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1. Who was the first President of Assam Sahitya Sabha, who is also known as ‘Sahitya Kandari’?

1. Hemchandra Goswami
2. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
3. Lakshminath Bezbarua
4. 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?

1. 160 kilometres
2. 140 kilometres
3. 135 kilometres
4. 130 kilometres

Correct option: c. 135 kilometres

 

3. Consider the following:

1. Pitakas
2. Angas
3. III. Jatakas

Which of the above is/are the branch(es) of Buddhist literature?

1. I and lll only
2. II and III only
3. I, II and III
4. 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?

1. Jitendra Nath Goswami
2. Bhupendra Nath Goswami
3. Prashant Goswami
4. 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?

1. a Article 21
2. Article 25
3. Article 30
4. 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?

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Nick Kyrgios
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Roger Federer

Correct option: a. Novak Djokovic

 

7. Who is known as the ‘Luit Konwar of Assam’?

1. Rudra Baruah
2. Parvati Prasad Baruva
3. Bishnu Prasad Rabha
4. 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?

1. All games will be played at night local Qatar time.
2. For the first time, 42 teams will participate.
3. For the first time in the history of the World Cup, some games will have women referees.
4. 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?

1. Prithvi-III
2. Dhanush
3. BrahMos-II
4. 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?

1. Nara Narayan
2. Lakshmi Narayan
3. Dharma Narayan
4. Sundar Narayan

Correct option: a. Nara Narayan

 

11. What is the value of the following? 30+ 40 ÷ (4 of 4)

1. 32.5
2. 40.5
3. 70
4. 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?

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Dufferin
3. Lord Lytton
4. 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?

1. Samudravarman
2. Bhaskaravarman
3. Pushyavarman
4. Narayanavarman

Correct option: c. Pushyavarman

 

14. Name the two Wildlife Sanctuaries declared as the 6th and 7th National Parks by the Government of Assam

1. Dibru Saikhowa and Orang National Parks
2. Raimona and Dihing Patkal National Parks
3. Raimona and Manas National Parks
4. 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

1. space stations to explore outer space beyond the solar system
2. early warning system to detect space debris and other hazards to Indian satellites
3. satellites for early warning of natural disasters
4. 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

1. poppy
2. jute
3. cotton
4. 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

1. Indus
2. Ravi
3. Hindon
4. Ghaggar

Correct option: b. Ravi

 

18. Which Ahom king is also known as “Bamuni Konwar”?

1. Sutuphaa
2. Sudangphaa
3. Susenphaa
4. Suphakphaa

Correct option: b. Sudangphaa

 

19. Who constructed the ‘Grand Trunk Road?

1. Akbar
2. Ashoka
3. Sher Shah Suri
4. Chandragupta Maurya

Correct option: c. Sher Shah Suri

 

20. 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

1. a 4 b 1 c 3 d 2
2. a 1 b 3 c 2 d 4
3. a 3 b 4 c 2 d 1
4. 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?

1. Evacuation of stranded Indians from Afghanistan
2. Evacuation of stranded Indians from Ukraine
3. Evacuation of stranded Indians from Uganda
4. 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

1. Darrang Rajvamsavali
2. Dharma Purana
3. Shankhachuda-Vadha
4. Hastividyamava

Correct option: d. Hastividyamava

 

23. Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1929 was of significant importance because.

1. the baton of leadership of the Congress was passed on to the younger generation
2. the Indian Flag was hoisted for the first time during the inauguration of the Session
3. the Session passed the Resolution of Purna Swaraj
4. the Session resolved to end the Satyagraha Movement

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. I and III
2. II and III
3. II and IV
4. I and IV

Correct option: b. II and III

 

24. One of the most important Sufi shrines in India is located at

1. Pandua
2. Bidar
3. Ajmer
4. 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?

1. Rs. 75.50
2. Rs 70.50
3. Rs 67.50
4. 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?

1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. 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

1. V. P. Singh
2. Narasimha Rao
3. Morarji Desai
4. 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?

1. Gulapi Jamur Lagna
2. Kobita
3. Surjya Henu Nami Ahe Ei Nadiyedi
4. 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

1. Raghab
2. Rup Singh Subedar
3. Madhab Jamuli
4. Bhotai Deka

Correct option: b. Rup Singh Subedar

 

30. Which Burhagohain himself rejected the offer of becoming Ahom king on two occasions?

1. Laluksola Burhagohain
2. Atan Burhagohain
3. Ruchinath Burhagohain
4. Ghanashyam Burhagohain

Correct option: b. Atan Burhagohain

 

31. Which one of the following is the first State to establish Panchayati Raj System?

1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

Correct option: b. Rajasthan

 

32. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for

1. 5 years
2. 3 years
3. 6 years
4. 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?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. 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

1. Jamuguri
2. Sarthebari
3. Asharikandi
4. Dhemaji

Correct option: b. Sarthebari

 

35. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?

