APSC CCE Prelim 2020 General Studies (GS) Paper 1 Questions Analysis
Questions from Art & Culture, Literature & Sports sections
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Q82. Bhogeswar Baruah was the first Arjuna Award winner from Assam in 1966. Who was the 2nd Assamese to win this coveted award of Indian sports in 1987?
- Tayabun Nisha
- Monalisa Baruah Mehta
- Madalisa Hazarika
- Toshen Bora
Correct option: (B) Monalisa Baruah Mehta.
Five Arjuna Award winners from Assam
Arjuna Award is India’s second highest sporting honour. Started in 1961, the Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Since then five sports persons from Assam had been awarded with this prestigious award.
Bhogeswar Baruah
Bhogeswar Baruah is the first Arjuna Award winner from Assam. He received the prestigious award in 1966. He won gold medal in the 800 metres race at Bangkok Asian Games in 1966. Baruah’s birthday is celebrated on September 3 every year in Assam, called Abhiruchi Sports Day.
Monalisa Baruah Mehta.
Ace table tennis player Monalisa Baruah Mehta is the second Assamese to receive Arjuna Award. She received the prestigious award in 1987. Monalisa is married to ace table tennis player Kamalesh Mehta. Monalisa was the 12 time state champion and won the national table tennis championship eight times.
Jayanta Talukdar
Ace archer Jayanta Talukdar received the Arjuna Award in 2006. He is the third sports person from Assam, after Bhogeswar Baruah (1966) and Monalisa Barua Mehta (1987) to receive this prestigious award. Jayanta Talukdar made it to the Indian men’s recurve archers team for London Olympics 2012.
Shiva Thapa
World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa is the fourth Assamese player to receive the prestigious award in 2016. Thapa was the only boxer recommended in 2016 for Arjuna Award. Shiva Thapa participated in the 2012 London Olympics. He was the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics.
Hima Das
India’s track queen Hima Das is the latest addition to the list of Arjuna awardees from Assam this year. She is the second athlete after Bhogeswar Baruah (1966) and fifth Assamese player to receive this award.
Q83.
Q83. Which Assamese film won the first-even National Film Award (the President’s Certificate of Merit) for regional language category in 1955?
- Piyoli Phukan
- Maniram Dewan
- Indramalati
- Ronga Police
(A) Piyoli Phukan
The 1955 Phani Sarma directorial film Piyali Phukan received the first Certificate of Merit.
The film is based on the life and struggle of a historical character of Assam, Piyoli Phukan, son of Badan Borphukan, who revolted against British occupation. He was sentenced to death and hanged in 1830 at Jorhat. The film is produced by Gama Prasad Agarwalla under the banner of Rupjyoti Production, Tezpur, Assam. Piyoli Phukan is the first Assamese film, which got national reorganization.
Film Ronga Police, directed by Nip Barua, became the first film to receive the president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese.
Q84. Great Footballer Talimeren Ao was born in undivided Assam (in Naga Hills
district), and went on to study at Cotton College and RG Kar Medical College for his degree in medicine. He holds an unique status in Indian football. What is that?
- He scored the first goal for India in international matches.
- He was the first captain of Indian football team in 1948 London Olympics.
- He was the flag bearer of Indian contingent in 1948 London Olympics.
- Both b and c
Correct option: (D) Both b and c
Talimeren Ao was an Indian footballer and physician. He is best known as the captain of Indian team in their first ever match. He was born on 28 January 1918 in the then Naga Hills District of Assam. He was a figurehead of India’s football history, and his name is resonant in the collective memory of the people.
Ao was the captain of the India national football team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the team’s first official game and was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent.
Q85. Aximat Jar Xeral Xima is a landmark in Assamese Novel written by Kanchan Baruah and was published in 1945. But Kanchan Baruah is the pen name. What is the author’s real name?
- Brajamohan Sarma
- Bhubanmohan Baruah
- Medini Choudhury
- None of them
Correct option: (B) Bhubanmohan Baruah
Q86. The Tale of Nomadic Soul is the English translation of a famous Novel by Syed Abdul Malik. Which is that novel among the following?
- Parashmoni
- Adharshila
- Aghari Atmar Kahini
- Ruptirthar Yatri
Correct option: (C) Aghori Atmar Ka Hinee
The Tale of Nomadic Soul: Translated in English by R.P.Khaund from the Original Assamese Novel “Aghori Atmar Ka Hinee” by Malik Syed Abdul.
Q87. The novel Abhijatri is based on the life and achievements of
- Nalini Bala Devi
- Aideu Handique
- Chandraprabha Saikiani
- Rajbala Handique
Correct option: (C) Chandraprabha Saikiani
