Paper I a Series a Question

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF EXCISE & NARCOTICS CONSTABLE, JULY, 2018

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & GENERAL ENGLISH

Roll No ______Signature of Invigilator ______

Paper-I ‘A’

Time allowed: 2 Hours Booklet Series [ A ] Total Marks : 150

All questions carry equal marks of 2 each. There is no negative mark for wrong answer (Circle the correct answer and tick mark at the end of the answer)

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1. MIMER stands for (a) Mizoram Institute of Medical Education and Research (b) Mizoram Institute of Medicinal Education and Research (c) Mizoram Institution of Medicinal Education and Research (d) Mizoram Institute of Medicine and Educational Research

2. The total numbers of Footballer rescued from Tham Luang cave in Thailand (a) 13 boys and a Coach (b) 13 boys and a Manager (c) 12 boys and a Coach (d) 12 boys and a Manager

3. The full form of HIV is (a) Human Immuno Virus (b) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (c) Humane Immuno Virus (d) Humane Immunodeficiency Virus

4. Additional Director General of BSF visited the flood victim at Tlabung recently. Name the river which flooded. (a) Tuipuibari (b) Tlawng (c) Chhimtuipui (d) Khawthlangtuipui

5. Which of the following in Mizoram did Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurate? (a) NEDP Scheme (b) Tuirial Hydel Project (c) RSBY Scheme (d) Lengpui Airport Terminal

6. Which is the road connecting Lawngtlai to Myanmar ? (a) KMMTTP (b) KMMTPP (c) KMMTTPP (d) KMMPP 2

7. Where did President Trump and Kim Jong Un meet ? (a) Malaysia (b) Singapore (c) Hongkong (d) Bangkok

8. Which player played the Semi Final match in the World Cup Russia? (a) Neymar (b) C. Ronaldo (c) Kylian Mbappe (d) Messi

9. Who was the owner of the building that collapse due to heavy rain and landslide at Lunglei Lunglawn resulting in the death of as many as 10 members of a family? (a) Pu Peka chhungte (b) Pu Peka (c) Pu Peka nupui (d) Pu Peka Puzawn

10. Who was the champion of the Asian Pacific Choir Competition held at Colombo in Sri Lanka? (a) Shillong Chamber Choir (b) The Naga Songsters (c) Mizo Cardinal Choir (d) Synod Mission Choir

12. Assam Rifles Battalion posted at Aizawl Lammual at present is the (a) 1st AR (b) 39 AR (c) 40 AR (d) 36 AR

13. The highest rank in police organization is the….. (a) DGP (b) DIG (c) AIGP (d) IGP

14. Eleven people died in Bus accident near Pangzawl village recently. In which district is Pangzawl located? (a) Champhai (b) Lawngtlai (c) Serchhip (d) Lunglei

15. Kumannam Rajeshkaran the Governor of Mizoram belongs to which state in India? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh

16. Which of the following is not a Mughal emperor? (a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Birbal (d) Shah Jahan

17. Which of the following is called the Nightingale of India? (a) Florence Nightingale (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Annie Besant (d) Kalpana Chawla

18. He was the first President of India. (a) Dr B.R. Ambedkar (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) Dr Rajendra Prasad (d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

19. Which of the following movement was not started by Mahatma Gandhi? (a) Dandi March (b) Non Co operation Movement (c) Akali Movement (d) Champaran Satyagraha

20. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the (a) Brahmo Samaj (b) Arya Samaj (c) Veda Samaj (d) Ram Krishna Mission

21. Which Article of the Constitution says that the State shall not discriminate any citizen on the ground of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth? (a) Article 14 (b) Article 15 (c) Article 16 (d) Article 19

22. Which right has been deleted from the list of the Fundamental Right by the 44 th Amendment of the Constitution? (a) The Right to Freedom of Religion (b) The Right to Form Associations or union or co-operatives (c) The Right to Property (d) The Right to Assemble peacefully and without arms

23. The Council of Ministers is headed by the (a) President (b) Vice President (c) Prime Minister (d) Speaker

24. The highest Court of law in a district is the …. (a) The Supreme Court (b) The High Court (c) The Court of District and Session Judge (d) The District Court

25. Which is the National Language of India? (a) Hindi written in Devanagiri script (b) Sanskrit (c) English (d) Hindi

26. Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? (a) Thermosphere (b) Exosphere (c) Troposphere (d) Stratosphere

27. Where is the Indira Gandhi National Airport? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai

28. Name the National Highway from Silchar to Tuipang? (a) NH 154 (b) NH 54A (c) NH 44 (d) NH 54

29. The boundary between India and Pakistan is known as (a) 38 th Parallel (b) 49 th Parallel (c) Radcliffe Line (d) Mac Mohan Line

30. The old name of Iraq is…. (a) Mesopotamia (b) Iran (c) Constantinople (d) Tehran

31. Good and Service Tax (GST) came into effect from (a) 1st June 2017 (b) 1st July 2017 (c) 1st April 2017 (d) 1st May, 2017 5

32. Inflation means (a) Increase in the level of economy (b) Decrease in the level of economy (c) Increase and decrease in the level of economy (d) Decrease in the level of economy

33. Red Revolution refers to Meat and Tomato production, Round Revolution refers to Potato and White revolution to Milk. What does Blue Revolution refers to? (a) Fish Production (b) Petroleum production (c) Jute Production (d) Oil Seed Production

35. Gross National Happiness (GNH) was coined in 1972 by the then Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuk. GNH was designed in an attempt to define an indicator that measures quality of…… (a) Life or social progress in holistic and psychological terms (b) Life or social progress in economic terms (c) Life or social progress in political terms (d) Life or social progress in Health education and living standards

