APSC 2015 Solved Questions Paper
1. In terms of area, the smallest district of Assam is
a) Baksa
b) South Salmara
c) Kamrup metro
d) Udalguri
Ans: b) South Salmara
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2. The capital city of Assam was established at Dispur (Guwahati) in the year
a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1975
d) 1979
Ans: b) 1973
3. Which one of the following is not an east-flowing river of India?
a) Godavari
b) Tapti
c) Mahanadi
d) Cauvery
Ans: b) Tapti
4. The highest mountai
n peak in India is
a) Kanchenjunga
b) Godwin Austin
c) Everest
d) Nanda Devi
Ans: a) Kanchenjunga
5. Which of the following processes helps in the formation of the rift valley?
a) Faulting
b) Folding
c) Volcanic eruption
d) Seismic activity
Ans: a) Faulting
6. The Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) has developed a drug named ‘Lukoskin’ for the treatment of
a) Leukemia
b) Leukoderma
c) Brain tumor
d) Lung Cancer
Ans: b) Leukoderma
7. In which year was the EDUSAT programme launched
a) 1998
b) 2000
c) 2004
d) 2005
Ans: c) 2004
8. Which organization among the following in 2015 was credited with developing fabric from banana fibre?
a) Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Delhi
b) Forest Research Institute, DehraDun.
c) Wildlife Institute of India, DehraDun
d) Central Silk Research Centre, Jorhat
Ans: a) Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Delhi
9. Who among the following is the first Assamese translator of the Ramayana?
a) Ram Saraswati
b) Madhab Kandali
c) Sankardeva
d) Ananta Kandali
Ans: b) Madhab Kandali
10. Who is the author of the book, ‘Planter Raj to Swaraj: Freedom Struggle and Electoral Politics in Assam’?
a) Dr. Irfan Habib
b) Dr. Amalendu Guha
c) Surya Kr. Bhuyan
d) Edward Gait
Ans: b) Dr. Amalendu Guha
11. Who is the first Assamese woman to be awarded by the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
a) Sudakshina Sarma
b) Anupama Bhattacharya
c) Pratima Pandey (Barua)
d) Aideo Handique
Ans: c) Pratima Pandey (Barua)
12. The first dictionary in Assamese was compiled by who among the following?
a) Hemchandra Barua
b) Miles Bronson
c) Nathan Brown
d) O.C. Kottor
Ans: b) Miles Bronson
13. The first novel by Rajanikanta Bordoloi was
a) Nirmal Bhakat
b) Miri Jiyori
c) Manomati
d) Dandua Droh
Ans: b) Miri Jiyori
14. Which one of the following is the banker of the banks?
a) State Bank of India
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) Bank of India
Ans: c) Reserve Bank of India
15. Non-developmental expenditure involves
a) Interested payments
b) Subsidies
c) Defence
d) Irrigation
Ans: c) Defence
16. ‘Ikebana’ is the Japanese art of which of the following?
a) Flower decoration
b) Dress designing
c) Miniature tree farming
d) Paper craft
Ans: a) Flower decoration
17. The Civil Disobedience Movement led to the signing of a pact in 1931. The pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and _________.
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Irwin
d) Lord Wellington
Ans: c) Lord Irwin
18. The Red Fort was built by
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Sher Shah
Ans: c) Shah Jahan
19. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Home Rule Movement
d) Non Cooperation Movement
Ans: b) Civil Disobedience Movement
20. Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
a) Lord Irwin
b) Lord Bentinck
c) Warren Hastings
d) Lord Clive
Ans: c) Warren Hastings
21. The East India Company was established on 31st December 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued by
a) Queen Elizabeth I
b) Queen Victoria
c) British Parliament
d) Henry VII
Ans: a) Queen Elizabeth I
22. By which Act, was the governance of India passed to the British Crown?
a) Rowlatt Act, 1919
b) Government of India Act, 1858
c) Dominion Lands Act, 1872
d) Official Secrets Act, 1923
Ans: b) Government of India Act, 1858
23. Who among the following kings was credited with establishing the equivalent of a modern postal delivery system in India?
