Assam Public Service Commission

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असम लोक सेवा आयोग

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Q.Which article of the constitution
empowers the Supreme Court to
review a judgement or order
passed by it?

a) Article 137
b) Article 130
c) Article 139
d) Article 138
Q. The Human Rights Act in India
was enacted in which year?

a) 1993
b) 1994
c) 1995
d) 1996
Q. 79th Constitutional
amendment act related to:-

a) Center-State relations
b) Formation of two political
parties
c) Fundamental rights
d) Reservation for scheduled
caste and scheduled tribes in
election for Lok Sabha and
Vidhan Sabha for states.
Q. Which among the following are
considered essential for the
realisation of the highest good of
India’s citizens?

a) Fundamental rights
b) Fundamental duties
c) DPSP
d) Preamble
Q.The recommendations of the
Simon Commission were
incorporated in which of the
following?

a) Government of India Act, 1935

b) Mountbatten Plan
c) Indian Independence Act, 1947
d) August Offer
Q. Who among the following kings
is related to the repair of
Sudarsana Lake?

a) Rudradaman
b)Gautamiputra Satakarni
c)Kharavela
d)Ashoka
Q. Which among the following
was the ONLY session of Indian
National Congress that was
presided by Mahatma Gandhi?

a) Amaravati
b) Belgaum
c) Nagpur
d) Karachi
Q. Who was the father of the
renaissance of Western India?

a) B.M. Malabari
b) M.G. Ranade
c) R. G. Bhandarkar
d) K.T. Telang
Q. Which of the following Articles
of the Indian Constitution deals
with promotion of international
peace and security?

a) Article 48 A
b) Article 41
c) Article 43 A
d) Article 51
Q. Where was the second Jain
council held?

a)Pataliputra
b)Vallabhi
c)Patliputra
d)Vaishali
Q. When Mahatma Gandhi was
arrested, who among the
following took over the leadership
of Salt Satyagraha?

a)Vinoba Bhave
b)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
c)Abbas Tayyabji
d)Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Q.Permanent Revenue settlement
of Bengal was introduced by?

a)Lord Clive
b)Lord Hastings
c)Lord Wellesley
d)Lord Cornwallis
Q. Which is the deepest lake in
the world?

a) Baikal lake
b) Crater lake
c) Nyasa lake
d) Tanganyika lake
Q. Which of the following British
acts was the first to grant a sum of
₹1 lakh for education in India?

a) Wood's Dispatch 1854

b) Charter Act 1813
c) Charter Act 1853
d) Indian Council Act 1892
Q. Which of the following
committees is related to Public
Private Partnership (PPP)?

a)Kelkar Committee
b)Malegam Committee
c)Bimal Jalan Committee
d)N.K.Singh Committee
Q. How many members of the
upper house (Rajya Sabha) can be
nominated by the President of
India?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Q. The leader of the Bhakti
movement focusing on Lord Rama
was?

a)Namdeva
b)Jaydeva
c)Vivekanada
d)Ramananda
Q. Surendranath Banerjee and
Ananda Mohan Bose founded
which association in Bengal in
1876?

a) Bengal Association
b)Oriental Association
c)Indian Association
d)Tathagat Association
Q. Alph River and Onyx River are
located in which among the
following continents?

a)Australia
b)Antarctica
c)North America
d)Europe
Q. Which among the following is
NOT an erosional feature of the
wind?

a)Demoiselles
b)Barkhans
c)Driekanter
d)Yardangs
Q. Which of the following sound
waves are used in Echocardiography
?

a)Infrasonic wave
b)Ultrasonic wave
c) Hypersonic wave
d)None of the above
Q. Plants growing in marshy areas
are commonly called:-

a)Oxylophytes
b)Lithophytes
c)Helophytes
d)Psilophytes
Q. Which of the following is the
most probable source of
renewable energy in India?

a)Solar power
b)Biofuel power
c)Small hydro electric power
d)Energy generated from waste
Q. Which element helped James
Chadwick to discover Neutron?

a)Lithium
b)Beryllium
c)Boron
d)Carbon
Q. National Horticulture Mission
was launched during which of the
following five year plans?

a)11th five year plan

b)10th five year plan
c)Ninth five year plan
d)None of the above
Q. Bagram air base which was
recently in news, is located in
which country?

a)Pakistan
b)Afghanistan
c)Iran
d)Iraq
Q. The famous species of tree
'Sundari' is found in?

a)Mangrove forest
b)Tropical deciduous forests
c)Himalaya Mountains
d)Tropical Rainforest
Q. Name the passage which is
used by pilgrims in Uttarakhand
for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra?

a)Pensy La
b)Khardung La
c)Banihal Pass
d)Lipulekh
Q. As the river enters the plain it
twists and turns forming large
bends known as:-

a)crooks
b)flections
c)rounds
d)meanders
Q. Where are the headquarters of
the tea board located?

