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Q1. Assam was separated from Bengal and was put under a chief commission in the year
1874
1971
1930
1890
Q2. Who was the first Ahom ruler to officially accept Hinduism?
Jayadhvaj Singha
Pratap Singha
Jayaditya Singha
Pramatta Singha
Q3. Which of the flower is the state flower of Assam?
Foxtail orchid
Moth orchid
Slipper orchid
Boat orchid
Q4. Who was the first Governor of Assam state of Indendent India
Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
Gopinath Bordoloi Page | 3 Maidu Islam Bora
Bishnuram Medhi
Q5. Which place is famously known as Manchestar of Assam?
Karimganj
Majuli
Sualkuchi
Jorhat
Q6. Which ruler of Assam region has the original name as ‘Chilarai’?
Nara Narayana
Shukladhwaj
Malladeva
Balinarayan
Q7. In which year was the capital of Assam shifted from Shillong to Dispur?
1969
1972
1973
1975
8. Who founded the Assam Association in 1903?
Manik Chandra Barua
Navin Chandra Bordoloi Page | 4 Jagannath Baruah
None of the above
Q9. Charjyapadas’ is reffered to as the earliest example of Assamese literature, what does it contain
description of the then political situations in Assam and North East
description about the geographical situations in Assam at that period
Tantric spiritual methods
Buddhist songs
Q10. Which district was separated from Assam and given to Pakistan in 1947?
Chittagong
Sylhet
Khulna
Sholashahar
Q11. Which is the highest mountain peak of Assam Himalaya range?
Guru Peak
Doda Betta
Himagiri
Namcha Barwa
Q.12. The Eri, Muga and Pat different types of a which speciality of Assam ?
Assam Tea
Assam Silk Page | 5 Assam Rhinos
Assamese Folk Theatre
Q13. Who is also known as the Architect of Modern Assam?
Gopinath Bordoloi
Hem Chandra Baruah
Radha Govinda Baruah
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Q14. By which treaty the Burmese control over Assam ended?
Treaty of Yandaboo
The Imphal Treaty
The Rangoon Treaty
Rangoon Pact
Q15. Where is Northeast India’s first exclusive hospital for elephants has been established
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
Nameri National Park
Kaziranga National Park
Orang National Park
Q16. Which is the first Assamese animated film released recently
Sarbagunakar Srimanta Sankardeva
Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Page | 6 Mur axom
Jai aai axom
Q17. Major part of the Kachari kingdom was occupied by the Ahoms during the reign of which of the following kings ?
Sukhampha
Sutingpha
Rudra Singha
Suhungmung
Q18. Provincial Self-Autonomy was introduced to Assam from
1935
1937
1939
1941
Q19. During the reign of which Ahom king did Mir Jumla invaded Assam
Pratap Singha
Chakradhwaj Singha
Jayadhwaj Singha
Suhungmung
Q20. Who among the following popular personalities was never a Chief Minister of Independent Assam?
Gopinath Bordoloi
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Bishnuram Medhi
Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Q21. Which of the following countries has recently launched the DAMPE (Dark Matter Particle Explorer) satellite?
China
Russia
Japan
USA
Q22. Budget allotment for MGNREGA in 2016-17 has been increased to crores in 2017-18
Rs. 42,000
Rs. 48,000
Rs. 52,000
Rs. 60,000
Q23. Which Launch Vehicle was used for ISRO's successfully launch of 104 satellites in a single flight?
PSLV - C38
PSLV - C39
PSLV - C37
PSLV - C36
Q24. The Bharat Bill Payment System(BBPS) is a centralised system created by the
National Payments Corporation
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ICICI Bank
Axis Bank
Q25. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan was the chief guest of 68th Republic Day celebration. He was the Crown Prince of which country
UAE
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
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Q26. Who was the head of The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee?
Rathin Roy
Sumit Bose
Arvind Subramanian
N. K. Singh
Q27. 14th Edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention was held at which of the following city
New Delhi
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Bengaluru
Mumbai
Q28. On which of the following routes will India's first Bullet Train run?
New Delhi - Ahmedabad Route
New Delhi - Mumbai Rokute
Ahmedabad - Mumbai Route
Pune - Ahmedabad Route
Q29. India's rank in Global Competitiveness Index, 2016-17
39th
55th
58th
66th
Q30. Stephanie del Valle Diaz is the winner of Miss World 2016, belongs to which country ?
Venezuela
Puerto Rica
Russia
Spain
Q31. The first state to ratify Central Govt's GST Bill is?
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh Page | 10 Assam
Chhattisgarh
Q32. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
Juan Manuel Santos
Bob Dylan
Oliver Hart
Q33. Mission Bhagiratha is a water supply project of
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Telengana
Q34. The recently published book "She Walk, She Leads" is written by
Gunjan Jain
Nita Ambani
Chanda Kochhar
Mala Sen
Q35. Which of the following countries declared the world's largest trade surplus during 2016 ?
