MCQ Questions for APSC Research Assistant 2023 Exam (Assam Govt Job Recruitment)
Q1. Who played the role of Joymoti in the film ‘Joymoti‘ made by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala? A. Gyanada Kakati B. Eva Asao C. Bidya Rao D. Aideu Handique
Aideu Handique
Q2. Which of the following organization/body maintains India’s foreign exchange reserves? A. Export Import Bank of India B. State Bank of India C. Reserve Bank of India D. Union Ministry of Finance
Reserve Bank of India
Q3. The words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were inserted in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by which amendment? A. 9th Amendment B. 42nd Amendment C. 44th Amendment D. 89th Amendment
42nd Amendment
Q4. Vande Bharat Express trains started first service on A. 15 February 2019 B. 15 August 2019 C. 28 May 2019 D. 01 January 2020
15 February 2019
Q5. Which company has signed MoU with Assam, Manipur and Tripura state Govts for development of Oil Palm cultivation in the NE region under National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm(NMEO-OP)? A. Hindustan Unilever B. ITC C. Godrej Agrovet D. Reliance Agro
Godrej Agrovet
Q6. ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ (PMJDY) was introduced in A. 2012 B. 2014 C. 2015 D. 2018
2014
Q7. Which institution regulates India’s National Pension System (NPS)? A. Reserve Bank of India B. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) D. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
Q8. Genome India Project aims to sequence how many Indian human genomes? A. 10000 B. 1 lakh C. 1 crore D. 100 crore
10000
Q9. Who is the chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council? A. Prime Minister B. RBI Governor C. Finance Minister D. Finance Secretary
Finance Minister
Q10. What is the disinvestment target of Union Finance ministry for the year 2023-24? A. Rs 92000 crore B. Rs 80000 crore C. Rs 64000 crore D. Rs 51000 crore
Rs 51000 crore
Q11. Which Union Ministry recently launched ‘Harit Sagar Guidelines 2023’? A. Ministry of Agriculture B. Ministry of Jal Shakti C. Ministry of External Affairs D. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Q1. Who among the following has won the Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Award 2022?
Pranjal Saikia
Tanuj Borah
Arun Nath
Mousumi Lekharu
C. Arun Nath
Q2. Consider the following statements, with regard to Assam Valley Literary Award:
The award was instituted by the Williamson Magor Group, a tea company.
It is given to creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature.
Which of the above statements are correct?
I only
II only
I and II
None of the above
C. I and II
The Assam Valley Literary Award was conceived in the year 1990 by Williamson Magor Education Trust to honour creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature.
It is given to writers of Assam once a year. The award was instituted by the Williamson Magor Group, a tea company.
The first recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award was prominent Assamese writer, filmmaker and social worker Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia.
In 2017, Sananta Tanty, Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, Dr. Rita Chowdhury received this award.
Q3. Who among the following has received the Nobel Prize 2022 in literature?
Kailash Satyarthi
Angela Merkel
Jacinda Ardern
Annie Ernaux
D. Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux received the Nobel Prize 2022 in literature for the bravery and clinical acuity with which she reveals the origins, estrangements, and collective restrictions of personal memory.
Q4. Who among the following has received the Nobel prize 2022 in Chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Douglas W. Diamond
Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger
Ben S. Bernanke, Morten Meldal and Philip H. Dybvig
Morten Meldal, Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless
D. Morten Meldal, Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless
Q5. Who among the following has won the Booker Prize 2022 for his novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”, ?
Shehan Karunatilaka
Bernardine Evaristo
Geetanjali Shree
Daisy Rockwell
A. Shehan Karunatilaka
Q6. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 was awarded to whom?
Achanta Sharath Kamal
Pullela Gopichand
Kapil Dev
Narain Karthikeyan
A. Achanta Sharath Kamal
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 awarded to the Table Tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal.
Q7. Who has won SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022?
Manjul Bhargava
Akshay Venkatesh
Yunqing Tang
Kathrin Bringmann
C. Yunqing Tang
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022 was awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Q8. Who has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees?
Kailash Satyarthi
Angela Merkel
Jacinda Ardern
Sanna Marin
B. Angela Merkel
Q9. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the year 2022 was awarded to
Svante Paabo
Douglas W. Diamond
John F Clauser
Barry Sharpless
A. Svante Paabo
Svante Paabo received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the extinct hominid genomes and the evolution of humans.
Q10. Who among the following has received the Nobel prize 2022 in Chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Douglas W. Diamond
Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger
Ben S. Bernanke, Morten Meldal and Philip H. Dybvig
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless
D. Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and Barry Sharpless
Carolyn Bertozzi Morten Meldal Barry Sharpless won the Nobel prize in Chemistry For the establishment of the foundations of click chemistry & bioorthogonal chemistry and also took chemistry into the functionalism era.
Q11. Who received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation?
Cynthia Rosenzweig
Rattan Lal
Fazle Hasan Abed
Sanjaya Rajaram
A. Cynthia Rosenzweig
Cynthia Rosenzweig, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation. World Food Prize is a prestigious award conceived as the ‘Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture’. Rosenzweig was selected for the award for her research to understand the relationship between climate and food systems and forecast how they will change in the future.
Q12. Who among the following from Assam has been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award 2022?
Hima Das
Lovlina Borgohain
Nayanmoni Saikia
Mirabai Chanu
C. Nayanmoni Saikia
Assam’s Nayanmoni Saikia was conferred with the Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Draupadi Murmu.
Nayanmoni Saikia was nominated for the award for her achievements in Lawn Bowl.
Apart from Nayanmoni Saikia, Shushila Devi from Manipur was also presented with the prestigious award for her remarkable contributions and achievements in the field of boxing.
Q13. Who among the following has been awarded with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021 in the Land Adventure category?
Arunima Singha
Arun Vajpai
Ms. Naina Dhakad
Debabrata Mukherjee
C. Ms. Naina Dhakad
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced “Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021.
The award is given in four categories which are Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure, and Life Time Achievement.
Ms. Naina Dhakad in the Land Adventure category.
Shri Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali in the Water Adventure category.
Group Captain Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal in the Life Time Achievement category.
Q14. Who won the 21st Grand Slam and 7th Wimbledon title?
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Rafeal Nadal
A. Novak Djokovic
Q15. Who became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament?
Mouma Das
Neha Aggarwal
Manika Batra
Ankita Das
C. Manika Batra
Q16. Which country won the T20 Cricket World Cup 2022?
Pakistan
England
Australia
India
B. England
In Women’s Cricket, Australia lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for the sixth time.
