an injustice to those juniors who are deserving and suitable for promotion than senior counterpart.
2. Yes : Otherwise senior employees may feel humiliated.
3. Yes : Senior employees are more experienced and must be rewarded for the same.
(A) Only ‘1’ is strong.
(B) Only ‘1’ and ‘2’ are strong.
(C) Only ‘1’ and ‘3’ are strong.
(D) All arguments are strong.
200. Exclusive Proposition : Which is the correct option ?
All students are not genius.
(A) Every student is not genius.
(B) Many students are not genius.
(C) Many students are genius.
(D) Every non-student is a genius.
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010
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