China
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Japan
Germany
Q36. The Chabahar port development agreement was signed with India and which other country
Afganisthan
Iran
South Africa
Saudi Arab
Q37. What was the name of India's new fastest train?
Rajdhani Express
Shatabdi Express
Gatimaan Express
Vivek Express
Q38. Who own Femina Miss India World 2016 crown?
Adity Arya
Sushruthi Krishna
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Pankuri Gidwani
Q39. Which of the following state in pre-Independence India was first to introduce compulsory primary education?
State of Travancore
Page | 12 State of Baroda
State of Jaisalmer
State of Mysore
Q40. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1.Nasik Conspiracy:Chapekar Brothers,
2.Alipore Conspiracy:Aurobindo Ghosh,
3.Delhi Conspiracy:Sachin Sanyal and Ras Bihari Bose,
4.Barrah Dacoity:Pulin Das.
Answer options
1 and 2
1, 2 and 4
2, 3 and 4
All
Q41. When was the Lex Loci Act brought?
1857
1850
1911
1927
Q42. Which of the following pairs of newspaper are correctly matched?1.Sachin Sanyal: Bandi Jivan, 2.Mahatama Gandhi: New India, 3.Madan Mohan Malviya: Leader, 4.B.R. Ambedkar: Bahishkrit Bharat
1, 2 and 3 Page | 13 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
All
Q43. Who gave the call for 'One Religion, one caste and one God for mankind'
Sahadaran Ayyapan
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Narayan Guru
M. G. Ranade
Q44. Lord Metcalf is known as the liberator of press in India. Which of the following act/regulation was repealed by him?
Press Act of 1835.
Vernacular Press Act.
Licensing Regulations, 1823
Licensing Act of 1857
45. Who gave the call for 'No Religion, no caste and no God for mankind’?
Sahadaran Ayyapan
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
M. G. Ranade
K.T. Telang
Q46. Which act had provision for diarchy at center
Charter Act of 1833
Government of India Act of 1935 Page | 14 Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act of 1909
Q47. Who has founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
B. G. Tilak
Savitribai Phule
Debendranath Tagore
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Q48. Identify the person:1.He was a great educator, humanist and social reformer.2.He had founded many schools for girls.3.He protested against child marriage and paved way for the admission of non-Brahmin students in the Sanskrit college.
Jyotibha Phule
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Swami Vivekananda
M.G Ranade
Q49. Who was the founder of Arya Mahila Samaj
B. G. Tilak
Savitribai Phule
Ram Mohan Roy
Pandita Ramabai
Q50. Jugantar Patrika, a Bengali revolutionary newspaper used to serve as the propaganda organ for which revolutionary organisation
Anushilan Samiti
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Gadar Party
Indian Republican Army
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Q51. In which region did the Vandematram Movement occurred
Bombay region
Andhra region
Bengal region
Assam region
Q52. In which year was the Swarajist Party or Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party was established
1922
1923
1931
1937
Q53. Which of the following statements are among the recommendations given by Hunter's Commission? 1.Use of mother tongue as the medium of instruction in primary education, 2.Emphasized on Women Education, 3.Gradual withdrawal of state support from higher education, 4.Introduction of civic education at college and Page | 16 university level. 1 and 2
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
Q54. Who was the first to take up satyagraha during the call for Individual Satyagraha movement
Mahatma Gandhi
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q55. What is the Snickometer technology used in the used in televising cricket games
It is used in a slow motion television replay by the third umpire to determine if the cricket ball touched the cricket bat on the way through to the wicketkeeper.
It detects heat generated by the friction between the ball and the bat.
It detects sound of smart stump as the ball pass by
None of the above
Q56. Which of the two statements is/are correct about E-textiles? 1. E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles are fabrics that enable digital components and electronics to be embedded in them, 2. E-textiles can be used for health monitoring of vital signs of the wearer; Sports training data acquisition and Monitoring personnel handling hazardous materials.
Only 1
Only 2
None Page | 17 All
Q57. Where is the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory located
Chandigarh
Cochin
Vishakhapatnam
Thiruvananthapuram
Q58. Which supercomputer is ranked number one in the TOP500 list as the fastest supercomputer in the world
Tianhe-2
Sunway TaihuLight
Cray Titan
IBM Roadrunner
Q59. What is The Internet of things (IoT)
It's inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles (also referred to as "connected devices" and "smart devices"), buildings, and other items
Internet usage by machines only
Internet used on mobile and other gadgets other than computers
None of the above
Q60. Which among the following result in the conservation of the water? 1. Wastewater treatment, 2. Wasteland Development, 3. Watershed Protection, 4. Rainwater Harvesting Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1, 2 & 3 Page | 18 1, 2 & 4
1, 3 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4
Q61. What is Earth Overshoot Day
the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.
those dates when human releases over and excess pollution in the atmosphere
The date when Earth gets more meteorite than normal
None of the above
Q62. Which among the following are the Environmental Impacts of construction of Big dams? 1.Submergence of large areas under water, 2.Destruction of vegetation and wild life, 3.Instability may lead to susceptibility to the earthquake.