Q17. Which country won the Asia Cup 2022?
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
Q18. Which country has won the FIFA World Cup 2022 title?
France
Portugal
Argentina
Russia
C. Argentina
The FIFA World Cup in 2026 is all set to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Q19. Which Indian shuttler won the ‘Singapore Open 2022’ championship title?
Lakshya Sen
Ashwini Ponnappa
Aparna Popat
P V Sindhu
D. P V Sindhu
India Ace shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the final match of women’s singles at the Singapore Open 2022.
The two-time Olympic medallist clinched her maiden Super 500 title of the year 2022.
The Singapore Open 2022 is Sindhu’s third title of the 2022 season after winning the Syed Modi International and Swiss Open BWF Super 300 titles.
Q20. Who was awarded with Natasurjya Phani Sarma award 2022?
Rajen Gohain
Pranjal Saikia
Arun Nath
Biju Kakoti
B. Pranjal Saikia
The state government will confer Natasurjya Phani Sarma award on actor Pranjal Saikia for the year 2022.
Arun Nath will be conferred Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Award 2022.
Music artiste Rajen Gohain and Pokhila Lekthepi will be awarded Silpi Award 2023.
Biju Phukan Award 2022 will be conferred to filmmaker Samarendra Narayan Dev
Q21. Who was awarded with Assam Vaibhav award 2022?
Sourav Kalita
Shriya Lohia
Tapan Saikia
Jiya Rai
C. Tapan Saikia
Dr Tapan Saikia will be conferred with the Asom Baibhav award for his contributions towards creating awareness and early detection of cancer in Assam and other Northeast states.
Q22. Who has been awarded the 56th Jnanpith Award in Assam?
Nilomani Phukan
Basistha Dev Sarma
Ranjana Bardoloi
Bipul Das
A. Nilomani Phukan
The 56th Jnanpith was awarded to Nilamani Phookan. Nilmani Phookan is the third person to win the Jnanpith Award from Assam after Mamoni Roisom Goswami and Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.
The Award carried a Citation, a shawl, and Rs. 11 lakh.
Novelist Damodar Mauzo was chosen for the 57th Jnanpith Award 2021-2022 for his contribution to Indian literature.
Q23. Who was conferred with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 from Assam in Art and Culture?
Dhritishman Chakraborty
Puhabi Chakraborti
Dhiraj Kumar
Banita Dash
A. Dhritishman Chakraborty
Q24. Indian weightlifter from Aizawl who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Mirabai Chanu
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jaismine Lamboria
Achinta Sheuli
C. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jeremy represented India in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. He won the gold medal in the Boys’ 62 kg category weightlifting, India’s first gold medal in the Youth Olympics Games.
Q25. Who has been recently conferred with Padma Shri for preserving the traditional method of making Etikoppaka toys?
Ansari Shahid Hussain
Shri C V Raju
Raghuram Rajan
Chitra Mudgal
B. Shri C V Raju
Shri C V Raju from Etikoppaka village, Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh has been conferred with Padma Shri for preserving the traditional method of making Etikoppaka toys.
Etikoppaka toys are traditional toys made by artisans of Etikoppaka village located on the banks of Varaha River in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Toys are made of soft wood and lacquer color. Coloured with natural dyes derived from seeds, lacquer,roots and leaves.
Q26. Which Indian is to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Narendra Modi
Shashi Tharoor
Droupadi Murmu
C. Shashi Tharoor
The French government is honouring the Shashi Tharoorfor his writings and speeches. The award is also called as the National Order of the Legion of Honour. It was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Q27. The lawn bowler from Assam who was part of the Indian team to win its first ever gold medals in Lawn Bowls in 2022 Commonwealth Games is
Nayanmoni Saikia
Lovely Choubey
Pinki Singh
Lovlina Borgohain
A. Nayanmoni Saikia
Q28. Bhupen Hazarika won the Best Music National Director award for the
Hirak Rajar Deshe
Chameli Memsaab
Shakuntala
Asom Amar Rupahi
B. Chameli Memsaab
Bhupen Hazarika won the Best Music Director National Award for “Chameli Memsaab” (Chameli Memsaab; music by Bhupen Hazarika) in the 23rd National Film Awards (1975)
Chameli Memsaab is a 1975 Indian Assamese romantic drama film directed by Abdul Majid. A love story set in a tea estate in Assam, between a British tea estate owner and local tea garden worker.
Q29. Who among the following was the first female Padma Shri Award winner from Assam?
Manju Borah
Nalini Bala Devi
Nalini Prava Deka
Rita Choudhury
B. Nalini Bala Devi
Q30. Which city won the world Green City award 2022?
Dibrugarh
Mysuru
Dehradun
Hyderabad
D. Hyderabad
Hyderabad won the ‘World Green City Award” 2022. The city also won another award in the category “Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth”.
It also won the overall ‘World Green City 2022’ award. It has been the best across all six categories. The city beats cities like Paris, Montreal, Fortaleza, Mexico City, and Bogota.
Q31. Who has been awarded the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2022 Champions of the Earth award?
Ghanashyam Mahanta
Swayam Mallick
Purnima Devi Barman
Ajay Kumar Sahoo
C. Purnima Devi Barman
Indian wildlife biologist Dr Purnima Devi Barman was recently awarded with the Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial vision category , UN’s highest environmental honour.
She is the founder of the Hargila Army and senior project manager of the Avifauna Research and Conservation Division, Aaranyak.
Q32. Who is the first recipient of the highest civilian award of Assam, the ‘Assam Baibhav‘?
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Ratan Tata
Sarbananda Sonowal
Bhupen Hazarika
B. Ratan Tata
Assam Baibhav is the highest civilian award in the State of Assam, India.
In 2021, the Government of Assam conferred its highest civilian award, Assam Baibhav, to Ratan Tata for “his exceptional contribution towards furthering cancer care in Assam”.
The Award carries a cash prize of ₹5 lakh (US$6,600) and the recipient can avail medical treatment throughout his life at government expense.
On 2 December 2021, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma officially declared the award on the occasion of “Asomdiwas” (Assam Day).
Q33. Who has been recently awarded the UK’s Royal Order of Merit in recognition of their distinguished service to science?
C.N.R Rao
Dr Anish Ghosh
Dr Saket Saurabh
Venki Ramakrishnan
D. Venki Ramakrishnan
Nobel laureate professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.
Q34. Who was recently honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards?
