WBPSC Clerkship 2025 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

WBPSC Clerkship 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 17 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · Indian Economy

   Which organization in India is responsible for regulating the securities market?

   • A. Reserve Bank of India
   • B. Securities and Exchange Board of India
   • C. National Stock Exchange
   • D. Ministry of Finance
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) is the regulatory body for the securities and capital markets in India, established in 1992.

2. Q2 · Science and Technology

   Which technology is primarily used in India's Aadhaar biometric authentication system for fingerprint recognition?

   • A. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
   • B. Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
   • C. Minutiae-based matching algorithm
   • D. Blockchain encryption
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Aadhaar uses minutiae-based fingerprint matching algorithms that identify unique ridge patterns and endpoints in fingerprints for biometric authentication.

3. Q3 · History of West Bengal

   The famous Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought on the banks of which river in West Bengal?

   • A. Hooghly River
   • B. Bhagirathi River
   • C. Damodar River
   • D. Rupnarayan River
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Battle of Plassey was fought near the village of Plassey on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, establishing British dominance in Bengal under Robert Clive.

4. Q4 · WB Administration

   How many administrative districts are there in West Bengal as of 2025?

   • A. 19 districts
   • B. 21 districts
   • C. 23 districts
   • D. 27 districts
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   West Bengal currently has 23 administrative districts after the creation of new districts in recent years to improve administrative efficiency and governance.

5. Q5 · Current Affairs of West Bengal

   Which city in West Bengal was designated as the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified district, ensuring tap water connection to all rural households?

   • A. Paschim Medinipur
   • B. Bankura
   • C. Paschim Bardhaman
   • D. Purba Medinipur
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Paschim Bardhaman district achieved complete coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission, becoming one of the early districts in West Bengal to provide tap water connections to all rural households.

6. Q6 · HCF and LCM

   Find the LCM of 18, 24 and 36.

   • A. 72
   • B. 108
   • C. 144
   • D. 216
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Prime factorization: 18 = 2 × 3²; 24 = 2³ × 3; 36 = 2² × 3². LCM = 2³ × 3² = 8 × 9 = 72.

7. Q7 · Profit and Loss

   A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is his profit percentage?

   • A. 19%
   • B. 21%
   • C. 25%
   • D. 17%
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Let CP = 100. Marked price = 140. After 15% discount, SP = 140 × 0.85 = 119. Profit% = (119 – 100)/100 × 100 = 19%.

8. Q8 · English Grammar

   Choose the correct form of the verb: The committee __________ its decision yesterday.

   • A. have announced
   • B. has announced
   • C. announced
   • D. are announcing
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   The sentence is in simple past tense (indicated by 'yesterday'). 'Announced' is the correct past tense form of the verb to match the time reference.

9. Q9 · Spotting Errors / Sentence Correction

   Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: (A) The committee members / (B) have decided to postpone / (C) their meeting until / (D) next Monday.

   • A. The committee members
   • B. have decided to postpone
   • C. their meeting until
   • D. No error
   Answer and solution

   Answer: D

   The sentence is grammatically correct. 'Committee members' is a plural subject correctly paired with 'have decided', and the phrase 'until next Monday' is appropriately used.

10. Q10 · Precis Writing

    In précis writing, which of the following practices should be AVOIDED?

    • A. Retaining the central theme of the passage
    • B. Using indirect speech for reported statements
    • C. Including your own opinions and interpretations
    • D. Reducing the passage to one-third of its original length
    Answer and solution

    Answer: C

    A précis should be an objective summary of the original passage without adding personal opinions or interpretations. It should only convey the author's ideas concisely.