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50 mcq FOR APSC PRELIM – With

Answers

Q1. Who was the first CM/Premier of Assam Province

a. Gopinath Bordoloi

b. Bishnu Ram Medhi

c. Sir Muhammad Saadulla

d. Mahendra Mohan Choudhry

Q2.Rani Gaidinliu played major role in Assam in movement

a. Civil Disobedience Movement

b. Non-cooperation Movement

c. Swadeshi Movement

d. Simon Commission Protest

Q3. Assam Budget proposed 'City Infrastructure Development Fund' (CIDF)' to develop critical infrastructure projects in six cities, with totoal outlay of?

a. Rs. 1000 Crore

b. Rs. 1200 Crore

c. Rs. 2000 Crore

d. Rs. 1500 Crore

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Q4. When was the first Assam Lagislative Council created

a. 1912

b. 1911

c. 1909

d. 1913

Q5. Haruppeswara, the capital city of Salastambha dynasty of king Hajara Varman, is the modern city of

a. Dispur

b. Dibrugarh

c. Tezpur

d. Sadiya

Q6. The Chinese traveler Xuanzang visited Assam during the reign of

a. Bhaskar Varman

b. Samudra Varman

c. Mahendra Varman

d. Nara Narayan

Q7. The Assam Student Conference, whose first session was presided over by Lakshmikant Bezbaruah, was formed in

a. 1916

b. 1909

c. 1905

d. 1931

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Q8. When was the Treaty of Yandabo signed

a. 1824

b. 1857

c. 1826

d. 1902

Q9. Who has founded the Ahom Kingdom in Assam in 1228

a. Sukhangpha

b. Suphakpha

c. Susengpha (Pratapsingha)

d. Sukhapa

Q10. King Bhagadutta of Assam region, well-known figure in the Mahabharata, belong to

a. Mlechchas Dynasty

b. Varmana Dynasty

c. Salastambha Dynasty

d. Pala Dynasty

Q11. In which year was Meghalaya made a separate state from Assam under the North-Eastern Assam Reorganisation Act, 1971

a. 1971

b. 1975

c. 1981

d. 1972

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Q12. Who among the following administrator was most responsible for bringing most of Assam and other North-eastern regions under the British Rule

a. David Scott

b. Mr.Jenkin

c. Lord Curzon

d. Captain Fisher

13. The share of Assam in India's annually production of over 1,100 million kg of tea is

a. 55%

b. 25%

c. 85%

d. 75%

14. The Namani Brahmaputra event will be organized in how many districts of Assam

a. 21

b. 35

c. 28

d. 32

15. The state GDP of Assam as per the state budget 2017-18

a. Rs. 2.5 Lakh crore

b. Rs. 1.5 Lakh crore

c. Rs. 5 Lakh crore

d. Rs. 6.2 Lakh crore

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16. The effect the Partition of Bengal of July 1905, was annulled in which year?

a. 1907

b. 1911

c. 1919

d. 1947

17. In which year was the Battle of Saraighat fought?

a. 1671

b. 1826

c. 1556

d. 1606

Q18. For the FY 2017-18, fiscal deficit of Assam is estimated as what % of the state's SGDP?

a. 2.98%

b. 2.3%

c. 5.24%

d. 10%

Q19. Kareng Ghar, one of the grandest examples of Ahom architecture, is located in which districts of Assam?

a. Sivasagar

b. Biswanath

c. Charaideo

d. Jorhat

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Q20. What is the name of India's own GPS system consist of 7 satellites launched by ISRO?

a. GAGAN

b. NAVIC

c. Geodesy

d. PSLV-C37

Q21. How many National Parks are in Assam

a. Four

b. Two

c. Five

d. Ten

Q22. Assam share international border with which of the following countries

a. Myanmar and Bangladesh

b. Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh

c. Bhutan and Bangladesh

d. China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh

Q23. As per 2011 census, the growth rate of population of Assam during the decade of 2001-2011 is

a. 17.7%

b. 24.5%

c. 11%

d. 20.1%

Q24. Which bird is the state bird of Assam

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a. White-winged Wood Duck

b. Bengal Florican

c. Black-breasted Parrotbill

d. Rufous-necked Hornbill

Q25. The First Anglo-Burmese War was fought in which period

a. 1824-1826

b. 1826-1831

c. 1852 to 1853

d. 1885

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Q26. Which District is set to become India’s first ever carbon neutral district