(a)Sicher
(b)Guwahati
(c)Kolkata
(d)Patna
Q. Which among the following
fertilisers is least likely to affect
the Soil pH?

a)Urea
b)Rock Phosphate
c)Ammonia
d)Muriate of potash
Q. What is the unit of measure of
a magnetic field?

a)Tesla
b)Ohm
c)Cobalt
d)Ampere
Q. Baglihar Dam is constructed on
which river?

a)Indus
b)Chenab
c)Sutlej
d)Ravi
Q. Which of the following is the
world’s rarest marine mammal?

a)Dugong
b)Vaquita
c)Sea Horse
d)Whale
Q. GST is a type of which of the
following?

a) Direct tax
b) Indirect tax
c) It depends on the goods and
services
d) It depends on the associate
states
Q. Who is the chairperson of the
National Green Tribunal?

a) Retired Judge of the Supreme

Court
b) Judge of the High Court
c) Judge of the District Court
d) Retired Judge of the
Subordinate Court
Q. Amindivi islands in India are
best known for which of the
following?

a)Coral Atolls/Reefs
b)Abyssal Fans
c)Seamounts
d)Estuaries
Q. Mahatma Gandhi formed the
Natal Indian Congress in which
year?

a)1874
b)1854
c)1863
d)1894
Q. Most of the meteoroids that
enter into Earth’s Atmosphere, get
burnt into which among the
following layers?

a)Ionosphere
b)Mesosphere
c)Stratosphere
d)Troposphere
Q. Which of the following rivers
originates in Rajasthan and
disappears in Gujarat?

a)Luni
b)Narmada
c)Tapi
d)Banas
Q. In which city, India’s first
Agriculture Export Facilitation
Centre has been established?

a)Pune
b)Chandigarh
c)New Delhi
d)Surat
Q. The material used in the
fabrication of a transistor is:-

a)Aluminium
b) Copper
c) Silicon
d) Silver
Q. Which is the first organic state
in India?

a)Kerala
b)Sikkim
c)Assam
d)Arunachal Pradesh
Q. Laughing gas used as
anaesthesia by doctors is:-

a) Nitrogen
b) Nitrogen Oxide
c) Nitrous Oxide
d) Nitrogen dioxide
Q. How does the plant cell differ
from the animal cell?

a)Mitochondria
b)Cell wall
c)Presence of protoplasm
d)Cell nucleus
Q. ‘Hire and Fire’ is the policy of:-

a)Capitalism
b)Socialism
c)Mixed economy
d)Traditional economy
Q. Most active volcano in the
world is:-

a)Cotopaxi
b)Fujiyama
c)Kilauea
d)Vesuvius
Q. In which of the following
market forms, a firm does not
exercise control over price?

a)Monopoly
b)Perfect competition
c)Oligopoly
d)Monopolistic competition
Q. Which one of the following is
not a scheme or project?

a)AMRUT
b)Swachh Bharat
c)AYUSH
d)Jan Dhan Yojana
Q. Which among the following is
NOT a function of NABARD?

a) Operate Rural Infrastructure

development fund.
b) Help Self Help Group(SHGs) in
rural areas.
c) Looks after agriculture
financing.
d) Give licence to Cooperative
banks.
Q. In ancient times, Darrang Desh
governed by:-

a) Solal Dev
b) Barbarua 2nd
c) Sadiya Gohain
d) Darrangi Raja
Q. Assam province was separated
from Bengal in which of the
following years?

a) 1874
b) 1883
c) 1884
d) 1898
Q. Which of the following states are
among the top five states to have shown
an increase in forest cover?

