1. The state of Sikkim is constituted by how many districts
a) 4 districts
b) 2 districts
c) 3 districts
d) 6 districts
Ans: a) 4 districts
2. Which state organises a holy fair on the occasion of Maghe Sankranti?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Meghalaya
Ans: b) Sikkim
3. Which state has joined the North-Eastern Council as the youngest member?
a) Sikkim
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Ans: a) Sikkim
4. What is the strength of Sikkim in Flora and Fauna?
a) 500 species
b) 400 species
c) 1000 species
d) 4000 species
Ans: d) 4000 species
5. The most popular sport popular among the people of Sikkim is
a) Mountaineering
b) Paragliding
c) Kayaking
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Ans: d) Trekking
6. The state flower of Sikkim is
a) Nobile Orchid
b) Lily
c) Foxtail Orchid
d) Blood Pheasant
Ans: a) Nobile Orchid
7. Which is considered as the state animal of Sikkim state?
a) Snow Leopard
b) Red Panda
c) Black eagles
d) None of the above
Ans: b) Red Panda
8. The biggest wildlife sanctuary of Sikkim is
a) Fambong Wildlife Sanctuary
b) Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
d) Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary
Ans: c) Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
9. Khangchendzonga National Park got its recognition by the Government of India in the year
a) 1984
b) 1977
c) 1988
d) 1965
Ans: b) 1977
10. Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of Sikkim
a) East Sikkim
b) South Sikkim
c) West Sikkim
d) North Sikkim
Ans: b) South Sikkim
11. Functions of the Public Service Commission has been dealt in the Article
a) 318
b) 317
c) 320
d) 315
Ans: c) 320
12. The first general election in Independent India was held in
a) 19
51
b) 1952
c) 1953
d) 1954
Ans: b) 1952
13. The inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly was presided over by
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. Sachidananda Singh
d) B.N. Rao
Ans: c) Dr. Sachidananda Singh
14. The first amendment of the Indian Constitution was made in
a) 1951
b) 1954
c) 1957
d) 1960
Ans: a) 1951
15. Who first expressed the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
a) Karan Singh
b) Udham Singh
c) Shaheed Bhagat Singh
d) Zail Singh
Ans: c) Shaheed Bhagat Singh
16. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman president of the
a) Simon Commission
b) Indian National Congress
c) Cabinet National Congress
d) Indian Theosophical Society
Ans: b) Indian National Congress
17. The “Quit India” resolution was passed by the congress in Bombay in
a) 1942
b) 1945
c) 1944
d) 1943
Ans: a) 1942
18. Who was not the Chief Minister of Assam in Independent India?
a) Gopinath Bordoloi
b) Bishnu Ram Medhi
c) Sir Muhammad Saadulla
d) Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Ans: d) Bimala Prasad Chaliha
19. Who was Sir Akbar Hydari?
a) Chief Justice of the High Court
b) Governor of Assam
c) Chairman of APSC
d) Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
Ans: b) Governor of Assam
20. The Cabinet for the first time accorded legal recognition in Britain in
a) 1948
b) 1689
c) 1785
d) 1604
Ans: b) 1689
21. Any dispute regarding to the validity of the elections of the Vice-President of the Gaon Panchayat under the Assam Panchayat Act 1994 shall be decided by
a) Block Development Officer
b) Deputy Commissioner
c) Members of the gaon panchayat
d) President of the gaon panchayat
Ans: b) Deputy Commissioner
22. The sixth schedule to the Constitution of India provides for
a) District Councils
b) Panchayati Raj Institutions
c) Bodo autonomous Council
d) North-Eastern Council
Ans: c) Bodo autonomous Council
23. Which of the following is not included as the Fundamental Duty of the Indian Citizen
a) To uphold and protect the sovereignty and Integrity of India
b) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions
c) To develop romper temper
d) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
Ans: c) To develop romper temper
24. Who was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) K.M. Munshi
d) Mohd. Saadulla
Ans: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
25. In which of the following states, the Article 360 has been recently implemented
a)
b) Manipur
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Mizoram
Ans: c) Jammu and Kashmir
26. Lord Rippon is known as the father of