a) Humayun
b) Ashoka
c) Akbar
d) Sher Shah Suri
Ans: d) Sher Shah Suri
24. In which year was Srimanta Sankardeva born?
a) 1449
b) 1450
c) 1399
d) 1300
Ans: a) 1449
25. When was the Indian Netional Congress formed?
a) January 1885
b) July 1885
c) April 1885
d) December 1885
Ans: d) December 1885
26. Which of the following institutions was notfounded by Mahatma Gandhi?
a) Sabarmati Ashram
b) Visva- Bharati
c) Phoenix Ashram
d) Sevagram Ashram
Ans: b) Visva-Bharati
27. ‘Swaraj’ as a national demand was first made by whom among the following leaders?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Chittaranjan Das
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: d) Dadabhai Naoroji
28. The first movement launched against the British in India was
a) Swadeshi Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Khilafat Movement
d) Non-Cooperation Movement
Ans: a) Swadeshi Movement
29. Who was the Viceroy of India during the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
a) Lord Inwin
b) Lord Hardinge
c) Lord Chelmsford
d) Lord Curzon
Ans: c) Lord Chelmsford
30. In which of the following, Vande Mataram was adopted as the slogan for agitation?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement, 1922
b) Partition of Bengal, 1905
c) Revolt of 1857
d) Quit India Movement, 1942
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p class="normal"> Ans: b) Partition of Bengal, 1905
31. Who was the first martyr of 1942 Revolt against the British Assam?
a) Kushal Konwar
b) Maniram Dewan
c) Kamala Miri
d) Kanaklata Barua
Ans: d) Kanaklata Barua
32. Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of which one of the following?
a) 23.5 E line of longitude
b) 66.5 E line of longitude
c) 80.5 E Iine of longitude
d) 82.5 E Line of longitude
Ans: d) 82.5 E Line of longitude
33.Baksa district of Assam was created from the parts of which of the following districts?
a) Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup
b) Darrang, Barpeta and Nalbari
c) Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar
d) Goalpara and Kokrajhar
Ans: a) Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup
34. What is Aadhaar?
a) A modem version of the Permanent Account Number (PAN)
b) The popular name of the Kisan Credit Card.
c) A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique ldentification Authority of India
d) The bank account number under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Ans: c) A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique ldentification Authority of India
35. Which is not a Kharif crop?
a) Jowar
b) Maize
c) Wheat
d) Groundnut
Ans: c) Wheat
36. The new scheme Pahal by the Givernment of India is related to
a) nutritional support to the secondary school children
b) direct benefit transfer under Right to Food Act
c) direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL)
d) cash transfer to the farmers due to inclement weath
Ans: c) direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL)
37. Who organized ‘Mrityu Bahini’ in fighting for India’s independence in Assam?
a) Chandraprabha Saikiani
b) Pushpalata Das
c) Kanaklata Barua
d) Padumi Nath
Ans: b) Pushpalata Das
38. During which period, the ‘Yogini Tantra’ was written?
a) Eleventh-century
b) Tenth-century
c) Fifth-century
d) Sixteenth-century
Ans: d) Sixteenth-century
39. The Right to Education belongs to which of the following categories?
a) Directive Principles
b) Fundamental Rights
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Legal Rights
Ans: b) Fundamental Rights
40. Disputes regarding the election of the President and the Vice-President of India are decided by which one of the following?
a) The Election Commission of India
b) The Supreme Court of India
c) The Parliament
d) The Rajya Sabha
Ans: b) The Supreme Court of India
41. Through which Constitution Amendment Act, reservation of students belonging to SC/ST/OBC in admission to private unaided educational institutions is provided?
a) 92nd in 2003
b) 93rd in 2005
c) 94h in 2006
d) 95th in 2009
Ans: b) 93rd in 2005
42. Which of the following is not included in the state list in the Constitution of India?
a) Police Law and Order
b) Prisons
c) Passport
d) Law and Order
Ans: c) Passport
43. Which of the following can initiate the process of impeachment of the President of India?
a) Only Lok Sabha
b) Only Rajya Sabha
c) Any House of the Parliament
d) The Supreme Court of India
Ans: c) Any House of the Parliament
44. Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
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span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a) The Prime Minister of India
b) The President of India
c) The Vice President of India
d) The Lt. Governor of Delhi
Ans: c) The Vice President of India
45. Panchayati Raj’ was first introduced in India in October 1959 in which one of the following States?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: c) Rajasthan
46. Which part of the Indian Constitution provides for establishing India as a ‘Welfare State’?
a) The Preamble of the Constitution
b) Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution)
c) Schedule V of the Indian Constitution
d) Fundamental Rights (Part lll of the Constitution)
Ans: d) Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution)
47. The three Lists, Union List, State List and Concurrent List are mentioned in which one of the following?
a) 5th Schedule
b) 6th Schedule
c) 8th Schedule
d) 7th Schedule
Ans: d) 7th Schedule
48. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals was not included in the Preamble?