1) Assam
2) Uttarakhand
3) Karnataka

Select the correct option from the codes

given below:

a) Only 1
b) Only 2 & 3
c) Only 3
d) Only 1 & 2
Q. Provincial Self-Autonomy was
introduced to Assam from:-

a) 1935
b) 1937
c) 1940
d) 1941
Q. The Ahoms entered Assam
through which of the following
passes?

a) Lipulekh Pass
b) Phungan Pass
c) Patkai Pass
d) None of these
Q. Which state is set to withdraw
a section of its force from the
border with Assam?

a) Sikkim
b) Mizoram
c) Meghalaya
d) Nagaland
Q. The Koch coins were known
as:-

a) Tanka
b) Mohar
c) Nishka
d) Narayani
Q. The ancient name of Cachar
was

a) Hidimba
b) Diapur
c) Dhanashree
d) Narayanpur
Q. Which among the following matches of
farming area and their state are correct ?

1. Maidan- Karnataka
2. Char- Assam
3. Doab- Punjab

Choose the correct option from the codes

given below:-

a) Only 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 1, 2, 3
Q. The Singarigharutha ceremony
was first observed by:-

a) Suhungmung
b) Seteupha
c) Sudangphaa
d) Sukapha
Q. Which among the following matches of
the tribal group and the states where they
are predominantly located are correct?

1. Dimasa- Assam
2. Konyak- Nagaland
3. Mishmi- Arunachal Pradesh

Choose the correct option from the codes

given below:-

a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3
Q. Assam Rifles comes under
Which ministry?

a) Ministry of Defence
b) Ministry of Home Affairs
c) Ministry of North East
d) None of the these
Q. Muhammad-Bin-Bakhtiyar
Khilji attack Kamrupa on his way
to:-

a) China
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Tibet
Q. Which among the following pairs are
correct ?

1. Sorrow of Assam- Brahmaputra river

2. Sorrow of Karnataka- Doni river
3. Sorrow of Bihar- Gandak river

Choose the correct option from the codes

given below:-

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3
Q. Which financial institution has
provided Rs. 1,236 crore to Assam
for Rural Connectivity Projects?

a) World Bank
b) Asian Development Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development
Q. What was the common
language used in Kamrupa
inscriptions?

a) Bodo
b) Bengali
c) Sanskrit
d) Assamese
Q. The Assam Accord was signed
between All Assam Students Union
(AASU), All Assam Gana Sangram
Parishad and the Central Government
led by Rajiv Gandhi to bring stability
in Assam in which year?

a) 1985
b) 1990
c) 1995
d) 2000
Q. Who is the head of the
committee constituted to
investigate the fire incident that
happened in Assam’s Baghjan Oil
well?

a) B P Katakey
b) N C Kelkar
c) Siddhanta Das
d) A K Sikri
Q. Who wrote ‘Tungkhugia
Buranji’?

a) Visheswar Barua
b) Srinath Barbarua
c) Bhupen Hazarika
d) Kashinath Tamuli Phukan
Q. Ahom legends Khun-Lung and
Khun-Lai were the grandsons of:-

a) Leng Don
b) Sukapha
c) Caao-Tai-Pung
d) Chang lao
Q. Which bank has launched
India’s first ‘open-for-all’
comprehensive digital ecosystem
for all Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs)?

a) SBI
b) HDFC
c) ICICI
d) Kotak Mahindra
Q. Which of the following defence
entities has signed an MoU for the
‘Manipur Super 50’ project?

a) Indian Army
b) Assam Rifles
c) CRPF
d) BSF
Q. World Press Freedom Day also
known as World Press Day is
observed annually on Which
date?

a) 1st May
b) 2nd May
c) 3rd May
d) 4th May
Q. Which of the following
shipyards is set to build the first
indigenous hydrogen-fuelled
electric vessels?

a) Goa Shipyard Limited

b) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Limited
d) Cochin Shipyard Limited
Q. Which has become the first
book written in an Indian
language to be awarded the
International Booker Prize?

a) Nectar in a Sieve
b) Room on the Roof
c) Combat of Shadows
d) Tomb of Sand
Q. Which two Indian shooters won a
gold medal in the mixed team pistol
event at the International Shooting
Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World
Cup?

a) Esha Singh and Saurabh

Chaudhary
b) Manu Bhaker and Saurabh
Chaudhary
c) Manu Bhaker and Arjun Babuta
d) Esha Singh and Saurabh
Chaudhary
Q. Which state has won the 12th
Hockey India Senior Women
National Championship 2022?

a) Karnataka
b) Manipur
c) Odisha
d) Andhra Pradesh
Q. Which of the following
countries has lifted the Uber Cup
2022?

