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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES UNDER LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT, SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM, 2019

GENERAL STUDIES Time Allowed : 2 hours Full Marks : 100 All questions carry equal mark of 1 each. Attempt all questions.

1. The former Prime Minister of Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee who died on 16 August 2018 served how many times as Prime Minister of India? (a) Two times (b) Three times (c)Four times (d)None of these 2. From which of the following regions do the Republic of the Union of Myanmar earned worldwide condemnation in recent times due to human rights violation? (a) Rakhine state (b) Chin state (c)Shan state (d)Kachin state 3. Chief Minister Conrad K.Sangma won the Assembly seat of South Tura from which political party? (a)Congress I (b)BJP (c)NPP (d)NCP 4. At what position do India finished in recently concluded Asian Games? (a) 5th (b) 6th (c) 7th (d) 8th 5. Which of the following institution have launched the initiative ‘Science and the City’ to take science to the door of the people? (a) Council for scientific and Industrial Research (b) Indian Space Research Organisation (c) National Center for Biological Science (d) DRDO 6. On which date World Homeopathic Day is celebrated? (a) April 8 (b) April 9 (c) April 10 (d) April 11 7. Which Indian state has announced free chemotherapy for cancer patient? (a) (b) (c) (d) 8. Which state has announced assistance to Nutrition Assistance of Rs 500 per month to the notified TB patients during their treatment period from April 1, 2018? (a) (b) (c)Utter Pradesh (d)Rajasthan 9. Which state government has announced to include organ donation in secondary school syllabus? (a)Maharashtra (b)Karnataka (c) (d) Tamilnadu - 2 -

10. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the first gold medal for India in the 21st in which of the following categories of weightlifting competition? (a)55 kg (b)45 kg (c)65 kg (d)50 kg 11. Which Ministry has recently launched the ‘UTTAM’ mobile app? (a) Ministry of Human Resource Development (b) Ministry of Skill Development (c) Ministry of Coal (d) Ministry of Health 12. In which of the following places, Union Industries Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Global Logistics Conference on April 5, 2018? (a) New (b) (c) Ahmedabad (d) Bhopal 13. On which date was the National Maritime Day celebrated? (a) April 2, 2018 (b) April 3, 2018 (c) April 4, 2018 (d) April 5, 2018 14. Who is the present Defense Minister of India? (a) Nirmala Sitharaman (b) Sushma Swaraj (c) Arun Jaitley (d) Nitin Jairam Gadkari 15. The former of Mizoram belongs to which state? (a) (b) Kerala (c) Maharashtra (d) 16. Which Ministry has started the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan? (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences (b) Ministry of Skill Development (c) Ministry of Human Development (d) Ministry of Women and Child Development 17. Which state government has announced monthly pension of 1000 rupees to the farmers practicing organic farming? (a) Haryana (b) (c) (d) 18. Which state has made provision of one percent reservation for orphans in educational institutions and jobs? (a) (b) Madhya Pradesh (c)Karnataka (d)Maharashtra 19. Who is the present Minister of Labour, Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of Mizoram? (a) Dr. Beichhua (b) Lalchhandama Ralte (c) Tawnluia (d) Robert Romawia Royte 20. Which country India replaces to become the second largest producer of mobile phone in the world? (a)Finland (b)South Korea (c) USA (d) Vietnam 21. Which state government signed a landmark agreement with Hmar Peoples Convention (Democratic) or HPC (D) on April 2, 2018? (a) (b) (c) Mizoram (d) 22. Who is the winner of Santosh Trophy 2018? (a) Mumbai (b) Kerala (c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal - 3 -