Garvita Gulhati
Anisha Malik
Srishti Bakshi
Akhilesh Anil Kumar
C. Srishti Bakshi
Indian women’s rights activist, Srishti Bakshi was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards.
Q35. Which city has won the cleanest city award in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 survey?
Indore
Hyderabad
Surat
Mysuru
A. Indore
Indore has won the cleanest city award in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 for the sixth consecutive year in the ‘more than 1 lakh population’ category.
Surat was adjudged the second cleanest city, for the second time in a row. Navi Mumbai bagged the third spot.
Indore further cemented its position by emerging as India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city, while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star Garbage Free certifications.
Madhya Pradesh emerged as the ‘Cleanest State’ in the category of “more than 100 Urban Local Bodies”, relegating Chhattisgarh, the Cleanest State of the previous 3 years, to second place. Maharashtra emerged as third cleanest State.
Tripura emerged as the Cleanest State award in the “less than 100 ULBs category”, dislodging Jharkhand, which had won in the last 2 consecutive years.
Q36. Which of the following product from Assam got Geographical Indication (GI) recently in December 2022?
Judima
Boka Saul
Gamocha
Joha rice
C. Gamocha
‘Gamocha’, which is a symbol of the culture and identity of Assam, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the central government.
A Geographical Indication (GI) is tagged to primarily agricultural, natural or manufactured products, handicrafts and industrial goods originating from a definite geographical territory.
The GI tag has been registered in favour of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles of the Assam government under the Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
Q37. Who among the following has been conferred with the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020?
Purnima Devi Barman
Jadav Payeng
Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali
M. S. Swaminathan
B. Jadav Payeng
Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng was awarded Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020. He was awarded the 6th Karmayogi Award for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.
Swami Vivekananda Smriti Karmayogi Award is organized by My Home India in New Delhi. The award was conferred for the first time in 2013. The award is composed of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh.
Karmayogi Award is presented to great personalities from North-Eastern India who dedicate their lives to Nation and promote Nationalism through art & culture, sports, education, etc. for their contribution to respective fields.
Q38. Who among the following was the first Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Bhattadeva
Chandrasekhar Kambar
B. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was the first ever Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award, which was awarded to him in the year 1979 for his novel Mrityunjay.
Mamoni Raisom Goswami was the winner of the Jnanpith Award for the year 2000.
Q39. Who among the following was conferred the 56th Jnanpith Award?
Amitav Ghosh
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Kedarnath Singh
Nilamani Phookan
D. Nilamani Phookan
Q40. Who was chosen for the 57th Jnanpith Award 2022 for his contribution to Indian literature?
G. Sankara Kurup
Sankha Ghosh
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Damodar Mauzo
D. Damodar Mauzo
Important MCQ Questions on Ranks of International & National indices
Q41. What is the rank of India in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2022?
118
115
121
125
C. 121
Finland is in the top position in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2022.
India ranked 120 in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2021
Q42. What is the rank of India in the World Happiness Report 2022?
132
180
136
144
C. 136
India ranked 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022.
Finland is in the top position in the world happiness report in 2022.
India ranked 139th in World Happiness Report 2021.
Q43. What is the rank of India in the Global Peace Index 2022?
144
135
112
117
B. 135
Q44. What is the rank of India in the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022?
180
146
37
123
D. 123
According to the latest Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), India has moved up six places to rank 123 out of 161 countries for reducing inequality.
Norway leads the CRII followed by Germany and Australia.
Q45. What is the rank of India in the Network Readiness Index (NR) 2022?
40th
76th
61st
106th
C. 61st
Q46. Which institution releases the ‘Global Gender Gap Report’?
World Economic Forum (WEF)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Court of Justice
A. World Economic Forum (WEF)
Iceland (90.8%) led the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 ranking in the first place. India is ranked at 135 out of 146 countries. Last year, India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries.
Q47. Which country is the top-most investor in India during fiscal year 2021-22?
USA
China
Singapore
UAE
C. Singapore
India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22. FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors has increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22.
Singapore was the topmost investor in India last fiscal year, accounting for 27% of the FDI, followed by the US at 18% and Mauritius at 16%. In 2020-21, the inflows were USD 81.97 billion.
Q48. What is the rank of India in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 2021?
5th
7th
9th
10th
B. 7th
Q49. As per UN report ‘World Population Prospects 2022’, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in which year?
2023
2026
2030
2033
D. 2023
According to the report, India’s population stands at 1.412 billion in 2022, compared to China’s 1.426 billion.
India, which will surpass China as the world’s most populous nation by 2023.
India is projected to have a population of 1.668 billion in 2050, way ahead of China’s 1.317 billion people by the middle of the century.
The global population is projected to reach eight billion by November 15, 2022, and could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050.
Q50. Which is ranked first in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022?
IIT Madras
IISc Bangalore
IIT Kharagpur
Jawaharlal Nehru University
A. IIT Madras
The Ministry of Education has released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for the year 2022.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras has retained its first position for the fourth consecutive year in the overall category and for the seventh consecutive year in Engineering. Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi was ranked second while Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, was ranked third.
Q51. Which state is ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021)?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Karnataka
D. Karnataka
Karnataka has been ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021) for the third time in a row. The first edition was released in October 2019.
India Innovation Index ranks states and union territories on the basis of innovation capabilities.
Manipur topped the ‘North East and Hill States’ section.
Chandigarh won the ‘Union Territory and City States’ category.
TOP State Ranks: Karnataka Telangana Haryana Maharashtra
Q52. Which state has emerged as an overall team champion of the North East Olympic Games 2022?
Assam
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Manipur
D. Manipur
The 2nd edition of the North East Olympic Games concluded in Shillong, Meghalaya with Manipur emerging as the overall team champion with a total of 240 medals which included 88 Gold Medals, 75 Silver Medals, and 77 Bronze Medals.
Assam took the second spot with a total of 203 medals followed by Arunachal Pradesh.
Q53. Which Indian state has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2022?
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Haryana
Odisha
C. Haryana
Haryana topped in the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index-2022. The state has emerged at the forefront in social, economic and political justice themes.
It has topped among the major states followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka among many other states.
Q54. What is India’s rank in the 2020 Democracy Index?
56
73
86
93
D. 93
India was ranked 93rd in the LDI, India figures in the “bottom 50%” of countries.
It has slipped further down in the Electoral Democracy Index, to 100, and even lower in the Deliberative Component Index, at 102.
Q55. What is the rank of India in the global aviation safety ranking?
110
65
48
132
C. 48
India ranked 48th position in the global aviation safety ranking by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
India was in the 102nd position four years ago in the ranking.The position is the highest-ever spot attained by the country.