1. Guru Gobind Singh
2. Guru Hargobind
3. Guru Teg Bahadur
4. Guru Arjan Dev

Correct option: b. Guru Hargobind

36. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond.

1. Nadir Shah
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. Ahmad Shah Abdali
4. 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

1. Stone Age
2. Iron Age
3. Bronze Age
4. Copper Age

Correct option: c. Bronze Age

 

38. In which district of Assam is the Pani Dihing Bird Sanctuary located?

1. Tinsukia
2. Charaideo
3. Bajali
4. Sivasagar

Correct option: d. Sivasagar

 

39. In which district of Assam is the Peacock Island in the river Brahmaputra located?

1. Goalpara
2. Dhemaji
3. Kamrup (Metro)
4. Jorhat

Correct option: c. Kamrup (Metro)

 

40. Buland Darwaza, which has a mixture of Hindu and Persian types of architecture, is situated in

1. Fatehpur Sikri
2. Daulatabad
3. Bulandshahr
4. 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?

1. 8 litres
2. 10 litres
3. 16 litres
4. 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?

1. Lord Charles Canning
2. Lord Warren Hastings
3. Lord William Bentinck
4. 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?

1. 60°30′ East
2. 75°30′ East
3. 82° 30′ East
4. 90°30′ East

Correct option: c. 82⁰ 30^’ East

 

44. Which Assamese playwright and actor is known as Natasurya?

1. Phani Sarmal
2. Syed Abdul Malik
3. Achyut Lahkar
4. 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.

1. Rs 1,925.00
2. Rs 1,825.00
3. Rs 1,725.00
4. 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

1. 1890
2. 1905
3. 1911
4. 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

1. Land-related services districts in all districts of Assam
2. relief to flood-affected people in rural areas of the State
3. financial assistance from the government to preserve wetland
4. 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

1. Article 352
2. Article 355
3. Article 356
4. Article 358

Correct option: a. Article 352

 

49. The Sangam literature of ancient India is

1. Persian literature
2. Tamil literature
3. Bhojpuri literature
4. Aryan literature

Correct option: b. Tamil literature

 

50. Mount Manipur is a National Park located in

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Lahaul and Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh
3. Lakhshadweep
4. 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

1. Baikal Lake in Russia
2. Pangong Lake in Ladakh in India
3. Superior Lake in North America
4. 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

1. Bengal florican
2. Black drongo
3. Asian koel
4. Black-naped monarch

Correct option: a. Bengal florican

 

53. Indian dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj was associated with which Indian national dance form?

1. Odissi
2. Kuchipudi
3. Kathak
4. 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

1. a 1 b 3 c 4 d 2
2. a 3 b 4 c 1 d 2
3. a 2 b 4 c 1 d 3
4. 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

1. 37
2. 38
3. 40
4. 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?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin E
4. 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?

1. Jyotiba Phule
2. W. C. Bonnerjee
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Baba Ram Chandra

Correct option: a. Jyotiba Phule

 

58. Fato Bihu’ is celebrated by which community of Assam?

1. Kaibarta Community of Dhakuakhana
2. Tiwa Community of Morigaon
3. Thengal Kachari Community of Moran
4. 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?

1. Kalpakkam
2. Kudankulam
3. Kaiga
4. Kakrapar

Correct option: b. Kudankulam

 

60. Who was also popularly known as ‘Ekhud Kokaideu”?

1. Nabakanta Banja
2. Hem Barua
3. Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
4. Nabin Chandra Bardoloi

Correct option: a. Nabakanta Banja

 

61. The Red Data Book’ is related to

1. pollution of rivers
2. decreasing underground water level
3. animals near extinction
4. air pollution

Correct option: c. animals near extinction

 

62. Who led the famous 1857 Revolt against the British in Assam?

1. Plyoll Phukan and Jiuram Dulia Baruah
2. Harakanta and Haranath
3. Maniram Dewan and Piyoli Baruah
4. None of them

Correct option: c. Maniram Dewan and Piyoli Baruah

 

63. Which committee called Panchayati Rai Institutions ‘grass without roots”?

1. G. V. K. Rao Committee
2. Dantwala Committee
3. Hanumantha Rao Committee
4. Dr L M. Singhvi Committee

Correct option: a. G. V. K. Rao Committee

 

64. When was NITI Aayog established?

1. 1st January, 2015
2. 25th January, 2016
3. 14th May, 2014
4. 1st July, 2015

Correct option: a. 1st January, 2015

 

65. Sadiya Khowa Gohain was a

1. Zamindar
2. king
3. frontier officer
4. naval commander

Correct option: c. frontier officer

 

66. Besides dog, the bite of which other animal can cause rabies?

1. Donkey
2. Bat
3. Horse
4. Crocodile

Correct option: b. Bat

 

67. DDT is a

1. greenhouse gas
2. degradable pollutant
3. non-degradable pollutant
4. None of the above

