1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: It is the last time we shall be walking with Bapu. It was an agonizing walk. Thousands silently watched the procession. Bapu lay on an open truck covered with flowers. Thousands of people wept, trying to touch Bapu's feet. It was impossible to move in the thick crowd.

Madhyamik Examination (WBBSE) - 2018 History (Eng ver)

GROUP—A

1. Choose the correct answer: 1x20=20

1.1 Jibaner Jharapata is —

(a) a novel (b) a book of poems (c) a biography (d) an autobiography

1.1 The tentacles on leaves of an insectivorous plant, called sundew bend to trap the insect as soon as they come in contact with the insect body, this is— (a) Seismonasty (b) Thermonasty (c) Photonasty (d) Chemonasty

1.1 Which of the following greenhouse gases has maximum contribution towards global warming ? (a) N2O (b) CH4 (c) CO2 (d) H2O vapour

1. 'The Dhoni Touch' বইটির লেখক কে ? (A) ভরত সুন্দরেসন (B) এন. এস. রামস্বামী (C) যতীন সপ্রু (D) আয়াজ মেমন

The Book 'The Dhoni Touch' is authored by —— who is a sports journalist and an Associate Editor at Indian Express. (A) Mr. Bharat Sundaresan (B) N. S. Ramaswami (C) Jatin Sapru (D) Ayaz Memon

Mary Kom has made history by becoming the first female boxer to win six World Boxing Championships titles. The 35-year-old defeated Ukraine's Hanna Okhota at the finals of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on November 24, 2018, to clinch her sixth World title.

Former UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon was elected as Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia replacing Japan's Mr. Yasuo Fukuda on April 9, 2018. Mr. Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat and was the eighth Secretary-General of United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016.

March 14, 2018 - Ms. Angela Merkel has been elected as German Chancellor by the German Parliament for fhe fourth time on March 14, 2018. She has been the unopposed leader since 2005.

Team India captain Virat Kohli was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards on January 18, 2018. Kohli was also named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year and Captain of both ICC Test and ODI teams.