23. Who won the Miami open men single title 2018? (a) Roger Federer (b) Rafael Nadal (c) John Isner (d) Andy Murray 24. Right to Equality is found in Article______of the Indian Constitution. (a) Article 12 (b) Article 14 (c) Article 16 (d) Article 19 25. NASA is launching Insight Mission to study which of the following celestial objects? (a) Mars (b) Pluto (c) Goldilock Zone (d) Venus 26. On which of the following dates has the E-Way bill system came into effect? (a) March 30, 2018 (b) March 29, 2018 (c) April 1, 2018 (d) April 2, 2018 27. The Protection of Human Rights Act was passed by the Parliament in - (a)1991 (b)1992 (c)1993 (d)1994 28. One of the famous monuments of mizo ‘Sibuta Lung’ is located in - (a) Lamchhip (b) Tachhip (c) Kelsih (d) Kelkang 29. Shri is the second President of India who has visited to Siachen. Who was the first President of India to visit Siachen? (a) K.R. Narayanan (b) APJ Abdul Kalam (c) Mr. (d) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma 30. Where was the world’s second oldest rock Zircon discovered in India? (a) (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) (d) 31. According to a recent report, which is the largest supplier of oil in India? (a) United Arab Emirates (b) Saudi Arabia (c) Iraq (d) Kuwait 32. Human Rights Day was globally observes on - (a)10 December (b) 12 December (c) 26 January (d) 29 January 33. In which of the following states do the Statue of Unity erected? (a) Maharastra (b) Rajasthan (c)Gujarat (d)Uttar Pradesh 34. After the death of Stephen Hawking, his research paper has been published. Which topics has been discussed in this? (a) Global warming will be the cause of human destruction (b) Humans are digging their grave by artificial intelligence (c) The existence of some small universes rather than multiverse (d) Quantum communication system and security - 4 -

35. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has decided to launch the Van Dhan Vikash Kendra in all tribal districts across the country. Where was the first Van Dhan Vikash Kendra opened in the country? (a) Chatra, Jharkhand (b) Kandhamal, Odisha (c) Bijapur, Chhattisgarh (d) Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 36. In order to increase the use of artificial intelligence in the country, the NITI Ayog has signed the letter of intent with which of the following organisation? (a) Microsoft (b) Apple (c)Facebook (d)Google 37. Where was the ‘Deccan Dialogue-Conference on Economic Development’ organized on May 6, 2018? (a) Chennai (b) Bangalore (c) Hyderabad (d) Amravati 38. According to a recent study, which is the busiest air route in the world? (a) New York-London (b) Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (c) Bangkok-Jakarta (d) Washington-Paris 39. In which two cases the subscribers of the National Pension System will be allowed to withdraw partial funds from their accounts? (a) Medical and daughter marriage (b) For higher education and to start a new business (c) Medical treatment and Higher Education (d) To start a new business and purchase a new house 40. In which state did the Tiwa tribes celebrated ‘Yangli festival’ to pray for good crops and safeguard their crops from pesticides and natural calamities? (a) Jharkhand (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Assam (d) Manipur 41. Which of the following State Chief Ministers has suggested the word ‘non-violence’ to be included in the preamble of the Indian Constitution on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? (a) Chief Minister of , Shri Nitish Kumar (b) Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani (c) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath (d) Chief Minister of Odisha Mr. Naveen Patnaik 42. The central government has changed the name of ‘Multi-Regional Development Programme’ to (a) Pradhan Mantri Bharat Vikash Karyakram (b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikash Karyakram (c) Pradhan Mantri Kshetriya Vikash Karyakram (d) Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Vikash Karyakram 43. Lalduhawma won two Assembly constituencies in recently held state Assembly Election. Which Assembly constituency he vacated? (a) Aizawl South I (b) Aizawl West I (c) Aizawl South II (d) Aizawl West II 44. NASA’s InSight Mission will study the internal structure of the planet: (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars 45. Which of the following has launched by the mobile application called ‘Maiam Whistle’ to raise socio- political issues? (a) Prakash Raj (b) Chandrababu Naidu (c) Kamal Hassan (d) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 46. At which of the following places will the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 be held? (a) Allahabad (b) Varanasi (c) Patna (d) Guwahati - 5 -

