COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 143

1. The central co-operative banks are in direct touch with

    A. farmers

    B. State co-operative banks

2. Taxes cannot be levied by the union government in India -
      A. Tax on professions
      B. Service tax

3. Our financial system has provided for the transfer of resources from the centre to the states; the important means of resource transfer are
     A. tax sharing
     B. grant-in-aids
     C. loans
     D. All the above

4. The long run aggregate supply curve is vertical because
     A. there is no cyclical inflation
     B. at full employment prices are stable

5. Which is the first State in India to bring the private education sector within the ambit of the Maternity benefit (Amendment) Act 2019?
      Ans: Kerala

6. The 'Renaissance' is based on which concept?
      A. Man is the centre of the Universe
      B. God is the centre of the Universe

7. Which Indian State does not border with Bangladesh?
     A. Manipur
     B. Assam

8. Which is the world's largest island?
      Ans: Greenland

9. In eye donation which part of donors eye is utilised?
     Ans: Cornea

10. X and Y can do a work in 12 days. Y and Z in 15 days. Z and X in 20 days. If A, B and C work together, they will complete the work in:
      A. 5 days
      B. 7 5⁄6 days
      C. 10 days

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 109

1. The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga are located in 

     A. The Lesser Himalayas 

     B. The Greater Himalayas 

2. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?
    A. Ecology
    B. Geography
    C. Geology
    D. Geomorphology

3. Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the lndian people?
  l. The expanses of water surrounding the peninsula 
  II. The Himalayan Mountains 
  Ill. The vastness of the country 
  IV. The presence of the Indian ocean
A. I
B. II
C. I and II
D. I,II,III and IV

4. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called
    A. aridsols
    B. vertisols

5. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
    A. Thornton Hargreaves
    B. Peter Hargreaves
    C. James Hargreaves

6. When a body is executing simple harmonic motion and passes through the mean position, it has
 A. Both kinetic energy and potential energy minimum
     B. Both kinetic energy and potential energy maximum

7. Neon is used in lights for
    Ans: advertising display

8. A person who enters without any invitation
     A. Thief
     B. Intruder

9. One who is too careless to plan for the future.
     A. impractical
     B. impotent
     C. improvident
     D. imprudent

10. The smell of the Sea called ________ memories of her childhood.
     A. on
     B. back

     C. up

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 76

1. How many number of sessions were held in the Constituent Assembly—

   a) Twenty sessions

   b) Twelve sessions

2. At present, right to property is a

    a)Natural Right

    b)Human Right

    c)Fundamental Right

    d)Legal Right

3. The power to impose reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens rests with-

    a)the Supreme Court

    b) the Parliament 

4. Which Constitutional Article lays down the provision for a National Commission for SC and ST—

      a) Article 337

      b) Article 334

      c) Article 338

5. Who was the last Governor-General of India?

      a) Jawharlal Nehru

      b) C Rajagopalachari

6. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

       a) National Commission for Women: 1992

       b) National Minorities Commission: 1993

       c) National Backward Classes Commission: 2002

7. Which of the following function performed by the National Commission for SC?

    a. To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under the Constitution.

    b. To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Castes

     c. Full implementation of the various acts like the PCR Act, 1955 and SC and ST (POA) Act, 1989.

    d. All of the above

8. With which Amendment to the Constitution Sikkim was made a full-fledged State of Indian Union?

    Ans: 36th Amendment, 1975

9. First English newspaper in Assam

    Ans: The Assam Tribune

10. The first Assamese daily

       Ans: Dainik Batori

ASSAM GK

1. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    a) Mahuri - Tripura
    b) Khowai- Meghalaya
    c) Arunachal Pradesh - Dibang
    d) Assam - Pagladiya 

2. What was the last Capital of Ahom Kingdom?
     a) Jorhat
     b) Tezpur

3. These are amongst most beautiful creatures on earth. Around 1500 species are reported from India of which nearly half are reported from Assam and N.E. India.This reference is about
    a) butterflies 
    b) birds

4. Described as "Biological Gateway” of North East.
      Ans: Assam

5. “Cradle of flowering plants lies in between Assam and Fiji”, said by whom?
    Ans: Eminent Plant Taxonomist and Plant Geographer Armen L. Takhtajan

6. Broadly speaking the forest in Assam can be described into following types/ subtypes.

     a) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests.

     b) Tropical Semi Evergreen Forests.

     c) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests.
     d) All of the above

7. Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests are found in the districts of Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and in a narrow stretch in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts along foothills. True/False
    Ans: True

8. The tallest tree of Assam, whose associated species are Borpat, Jutuli ,Sam, Dewa sam, Nahar , Teeta chap, Bhelu, Mekai etc.
      Ans: Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)

9. Only prosimian found in Assam and the N.E. region
     Ans: Slow Lorries( Lajuki Bandar)

10. With 950 bird species the State is home to 53.5% of the bird species found in the Indian Subcontinent. Name the state.