a) Socialism
b) Equality
c) Justice
d) Liberty
Ans: a) Socialism
49. Which one of the following departments is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Union Budget to the Parliament?
a) Finance
b) Revenue
c) Expenditure
d) Economic Affairs
Ans: d) Economic Affairs
50. ‘Hornbill Festival’ is held in which of the following states?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Meghalaya
c) Sikkim
d) Nagaland
Ans: d) Nagaland
51. Which one of the following Articles empowers the President to nominate not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha?
a) Article 79
b) Article 334
c) Article 331
d) Article 114
Ans: c) Article 331
52. To be recognized as a National Party, a political party must be a recognised party in at least
a) 6 states
b) 5 states
c) 4 states
d) 9 states
Ans: c) 4 states
53. What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha provided by the Constitution of India?
a) 545
b) 530
c) 540
d) 552
Ans: d) 552
54. What is the maximum permissible time gap between two sessions of the Parliament?
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) 9 months
d) 12 months
Ans: b) 6 months
55. The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the
a) sovereignty of the Parliament
b) accountability of the Executive to the Legislature
c) independent judiciary
d) written Constitution
Ans: c) independent judiciary
56. If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly, the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, then it means
a) polling was very poor
b) the election was for a multi member constituency
c) the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
d) a very large number of candidates contested in the election
Ans: d) a very large number of candidates contested in the election
57. Tropical storm ‘Etau’ caused extensive and destructive floods recently in which of the countries?
a) Australia
b) Japan
c) China
d) Philippines
Ans: b) Japan
58. Who is the first President of BRICS Development Bank launched in Sanghai in July 2015?
a) Yang Xiong
b) K.V. Kamath
c) Vladimir Chekov
d) Dilma Rousseff
Ans: b) K.V. Kamath
59. It is decided recently that the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in South Africa. Which one of the following cities would host the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
a) Pretoria
b) Durban
c) Kimberly
d) Johannesburg
Ans: b) Durban
60. Recently, India won the top UNESCO prize, ‘Award of Excellence, 2015’ for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala. In which of the following cities is the temple located?
a) Trivandrum
b) Kozhikode
c) Thrissur
d) Vellayani
Ans: c) Thrissur
61. On which of the following dates was the first International Yoga Day celebrated?
a) June 5, 2015
b) June 21, 2015
c) August 21, 2015
d) July 21, 2015
Ans: b) June 21, 2015
62. Which State Government in India appointed the first transgender Principal in May 2015?
a) West Bengal
b) Uttarakhand
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Ans: a) West Bengal
63. Which private sector bank has launched a service recently where Customers can make transactions using just their voice as a means of authentication?
a) ICICI Bank
b) AXIS Bank
c) Induslnd Bank
d) HDFC Bank
Ans: a) ICICI Bank
64. In which city was the 21st Asian Athletics Championships, 2015 held?
a) Wuhan
b) Seoul
c) Hong Kong
d) Beijing
Ans: a) Wuhan
65. The hot, dry, dusty local wind of the Sahara Desert is known as:
a) Mistral
b) Chinook
c) Harmattan
d) Sirocco
Ans: d) Sirocco
66. To empower women, the ‘Women-20 (W20)’ group has been launched by G20. Who is the newly appointed President of the W20 group?
a) Gulden Turktan
b) Christine Lagarde
c) Angel Gurria
d) Lakshmi Puri
Ans: a) Gulden Turktan
67. What is the mainstay of the Indian economy?
a) Manufacturing
b) Business
c) Agriculture
Public Sector undertaking
Ans: c) Agriculture
68. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
a) Revenue Department
b) Reserve Bank of lndia
c) World Bank
d) State Bank of India
Ans: b) Reserve Bank of India
69. Which is the most important source of income for the Government of India?
a) Interest
b) Excise duty
c) License fee
d) Income tax
Ans: b) Excise duty
70. The city to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games is
a) Beijing
b) Seoul
c) Almaty
d) Helsinki
Ans: a) Beijing
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