All Questions Here Asked in Previous Exam
1. The Swarna Jayanti Award is given to:
a) Sportsmen Scientist
b) Social workers
c) Defense Personnel
d) Scientist
Ans: c) Défense Personnel
2. Where is the Maulana Azad National Urdu University?
a) Lucknow
b) Srinagar
c) Hyderabad
d) Aligarh
Ans: c) Hyderabad
3. The two parties in the Cauvery river dispute involved are:
a) Kerala & Karnataka.
b) Kerala & Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
Ans: d) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
4. What does R stand for in FERA?
a) Registration
b) Restriction
c) Regulation
d) Realisation
Ans: c) Regulation
5. ‘Sulabh International‘ is a body related to:
a) Lavatory reforms
b) Bridge construction
c) Road construction
d) Janata shares
Ans: a) Lavatory reforms
6. Who is the father of the Indian Cinema?
a) Ardeshir Irani
b) N. G. Chitre
c) Dadasaheb Phalke
d) Bimal Roy
Ans: c) Dadasaheb Phalke
7. In the struggle for Independence, one revolutionary was imprisoned for 100 years, who was he?
a) Maulana Kalam Azad
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Veer Savarkar
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: c) Veer Savarkar
8.Mother Teresa has been replaced by Sister Nirmala as the head of Missionaries of Charity. Now, Sister Nirmala is popularly known as:
a) Sister Superior General
b) Superior General
c) Mother Nirmala Superior
d) Mother Superior
Ans: b) Superior General
9. World’s Economic Forum Summit 1997 was held in
a) Washington
b) Davos
c) Manila
d) Tokyo
Ans: b) Davos
10. The single European currency to be launched by the European Union in 1999 was
a) Bancor
b) European Dollar
c) European Sterling
d) Euro
Ans: d) Euro
11. The trade association formed by the Oil exporting countries are:
a) OPEC
b) COMECON
c) OPAC
d) EFTA
Ans: OPEC
12. .In which of the following European cities the annual summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is held every year during January February and is attended by the cross-section of the world’s business, political, academic and media leaders?
a) Zurich
b) Bonn
c) Paris
d) Davos
Ans: d) Davos
13. Out of the following countries, which one has succeeded from Soviet Union in 1991, but has now decided to merge with Russia?
a) Latvia
b) Moldavia
c) Belarus
d) Georgia
Ans:c) Belarus
14. INSAT-2D was launched from
a) Thiruvananthapuram
b) French Guiana
c) Guyana
d) Sriharikota
Ans: French Guiana
15. Which of the following metals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Iron
b) Gold
c) Silver
d) Copper
Ans: a) Iron
16. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a
a) Religious sect
b) Book
c) Strait
d) Tribe
Ans: b) Book
17. The infamous Kohinoor diamond was found at
a) Hyderabad
b) Chottanagar
c) Golconda
d) Bijapur
Ans: c) Golconda
18. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
a) Muhammad lqbal
b) Nawab Salimullah Khan
c) Sayed Ahmed Khan
d) Aga Khan
Ans: b) Nawab Salimullah Khan
19. The first Borpatra Gohain was:
a) Kancheng
b) Momai Tamuli
c) Supimpha
d) Maniram Dewan
Ans: a) Kancheng
20. Nitipalwas the king of the
a) Kacharis
b) Chutias
c) Jayantias
d) Koch
Ans: b) Chutias
21. Who was ‘Gajapati‘?
a) Sudangpha
b) Rudra Singha
c) Suhungmung
d) Pratap Singha
Ans: d) Pratap Singha
22. Haradatta and Birdatta joined the
a) Dundiya Revolt
b) Uprising at Luchima
c) Phulaguri Dewa
d) Patharughat uprising
Ans: a) Dundiya Revolt
23. The temple at Basistha Ashram was constructed by-
a) Naranarayan
b) Rudra Singha
c) Rajeshwar Singha
d) Gadadhar Singha
Ans: c) Rajeshwar Singha
24. The author Ananda Lahari was
a) Adi Shankaracharya
b) Kabichandra Dwija
c) Raghunath Mahanta
d) Madhabdev
Ans: a) Adi Shankaracharya
25. Which of the following regions is not under the seismic belts:
a) Iceland-Greenland belt
b) East coast of Asia
c) Avdean Zone of South America
d) Western coast of Africa
Ans: d) Western coast of Africa
26. The idea of a Normal cycle of erosion is associated with:
a) glacier
b) Karst topography
c) running water
d) arid landscape
Ans: d) arid landscape
27. The strait that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean is:
a) Gibraltar
b) Pak
c) Bosporus
d) Bab-el-mandeb
Ans: a) Gibraltar
28. The winter rainfall of the Coromandel coast is caused by:
a) South-west monsoon winds
b) Sea breeze
c) North-east monsoon winds
d) Cyclones
Ans: c) North-east monsoon winds
29. Out of the following tribal groups in India, which is the largest?
a) Ho
b) Santal
c) Bodo
d) Gond
Ans: Santal
30. The Dilwara temples are located in
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: c) Rajasthan
31. Which one of the following crops has made a southward migration extending up to the Cauvery delta on a large scale in the recent period in India?