      Ans: Assam

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 33

1. Namdapha national park is situated in which district of Arunachal Pradesh?

    Ans:Changlang District 

2. The saliva helps in the digestion of

• starch 
• proteins

3. State with longest coastline in India

    Ans:Gujarat

4. The great Hindu law-giver was

• Banabhatta
• Manu

5. Parliament of Nepal is called

• Majlis
• Panchayat
• Parliament

6. __ book you want is out of print

• The
• A
• An

7. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

• 20
• 22
• 26
• 38

         First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2, and so on.

8. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was

• Satyajit Ray
• Dilip Kumar

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 32

1. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

    Ans: Lord Chelmsford

2. In a class of 60, where boys are twice that of girls, Kabita ranked seventeenth from the top.  If there are 9 boys ahead of Kabita, how many girls are after her in rank.   

• 12
• 18

Let the number of girls be x.  Then, number of boys = 2x.  

∴ x + 2x = 60 or 3x = 60 or x = 20  

So, number of girls = 20 and number of boys = 40.  

Number of students behind Kabita in rank = (60 - 17) = 43  

Number of boys ahead of Kabita in rank = 9  

Number of boys behind Kabita in rank = (40 - 9) =31  

∴ Number of girls behind Kabita in rank = (43 -31) = 12. 

3. The Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated on 2nd October, 1959 in which district of Rajasthan?
    Ans: Nagaur

4. The word ‘parliament’ is derived from the French expression ‘parle’. What is the meaning of the expression?
      Ans: to speak or parley

5. Diego Garcia is an island located in 

• Indian ocean
• Arabian sea

6. The United Nations has defined the term community development “as a process designed to create conditions of economic and social progress for the whole community with its active participation and the fullest possible reliance upon the community’s initiative.” True/False

     Ans: True

7. The Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated  on the recommendation of which committee?
    Ans:The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 31

1. If 28th February of 2001 is wednesday, what will be the day of the week on 28th February,2002?

• Wednesday
• Thursday

2. Secretary General of UN is

    Ans: António Guterres

3.The highest peak in Borail range

    Ans: The Thumjang (1,866 m) 

4. The inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India was presided over by

    Ans: Dr. Sachidananda Singha

5. India's first remote sensing satellite(IRS 1A) was launched from

• Baikonur
• Sri Harikota

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 28

1. Prime Minister of Pakistan

Ans: Imran Khan

2. Which one of the following statements concerning the Rajya Sabha is incorrect?

• The Vice President of India is its ex officio Chairman
• SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU is its speaker

3. Bay of Pigs is associated with

• the invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles
• the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq

4. Which organization of the United Nations has child welfare as its primary goal?

• UNESCO
• UNICEF

5. Up to what age does a judge of the Supreme Court of India hold office?

• 62
• 65

6. The President of India is invested__ executive powers.

• with
• of

7. The court is not concerned_____ political status of the accused.

• about
• from

8. Make hay ___ the Sun shines.

• while
• when

9. Legitimate means

• Valid
• Correct

10.Globalisation stands for

• integration of national economics into global economy
• structural adjustment programmes

COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 17

1. Sekrenyi festival is mostly celebrated by

    Ans: Angami Nagas

2. Assam state is constituted by how many districts?

    Ans: 33 districts

3. The 67th plenary meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC) was recently held in

   Ans: Shillong

4. Ali invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at compound interest rate 5 % p.a. How much amount will Ali get on maturity of the fixed deposit?

•  Rs. 8600
•  Rs. 8620
•  Rs. 8800
• Rs. 8820

Amount = Rs. [8000 * (1 + 5/100)^2] 

                = Rs. 8820.

 5. Who is the first Assamese woman to be awarded by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
      Ans: Pratima Pandey Barua

 6. Assamese film to win the Best Feature Film at the 65th National Film Awards
      Ans:  Village Rockstar 

7. 'Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar' scheme launched by which State of India?
     Ans: Punjab

8. Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 launched in which place of India?
     Ans: Mumbai, Maharashtra

9. Indravati National Park (INP) is located in
    Ans: Chhattisgarh

10. Mascot for `Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, who passed away
  Ans:Kunwar Bai, a 106-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh