APSC PHED 2020 GK Question Paper
Following are the 100 APSC PHED 2020 GK question’s Answer is included here. Candidates are requested to note these questions for future study. These questions also help in Assam TET, Assam Police, DSE, DME & obviously for the next APSC examination.
100 APSC PHED 2020 GK Paper
1. Kamala Harris, the Vice President-Elect of the United States of America, was the Senator
from which State?
(A) California
(B) San Francisco
(C) Massachusetts
(D) New Jersey
Ans: (A) California
2. Which monarch abdicated the throne in 2019?
(A) Emperor Akihito of Japan
(B) King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
(C) Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
(D) King Philip VI of Spain
Ans: (A) Emperor Akihito of Japan
3. Rishi Sunak recently became the first Indian origin Finance Minister of which country?
(A) USA
(B) New Zealand
(C) Australia
(D) United Kingdom
Ans: (D) United Kingdom
4. Which social media giant launched a new tool ‘Business Suite’ to help small businesses?
(A) Twitter
(B) Facebook
(C) TikTok
(D) WeChat
Ans: (B) Facebook
5. Who among the following appoints the judges of a High Court?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Governor of the State concerned
(D) The Union Minister of Law
Ans: (A) The President of India
6. On 4th August, 2020, a huge blast ripped through the capital city of Lebanon. The chemical
responsible for this blast was
(A) ammonium dinitramide
(B) ammonium chlorate
(C) ammonium nitrate
(D) ammonium azide
Ans: (C) ammonium nitrate
7. The first National Education Policy of India was introduced in the year
(A) 1960
(B) 1964
(C) 1968
(D) 1970
Ans: (C) 1968
8. The National Education Commission of India is headed by
(A) the President of India
(B) the Vice President of India
(C) the Prime Minister of India
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C) the Prime Minister of India
9. As per Global Hunger Index 2020 report of 107 countries, India’s rank is
(A)80
(B) 94
(C) 60
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B) 94
10. Who is/are the recipient of the Sankardev Award, 2020?
(A) Professor Bhabha Prasad Chaliha and dancer Jayant Kastuar
(B) Basistha Deva Sarma
(C) Dr Nagen Saikia
(D) None of them
Ans: (A) Professor Bhabha Prasad Chaliha and dancer Jayant Kastuar
11. Recently Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned a ship in Kolkata, after the name of one Independent martyr from Assam Who is that martyr?
(A) Maniram Dewan
(B) Kanaklata Barua
(C) Kushal Konwar
(D) Piyali Barua
Ans: (B) Kanaklata Barua
12. Who was the Chairman of the Committee for the Draft New National Education Policy.
2020?
(A) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
(B) Professor Vasudha Kamat
(C) Mr. Prakash Javadekar
(D) Professor Ved Prakash
Ans: (A) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
13. What is the new name of Kolkata Port?
(A) Nagina Bhagat Port
(B) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Port
(C) Swami Vivekananda Port
(D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port
Ans: (D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port
14. The Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian (Fa-Hien) visited India during the reign of
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta I
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Chandragupta Maurya
Ans: (C) Chandragupta II
15. A well-designed sewage and drainage system were the characteristics of which of the
following ancient civilizations?
(A) Harappan
(B) Babylonian
(C) Mayan
(D) East African
Ans: (A) Harappan
16. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by which Mughal Emperor or Mughal?
(A) Akbar
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Dara Shikoh
(D) Jahangir
Ans: (C) Dara Shikoh
17. Mahatma Gandhi’s first visit to Assam was in the year
(A) 1910
(B) 1926
(C) 1915
(D) 1921
Ans: (D) 1921
18. Which Koch king rebuilt the Kamakhya Temple?
(A) Naranarayan
(B) Biswa Singha
(C) Raghu Deva
(D) None of them
Ans: (A) Naranarayan
19. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between
(A) Sher Shah Suri and Humayun
(B) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
(C) Akbar and Tipu Sultan
(D) Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
Ans: (D) Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
20. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayun
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans: (A) Babur
21. Who was the first Governor-General of British India?
(A) Lord Mountbatten
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord William Bentinck
Ans: (B) Warren Hastings
22. Chauri-Chaura incident took place during which of the following India’s Freedom
Movements?
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Salt Satyagraha
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans: (D) Civil Disobedience Movement
23. During British Rule in Assam, some accused people were usually sent to ‘Koliyapanil’ as punishment. What did ‘Koloyapani’ mean?
