Q1. Which personality from Assam is set to be conferred Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship?
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Manmohan Singh
Jitendra Nath Goswami
Ranjan Gogoi
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma will create history as the first-ever chief minister of Assam to be awarded the ‘Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship.’
Q2. Government of India has recently launched the Vishwakarma Yojana to provide employment and financial assistance to
Farmers and food-related industries
Artisans and craftsmen
Educational start-ups
Social entrepreneurship
Artisans and craftsmen
The Government of India is set to launch Vishwakarma Yojana at 70 locations across India on September 17. The scheme was announced during the Prime Minister’s Independence Day speech and is aimed at benefiting skilled individuals in traditional craftsmanship. Over the next five years, the program will allocate an expenditure of 13,000 crores.
Q3. Which state has recently launched ‘Gruha Lakshmi scheme’?
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka government launches Gruha Lakshmi scheme, which aims to provide assistance of ₹2,000 every month to women head of families in the State.
The scheme was launched by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. This is said to be India’s largest money transfer scheme. Around 1.08 crore beneficiaries have been identified for the scheme.
Q4. ‘International Literacy Day’ is observed on
June 09
July 05
September 8
October 13
September 8
The Government of India has decided to organise a literacy week from 1st September to 8th September 2023 to celebrate International Literacy Day.
UNESCO will celebrate International Literacy Day (ILD) on 8 September 2023 under the theme ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’.
Q5. Bilateral naval exercise ‘Varuna’ is conducted between the navies of which countries?
India and Japan
India and France
India and Russia
India and Australia
India and France
Phase 2 of the 21st edition of Varuna bilateral exercise between Indian and French Navy was conducted in the Arabian Sea.
The exercise witnessed participation of guided missile frigates, tanker, Maritime Patrol Aircraft and integral helicopters from the two sides. The first phase of ‘Varuna-2023’ was conducted off India’s Western Seaboard.
Q6. Who is recently appointed as the first woman to head the Railway Board of India?
Madhabi Puri Buch
Jaya Verma Sinha
Vandana Luthra
Rekha Sharma
Jaya Verma Sinha
Union government appointed Jaya Verma Sinha Chairperson of the Railway Board, becomes the first woman to head the Board.
Jaya Verma Sinha succeeded Anil Kumar Lahoti as chairman and chief executive officer of the Railway Board. Sinha is a seasoned member of the Indian Railway Management Services (IRMS).
Q7. The International Day for South-South Cooperation observed on
July 19
August 08
August 23
September 12
September 12
The International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed on 12 September every year. This year, the theme is ‘Solidarity, Equity and Partnership: Unlocking South-South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs’.
South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance and the attainment of development goals.
Q8. Which ministry has recently approved the Startup Guidelines for Technical Textiles – Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT) providing grant-in-aid upto INR 50 Lakhs?
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Textiles
The Ministry of Textiles has approved the Startup Guidelines for Technical Textiles – Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT) providing grant-in-aid upto INR 50 Lakhs for upto a period of 18 months.
Ministry of Textiles gives nod to 26 engineering institutions for introduction of Technical Textiles under National Technical Textiles Mission.
Q9. Asia Cup 2023 cricket tournament was hosted in which country/countries?
Sri Lanka and Pakistan only
Sri Lanka and India only
Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh only
Sri Lanka only
Sri Lanka and Pakistan only
The Asia Cup 2023 tournament kicked off across four venues in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The 16th edition of Asia Cup is all set to start on August 30 and will end on September 17.
A total of six teams will be participating. The teams have been divided into two groups and are playing against each other in round-robin style.
Q10. India handed over the G-20 Presidency to which country?
USA
Indonesia
China
Brazil
Brazil
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the ceremonial gavel to Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, initiating the process of transition of the President’s Chair for the next round of the G-20 in Brazil.
Brazil officially will take over the mantle of the presidency on December 1 this year. Modi also proposed a virtual session of the G20 around the end of November to take stock of the suggestions and decisions made at the leaders’ summit.
Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Dev Dept, Assam Govt 2021 Qs Paper – Analysis of Science & Tech, General Aptitude, and Sports Questions
Science and Technology
Q6. The correct sequence of activities in solid waste management is
Treatment-Collection-Transportation-Segregation
Segregation-Collection-Transportation-Treatment
Collection-Segregation- Treatment-Transportation
Collection-Transportation-Treatment-Segregation
Q45. The Luman Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX), a joint mission to the Moon, involves which two countries?
India and Israel
India and Japan
India and Russia
India an US
Q33. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated at
Chennai
Trombay
Kalpakkam
Pokhran
Q34. Akash is a/an ______ missile.
Surface to air
Air to surface
Surface tp surface
Air to air
General Aptitude
Q21. A train 300 metres long crosses a platform 900 metres long in 1 minute. What is the speed of the train in km/hr?
90
72
54
18
Q22. Hari and Ram’s current ages are in the ratio 2:3. Their ages will be in the ratio 5:7 after 4 years. What is the sum of their current ages?
40 years
34 years
24 years
20 years
Q23. 20 workers can finish a work in 30 days. After how many days 5 workers can be removed and still get the work completed in total 35 days?