In the ranking, Singapore is at the top, followed by the UAE and South Korea at the second and third positions.
Q56. Which of the following states of India has the highest rank in the Human Development Index 2022?
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Punjab
Goa
B. Kerala
Q57. India’s rank in the ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index’ released recently by the consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY)?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
C. 3rd
Q58. Which state tops in the State of India’s Environment Report 2022?
Sikkim
Kerala
Himachal Pradesh
Goa
B. Kerala
The State of India’s Environment Report 2022 was released by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE).
India has slipped three spots to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations member states in 2015.
In 2021 India ranked 117 among 192 nations. The overall Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) score of India was 66 out of 100.
Kerala topped, with Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh in second position. Karnataka, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Andhra Pradesh tied for third place.
Jharkhand and Bihar are the least prepared to meet the SDGs by the target year 2030.
Union Territory Rankings: Chandigarh topped among the Union Territories, followed by Delhi, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep in second place, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the third position.
Q59. India’s rank among the biggest oil-importing and consuming nations of the world?
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
B. Third
India is the third largest consumer of crude oil in the world, after the United States and China.
Iraq has been India’s top supplier for the past few years, staying ahead of Saudi Arabia, which has been producing less than its capacity to meet OPEC supply curb commitments.
Saudi Arabia was the biggest supplier of crude oil to China, the biggest oil importer in the world in 2020.
Q60. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2022?
102
99
107
77
C. 107
In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 107th out of 121 countries.
Q61. What is the rank of India in the world economy 2022?
9th
6th
5th
8th
C. 5th
According to the World Economy Ranking 2022 India’s GDP is the fifth largest GDP in the world.
India has surpassed UK to become the fifth largest economy in the world and it contributes 3.5% of the world’s GDP. India has a nominal GDP of 3.8 trillion dollars in 2022.
Q62. What is the rank of India in the world, by purchasing power parity (PPP)?
Fifth
Third
Fourth
Sixth
B. Third
India is the third-largest economy in the world in PPP terms and the fifth-largest in market exchange rates.
Q63. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2022?
48th
53rd
40th
62nd
A. 40th
India ranked 40th for the first time in the Global Innovation Index Ranking. India ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index (GII), 2021.
Q64. What is the rank of India in the World Competitiveness Index (WCI) 2022?
37
43
51
29
A. 37
The Index has been compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
IMD is a Swiss foundation, based in Switzerland. The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), first published in 1989.
Denmark has topped the list followed by Switzerland in second place and Singapore in third place.
India has come up to 37th rank in 2022 from 43rd in 2021 in the World Competitive Index.
Q65. As per Human Development Report 2021-22, India’s rank on the Human Development Index 2022 is
125th
132nd
140th
117th
B. 132nd
India ranks 132 out of 191 countries and territories on the 2021/22 Human Development Index. India’s HDI value stood at 0.633 in 2021.
The theme of the HDR 2021-22 which was compiled amidst the COVID Pandemic is “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”.
Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022.
Q66. Which of the following is an INCORRECT match of Global Index and India’s Ranking in it?
Global Hunger Index – India’s rank 107th
Henley Passport Index 2022 – India’s rank 68th
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 – India’s rank 4th
World Competitiveness Index 2022 – India’s rank 37th
B. Henley Passport Index 2022 – India’s rank 87th
Q67. Which state topped the Business Reform Action Plan 2020′ (BARP) ranking?
Punjab
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Haryana
B. Andhra Pradesh
Government released the ‘State Business Reform Action Plan 2020’ (BARP) ranking which shows how Indian states have fared in enhancing Ease of Doing Business for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the 2020 rankings in which Andhra Pradesh retained the number one ranking.
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are the Top Achievers based on implementation of Business Reforms Action Plan.
Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh figure under the Achievers category.
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan and West Bengal have been placed in the Aspirers category.
Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry and Tripura have been clubbed under the Emerging Business Ecosystems category.
Q68. What is the rank of India in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022?
168th
151st
180th
106th
C. 180th
The rank of India in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 is 180th.
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is an international ranking system of countries based on their environmental health.
It is a biennial index, first started in 2002 as the Environment Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Information Network.
India ranked 168th in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in 2020 while it ranked 177th in 2018.
Q69. With reference to Climate Change Performance Index, Consider the following statements:
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is released every year at the UN Climate Change Conference.
The index was released jointly by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network.
India has ranked 8th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Only I
II and III
I and III
All of the above
D. All of the above
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is released every year at the UN Climate Change Conference.
Climate Change Performance Index 2023 was released jointly by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network.
India has ranked 8th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.
Published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU.
It aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
Q70. What is the rank of India in the Global Democracy Index (GDI) 2022?
1. Who was the first President of Assam Sahitya Sabha, who is also known as ‘Sahitya Kandari’?
Hemchandra Goswami
Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Mahendra Kondoli
Correct option: b. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
2. Ravi travels for 4 hours 30 minutes. He covers the journey at 30 kilometres per hour. What is the distance travelled by him?
160 kilometres
140 kilometres
135 kilometres
130 kilometres
Correct option: c. 135 kilometres
3. Consider the following:
Pitakas
Angas
III. Jatakas
Which of the above is/are the branch(es) of Buddhist literature?
I and lll only
II and III only
I, II and III
I only
Correct option: a. I and lll only
The prominent Buddhist canon includes Tripitaka or three baskets. Other Buddhist literature includes Jatakas, Mahavamsa, Bodhivamsa etc.
4. Who among the following from Assam has been awarded the country’s (India) highest science award ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for the year 2021?
Jitendra Nath Goswami
Bhupendra Nath Goswami
Prashant Goswami
Binoy Kumar Saikia
Correct option: d. Binoy Kumar Saikia
Binoy Kumar Saikia is a Principal Scientist at North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat (NEIST), Assam, India. He is also the Group Leader of the Coal and Energy Research Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division of NEIST.
He was awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2021 for his contributions to earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences.
5. As per the provision laid down in the Constitution of India, “all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion.” Which Article in the Constitution guarantees these rights?
a Article 21
Article 25
Article 30
Article 31
Correct option: b. Article 25
Article 25 (Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion)
6. Who is the winner of Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title, 2022?
Novak Djokovic
Nick Kyrgios
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Correct option: a. Novak Djokovic
7. Who is known as the ‘Luit Konwar of Assam’?
Rudra Baruah
Parvati Prasad Baruva
Bishnu Prasad Rabha
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Correct option: a. Rudra Baruah
8. The World Cup Football, 2022 will be held in Qatar. Which one among the following is a unique feature of this World Cup?