47. Jeremy Lalrinnunga went on a record-smashing spree, claiming three world marks in a power-packed performance, to secure second place in his group at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in ______on Sunday, 21.04.2019. (a) Beijing, (b) Kuangbo, China (c) Nangbo, China (d) Ningbo, China 48. “World Water Day” is observed on - (a) 4th march (b)16th March (c) 22nd March (d)27th March 49. Who wins the 2018 Dadasaheb Phalke Award? (a) Dharmendra (b) Vinod Khanna (c) Shashi Kapoor (d) Kader Khan 50. Who wins the Best Actress Award in the 65th National Film Awards in 2018? (a) Sridevi (b) Anita Das (c) Divya Dutta (d) Sasha Thirupati 51. Which country tops the Medal Table in the ? (a) Australia (b) England (c)Canada (d)India 52. Which is the first city in India to use 100% renewable energy during daytime? (a) Daman (b) Diu (c) Puducherry (d) Kochi 53. Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize Award in - (a)Poetry (b)Drama (c) Fiction (d) Music 54. Which city is recorded as the most polluted megacity in the World by World Health Organisation? (a) Beijing (b) Delhi (c) Cairo (d) Hong Kong 55. World Press Freedom Day is observed on - (a) 28th April (b) 30th April (c) 3rd May (d) 5th May 56. Who is ranked as the most powerful man in the Forbes’ Magazine for 2018? (a) Xi Jinping (b) Donald Trump (c) Vladimir Putin (d) Narendra Modi 57. Which company purchased 77 percent stack in the Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart? (a) Walmart (b) Amazon (c) Hershey (d) TATA 58. The Nipah virus outbreak is first detected in which state of India? (a)Kerala (b) (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu 59. Which city is declared as the cleanest city under the Swachh Survekshan 2018 Survey? (a) Chandigarh (b) Bhopal (c)Pune (d)Indore 60. Which country’s Prime Minister is recently elected as the World’s oldest elected leader at the age of 92? (a) Malaysia (b) Indonesia (c) Singapore (d) Sri Lanka - 6 -

61. Which football club wins the UEFA Champions League 2018? (a)Real Madrid (b) FC Barcelona (c) Liverpool F.C. (d) Juventus 62. Which team wins the IPL 2018 trophy? (a) Chennai Super Kings (b) Knight Riders (c) Kolkata Knight Riders (d) Royal Challengers Bangalore 63. India’s first 14-lane highway which is recently inaugurated by PM Modi connected Delhi to ______(a) Noida (b) Amritsar (c) Chandigarh (d) Meerut 64. Which one is the first South American country to join NATO? (a) Paraguay (b) Uruguay (c) Colombia (d) Brazil 65. Which Indian Airport is recognised as the World’s busiest single runway Airport in India? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru 66. Which player wins the 2018 French Open Women’s Singles title? (a) Angelique Kerber (b) Simona Halep (c) Angelique Kerber (d) Petra Kvitová 67. World Day against Child labour is observed on (a) 2nd June (b) 7th June (c) 12th June (d) 18th June 68. Which country host the first ever meeting of US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un? (a)South Korea (b)Singapore (c) Japan (d) China 69. World Blood Donor Day is observed on (a) 10th June (b) 13th June (c) 15th June (d) 18th June 70. Which player scores the first hatrick goals in FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Cristiano Ronaldo (b) Luis Suárez (c) Lionel Messi (d) Diego Costa 71. Which country recently withdraws from UN Human Rights Council? (a) Egypt (b) Brazil (c) United Kingdom (d) United States of America 72. Who wins the 2018 title? (a)Pooja Chand (b)Shreya Rao (c) (d) 73. World Refugee Day is celebrated on (a) June 18 (b) June 20 (c) June 21 (d) June 24 74. President Rule is imposed on which State in the month of June, 2018? (a)Assam (b)Karnataka (c) West Bengal (d) Jammu and Kashmir - 7 -