1 and 2
1 only
1 and 3
All
Q63. Population pyramids are useful to
Express the population growth rates
Express the age-sex distribution
Indicate the birth rates
Indicate the death rates
Q64. Global atmospheric temperatures are likely to be increased due to
Burning of fossil fuel
Soil erosion Page | 19 Water pollution
Ozone layer
Q65. Which of the following is not a ‘greenhouse gas’?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Chlorofluorocarbons
Methane
Q66. Which of the following substance may be use d in refrigerator
Carbon
CFC
Acids
Ozone
Q67. The Machia Biological Park is located in which state?
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Nagaland
Manipur
Q68. Which of the following Environmentalists first gave the concept of Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ ?
Gaylord Nelson
Page | 20 Norman Myers
John Muir
Julia ‚Butterfly‛ Hill
Q69. Which of the following is / are correct statements about State of Forests Report?
1.The State of Forests Report (SFR) is brought out by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun,
2.The forest cover assessment of India is published in this annual report.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Q70. The ‘Montreaux Record’ is a register of
Invasive Alien Species and their ecological hazards outside their native environment.
Wetland sites under the threat of anthropogenic activities.
Endangered species of tropical and sub-tropical fauna.
Coastal cities under direct threat of consequences of global warming.
Q71. Which of the following is considered as the secondary pollutant?
Ozone
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Carbon monoxide
Q72. India’s First Biosphere Reserves is
Sunderbans
Nanda Devi
Nilgiri
Pachmarhi
Q73. The ‚Aichi Targets‛ are related to
Conservation of Biodiversity
Conservation of Wetlands
Conservation of Coral reefs
Prevention of Plastic use
Q74. In the context to India’s wild life, the flying fox is a
Bat
Vulture
Stork
Kite
Q75. With which of the following, the Agenda 21’ of Rio Summit, 1992 is related to
Sustainable development
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Mitigation norms of Green House Gases (GHGs) emission.
Technology transfer mechanism to developing countries for ‘clean-energy’ production.
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Q76. Assam government has launched ‘Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development’ for which district to make it country’s first ever Carbon Neutral district by 2020
Majuli
Hailakandi
Kamrup
Dima Hasao
Q77. Which district has becomes the 1st district to pay cashless transactions wages
Kamrup
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Hailakandi
Cachar
Q78. Which of following lines of latitude does not pass through Assam
Tropic of cancer
Equator
Both the above line
None
Q79. Assam has common boundary with how many Indian states
7 state
5 states
8 state
6 state
Q80. The Namani Brahmaputra event will be organized in how many districts of Assam
21
35
28
32
Q81. Assam share international border with which of the following countries
Myanmar and Bangladesh
Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh Page | 24 Bhutan and Bangladesh
China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh
Q82.Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ a nationwide campaign, was started from which city?
Guwahati
Varanasi
Mhow
Surat
Q83. What is the new name of the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)?
Ujala
Jyoti
Disha
Prakash
Q84. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched Setu Bharatam project, it is to be implanted under which ministry?
Ministry of Road Transport and Highway
Ministry of rural development
Ministry of water resources
Ministry of finance
Q85. Which state has recently launched ‚ Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES)‛?
Jammu and Kashmir
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Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Q86. Recently, ‚Twitter Seva‛ is to be launched by Union Government for which purpose?
For speedy resolution of their visa and passport queries.
For women safety
For Start-Ups
For fight against human trafficking
Q87. Community Development Programme was started in which year
1950
1971
1952
1956
Q88. What is the allocation amount mentioned in Union Budget 2017-18 for the MGNREGS programme
Rs. 38,000 Crore
Rs. 58,000 Crore
Rs. 48,000 Crore
Rs. 68,000 Crore
Q89. Since which year is the Railway Budget being merged in the Union Budget
2016
2017 Page | 26 2015
2014
Q90. Atacama desert is one of the driest place on Earth, in which continent is it located
Africa
Asia
North America
South America
Q91. Which of the following land area is not claimed by any nation
Greenland
Arctic Region
Antarctica
Diego Garcia
Q93. Originally, how many articles were there in Indian constitution
387
444
400
395
Q92. Which county has the largest constitution in the world
Japan
India Page | 27 USA
China
Q94. Which part of constitution is also regarded as the Conscience of the Constitution
Directive principles of state policy
Fundamental rights
Basic Structure
Emergency provisions
Q95. Supreme court’s establishment and constitution is mentioned in details in which article
101
109
143
124
Q96. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
3.6
7.2
8.4
10
Q97. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
3
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5
6
Q98. Which one of the following is not a prime number?
31
61
71
91
Q99. The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 is
9944
9768
9988
8888
Q100. In a mixture 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quanity of water to be further added is
20 litres
30 litres
40 litres
60 litres
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