20 days
15 days
10 days
5 days
Q24. Ekanta is son of Atul. Devang is son of Brijesh. Ekanta is married to Chitra. Chitra is Brijesh’s daughter. How is Devang related to Ekanta?
Brother
Uncle
Cousin
Brother-in-law
Q25. If ACT=48, BAD=14, COOL=90, what is then HOT equal to?
86
76
52
33
Q26. The average age of 36 students in a group in 14 years. When teacher’s Age is included in the group, the average increases by 1 year. What is the teacher’s age in years?
31
36
51
56
Q27. Choose the pair in which the words are incorrectly related.
Police: Army
Fish: Shoal
Cow: Herd
Lion: Pride
Q28. If B is the only child of C’s grand- father’s only daughter, then how is C’s father related to B?
Maternal uncle
Father
Paternal uncle
Brother
Q29. If the first day of a month is what date will Sunday. then be three days after the fourth Wednesday in the month?
24th
29th
27th
30th
Q30. Vrinda is facing towards North-East direction. Then she turns 900 in the clockwise direction and then 1350 in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now?
North
South
East
West
Q31. Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
A good friend will always stand ________ you.
By
Behind
Near
Close to
Q32. Choose the grammatically correct sentence
Two and two add four
Two and two become four
Two and two are four
Two and two make four
Sports
Q36. In which Asian Games, Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah won the gold medal in 800 metres running event?
Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Dev Dept, Assam Govt 2021 Qs Paper – Analysis of History, Literacy, Art and Culture Questions
India and Assam History
Q35. Which of the following sites is not connected with the Indus Valley Civilization?
Lothal
Ropar
Mathura
Kalibangan
Q38. The ‘Rang Ghar’ was first built with bamboo and wood during the reign of
Siva Singha
Bar Raja Phuleswari
Rudra Singha
Pramatta Singha
Culture, Literacy, Art
Q16. All Aye Ligang is a festival of
Mising community
Tiwa community
Bodo community
Rabha community
Q17. Priyotomar Sithi, the first sonnet in Assamese literature, was composed by
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Gunabhiram Barua
Hemchandra Goswami
Lambodar Bora
Q18. Three historical plays, Chakradhwaj Singha, Joymoti Kunwari and Belimar were written by
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Raghunath Choudhary
Padmanath Gohain Barua
Q19. The novel, lyaningam was written by
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
Q20. Who played the role of Joymoti in the film, Joymoti made by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala?
Gyanada Kakati
Eva Asao
Bidya Rao
Aideu Handique
Q37. Who is the author of the historical novel, Makam?
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
CP Saikia
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Rita Chowdhury
Q39. Which of the following was the first coloured Assamese film?
Bhaiti
Sandhya Raag
Ito Sito Bahuto
Kallol
Q40. Bishnu Rabha Award is given for the contribution towards
Assamese literature
Assamese journalism
Assamese folk art
Assamese culture
Q42. Who was the first President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
APSC CC (Preliminary) Exam 2022 – Result Declared (List of Selected Candidates)
To everyone’s surprise, the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) declared the results of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2022 held on 26 March, 2022. Full list of candidates who have been declared the Prelim exam and are qualified to appear in the Combined Competitive (Main) Examination, 2022.
APSC Exam Syllabus for Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Development Department
APSC has released notification for 25 posts of Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Development Department, Govt of Assam. APSC has declared scheme of exams and syllabus for the Research Assistant exam by a separate notification.
Research Assistant Written Test (Multiple Choice Question)
SUBJECT: GENERAL STUDIES
Time: 2 hours.
Total Marks: 200
MCQ type Questions
Syllabus for Research Assistant:
Syllabus Items/Topics
Current Affairs (Indian & Assam)
Indian History & National Movement
Assam History
Geography (India & Assam)
Indian Polity & Constitution of India
Sports/Books/Authors and Important People of Assam
APSC Recruitment 2023 – 4 posts of Inspector of Statistics in Directorate of Economics & Statistics under Transformation and Development Dept, Govt of Assam jobs
Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has released a notification for the recruitment of 4 posts of Inspector of Statistics in Planning Services under Transformation and Development Dept, Assam.
No. of posts: Total 4
Category-wise breakup: UR: 1, OBC/ MOBC: 3
Pay scale: Rs. 22,000/- to 97,000/- Grade Pay: Rs. 9,700/- in Pay Band-3
Last Date for Payment of Application fee : 01.05.2023
Eligibility Criteria:
(i) The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.
(ii) The candidate must produce PRC issued in Assam for educational purpose/ Employment Exchange Registration certificate / Voter ID card of the candidate or his/her parents will be treated as proof of residency along with the application form.
Educational Qualification:
At least second class Master Degree in Economics, Statistics or Mathematics from a recognized University or its equivalent.
Age:
The candidates should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than 38 years of age as on 01/01/2023. The upper age limit is relaxable : (i) By 5 years for SC/ST candidates, i.e. upto 43 years. (ii) By 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years. (iii) For Persons with Disability (PWD) by 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and General Category of candidate.