a) Jowar
b) Sugarcane
c) Wheat
d) Peanut
Ans: Sugarcane
32. The Mahakali river over which a joint Indo-Nepal project has been agreed to would benefit mostly-
a) Eastern Bihar
b) Western Bihar
c) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
d) Western Uttar Pradesh
Ans: d) Western Uttar Pradesh
33. Out of the following districts in Assam, which one of the following has highest proportion of Scheduled Castes as per the 1991 census
a) Cachar
b) Marigaon
c) Bongaigaon
d) Karimganj
Ans: b) Marigaon
34. Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of Assam?
a) Sonitpur
b) Lakhimpur
c) Dibrugarh
d) Jorhat
Ans: a) Sonitpur
35. The river Burhi Dihing has its origin in
a) Changland district of Arunachal Pradesh
b) Mon district of Nagaland
c) Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh
d) Myanmar
Ans: a) Changland district of Arunachal Pradesh
36. Out of the following districts of Assam, which one shares the longest International boundary
a) Dhubri
b) Karimganj
c) Bongaigaon
d) Goalpara
Ans: a) Dhubri
37. The Naranarayan Setu connects which two districts of Assam
a) Bongaigaon and Goalpara
b) Dhubri and Goalpara
c) Kokrajhar and Goalpara
d) Bongaigaon and Dhubri
Ans: a) Bongaigaon and Goalpara
38. Under the constitution of India, the country is a
a) Democratic Republic
b) Socialist Republic
c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
d) Secular Republic
Ans: c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
39. The concept of democratic decentralization became more meaningful after
a) Article 40 of the Indian Constitution
b) The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee in 1957
c) The Ashok Mehta Committee in 1978
d) 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Indian Constitution
Ans: d) 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Indian Constitution
40. Panchayat now have stated responsibilities as earmarked by
a) the state government
b) The Government of India
c) The Government of India and the state government
d) The Eleventh schedule of the Indian Constitution
Ans: a) the state government
41. India’s Five Year Plan is provided for
a) Socialist Economy
b) Mixed Economy
c) Socialistic Pattern of economy
d) Capitalistic Economy
Ans: b) Mixed Economy
42. The President can proclaim emergency under:
a) Article 152
b) Article 356
c) Article 252
d) Article 352
Ans: d) Article 352
43. Which institution is excluded from ‘Panchayati Raj Bodies’ under the Assam Panchayati Raj Act of 1994?
a) Gaon Panchayat
b) Gaon Sabha
c) Zilla Parishad
d) Anchalik Panchayat
Ans: b) Gaon Sabha
44. The Parliament is called as Hung Parliament when
a) The parliament is dissolved
b) The speaker resigns
c) No political party gains majority in the election
d) The parliament is not in session
Ans: c) No political party gains majority in the election
45. The member from Assam in the Constitution Drafting Committee was
a) J.J. M. Nichols Roy
b) Rohini Kumar Choudhury
c) Mahammad Saadullah
d) Bijoy Chandra Bhagwati
Ans: c) Mahammad Saadullah
46. The fundamental right to equality does not offer
a) Equality before law
b) Equal protection of aw
c) Equal pay for equal work
d) Equal opportunities for all
Ans: c) Equal pay for equal work
47. Sekrenyi festival is mostly celebrated by
a) Angami
b) Konyak
c) Kuki
d) Rengma
Ans: a) Angami
48. Which of the following festivals is celebrated by Zeliang Community?
a) Hega
b) Sukruhnya
c) Mim Kut
d) Sekrenyi
Ans: a) Hega
49. The Kuki tribe celebrates:
a) Motsu
b) Monyu
c) Tuluni
d) Mim Kut
Ans: d) Mim Kut
50. The Writ of Habeas Corpus may be issued by the Supreme Court or a High Court:
a) To protect a person from arrest or detention
b) Protect a person from illegal arrest or detention
c) To remand a person from police custody to judicial custody
d) To order an early trial of an accused person
Ans: d) To order an early trial of an accused person
51. After which plan there was the ‘Plan Holiday’?
a) First plan
b)
Third plan
c) Fifth plan
d) Sixth plan
Ans: b) Third plan
52. Among the following, which is the richest state in minerals?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Orissa