All games will be played at night local Qatar time.
For the first time, 42 teams will participate.
For the first time in the history of the World Cup, some games will have women referees.
Germany will not participate in the World Cup for the first time.
Correct option: c. For the first time in the history of the World Cup, some games will have women referees.
9. Which one of the following missiles developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is a hypersonic cruise missile?
Prithvi-III
Dhanush
BrahMos-II
Agni-IV
Correct option: c. BrahMos-II
10. Who was the Koch king who rebuilt the famous Kamakhya Temple after it was vandalized by the Muhammadans?
Nara Narayan
Lakshmi Narayan
Dharma Narayan
Sundar Narayan
Correct option: a. Nara Narayan
11. What is the value of the following? 30+ 40 ÷ (4 of 4)
32.5
40.5
70
160
Correct option: a. 32.5
30+ 40 ÷ (4 of 4)
=>30+ 40 ÷ (16)
=>30+ 2.5
=>32.5
12. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year 1885. Who was the Viceroy of British India during that time?
Lord Curzon
Lord Dufferin
Lord Lytton
Lord Minto
Correct option: b. Lord Dufferin
13. Who was the first ruler of Assam who established the Varman dynasty of Kamarupa in the year 350 AD?
Samudravarman
Bhaskaravarman
Pushyavarman
Narayanavarman
Correct option: c. Pushyavarman
14. Name the two Wildlife Sanctuaries declared as the 6th and 7th National Parks by the Government of Assam
Dibru Saikhowa and Orang National Parks
Raimona and Dihing Patkal National Parks
Raimona and Manas National Parks
Dibru Saikhowa and Dihing Patkai National Parks
Correct option: b. Raimona and Dihing Patkal National Parks
15. The Project NETRA of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is being developed with the aim of developing
space stations to explore outer space beyond the solar system
early warning system to detect space debris and other hazards to Indian satellites
satellites for early warning of natural disasters
drones for guiding hypersonic missiles
Correct option: b. early warning system to detect space debris and other hazards to Indian satellites
16. During the British Raj, a famous drama written by Dinabandhu Mitra portrayed the sufferings of Indian farmers who were forced by the British to cultivate
poppy
jute
cotton
Indigo
Correct option:d. Indigo
The play Nil Darpan by Dinabandhu Mitra written in 1858 – 59 portrayed the farmers’ situation accurately. It showed how farmers were coerced into planting indigo without adequate payment. The play became a talking point and it urged the Bengali intelligentsia to lend support to the indigo revolt.
17. Harappa was located on the bank of the river
Indus
Ravi
Hindon
Ghaggar
Correct option:b. Ravi
18. Which Ahom king is also known as “Bamuni Konwar”?
Sutuphaa
Sudangphaa
Susenphaa
Suphakphaa
Correct option:b. Sudangphaa
19. Who constructed the ‘Grand Trunk Road?
Akbar
Ashoka
Sher Shah Suri
Chandragupta Maurya
Correct option:c. Sher Shah Suri
List- I gives the names of some scientific laboratories in the North-East India and List-11 gives the names of the places in which they are located. Match List- I with List–Il and give the correct match from the codes given below
List I
List II
a. Rain Forest Research Institute
1. Tezpur
b. Regional Medical Research Centre
2. Barapani near Shillong
c. North Eastern Space Application Centre
3. Jorhat
Defence Research Laboratory
4. Lahowal
a 4 b 1 c 3 d 2
a 1 b 3 c 2 d 4
a 3 b 4 c 2 d 1
a 2 b 3 c 4 d 1
Correct option: b. a 1 b 3 c 2 d 4
21. What was the purpose of ‘Operation Ganga’ carried out by the Government of India?
Evacuation of stranded Indians from Afghanistan
Evacuation of stranded Indians from Ukraine
Evacuation of stranded Indians from Uganda
Evacuation of stranded Indians from Iraq
Correct option: b. Evacuation of stranded Indians from Ukraine
22. During the reign of the Ahom kings, two artists namely Dilbar and Dosai drew pictures and art of scenes from Ahom royal court and how an Ahom king rode an elephant. The compilation of such art form is found in the manuscript known as
Darrang Rajvamsavali
Dharma Purana
Shankhachuda-Vadha
Hastividyamava
Correct option: d. Hastividyamava
23. Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1929 was of significant importance because.
the baton of leadership of the Congress was passed on to the younger generation
the Indian Flag was hoisted for the first time during the inauguration of the Session
the Session passed the Resolution of Purna Swaraj
the Session resolved to end the Satyagraha Movement
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
I and III
II and III
II and IV
I and IV
Correct option: b. II and III
24. One of the most important Sufi shrines in India is located at
Pandua
Bidar
Ajmer
Shahjahanabad
Correct option: c. Ajmer
25. A person buys an article of Rs. 56.25 and sells the same making a profit of 20%. At what price does he sell the article?
Rs. 75.50
Rs 70.50
Rs 67.50
Rs 59.50
Correct option: c. 67.5
20% of Rs 56.25 = Rs 11.25
Selling Price = Rs 56.25 + Rs 11.25 = Rs 67.5
26. Who among the following was the political Guru of Gandhiji?
Surendranath Banerjee
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Correct option: b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
27. For the first time in independent India, a non-Congress ministry was formed under the leadership of
V. P. Singh
Narasimha Rao
Morarji Desai
A. B. Vajpayee
Correct option: c. Morarji Desai
28. Which of the following is not a work of the 56th Jnanpith Awardee, 2021, Sri Nilmani Phookan?
Gulapi Jamur Lagna
Kobita
Surjya Henu Nami Ahe Ei Nadiyedi
Sagar Dekhisa
Correct option: d. Sagor Dekhisa
Nilmani Phookan His notable works include Surya Henu Nami Ahe Ei Nodiyedi, Gulapi Jamur Lagna, and Kobita. He was also awarded the 1981 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese for his poetry collection, Kavita (Kobita). He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1990, and received the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest literary honor in India, given by Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters in 2002.
Xagor Dekhisa is written By Debakanta Barua.
29. Badan Barphukan was assassinated by
Raghab
Rup Singh Subedar
Madhab Jamuli
Bhotai Deka
Correct option: b. Rup Singh Subedar
30. Which Burhagohain himself rejected the offer of becoming Ahom king on two occasions?
Laluksola Burhagohain
Atan Burhagohain
Ruchinath Burhagohain
Ghanashyam Burhagohain
Correct option: b. Atan Burhagohain
31. Which one of the following is the first State to establish Panchayati Raj System?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Correct option: b. Rajasthan
32. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for
5 years
3 years
6 years
2 years
Correct option: c. 6 years
33. Who among the following was the first person to criticise the economic policy of the British colonial power in India and was of the strong opinion that drain of wealth was the basic cause of poverty in India during the British rule?
