Assam Apsc Cce (Prelims) 2020 Free Mock Test (20-12-2020)
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ALL ASSAM APSC CCE (PRELIMS) 2020 FREE MOCK TEST (20-12-2020) GENERAL STUDIES-1 Time Allowed: 2 (Two) Hours Maximum Marks: 200 _______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS 1. Immediately after the commencement of the examination, you should check that this test booklet does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items, etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete test booklet. 2. This test booklet contains 100 items (questions). Each item is printed in English only. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. 3. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. 4. All items carry equal marks. 5. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in the registration form attached along with the question paper/answer (OMR) sheet and submit to the invigilator. Failing to do so, your answer sheet may not be evaluated. 6. After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to take away with you the Test Booklet. 7. Penalty for wrong answers: THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. (i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. (iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that. Note: Please keep your mobile phones in switched off mode. Page | 1 1. For which did Dr. Birendra Kumar 7. The Arjun Bhanjan of Madhabdeva is Bhattacharya receive the Academy award? a. Yatra a. Rajpathe Ragini b. Rupak b. Iyaruingam c. Jhumura c. Mrityunjoy d. Natak d. Aai 8. The Assamese poet known as ‘Sewali 2. The first Postal Stamp released in the Kavi’ is name of Assamese writer a. Debakanta Baruah a. Lakshminath Bezbaruah b. Ananda Chandra Baruah b. Hem Baruah c. Ratnakanta Borkakoti c. Mitradev Mahanta d. Sailadhar Rajkhowa d. Surjya Kumar Bhuyan 9. Who started the tradition of 3. The noval Abijatri is based on the life and performing Lord Rama plays known Ram deeds Leela? a. Aideo Handique a. Kabir b. Chandra Prabha Saikiani b. Tulsidas c. Nalini Bala Devi c. Ramanuj d. Rajbala Handique d. Ramakrishna Paramhangsha 4. Karengar Ligiri is a play written by 10. First Assamese play to be broadcast a. Parbati Prasad Baroah over All India Radio in 1935 was b. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala a. Jivanar batat c. Bishnu Prasad Rabha b. Been Bairagi d. Phani Sarma c. Lahori d. Bon Kunwari 5. Who wrote the essay Hindu View of Life? a. Swami Vivekananda 11. Namghosa contains a collection of b. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Verses numbering c. Sri Arabindo a. One Thousand d. Ananda Ram Barooah b. One hundred c. Five Thousand 6. Chira Cheneli Mor Bhasa Janani is a d. Five hundred patriotic song written a. Parbati Prasad Barooah 12. Which one of the following Assamese b. Bishnu Prasad Rabha writers is expert in historical writing? c. Mitradev Mahanta a. Ananda Chandra Baruah d. Lakshminath Bezbaruah b. Mohim Bora c. Surya Kumar Bhuyan Page | 2 d. Atul Ch. Hazarika 19. Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations? 13. Freedom from fear is a book written by (a) Arabic a. Aung San Suu Kyi (b) Chinese b. Benazir Bhutto (c) Portuguese c. Nayantara Sehgal (d) Spanish d. Mahatma Gandhi 20. Besides India, great Indian one horned 14. Gita Rahshya was written by rhinoceros is also found in natural habitat of a. Mahatma Gandhi (A) Myanmar b. Swami Dayananda (B) Nepal c. Swami Bivekananda (C) Sri Lanka d. Ananda Ram Baruah (D) Bhutan and part of Tibet 15. The meaning of Calligraphy is 21. Ibn Batuta, the celebrated traveler a. Art of drawing visited Assam in the b. Art of designing a thirteenth century c. Beautifully gardening b. fourteen century d. Beautifully handwriting c. tenth century d. fifteen century 16. The first Social Assamese drama is a. Manomoti 22. Adhalekha Dastabej is written by b. Labhita a. Krishnakanta Handique c. Miri Jiori b. Banikanta Kakati d. Ram Navami c. Sayed Abdul Malik d. Mamoni Roisom Goswami 17. Who among the following is popularly known as the poet of Sagar Dekhisa? 