a) Hill administration in India
b) All India Services
c) Local Self Government in India
d) State Administration in India
Ans: c) Local Self Government in India
27. Three tier panchayati Raj system was recommended by
a) Sarkaria Commission
b) Balwant Rai Mehta Commission
c) Administrative Reforms Commission
d) Ashok Mehta Commission
Ans: b) Balwant Rai Mehta Commission
28. In India, Planning Commission is a
a) Extra Constitutional body
b) Mandatory Body
c) Constitutional Body
d) Executive Body
Ans: a) Extra Constitutional body
29. Community Development programme is based on the philosophy of
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Gopinath Bordoloi
c) M. K. Gandhi
d) B. R. Ambedkar
Ans:c) M. K. Gandhi
30. Fundamental duties of the Indian Constitution is provided by the
a) 51st amendment
b) 42nd amendment
c) 43rd amendment
d) 44th amendment
Ans: b) 42nd amendment
31. .The National Commission on Population (2000) was chaired by
a) K.C. Pant
b) Dr. A. M. Khusro
c) Krishna Singh
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: b) Dr. A. M. Khusro
32. The provisional figure of India’s population as per 2001 census is
a) 1007 million
b) 1027 million
c) 1017 million
d) 1037 million
Ans: b) 1027 million
33. The Enron Power Project is situated in
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: a) Maharashtra
34. India’s economic planning aims to raise
a) Per capita income
b) National income
c) Living standard of people
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
35. Dehradun is the capital town of a
a) Uttaranchal
b) Jharkhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Haryana
Ans: a) Uttaranchal
36. The population of Assam as per provisional data of 2001 census falls within the range of
a) 210 lakh-225 lakh
b) 225 lakh-250 lakh
c) 250 lakh-270 lakh
d) 270 lakh -290 lakh
Ans: c) 250 lakh-270 lakh
37. The district of Bhuj belongs to the state of
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
Ans: a) Gujarat
38. The Ninth Five Year Plan completed on 31st March of which year
a) 2001
b) 2002
c) 2003
d) 2004
Ans: b) 2002
39. Indian born Scientist Subramanjam Chandrasekhar had won the Nobel Prize for his work in the area of
a) Nuclear Medicine
b) Biochemistry
c) Astrophysics
d) Molecular biology
Ans: c) Astrophysics
40. Justice Venkataswami Commission was in the national news pertains to
a) Ayodhya issue
b) Tehelka expose
c) Enron issue
d) 1993 riots in Mumbai
Ans: b) Tehelka expose
41. On March 31, the Union Commerce Minister announced a new EXIM Policy for the year 1999-2000. It aims at:
a) setting up free trade zones
b) taking up 16 rail-line projects for better transportation network
allowing 74{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659} Foreign Direct Investment
d) setting up of Expenditure Reforms Commissions
Ans: a) setting up free trade zones
42. The Euro (European single currency) comes into effect from
a) 1998
b) 1999
c) 2000
d) 2001
Ans: c) 2000
43. The monuments of Indus Valley were built of
a) sun-dried bricks
b) burnt bricks
c) stone
d) wood and bamboo
Ans: b) burnt bricks
44. The historian to accompany Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in several of his expeditions was
a) Ferishta
b) Alberuni
c) Minhazuddin Siraj
d) Badauni
Ans: b) Alberuni
45. The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhiji because of the violent incident that took place at
a) Bardoli
b) Dandi
c) Chauri Chaura
d) Ahmedabad
Ans: c) Chauri Chaura
46. The Gandhara school of Art emphasized on
a) Indian materials and Greek-style
b) Greek materials and Indian style
c) Both Indian materials and Indian style
d) Neither Indian materials nor Indian style
Ans: a) Indian materials and Greek-style
47. Chandragupta Maurya defeated which Greek general?
a) Antigonas
b) Seleucus
c) Eudomas
d) Phillipos
Ans: b) Seleucus
48. Who is called the ‘Indian Napoleon’?
a) Samudragupta
b) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya
c) Skandagupta
d) Pulakeshin-II
Ans: a) Samudragupta
49. The Grand Trunk road which extended from Sonrgaon in East Bengal to Sindh was built by which ruler?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Sher Shah
d) Allauddin Khilji
Ans: c) Sher Shah
50. Who passed the Vernacular Press Act restricting the freedom of the press?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Lytton