(A) Sundarbans Area
(B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(C) Lakshadweep Islands
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans: (B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
24. During the tenure of which Ahom king, the Ahoms embraced Hindu religion?
(A) Rudra Singha
(B) Pratap Singha
(C) Sudangpha alias Bamuni Konwar
(D) None of them
Ans: (C) Sudangpha alias Bamuni Konwar
25. Among the following invaders who did not come as a raiding conqueror?
(A) Alexander the Great
(B) Muhammad Ghori
(C) Sukapha
(D) None of them
Ans: (C) Sukapha
26. December 2 is observed as the ‘Asom Divas’. What is its significance?
(A) Ahom king defeated the Mughals
(B) Assam became a part of India
(C) Chaolung Sukapha reached the Brahmaputra Valley in 1228 AD and stepped on the
Sournarpeeth of erstwhile Karnarupa on this day
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C) Chaolung Sukapha reached the Brahmaputra Valley in 1228 AD and stepped on the
Sournarpeeth of erstwhile Karnarupa on this day
27. Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright”?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(D) Khudiram Bose
Ans: (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
28. In which of the following years did the first passenger train between Bombay and Thane
run?
(A) 1853
(B) 1854
(C) 1856
(D) 1858
Ans: (A) 1853
29. ‘The International Date Line’ is located at
(A) 180° Longitude
(B) 180° North Latitude
(C) 180° South Latitude
(D) the Equator
Ans: (A) 180° Longitude
30. The highest mountain peak in India is the
(A) K2 or the Godwin Austin
(B) Mount Everest
(C) Kanchenjunga
(D) Nanda Devi
Ans: (C) Kanchenjunga
31. India is located between
(A) 68° East and 98° West Longitude
(B) 68° and 98° East Longitude
(C) 8° North and 38° South Latitude
(D) 10° and 36° North Latitude
Ans: (B) 68° and 98° East Longitude
32. The most spoken language of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is
(A) Bengali
(B) English
(C) Hindi
(D) Tamil
Ans: (A) Bengali
33. Which State has the longest coastline?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra
Ans: (C) Gujarat
34. The Indian islands that lie between India and Sri Lanka is
(A) Nicobar
(B) Salsette
(C) Rameswaram
(D) Elephanta
Ans: (C) Rameswaram
35. The most suitable soil production of cotton is for the
(A) alluvial soil
(B) loamy soil
(C) light and well drained soil
(D) black soil
Ans: (D) black soil
36. Hirakud Dam is built on the river
(A) Jhelum
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Chenab
(D) Narmada
Ans: (B) Mahanadi
37. Which one of the following mountain systems divides India into ‘Northern India’ and
‘Southern India’?
(A) The Himalayan system
(B) The Vindhyan system
(C) The Amvalli system
(D) The Siwalik system
Ans: (B) The Vindhyan system
38. The Tropic of Cancer’ does not pass through the State of
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Mizoram
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (D) Uttar Pradesh
39. ‘Gauri Marg’ is an ancient city in India which is presently known as
(A) Banaras
(B) Mysore
(C) Gulmarg
(D) Dwarka
Ans: (C) Gulmarg
40. Largest freshwater lake by volume in the world is
(A) Loktak
(B) Baikal
(C) Mansarovar
(D) Sandubi
Ans: (A) Loktak
41. In India. the term Public Key Infrastructure’ is associated with
(A) Food Security Infrastructure
(B) Healthcare and Education Infrastructure
(C) Digital Security Infrastructure
(D) Power Supply Infrastructure
Ans: (C) Digital Security Infrastructure
42. The lowering of bank interest rate by the Reserve Bank of India results in
(A) more liquidity in the market
(B) less liquidity in the market
(C) no change of liquidity
(D) mobilization of more deposits by the commercial banks
Ans: (A) more liquidity in the market
43. Which one of the following is a direct tax?
(A) Sales tax
(B) Customs tax
(C) Property tax
(D) Excise duty
Ans: (C) Property tax
44. Which one of the following is not correct?
(A) India is the largest producer of milk in the world.
(B)India is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world.
(C) India is the second largest producer of rice in the world.
(D) India is the largest producer of wheat in the world.
Ans: (D) India is the largest producer of wheat in the world.
45. Which of the following States has the highest GDP?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Delhi
(D) Punjab
Ans: (A) Tamil Nadu
46. By Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). the Indian Economy is ranked as the
(A) sixth largest in the world
(B) third largest in the world
(C) fifth largest in Asia
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B) third largest in the world
47. The origin of the present-day Indian currency ‘Rupees’ can be traced back to the coin
introduced by
(A) The British
(B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) The Kushanas
(D) The Guptas
Ans: (B) Sher Shah Suri
48. India’s rank in global electricity production is
(A) first
(B) second
(C) third
(D) fourth
Ans: (C) third
49. The rate at which banks lend to Reserve Bank of India is known as
(A) bank rate
(B) repo rate
(C) reverse repo rate
(D) interest rate
Ans: (C) reverse repo rate
50. Who devised the concept of Human Development Index?
(A) Mahbub ul Haq
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Paul Streeten
Ans: (A) Mahbub ul Haq
51. The Governor-General of Independent India was
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) None of them
Ans: (A) C. Rajagopalachari
52. The British Colonial Rule in India began in the year
(A) 1789
(B) 1821
(C) 1858
(D) 1864
Ans: (C) 1858
53. The Indian National Army Movement was led by Subhas Chandra Bose with the help of
Which country?
