1 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) Attempt all questions 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 11. Lalrintluangi scaled Mount Everest in the year 2016 and Zohmangaiha in…. (a) 2013 (b) 2014 (c) 2015 (d) 2016 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 3 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 4 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 34. The Twelfth Five Year Plan covers the period (a) 2008 – 2012 (b) 2012 – 2016 (c) 2012 – 2017 (d) 2012 – 2018 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 6 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 7 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.