Mahatma Gandhi
Dadabhai Naoroji
Bipin Chandra Pal
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct option: b. Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji also known as the “Grand Old Man of India”, was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who served as 2nd, 9th, and 22nd President of the Indian National Congress from 1886 to 1887, 1893 to 1894 and 1906 to 1907. He was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, representing Finsbury Central between 1892 and 1895.
He was the second person of Asian descent to be a British MP, the first being Anglo-Indian MP David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre. He was also a member of the Second International.
His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to his theory of the Indian “wealth drain” into Britain.
34. The traditional Assamese bell metal industry is found in
Jamuguri
Sarthebari
Asharikandi
Dhemaji
Correct option: b. Sarthebari
35. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Hargobind
Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Arjan Dev
Correct option: b. Guru Hargobind
36. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond.
Nadir Shah
Alauddin Khilji
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Correct option: a. Nadir Shah
37. The study of relics found in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro indicates that Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the
Stone Age
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Copper Age
Correct option: c. Bronze Age
38. In which district of Assam is the Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary located?
Tinsukia
Charaideo
Bajali
Sivasagar
Correct option: d. Sivasagar
39. In which district of Assam is the Peacock Island in the river Brahmaputra located?
Goalpara
Dhemaji
Kamrup (Metro)
Jorhat
Correct option: c. Kamrup (Metro)
40. Buland Darwaza, which has a mixture of Hindu and Persian types of architecture, is situated in
Fatehpur Sikri
Daulatabad
Bulandshahr
Sarnath
Correct option: a. Fatehpur Sikri
41. A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 4:3. If 5 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water becomes 4:5. What is the quantity of milk in the mixture?
8 litres
10 litres
16 litres
18 litres
Correct option: b. 10 litres
4x/(3x+5)=4/5 =>20x = 12x + 20
=>8x = 20 =>x = 2.5
Quantity of milk = 4(2.5)=10 litres
42. The English Education Act of 1835 was introduced to put an end to Indian traditional education in Sanskrit and Persian and to introduce English education in the country. Who was the Governor General who implemented the Act?
Lord Charles Canning
Lord Warren Hastings
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Dalhousie
Correct option: c. Lord William Bentinck
43. Which one of the following is taken as the Standard Meridian for finding Indian Standard Time?
60°30′ East
75°30′ East
82° 30′ East
90°30′ East
Correct option: c. 820 30’ East
44. Which Assamese playwright and actor is known as Natasurya?
Phani Sarmal
Syed Abdul Malik
Achyut Lahkar
Benudhar Rajkhowa
Correct option: a. Phani Sarmal
45. A certain sum of money at simple interest at 13.5% per annum amounts to Rs 2,502.50 after 4 years. Find the sum of money invested.
Rs 1,925.00
Rs 1,825.00
Rs 1,725.00
Rs 1,625.00
Correct option: d. Rs 1,625.00
A = P(1+RT/100) =>P=Ax100/(100+RT)
Principle Amount = 2502.5×100/(100+4×13.5)
= Rs 1,625.00
46. During the British colonial rule in India, the Partition of Bengal was done in the year
1890
1905
1911
1919
Correct option: b. 1905
47. The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Assam has developed an online portal called Mission Basundhara, 2022 for citizen of Assam which will enable the people to apply for
Land-related services districts in all districts of Assam
relief to flood-affected people in rural areas of the State
financial assistance from the government to preserve wetland
pension-related grievances retired government officials
Correct option: a. Land-related services districts in all districts of Assam
48. The President of India can declare a National Emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion under constitutional provision of
Article 352
Article 355
Article 356
Article 358
Correct option: a. Article 352
49. The Sangam literature of ancient India is
Persian literature
Tamil literature
Bhojpuri literature
Aryan literature
Correct option: b. Tamil literature
50. Mount Manipur is a National Park located in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lahaul and Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh
Lakhshadweep
Shivalik Range of Uttar Pradesh
Correct option: a. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
51. The highest saltwater lake in the world situated at a height of 4350 metres is
Baikal Lake in Russia
Pangong Lake in Ladakh in India
Superior Lake in North America
Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir in India
Correct option: b. Pangong Lake in Ladakh in India
52. The Kokilabari Seed Farm in Baksa district of Assam is reported to be one of the last refuges of the critically endangered species of bird known as
Bengal florican
Black drongo
Asian koel
Black-naped monarch
Correct option: a. Bengal florican
53. Indian dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj was associated with which Indian national dance form?
Odissi
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Manipuri
Correct option: c. Kathak
54. Match the following and choose the correct matching from the codes given below
Names of social/ religious movements in India
Names of persons associated
a Arya Samaj
1. Kartar Singh Jhabbar
b. Khalsa Panth
2 Dayanand Saraswati
c. Akali movement
3. Sohan Singh Bhakna
d. Ghadar movement
4. Guru Govind Singh
a 1 b 3 c 4 d 2
a 3 b 4 c 1 d 2
a 2 b 4 c 1 d 3
a 3 b 1 c 4 d 2
Correct option: c. a 2 b 4 c 1 d 3
55. The following sequence of numbers follows a specific pattern. On the basis of the pattern, what will be the missing number in the sequence? 3, 8, 18, 23, 33, ?, 48
37
38
40
45
Correct option: b. 38
Next term increases by alternate of +5 and +10
56. The deficiency of which one of the following vitamins is the main cause of rickets?
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Correct option: d. Vitamin D
57. Who among the following was an Indian social activist, anti-caste social reformer and writer who advocated emancipation and empowerment of women and education of girls during the early years of India’s Independence Movement?