(A) France
(B) Japan
(C) Germany
(D) China
Ans: (B) Japan
54. If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, then what day will it be on
the nineteenth day of the month?
(A) Sunday
(B) Monday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday
Ans: (A) Sunday
55. In a row of boys and girls, Sukanya is fifth from the left and Apsara is sixth from the right.
When they exchange their positions, Sukanya becomes thirteenth from the left. What is
Apsara’s position from the right?
(A) Seventh
(B) Eleventh
(C) Fourteenth
(D) Eighteenth
Ans: (C) Fourteenth
56. Sita walks 20 in towards the west and then 20 m to the left. After that every time turning to
to her right she walks 10 m, 30 m and 30 m respectively. How far is she now from her
Starting point?
(A) 40 m
(B) 30 m
(C) 20 m
(D) 10 m
Ans: (D) 10 m
57. In a class of 60, where the number of girls is twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth
from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how many boys are after him in the rank?
(A) 3
(B) 7
(C) 12
(D) 23
Ans: (C) 12
58. If you write down the numbers from 1-100, then how many times do you write the number
3?
(A) 11
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 21
Ans: (C) 20
59. Choose the odd one out.
(A) Europe
(B) Africa
(C) Asia
(D) Canada
Ans: (D) Canada
60. A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C is father. Then how is A related to D?
(A) Grandfather
(B) Grandmother
(C) Great grandfather
(D) Granddaughter
Ans: (D) Granddaughter
61. In a certain language, ‘EDITION’ is written as ‘IDETNOI’, then how ‘MEDICAL’ will be
written?
(A) DEMILAC
(B) LACIMED
(C) DIEMCAL
(D) CADILEM
Ans: (A) DEMILAC
62. Arrange the following words in the correct order.
(A) Plant, Pants, Yarn, Cotton, Cloth
(B) Plant, Cotton, Yarn, Cloth, Pants
(C) Plant, Cotton, Yarn, Pants, Cloth
(D) Plant, Yarn, Cotton, Pants, Cloth
Ans: (B) Plant, Cotton, Yarn, Cloth, Pants
63. Three of the following words are alike in certain way but one is different. Pick the odd one
out.
(A) Anthropology
(B) Psychology
(C) Terminology
(D) Gerontology
Ans: (C) Terminology
64. Find the odd one out.
(A) CSK
(B) KKR
(C) NEUFC
(D) MI
Ans: (C) NEUFC
65. Controversy always involves
(A) disagreement
(B) injustice
(C) dislike
(D) agreement
Ans: (A) disagreement
66. Nina ranked 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom in a class. How many students are
there in the class?
(A) 45
(B) 46
(C) 47
(D) 48
Ans: (B) 46
67. From the given alternatives, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of
the word CALCULATING’.
(A) GAIN
(B) TANNING
(C) TAIL
(D) CULT
Ans: (B) TANNING
68. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) was set up in
(A) 1982
(B) 1983
(C) 1984
(D) 1985
Ans: (D) 1985
69. What is the Women Scientists Scheme?
(A) It aims to provide women scientists for pursuing research in engineering only
(B) It aims to provide women scientists for pursuing research in applied sciences only
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C) Both (A) and (B)
70. The largest producer of vaccines by numbers is
(A) Pfizer
(B) Novavax
(C) AstraZeneca
(D) Serum Institute
Ans: (D) Serum Institute
71. KRH-1 is
(A) a variety of hybrid rice
(B) an artificial satellite
(C) a rural development project
(D) a secret operation
Ans: (A) a variety of hybrid rice
72. RT-LAMP is a test for detecting
(A) AIDS
(B) tuberculosis
(C) Covid- 19
(D) cancer
Ans: (C) Covid- 19
73. ‘FELUDA’ is
(A) a test for Covid-19
(B) a detective character of Satyajit Ray’s film, Sonar Kella
(C) a hybrid variety of rice
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans: (D) Both (A) and (B)
74. Which part of UV radiation causes skin cancer?
(A) UVA
(B) UVB
(C) UVC
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B) UVB
75. On 5 October, 2020, DRDO successfully test fired a missile which is a major technology
breakthrough. Which of the following is this?