a) China
b) Japan
c) India
d) South Korea
Q. Named Sky Bridge 721, which
country has opened the world’s
longest suspension footbridge?

a) Vietnam
b) Denmark
c) Czech Republic
d) Turkey
Q. The Manufacturing Purchasing
Managers’ Index (PMI) has risen
for the month of April, giving a
good start to the manufacturing
sector in India. Which company
publishes the index?

a) Nikkei
b) IHS Markit
c) National Stock Exchange
d) Bombay Stock Exchange
Q. The first Assamese daily
newspaper is:-

a) Assam Bandhu
b) Dainik Batori
c) Natun Asomiya
d) None of the above
Q. What is known as ‘Aman’ in
West Bengal, ‘Sali’ in Assam?

a) Mango
b) Winter rice
c) Pulses
d) Oil seed
Q. The Skill development training
programme for jail inmates has
started at which place in Assam?

a) Guwahati
b) Bongaigaon
c) Karbi Anglong
d) Cachar
Q. Hiuen Tsang visited Kamarupa
during the reign of:-

a) Samudra-varman
b) Bhaskar-varman
c) Vanamala-varman
d) Narakasura
Q. Identify the tribe of India with the help of given
information:-

1. They are of Matrilineal descent and use

matrilocal residence.
2. They were known as Lalungs in the Assamese
Buranjis, Colonial literature and in the
Constitution of India
3. The tribe has been frequently in news for
practising shifting cultivation.

Select the correct answer from options given

below:-

a) Tiwa
b) Baiga
c) Paniyan
d) Kondh
Q. Consider the following statements:-

1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan.

2. Mizoram shares a border with
Bangladesh.

Which of the statements given above

are correct ?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 only
d) None
Q. A study highlighting the success of
North East Rural Livelihood Project,
consider the following statements
about the scheme?

a) The project uses community

development groups (CDG) to
create development plans.
b) The project is implemented only
in Assam.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) None of the options.
Q. Who has been conferred with
the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award
for Assamese literature ?

a) Bhupen Hazarika
b) Ghanshyam Desai
c) Afsar Khan
d) Jayant Madhab Bora
Q. The large tank in "Tezpur"
known as "Hajara Pukhuri"
excavated by:-

a) Harjaravardan
b) Bana
c) Bhaskar varman
d) Narakasura
Q. The annual report named
Global Report on Food Crises 2022
was launched by Which
organisation?

a) UNEP
b) UNICEF
c) World Food Programme
d) Global Network Against Food
Crises
Q. The delimitation commission set
up by the Centre recently submitted
its final report on the delimitation
of Assembly and parliamentary
constituencies in which state/UT ?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Ladakh
c) Assam
d) Uttar Pradesh
Q. In which state’s region a survey
of Grey slender loris populations
was carried out by scientists from
the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology
and Natural History (SACON)?

a) Assam
b) Telangana
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Maharashtra
Q. Where is India's first Amrit
Sarovar built?

a) Rampur
b) Etowah
c) Gorakhpur
d) Ayodhya
Q. Consider the following statements related
to e-pension portal:-

1. The e-pension scheme was launched on

International Labour Day (May 1, 2022)
2. The e-Pension scheme has been
developed by the Finance Department.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are

correct?

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Q. In the Diamond League
competition 2022, Neeraj Chopra
won the silver medal. It was held in
which of the following countries?

a) France
b) Germany
c) Norway
d) Sweden
Q. Who amongst the following
was sworn in as the first Black
woman to serve on the US
Supreme Court ?

a) Ketanji Brown Jackson

b) Jane Bolin
c) Constance Baker Motley
d) Julia Cooper Mack
Q. The 2022 NATO Summit was
held in which of the following
countries?

a) Spain
b) France
c) Germany
d) Brussels
Q. The Department of Food and
Public Distribution organised the
National Conference on Food and
Nutrition Security in which of the
following cities?

a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) New Delhi
d) Gandhi Nagar
Q. Which of the following
emerged as the Best Performers in
a category of States in the third
edition of Ranking of States on
Support to Startup Ecosystems?

a) Gujarat and Karnataka

b) Maharashtra and Punjab
c) Telangana and Kerala
d) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Q. Who among the following has
won the title of Femina Miss India
2022 ?

a) Sini Shetty
b) Rubal Shekhawat
c) Shinata Chauhan
d) Gargee Nandy