Jyotiba Phule
W. C. Bonnerjee
Bipin Chandra Pal
Baba Ram Chandra
Correct option: a. Jyotiba Phule
58. Fato Bihu’ is celebrated by which community of Assam?
Kaibarta Community of Dhakuakhana
Tiwa Community of Morigaon
Thengal Kachari Community of Moran
Phakial Community of Tinsukia
Correct option: a. Kaibarta Community of Dhakuakhana
59. Which one of the following is the largest nuclear power station in India in terms of power generation capacity?
Kalpakkam
Kudankulam
Kaiga
Kakrapar
Correct option: b. Kudankulam
60. Who was also popularly known as ‘Ekhud Kokaideu”?
Nabakanta Banja
Hem Barua
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
Nabin Chandra Bardoloi
Correct option: a. Nabakanta Banja
61. The Red Data Book’ is related to
pollution of rivers
decreasing underground water level
animals near extinction
air pollution
Correct option: c. animals near extinction
62. Who led the famous 1857 Revolt against the British in Assam?
Plyoll Phukan and Jiuram Dulia Baruah
Harakanta and Haranath
Maniram Dewan and Piyoli Baruah
None of them
Correct option: c. Maniram Dewan and Piyoli Baruah
63. Which committee called Panchayati Rai Institutions ‘grass without roots”?
G. V. K. Rao Committee
Dantwala Committee
Hanumantha Rao Committee
Dr L M. Singhvi Committee
Correct option: a. G. V. K. Rao Committee
64. When was NITI Aayog established?
1st January, 2015
25th January, 2016
14th May, 2014
1st July, 2015
Correct option: a. 1st January, 2015
65. Sadiya Khowa Gohain was a
Zamindar
king
frontier officer
naval commander
Correct option: c. frontier officer
66. Besides dog, the bite of which other animal can cause rabies?
Donkey
Bat
Horse
Crocodile
Correct option: b. Bat
DDT is a
greenhouse gas
degradable pollutant
non-degradable pollutant
None of the above
Correct option: c. non-degradable pollutant
68. LAN stands for
Local Area Nods
Local Area Network
Large Area Network
None of the above
Correct option: b. Local Area Network
69. Who won the Oscar Award, 2022 for the Best Director category?
Jane Campion
Kenneth Branagh
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Paul Thomas Anderson
Correct option: a. Jane Campion
70. The International Yoga Day observed on
21st March
21st May
21st June
21st December
Correct option: c. 21st June
71. The names of the Panchayati Raj Institutions of the State of Assam are
Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad
Gaon Panchayat, Anchalik Panchayat and Zilla Parishad
Village Panchayat, Anchal Samiti and Zilla Parishad
Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat
Correct option: b. Gaon Panchayat, Anchalik Panchayat and Zilla Parishad
72. Anuradha Sharma Pujari won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel
Yat Ekhon Aranya Asil
Jalachabi
Neel Prajapati
Mereng
Correct option: a. Yat Ekhon Aranya Asil
73. The present Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, belongs to which one of the following countries?
Spain
Portugal
Argentina
Paraguay
Correct option: b. Portugal
74. Badungduppa is a musical instrument used by the
Dimasa Community
Rabha Community
Tea Garden Labour Community
Khelma Community
Correct option: b. Rabha Community
75. Where in India do you find the tropical thorn forest?
Rajasthan
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Jammu and Kashmir
Correct option: a. Rajasthan
76. Who was the founder of the Prarthana Samaj?
Swami Dayananda
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Atmaram Pandurang
Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Correct option: c. Atmaram Pandurang
77. The Arogya Nidhi Scheme of the Government of Assam is aimed to provide
financial assistance to families below poverty line for specialized treatment of life-threatening diseases
free of cost treatment for all COVID-19 patients during the pandemic
financial assistance for the revival of sick industrial unit of young entrepreneurs of the State
waiver of bank loans of women covered under Micro Finance Scheme
Correct option: a. financial assistance to families below poverty line for specialized treatment of life-threatening diseases
78. The architect of the famous Bhoodan Movement was
Jayaprakash Narayan
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Acharya Kripalani
Baba Amte
Correct option: b. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
79. Who among the following was not influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of Non-violence?
Lech Walesa
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King
Winston Churchill
Correct option: d. Winston Churchill
80. The Chauri Chaura incident that occurred in 1922 was during the
Non-Cooperation Movement
Quit India Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Correct option: a. Non-Cooperation Movement
81. Which one of the following processes is responsible for transforming any liquid to its vapour?
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Correct option: b. Evaporation
82. Who is known as the Iron Man of India’?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bhagat Singh
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Correct option: c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
83. Which type of soil is best known for cultivation of cotton?
Red soil
Black soll
Laterite soil
Alluvial soil
Correct option: b. Black soll
84. Who is recognized as the pioneer of feminist movement in Assam?
Chandraprabha Saikiani
Bhogeswari Phukanani
Dariki Dasi Baruah
Nalini Bala Devi
Correct option: a. Chandraprabha Saikiani
85. What is the immediate but not an exclusive reason for war between Russia and Ukraine in the year 2022?
Ukraine’s desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russian annexation of Crimea
Ukraine’s desire to join the European Union
Russian move to occupy the nuclear facilities in Ukraine for national security
Correct option: a. Ukraine’s desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
86. Who is the first Indian athlete to have won a gold medal in a track and field event in a world athletic meet?
Shiny Abraham
Hima Das
Neeraj Chopra
P. T. Usha
Correct option: b. Hima Das
On 12 July 2018, Das won the 400 m final at the World U-20 Championships 2018 held at Tampere, Finland, clocking 51.46 seconds and becoming the first Indian sprinter to win a gold medal at an international track event.
Indian Medallists at the World Athletics Championships
Medal
Name
Year
Event
Bronze
Anju Bobby George
2003 Paris
Women’s long jump
Silver
Neeraj Chopra
2022 Eugene
Men’s javelin throw
87. The largest United States military base in Afghanistan was
Bagram Air Base
Kandahar Military Base
Panjshir Valley Base
Bamyan Air Base
Correct option: a. Bagram Air Base
88. The areas covered under the ‘Portuguese Settlements in India’ at the time of British India’s Independence in 1947 did not include
Goa
Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Pondicherry
Correct option: d. Pondicherry
89. Who wrote the Indian National Song, Vande Mataram?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Rabindranath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct option: c. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
90. The Moamoria Rebellion which took place in the year 1769 started during the reign of which one of the following Ahom kings?
Gaurinath Singha
Rudra Singha
Pratap Singha
Lakshmi Singha
Correct option: d. Lakshmi Singha
91. Which Article of the Constitution of India allows the Centre to form new State?
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 6
Correct option: b. Article 3
92. Who among the following constitute the National Development Council?
The Prime Minister
The Chairperson, Finance Commission
III. The Ministers of the Union Cabinet
The Chief Ministers of the States
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. ENT
I, II and III only
I, III and IV only
II and IV only
I, II, III and IV
Correct option: b. I, III and IV only
National Development Council comprises the Prime Minister, the Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States or their substitutes, representatives of the Union Territories and the members of the NITI Aayog.
