1.) IN WHICH YEAR MIZORAM WAS GRANTED STATEHOOD ?

A.) 1985

B.) 1986

C.) 1989

D.) 1990

2.) In which state the 2017 UNESCO Natural Heritage festival was held ?

[A] Sikkim

[B] Himachal Pradesh

[C] Punjab

[D] Madhya Pradesh

3.) WHICH MOVIE WON THE BAFTA AWARDS FOR BEST MOVIE 2017 ?

A.) LION B.) LA LA LAND C.) MACHESTER BY SEA D.) HOME

4.) IN WHICH YEAR “LOKTAK LAKE” WAS DESIGNATED STATUS OF WETLAND UNDER

RAMSAR CONVENTION ?

A.) 1990 B.) 1991 C.) 1993 D.) 1995

5.) WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS DURING BENGAL

PARTITION ?

A.) DADABHAI NAROJI B.) RASH BIHARI BOSE C.) GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE D.) MOTILAL NEHRU

6.) WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA DURING QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT ?

A) LORD WAVELL B) LORD BIRKENHEAD C) LORD LINLITGHOW D) LORD MOUNTBATTEN

7) WHICH AHOM MONARCH WAS ALSO KNOWN AS “KHORA ROJA” ?

A) SUDUNGPHA B) SUKHAMPHA C) SUKRAMPHA D) SUSENPHA 8) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT INDIAN CONSTITUTION ?

A) IT IS RIGID B) IT IS FLEXIBLE C) IT IS PARTLY RIGID AND PARTLY FLEXIBLE D) NONE

9) ARTICLE 15 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION , prohibits the state from discriminating any citizen

on ground of

A) RACE B) CASTE C) COLOUR D) PLACE OF BIRTH E) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

WHICH IS/ARE INCORRECT IN THE ABOVE OPTIONS (MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSSIBLE) ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE TRUE WITH REGARD TO NATIONAL COMMISION OF ST ?

A) IT IS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE 338(A) OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION B) IT ONLY LOOKS INTO THE MATTER CONCERNING SCHEDULE TRIBES C) THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION IS APPOINTED BY A COMMITTEE IN WHICH THE MINISTER

OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS IS A MEMBER D) IT PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO PRESIDENT AFTER THE END OF EVERY FINANCIAL YEAR

11) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE RIGHT TRIBUTARIES OF BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER ?

A) BURI DIHING B) KAMENG C) SUBHANSIRI D) LOHIT

12) THE NAME “TSANGPO” IN TIBBET MEANS :

A) THE DESTROYER B) THE PURIFIER

C) THE ENORMOUS D) THE PACIFIER

13) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IS KNOWN AS “DAKSHIN GANGA” ?

A) MAHANADI B) GODAVARI C) KRISHNA D) TAPTI

14) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS COVERD IN “NATIONAL WATERWAYS -3” ?

A) ALLAHBAD-HALDIA B) KOTTAPURAM-KOLLAM C) SADHIYA-DHUBRI D) GODAVARI-KRISHNA ALONG KAKINADA

15) Which Indian Companty recently signed “ Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with the US Navy” ?

A) TATA

B) RELIANCE

C) BIRLA

D) SAMPOONJI MISTRY

16) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A “SURFACE TO SURFACE” MISSILES ?

A) TRISHUL B) PRITHIVI C) AGNI D) NAG

17 ) Two nations at “Purchasing Power Parity” are likely to have 1. Equal currency value in International market 2. Equal Forex reserves 3. Equal national income when measured in a common currency Select the correct answer using the codes below. a) 1 and 2 only b) 3 only c) 1 and 3 only

d) 2 and 3 only

18) Indian pangolins are under threat due to large scale hunting and poaching for consumptive uses of 1. Protein source 2. Traditional Medicine 3. Agar producing Jelly Select the correct answer using the codes below. a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 19) Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under the a) Tomara Rajputs b) Chauhans c) Dehliwals d) Tuglaq 20) WHICH WAS THE FIRST MAGAZINE PUBLISHED IN ASSAMESE LANGUAGE ?

a) KADIMBINI b) ORUNODHOY c) JONAKI d) ABELI

21) THE BRAHMAPUTRA CRACKER AND POLYMER LIMITED IS LOCATED IN

A) DIGBOI B) MAKUM C) LEPETKETKA D) MARIANI

22) GUWAHATI UNVERSITY WAS ETABLISHED IN THE YEAR

A) 1949 B) 1945

C) 1946 D) 1948

23) WHICH LANGUAGE WAS USED BY SANKARDEVA TO WRITE BORGEETS

A) ASSAMESE B) BRAJAVALI C) SANSKRIT D) BENGALI

24) WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF SWARAJ PARTY IN ASSAM DURING FREEDOM MOVEMENT ?

A) TARUN RAM PHUKAN B) BISHURAM MEDHI C) GOPI NATH BORDOLOI D) MANIRAM DEWAN

25) PANIDIHING BIRD SANCTUARY IS LOCATED IN

A) JORHAT B) SIBSAGAR C) GOLAGHAT D) DHEMAJI

26) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE INCORRECT WITH REGARDS TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT,1919 ?