(A) Laser-guided ballistic air-to-air missile
(B) Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)
(C) Hypersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B) Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)
76. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched its first solar mission in 2019.
The name of the mission is
(A) Aditya-L
(B) SuryaNamaskar-L1
(C) Aditya-L1
(D) Surya-L1
Ans: (C) Aditya-L1
77. Which vitamin is produced by sunlight?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
Ans: (D) Vitamin D
78. India’s first supercomputer is known as
(A) SAGA
(B) PARAM 8000
(C) EKA
(D) PARAM YUVA
Ans: (B) PARAM 8000
79. Launched in 1970, ‘operation flood’ is the flagship programme which was related to
(A) management of flood in the northeastern States in India
(B) world’s largest dairy development programme
(C) launch of world’s largest hydroelectric project
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B) world’s largest dairy development programme
80. The 10% reservation set aside [or the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) was
enacted through which of the following Amendments of the Indian Constitution?
(A) 105th
(B) 103rd
(C) 100th
(D) 90th
Ans: (B) 103rd
81. The official oath of the President of India is administered by
(A) the Prime Minister of India
(B) all the three Chiefs of Defence
(C) the Chief Justice of India
(D) the Vice President of India
Ans: (C) the Chief Justice of India
82. How many Directive Principles of State Policy are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18
Ans: (À) 15
83. ‘Anti-defection law’ with reference to Indian politics refers to
(A) loss of an elected seat by a member of a political party in the event of changing the
Primary party after the election has been won
(B) loss of an elected seat by a member due to criminal court proceedings
(C) loss of an elected seat by a member due to change religious faith
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A) loss of an elected seat by a member of a political party in the event of changing the
Primary party after the election has been won
84. Majority of the Members of the Rajya Sabha are
(A) elected through direct general election
(B) elected by the legislatures of the States and Union Territories through single
transferable votes
(C) nominated by the President of India
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B) elected by the legislatures of the States and Union Territories through single
transferable votes
85. Which Article of the Indian Constitution defines the ‘State’?
(A) Article 9
(B) Article 10
(C) Article 11
(D) Article 12
Ans: (D) Article 12
86. At present, how many High Courts are there in India?
(A) 25
(B) 21
(C) 28
(D) 29
Ans: (A) 25
87. Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of citizens’ grievances?
(A) Ombudsman system
(B) Lokpal system
(C) Lokayukta system
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A) Ombudsman system
88. When was the State Reorganization Committee appointed?
(A) 1952
(B) 1953
(C) 1955
(D) 1958
Ans: (B) 1953
89. Who is the head of the Government in India?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Prime Minister of India
(C) The Chief Justice of India
(D) The People of India
Ans: (B) The Prime Minister of India
90. Who was the first Assamese to receive the Jnanpith Award?
(A) Bhabendra Nath Salida
(B) Indira Goswami
(C) Birendra Kumar Battacharya
(D) Rita Chowdhury
Ans: (C) Birendra Kumar Battacharya
91. What does ‘Warli’ painting depict?
(A) Human daily life
(B) Human race
(C) Human evolution
(D) Human perception
Ans: (A) Human daily life
92. Where was the film Rudaali, directed by Kalpana Lajmi, shot?
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Jaisalmer
(C) Kutch
(D) Ajmer
Ans: (B) Jaisalmer
93. How many components are there in Yoga?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
Ans: (D) 8
94. Sagurumba’ is a folk dance performed by the
(A) Garos
(B) Bodos
(C) Moms
(D) Kacharis
Ans: (B) Bodos
95. ‘Miran’ is a dress worn by
(A) females in Jharkhand
(B) males in Karnataka
(C) females and males in Rajasthan
(D) females in Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (D) females in Jammu and Kashmir
96. Who made India’s first feature film, Raja Haashchandra?
(A) R. G. Torrey
(B) Dadasaheb Phalke
(C) Raj Kapoor
(D) Prithviraj Kapoor
Ans: (B) Dadasaheb Phalke
97. How many Shlokas (verses) are there in the Bhagavad Gita?
(A) 500
(B) 700
(C) 1000
(D) 1800
Ans: (B) 700
98. The title given to Mahatma Gandhi which was refused by him was
(A) Hind Kesari
(B) Jewel of India
(C)Bapuji
(D) Kaiser-e-Hind
Ans: d) Kaiser-e-Hind
99. Under the Mountbatten Plan, a referendum was planned to be held in Assam at
(A) Sibsagar
(B) Sylhet
(C) Jorhat
(D) Goalpara
Ans: b) Sylhet
100. The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by
(A) W. C. Banerjee
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
Ans: a) W. C. Banerjee
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