23. The first poetical work of Sankardev is a. Biren Borkataki a. Rukmini Haran b. Nilomani Phukan b. Anadi Patan c. Hem Barua c. Kirtan d. Devakanta Barua d. Harchandra Upakhyan 18. Name of first Assamese writer who 24. The system of Thapona, the holy book on received the Sahitya Academy award the pedestal introduced by a. Raghunath Choudhari a. Sankardev b. Jatindra Nath Duarah b. Madhavdev c. Syed Abdul Malik c. Damodardev d. Binanda Barua d. Ram Rai Page | 3 25. Kokborok is one of the principal d. Tirot Singh languages of a. Manipur 31. Which of the following place Nidhanpur b. Assam inscriptions is found? c. Mizoram a. Nidhanpur in the district of Sylhet d. Tripura b. Nidhanpur in the district of Karimganj c. Nidhanpur in the district of Kochbihar 26. The last independent Ahom king was d. Nidhanpur in the district of Dhubri a. Chandrakanta Singha b. Kamleswar Singha 32. The metal central to this age finds c. Jogeswar Singha frequent mention in the Vedas and the d. Purandar Singha age itself follows after the Chalcolithic age. It can be 27. Hasti Vidyarnava was composed during (a) Palaeolithic Age the reign of (b) Iron Age a. Rudra Singha (c) Copper-stone b. Rajeswar Singha (d) Later Stone Age c. Gadadhar Singha d. Siva Singha 33. The beginning of agriculture can be ascribed most suitably to which of these 28. The battle of Saraighat was fought in times? a. 1616 1. 2,500 years ago with the onset of b. 1618 Magadha empire c. 1671 2. 4,700 years ago with the appearance d. 1691 of the first cities on the Indus 3. Nearly 8,000-10,000 years ago 29. In which film Dr. Bhupen Hazarika sang 4. About 25,000 years ago in the first for the first time Penistone glacial period a. Chirag b. Indramalati 34. The river(s) that do NOT find mention c. Bhagya in Rigveda is? d. Chameli Memsab (a) Ganga and Yamuna (b) Indus and its othertributaries 30. In the seventh century A.D., the throne (c) Saraswati of Kamrupa occupied so long by princes of (d) All of the above findmention. the Bhagadatta, was wrested by a tribal leader named 35. The Principle of “Right Faith” as a. Nitipala propounded by Mahavira Jaina is that b. Virstambha (a) That all sentient beings are destined c. Salastambha to salvation Page | 4 (b) All must understand their role in (d) Sentokwara spiritual life and strictly follow the doctrine of ahimsa 39. Ashoka’s policy of “Dhamma Vijaya” (c) Unshaken belief in the teachings and meant that wisdom of Mahavira 1. Dhamma cannot be spread to another (d) Not believing in the theory of a God country except by voluntary submission or a creator and acceptance of its subjects 2. Every empire should fund welfare 36. EarlyBuddhist andJainatexts mention projects in neighbouring empires. certain statesthatwerevery largeand 3. No empire should try to conquest knownas mahajanapadas. Consider the another empire. following statements about them. Select the correct answer using the 1. Sanghas, which were smaller codes below. mahajanapadas, were forbidden to (a) 2 only control land resources. (b) 1 and 3 only 2. In smaller mahajanapadas, sanghas, (c) 3 only power was shared by a number of men. (d) None of the above Which of the above is/are correct? (a) 1 only 40. The history of the Vakatakas is largely (b) 2 only known from inscriptions and texts like (c) Both 1 and 2 the Puranas. They became a major (d) None power in which of these regions of India? (a) Deccan region 37. Kulasangha, mentioned by Kautilya in (b) Eastern region Arthashastra, is (c) Kurukshetra region (a) Recruitment manual for new officers (d) Kashmir region (b) A system of government (c) A forum of the members of royal 41. What is the relationship between family these two Tamil Epics - Silappatikaram (d) Procession led by a group of and Manimekalai? Kingdoms to assert authority over a (a) Manimekalai is a poetic composition certain region of the prosaic content of Silappatikaram. (b) Both bear the same author and the 38. With reference to Ancient India, in same date of compilation. the northern part of the country, the (c) Silappatikaram is a commentary on village headman was Manimekalai. known as the (d) Manimekalai is a sequel to (a) Gramabhojaka Silappatikaram (b) Agrahara (c) Dhammsurna Page | 5 42. With reference to Kabir, a fifteenth century poet and mystic, consider the following statements. 1. Salvation cannot be attained by search for the knowledge, rather results from complete surrender of oneself.