93. The Chairperson of the UPSC is appointed by
the Prime Minister of India
the President of India
the Central Education Minister
the Vice President of India
Correct option: b. the President of India
94. What is the minimum number of judges of the Supreme Court who must sit together to constitute a Constitution Bench?
3
5
7
9
Correct option: b. 5
95. Who is the final authority in approving the design, form and material of banknotes?
The Governor of the RBI
The Central Board of the RBI
The Central Government on the recommendations of the Central Board of the RBI
The Governor of the RBI in consultation with the Central Government
Correct option: c. The Central Government on the recommendations of the Central Board of the RBI
96. The first peasant uprising in Assam against the British was known as
Phulaguri Uprising
Patharughat Raijmel
Battle of Itakhuli
None of the above
Correct option: a. Phulaguri Uprising
97. Which of the following States is India’s present top sugar producer?
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Gujarat
Correct option: a. Maharashtra
98. The permission for withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must be given by
the President of India
the Parliament of India
the Prime Minister of India
the Union Finance Minister
Correct option: b. the Parliament of India
99. Which one of the following is most abundant radioactive element found in India?
Uranium
Plutonium
Thorium
Radium
Correct option: c. Thorium
100. Who delivered the famous speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ in the Indian Constituent on the eve of India’s Independence on 14th August, 1947?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Correct option: b. Jawaharlal Nehru
Disclaimer: The answer keys and solution given here are found most suitable to us. The correct answer keys will be what APSC decides and may varies from what is given here.
Q1. Pala wetlands was recently designated as ‘Ramsar sites’, it is located in which state?
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Mizoram
India now has 54 Ramsar sites.
The new sites include three wetlands (Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove) in Tamil Nadu, one (Pala wetland) in Mizoram and one wetland (Sakhya Sagar) in Madhya Pradesh.
Q2. The ‘World Day for International Justice’ was observed on
July 05
July 09
July 15
July 17
July 17
The Day is observed to sensitise on international justice and to promote the rights of the victims.
It celebrates the approval of the Rome Statute and the formation of the new international criminal justice system in 1998.
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Adopted in 1998 and entered into force on 1 July 2002.
Four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression
Q3. Recently India signed a MoU with which country for the reintroduction of Cheetah and wildlife conservation?
South Africa
Australia
Brazil
Namibia
Namibia
MoU paves way for reintroduction of eight cheetahs in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
It covers cooperation on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilisation. India will train Namibian candidates in wildlife management courses at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Dehradun.
Q4. The ‘National Flag Day’ is celebrated on which day in India?
August 15
January 26
July 18
July 22
July 22
Every year, India celebrates the National Flag Day on July 22. On the same day in 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the National Flag.
When the members of the Indian Constituent Assembly met in the Constitution Hall in Delhi on July 22, 1947, the first thing the Assembly discussed was a motion by Jawaharlal Nehru to adopt the national flag for free India.
Q5. Who are the eligible beneficiaries of ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana’?
Senior Citizens
Below-Poverty-Line populations
MSME sectors
Micro lenders & cooperative society
Senior Citizens
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana was launched on July 21, 2017.
Under the scheme, senior citizens above the age of 60 can make a lump sum investment and can monthly or a yearly pension.
PMVVY has been extended up to 31st March, 2023. The amendment in 2020 allowed an assured rate of return of 7.40 % per annum for the year 2020-21 per annum and thereafter to be reset every year.
Q6. WHO has recently declared which outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC)?
Malaria
Bird-Flu
Monkeypox
Tomato Flu
Monkeypox
This classification is one step below that of a ‘pandemic.’ WHO says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in over 70 countries is now qualified as a global emergency.
Established on 7 April 1948.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Q7. Which movie was declared as the ‘Best Feature Film’ in the 68th National Film Awards?
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Soorarai Pottru
Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Mandela
Soorarai Pottru
Suriya and Ajay Devgn shared the Best Actor award
Aparna Balamurali won Best Actoress awards.
Sachidanandan KR was awarded Best Director.
Q8. Best Actor in the 68th National Film Awards
Suriya and Ajay Devgn
Ayushmann Khurrana
Akash Andhadhun
Vicky Kaushal
Suriya and Ajay Devgn
Q9. Which state has signed MoU with Telangana to set up an all women-run cooperative bank?
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rajasthan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government’s Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation.
The aim is to set up the first all women-run cooperative bank in Rajasthan, on the lines of the Stree Nidhi model of Telangana.
‘Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi’ fund would be operated by the women Self Help Groups for the women of SHG only.
Q10. The 2022 National Games of India is about to be held in which state?
Assam
Kerala
Mahashtra
Gujarat
Gujarat
The 2022 National Games of India will be the 36th edition of the National Games of India and will be held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat between 27 September and 10 October 2022.
Q11. Which Indian economist has been appointed the chief economist of the World Bank?
Indermit Gill
Kaushik Basu
Raghuram Rajan
Urjit Patel
Indermit Gill
World Bank has appointed Indermit Gill as the Chief Economist and senior vice president for development economics.
Indermit Gill is the second Indian, after, to become the chief economist of the World Bank. It is an international financial institution that grants loans to middle and lower-income countries.
Q12. Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove, which were recently designated as ‘Ramsar sites’ are located in
Odisha
Arunachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
India now has 54 Ramsar sites.
The new sites include three wetlands (Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove) in Tamil Nadu, one (Pala wetland) in Mizoram and one wetland (Sakhya Sagar) in Madhya Pradesh.
Q13. Which organisation/institution has recently released India Innovation Index (2021)?
Ministry of Science and Technology
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
NITI Aayog
IIT Madras
NITI Aayog
Karnataka ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021) for third time in a row.
Since 2019 India Innovation Index ranks states and union territories on the basis of innovation capabilities.
Q14. The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will be held in
Bangladesh
India
England
Sri Lanka
India
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Bangladesh for the second time
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 edition goes to England
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025 will be hosted by India
Sri Lanka will host the Women’s T20 Champions Trophy 2027
Q15. ‘International Tiger Day’ observed on
July 21
July 27
July 29
July 31
July 29
‘International Tiger Day’ is observed every year across the world on July 29. The objective is to raise awareness among individuals, organisations, and governments about the importance of the conservation of tigers.
International Tiger Day was introduced in 2010 after it was discovered that 97% of tigers disappeared in the past century.
According to the WWF, the current population of tigers is 3,900.
India is home to around 70% of the world’s tiger population. Tiger population of India has increased to almost 3,000.
