This document presents the final answer key for the Integrated 71st CCE (Preliminary) Subject-General Studies examination, conducted on 2025-09-13 by the Bihar Public Service Commission.
The answer key is provided in a tabular format, outlining the correct answers for questions across four different sets: SET-E, SET-F, SET-G, and SET-H. For each question number (Q.No.), the corresponding answer key (Ans. Key) is listed.
Key Features and Remarks
A significant feature of this answer key is the 'Remarks' column, which offers detailed explanations, justifications, and clarifications for specific questions. These remarks include:
- Deleted Questions: Several questions are marked as 'Deleted' across all sets. The remarks often provide reasons for their deletion, such as factual inaccuracies in the question itself or its options, or based on objections raised by candidates.
- For example, Question 11 (Set-E) was deleted because the '38th National Junior Athletic Championship 2025' had not been held by that year, and Question 96 (Set-E) was deleted due to factual incorrectness and incorrect terminology (e.g., 'PROVINCIAL' instead of 'PROVISIONAL' Government).
- Clarifications and Justifications: Remarks clarify why a particular option is correct, provide detailed solutions for analytical questions (e.g., age or position calculations), or explain the reasoning behind accepting/rejecting objections. For instance, some remarks state that 'All options are correct' for a question or that a candidate's objection was 'wrong'.
- Referenced Information: The explanations often reference official sources, reports, and constitutional provisions. This includes mentions of:
- Economic Survey (e.g., 2024-25 report regarding the cement industry or Bihar's elderly population).
- PLFS (Periodic Labour Force Survey) reports (e.g., 2023-24 data on female labour force participation).
- Constitutional articles and legal interpretations (e.g., references to D.D. Basu concerning fundamental rights, Attorney General, or legislative procedures).
- Historical facts (e.g., Mrs. Annie Besant's involvement in the Home Rule Movement, Gandhi's Champaran Movement, or details about the Indian Independence Act, 1947).
- Government schemes and organizations (e.g., Kisan Rin Portal, Production Linked Incentive scheme, NITI Aayog, National Institute of Urban Affairs, Mission Daksh).
- Scientific principles and concepts (e.g., pH calculations, cancer treatment compounds, properties of endocrine glands, or ecological terms like 'Endangered' species).
Candidates are advised to review the remarks carefully to understand the rationale behind the final answers, especially for questions that were challenged or had ambiguities. The document covers a comprehensive range of subjects, reflecting the General Studies syllabus.