75. Which Indian State imposed total ban on the use of plastic? (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Odisha (d) Maharashtra 76. Which country’s goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary makes history as FIFA World Cup’s oldest player at the age of 45? (a) Egypt (b) Iran (c)Morocco (d)Saudi Arabia 77. Which company setup the World’s largest mobile factory in India? (a) Apple (b) Nokia (c) Samsung (d) MI 78. Hima Das become the first Indian to win Gold in a World Championship in ______metre event at IAAF World U20 Championships. (a)100 (b)200 (c)300 (d)400 79. In which year did the partition of Bengal take place? (a)1902 (b)1903 (c)1904 (d)1905 80. Who wins the Women’s Single title in Wimbledon 2018? (a) Angelique Kerber (b) Caroline Wozniacki (c) Serena Williams (d) Simona Halep 81. Which team wins FIFA World Cup 2018? (a)Croatia (b)France (c) England (d) Belgium 82. Who wins the Golden Boot Award in FIFA World Cup 2018 for scoring highest number of goals? (a) Diego Costa (b) Cristiano Ronaldo (c) Romelu Lukaku (d) Harry Kane 83. Who wins the Golden Glove Award in FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Danijel Subašiæ (b) Hugo Lloris (c) Thibaut Courtois (d) David de Gea 84. World Youth Skills Day is observed on - (a) 13th July (b) 14th July (c) 15th July (d) 16th July 85. Who becomes the first Indian women to win gold medal at Asian Wrestling Championship? (a) Babita Kumari (b) Navjot Kaur (c) (d) Sakshi Malik 86. Which movie wins the Best Movie Award in the Oscar 2018? (a) The Shape of Water (b) Darkest Hour (c)Get Out (d)Lady Bird 87. “Krem Puri” which is the World’s longest sandstone cave is recently discovered in - (a) Odisha (b) Meghalaya (c) (d) Madhya Pradesh - 8 -

88. Who is the present Governor of Mizoram? (a) (b) Lt. General (Retd.) (c) Kummanam Rajasekharan (d) 89. National Girl Child Day is observed on - (a) 18th January (b) 24th January (c) 27th January (d) 30th Jnauary 90. Which Actress wins the Best Actress Award in the 2018 Filmfare Awards? (a) Vidya Balan (b) Priyanka Chopra (c) Kangana Ranaut (d) Deepika Padukone 91. Who is the only Tennis player to wins 20 Grand Slam title in Men’s category? (a) Andy Murray (b) Novak Djokovic (c) Rafael Nadal (d) Roger Federer 92. Which country wins the Under-19 World Cup Cricket 2018? (a)India (b)New Zealand (c) Australia (d) 93. Which state tops in the list of “Healthy States, Progressive India” published by Niti Aayog in the month of February, 2018? (a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Haryana (d) Maharashtra 94. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit which country in the month of February, to become the first Prime Minster to make an official visit? (a) Jordan (b) Turkey (c) Palestine (d) Angora 95. Which State published the first draft of the National Register of Citizens(NRC)? (a) Arunachal (b) Assam (c) Meghalaya (d) 96. Which one of the following countries, applied Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first time on 1st January, 2018? (a)UAE (b)Qatar (c) Oman (d) Kuwait 97. Which one is the second State in North East after Sikkim to declared as the Open Defecation Free State? (a) Tripura (b) Manipur (c) Mizoram (d) Arunachal Pradesh 98. Who wins the Australian Open Women’s Single title in 2018? (a) Angelique Kerber (b) Simona Halep (c) Caroline Wozniacki (d) Garbiñe Muguruza 99. Where the National Sports University will be establish under National Sports University Bill, 2017? (a) Manipur (b) Mizoram (c)Goa (d)Kerala 100. When did the Supreme Court of India struck down one of the world’s oldest bans on consensual gay sex? (a) 4 September 2018 (b) 5 September 2018 (c) 6 September 2018 (d) 7 September 2018

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