The session of parliament in India is convened by the Government. India does not have a fixed parliamentary calendar. By convention, Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. The President of India summons each House of the Parliament from time to time. The gap between two sessions of the Parliament cannot exceed 6 months, which means the Parliament meets at least two times in one year.
Sessions of Parliament
A session of the Indian Parliament is the period during which a House meets almost every day uninterruptedly to manage the business.
The process of calling all members of the Parliament to meet is called Summoning of Parliament. President of India can summons Parliament, as per Article 85 of the Constitution.
The decision is taken by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs which is formalised by the President, in whose name MPs are summoned to meet for a session.
There are typically three sessions in a year. A session contains many meetings. In general, the sessions are as follows:
Budget session (February to May)
Monsoon session (July to September)
Winter session (November to December)
Budget Session
The members discuss the various provisions of the budget and matters concerning taxation, after the Finance Minister presents the budget.
The budget session is generally split into two periods with a gap of one month between them.
This session every year starts with the President of India’s Address to both Houses.
The monsoon session is held in July to September every year.
This is after a break of two months after the budget session.
In this session, matters of public interest are discussed.
Winter Session
The winter session of Parliament is held in mid-November to mid-December every year.
It is the shortest session of all.
It takes up the matters that could not be considered upon earlier and makes up for the absence of legislative business during the second session of the Parliament.
Joint Session of Parliament
Article 108 of the Constitution provides for the joint sitting of the Parliament’s two Houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, in order to break any deadlock between the two.
The joint sitting of the Parliament is called by the President of India.
Such a session is presided over by the Speaker, and in his/her absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. In the absence of both, it is presided over by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
If any of the above are not present, any other member of the Parliament can preside by consensus of both the Houses.
Joint Session is called when
If a bill is passed by one House and passed on to the other and –
The other House rejects the bill.
The Houses disagree on the amendments made to the bill.
If 6 months have passed since the passing of the bill by one House and the bill has been received by the other House without it being passed (the President cannot summon a joint sitting if the bill was not passed because of the dissolution of the Lok Sabha). Also, in calculating the 6 months, days, when House was prorogued or adjourned for more than 4 consecutive days, are not counted.
Exceptions to Joint Sittings
Constitution Amendment Bills: As per Article 368, the constitution of India can be amended by both the Houses by a 2/3rd majority. In case of a disagreement between both the houses, there is no provision for a joint session of Parliament.
Money Bills: Money bills do not require the approval of the Rajya Sabha. Only Lok Sabha needs to pass it. Even if the Upper House does not pass a money bill within 14 days, it is deemed to have been passed by both Houses of Parliament after the expiry of the above period. So, there is no case for a joint sitting in the case of a money bill.
Quorum of Parliament
The minimum number of the members required to be present for conducting a meeting of the house is called Quorum.
One-tenth strength is fixed as quorum by the Constitution for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
There should be at least 55 members present to conduct a sitting of Lok Sabha.
There should be at least 25 members are to be present to conduct a sitting of Rajya Sabha.
Adjournment of Parliament
When the sitting of the House is terminated to meets again at the time appointed for the next sitting, it is called Adjournment.
The sittings of the house can be postponed through adjournment for a specified time such as hours, days or weeks.
If the meeting is terminated without any definite time/date fixed for the next meeting, it is called Adjournment sine die.
The presiding officer (Speaker or Chairman) of the House is the authority to adjourn as well as adjournment sine die the house sittings.
Prorogation of Parliament
Prorogation is done by the President of India. It is the end of session of Parliament and not the dissolution of the house.
Prorogation is done only in case of Lok Sabha, as Rajya Sabha does not dissolve.
The Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). In 1971, the central government enacted the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers, and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. Articles 148 – 151 of the Constitution of India deal with the institution of the CAG of India.
He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department and chief Guardian of Public purse.
The CAG is appointed by the President of India by a warrant under his hand and seal.
He holds office for a period of six years or up to the age of 65years, whichever is earlier.
He can resign any time from his office by addressing the resignation letter to the president. He can also be removed by the president on the basis of a resolution passed to that effect by both the Houses of Parliament with special majority, either on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
CAG audits the accounts related to all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India, Consolidated Fund of each state and UT having a legislative assembly.
CAG audits all expenditure from the Contingency Fund of India and the Public Account of India as well as the Contingency Fund and Public Account of each state.
CAG audits all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and other subsidiary accounts kept by any department of the Central Government and the state governments.
CAG audits the receipts and expenditure of all bodies and authorities substantially financed from the Central or State revenues; government companies; other corporations and bodies, when so required by related laws.
He acts as a guide, friend and philosopher of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament.
The CAG is also the statutory auditor of Government-owned corporations and conducts supplementary audit of government companies in which the Government has an equity share of at least 51 percent or subsidiary companies of existing government companies.
The reports of the CAG are laid before the Parliament/Legislatures and are being taken up for discussion by the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) and Committees on Public Undertakings (COPUs), which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures.
The CAG is ranked 9th and enjoys the same status as a sitting judge of Supreme Court of India in order of precedence.
G. C. Murmu is the current CAG of India. He assumed office on 8 August 2020. He is the 14th CAG of India.