c) Lord Dufferin
d) Lord Landsdown
Ans: b) Lord Lytton
51. Chanakya who helped Chandragupta Maurya to annihilate the Nanda Kingdom was a Brahmin from
a) Taxila
b) Pataliputra
c) Kanauj
d) Gandhara
Ans: a) Taxila
52. The offices of the Barbaruah and the Barphukan were created by
a) Sudangpha
b) Suhunmung Dihingia Raja
c) Pratap Singha
d) Jayadhhaj Singha
Ans: c)Pratap Singha
53. Chutiya Kingdom was conquered by
a) Suklengmung
b) Pratap Singha
c) Suhunmung Dihingia Raja
d) Jayadhhaj Singha
Ans: c) Suhunmung Dihingia Raja
54. The Kachari king to assume the title ‘Pratap Narayan’ after defeating the Ahoms was
a) Indrabal Narayan
b) Joso Narayan
c) <
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d) Durlabh Narayan
Ans: b) Joso Narayan
55. Who among the following literature did not receive the patronage of the Koch King Naranarayan?
a) Ram Saraswati
b) Ananta Kandali
c) Sankardeva
d) Madhav Kandali
Ans: d) Madhav Kandali
56. Rudra Singh first built the Rang Ghar with bamboo and wood. it was rebuilt with brick and mortar by
a) Siva Singha
b) Rajeshwar Singha
c) Lakshmi Singha
d) Pramatta Singha
Ans: d) Pramatta Singha
57. The Battle of Mahagarh was fought between
a) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese
b) The Burmese and the British
c) The Burmese and the Ruchinath Buragohain
d) The Burmese an
d the Purandar Singha
Ans: a) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese
58. Who was the president of the first session of the Asom Chatra Sanmilon?
a) Rohinikanta Hatibaruah
b) Kamaluddin Ahmed
c) Lakshidhar Sharma
d) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
Ans: d) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
59. Which one of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of the early history of Assam?
a) The Mahabharata
b) The Harsha Charita
c) The Kalika Purana
d) The Arthashastra
Ans: c) The Kalika Purana
60. Who among the following was the earliest king of Assam?
a) Mahiranga Danava
b) Narakasur
c) Bhaskar Barman
d) Naranarayan
Ans: a) Mahiranga Danava
61. ‘Fatiyah-i-lbiriyah’ was written by
a) Alberuni
b) Azan Fakir
c) Mirjumla
d) Shihabuddin Talish
Ans: d) Shihabuddin Talish
62. In the battle of Saraighat next to Lachit Barphukan was in the leadership of
a) Raj Mantri Aton Buragohain Dangaria
b) Kaliabhomora Borphukan
c) Miri Sandikoi
d) Manthir Bharali Barua
Ans: a) Raj Mantri Aton Buragohain Dangaria
63. The Chief Commissionership was introduced in Assam in
a) 1873
b) 1874
c) 1875
d) 1876
Ans: b) 1874
64. What is the correct share of Kuwait’s oil reserve compared to the world’s total oil reserve?
a) About 16{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
b
) Between 20{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659} and 30{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
c) Less than 16{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
d) Equal to the share of Russia
Ans: c) Less than 16{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
65. Which one of the following mountain ranges do not tally with the main Himalayan ranges?
a) Trans Himalayan range
b) Great Himalayan range
c) Lesser Himalayan range
d) Siwaliks
Ans: a) Trans Himalayan range
66. Which of the following rivers is not South-flowing
a) The Damodar
b) The Chambal
c) The Kosi
d) The Gadadhar
Ans: b) The Chambal
67. Which one of the following seasons is associated with Bordoichila in Assam?
a) Pre-Monsoon Season
b) Monsoon Season
c) Retreating Monsoon Season
d) Winter Season
Ans: a) Pre-Monsoon Season
68. Identify the exact location of the Dun Valley
a) Between the Shivalik and the Inner Himalaya
b) Between the Inner Himalayas and the Middle Himalaya
c) Between the Middle Himalaya and the other Himalaya
d) Between the Kumaon Himalaya and the Punjab Himalaya
Ans: a) Between the Shivalik and the Inner Himalaya
69. Which one of the following Wildlife sanctuaries of Northeast India is regulated to Project Tiger?
a) Dibrugarh-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
b) Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
d) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans: d) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
70. Which one of the following is called the Weaver City of India?
a) Panipat
b) Leh
c) Varanasi
d) Jaipur
Ans: a) Panipat
71. In which part of India, the Mahadeo Hills is located?
a) Central India
b) Eastern India
c) Eastern Ghats
d) Western Ghats
Ans: a) Central India
72. Of which of the following states, the Chamoli is a district?
a) Bihar
b) Uttaranchal
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: b) Uttaranchal
73. Blind Valleys are found in
a) Karst Region
b) Glaciated Region
c) Dessert
d) Deltas
Ans: a) Karst Region
74. Pampas grassland is situated in parts of:
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Peru
d) Canada
Ans: b) Argentina
75. In which region (country) was the first oil well drilled in 1859?
a) Leningrad in Russia
b) Digboi in India
c) Titusville in USA
d) Abadan in the Middle East
Ans: c) Titusville in USA
76. Which among the following types of coal has the highest heating capacity?
a) Bituminous
b) Lignite
c) Anthracite
d) Peat
Ans: a) Bituminous
77. Ocean currents are primarily caused by
a) difference in temperature
b) wind blowing over the sea surface
c) the irregular shape of the continents
d) difference in salinity
Ans: b) wind blowing over the sea surface
78. The strait that connects the Mediterranean sea with the Atlantic Ocean is
a) Hormuz Strait
b) Bering Strait
c) Dover Strait
d) Gibraltar Strait
Ans: d) Gibraltar Strait
79. The North Atlantic Ocean route is very busy with the traffic because
a) it is open to all weather and is the safest
b) it is the oldest route known to man
c) it connects two industrially advanced regions of the world
d) the Gulf Stream helps the movement of shapes thereby reducing cost
Ans: c) it connects two industrially advanced regions of the world
80. The Singhason peak, the highest peak of Assam is located on
a) Nilachal Hills
b) Barail Hills
c) Agyathuri Hills
d) Rengma Hills
Ans: b) Barail Hills
81. The inter-state boundary between Assam and Tripura is marked by the river called?
a) Dhaleswari
b) Longai
c) Kuchiara
d) Sonai
Ans: b) Longai
82. The drainage that separates the Meghalaya plateau from the Barail range is
a) Killing
b) Doyang
c) Lubha
d) Digaru
Ans: b) Doyang
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