36. “Every action has equal and opposite reaction” is the Newton (a) First Law of Motion (b) Second Law of Motion (c) Third Law of Motion (d) Fourth Law of Motion

37. The return of light into the same medium after striking a surface is called (a) Refraction of light (b) Reflection of light (c) Diffusion of light (d) Retention of light

38. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) consists of 90 % (a) Butane (b) Methane (c) Octane (d) Ethane

39. Penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, ofloxin, tetracycline and Chloramphinol are examples of… (a) Antibodies (b) Antipyretics (c) Antiseptics (d) Antibiotics

40. About ______% of Human body consists of water. (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80

41. Which of the following is not celebrated/observed in Mizoram? (a) Chapchar Kut (b) Winter Festival (c) Kut Festival (d) Anthurium Festival

42. Thasiama se no neihna is a historical place of Mizoram located in the outskirt of……..village. (a) Samthang (b) Chawngtui (c) Vaphai (d) Farkawn

43. Kamalanagar is located in which District of Mizoram? (a) Lunglei (b) Siaha (c) Lawngtlai (d) Serchhip

44. Which of the following is not a kind of Mizo “Divorce” (a) Sumlaitan (b) Kawngka sula mak (c) Palai (d) Nupui fanau chhuahsan

45. Which one of the following is not a part of Marriage Price? (a) Palal (b) Lawichal (c) Pusum (d) Niar

46. Which of the following works is not done by Mizo women in the morning (a) Tui chawi (b) Buh den (c) Eirawngbawl (d) Thing phurh

47. What best describe “Tapchhak zawl” ? (a) Mizo Boys Dormitory (b) A place in the courtyard of the house (c) A place by the fire place (d) A place for storing grain

48. Who is the least important person among them ? (a) Khawnbawl (b) Tlangau (c) Lalnu (d) Pasaltha

49. Who among them is the name of a Mizo chieftain? (a) Chawngtinleri (b) Ropuiliani (c) Lalsangzuali Sailo (d) Mauruangi

50. The latest film released in connection with the Mizo History is (a) Detective Mart (b) Damna Kim (c) Laltheri (d) Tluangtei Diary

51. “Have you …… to Agra ?” my friend asked him. (a) Seen (b) Been (c) Gone (d) visited

52. “ I ….. go there the next month” he said. (a) Shall (b) Am (c) Have (d) never

53. Which is the correct one ? (a) Superentindant (b) Superentendent (c) Superintendent (d) Superintendant

54. Choose the correct one. (a) Commissionerate (b) Commissariat (c) Commissariate (d) Commissionerete

55. Choose the right one. (a) Garrage (b) Garage (c) Garege (d) Garagge

56. She ….her home work by herself. (a) do (b) does (c) is (d) has 8

57. Thanga ….football every evening. (a) Play (b) Played (c) has played (d) plays

58. They…..seen the African elephant in the Zoo. (a) Shall (b) Have (c) Has (d) will

59. I …… playing game on the mobile phone since morning. (a) have been (b) has been (c) will have been (d) would have

60. It ….raining cats and dogs outside for the last two hours. (a) Is (b) Was (c) will be (d) has been

61. The opposite of Compulsory is (a) Optional (b) Voluntary (c) essential (d) mandatory

62. Synonyms of seized (a) Sized (b) Sees (c) Apprehended (d) Ambushed

63. (i) I submitted a F.I.R. at Aizawl Police station. (ii) I submitted an F.I.R. at Aizawl Police Station. (iii) I submitted the F.I.R. at Aizawl Police station.

In the above sentences… (a) Only sentence (i) is correct. (b) Only sentence (ii) is correct (c) Only sentence (i) and (ii) are correct (d) Only sentence (ii) and (iii) are correct.

64. To let the cat out of the bag means… (a) To reveal a secret (b) To let the cat come out from the bag (c) To keep a secret always confidential (d) To reveal your love to some one

65. To kill two birds with one stone means (a) To kill two birds with one shot of a gun (b) To attempt two things at the same time (c) To achieve two aims in two attempts (d) To have two things at the same time

66. An eye for an eye is (a) The Idea that eye is the most important organ of the body and is the most precious organ (b) The idea that a person who causes another person to suffer should suffer in equal amount (c) The idea that when you are watched carefully by other you must be very careful (d) The idea that when you are told something you should look straight into the eye

67. “She has gone to the market” is a (a) Present continuous tense (b) Present perfect tense (c) Present perfect continuous tense (d) Past perfect continuous tense

68. Passive voice of “ She sang a sweet song “ is (a) A sweet song is sang by her (b) A sweet song was sung by her (c) A sweet song had been sung by her (d) A sweet song will be sung by her

69. Which is the correct sentence? (a) The birds fly over the river (b) The birds flies over the river (c) The bird fly over the river (d) The birds flown over the river

70. Sober means (a) A person who is addicted to drinking alcohol (b) A person who has tested the taste of alcohol (c) A person who does not take alcohol (d) A person who is likely to drink alcohol

71. Boycott means (a) To abstain from making boyfriend (b) To abstain from buying and using (c) To abstain from buying foreign goods (d) To abstain from doing things which is asked to do

72. “May I come in, sir?” is…. (a) An order (b) A request (c) A permission (d) A command

73. We should do our work…. (a) Should we? (b) Shouldn’t we? (c) Should we not? (d) Should we do?

74. Complete the sentence “Rome was not ……….” (a) All roads lead to Rome (b) Built by the Roman empire (c) Built in a day (d) Was built at night

75. (i) I came to office by walk (ii) What is the time in your watch? (iii) Our Classroom is in the second floor (iv) I prefer coffee to tea

Among them the correct sentence is… (a) Only (i) (b) only (ii) (c) only (iv) (d) all of them

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