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: b) Bihar
53. Among the following, which category of industries is described as ‘personal milch cow’?
a) Cottage industries
b) Private sector industries
c) Small scale industries
d) Public sector industries
Ans: d) Public sector industries
54. The total number of people living below the poverty line in India to be covered by the targeted Public Distribution system is
a) 32 crores
b) 22 crores
c) 12 crores
d) 40 crores
Ans: b) 22 crores
55. The percentage of domestic savings as predicted in the draft approach paper to the Ninth Plan is
a) 26.2
b) 20.2
c) 15.2
d) 30.2
Ans: a) 26.2
56. As per the Industrial policy of Assam, 1997, the total power available in the state at present is around
a) 400MW
b) 375MW
c) 315MW
d) 270MW
Ans: c) 315MW
57. Among the following, the major sector in respect of foreign direct investment approvals in India is
a) Telecommunications
b) Fuels
c) Chemicals
d) Metallurgical Industries
Ans: a) Telecommunications
58. The S.S. Tarapore Committee is about
a) Disinvestment
b) Infrastructure
c) Rupee Convertibility
d) Black Money
Ans: c) Rupee Convertibility
59. The ‘Dictator of the Salt Satyagraha’ was
a) Aruna Asaf Ali
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya
d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Ans: b) Sarojini Naidu
60. The first lady to unfurl the Indian tricolour outside India was
a) Bikhaiji Cama
b) Neelie Sengupta
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d) Surshila Nayyar
Ans: a) Bikhaiji Cama
61. Who formed the Jhansi regiment?
a) Subhash Chandra Bose
b) Tantia Topee
c) Tipu Sultan
d) Rani Gaidinlieu
Ans: a) Subhash Chandra Bose
62. Who among the following was the first woman president of the National Indian Congress?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Vijaylakshmi Pandit
c) Annie Besant
d) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: c) Annie Besant
63. Who introduced the English education in India?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Lord Macaulay
d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: c) Lord Macaulay
64. Who among the following is one of the prominent leaders of the Extremistnationalism?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) G.K. Gokhale
d) Motilal Nehru
Ans: a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
65. What was the motive of the All-Parties Conference that was convened in 1928?
a) To promote communal harmony
b) To prepare a plan for the overthrow of British rule
c) To produce a Constitution acceptable to all parties in India
d) To decide whether operation should be extended to the British during the Second World War or not
Ans: c) To produce a Constitution acceptable to all parties in India
66. Winston Churchill announced the dispatch of Cripps Mission with a view to:
a) find a genuine solution to the Indian problem
b) < /span>Prove that the Indian problem was insoluble
c) Meet the growing criticism of his policy towards India in the British Parliament
d) None of these
Ans: d) None of these
67. ‘Suwaguritola’ is a custom associated with
a) Durga Puja
b) Assamese Bihu
c) Assamese Marriage
d) Assamese Ankya Bhaona
Ans: c) Assamese Marriage
68. Who among the following built up the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita (qualified monism)?
a) Ramanuja
b) Shankaracharya
c) Ramananda
d) Chaitanya
Ans: a) Ramanuja
69. The primitive Tribes of Andaman are the descendants of
a) Negroids
b) Mongoloids
c) Australoid
d) Caucasoids
Ans: a) Negroids
70. The Ahom invasion to Assam took place in:
a) 1011 AD
b) 1810 AD
c) 1228 AD
d) 1538 AD
Ans: c) 1228 AD
71. The name of the Assamese film which won the 44th National Film Award for photography and edition is:
a) Ashray
b) Sandhya Rag
c) Rag Birag
d) Era Bator Sur
Ans: c) Rag Birag
72. Brass is an alloy of
a) Copper and Tin
b) Copper and Zinc
c) Aluminium and Copper
d) Zinc and Iron
Ans: b) Copper and Zinc
73. Among the following, which award is given to scientists and technologists?
a) Jnanpith award
b) Arjuna award
c) Dadasaheb Phalke award
d) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award
Ans: d) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award
74. Which Indian satellite is used for natural resources?
a) INSAT
b) LANDSAT
c) Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS)
d) NOAA
Ans: c) Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS)
75. Wine and the beer are produced by fermentation but brandy and whisky are produced by fermentation followed by distillation, because
a) distillation is faster than fermentation
b) distillation improves the beverage quality
c) distillation helps prolong the storage period of the beverages
d) fermentation is inhibited when the alcohol content exceeds are certain limit
Ans: b) distillation improves the beverage quality
76. The Melo Phita dance is celebrated by which tribe
a) Sumi
b) Lotha
c) Sangtam
d) Angami
Ans: d) Angami
77. The head quarter of the Konyak
a) Mon
b) Kohima
c) Phek
d) Mokokchung
Ans: a) Mon
78. Kohima is the head quarter of
a) Ao tribes
b) Phom Tribes
c) Rengma tribes
d) Angami tribes
Ans: d) Angami tribes
79. In which of the following places did America Baptist Mission first visited:
a) Molung Kimon
b) Aizuto
c) Impur
d) Vankhosung
Ans: a) Molung Kimon
80. When did Sikkim attain statehood as the 22nd state of the Indian subcontinent?
a) 24 April 1974
b) 26 April 1979
c) 16 May 1975
d) 14 November 1975
Ans: c) 16 May 1975
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