Correct option: c. non-degradable pollutant

 

68. LAN stands for

1. Local Area Nods
2. Local Area Network
3. Large Area Network
4. None of the above

Correct option: b. Local Area Network

 

69. Who won the Oscar Award, 2022 for the Best Director category?

1. Jane Campion
2. Kenneth Branagh
3. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
4. Paul Thomas Anderson

Correct option: a. Jane Campion

 

70. The International Yoga Day observed on

1. 21st March
2. 21st May
3. 21st June
4. 21st December

Correct option: c. 21st June

71. The names of the Panchayati Raj Institutions of the State of Assam are

1. Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad
2. Gaon Panchayat, Anchalik Panchayat and Zilla Parishad
3. Village Panchayat, Anchal Samiti and Zilla Parishad
4. 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

1. Yat Ekhon Aranya Asil
2. Jalachabi
3. Neel Prajapati
4. 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?

1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Argentina
4. Paraguay

Correct option: b. Portugal

 

74. Badungduppa is a musical instrument used by the

1. Dimasa Community
2. Rabha Community
3. Tea Garden Labour Community
4. Khelma Community

Correct option: b. Rabha Community

 

75. Where in India do you find the tropical thorn forest?

1. Rajasthan
2. West Bengal
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jammu and Kashmir

Correct option: a. Rajasthan

 

76. Who was the founder of the Prarthana Samaj?

1. Swami Dayananda
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Atmaram Pandurang
4. Ramakrishna Paramahansa

Correct option: c. Atmaram Pandurang

 

77. The Arogya Nidhi Scheme of the Government of Assam is aimed to provide

1. financial assistance to families below poverty line for specialized treatment of life-threatening diseases
2. free of cost treatment for all COVID-19 patients during the pandemic
3. financial assistance for the revival of sick industrial unit of young entrepreneurs of the State
4. 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

1. Jayaprakash Narayan
2. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
3. Acharya Kripalani
4. Baba Amte

Correct option: b. Acharya Vinoba Bhave

 

79. Who among the following was not influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of Non-violence?

1. Lech Walesa
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Martin Luther King
4. Winston Churchill

Correct option: d. Winston Churchill

 

80. The Chauri Chaura incident that occurred in 1922 was during the

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Quit India Movement
3. Swadeshi Movement
4. 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?

1. Condensation
2. Evaporation
3. Transpiration
4. Precipitation

Correct option: b. Evaporation

 

82. Who is known as the Iron Man of India’?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Bhagat Singh
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Chandra Shekhar Azad

Correct option: c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 

83. Which type of soil is best known for cultivation of cotton?

1. Red soil
2. Black soll
3. Laterite soil
4. Alluvial soil

Correct option: b. Black soll

 

84. Who is recognized as the pioneer of feminist movement in Assam?

1. Chandraprabha Saikiani
2. Bhogeswari Phukanani
3. Dariki Dasi Baruah
4. 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?

1. Ukraine’s desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2. Russian annexation of Crimea
3. Ukraine’s desire to join the European Union
4. 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?

1. Shiny Abraham
2. Hima Das
3. Neeraj Chopra
4. 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

1. Bagram Air Base
2. Kandahar Military Base
3. Panjshir Valley Base
4. 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

1. Goa
2. Daman and Diu
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Pondicherry

Correct option: d. Pondicherry

 

89. Who wrote the Indian National Song, Vande Mataram?

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. 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?

1. Gaurinath Singha
2. Rudra Singha
3. Pratap Singha
4. Lakshmi Singha

Correct option: d. Lakshmi Singha

 

91. Which Article of the Constitution of India allows the Centre to form new State?

1. Article 2
2. Article 3
3. Article 4
4. Article 6

Correct option: b. Article 3

 

92. Who among the following constitute the National Development Council?

1. The Prime Minister
2. The Chairperson, Finance Commission
3. III. The Ministers of the Union Cabinet
4. The Chief Ministers of the States

Select the correct answer using the codes given below. ENT

1. I, II and III only
2. I, III and IV only
3. II and IV only
4. 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

1. the Prime Minister of India
2. the President of India
3. the Central Education Minister
4. 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?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 9

Correct option: b. 5

 

95. Who is the final authority in approving the design, form and material of banknotes?

1. The Governor of the RBI
2. The Central Board of the RBI
3. The Central Government on the recommendations of the Central Board of the RBI
4. 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

1. Phulaguri Uprising
2. Patharughat Raijmel
3. Battle of Itakhuli
4. None of the above

Correct option: a. Phulaguri Uprising

 

97. Which of the following States is India’s present top sugar producer?

1. Maharashtra
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Gujarat

Correct option: a. Maharashtra

 

98. The permission for withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must be given by

1. the President of India
2. the Parliament of India
3. the Prime Minister of India
4. 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?

1. Uranium
2. Plutonium
3. Thorium
4. 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?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Correct option: b. Jawaharlal Nehru 

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