A) Increasing association of Indians in every branch of administration B) Introduction of Dyarchy in center C) Separate electorates to Sikhs,Anglo-indians,muslims and indian Christians D) authorised the provincial legislatures to enact their budgets

27) HYOGO FRAMEWORK IS ASSOCIATED WITH

A) BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION B) GLOBAL WARMING REDUCTION C) DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT D) REGULATIONS ON TRADE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

28) In one of the northeastern states of India, an ingenious system of tapping of stream and springwater by using bamboo pipes to irrigate plantations is widely prevalent. The state is? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Meghalaya c) Manipur d) Assam 29) The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve is known to host which of the following important species? 1. Dugong 2. Salt Water crocodile 3. Great Indian Hornbill Select the correct answer using the codes below. a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 only

c) 3 only d) 1 and 3 only 30) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS THE LARGEST FOREST AREA PERCENTAGE WITH RESPECT TO TOTAL AREA?

A) LAKSHDWEEP B) MIZORAM C) MADHYA PRADESH D) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

31) NAI ROSHINI IS A -

A) CATARACT TREATMENT CAMP ORGANISED BY HEALTH MINISTRY B) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPLMENT PROGRAMME C) SOLAR ROOFTOP PROJECT D) ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES BY 2020

32) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS “STATE BIRD OF ASSAM” ?

A) Spoon-Billed Sandpiper B) Bengal Florican C) White-Winged Wood Duck D) Greater Adjutant Stork

33) BATTLE OF CHANDAWAR WAS FOUGHT BETWEEN MOHAMMED GHORI AND

A) PRITIVIRAJ B) JAICHAND C) JAYAPALA D) BHOJPALA

34) Which of the following is/are correct about the basic structure of the Indian

Constitution?

(a) The basic structure of the Constitution has been defined under article 368.

(b) The basic structure of the Constitution can be abrogated by a constitutional

amendment.

(c) Powers of the Supreme Court under Articles 32 is not a part of the basic structure.

(d) None of the above

35) Which of the following Directive Principles was/were added to the Constitution through

amendments?

1. To secure opportunities for healthy development of children.

2. Equal pay for equal work for men and women.

3. To promote equal justice and to provide free legal aid to the poor.

Select the correct answer using the code

given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 36) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS KNOWN AS “PARUSHNI” IN ANCIENT TIMES ?

A) BEAS

B) GANGES

C) RAVI D) SATLUJ

37 ) IN WHICH YEAR LOKOPRIYO GOPINATH BORDOLOI WAS AWARDED BHARAT RATNA

A) 1994

B) 1996

C) 1999

D) 1997

38 ) HARRAPAN CIVILIZATION IS REFFERED TO AS

A) COPPER AGE CIVILIZATION B) BRONZE AGE CIVILIZATION

C) IRON AGE CIVILIZATION

D) BRASS AGE CIVILIZATION

39 ) WHICH OF FOLLOWING THE SITES SHOW THE EVIDENCE OF SIMULTANEOUS GROWING OF TWO CROPS ?

A) BANAVALI B) KALIBANGAN

C) LOTHAL

D) CHANUDARO

40) IN THE LATER VEDIC PERIOD , WHO WERE “STAHAPATI” ?

A) REVENUE COLLECTOR

B) VILLAGE HEADMAN

C) CHIEF JUDGE

D) CHAMBERLIN

41) WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WAS AWARDED WITH NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE,2016 FOR DISCOVERING THE MECHANISM OF AUTOPHAGY

A) RICHARD FEYNMAN B) YOSHINURI OSHUMI C) DAVID J. THOULESS D) JEAN SUAVAGE

42) “SCRAMJET” TECHNOLOGY RECENTLY IN NEWS ,IS DEVELOPED BY

A) DRDO B) NASA C) ISRO D) LOCKHEED MARTIN

43) CPEC CORRIDOR RECENTLY IN NEWS ,IS BETWEEN

A) INDIA AND IRAN B) PAKISTAN AND IRAN C) PAKISTAN AND CHINA D) INDIA AND KAZAKISTHAN

44) AS PER THE 2011 CENSUS, WHAT IS THE DENSITY OF ASSAM

A) 393 B) 387 C) 384 D) 397

45) “eru thazhuvuthal” IS A

A) BUFFALLO RACING COMPETITION B) BULL TAMING FESTIVAL C) HEN FIGHTING FESTIVAL D) BULL RACING FESTIVAL

46) “Nidhi Aapke Nikat” IS A PROGRAMME OF

A) IRDA B) NHB C) EPFO D) LIC

47) Consider the following pairs:

Ocean Current Coast affected

1. Humboldt Current : Brazil

2. Aghulas Current : Peru

3. Gulf Stream : United States of America

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

48) What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities as one proceeds from north to

south?

1. Bangkok

2. Seoul

3. Kuala Lumpur

4. Ulan Bator

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 4-2-1-3

(b) 3-2-4-1

(c) 3-4-1-2

(d) 4-3-2-1 49) THE TRANSFER OF JUDGES OF HIGH COURTS IS LISTED IN WHICH ARTICLE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

A) ARTICLE 222(1) B) ARTICLE 215(2) C) ARTICLE 213 D) ARTICLE 201

50) Cirque', 'Aretes', 'Bergschund' are terms related to:

(a) Coastal landforms

(b) Desert landforms

(c) Landforms of glaciation

(d) Landforms made by running water

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