a. Mahe

b. Majuli

c. Dima Hasao

d. Darjeeling

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Q27. The Assamese poet and nationalist Ambikagiri Raichoudhury has participated in which of the following movement

a. Swadeshi movement

b. Non-Cooperaiton Movement

c. Assam Agitation

d. Khilafat movement

Q28. Which is the oldest National Park in Assam, being announced in 1974

a. Manas National Park

b. Kaziranga National Park

c. Jim Corbett National Park

d. Nameri National Park

Q29. Goods and Services Tax (GST), the proposed new system of indirect taxation in India is set to effective from

a. July 1, 2017

b. Oct 2, 2017

c. Jan 1, 2018

d. April 1, 2018

Q30. In recent years, Assam’s annual tea production is approximately

a. 600 Million kgs

b. 450 Million kgs

c. 500 Million kgs

d.1200 Million kgs

Q31. How many sites of Assam are declared as UNESCO World Heritage site

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a. Four sites

b. Two sites

c. Five sites

d. Currently Assam don't have any World Heritage site

Q32. Who was the first martyr of Quit India Movement of 1942

a. Kanak Lata Barua

b. Rani Gaidinliu

c. Pushpalata Das

d. Kushal Konwar

Q33. What is the major climate type found in Assam

a. Tropical monsoon climate

b. Mild Mediterranean climate

c. Montane climate

d. None of the above

Q34. Recntly, Assam Government has launched Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY), the program is related to

a. Holistic development of villages through ‘saturation model’

b. Improving income of rural farmers

c. Improving basic infrastructure in rural areas

d. Development through customary occupations of village people

Q35. Who has translated 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth', the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, into Assamese language

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a. Omeo Kumar Das

b. Pushpalata Das

c. Mridula Sarabhai

d. Chandraprava Saikiani

Q36. The state song of Assam 'O Mur Apunar Desh' is composed by

a. Rasaraj Lakshminath Bezbaroa

b. Jayanta Hazarika

c. Bishnuprasad Rabha

d. Bhupen Hazarika

Q37. Assamese is most widely spoken language in Assam, approximately what percentage of Assam's total population speaks Assamese language

a. 75%

b. 50%

c. 65%

d. 35%

Q38. Which Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist has became the first Asian to win IUCN's Heritage Heroes Award

a. Rakesh Soud

b. Bibhuti Lahkar

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c. Sunil Sarkar

d. Rajendra Singh

Q39. Which of the following states were formed out of erstwhile Assam

a. Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland

b. Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur

c. Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur

d. Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram

Q40. The Sivadol of Sivasagar was built during the reign of which Ahom King

a. Sutanphaa (or Siva Singha)

b. Rudra Singh

c. Gadadhar Singha

d. Chakradhwaj Singha

Q41. In which year was the Assam Accord, a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement

a. 1950

b. 1985

c. 1972

d. 1991

Q42. Which community organises the Jonbeel Mela at Dayang Belguri in Morigaon district, where barter system of trades is practised

a. Tiwa

b. Mishing

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c. Bodo

d. Jayantia

Q43. Who has formed Swaraj Party in Assam during the Freedom Movement?

A. Maniram Dewan

B. Vishnuram Medhi

C. Gopinath Bordoloi

D. Tarun Ram Phukan

Q44. Who was the only martyr in India who was hanged during last phase of the Quit India Movement of 1942-43

a. Kushal Konwar

b. Bimala Prasad Chaliha

c. Kanaklata Barua

d. Thagi Sut

Q45. Assam's famous personality Adya Sharma has died recently, he has related to which field

a. Mobile Theatre

b. Bihu Song

c. Assamesse Literature

d. Silk embroidery

Q46. What percentage of total area of Assam is under forest

a. 34 %

b. 21 %

c. 27 %

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d. 42 %

Q47. Which Indian state has largest area of forest

a. Arunachal Pradesh

b. Chhattisgarh

c. Maharashtra

d. Madhya Pradesh

Q48. Which state stands first in Human Development Index(HDI) among all the states of India

a. Maharashtra

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Goa

d. Kerala

Q49. Atal Amrit Abhiyan is a new health insurance scheme announced by which Indian state

a. Assam

b. Tripura

c. Arunachal Pradesh

d. Madhya Pradesh

Q50. As per the ‘Assam Human Development Report 2014’, what is the Human Development Index(HDI) score of Assam

a. 0.750

b. 0.586

c. 0.667

d. 0.424

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